Buffalo city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Buffalo city's bachelor's degree or higher changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
27.1%
2023
30.8%
Total change
+3.7 pp
% change
+13.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.1% | — |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +3.8 pp (14%) |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -1.4 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -1.5 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +2.0 pp (7.1%) |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +0.8 pp (2.7%) |