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
10.4%
2023
24.6%
Total change
+14.2 pp
% change
+136.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -2.6 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -0.8 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +4.0 pp (57.1%) |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +3.0 pp (27.3%) |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +10.6 pp (75.7%) |