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
10.7%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-37.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -2.5 pp (-23.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -2.4 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -2.1 pp (-36.2%) |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -2.0 pp (-54.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +5.0 pp (294.1%) |