Columbia city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Columbia 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
14.2%
2023
12.7%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-10.6%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +1.7 pp (12%) |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -0.7 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -2.0 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +0.7 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -1.2 pp (-8.6%) |