Columbus city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Columbus 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
26.0%
2023
29.7%
Total change
+3.7 pp
% change
+14.2%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.0% | — |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -0.2 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +1.7 pp (6.6%) |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +0.8 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +1.3 pp (4.6%) |