Fort Payne city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Fort Payne 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
14.6%
2023
17.5%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+19.9%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.6% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +2.5 pp (17.1%) |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +0.4 pp (2.3%) |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +1.1 pp (6.3%) |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -0.5 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -0.6 pp (-3.3%) |