Hometown city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Hometown 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
16.6%
2023
19.8%
Total change
+3.2 pp
% change
+19.3%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -2.6 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +3.4 pp (24.3%) |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +0.8 pp (4.6%) |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +1.5 pp (8.2%) |