Rapid City city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Rapid City 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
31.2%
2023
36.4%
Total change
+5.2 pp
% change
+16.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.2% | — |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +1.6 pp (5.1%) |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +0.7 pp (2.1%) |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +1.3 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +0.7 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +0.9 pp (2.5%) |