Bay County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Bay County'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
22.4%
2023
28.0%
Total change
+5.6 pp
% change
+25%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.4% | — |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +1.3 pp (5.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 25.6% | — |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +1.0 pp (3.9%) |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +1.4 pp (5.3%) |