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
19.0%
2023
21.4%
Total change
+2.4 pp
% change
+12.6%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.0% | — |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +0.3 pp (1.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.3% | — |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +1.3 pp (6.5%) |