Cape Girardeau County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Cape Girardeau 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
10.2%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-41.2%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -0.2 pp (-2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +2.2 pp (46.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -0.9 pp (-13%) |