Decatur County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Decatur 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
71.9%
2023
40.5%
Total change
-31.4 pp
% change
-43.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 71.9% | — |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -52.9 pp (-73.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 41.3% | — |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +2.3 pp (5.6%) |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -3.1 pp (-7.1%) |