Fayette County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Fayette 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
20.3%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-14.7 pp
% change
-72.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +5.1 pp (25.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -3.8 pp (-45.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +1.1 pp (24.4%) |