Howard County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Howard 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
37.5%
2023
37.4%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-0.3%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37.5% | — |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +0.7 pp (1.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 37.2% | — |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +0.8 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 37.4% | -0.6 pp (-1.6%) |