Lamar County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Lamar 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
17.1%
2023
20.6%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+20.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.6 pp (9.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 19.5% | — |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +1.4 pp (7.2%) |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -0.3 pp (-1.4%) |