Mercer County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Mercer 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
16.3%
2023
26.5%
Total change
+10.2 pp
% change
+62.6%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -3.6 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 24.0% | — |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +2.2 pp (9.2%) |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +0.3 pp (1.1%) |