Orange County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Orange 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
11.8%
2023
15.2%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+28.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.9 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.3% | — |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +0.6 pp (4.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +1.3 pp (9.4%) |