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
6.1%
2023
19.3%
Total change
+13.2 pp
% change
+216.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +3.3 pp (54.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 22.0% | — |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +1.3 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -4.0 pp (-17.2%) |