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
15.7%
2023
17.8%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+13.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.8% | — |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +0.4 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +0.6 pp (3.5%) |