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
25.6%
2023
29.4%
Total change
+3.8 pp
% change
+14.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.6% | — |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -0.5 pp (-2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26.1% | — |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +1.2 pp (4.6%) |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +2.1 pp (7.7%) |