Otero County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Otero 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
33.8%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-24.4 pp
% change
-72.2%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.8% | — |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -14.2 pp (-42%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 21.2% | — |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -10.8 pp (-50.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -1.0 pp (-9.6%) |