Pender County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Pender 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
20.8%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-10.0 pp
% change
-48.1%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -3.0 pp (-14.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.6% | — |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -3.4 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -1.4 pp (-11.5%) |