Petroleum County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Petroleum 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
25.3%
2023
27.1%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+7.1%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.3% | — |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +7.3 pp (28.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 28.3% | — |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -4.5 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +3.3 pp (13.9%) |