Rowan County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Rowan 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
10.5%
2023
16.3%
Total change
+5.8 pp
% change
+55.2%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.2% | — |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.4 pp (2.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +1.7 pp (11.6%) |