Shelby County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Shelby 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
15.9%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-13.9 pp
% change
-87.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -11.5 pp (-72.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.4% | — |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -4.6 pp (-71.9%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.2 pp (11.1%) |