Stearns County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Stearns 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
27.2%
2023
28.6%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+5.1%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.2% | — |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +0.3 pp (1.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 28.7% | — |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -0.3 pp (-1%) |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +0.2 pp (0.7%) |