Wake County: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Wake 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
20.9%
2023
22.8%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+9.1%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.9% | — |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +3.0 pp (14.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 24.5% | — |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -1.1 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -0.6 pp (-2.6%) |