Abilene, TX Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Abilene, TX Metro Area'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
21.5%
2023
26.2%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+21.9%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.5% | — |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +1.5 pp (7%) |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +1.4 pp (6.1%) |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +0.9 pp (3.7%) |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +0.6 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +0.3 pp (1.2%) |