Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 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
28.3%
2023
32.7%
Total change
+4.4 pp
% change
+15.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +1.2 pp (4.2%) |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +1.1 pp (3.7%) |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +0.6 pp (2%) |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +0.6 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +0.9 pp (2.8%) |