Ames, IA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Ames, IA 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
50.6%
2023
46.8%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-7.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50.6% | — |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -6.0 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +0.3 pp (0.7%) |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -0.6 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +1.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +1.3 pp (2.9%) |