Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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
24.9%
2023
28.8%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+15.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.9% | — |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +0.8 pp (3.2%) |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +1.0 pp (3.9%) |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +0.6 pp (2.2%) |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.7 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +0.8 pp (2.9%) |