Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Baton Rouge, LA 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
27.6%
2023
30.0%
Total change
+2.4 pp
% change
+8.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.6% | — |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +1.2 pp (4.3%) |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +0.8 pp (2.8%) |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +0.6 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -0.2 pp (-0.7%) |