Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Brownsville-Harlingen, 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
17.2%
2023
20.6%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+19.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +0.9 pp (5.2%) |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +0.8 pp (4.4%) |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +0.5 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +1.1 pp (5.6%) |