Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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
36.7%
2023
40.9%
Total change
+4.2 pp
% change
+11.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.7% | — |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +1.3 pp (3.5%) |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +1.0 pp (2.6%) |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +0.7 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +0.5 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +0.7 pp (1.7%) |