Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 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
42.1%
2023
48.4%
Total change
+6.3 pp
% change
+15%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42.1% | — |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +1.7 pp (4%) |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +0.9 pp (2.1%) |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +1.5 pp (3.4%) |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +1.0 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 48.4% | +1.2 pp (2.5%) |