Fairmont, WV Micro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Fairmont, WV Micro 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
22.0%
2023
25.8%
Total change
+3.8 pp
% change
+17.3%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.0% | — |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +0.6 pp (2.7%) |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +0.5 pp (2.2%) |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +0.9 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +1.1 pp (4.6%) |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +0.7 pp (2.8%) |