Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Fort Smith, AR-OK 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
16.5%
2023
21.4%
Total change
+4.9 pp
% change
+29.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +1.6 pp (9.7%) |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +1.4 pp (7.7%) |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +0.7 pp (3.6%) |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +0.5 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +0.7 pp (3.4%) |