Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 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
18.0%
2023
21.4%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+18.9%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +0.6 pp (3.3%) |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +0.3 pp (1.6%) |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +1.2 pp (6.3%) |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +0.8 pp (4%) |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +0.5 pp (2.4%) |