Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Joplin, MO-KS 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
21.6%
2023
24.0%
Total change
+2.4 pp
% change
+11.1%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.8 pp (3.7%) |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +1.2 pp (5.4%) |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +0.4 pp (1.7%) |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |