Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Kansas City, 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
35.7%
2023
39.2%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+9.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.7% | — |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +1.4 pp (3.9%) |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +0.4 pp (1.1%) |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +0.5 pp (1.3%) |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +0.5 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +0.7 pp (1.8%) |