Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 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
20.0%
2023
23.8%
Total change
+3.8 pp
% change
+19%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +1.0 pp (5%) |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +1.2 pp (5.7%) |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +0.6 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +0.4 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +0.6 pp (2.6%) |