Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Las Cruces, NM 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
27.4%
2023
31.4%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+14.6%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.4% | — |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -0.3 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +2.4 pp (8.9%) |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +0.5 pp (1.7%) |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +0.4 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +1.0 pp (3.3%) |