Lubbock, TX Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Lubbock, TX 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
28.1%
2023
31.3%
Total change
+3.2 pp
% change
+11.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.1% | — |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +1.4 pp (5%) |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +1.9 pp (6.4%) |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +0.2 pp (0.6%) |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +0.5 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 31.3% | -0.8 pp (-2.5%) |