New Bern, NC Micro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How New Bern, NC Micro 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
22.9%
2023
25.3%
Total change
+2.4 pp
% change
+10.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.9% | — |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +0.4 pp (1.7%) |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +0.3 pp (1.3%) |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +0.8 pp (3.4%) |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +0.3 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +0.6 pp (2.4%) |