Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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
36.2%
2023
41.5%
Total change
+5.3 pp
% change
+14.6%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.2% | — |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +1.7 pp (4.7%) |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +0.8 pp (2.1%) |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +1.1 pp (2.8%) |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +0.8 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 41.5% | +0.9 pp (2.2%) |