Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 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
37.9%
2023
42.1%
Total change
+4.2 pp
% change
+11.1%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37.9% | — |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +1.9 pp (5%) |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +0.6 pp (1.5%) |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +0.6 pp (1.5%) |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +0.3 pp (0.7%) |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +0.8 pp (1.9%) |