Rapid City, SD Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Rapid City, SD 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
28.3%
2023
32.5%
Total change
+4.2 pp
% change
+14.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +2.3 pp (8.1%) |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +1.5 pp (4.9%) |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +0.4 pp (1.2%) |