Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Rocky Mount, NC 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
17.2%
2023
20.0%
Total change
+2.8 pp
% change
+16.3%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +1.0 pp (5.8%) |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +1.2 pp (6.6%) |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +0.9 pp (4.6%) |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +0.2 pp (1%) |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -0.5 pp (-2.4%) |