Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 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
33.3%
2023
35.9%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+7.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.3% | — |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +0.9 pp (2.7%) |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +0.8 pp (2.3%) |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +0.1 pp (0.3%) |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +0.6 pp (1.7%) |
| 2023 | 35.9% | +0.2 pp (0.6%) |