Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 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
24.2%
2023
26.8%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+10.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +0.6 pp (2.5%) |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +0.5 pp (2%) |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +0.6 pp (2.4%) |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +0.5 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 26.8% | +0.4 pp (1.5%) |