Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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
41.1%
2023
46.3%
Total change
+5.2 pp
% change
+12.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41.1% | — |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +1.9 pp (4.6%) |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +0.6 pp (1.4%) |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +0.7 pp (1.6%) |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +0.9 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +1.1 pp (2.4%) |