Sterling, IL Micro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Sterling, IL Micro 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
18.1%
2023
20.1%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+11%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +0.7 pp (3.8%) |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +0.5 pp (2.7%) |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +0.8 pp (4.1%) |