Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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
28.8%
2023
34.0%
Total change
+5.2 pp
% change
+18.1%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.8% | — |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +1.6 pp (5.6%) |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +0.8 pp (2.6%) |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +1.2 pp (3.8%) |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +0.8 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +0.8 pp (2.4%) |