Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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
49.9%
2023
53.8%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+7.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 49.9% | — |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +1.0 pp (2%) |
| 2020 | 51.7% | +0.8 pp (1.6%) |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +0.7 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +0.6 pp (1.1%) |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +0.8 pp (1.5%) |