Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Winston-Salem, NC 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
26.3%
2023
29.6%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+12.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.3% | — |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +0.3 pp (1.1%) |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +0.2 pp (0.8%) |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +0.6 pp (2.2%) |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +1.0 pp (3.6%) |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +1.2 pp (4.2%) |