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estimate
Bachelor's degree or higher in United States
2021 – 2024 · 4 data points
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
35.7%
+0.7 pp
since 2023
First value · 2021
33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2021 – 2024 percent
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value
35.7% · 2024
First value
33.7% · 2021
Highest
35.7% · 2024
Lowest
33.7% · 2021
Data points
4
By year
All years · 2021 – 2024
| Year | United States | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 35.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 2023estimate | 35.0% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022estimate | 34.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021estimate | 33.7% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
What it means
The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.
How it is calculated
Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.
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