2022 E-Insights Report

Black-White Educational Attainment Rate Gap

• The Tampa Bay region’s Black-white gap in terms of educational attainment rate for a bachelor’s degree or higher has decreased over the years.
• The Tampa Bay MSA’s competitive position went from No. 20 in 2015 to No. 2 in 2016. The Tampa Bay MSA was in the No. 5 position in 2019.
• Nashville has been the best performing MSA while Denver has been the worst performing MSA during the 2015-2019 period.

About: Measures the Black-white gap in the percentage of population, ages 25 or older, who have attained a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, table S1501

Black-White Educational Attainment Rate Gap (Bachelor’s Degree and Higher)

Black-White Educational Attainment Rate Gap (Bachelor’s Degree and Higher) Trend

Competitive Position Trend