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Fewest graduate degrees, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.2%–

02Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.3%+67%

03Bristol Bay, AKAK8473.8%−54%

04Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.2%−12%

05Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3574.3%+22%

06Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3914.9%+1%

07Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7775.0%–

08Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4835.2%−15%

09Yakutat, AKAK6725.4%−14%

10Wrangell, AKAK2,0075.6%–

11North Slope, AKAK10,5826.0%+1%

12Aleutians East, AKAK3,4796.0%+245%

13Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8306.1%+25%

14Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0286.5%+53%

15Skagway, AKAK1,1046.8%–

16Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2717.1%–

17Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2707.4%+39%

18Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6667.6%–

19Denali, AKAK1,6168.1%+52%

20Petersburg, AKAK3,3948.1%–

21Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6668.7%+48%

22Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3879.1%+64%

23Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5499.6%+64%

24Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95110.3%+54%

25Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55312.4%–

26Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97212.9%+21%

27Sitka, AKAK8,31913.1%+55%

28Haines, AKAK2,06814.0%+163%

29Anchorage, AKAK287,15514.9%+46%

30Juneau, AKAK31,60915.6%+20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES