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Fewest graduate degrees, Alaska counties · 1990

Alaska counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.1%+57%

02Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.5%−1%

03Aleutians East, AKAK3,4793.9%+125%

04Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0284.0%−6%

05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.0%−14%

06Haines, AKAK2,0684.2%−20%

07Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8304.7%−3%

08North Slope, AKAK10,5824.8%−18%

09Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9515.0%−26%

10Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3915.0%+3%

11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4835.1%−15%

12Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3876.2%+12%

13Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6666.4%+10%

14Sitka, AKAK8,3196.4%−24%

15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2706.5%+23%

16Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5496.6%+13%

17Bristol Bay, AKAK8478.3%+2%

18Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9729.3%−13%

19Anchorage, AKAK287,1559.5%−7%

20Juneau, AKAK31,60911.7%−10%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES