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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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is 5.1%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.1%–

02Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.5%–

03Aleutians East, AKAK3,4793.9%–

04Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0284.0%–

05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.0%–

06Haines, AKAK2,0684.2%–

07Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8304.7%–

08North Slope, AKAK10,5824.8%–

09Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9515.0%–

10Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3915.0%–

11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4835.1%–

12Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3876.2%–

13Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6666.4%–

14Sitka, AKAK8,3196.4%–

15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2706.5%–

16Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5496.6%–

17Bristol Bay, AKAK8478.3%–

18Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9729.3%–

19Anchorage, AKAK287,1559.5%–

20Juneau, AKAK31,60911.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS