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Fewest graduate degrees, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 22 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Aleutians East, AKAK3,4791.7%+0%

02Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.0%+0%

03Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.6%+0%

04Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0284.3%+0%

05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.7%+0%

06Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3914.9%+0%

07Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8304.9%+0%

08Haines, AKAK2,0685.3%+0%

09Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2705.3%+0%

10Denali, AKAK1,6165.3%+0%

11Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.5%+0%

12Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5495.8%+0%

13Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6665.8%+0%

14North Slope, AKAK10,5825.9%+0%

15Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4836.1%+0%

16Yakutat, AKAK6726.3%+0%

17Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9516.7%+0%

18Bristol Bay, AKAK8478.2%+0%

19Sitka, AKAK8,3198.4%+0%

20Anchorage, AKAK287,15510.2%+0%

21Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97210.6%+0%

22Juneau, AKAK31,60913.0%+0%

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