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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 (2000 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 1990

01Aleutians East, AKAK3,4791.7%−56%

02Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.0%−36%

03Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.6%+1%

04Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0284.3%+6%

05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.7%+17%

06Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3914.9%−3%

07Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8304.9%+3%

08Haines, AKAK2,0685.3%+25%

09Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2705.3%−19%

10Denali, AKAK1,6165.3%–

11Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.5%−10%

12Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5495.8%−11%

13Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6665.8%−9%

14North Slope, AKAK10,5825.9%+22%

15Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4836.1%+18%

16Yakutat, AKAK6726.3%–

17Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9516.7%+36%

18Bristol Bay, AKAK8478.2%−2%

19Sitka, AKAK8,3198.4%+31%

20Anchorage, AKAK287,15510.2%+8%

21Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97210.6%+15%

22Juneau, AKAK31,60913.0%+11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS