RANKING · 2024 ACS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most college graduates, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Anchorage, AKAK287,15574,549+6%

02Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97220,340+2%

03Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66618,268+19%

04Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95112,786+20%

05Juneau, AKAK31,6099,381+7%

06Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5492,735+11%

07Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872,415−9%

08Sitka, AKAK8,3192,099+0%

09Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5531,511+11%

10Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3911,296+16%

11North Slope, AKAK10,5821,116+19%

12Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2701,103+13%

13Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830770−18%

14Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240752+5%

15Petersburg, AKAK3,394646+2%

16Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777614−20%

17Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028554+23%

18Haines, AKAK2,068540+17%

19Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483539−4%

20Aleutians East, AKAK3,479474+8%

21Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271436+27%

22Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666429−28%

23Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095426−33%

24Denali, AKAK1,616415−43%

25Wrangell, AKAK2,007331+4%

26Skagway, AKAK1,104276+9%

27Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932227+72%

28Bristol Bay, AKAK847154+6%

29Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357113−32%

30Yakutat, AKAK67261−21%

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