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. The median across all 30 is 646. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK, up 5 places to #17.

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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%

06▲1Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5492,735+11%

07▼1Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872,415−9%

08Sitka, AKAK8,3192,0990%

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

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

11▲2North Slope, AKAK10,5821,116+19%

12▼1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2701,103+13%

13▼1Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830770−18%

14▲2Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240752+5%

15▲3Petersburg, AKAK3,394646+2%

16▼2Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777614−20%

17▲5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028554+23%

18▲3Haines, AKAK2,068540+17%

19▲1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483539−4%

20▲3Aleutians East, AKAK3,479474+8%

21▲3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271436+27%

22▼3Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666429−28%

23▼6Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095426−33%

24▼9Denali, AKAK1,616415−43%

25Wrangell, AKAK2,007331+4%

26Skagway, AKAK1,104276+9%

27▲2Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932227+72%

28Bristol Bay, AKAK847154+6%

29▼2Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357113−32%

30Yakutat, AKAK67261−21%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES