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Most educated, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 23.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wrangell, AK, up 7 places to #17.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲1Juneau, AKAK31,60941.2%+5.2 pts

02▲1Anchorage, AKAK287,15538.7%+9.7 pts

03▲1Sitka, AKAK8,31934.3%+4.7 pts

04▲5Haines, AKAK2,06834.1%+10.3 pts

05Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97233.1%+6.0 pts

06▲2Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55331.4%–

07▲4Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95129.8%+9.5 pts

08▼1Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38728.7%+9.9 pts

09▲5Skagway, AKAK1,10428.5%–

10▲3Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54927.4%+7.3 pts

11▼10Denali, AKAK1,61626.6%+3.8 pts

12Petersburg, AKAK3,39425.8%–

13▲5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27124.6%–

14▲2Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66624.4%+6.1 pts

15▼9Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66623.4%–

16▲1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27023.2%+5.0 pts

17▲7Wrangell, AKAK2,00721.4%–

18▼8Bristol Bay, AKAK84720.9%−0.2 pts

19Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48318.9%+2.5 pts

20▲5Aleutians East, AKAK3,47918.3%+13.4 pts

21▲1Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24017.9%+6.9 pts

22▼7Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35716.3%+3.9 pts

23▲5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02816.0%+1.7 pts

24▲2North Slope, AKAK10,58215.6%−1.4 pts

25▼4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77714.9%–

26▼6Yakutat, AKAK67214.4%−3.3 pts

27▼4Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83014.0%−0.8 pts

28▲1Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39112.8%−0.3 pts

29▼2Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09510.6%−2.1 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9325.8%–

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