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Most graduate degrees, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 7.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK, up 10 places to #15.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲4Juneau, AKAK31,60915.6%+2.6 pts

02Anchorage, AKAK287,15514.9%+4.7 pts

03▲7Haines, AKAK2,06814.0%+8.7 pts

04▲4Sitka, AKAK8,31913.1%+4.7 pts

05▼1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97212.9%+2.2 pts

06Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55312.4%–

07▲6Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95110.3%+3.6 pts

08▲7Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5499.6%+3.7 pts

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3879.1%+3.6 pts

10▲6Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6668.7%+2.8 pts

11▲8Petersburg, AKAK3,3948.1%–

12▼9Denali, AKAK1,6168.1%+2.7 pts

13▼12Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6667.6%–

14▼2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2707.4%+2.1 pts

15▲10Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2717.1%–

16▲10Skagway, AKAK1,1046.8%–

17▲7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0286.5%+2.3 pts

18▼4Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8306.1%+1.2 pts

19▼1Aleutians East, AKAK3,4796.0%+4.3 pts

20▲7North Slope, AKAK10,5826.0%+0.1 pts

21▲2Wrangell, AKAK2,0075.6%–

22▲7Yakutat, AKAK6725.4%−0.9 pts

23▼12Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4835.2%−0.9 pts

24▼2Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7775.0%–

25▼5Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3914.9%0.0 pts

26▼19Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3574.3%+0.8 pts

27▼10Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.2%−0.5 pts

28▼7Bristol Bay, AKAK8473.8%−4.4 pts

29▼1Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.3%+1.3 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.2%–

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