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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Juneau, AKAK31,60915.6%+20%

02Anchorage, AKAK287,15514.9%+46%

03Haines, AKAK2,06814.0%+163%

04Sitka, AKAK8,31913.1%+55%

05Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97212.9%+21%

06Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55312.4%–

07Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95110.3%+54%

08Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5499.6%+64%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3879.1%+64%

10Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6668.7%+48%

11Petersburg, AKAK3,3948.1%–

12Denali, AKAK1,6168.1%+52%

13Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6667.6%–

14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2707.4%+39%

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

16Skagway, AKAK1,1046.8%–

17Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0286.5%+53%

18Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8306.1%+25%

19Aleutians East, AKAK3,4796.0%+245%

20North Slope, AKAK10,5826.0%+1%

21Wrangell, AKAK2,0075.6%–

22Yakutat, AKAK6725.4%−14%

23Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4835.2%−15%

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

25Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3914.9%+1%

26Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3574.3%+22%

27Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.2%−12%

28Bristol Bay, AKAK8473.8%−54%

29Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.3%+67%

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.2%–

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