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Most graduate degrees, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 22 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Juneau, AKAK31,60913.0%+0%

02Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97210.6%+0%

03Anchorage, AKAK287,15510.2%+0%

04Sitka, AKAK8,3198.4%+0%

05Bristol Bay, AKAK8478.2%+0%

06Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9516.7%+0%

07Yakutat, AKAK6726.3%+0%

08Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4836.1%+0%

09North Slope, AKAK10,5825.9%+0%

10Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6665.8%+0%

11Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5495.8%+0%

12Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.5%+0%

13Denali, AKAK1,6165.3%+0%

14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2705.3%+0%

15Haines, AKAK2,0685.3%+0%

16Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8304.9%+0%

17Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3914.9%+0%

18Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.7%+0%

19Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0284.3%+0%

20Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.6%+0%

21Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.0%+0%

22Aleutians East, AKAK3,4791.7%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES