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Most graduate degrees, Alaska counties · 2010

Alaska counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 27 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Juneau, AKAK31,60912.5%−4%

02Haines, AKAK2,06811.7%+120%

03Anchorage, AKAK287,15511.6%+13%

04Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211.3%+6%

05Sitka, AKAK8,31911.0%+31%

06Petersburg, AKAK3,39410.5%–

07Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27110.4%–

08Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4838.5%+40%

09North Slope, AKAK10,5828.5%+44%

10Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9518.0%+20%

11Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5497.6%+30%

12Skagway, AKAK1,1047.5%–

13Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2706.8%+28%

14Denali, AKAK1,6166.6%+25%

15Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6666.3%+8%

16Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7775.9%–

17Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3915.9%+22%

18Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3575.8%+62%

19Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.6%+0%

20Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0955.4%+15%

21Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0284.7%+11%

22Yakutat, AKAK6724.6%−27%

23Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8304.2%−14%

24Bristol Bay, AKAK8473.0%−63%

25Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2401.3%−34%

26Wrangell, AKAK2,0071.2%–

27Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.5%−70%

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