RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most graduate degrees, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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

01Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66614.1%–

02Anchorage, AKAK287,15513.9%+3.6 pts

03Denali, AKAK1,61613.5%+8.2 pts

04Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97213.5%+2.8 pts

05Juneau, AKAK31,60913.5%+0.5 pts

06Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55312.8%–

07Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35712.5%+9.0 pts

08Sitka, AKAK8,31912.3%+3.8 pts

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38711.9%+6.3 pts

10Haines, AKAK2,06810.9%+5.6 pts

11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48310.9%+4.8 pts

12Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27010.4%+5.1 pts

13Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9519.6%+2.9 pts

14Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8308.5%+3.7 pts

15Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5498.5%+2.7 pts

16Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6667.6%+1.7 pts

17Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0956.7%+2.0 pts

18Aleutians East, AKAK3,4796.1%+4.3 pts

19Petersburg, AKAK3,3946.0%–

20Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3915.6%+0.8 pts

21Bristol Bay, AKAK8475.5%−2.7 pts

22Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7775.4%–

23Wrangell, AKAK2,0075.4%–

24Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0285.0%+0.7 pts

25Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2715.0%–

26Skagway, AKAK1,1044.9%–

27North Slope, AKAK10,5823.8%−2.1 pts

28Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.6%+0.6 pts

29Yakutat, AKAK6722.6%−3.8 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS