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Most graduate degrees, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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%+35%

03Denali, AKAK1,61613.5%+154%

04Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97213.5%+27%

05Juneau, AKAK31,60913.5%+4%

06Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55312.8%–

07Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35712.5%+251%

08Sitka, AKAK8,31912.3%+45%

09Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38711.9%+114%

10Haines, AKAK2,06810.9%+106%

11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48310.9%+80%

12Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27010.4%+96%

13Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9519.6%+44%

14Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8308.5%+75%

15Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5498.5%+46%

16Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6667.6%+30%

17Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0956.7%+42%

18Aleutians East, AKAK3,4796.1%+249%

19Petersburg, AKAK3,3946.0%–

20Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3915.6%+16%

21Bristol Bay, AKAK8475.5%−32%

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

23Wrangell, AKAK2,0075.4%–

24Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0285.0%+17%

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

26Skagway, AKAK1,1044.9%–

27North Slope, AKAK10,5823.8%−35%

28Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.6%+32%

29Yakutat, AKAK6722.6%−59%

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.6%–

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