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Most healthcare & education jobs, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 1.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Haines, AK, up 20 places to #10.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2010

01▲1North Slope, AKAK10,5828.8%+3.1 pts

02▲7Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8307.9%+5.4 pts

03▲2Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.6%+0.7 pts

04▼3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0284.4%−1.0 pts

05▼2Denali, AKAK1,6164.0%+1.3 pts

06▼2Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3913.1%+0.2 pts

07▲5Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6662.8%–

08▲2Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3572.6%−2.6 pts

09▲19Yakutat, AKAK6722.4%+1.5 pts

10▲20Haines, AKAK2,0682.3%+2.1 pts

11▼4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7772.0%−2.1 pts

12▼1Wrangell, AKAK2,0072.0%+2.0 pts

13▼5Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.0%−1.7 pts

14▲3Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832.0%−2.0 pts

15▲3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2711.9%−3.3 pts

16▼2Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9721.6%+0.6 pts

17▼11Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.4%–

18▲5Anchorage, AKAK287,1551.3%+0.8 pts

19▲3Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9511.2%−0.1 pts

20Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6661.1%−0.1 pts

21▲4Juneau, AKAK31,6091.1%−0.5 pts

22▼7Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.9%+0.5 pts

23▼4Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5490.9%−0.5 pts

24▼8Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5530.7%–

25▲4Sitka, AKAK8,3190.6%+0.1 pts

26▼5Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2400.6%+0.3 pts

27▼3Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3870.5%−1.1 pts

28▼1Petersburg, AKAK3,3940.5%−0.8 pts

29▼3Skagway, AKAK1,1040.4%−0.1 pts

30▼17Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700.3%−1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES