RANKING · 2024 ACS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most healthcare & education jobs, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2023 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2000

01North Slope, AKAK10,5828.8%–

02Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8307.9%–

03Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.6%–

04Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0284.4%–

05Denali, AKAK1,6164.0%–

06Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3913.1%–

07Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6662.8%–

08Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3572.6%–

09Yakutat, AKAK6722.4%–

10Haines, AKAK2,0682.3%–

11Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7772.0%–

12Wrangell, AKAK2,0072.0%–

13Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.0%–

14Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832.0%–

15Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2711.9%–

16Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9721.6%–

17Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.4%–

18Anchorage, AKAK287,1551.3%–

19Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9511.2%–

20Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6661.1%–

21Juneau, AKAK31,6091.1%–

22Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.9%–

23Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5490.9%–

24Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5530.7%–

25Sitka, AKAK8,3190.6%–

26Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2400.6%–

27Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3870.5%–

28Petersburg, AKAK3,3940.5%–

29Skagway, AKAK1,1040.4%–

30Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700.3%–

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