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 (2024 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 2010

01North Slope, AKAK10,5828.8%+3.1 pts

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

03Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.6%+0.7 pts

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

05Denali, AKAK1,6164.0%+1.3 pts

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

07Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6662.8%–

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

09Yakutat, AKAK6722.4%+1.5 pts

10Haines, AKAK2,0682.3%+2.1 pts

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

12Wrangell, AKAK2,0072.0%+2.0 pts

13Bristol Bay, AKAK8472.0%−1.7 pts

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

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

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

17Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.4%–

18Anchorage, AKAK287,1551.3%+0.8 pts

19Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9511.2%−0.1 pts

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

21Juneau, AKAK31,6091.1%−0.5 pts

22Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.9%+0.5 pts

23Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5490.9%−0.5 pts

24Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5530.7%–

25Sitka, AKAK8,3190.6%+0.1 pts

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

27Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3870.5%−1.1 pts

28Petersburg, AKAK3,3940.5%−0.8 pts

29Skagway, AKAK1,1040.4%−0.1 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES