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Most tech & information jobs, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in the information sector (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 9.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK, up 13 places to #7.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINFORMATIONVS 2010

01▲7Petersburg, AKAK3,39414.5%+1.8 pts

02▲8Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93213.9%–

03▲3Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66612.0%−0.6 pts

04▲9Haines, AKAK2,06811.1%+1.4 pts

05▲10Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211.0%−1.1 pts

06▼1Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54910.6%−1.9 pts

07▲13Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77710.5%+0.8 pts

08▲4Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39110.4%−1.3 pts

09▼2Sitka, AKAK8,31910.3%−2.4 pts

10▼8Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48310.0%+1.6 pts

11▼10Skagway, AKAK1,1049.9%−0.4 pts

12▼1Anchorage, AKAK287,1559.8%−1.0 pts

13▲5Yakutat, AKAK6729.7%+1.2 pts

14▲12Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2719.4%−3.7 pts

15▼12Wrangell, AKAK2,0079.4%−11.6 pts

16▼2Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9519.4%−0.9 pts

17▲7Juneau, AKAK31,6098.7%−3.1 pts

18▼9Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6668.4%–

19▼2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2708.2%+0.8 pts

20▲3Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8307.8%−5.0 pts

21▼5Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3877.3%−6.0 pts

22▲8Aleutians East, AKAK3,4797.1%+6.0 pts

23▲2Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0957.0%−2.2 pts

24▼2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0286.6%−0.8 pts

25▼6Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2406.5%+4.7 pts

26▼22Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5536.4%–

27▲1Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3575.4%+4.1 pts

28▼1Bristol Bay, AKAK8474.6%−3.9 pts

29▼8Denali, AKAK1,6164.2%−6.9 pts

30▼1North Slope, AKAK10,5823.8%−5.9 pts

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