RANKING · 2024 ACS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most white-collar workforce, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55345.1%–

02Juneau, AKAK31,60944.4%+5.2 pts

03Anchorage, AKAK287,15544.0%+5.0 pts

04Sitka, AKAK8,31940.8%+3.8 pts

05Haines, AKAK2,06839.8%−1.4 pts

06Wrangell, AKAK2,00739.6%+10.6 pts

07Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97239.4%+5.2 pts

08Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54938.8%+9.4 pts

09Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95138.7%+8.8 pts

10Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09537.2%+3.5 pts

11Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48336.5%−8.1 pts

12Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39136.3%−3.5 pts

13Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66635.8%+3.9 pts

14Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38735.4%+15.1 pts

15Bristol Bay, AKAK84735.1%−2.2 pts

16Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83034.7%−0.2 pts

17Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27134.5%−7.3 pts

18Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66633.2%–

19Skagway, AKAK1,10433.1%+6.3 pts

20Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27032.8%+2.1 pts

21Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77729.9%−3.9 pts

22Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35729.0%−2.6 pts

23Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93228.8%–

24Petersburg, AKAK3,39428.7%−6.9 pts

25Aleutians East, AKAK3,47928.6%+22.4 pts

26North Slope, AKAK10,58228.5%−7.2 pts

27Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02828.0%−7.7 pts

28Yakutat, AKAK67220.7%−15.6 pts

29Denali, AKAK1,61620.3%−16.3 pts

30Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24015.4%+6.7 pts

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