RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most white-collar workforce, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Juneau, AKAK31,60945.9%+6.7 pts

02Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35745.6%+14.0 pts

03Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48344.3%−0.3 pts

04Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09543.1%+9.3 pts

05Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66642.9%–

06Sitka, AKAK8,31942.2%+5.3 pts

07Anchorage, AKAK287,15541.5%+2.4 pts

08Wrangell, AKAK2,00739.9%+10.9 pts

09Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83039.8%+4.9 pts

10Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95138.4%+8.5 pts

11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27037.5%+6.8 pts

12North Slope, AKAK10,58237.4%+1.7 pts

13Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97237.2%+3.0 pts

14Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27137.0%−4.8 pts

15Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02834.6%−1.2 pts

16Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77734.0%+0.2 pts

17Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39134.0%−5.9 pts

18Haines, AKAK2,06833.8%−7.4 pts

19Yakutat, AKAK67233.7%−2.6 pts

20Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66633.1%+1.2 pts

21Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55332.7%–

22Bristol Bay, AKAK84731.8%−5.5 pts

23Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54930.8%+1.4 pts

24Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93229.8%–

25Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38728.3%+8.0 pts

26Skagway, AKAK1,10427.6%+0.8 pts

27Aleutians East, AKAK3,47923.6%+17.4 pts

28Petersburg, AKAK3,39423.4%−12.2 pts

29Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24017.9%+9.2 pts

30Denali, AKAK1,61617.1%−19.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS