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%+17%

02Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35745.6%+44%

03Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48344.3%−1%

04Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09543.1%+28%

05Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66642.9%–

06Sitka, AKAK8,31942.2%+14%

07Anchorage, AKAK287,15541.5%+6%

08Wrangell, AKAK2,00739.9%+38%

09Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83039.8%+14%

10Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95138.4%+29%

11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27037.5%+22%

12North Slope, AKAK10,58237.4%+5%

13Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97237.2%+9%

14Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27137.0%−11%

15Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02834.6%−3%

16Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77734.0%+1%

17Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39134.0%−15%

18Haines, AKAK2,06833.8%−18%

19Yakutat, AKAK67233.7%−7%

20Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66633.1%+4%

21Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55332.7%–

22Bristol Bay, AKAK84731.8%−15%

23Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54930.8%+5%

24Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93229.8%–

25Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38728.3%+39%

26Skagway, AKAK1,10427.6%+3%

27Aleutians East, AKAK3,47923.6%+281%

28Petersburg, AKAK3,39423.4%−34%

29Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24017.9%+106%

30Denali, AKAK1,61617.1%−53%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS