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Counties in Alaska by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Juneau City and Borough had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 30 counties in 2024, at 41.2%. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 23.3% and the figure for Alaska was 31.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.2Juneau City and Borough
Lowest5.8Kusilvak Census Area
Median23.330 counties
Alaska31.7History

All counties, 2024

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Juneau City and BoroughJuneau City and Borough: 41.2 %41.2Anchorage MunicipalityAnchorage Municipality: 38.7 %38.7Sitka City and BoroughSitka City and Borough: 34.3 %34.3Haines BoroughHaines Borough: 34.1 %34.1Fairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North Star Borough: 33.1 %33.1Chugach Census AreaChugach Census Area: 31.4 %31.4Kenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough: 29.8 %29.8Kodiak Island BoroughKodiak Island Borough: 28.7 %28.7Skagway MunicipalitySkagway Municipality: 28.5 %28.5Ketchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan Gateway Borough: 27.4 %27.4Denali BoroughDenali Borough: 26.6 %26.6Petersburg BoroughPetersburg Borough: 25.8 %25.8Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 24.6 %24.6Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 24.4 %24.4Copper River Census AreaCopper River Census Area: 23.4 %23.4Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 23.2 %23.2Wrangell City and BoroughWrangell City and Borough: 21.4 %21.4Bristol Bay BoroughBristol Bay Borough: 20.9 %20.9Dillingham Census AreaDillingham Census Area: 18.9 %18.9Aleutians East BoroughAleutians East Borough: 18.3 %18.3Aleutians West Census AreaAleutians West Census Area: 17.9 %17.9Lake and Peninsula BoroughLake and Peninsula Borough: 16.3 %16.3Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 16 %16North Slope BoroughNorth Slope Borough: 15.6 %15.6Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 14.9 %14.9Yakutat City and BoroughYakutat City and Borough: 14.4 %14.4Nome Census AreaNome Census Area: 14 %14Bethel Census AreaBethel Census Area: 12.8 %12.8Northwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest Arctic Borough: 10.6 %10.6Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvak Census Area: 5.8 %5.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Juneau City and Borough41.2+0.8 pts
2Anchorage Municipality38.7+1 pts
3Sitka City and Borough34.3-0.1 pts
4Haines Borough34.1-2.8 pts
5Fairbanks North Star Borough33.1-0.6 pts
6Chugach Census Area31.4+1.8 pts
7Kenai Peninsula Borough29.8+0.4 pts
8Kodiak Island Borough28.7+0.1 pts
9Skagway Municipality28.5+0.8 pts
10Ketchikan Gateway Borough27.4+0.5 pts
11Denali Borough26.6+2.9 pts
12Petersburg Borough25.8-1.6 pts
13Hoonah-Angoon Census Area24.6+1.3 pts
14Matanuska-Susitna Borough24.4+0.1 pts
15Copper River Census Area23.4-5 pts
16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area23.2+3.7 pts
17Wrangell City and Borough21.4+2.5 pts
18Bristol Bay Borough20.9-4.2 pts
19Dillingham Census Area18.9-0.4 pts
20Aleutians East Borough18.3+0.1 pts
21Aleutians West Census Area17.9+0.4 pts
22Lake and Peninsula Borough16.3-2.1 pts
23Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area16+3.2 pts
24North Slope Borough15.6+0.7 pts
25Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area14.9-2.1 pts
26Yakutat City and Borough14.4-0.5 pts
27Nome Census Area14-3.5 pts
28Bethel Census Area12.8+2.4 pts
29Northwest Arctic Borough10.6-1.8 pts
30Kusilvak Census Area5.80 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Juneau City and Borough, with 41.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 5.8% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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