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

Juneau City and Borough had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 30 counties in 2021, at 40.1%. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 22.3% and the figure for Alaska was 30.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest40.1Juneau City and Borough
Lowest2.9Kusilvak Census Area
Median22.330 counties
Alaska30.6History

All counties, 2021

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Juneau City and BoroughJuneau City and Borough: 40.1 %40.1Denali BoroughDenali Borough: 39.4 %39.4Anchorage MunicipalityAnchorage Municipality: 36.8 %36.8Sitka City and BoroughSitka City and Borough: 33.3 %33.3Fairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North Star Borough: 32.6 %32.6Chugach Census AreaChugach Census Area: 30.8 %30.8Copper River Census AreaCopper River Census Area: 29.8 %29.8Kodiak Island BoroughKodiak Island Borough: 29.2 %29.2Petersburg BoroughPetersburg Borough: 28.4 %28.4Kenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough: 27.4 %27.4Ketchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan Gateway Borough: 26.4 %26.4Haines BoroughHaines Borough: 25.7 %25.7Skagway MunicipalitySkagway Municipality: 25.1 %25.1Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 23.7 %23.7Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 22.3 %22.3Lake and Peninsula BoroughLake and Peninsula Borough: 22.2 %22.2Bristol Bay BoroughBristol Bay Borough: 22.1 %22.1Dillingham Census AreaDillingham Census Area: 19.6 %19.6Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 19.4 %19.4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 19.2 %19.2Nome Census AreaNome Census Area: 18.4 %18.4Aleutians West Census AreaAleutians West Census Area: 16.8 %16.8Aleutians East BoroughAleutians East Borough: 15.9 %15.9North Slope BoroughNorth Slope Borough: 15.6 %15.6Wrangell City and BoroughWrangell City and Borough: 15.2 %15.2Northwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest Arctic Borough: 14.4 %14.4Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 12.9 %12.9Bethel Census AreaBethel Census Area: 12.7 %12.7Yakutat City and BoroughYakutat City and Borough: 10.3 %10.3Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvak Census Area: 2.9 %2.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Juneau City and Borough40.1
2Denali Borough39.4
3Anchorage Municipality36.8
4Sitka City and Borough33.3
5Fairbanks North Star Borough32.6
6Chugach Census Area30.8
7Copper River Census Area29.8
8Kodiak Island Borough29.2
9Petersburg Borough28.4
10Kenai Peninsula Borough27.4
11Ketchikan Gateway Borough26.4
12Haines Borough25.7
13Skagway Municipality25.1
14Matanuska-Susitna Borough23.7
15Hoonah-Angoon Census Area22.3
16Lake and Peninsula Borough22.2
17Bristol Bay Borough22.1
18Dillingham Census Area19.6
19Southeast Fairbanks Census Area19.4
20Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area19.2
21Nome Census Area18.4
22Aleutians West Census Area16.8
23Aleutians East Borough15.9
24North Slope Borough15.6
25Wrangell City and Borough15.2
26Northwest Arctic Borough14.4
27Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area12.9
28Bethel Census Area12.7
29Yakutat City and Borough10.3
30Kusilvak Census Area2.9

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 40.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kusilvak Census Area, with 2.9% in 2021.

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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