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Counties in Alaska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over

Denali Borough had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 30 counties in 2021, at 14.7%. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 7.7% and the figure for Alaska was 11.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.7Denali Borough
Lowest0.6Kusilvak Census Area
Median7.730 counties
Alaska11.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Aleutians East Borough: 5.4 %Aleutians West Census Area: 2.4 %Anchorage Municipality: 14 %Bethel Census Area: 5.5 %Bristol Bay Borough: 5.3 %Chugach Census Area: 11.7 %Copper River Census Area: 11.4 %Denali Borough: 14.7 %Dillingham Census Area: 9.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 13.7 %Haines Borough: 13.9 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 4.8 %Juneau City and Borough: 14.1 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 9.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 8.5 %Kodiak Island Borough: 10.4 %Kusilvak Census Area: 0.6 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 11.4 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 8.1 %Nome Census Area: 10.8 %North Slope Borough: 4.8 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 7.3 %Petersburg Borough: 6.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 5.6 %Sitka City and Borough: 11.2 %Skagway Municipality: 6.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 7.3 %Wrangell City and Borough: 4 %Yakutat City and Borough: 1.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 4.5 %
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  • 4.7 to 5.5
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  • 12 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Denali Borough: 14.7 %Denali Borough14.7Juneau City and Borough: 14.1 %Juneau City and Borough14.1Anchorage Municipality: 14 %Anchorage Municipality14Haines Borough: 13.9 %Haines Borough13.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 13.7 %Fairbanks North Star Borough13.7Chugach Census Area: 11.7 %Chugach Census Area11.7Copper River Census Area: 11.4 %Copper River Census Area11.4Lake and Peninsula Borough: 11.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough11.4Sitka City and Borough: 11.2 %Sitka City and Borough11.2Nome Census Area: 10.8 %Nome Census Area10.8Kodiak Island Borough: 10.4 %Kodiak Island Borough10.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 9.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough9.8Dillingham Census Area: 9.4 %Dillingham Census Area9.4Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 8.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough8.5Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 8.1 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough8.1Northwest Arctic Borough: 7.3 %Northwest Arctic Borough7.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 7.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7.3Skagway Municipality: 6.3 %Skagway Municipality6.3Petersburg Borough: 6.3 %Petersburg Borough6.3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 5.6 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5.6Bethel Census Area: 5.5 %Bethel Census Area5.5Aleutians East Borough: 5.4 %Aleutians East Borough5.4Bristol Bay Borough: 5.3 %Bristol Bay Borough5.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 4.8 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area4.8North Slope Borough: 4.8 %North Slope Borough4.8Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 4.5 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area4.5Wrangell City and Borough: 4 %Wrangell City and Borough4Aleutians West Census Area: 2.4 %Aleutians West Census Area2.4Yakutat City and Borough: 1.8 %Yakutat City and Borough1.8Kusilvak Census Area: 0.6 %Kusilvak Census Area0.6Denali Borough: 14.7 %Denali Borough14.7Juneau City and Borough: 14.1 %Juneau City and Borough14.1Anchorage Municipality: 14 %Anchorage Municipality14Haines Borough: 13.9 %Haines Borough13.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 13.7 %Fairbanks North Star Borough13.7Chugach Census Area: 11.7 %Chugach Census Area11.7Copper River Census Area: 11.4 %Copper River Census Area11.4Lake and Peninsula Borough: 11.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough11.4Sitka City and Borough: 11.2 %Sitka City and Borough11.2Nome Census Area: 10.8 %Nome Census Area10.8Kodiak Island Borough: 10.4 %Kodiak Island Borough10.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 9.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough9.8Dillingham Census Area: 9.4 %Dillingham Census Area9.4Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 8.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough8.5Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 8.1 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough8.1Northwest Arctic Borough: 7.3 %Northwest Arctic Borough7.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 7.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7.3Skagway Municipality: 6.3 %Skagway Municipality6.3Petersburg Borough: 6.3 %Petersburg Borough6.3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 5.6 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5.6Bethel Census Area: 5.5 %Bethel Census Area5.5Aleutians East Borough: 5.4 %Aleutians East Borough5.4Bristol Bay Borough: 5.3 %Bristol Bay Borough5.3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 4.8 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area4.8North Slope Borough: 4.8 %North Slope Borough4.8Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 4.5 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area4.5Wrangell City and Borough: 4 %Wrangell City and Borough4Aleutians West Census Area: 2.4 %Aleutians West Census Area2.4Yakutat City and Borough: 1.8 %Yakutat City and Borough1.8Kusilvak Census Area: 0.6 %Kusilvak Census Area0.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Denali Borough14.7
2Juneau City and Borough14.1
3Anchorage Municipality14
4Haines Borough13.9
5Fairbanks North Star Borough13.7
6Chugach Census Area11.7
7Copper River Census Area11.4
8Lake and Peninsula Borough11.4
9Sitka City and Borough11.2
10Nome Census Area10.8
11Kodiak Island Borough10.4
12Kenai Peninsula Borough9.8
13Dillingham Census Area9.4
14Ketchikan Gateway Borough8.5
15Matanuska-Susitna Borough8.1
16Northwest Arctic Borough7.3
17Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7.3
18Skagway Municipality6.3
19Petersburg Borough6.3
20Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5.6
21Bethel Census Area5.5
22Aleutians East Borough5.4
23Bristol Bay Borough5.3
24Hoonah-Angoon Census Area4.8
25North Slope Borough4.8
26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area4.5
27Wrangell City and Borough4
28Aleutians West Census Area2.4
29Yakutat City and Borough1.8
30Kusilvak Census Area0.6

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alaska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alaska-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alaska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alaska-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alaska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Alaska by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Denali Borough, with 14.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 0.6% 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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