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

Haines Borough had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 30 counties in 2023, at 16.4%. Kusilvak Census Area had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 7% and the figure for Alaska was 11.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.4Haines Borough
Lowest0.9Kusilvak Census Area
Median730 counties
Alaska11.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Aleutians East Borough: 5.3 %Aleutians West Census Area: 2.7 %Anchorage Municipality: 14.3 %Bethel Census Area: 4.8 %Bristol Bay Borough: 5 %Chugach Census Area: 9.3 %Copper River Census Area: 11 %Denali Borough: 7.9 %Dillingham Census Area: 6.3 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 13.9 %Haines Borough: 16.4 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 7.5 %Juneau City and Borough: 14.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 10.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 8.8 %Kodiak Island Borough: 8.2 %Kusilvak Census Area: 0.9 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 6.1 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 8.5 %Nome Census Area: 9.1 %North Slope Borough: 6.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 3.9 %Petersburg Borough: 8.5 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 5 %Sitka City and Borough: 12.6 %Skagway Municipality: 6.5 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.2 %Wrangell City and Borough: 4.5 %Yakutat City and Borough: 4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 4.1 %
  • Under 4.4
  • 4.4 to 5.8
  • 5.8 to 7
  • 7 to 8.6
  • 8.6 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Haines Borough: 16.4 %Haines Borough16.4Juneau City and Borough: 14.9 %Juneau City and Borough14.9Anchorage Municipality: 14.3 %Anchorage Municipality14.3Fairbanks North Star Borough: 13.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough13.9Sitka City and Borough: 12.6 %Sitka City and Borough12.6Copper River Census Area: 11 %Copper River Census Area11Kenai Peninsula Borough: 10.3 %Kenai Peninsula Borough10.3Chugach Census Area: 9.3 %Chugach Census Area9.3Nome Census Area: 9.1 %Nome Census Area9.1Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 8.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough8.8Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 8.5 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough8.5Petersburg Borough: 8.5 %Petersburg Borough8.5Kodiak Island Borough: 8.2 %Kodiak Island Borough8.2Denali Borough: 7.9 %Denali Borough7.9Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 7.5 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area7.5Skagway Municipality: 6.5 %Skagway Municipality6.5Dillingham Census Area: 6.3 %Dillingham Census Area6.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.2 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.2Lake and Peninsula Borough: 6.1 %Lake and Peninsula Borough6.1North Slope Borough: 6.1 %North Slope Borough6.1Aleutians East Borough: 5.3 %Aleutians East Borough5.3Bristol Bay Borough: 5 %Bristol Bay Borough5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 5 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5Bethel Census Area: 4.8 %Bethel Census Area4.8Wrangell City and Borough: 4.5 %Wrangell City and Borough4.5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 4.1 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area4.1Yakutat City and Borough: 4 %Yakutat City and Borough4Northwest Arctic Borough: 3.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough3.9Aleutians West Census Area: 2.7 %Aleutians West Census Area2.7Kusilvak Census Area: 0.9 %Kusilvak Census Area0.9Haines Borough: 16.4 %Haines Borough16.4Juneau City and Borough: 14.9 %Juneau City and Borough14.9Anchorage Municipality: 14.3 %Anchorage Municipality14.3Fairbanks North Star Borough: 13.9 %Fairbanks North Star Borough13.9Sitka City and Borough: 12.6 %Sitka City and Borough12.6Copper River Census Area: 11 %Copper River Census Area11Kenai Peninsula Borough: 10.3 %Kenai Peninsula Borough10.3Chugach Census Area: 9.3 %Chugach Census Area9.3Nome Census Area: 9.1 %Nome Census Area9.1Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 8.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough8.8Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 8.5 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough8.5Petersburg Borough: 8.5 %Petersburg Borough8.5Kodiak Island Borough: 8.2 %Kodiak Island Borough8.2Denali Borough: 7.9 %Denali Borough7.9Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 7.5 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area7.5Skagway Municipality: 6.5 %Skagway Municipality6.5Dillingham Census Area: 6.3 %Dillingham Census Area6.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.2 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.2Lake and Peninsula Borough: 6.1 %Lake and Peninsula Borough6.1North Slope Borough: 6.1 %North Slope Borough6.1Aleutians East Borough: 5.3 %Aleutians East Borough5.3Bristol Bay Borough: 5 %Bristol Bay Borough5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 5 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5Bethel Census Area: 4.8 %Bethel Census Area4.8Wrangell City and Borough: 4.5 %Wrangell City and Borough4.5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 4.1 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area4.1Yakutat City and Borough: 4 %Yakutat City and Borough4Northwest Arctic Borough: 3.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough3.9Aleutians West Census Area: 2.7 %Aleutians West Census Area2.7Kusilvak Census Area: 0.9 %Kusilvak Census Area0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Haines Borough16.4-0.5 pts
2Juneau City and Borough14.9-0.1 pts
3Anchorage Municipality14.3+0.3 pts
4Fairbanks North Star Borough13.9+0.5 pts
5Sitka City and Borough12.6+1.3 pts
6Copper River Census Area11+2 pts
7Kenai Peninsula Borough10.3-0.1 pts
8Chugach Census Area9.3-1.8 pts
9Nome Census Area9.1-1.5 pts
10Ketchikan Gateway Borough8.8-0.4 pts
11Matanuska-Susitna Borough8.5+0.2 pts
12Petersburg Borough8.5+1.4 pts
13Kodiak Island Borough8.2-1.1 pts
14Denali Borough7.9-3.5 pts
15Hoonah-Angoon Census Area7.5+0.4 pts
16Skagway Municipality6.5+0.7 pts
17Dillingham Census Area6.3-2.8 pts
18Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.2+0.2 pts
19Lake and Peninsula Borough6.1-0.8 pts
20North Slope Borough6.1+1.4 pts
21Aleutians East Borough5.3+1 pts
22Bristol Bay Borough5+0.6 pts
23Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5-0.8 pts
24Bethel Census Area4.8+0.4 pts
25Wrangell City and Borough4.5+0.4 pts
26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area4.1-0.4 pts
27Yakutat City and Borough4+2.8 pts
28Northwest Arctic Borough3.9-1.2 pts
29Aleutians West Census Area2.7+0.4 pts
30Kusilvak Census Area0.9+0.3 pts

Other periods

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alaska-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alaska-counties?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/alaska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Haines Borough, with 16.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kusilvak Census Area, with 0.9% in 2023.

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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