Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Alaska (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 34.20%. Among all Alaska counties, Bristol Bay Borough had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (42.46%), followed by Chugach Census Area (41.34%), and Yakutat City and Borough (39.69%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alaska counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Bristol Bay Borough
Chugach Census Area
Yakutat City and Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Sitka City and Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Bristol Bay Borough 42.46
2 Chugach Census Area 41.34
3 Yakutat City and Borough 39.69
4 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 38.72
5 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 36.99
6 Fairbanks North Star Borough 36.31
7 Sitka City and Borough 36.17
8 Kenai Peninsula Borough 35.71
9 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 35.12
10 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 35.09
11 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 34.91
12 Juneau City and Borough 34.35
13 Anchorage Municipality 33.67
14 Kodiak Island Borough 33.15
15 Haines Borough 32.64
16 Wrangell City and Borough 32.63
17 Petersburg Borough 32.03
18 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 31.93
19 Skagway Municipality 31.92
20 Aleutians West Census Area 30.88
21 North Slope Borough 30.61
22 Copper River Census Area 29.11
23 Denali Borough 28.50
24 Aleutians East Borough 27.21
25 Dillingham Census Area 27.06
26 Lake and Peninsula Borough 26.34
27 Nome Census Area 25.67
28 Northwest Arctic Borough 22.80
29 Bethel Census Area 22.61
30 Kusilvak Census Area 21.03