Most college-educated in Alaska

Alaska counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Alaska by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Juneau City and Borough leads at 40.5%.

Among cities & places, Elfin Cove leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Juneau City and Borough	40.5%
2	Anchorage Municipality	37.7%
3	Haines Borough	36.9%
4	Sitka City and Borough	34.4%
5	Fairbanks North Star Borough	33.7%
6	Chugach Census Area	29.6%
7	Kenai Peninsula Borough	29.4%
8	Kodiak Island Borough	28.6%
9	Copper River Census Area	28.4%
10	Skagway Municipality	27.7%
11	Petersburg Borough	27.5%
12	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	27.0%
13	Bristol Bay Borough	25.1%
14	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	24.3%
15	Denali Borough	23.6%
16	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	23.3%
17	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	19.6%
18	Dillingham Census Area	19.4%
19	Wrangell City and Borough	18.9%
20	Lake and Peninsula Borough	18.4%
21	Aleutians East Borough	18.1%
22	Aleutians West Census Area	17.5%
23	Nome Census Area	17.5%
24	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	17.0%
25	North Slope Borough	14.9%
26	Yakutat City and Borough	14.8%
27	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	12.8%
28	Northwest Arctic Borough	12.4%
29	Bethel Census Area	10.4%
30	Kusilvak Census Area	5.8%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Elfin Cove	100.0%
2	Lutak	100.0%
3	Paxson	100.0%
4	Whitestone	100.0%
5	Kupreanof	85.7%
6	Moose Pass	78.4%
7	Goldstream	73.2%
8	Sunrise	65.0%
9	Kenny Lake	61.0%
10	Beluga	60.0%
11	Cold Bay	60.0%
12	Primrose	58.1%
13	Willow Creek	56.3%
14	Kasilof	55.1%
15	Egegik	54.2%
16	Pleasant Valley	53.7%
17	Slana	50.0%
18	Big Delta	49.6%
19	Hollis	48.4%
20	Chena Ridge	47.4%
21	Iliamna	47.4%
22	Steele Creek	46.3%
23	Levelock	45.5%
24	College	44.7%
25	Unalakleet	43.9%
26	Diamond Ridge	43.6%
27	Silver Springs	43.6%
28	Fritz Creek	43.1%
29	Bear Creek	42.8%
30	Whale Pass	42.0%
31	Mud Bay	41.4%
32	Homer	40.6%
33	Pelican	40.5%
34	Juneau city and	40.5%
35	Kachemak	40.2%
36	Evansville	40.0%
37	Womens Bay	39.7%
38	Talkeetna	38.7%
39	Gateway	38.2%
40	Haines	37.7%
41	Anchorage	37.7%
42	Farm Loop	37.7%
43	Seward	36.9%
44	Crown Point	36.8%
45	Lazy Mountain	36.8%
46	Cooper Landing	36.6%
47	Mill Bay	36.4%
48	Shageluk	36.4%
49	Ester	35.9%
50	Kodiak Station	35.2%
51	Thorne Bay	35.2%
52	Ridgeway	34.7%
53	Tonsina	34.5%
54	Sitka city and	34.4%
55	Eielson AFB	34.2%
56	Gakona	33.8%
57	King Salmon	33.0%
58	Gustavus	31.8%
59	Kalifornsky	31.7%
60	Nikolaevsk	31.6%
61	Mosquito Lake	31.4%
62	Sterling	31.3%
63	Galena	31.0%
64	Valdez	31.0%
65	Butte	30.9%
66	Whittier	30.8%
67	Tenakee Springs	29.9%
68	Healy	29.6%
69	False Pass	29.2%
70	Kokhanok	28.8%
71	Ninilchik	28.7%
72	Buffalo Soapstone	28.7%
73	Lake Minchumina	28.6%
74	Cordova	28.4%
75	Glennallen	28.3%
76	Fishhook	28.3%
77	Salcha	27.8%
78	Skagway	27.5%
79	Central	27.4%
80	Farmers Loop	27.3%
81	Chignik	27.3%
82	Petersburg	27.1%
83	North Pole	27.1%
84	Seldovia	27.0%
85	North Lakes	26.9%
86	Glacier View	26.9%
87	Susitna	26.7%
88	Fairbanks	26.5%
89	Chenega	26.1%
90	Badger	25.9%
91	Willow	25.8%
92	Tanaina	25.5%
93	Deltana	25.3%
94	Chickaloon	24.9%
95	Trapper Creek	24.7%
96	Dillingham	24.5%
97	Kodiak	24.4%
98	Nome	24.4%
99	Excursion Inlet	24.2%
100	Knik River	24.2%

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