How Alaska Compares

Alaska

31.7%

National

33.7%

6.0% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#34	South Carolina	32.1%
#35	South Dakota	31.9%
#36	Idaho	31.8%
#37	Alaska	31.7%
#38	Ohio	31.5%
#39	Iowa	31.4%
#40	Tennessee	31.1%

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Highest Education Counties in Alaska

#	County	Education
1	Juneau City and Borough	41.2%
2	Anchorage Municipality	38.7%
3	Sitka City and Borough	34.3%
4	Haines Borough	34.1%
5	Fairbanks North Star Borough	33.1%
6	Chugach Census Area	31.4%
7	Kenai Peninsula Borough	29.8%
8	Kodiak Island Borough	28.7%
9	Skagway Municipality	28.5%
10	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	27.4%

Lowest Education Counties in Alaska

#	County	Education
30	Kusilvak Census Area	5.8%
29	Northwest Arctic Borough	10.6%
28	Bethel Census Area	12.8%
27	Nome Census Area	14.0%
26	Yakutat City and Borough	14.4%
25	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	14.9%
24	North Slope Borough	15.6%
23	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	16.0%
22	Lake and Peninsula Borough	16.3%
21	Aleutians West Census Area	17.9%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Alaska

Alaska has a bachelor's degree or higher of 31.7%, ranking #37 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 6.0% below the national value of 33.7%.

Across Alaska's 30 counties, bachelor's degree or higher ranges from 5.8% to 41.2%. The county with the highest value is Juneau City and Borough at 41.2%.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.