Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Alaska White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 36.60%. Among all Alaska counties, Lake and Peninsula Borough had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (61.41%), followed by Northwest Arctic Borough (58.52%), and Dillingham Census Area (58.09%).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
Dillingham Census Area
Nome Census Area
Bethel Census Area
Juneau City and Borough
Anchorage Municipality
Aleutians East Borough
Denali Borough
Copper River Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Lake and Peninsula Borough 61.41
2 Northwest Arctic Borough 58.52
3 Dillingham Census Area 58.09
4 Nome Census Area 57.08
5 Bethel Census Area 53.64
6 Juneau City and Borough 47.81
7 Anchorage Municipality 44.03
8 Aleutians East Borough 42.37
9 Denali Borough 42.16
10 Copper River Census Area 39.69
11 Sitka City and Borough 39.10
12 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 36.09
13 Kodiak Island Borough 35.01
14 Fairbanks North Star Borough 34.53
15 Petersburg Borough 34.47
16 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 33.66
17 Chugach Census Area 33.55
18 Bristol Bay Borough 31.86
19 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 30.00
20 Kenai Peninsula Borough 29.64
21 North Slope Borough 29.45
22 Aleutians West Census Area 29.10
23 Haines Borough 29.04
24 Skagway Municipality 27.56
25 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 26.62
26 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 24.99
27 Yakutat City and Borough 24.11
28 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 22.58
29 Wrangell City and Borough 18.22
30 Kusilvak Census Area 16.42