Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Alaska by Borough or Census Area
Education: At least high school
Ages 25+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
Alaska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 446,210.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 194,149,815.
- Rank within US : N/A
Denali Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 98.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,602.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3143 of 3146
Haines Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 97.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,804.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3135 of 3146
Juneau City and Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 96.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 21,743.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3113 of 3146
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 95.4 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,180.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 3062 of 3146
Sitka City and Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 94.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,821.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2990 of 3146
Fairbanks North Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 94.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 58,440.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2955 of 3146
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 94.1 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,425.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2907 of 3146
Bristol Bay Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 94.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 597.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2901 of 3146
Anchorage Municipality
- Value (Percent) : The value is 93.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 180,169.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2876 of 3146
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 63,378.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2694 of 3146
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 8,945.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2659 of 3146
Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 92.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 37,674.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2631 of 3146
Yakutat City and Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 91.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 403.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2281 of 3146
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 90.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,047.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2182 of 3146
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,060.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1935 of 3146
Kodiak Island Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.8 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 8,022.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1918 of 3146
North Slope Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.7 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,837.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1904 of 3146
Aleutians West Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 89.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,692.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1843 of 3146
Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.2 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,634.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1553 of 3146
Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 808.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1516 of 3146
Dillingham Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.3 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,499.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1219 of 3146
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 86.0 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,959.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1153 of 3146
Aleutians East Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,236.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1084 of 3146
Nome Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.6 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,668.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 947 of 3146
Northwest Arctic Borough
- Value (Percent) : The value is 82.5 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,474.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 703 of 3146
Bethel Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 80.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,930.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 523 of 3146
Wade Hampton Census Area
- Value (Percent) : The value is 78.9 percent.
- People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,163.
- Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 321 of 3146
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/31/2023 10:42 pm.
Alaska Census Area Name Change: please note that Wade Hampton Census Area, AK (FIPS code=02270) was renamed effective July 1, 2015, and the new name is Kusilvak Census Area (FIPS Code=02158). Due to the nature of data submissions, we will use the older code/name this year and transition to the new code/name with a future data release.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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