North Alaska News

19.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Northwest Arctic Borough in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 18.9 percent lower than the state average of 38.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,709.

84.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	658	15.5
Regular high school diploma	1,663	39.1
GED or alternative credential	331	7.8
Some college, less than 1 year	212	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	546	12.8
Associate's degree	202	4.8
Bachelor's degree	354	8.3
Master's degree	213	5
Professional school degree	58	1.4
Doctorate degree	14	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.