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Nationally, 72% of Americans believe global warming is happening. But when public opinion researchers zoom in on Americans, they find that attitudes and opinions about climate change can vary drastically from county to county—even when those counties are next door. Public opinion factors into how policy-makers respond to climate change, including taking steps to reduce CO2 levels and mitigate harmful impacts already being experienced. Stacker compiled a list of boroughs most concerned about climate change in Alaska using data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Boroughs are ranked by the percent of residents that are worried about global warming.

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#29. Matanuska-Susitna Borough

- Worried about global warming: 62.2%
--- 0.0% lower than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 63.1%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 44.3%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 39.1%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 58.3%
- Total population: 76,976 people
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#28. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 63.3%
--- 1.1% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 63.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 45.8%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 41.1%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 59.4%
- Total population: 5,016 people
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#27. Fairbanks North Star Borough

- Worried about global warming: 63.9%
--- 1.6% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 63.9%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 44.0%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 40.0%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 58.4%
- Total population: 75,128 people
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#26. Kenai Peninsula Borough

- Worried about global warming: 63.9%
--- 1.6% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 63.6%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 45.0%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 41.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 59.8%
- Total population: 45,218 people
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#25. Denali Borough

- Worried about global warming: 64.0%
--- 1.8% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 62.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 45.3%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 45.0%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 58.9%
- Total population: 1,986 people

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#24. Haines Borough

- Worried about global warming: 64.1%
--- 1.9% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 63.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 45.5%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 45.4%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 59.3%
- Total population: 1,876 people
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#23. Bristol Bay Borough

- Worried about global warming: 64.8%
--- 2.5% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 60.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 47.5%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 41.2%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 58.7%
- Total population: 696 people
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#22. Anchorage

- Worried about global warming: 64.9%
--- 2.7% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 66.4%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 46.9%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 38.4%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 60.3%
- Total population: 221,656 people
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#21. Valdez–Cordova Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 65.4%
--- 3.2% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 64.7%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 47.7%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 43.5%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 60.8%
- Total population: 7,087 people
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#20. Wrangell

- Worried about global warming: 65.9%
--- 3.7% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 65.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 48.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 40.7%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 61.2%
- Total population: 2,033 people

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#19. Skagway

- Worried about global warming: 66.1%
--- 3.8% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 59.9%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 45.0%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 45.7%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 59.4%
- Total population: 948 people
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#18. Ketchikan Gateway Borough

- Worried about global warming: 66.3%
--- 4.0% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 65.7%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 48.5%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 42.5%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 61.4%
- Total population: 10,767 people
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#17. Petersburg Borough

- Worried about global warming: 66.4%
--- 4.2% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 66.3%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 49.2%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 42.1%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.0%
- Total population: 2,605 people
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#16. Aleutians West Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 66.7%
--- 4.4% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 58.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 50.3%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 36.3%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 58.7%
- Total population: 4,714 people
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#15. Yakutat

- Worried about global warming: 67.0%
--- 4.7% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 65.4%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 50.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 39.9%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 61.8%
- Total population: 499 people

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#14. Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 67.3%
--- 5.0% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 65.0%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 50.1%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 39.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 61.9%
- Total population: 4,908 people
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#13. Kodiak Island Borough

- Worried about global warming: 67.3%
--- 5.1% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 66.6%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 50.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 40.9%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.3%
- Total population: 9,990 people
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#12. Juneau

- Worried about global warming: 67.9%
--- 5.7% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 67.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 47.7%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 44.4%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.7%
- Total population: 25,286 people
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#11. Lake and Peninsula Borough

- Worried about global warming: 68.0%
--- 5.8% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 64.6%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 52.5%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 35.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.0%
- Total population: 1,068 people
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#10. Hoonah–Angoon Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 68.4%
--- 6.1% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 61.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 49.5%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 40.4%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 61.3%
- Total population: 1,817 people

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#9. Northwest Arctic Borough

- Worried about global warming: 68.8%
--- 6.5% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 65.0%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 53.7%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 33.4%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.4%
- Total population: 4,995 people
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#8. Nome Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 68.8%
--- 6.5% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 65.5%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 53.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 34.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.6%
- Total population: 6,555 people
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#7. Aleutians East Borough

- Worried about global warming: 68.9%
--- 6.6% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 65.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 53.9%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 34.8%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.8%
- Total population: 2,899 people
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#6. Dillingham Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 69.0%
--- 6.7% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 65.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 53.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 35.4%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.7%
- Total population: 3,418 people
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#5. North Slope Borough

- Worried about global warming: 69.2%
--- 6.9% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 66.0%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 51.0%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 40.2%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 63.6%
- Total population: 7,230 people

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#4. Sitka

- Worried about global warming: 69.4%
--- 7.2% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 68.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 49.5%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 44.7%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 64.2%
- Total population: 6,763 people
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#3. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 69.6%
--- 7.3% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 63.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 52.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 36.1%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.6%
- Total population: 3,890 people
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#2. Kusilvak Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 69.9%
--- 7.7% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 64.4%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 54.8%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 30.9%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.9%
- Total population: 4,920 people
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#1. Bethel Census Area

- Worried about global warming: 70.0%
--- 7.7% higher than Alaska average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 65.1%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 54.3%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 32.9%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 63.0%
- Total population: 11,739 people

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