Alaska Population
Alaska is the northwest state of United States borders territory of Yukon to the east and southeast, and the Canadian province of British Columbia and a maritime border with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west. Alaska population in 2021 is expected to be 730,359 and is the largest US state by area with 663,268 square miles (1,717,856 square km). In 1867, due to reduced Russian interest in the region, Russia offered to sold the Alaska territory to the U.S. for $7.2 million. Alaska has about 100,000 glaciers covering roughly 5% of the state. Alaska is popular for glaciers, mountains, rivers, lakes, and waterways, Alaska's largest lake, Lake Iliamna, is roughly the size of Connecticut. Alaska is famous for various creatures like salmon, jellyfish, moose, caribou, bears, whales, bison, puffins.Year | Population | % Change |
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2010 | 713,906 | |
2011 | 722,038 | 1.14 |
2012 | 730,399 | 1.16 |
2013 | 737,045 | 0.91 |
2014 | 736,307 | -0.10 |
2015 | 737,547 | 0.17 |
2016 | 741,504 | 0.54 |
2017 | 739,786 | -0.23 |
2018 | 737,438 | -0.32 |
2019* | 734,857 | -0.35 |
2020* | 732,423 | -0.33 |
2021* | 730,359 | -0.28 |
Alaska Population by Race & Groups
Alaska Population by Race, 65.26% are White Americans, 3.21% are Black Americans, 6.17% are Asian population, out of these 849 are Indians from Asia, 2,134 are Chinese, 4,849 are Korean, 1,208 are Vietnamese and 25,855 are Filipinos which is the largest asian population. NHPI represents 1.23% of population, 1565 are Native Hawaiian, 5,253 are Samoan and 481 are Guamanian or Chamorro. 6.79% represents Hispanic or Latino, out of these 813 are Cubans, 27,254 are Mexicans and 7,332 are Puerto Ricans. AIAN represents 14.21%, 427 belongs to Sioux tribals, 225 are Navajos, 653 are Chippewa and 714 are Cherokee tribal group.
Total Population | 738,565 | Percent |
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White | 481,971 | 65.26% |
Black or African American | 23,702 | 3.21% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 104,995 | 14.216% |
Cherokee tribal grouping | 714 | 0.097% |
Chippewa tribal grouping | 653 | 0.088% |
Navajo tribal grouping | 225 | 0.030% |
Sioux tribal grouping | 427 | 0.058% |
Asian Population | 45,604 | 6.17% |
Asian Indian | 849 | 0.11% |
Chinese | 2,134 | 0.29% |
Filipino | 25,855 | 3.50% |
Japanese | 1,526 | 0.21% |
Korean | 4,849 | 0.66% |
Vietnamese | 1,208 | 0.16% |
Other Asian Population | 9,183 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 9,075 | 1.23% |
Native Hawaiian | 1,565 | 0.212% |
Guamanian or Chamorro | 481 | 0.065% |
Samoan | 5,253 | 0.711% |
Other Pacific Islander | 1,776 | |
Some other race | 10,505 | |
Hispanic or Latino | 50,162 | 6.79% |
Mexican | 27,254 | 3.69% |
Puerto Rican | 7,332 | 0.99% |
Cuban | 813 | 0.11% |
Other Hispanic or Latino | 14,763 |
Top Cities of Alaska
Rank | Cities | Population(2018) |
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1 | Anchorage municipality | 291,538 |
Population Pyramid
Languages spoken in AK
Languages | Population | Percentage |
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Speak only English | 574,744 | 83.99 |
Spanish Language | 23,226 | 3.39 |
European Language | 16,154 | 2.36 |
Asian Languages | 37,499 | 5.48 |
Other Languages | 32,675 | 4.77 |
Education
Below is the education stats of Alaska state of High school and universities.
Total | Male | Female | ||
Population 18 to 24 years | 76,877 | 43,719 | 33,158 | |
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Less than high school graduate | 11,310 | 6,454 | 4,856 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 29,693 | 17,947 | 11,746 | |
Some college or associates degree | 30,885 | 17,137 | 13,748 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 4,989 | 2,181 | 2,808 | |
Population 25 years and over | 475,442 | 246,692 | 228,750 | |
Less than 9th grade | 12,656 | 5,679 | 6,977 | |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 23,521 | 13,289 | 10,232 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 131,293 | 76,279 | 55,014 | |
Some college, no degree | 129,941 | 67,896 | 62,045 | |
Associates degree | 40,210 | 19,661 | 20,549 | |
Bachelors degree | 88,308 | 40,317 | 47,991 | |
Graduate or professional degree | 49,513 | 23,571 | 25,942 |
White | 321,080 | 170,419 | 150,661 | |
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High school graduate or higher | 307,135 | 162,414 | 144,721 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 112,902 | 54,062 | 58,840 | |
Black or African | 14,707 | 8,520 | 6,187 | |
High school graduate or higher | 13,325 | 7,716 | 5,609 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 2,892 | 1,130 | 1,762 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native alone | 59,101 | 28,905 | 30,196 | |
High school graduate or higher | 48,541 | 23,609 | 24,932 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 4,665 | 1,758 | 2,907 | |
Asian | 29,572 | 13,064 | 16,508 | |
High school graduate or higher | 24,120 | 10,894 | 13,226 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 7,712 | 2,940 | 4,772 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 4,704 | 2,283 | 2,421 | |
High school graduate or higher | 4,054 | 1,992 | 2,062 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 484 | 166 | 318 | |
Hispanic or Latino Origin | 25,192 | 12,953 | 12,239 | |
High school graduate or higher | 22,116 | 11,314 | 10,802 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 4,482 | 1,865 | 2,617 |
Disability
Below is the disable population of Alaska state with the stats of difficulty in hearing, vision, ambulatory and cognitive.
Total civilian non-institutionalized population | 83,410 |
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Male | 45,296 |
Female | 38,114 |
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White | 54,225 |
Black or African American | 3,118 |
American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 14,594 |
Asian | 4,190 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 743 |
Some other race | 879 |
DISABILITY TYPE | |
With a hearing difficulty | 31,702 |
With a vision difficulty | 15,669 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 29,357 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 38,636 |
With a self-care difficulty | 14,637 |
With an independent living difficulty | 24,292 |
Counties of Alaska
In the year 1961, the Alaska legislature passed a statute that allow local governments to incorporate as county-like Boroughs. Borough is a town with its local government or its a district which acts as an administrative unit. As on 2018, Anchorage Municipality is the largest administrative unit in Alaska with 291,538, followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough with 107,610, Fairbanks North Star Borough with 98,971, Kenai Peninsula Borough with 58,533 and Juneau City and Borough with 32,113 people.
County | Population 2017 | Population 2018 | % Change | Rank 2017 | Rank 2018 |
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Aleutians East Borough | 3,495 | 3,515 | 0.6 | 20 | 20 |
Aleutians West Census Area | 5,726 | 5,723 | -0.1 | 17 | 17 |
Anchorage Municipality | 294,264 | 291,538 | -0.9 | 1 | 1 |
Bethel Census Area | 18,079 | 18,216 | 0.8 | 6 | 6 |
Bristol Bay Borough | 870 | 877 | 0.8 | 28 | 28 |
Denali Borough | 2,066 | 2,059 | -0.3 | 25 | 25 |
Dillingham Census Area | 4,935 | 5,000 | 1.3 | 19 | 19 |
Fairbanks North Star Borough | 99,725 | 98,971 | -0.8 | 3 | 3 |
Haines Borough | 2,518 | 2,474 | -1.7 | 22 | 23 |
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 2,139 | 2,151 | 0.6 | 24 | 24 |
Juneau City and Borough | 32,061 | 32,113 | 0.2 | 5 | 5 |
Kenai Peninsula Borough | 58,522 | 58,533 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 13,882 | 13,918 | 0.3 | 7 | 7 |
Kodiak Island Borough | 13,519 | 13,345 | -1.3 | 8 | 8 |
Kusilvak Census Area | 8,230 | 8,303 | 0.9 | 13 | 13 |
Lake and Peninsula Borough | 1,607 | 1,587 | -1.2 | 26 | 26 |
Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 106,383 | 107,610 | 1.2 | 2 | 2 |
Nome Census Area | 9,968 | 10,008 | 0.4 | 9 | 9 |
North Slope Borough | 9,831 | 9,872 | 0.4 | 10 | 10 |
Northwest Arctic Borough | 7,767 | 7,671 | -1.2 | 14 | 14 |
Petersburg Borough | 3,259 | 3,221 | -1.2 | 21 | 21 |
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 6,469 | 6,422 | -0.7 | 16 | 16 |
Sitka City and Borough | 8,686 | 8,647 | -0.4 | 12 | 12 |
Skagway Municipality | 1,162 | 1,148 | -1.2 | 27 | 27 |
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 6,885 | 6,918 | 0.5 | 15 | 15 |
Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 9,224 | 9,164 | -0.7 | 11 | 11 |
Wrangell City and Borough | 2,511 | 2,503 | -0.3 | 23 | 22 |
Yakutat City and Borough | 607 | 604 | -0.5 | 29 | 29 |
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 5,396 | 5,327 | -1.3 | 18 | 18 |
References
1. Census Fact finder
2. Historical Population of States from 1790 to 1990
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