Alaska
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.344% | 45th best of 51 | 0% | 0.418% | 1% | 18 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 91.3 | 40th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 4.87 | 2nd highest of 51 | 1.64 | 6.12 | 12.4 | 27 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 2.21 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 25.1 | 17th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 17.8 | 32nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 56.5 | 11th highest of 52 | 23.8 | 59.8 | 101 | 14 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 0.77 | 31st highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 30 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 57.2 | 38th highest of 51 | 9.09 | 39.2 | 51.5 | 7 |
| Business closing rate | 9.12 | 21st highest of 51 | 0 | 8.95 | 19.4 | 30 |
| Business opening rate | 10.7 | 16th highest of 51 | 0 | 10.4 | 23.1 | 30 |
| Catholic adherents | 5.49 | 47th highest of 51 | 0 | 3.5 | 53 | 30 |
| Checkup in the past year | 71.2 | 44th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 72.9 | 48th best of 51 | 44.7 | 120 | 274 | 8 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 12.5% | 13th best of 51 | 4.8% | 14.1% | 36.5% | 30 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.214% | 35th highest of 51 | 0.113% | 0.227% | 0.385% | 26 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 17.2 | 11th highest of 51 | 12 | 33 | 82.9 | 30 |
| Current asthma | 10.8 | 27th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 16.5 | 40th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 5.61 | 2nd highest of 51 | 3.48 | 6.66 | 13.3 | 28 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.34 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 19.8 | 13th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 10.8 | 3rd best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 12.5 | 11th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 6.51 | 14th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 14.4 | 18th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | 0.298 | 15th highest of 47 | -4.04 | 0.226 | 0.891 | 30 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 30.7 | 28th best of 51 | 19.5 | 31.2 | 39.3 | 6 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 0.657 | 47th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 1.14 | 16th highest of 52 | 0.342 | 0.802 | 1.75 | 21 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 3.32 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 17.9 | 19th highest of 51 | 0 | 11.2 | 33.4 | 30 |
| Fair or poor health | 19 | 30th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 5.3 | 4th best of 51 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 4 |
| Firearm fatalities | 23.3 | 46th best of 51 | 11.9 | 29.9 | 62.5 | 11 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 119 | 7th highest of 51 | 85.8 | 121 | 159 | 11 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 16.7 | 3rd highest of 51 | 10.5 | 22.5 | 33.7 | 11 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.32% | 51st best of 51 | 0.03% | 0.29% | 0.47% | 17 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.433 | 2nd best of 52 | 0.333 | 0.418 | 0.461 | 30 |
| Has health insurance | 92.1 | 24th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | -0.46 | 42nd highest of 49 | -3.31 | 0.1 | 1.99 | 30 |
| High blood pressure | 35.2 | 32nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 32.7 | 14th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.776% | 46th best of 48 | 0.511% | 0.762% | 0.875% | 16 |
| Homeownership rate | 66.6% | 33rd highest of 52 | 29.5% | 63.5% | 78.2% | 30 |
| Homicide rate | 8.64 | 39th best of 51 | 4.59 | 9.89 | 27.7 | 6 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 8.32 | 13th highest of 51 | 8.39 | 8.39 | 8.39 | 1 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | -0.393 | 42nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $-7,547 | 42nd highest of 51 | $-47,190 | $-5,179 | $35,990 | 27 |
| Infant mortality | 5.85 | 28th best of 51 | 3.91 | 5.52 | 20.2 | 6 |
| Injury deaths | 108 | 44th best of 51 | 80.8 | 122 | 280 | 20 |
| Life expectancy | 76.3 years | 35th best of 51 | 65 years | 77.4 years | 88.6 years | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 3.04 | 41st highest of 51 | 0 | 1.81 | 37.4 | 30 |
| Material security score | 0.65 | 12th highest of 51 | -2.62 | 0.533 | 1.29 | 30 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $89,809 | 22nd best of 51 | $27,080 | $74,690 | $99,010 | 30 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $63,208 | 42nd highest of 51 | $34,100 | $60,850 | $102,400 | 27 |
| Mean income of departing households | $70,755 | 32nd highest of 51 | $29,540 | $68,270 | $100,500 | 28 |
| Mean travel time to work | 19.5 min | 6th best of 52 | 5.02 min | 10.6 min | 34.8 min | 29 |
| Median age | 35.6 years | 49th highest of 52 | 23.6 years | 39.2 years | 53.2 years | 30 |
| Median gross rent | $1,388 | 18th highest of 52 | $832 | $1,243 | $1,886 | 30 |
| Median home value | $333,300 | 20th highest of 52 | $72,700 | $274,000 | $442,100 | 30 |
| Median household income | $89,336 | 13th best of 52 | $48,230 | $78,160 | $107,300 | 30 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $88,696 | 13th best of 51 | $42,030 | $78,830 | $104,200 | 30 |
| Median property tax bill | 3,785 | 14th highest of 52 | $200 or less | 2,084 | 4,865 | 24 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 65.1 | 9th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 10.9 | 24th best of 51 | 0 | 4.88 | 21.7 | 30 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.31 | 37th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 8.07 | 50th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 11.2 | 21st best of 51 | 8.85 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 4 |
| Net business formation rate | 1.56 | 16th highest of 51 | -11.6 | 1.72 | 15.4 | 30 |
| Net domestic migration rate | -6.65 | 47th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | -0.731 | 50th highest of 51 | -8.87 | -1.13 | 3.2 | 27 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | -1.13 | 48th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 35.4 | 29th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 1.5 | 2nd highest of 51 | 0 | 0.38 | 44.9 | 30 |
| Other religion adherents | 6.44 | 13th highest of 51 | 0 | 4.84 | 32 | 30 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 27th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| Per capita income | $44,928 | 15th best of 52 | $16,660 | $42,640 | $73,420 | 30 |
| Per capita personal income | $72,398 | 15th best of 51 | $36,840 | $70,200 | $163,300 | 30 |
| Poverty rate | 10.2% | 12th best of 52 | 4.8% | 11.1% | 31.2% | 24 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 10.5% | 16th best of 51 | 5.9% | 11.7% | 30.8% | 30 |
| Premature mortality | 439 | 35th best of 51 | 198 | 416 | 903 | 25 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 2,039 | 11th best of 51 | 334 | 1,886 | 5,065 | 15 |
| Private job growth | 3.17 | 3rd highest of 52 | -5.02 | 4.13 | 15.7 | 30 |
| Religious adherents | 35.1 | 47th highest of 51 | 14.5 | 33.1 | 69.6 | 30 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 56.8 | 21st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 3.76% | 48th highest of 51 | 0% | 1.55% | 5.03% | 30 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 11.3% | 39th highest of 51 | 0% | 10.8% | 48.7% | 30 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 17% | 35th highest of 51 | 0.722% | 15.7% | 22.5% | 30 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 3% | 20th highest of 51 | 0% | 4.26% | 9.39% | 30 |
| Safety score | -0.736 | 39th highest of 51 | -0.426 | -0.298 | -0.0666 | 5 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 13.3% | 49th highest of 52 | 6.37% | 13.7% | 27.7% | 30 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 13.5% | 1st highest of 51 | 4.48% | 21.6% | 86.4% | 28 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 6.33% | 10th highest of 52 | 1.4% | 5.92% | 40.7% | 17 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 2.97% | 40th highest of 52 | 0.543% | 1.28% | 5.27% | 9 |
| Share divorced | 11.2% | 28th highest of 52 | 3.62% | 10% | 14.4% | 29 |
| Share foreign-born | 7.78% | 25th highest of 52 | 2.02% | 7.96% | 44.1% | 18 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 7.15% | 34th highest of 52 | 1.39% | 5.31% | 13.8% | 21 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 84.1% | 44th highest of 51 | 75.5% | 86.1% | 91% | 30 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 1.52% | 2nd highest of 49 | 0% | 0.323% | 3.06% | 15 |
| Share never married | 33.8% | 19th highest of 52 | 23.1% | 32.7% | 55.9% | 28 |
| Share now married | 50.9% | 18th highest of 52 | 34.9% | 49.9% | 59.6% | 30 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 26.4% | 39th highest of 52 | 0% | 59.8% | 81.9% | 13 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.613% | 8th highest of 52 | 0% | 0% | 0.78% | 12 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 59.9% | 16th highest of 51 | 35.1% | 57.1% | 84.6% | 11 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 1.3 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 8.8 | 11th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0.431 | 21st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 6.94 | 47th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 1.26 | 33rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 3.12 | 35th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 1.17 | 47th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 1.16 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 0.42 | 46th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 36.1 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 35.1 | 7th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 0.455 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 9.97 | 30th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 36.1 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 1.87 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 9.59% | 2nd highest of 52 | 3.55% | 9.39% | 18.4% | 27 |
| Share separated | 1.68% | 21st highest of 52 | 1.2% | 1.88% | 4.23% | 13 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 58.3% | 37th highest of 52 | 3.07% | 53.7% | 77.9% | 28 |
| Share widowed | 4.09% | 50th highest of 52 | 3.17% | 5.13% | 9.38% | 27 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 31.2% | 35th best of 52 | 10.4% | 23.6% | 40.5% | 27 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 0 | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 5.24 | 40th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 27.8 | 50th best of 51 | 17.5 | 29.7 | 107 | 11 |
| Top state income tax rate | 0% | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 9.46 | 30th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 15.2 | 12th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 13.8 | 35th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 4.26% | 46th best of 52 | 2.3% | 5% | 14.8% | 30 |
| Vacancy rate | 18.2% | 4th highest of 52 | 7.28% | 29.6% | 76.2% | 30 |
| Went without care over cost | 11.5 | 28th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 10,028 | 41st best of 51 | 7,262 | 9,819 | 24,560 | 17 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 6,246,800 min | 51st highest of 52 | 1,505 min | 22,040 min | 2,550,000 min | 29 |
| Business establishments | 18,870 | 50th highest of 51 | 22 | 117 | 7,885 | 30 |
| Business establishments closed | 1,708 | 50th highest of 51 | 0 | 9.5 | 640 | 30 |
| Business establishments opened | 2,000 | 50th highest of 51 | 0 | 12.5 | 735 | 30 |
| Employed | 342,440 | 51st highest of 52 | 354 | 2,543 | 143,100 | 30 |
| Foreign-born population | 57,131 | 45th highest of 52 | 92 | 935 | 31,400 | 18 |
| Gross domestic product | $68,233,000k | 49th highest of 51 | $42,910k | $506,100k | $30,530,000k | 30 |
| Housing units | 327,610 | 51st highest of 52 | 391 | 2,692 | 119,700 | 30 |
| Labour force | 357,690 | 50th highest of 52 | 374 | 2,774 | 148,300 | 30 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 1,080 | 50th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | -4,886 | 35th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 267,860 | 51st highest of 52 | 207 | 2,048 | 107,900 | 30 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 178,370 | 50th highest of 52 | 126 | 1,206 | 68,750 | 30 |
| People covered by a tax return | 634,970 | 48th highest of 51 | 480 | 4,505 | 254,700 | 30 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 63,355 | 49th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 546,170 | 48th highest of 51 | 339 | 3,844 | 220,000 | 30 |
| Personal income | $53,322,000k | 49th highest of 51 | $43,340k | $361,300k | $23,080,000k | 30 |
| Population | 736,510 | 48th highest of 51 | 686 | 6,228 | 287,900 | 30 |
| Population | 733,410 | 48th highest of 51 | 687 | 6,232 | 286,100 | 30 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 685,160 | 48th highest of 51 | 5,002 | 16,610 | 272,300 | 11 |
| Population (WONDER) | 733,410 | 48th highest of 51 | 286,100 | 286,100 | 286,100 | 1 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 584,490 | 49th highest of 52 | 454 | 4,954 | 231,600 | 30 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 487,900 | 49th highest of 52 | 398 | 4,039 | 192,500 | 30 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 97,815 | 51st highest of 52 | 101 | 791 | 35,940 | 30 |
| Population below the poverty line | 72,978 | 50th highest of 52 | 152 | 939 | 26,230 | 24 |
| Population below the poverty line | 75,594 | 48th highest of 51 | 64 | 875 | 24,810 | 30 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 716,700 | 49th highest of 52 | 501 | 6,237 | 282,900 | 30 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 719,940 | 48th highest of 51 | 686 | 6,117 | 278,700 | 30 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 617,460 | 48th highest of 51 | 406 | 5,295 | 239,000 | 30 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 152,430 | 51st highest of 52 | 120 | 696 | 72,530 | 27 |
| Population, decennial census | 733,390 | 48th highest of 51 | 662 | 6,280 | 291,200 | 30 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 338,180 | 49th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Private jobs | 248,670 | 51st highest of 52 | 227 | 1,958 | 119,000 | 30 |
| State and local tax collections | $5,046,300k | 49th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $0k | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $2,794,100k | 49th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 347,880 | 49th highest of 51 | 280 | 2,230 | 143,200 | 30 |
| Total population | 733,970 | 49th highest of 52 | 506 | 6,333 | 289,100 | 30 |
| Unemployed | 15,246 | 48th highest of 52 | 18 | 170 | 5,233 | 30 |
| Vacant housing units | 59,745 | 47th highest of 52 | 176 | 980 | 11,850 | 30 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 168,550 | 50th highest of 52 | 66 | 1,141 | 71,480 | 30 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 9,528 | 49th highest of 52 | 51 | 190 | 3,652 | 14 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 320,370 | 49th highest of 52 | 260 | 2,315 | 134,200 | 30 |
Links inside Alaska
These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.
These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.
| Pair | r within AK | counties |
|---|---|---|
| Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Alaska, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.88 | 30 |
| Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Alaska, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.97 | 30 |
| Stroke × Material security scoreInside Alaska, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.97 | 30 |
| Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Alaska, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.92 | 30 |
| Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Alaska, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.93 | 30 |
| Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Alaska, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.97 | 30 |
| Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Alaska, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.92 | 30 |
| Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside Alaska, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.97 | 30 |
| Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Alaska, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.93 | 30 |
| Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Alaska, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.93 | 30 |
| Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Alaska, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.97 | 30 |
| Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Alaska, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 30 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.97 | 30 |
What this state is divided into
30 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state. They are not all the same kind of place: 13 boroughs, 11 census areas, 4 cities and boroughs and 2 municipalities. 11 of them have no county government — they exist so the whole state can be counted, not to govern.
Anchorage Municipality · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · Fairbanks North Star Borough · Kenai Peninsula Borough · Juneau City and Borough · Bethel Census Area · Ketchikan Gateway Borough · Kodiak Island Borough · North Slope Borough · Nome Census Area · Sitka City and Borough · Kusilvak Census Area · Northwest Arctic Borough · Chugach Census Area · Southeast Fairbanks Census Area · Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area · Aleutians West Census Area · Dillingham Census Area · Aleutians East Borough · Petersburg Borough · Copper River Census Area · Hoonah-Angoon Census Area · Wrangell City and Borough · Haines Borough · Denali Borough · Skagway Municipality · Lake and Peninsula Borough · Bristol Bay Borough · Yakutat City and Borough