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Alaska

Population733,971
Areas30county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density0.5people per km² of land
Median household income$89,33677th percentile of states

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 deaths0.344%45th best of 510%0.418%1%18
Always wears a seatbelt91.340th best of 49————
Arrivals per 100 people staying4.872nd highest of 511.646.1212.427
Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more2.2132nd highest of 51————
Arthritis25.117th best of 46————
Binge drinking17.832nd best of 49————
Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 5056.511th highest of 5223.859.810114
Black Protestant adherents0.7731st highest of 51002.130
Black-white residential segregation57.238th highest of 519.0939.251.57
Business closing rate9.1221st highest of 5108.9519.430
Business opening rate10.716th highest of 51010.423.130
Catholic adherents5.4947th highest of 5103.55330
Checkup in the past year71.244th highest of 49————
Child mortality72.948th best of 5144.71202748
Child poverty rate, ages 0-1712.5%13th best of 514.8%14.1%36.5%30
Children in single-parent households0.214%35th highest of 510.113%0.227%0.385%26
Congregations per 10,000 people17.211th highest of 51123382.930
Current asthma10.827th best of 47————
Current smoking16.540th best of 49————
Departures per 100 people staying5.612nd highest of 513.486.6613.328
Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more3.346th highest of 51————
Depression19.813th best of 49————
Diabetes10.83rd best of 45————
Difficulty concentrating or deciding12.511th best of 49————
Difficulty running errands alone6.5114th best of 46————
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs14.418th best of 47————
Disability-free score0.29815th highest of 47-4.040.2260.89130
Drug overdose deaths30.728th best of 5119.531.239.36
Effective general sales tax rate0.65747th highest of 51————
Effective individual income tax rate051st highest of 51————
Effective property tax rate1.1416th highest of 520.3420.8021.7521
Effective property tax rate on income3.3214th highest of 51————
Evangelical Protestant adherents17.919th highest of 51011.233.430
Fair or poor health1930th best of 49————
Fine particulate matter5.34th best of 514.75.311.94
Firearm fatalities23.346th best of 5111.929.962.511
Firearm share of suicides, standardised1197th highest of 5185.812115911
Firearm suicide rate16.73rd highest of 5110.522.533.711
Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees0.32%51st best of 510.03%0.29%0.47%17
Gini index of income inequality0.4332nd best of 520.3330.4180.46130
Has health insurance92.124th highest of 49————
Health score-0.4642nd highest of 49-3.310.11.9930
High blood pressure35.232nd best of 49————
High cholesterol32.714th best of 49————
High school graduation0.776%46th best of 480.511%0.762%0.875%16
Homeownership rate66.6%33rd highest of 5229.5%63.5%78.2%30
Homicide rate8.6439th best of 514.599.8927.76
Homicide rate, annual8.3213th highest of 518.398.398.391
How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else-0.39342nd highest of 51————
Income gap between arrivals and departures$-7,54742nd highest of 51$-47,190$-5,179$35,99027
Infant mortality5.8528th best of 513.915.5220.26
Injury deaths10844th best of 5180.812228020
Life expectancy76.3 years35th best of 5165 years77.4 years88.6 years23
Mainline Protestant adherents3.0441st highest of 5101.8137.430
Material security score0.6512th highest of 51-2.620.5331.2930
Mean adjusted gross income per return$89,80922nd best of 51$27,080$74,690$99,01030
Mean income of arriving households$63,20842nd highest of 51$34,100$60,850$102,40027
Mean income of departing households$70,75532nd highest of 51$29,540$68,270$100,50028
Mean travel time to work19.5 min6th best of 525.02 min10.6 min34.8 min29
Median age35.6 years49th highest of 5223.6 years39.2 years53.2 years30
Median gross rent$1,38818th highest of 52$832$1,243$1,88630
Median home value$333,30020th highest of 52$72,700$274,000$442,10030
Median household income$89,33613th best of 52$48,230$78,160$107,30030
Median household income (model-based)$88,69613th best of 51$42,030$78,830$104,20030
Median property tax bill3,78514th highest of 52$200 or less2,0844,86524
Meets aerobic guidelines65.19th best of 49————
Membership organisations10.924th best of 5104.8821.730
Millionaire returns as a share of all returns0.3137th highest of 52————
Millionaires' share of all income8.0750th highest of 52————
Motor vehicle crash deaths11.221st best of 518.8513.615.84
Net business formation rate1.5616th highest of 51-11.61.7215.430
Net domestic migration rate-6.6547th highest of 51————
Net migration per 100 people staying-0.73150th highest of 51-8.87-1.133.227
Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more-1.1348th highest of 51————
Obesity35.429th best of 49————
Orthodox Christian adherents1.52nd highest of 5100.3844.930
Other religion adherents6.4413th highest of 5104.843230
People per tax return227th highest of 5122230
Per capita income$44,92815th best of 52$16,660$42,640$73,42030
Per capita personal income$72,39815th best of 51$36,840$70,200$163,30030
Poverty rate10.2%12th best of 524.8%11.1%31.2%24
Poverty rate (model-based)10.5%16th best of 515.9%11.7%30.8%30
Premature mortality43935th best of 5119841690325
Preventable hospital stays2,03911th best of 513341,8865,06515
Private job growth3.173rd highest of 52-5.024.1315.730
Religious adherents35.147th highest of 5114.533.169.630
Republican share of the two-party vote, 202456.821st highest of 51————
Returns claiming charitable contributions3.76%48th highest of 510%1.55%5.03%30
Returns claiming the earned income credit11.3%39th highest of 510%10.8%48.7%30
Returns reporting capital gains17%35th highest of 510.722%15.7%22.5%30
Returns reporting unemployment compensation3%20th highest of 510%4.26%9.39%30
Safety score-0.73639th highest of 51-0.426-0.298-0.06665
Share aged 65 and over13.3%49th highest of 526.37%13.7%27.7%30
Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic13.5%1st highest of 514.48%21.6%86.4%28
Share Asian, not Hispanic6.33%10th highest of 521.4%5.92%40.7%17
Share Black, not Hispanic2.97%40th highest of 520.543%1.28%5.27%9
Share divorced11.2%28th highest of 523.62%10%14.4%29
Share foreign-born7.78%25th highest of 522.02%7.96%44.1%18
Share Hispanic or Latino, any race7.15%34th highest of 521.39%5.31%13.8%21
Share in the same house a year ago84.1%44th highest of 5175.5%86.1%91%30
Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1.52%2nd highest of 490%0.323%3.06%15
Share never married33.8%19th highest of 5223.1%32.7%55.9%28
Share now married50.9%18th highest of 5234.9%49.9%59.6%30
Share of births to unmarried women26.4%39th highest of 520%59.8%81.9%13
Share of some other race, not Hispanic0.613%8th highest of 520%0%0.78%12
Share of suicides by firearm59.9%16th highest of 5135.1%57.1%84.6%11
Share of taxes from alcohol1.33rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporate income8.811th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporation licences051st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from death and gift051st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from gambling0.43121st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts6.9447th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from individual income051st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from insurance premiums1.2633rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from licences3.1235th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor fuel1.1747th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences1.1632nd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from occupation and business licences0.4246th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from other taxes36.12nd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property35.17th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property transfer051st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from public utilities0.45540th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from selective sales9.9730th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from severance36.12nd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels051st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from tobacco1.873rd highest of 51————
Share of two or more races, not Hispanic9.59%2nd highest of 523.55%9.39%18.4%27
Share separated1.68%21st highest of 521.2%1.88%4.23%13
Share White, not Hispanic58.3%37th highest of 523.07%53.7%77.9%28
Share widowed4.09%50th highest of 523.17%5.13%9.38%27
Share with a bachelor's degree or higher31.2%35th best of 5210.4%23.6%40.5%27
State income tax as a share of income050th highest of 50————
State taxes as a share of income5.2440th highest of 50————
Suicide rate27.850th best of 5117.529.710711
Top state income tax rate0%50th highest of 50————
Total tax burden9.4630th highest of 51————
Two weeks of poor mental health15.212th best of 49————
Two weeks of poor physical health13.835th best of 47————
Unemployment rate4.26%46th best of 522.3%5%14.8%30
Vacancy rate18.2%4th highest of 527.28%29.6%76.2%30
Went without care over cost11.528th best of 49————
Years of potential life lost10,02841st best of 517,2629,81924,56017
Aggregate travel time to work6,246,800 min51st highest of 521,505 min22,040 min2,550,000 min29
Business establishments18,87050th highest of 51221177,88530
Business establishments closed1,70850th highest of 5109.564030
Business establishments opened2,00050th highest of 51012.573530
Employed342,44051st highest of 523542,543143,10030
Foreign-born population57,13145th highest of 529293531,40018
Gross domestic product$68,233,000k49th highest of 51$42,910k$506,100k$30,530,000k30
Housing units327,61051st highest of 523912,692119,70030
Labour force357,69050th highest of 523742,774148,30030
Millionaire tax returns1,08050th highest of 52————
Net domestic migration-4,88635th highest of 51————
Occupied housing units267,86051st highest of 522072,048107,90030
Owner-occupied housing units178,37050th highest of 521261,20668,75030
People covered by a tax return634,97048th highest of 514804,505254,70030
People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move63,35549th highest of 51————
People who did not move546,17048th highest of 513393,844220,00030
Personal income$53,322,000k49th highest of 51$43,340k$361,300k$23,080,000k30
Population736,51048th highest of 516866,228287,90030
Population733,41048th highest of 516876,232286,10030
Population (firearm measures)685,16048th highest of 515,00216,610272,30011
Population (WONDER)733,41048th highest of 51286,100286,100286,1001
Population aged 15 and over584,49049th highest of 524544,954231,60030
Population aged 25 and over487,90049th highest of 523984,039192,50030
Population aged 65 and over97,81551st highest of 5210179135,94030
Population below the poverty line72,97850th highest of 5215293926,23024
Population below the poverty line75,59448th highest of 516487524,81030
Population for whom poverty status is determined716,70049th highest of 525016,237282,90030
Population for whom poverty status is determined719,94048th highest of 516866,117278,70030
Population in the same house one year ago617,46048th highest of 514065,295239,00030
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher152,43051st highest of 5212069672,53027
Population, decennial census733,39048th highest of 516626,280291,20030
Presidential votes cast, 2024338,18049th highest of 51————
Private jobs248,67051st highest of 522271,958119,00030
State and local tax collections$5,046,300k49th highest of 51————
State individual income tax collected$0k50th highest of 50————
State tax collected, all taxes$2,794,100k49th highest of 50————
Tax returns filed347,88049th highest of 512802,230143,20030
Total population733,97049th highest of 525066,333289,10030
Unemployed15,24648th highest of 52181705,23330
Vacant housing units59,74547th highest of 5217698011,85030
Women aged 15 to 50168,55050th highest of 52661,14171,48030
Women who gave birth in the past year9,52849th highest of 52511903,65214
Workers aged 16 and over who commute320,37049th highest of 522602,315134,20030

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.

Pairr within AKcounties
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.+0.8830
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.-0.9730
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.-0.9730
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.+0.9230
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.+0.9330
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.-0.9730
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.+0.9230
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.-0.9730
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.+0.9330
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.+0.9330
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.-0.9730
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.-0.9730

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