Demographics of Alaska


As of 2019, Alaska has an estimated population of 731,545.
In 2005, the population of Alaska was 663,661, which is an increase of 5,906, or 0.9%, from the prior year and an increase of 36,730, or 5.9%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 36,590 people and an increase due to net migration of 1,181 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 5,800 people, and migration within the country produced a net loss of 4,619 people. More than half of the state's population lives in Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks, with two-fifths in Anchorage alone.
With a population of 710,231, according to the 2010 U.S. census, Alaska is the 48th most populous and least densely populated state.
For purposes of the federal census, the state is divided into artificial divisions defined geographically by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
The center of population of Alaska is located approximately east of Anchorage at 61.399882 N. latitude, -148.873973 W. longitude. In 2006, Alaska had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 24% of Alaskan adults smoking.

Ancestry

According to the 2010 United States census, the racial composition of Alaska was the following:
The population was 5.5% of Hispanic or Latino origin and 94.5% of Non-Hispanic and Latino origin.
The largest ancestry groups in the state are:
The vast and sparsely populated regions of northern and western Alaska are primarily inhabited by Alaska Natives, who are also numerous in the southeast. Anchorage, Fairbanks, and other parts of south-central and southeast Alaska have many White Americans of northern and western European ancestry. The Wrangell-Petersburg area has many residents of Scandinavian ancestry and the Aleutian Islands contain a large Filipino population. The vast majority of the state's African American population lives in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Also, Alaska has the largest percentage of American Indians of any state. Some of the Alaska Natives absorbed the small 1700s Russian-era settlement. There are some Creole people of natives and Russians mixture.

Birth data

Note: Births in table don't add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number.
Race201320142015201620172018
White:7,407 7,288 7,244 .........
> Non-Hispanic White6,622 6,541 6,543 5,787 5,259 5,057
American Indian2,462 2,450 2,415 2,110 1,903 1,873
Asian1,053 1,106 1,114 691 686 641
Black524 548 509 319 329 280
Pacific Islander.........289 308 299
Hispanic 848 841 810 811 799 807
Total Alaska11,446 11,392 11,282 11,209 10,445 10,086

According to the 2005-2007 American Community Survey, 84.7% of people over the age of five speak only English at home. About 3.5% speak Spanish at home. About 2.2% speak an Indo-European language other than Spanish or English at home, about 4.3% speak an Asian language at home and about 5.3% speak Russian and other languages at home.
A total of 5.2% of Alaskans speak one of the state's 22 indigenous languages, known locally as "native languages". These languages belong to two major language families: Eskimo–Aleut and Na-Dené. As the homeland of these two major language families of North America, Alaska has been described as the crossroads of the continent, providing evidence for the recent settlement of North America via the Bering land bridge.
Other religions
Alaska's relatively large Orthodox Christian population is notable. The large Eastern Orthodox population is a result of early Russian colonization of the Americas which centered on Alaska, and the missionary work among Alaska Natives. In 1795, the first Russian Orthodox Church was established in Kodiak. Intermarriage with Alaskan Natives helped the Russian immigrants integrate into society. As a result, a number of Russian Orthodox churches gradually became established within Alaska. Many are members of the Orthodox Church in America while others are members of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
Alaska also has the largest Quaker population of any state.
Also, as of 1994, there were 3,060 Jews in Alaska. Jehovah's Witnesses stands at a little less than 2,400. Estimates for the number of Alaskan Muslims range from 1,000 to 5,000.