ALASKA
Population News Articles
Population Density
Historic & Projected Growth
Population by County
Farmland & Greenspace
ALASKA POPULATION DENSITY*
Alaska Land Area – 570,641 square miles
YEAR | PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE |
|---|---|
2020 | 1.3 |
2010 | 1.2 |
2000 | 1.1 |
1990 | 1.0 |
1980 | 0.7 |
1970 | 0.5 |
1960 | 0.4 |
1950 | 0.2 |
1940 | 0.1 |
1930 | 0.1 |
1920 | 0.1 |
1910 | 0.1 |
Hover over the charts below for more detailed information.
ALASKA HISTORIC & PROJECTED GROWTH 1790 TO 2050*
ALASKA POPULATION BY COUNTY*
FARMS AND GREEN SPACE
*Sources:
Between the 2010 and 2020 census, several districts in Alaska were redrawn. See visit the Bureau of the Census website for more information.
Census figures from U.S. Bureau of the Census
Population estimates from Weldon Cooper Center, Demographics Research Group
ALASKA POPULATION NEWS ARTICLES
Advocates call for a ban on cruise ship scrubbers, citing pollution concerns – Aug 29, 2024
Alaskan belugas face threat from dwindling food supply, pollution – Aug 19, 2024
Alaska Has A Salmon Problem With Rising Temps Affecting Population – Aug 15, 2024
Permafrost melt raises threat of ‘giant mercury bomb’ in Arctic: Study – Aug 15, 2024
Severe flooding from glacier outburst damages over 100 homes in Alaska’s capital – Aug 9, 2024
Warm weather in Alaska highlights risk climate change poses to future Arctic Winter Games – Mar 17, 2024
Study reveals 30% decline in Alaska humpbacks in last decade – Mar 14, 2024
President Biden’s Clean Energy Agenda Takes Root in Alaska – Mar 12, 2024
Trees are expanding north in Alaska’s Arctic as a result of sea ice loss – Mar 11, 2024
Study finds home heating fuel is direct source of sulfate in Fairbanks’s winter air – Feb 21, 2024
Partnership agreement launches erosion protection project along Kenai River – September 28, 2023
Anchorage scrambles to find enough housing for the homeless before winter sets in – September 19, 2023
Western Alaska Welcomes Teachers From Near And Far – September 7, 2023
Haaland cancels leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge: ‘Climate change is the crisis of our lifetime’ – September 6, 2023
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development talks housing crisis with state and local leaders – August 31, 2023
Top environmental chief ‘proud’ to block proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay – August 30, 2023
Dwindling sea ice and rising Arctic ship traffic may bring unwelcome visitors to King Island – June 9, 2023
Ice-Jam Flooding Impacts Communities on Alaska’s Yukon River – May 18, 2023
Anchorage changed how it counts its homeless population during the pandemic. The number doubled. – May 19, 2023
Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why – December 1, 2022
First pollution alert of the season for Fairbanks/North Pole – November 15, 2022
In Alaska, A Mystery Over Disappearing Whales – November 30, 2022
Without Sea Ice, More Polar Bears Spend Time Onshore, Increasing Potential for Human Interaction – November 1, 2022
Historic wildfires rage across Alaska – June 24, 2022
Scientists point to climate change as likely cause for Alaska snow crab decline – June 16, 2022
A sighting reveals extinction and climate change in a single image – June 14, 2022
Warming Climate and Habitat Change Has Moose Numbers on the Rise in Southwest Alaska – June 10, 2022
Scientists find new indicators of Alaska permafrost thawing – June 7, 2022
Alaska Worries For Its Salmon Run As Climate Change Warms Arctic Waters – February 26, 2022
Engineers give Alaska’s infrastructure a C– – February 23, 2022
Studying winter air quality problems in Alaska – February 10, 2022
Portable Homes Help Communities Adapt to Climate Change – February 7, 2022
Alaskan Indigenous leaders fear impacts on salmon streams by mining project – January 26, 2022