page_title: Demographics of Alaska
hierarchical_section_title: Demographics of Alaska
caption_attribution_description: English: Alaska state population density map based on Census 2010 data. See the data lineage for a process description.
context_page_description: 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 64.37 kilometers east of Anchorage at 61.399882 N. latitude, -148.873973 W. longitude.
context_section_description: 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 (53,132 births minus 16,542 deaths) 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 64.37 kilometers (40.00 mi) 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.
caption: Alaska Population Density Map
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