How many people live in ?

Updated annually
In 2025, there were 737,300 people living in Alaska. That makes Alaska the 48th-most populous state, home to 0.22% of people living in the US.

737K

population of Alaska (2025)

0.22%

Alaska share of the US population (2025)
The population of Alaska was about 2.4 times higher than it was in 1970. Between 2024 and 2025, the population of Alaska grew by about 733 people.

About 737,300 people lived in Alaska in 2025. That's about 2.4 times more than in 1970.

Annual population estimates

What are Alaska's age demographics?

About 109,200 Alaska residents were aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.2% of the state’s population compared with 18% in the US overall.
Another 174,900 Alaska residents, or 24.3% of the state’s population, were aged under 18. For comparison, children account for 21.6% of the US population.

A lower share of Alaska's population is is 65 and older than the US overall.

Population share by age group (2024)

What are Alaska's racial and ethnic demographics?

A state’s population may have racial and ethnic differences compared with the US overall. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census Bureau reporting standards.
Non-Hispanic two or more races residents make up 7.4% of Alaska’s population, higher than the national share of 2.5%. Alaska also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (14.7%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Alaska’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounted for 3.3%, below the 12.6% share nationwide. The Hispanic population makes up 7.8% of the state, compared with 20% nationally.

A higher share of Alaska's population is is non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native than the US overall.

Population share by race and ethnicity (2024)

What are Alaska's most populous boroughs and census areas?

In 2024, two out of 30 boroughs and census areas accounted for over half of Alaska’s population:
  • Anchorage Municipality, 289,600 (39.3% of the population)
  • Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 117,600 (16% of the population)

In 2024, Anchorage Municipality was the most populous borough in Alaska.

Population estimates

What are Alaska's most populous cities?

The largest city in Alaska is Anchorage municipality with about 289,600 residents in 2024.

Cities and boroughs or census areas in Alaska ranked by population

Cities and boroughs or census areas in Alaska ranked by population
1.

Anchorage municipality

289,600
2.

Fairbanks 

31,732
3.

Juneau and borough

31,572
4.

Wasilla 

10,318
5.

Sitka and borough

8,355
6.

Ketchikan 

8,033
7.

Kenai 

7,770
8.

Palmer 

6,626
9.

Bethel 

6,335
10.

Homer 

6,136

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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