Alaska Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Alaska from 1950 to 2023.
  • The population of Alaska in 2023 was 733,406, a 0.02% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Alaska in 2022 was 733,276, a 0.22% decline from 2021.
  • The population of Alaska in 2021 was 734,923, a 0.27% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Alaska in 2020 was 732,964, a 0.09% decline from 2019.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates

MLA Citation:
State Population Ranking
State Name Population
California 38,965,193
Texas 30,503,301
Florida 22,610,726
New York 19,571,216
Pennsylvania 12,961,683
Illinois 12,549,689
Ohio 11,785,935
Georgia 11,029,227
North Carolina 10,835,491
Michigan 10,037,261
New Jersey 9,290,841
Virginia 8,715,698
Washington 7,812,880
Arizona 7,431,344
Tennessee 7,126,489
Massachusetts 7,001,399
Indiana 6,862,199
Missouri 6,196,156
Maryland 6,180,253
Wisconsin 5,910,955
Colorado 5,877,610
Minnesota 5,737,915
South Carolina 5,373,555
Alabama 5,108,468
Louisiana 4,573,749
Kentucky 4,526,154
Oregon 4,233,358
Oklahoma 4,053,824
Connecticut 3,617,176
Utah 3,417,734
Iowa 3,207,004
Nevada 3,194,176
Arkansas 3,067,732
Kansas 2,940,546
Mississippi 2,939,690
New Mexico 2,114,371
Nebraska 1,978,379
Idaho 1,964,726
West Virginia 1,770,071
Hawaii 1,435,138
New Hampshire 1,402,054
Maine 1,395,722
Montana 1,132,812
Rhode Island 1,095,962
Delaware 1,031,890
North Dakota 783,926
Alaska 733,406
Wyoming 584,057
Alaska - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 733,406 0.02%
2022 733,276 -0.22%
2021 734,923 0.27%
2020 732,964 -0.09%
2019 733,603 -0.41%
2018 736,624 -0.59%
2017 740,983 -0.21%
2016 742,575 0.56%
2015 738,430 0.18%
2014 737,075 -0.07%
2013 737,626 0.93%
2012 730,810 1.17%
2011 722,349 1.17%
2010 713,982 2.16%
2009 698,895 1.66%
2008 687,455 1.05%
2007 680,300 0.74%
2006 675,302 1.25%
2005 666,946 1.16%
2004 659,286 1.68%
2003 648,414 0.95%
2002 642,337 1.36%
2001 633,714 0.92%
2000 627,963 1.37%
1999 619,500 0.70%
1998 615,205 1.04%
1997 608,846 0.65%
1996 604,918 0.59%
1995 601,345 0.12%
1994 600,624 0.61%
1993 596,993 1.69%
1992 587,073 3.13%
1991 569,273 2.92%
1990 553,120 1.09%
1989 547,159 0.96%
1988 541,983 0.50%
1987 539,309 -0.91%
1986 544,268 2.21%
1985 532,495 3.66%
1984 513,702 5.18%
1983 488,417 8.63%
1982 449,606 7.44%
1981 418,491 3.25%
1980 405,315 0.64%
1979 402,753 -0.50%
1978 404,766 0.33%
1977 403,436 0.62%
1976 400,969 6.59%
1975 376,170 10.29%
1974 341,063 3.18%
1973 330,543 1.87%
1972 324,464 2.84%
1971 315,510 4.27%
1970 302,583 2.22%
1969 296,000 3.86%
1968 285,000 2.52%
1967 278,000 2.58%
1966 271,000 0.00%
1965 271,000 3.04%
1964 263,000 2.73%
1963 256,000 4.07%
1962 246,000 3.36%
1961 238,000 3.93%
1960 229,000 2.23%
1959 224,000 0.00%
1958 224,000 -3.03%
1957 231,000 3.13%
1956 224,000 0.90%
1955 222,000 3.26%
1954 215,000 4.88%
1953 205,000 8.47%
1952 189,000 19.62%
1951 158,000 17.04%
1950 135,000 0.00%