In 2021, about 732,670 people were living in Alaska. This is a slight increase from the previous year, when around 732,440 people lived in the state. In 1960, the resident population of Alaska was about 226,000 people.
Resident population in Alaska from 1960 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
1960 to 2000 data as of April 1, data for other years as of July 1. Insofar as possible, population shown for all years is that of present area of state.
* The April 1, 1990, census counts include corrections processed through August 1997, results of special censuses and test censuses, and do not include adjustments for census coverage errors.
Data from previous years can be found here.
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US Census Bureau. (December 21, 2021). Resident population in Alaska from 1960 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206081/resident-population-in-alaska/
US Census Bureau. "Resident population in Alaska from 1960 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206081/resident-population-in-alaska/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Resident population in Alaska from 1960 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206081/resident-population-in-alaska/
US Census Bureau. "Resident Population in Alaska from 1960 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206081/resident-population-in-alaska/
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