Fewer Alaska babies are being born and more Alaskans are dying, causing the state’s natural population increase margin to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cars are driven on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage on Oct. 7, 2024. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaska’s population ...

As the Alaska Legislature convenes in Juneau, the state population is on the minds of lawmakers. For the 11th consecutive year, more people moved out of Alaska than moved into it, according to new ...

Alaska’s share of youth has shrunk and its retirement-age population has grown sharply, opposing factors that are reducing the state’s workforce and complicating the pandemic-related labor shortage, ...

In Alaska, the state with the nation’s biggest increase in drug overdose deaths from 2020 to 2021, certain demographic groups have been at higher risk, according to a newly released report: men more ...

Kwethluk is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, with a population of 653. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 0.20% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or ...

Kobuk is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, with a population of 143. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 7.00% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black ...

Alaska ranked No. 1 with the highest proportion of Alaska Native and American Indian residents per capita among U.S. states, according to 2020 U.S. Census Bureau data. Across America, multiple racial ...

Fewer Alaska babies are being born and more Alaskans are dying, causing the state’s natural population increase margin to shrink substantially over the past decade, according to state demographers.

Alaska’s population rose slightly between 2024 and 2025 and is now at its highest level since 2017, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Wednesday. Alaska had an ...