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Alaska population by year, 1990 to 2025

Alaska's population peaked at 742,575 in 2016 and has hovered near 737,000 since, a flat decade after 60 years of steady gains.

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  • Alaska: 553K in 1990, 737K in 2025. It peaked at 743K in 2016.

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Alaska reached its highest population in 2016, at 742,575 residents, and has not set a new record since. The 2025 estimate is 737,270, about 5,000 below that peak. Before the plateau the state had grown from 553,120 in 1990 to 713,982 in 2010, so the flat years of the last decade stand out against the earlier climb.

Alaska is still among the smallest states. It ranked 49th in 1990, 48th in 2000, 47th in 2010 and 48th in 2025. Growth was 17.4 percent since 2000 but only 3.3 percent since 2010. The figures are Census Bureau resident estimates for July 1 of each year.

The data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 (vintages 1999, 2000–2010 intercensal, 2020 and 2025), resident population of Alaska, thousands. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Population of Alaska, Residents, 1990 to 2025, 1990–2025
DateAlaska
1990553K
1991569K
1992587K
1993597K
1994601K
1995601K
1996605K
1997609K
1998615K
1999620K
2000628K
2001634K
2002642K
2003648K
2004659K
2005667K
2006675K
2007680K
2008688K
2009699K
2010714K
2011722K
2012731K
2013738K
2014737K
2015738K
2016743K
2017741K
2018737K
2019734K
2020733K
2021735K
2022734K
2023735K
2024737K
2025737K

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Alaska?

Alaska had about 737,000 residents (737,270) in July 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates. That ranks 48th among the 50 states. The state peaked at 742,575 in 2016.

Is Alaska's population growing?

Barely. Alaska is up 3.3 percent since 2010, but the population peaked in 2016 and has been essentially flat since, with 2025 about 5,000 people below that high.

How much has Alaska grown since 1990?

Alaska added about 184,000 residents between 1990 and 2025, rising from 553,120 to 737,270. That is a gain of about 33 percent, most of it before 2016.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 (vintages 1999, 2000–2010 intercensal, 2020 and 2025), resident population of Alaska, thousands. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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