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Explore dated, statewide figures across taxes and the economy, housing, public safety, health, education, and other civic topics.

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14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 15 reviewed government links

Public money

How Alaska funds state services

Alaska's enacted FY2027 operating-and-capital appropriations, FY2025 audited State tax revenue and activity, and current tax rates. The budget and audited sections retain their different periods, presentation precision, and accounting scopes.

Enacted budget plan

$15.6BFY2027

Enacted fiscal summary released June 24, 2026

FY2027 operating and capital appropriations

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

OMB's FY2027 enacted fiscal-summary headline combines $13.1047 billion of operating appropriations and $2.5292 billion of capital appropriations. The official table is presented to the nearest $0.1 million, so $15.6339 billion is a rounded presentation total rather than a dollar-exact ledger amount. The headline excludes $782.7 million of Permanent Fund appropriations shown separately and does not count $70.0 million of non-additive fund transfers again.

Alaska Office of Management and Budget: Fiscal Year 2027 Fiscal Summary — Enacted, June 24, 2026

FY2025 ACFR actual

Where State tax revenue comes from

$1.6B$1,611,667,000

Tax revenue reported as general revenue for Alaska's primary government on the government-wide Statement of Activities. The income-tax line is corporate income tax because Alaska does not levy an individual income tax; selective sales and use taxes are specific excises rather than a statewide general sales tax.

Severance taxes$750.5M · 46.6%

Taxes on natural-resource extraction, commonly including Alaska's oil and gas production tax.

Corporate income taxes$377.1M · 23.4%

The ACFR's income-tax line; Alaska does not impose an individual income tax.

Selective sales and use taxes$338.5M · 21.0%

Targeted excise taxes such as tobacco, alcohol, motor fuel, vehicle rental, fisheries, and other selective taxes—not a statewide general retail sales tax.

Property taxes$142.6M · 8.8%

State property-tax revenue, principally the State share of tax on taxable oil and gas property; locally retained general property taxes are outside the primary government.

Other taxes$2.9M · 0.2%

The residual tax category on Alaska's government-wide statement.

FY2027 enacted operating and capital appropriations

FY2027 appropriations by service group

$15.6B

FactVote groups OMB's enacted department totals, statewide operating items, new-legislation summary, and capital total. The detailed reconstruction is $15,633,879,988—$20,012 below the official $15.6339 billion headline because OMB presents new-legislation and headline amounts only to the nearest $0.1 million.

Health and family services$5.1B · 32.5%

Department of Health and Department of Family and Community Services operating appropriations.

Education and university$3.0B · 19.2%

Education and Early Development and University of Alaska operating appropriations.

Capital projects$2.5B · 16.2%

The exact enacted statewide capital-budget total across unrestricted general, designated general, other, and federal sources.

General government and economic services$1.4B · 9.2%

Administration, Commerce, Governor, Labor and Workforce Development, Revenue, and Legislature operating appropriations.

Justice, public safety, and veterans$1.3B · 8.2%

Corrections, Law, Public Safety, Judiciary, and Military and Veterans' Affairs operating appropriations.

Transportation operations$851.7M · 5.4%

Department of Transportation and Public Facilities operating appropriations; capital projects are shown separately.

Statewide operating items$831.9M · 5.3%

Debt service, State retirement payments, special appropriations, and fund capitalization, excluding non-additive fund transfers.

Natural resources and environment$614.4M · 3.9%

Environmental Conservation, Fish and Game, and Natural Resources operating appropriations.

New legislation$19.1M · 0.1%

Agency and statewide operating appropriations attributed to newly enacted legislation in OMB's fiscal summary, presented there to the nearest $0.1 million.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

NoneAlaska does not levy a State personal income tax.Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development: Alaska Tax Facts

Corporate income tax

0%–9.4%Alaska's graduated corporate-income-tax rates range from zero to 9.4% of income earned in Alaska.Alaska Department of Revenue, Treasury Division: State Bond Committee packet — State of Alaska Revenues and Resources

Sales and use tax

No State tax; local variesAlaska does not levy a statewide sales tax. Municipal sales taxes apply in some places and vary by jurisdiction.Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development: Alaska Sales Tax Information

General property tax

Local mill rate variesGeneral property tax is municipal rather than statewide and exists only in taxing municipalities. Local governing bodies set the mill rate; statutory limits and voter-approved exceptions can apply.Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development: Property Tax

Oil and gas production tax

35% base rateCurrent law applies a 35% base rate to production tax value, with per-barrel credits, minimum-tax floors, ceilings, and other provisions that can change the effective liability.Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas: Oil and Gas Production Tax Summary

Oil and gas property tax

20 millsQualifying oil and gas property is subject to a combined State-and-municipal burden of 20 mills, or 2% of assessed value; municipal tax is credited against the State levy.Alaska State Legislature: 2026 fiscal note analysis — Oil and Gas Property Tax

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Government-wide revenue and expenses for Alaska's primary government on the accrual basis, combining governmental and business-type activities and excluding component units. Revenue is program revenue plus general revenue; internal transfers cancel between the two primary-government columns.

Alaska Division of Finance: Alaska FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $18.2B
Government-wide expenses: $13.0B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote used OMB's enacted FY2027 fiscal-summary headline and excluded the separately displayed Permanent Fund appropriations and non-additive fund transfers. Service groups combine published department totals, statewide operating items, new-legislation amounts, and the exact capital total. FY2025 tax-source shares and audited activity come from the primary-government columns of the ACFR Statement of Activities; current rates come from Alaska State agencies and the Legislature.

The $15.6339 billion budget headline is officially presented to the nearest $0.1 million and should not be read as a dollar-exact total.
The detailed spending reconstruction is $20,012 below the rounded headline because the fiscal summary publishes new-legislation and total amounts only to $0.1 million.
Permanent Fund appropriations of $782.7 million are shown separately in OMB's fiscal summary and are outside the operating-plus-capital headline used here.
Appropriations are spending authority, not actual expenditures, and later supplemental action can change available amounts.
The ACFR's selective-sales-and-use line combines multiple targeted excise taxes and is not revenue from a statewide general sales tax.
Investment income and royalties are major Alaska revenues but are not taxes, so they are included in audited total revenue rather than the tax-source chart.
General sales and property taxes are local, vary by municipality, and are not consolidated into State primary-government tax revenue.

Last verified August 29, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · Alaska figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$92,788

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median money income received by Alaska households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

4.5%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed Alaska residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 4.5%
Employed people: 344K
Employment since 2015: +1.6%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

Alaska: 4.5%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #7 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	6.3%	338,721	100.0
2016	6.6%	337,055	99.5
2017	6.6%	336,272	99.3
2018	6.1%	332,825	98.3
2019	5.6%	331,762	97.9
2020	8.3%	316,964	93.6
2021	6.4%	328,406	97.0
2022	4.4%	338,452	99.9
2023	4.3%	342,440	101.1
2024	4.5%	344,005	101.6

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$1,419/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how Alaska housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+55.3%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +55.3%
Income growth: +44.4%
Income per person: $80,175

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

Alaska: +55.3%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #48 of 50

Income growth

Alaska: +44.4%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #50 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	259.63	100.0	$55,536	100.0
2017	263.49	101.5	$56,500	101.7
2018	268.57	103.4	$58,997	106.2
2019	275.42	106.1	$60,504	108.9
2020	284.53	109.6	$61,912	111.5
2021	308.56	118.8	$65,788	118.5
2022	347.66	133.9	$69,233	124.7
2023	369.36	142.3	$72,581	130.7
2024	386.79	149.0	$76,606	137.9
2025	403.18	155.3	$80,175	144.4

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

731.9 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Alaska's average monthly population coverage fell to 56.1% in 2021; that year is flagged and may substantially understate reported rates. Coverage was at least 99.3% in every other year shown.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.7%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

1,746.9 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Alaska's average monthly population coverage fell to 56.1% in 2021; that year is flagged and may substantially understate reported rates. Coverage was at least 99.3% in every other year shown.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.7%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 7.7 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

99.7% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 731.9 per 100k
Property crime: 1746.9 per 100k
Population coverage: 99.7%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

Alaska: 731.9 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #2 of 50

Property-crime rate

Alaska: 1746.9 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #21 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	730.1 per 100k	2842.3 per 100k	99.5%
2016	804.4 per 100k	3373.0 per 100k	99.6%
2017	858.5 per 100k	3562.2 per 100k	99.5%
2018	889.7 per 100k	3328.3 per 100k	99.5%
2019	871.6 per 100k	2950.4 per 100k	99.5%
2020	838.9 per 100k	2274.8 per 100k	99.5%
2021	585.5 per 100k	1241.4 per 100k	56.1% · partial
2022	780.4 per 100k	1849.5 per 100k	99.3%
2023	740.2 per 100k	1918.6 per 100k	99.4%
2024	731.9 per 100k	1746.9 per 100k	99.7%

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Alaska's average monthly population coverage fell to 56.1% in 2021; that year is flagged and may substantially understate reported rates. Coverage was at least 99.3% in every other year shown.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

12.7%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of Alaska’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

11.0%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 11.0%
Margin of error: ±0.8 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

Alaska: 11.0%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #5 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	17.2%	±0.9 points
2015	14.9%	±0.7 points
2016	14.0%	±0.9 points
2017	13.7%	±0.8 points
2018	12.6%	±0.9 points
2019	12.2%	±0.8 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	11.4%	±0.8 points
2022	11.0%	±0.8 points
2023	10.4%	±0.7 points
2024	11.0%	±0.8 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

75.8 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on Alaska's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

Alaska: 75.8 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #37 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	78.0 years
2019	77.7 years
2020	76.6 years
2021	74.5 years
2022	75.8 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Alaska population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

93.6%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Alaska residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

201.6Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 201.6
Grade 4 math: 225.9
Grade 8 reading: 246.4
Grade 8 math: 264.0

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

Alaska: 201.6
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #49 of 50

Grade 4 math

Alaska: 225.9
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #49 of 50

Grade 8 reading

Alaska: 246.4
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #49 of 50

Grade 8 math

Alaska: 264.0
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #46 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	211.5	233.0	256.4	279.0
2005	211.1	235.5	258.7	279.0
2007	214.5	237.3	258.8	282.6
2009	211.1	237.2	259.4	283.0
2011	207.9	236.4	261.3	283.3
2013	209.3	236.1	261.3	281.6
2015	212.8	236.3	260.3	280.5
2017	207.0	230.5	257.7	277.0
2019	204.4	232.3	252.4	274.3
2022	203.8	225.9	252.6	269.9
2024	201.6	225.9	246.4	264.0

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Alaska. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

22.17¢/kWh

Average retail electricity price

2024

Average retail electricity revenue per kilowatthour across customer sectors in the EIA state profile.

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Electric system

Primary generation source: Natural gas
In-state net generation: 6.7 million MWh
Carbon dioxide emissions: 3.636 million metric tons

How it was measured

U.S. Energy Information Administration Forms EIA-860, EIA-861, and EIA-923.

Keep in mind

The statewide average is not every customer's bill or current utility rate.
In-state generation differs from power consumed because electricity crosses state lines.

Environment

$4.97/gal

West Coast excluding California regular gasoline price

Week of September 7, 2026

Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's West Coast excluding California region, including taxes. The region contains Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

Alaska$4.975/gal

United States$4.157/gal

The West Coast excluding California average was $0.818 per gallon higher, or about 19.7% above the U.S. average.

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Alaska and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

Alaska: $4.975/gal
United States: $4.157/gal

The West Coast excluding California average was $0.818 per gallon higher, or about 19.7% above the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of September 7, 2026. The Alaska-side figure is the West Coast excluding California regional average, not an Alaska statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $4.823/gal
Weekly change: +15.2¢
One year earlier: $3.946/gal
Change from one year earlier: +102.9¢

How it was measured

FactVote uses EIA’s West Coast excluding California series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Alaska. Changes are calculated from the published August 31, 2026 (prior week), and September 8, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current Alaska statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This West Coast excluding California regional estimate should not be read as Alaska’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Alaska community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Related state trends

Environment over time

Alaska electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

24.82¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas46.8%
Coal11.2%
Nuclear0.0%
Solar0.1%
Hydroelectric25.6%
Wind1.8%
Other14.3%

Residential price: 24.82¢/kWh
Total generation: 6.7 TWh
Largest source: Natural gas · 46.8%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

Alaska: 24.82¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #6 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Solar	Hydroelectric	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	6.285 TWh	3.090 TWh	0.668 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.569 TWh	0.160 TWh	0.799 TWh	19.83¢/kWh
2016	6.335 TWh	3.040 TWh	0.594 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.659 TWh	0.169 TWh	0.872 TWh	20.30¢/kWh
2017	6.497 TWh	3.235 TWh	0.556 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.644 TWh	0.142 TWh	0.922 TWh	21.27¢/kWh
2018	6.247 TWh	2.948 TWh	0.629 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.664 TWh	0.155 TWh	0.852 TWh	21.94¢/kWh
2019	6.071 TWh	2.687 TWh	0.683 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.623 TWh	0.143 TWh	0.935 TWh	22.92¢/kWh
2020	6.276 TWh	2.641 TWh	0.722 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.764 TWh	0.129 TWh	1.021 TWh	22.57¢/kWh
2021	6.596 TWh	3.085 TWh	0.753 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.689 TWh	0.132 TWh	0.936 TWh	22.55¢/kWh
2022	6.694 TWh	3.229 TWh	0.727 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.713 TWh	0.139 TWh	0.885 TWh	23.10¢/kWh
2023	6.718 TWh	3.182 TWh	0.731 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.773 TWh	0.111 TWh	0.920 TWh	23.90¢/kWh
2024	6.691 TWh	3.134 TWh	0.752 TWh	0.008 TWh	1.715 TWh	0.123 TWh	0.958 TWh	24.82¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside Alaska, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation. Alaska's 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported sources; it is dominated by petroleum generation and also includes biomass and miscellaneous generation.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Monthly regular gasoline price

$4.505/galmonthly average

Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s West Coast excluding California region show the market trend surrounding Alaska. The regional average includes Alaska.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $4.505/gal
From prior month: −31.1¢
From one year earlier: +73.6¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

Alaska: $4.505/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #3* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current Alaska statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a six-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.924/gal
February 2020	$2.891/gal
March 2020	$2.739/gal
April 2020	$2.335/gal
May 2020	$2.238/gal
June 2020	$2.415/gal
July 2020	$2.541/gal
August 2020	$2.564/gal
September 2020	$2.554/gal
October 2020	$2.500/gal
November 2020	$2.464/gal
December 2020	$2.452/gal
January 2021	$2.529/gal
February 2021	$2.684/gal
March 2021	$3.073/gal
April 2021	$3.174/gal
May 2021	$3.307/gal
June 2021	$3.396/gal
July 2021	$3.526/gal
August 2021	$3.597/gal
September 2021	$3.594/gal
October 2021	$3.639/gal
November 2021	$3.754/gal
December 2021	$3.748/gal
January 2022	$3.761/gal
February 2022	$3.840/gal
March 2022	$4.595/gal
April 2022	$4.623/gal
May 2022	$4.878/gal
June 2022	$5.392/gal
July 2022	$5.128/gal
August 2022	$4.610/gal
September 2022	$4.474/gal
October 2022	$4.948/gal
November 2022	$4.519/gal
December 2022	$3.863/gal
January 2023	$3.685/gal
February 2023	$3.805/gal
March 2023	$4.035/gal
April 2023	$4.261/gal
May 2023	$4.414/gal
June 2023	$4.431/gal
July 2023	$4.375/gal
August 2023	$4.552/gal
September 2023	$4.702/gal
October 2023	$4.572/gal
November 2023	$4.087/gal
December 2023	$3.774/gal
January 2024	$3.608/gal
February 2024	$3.608/gal
March 2024	$3.928/gal
April 2024	$4.333/gal
May 2024	$4.283/gal
June 2024	$4.019/gal
July 2024	$3.861/gal
August 2024	$3.774/gal
September 2024	$3.712/gal
October 2024	$3.627/gal
November 2024	$3.552/gal
December 2024	$3.456/gal
January 2025	$3.460/gal
February 2025	$3.665/gal
March 2025	$3.688/gal
April 2025	$3.811/gal
May 2025	$3.796/gal
June 2025	$3.825/gal
July 2025	$3.769/gal
August 2025	$3.791/gal
September 2025	$3.992/gal
October 2025	$3.909/gal
November 2025	$3.756/gal
December 2025	$3.517/gal
January 2026	$3.308/gal
February 2026	$3.561/gal
March 2026	$4.440/gal
April 2026	$4.951/gal
May 2026	$5.168/gal
June 2026	$4.816/gal
July 2026	$4.505/gal
August 2026	$4.727/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA’s monthly West Coast (PADD 5) Except California Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.

This regional series covers Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington; it is not an Alaska statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

182

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 24.4 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Immigration

7.7%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Alaska residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

737.3Kresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: +3.3K
Domestic migration: −4.5K
International migration: +2K

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

Alaska: 737,270
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #48 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	732,906	—	—	—	—
2021	734,590	4,029	-3,043	873	-175
2022	733,659	2,922	-5,909	1,976	80
2023	734,654	3,514	-4,913	2,335	59
2024	736,537	3,417	-4,183	2,608	41
2025	737,270	3,308	-4,525	1,959	-9

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

55.80%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

Share of registered Alaska voters recorded as casting a ballot in the November 2024 general election.

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2024 turnout comparison

General election turnout: 55.80%
Primary election turnoutAugust 20, 2024 primary election: 17.99%

Alaska's official primary summary reports 108,906 voters among 605,482 registered voters.

Alaska's primary was a nonpartisan top-four primary, and the official denominator includes all registered voters.
Primary and general elections present different contests and participation incentives.

Alaska Division of Elections: 2024 Primary Election — Official Election Summary Report Review by January 31, 2027

How it was measured

The Alaska Division of Elections' official summary reports 340,981 voters among 611,078 registered voters, or 55.80%.

Keep in mind

This is registered-voter turnout, not participation among every voting-eligible resident.
The turnout total counts voters casting ballots, not votes in a particular contest; Alaska used ranked-choice voting for some general-election contests.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

1,220

Induced terminations occurring in Alaska

2025

Induced terminations reported as occurring in Alaska during 2025, regardless of the patient's place of residence.

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Reported patient residency

Alaska residents: 1,201
Other U.S. residents: 18
Foreign residents: 0
Unknown residency: 1

How it was measured

Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records compiles reports submitted under State vital-statistics requirements and publishes occurrence totals by patient characteristics.

Keep in mind

This is an occurrence count; Alaska residents who obtained care outside Alaska are not reported. Of the 1,220 reported occurrences, 18 involved residents of another U.S. state, none involved a foreign resident, and one had unknown residency.
Alaska's reporting definition can include medically necessary care such as treatment of ectopic or molar pregnancy and medication used to manage a miscarriage; the report does not publish the reason for each termination.
Administrative reports can be revised, and the statewide total does not measure access, cost, gestational age for every case, or the effect of a specific policy.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How Alaska is changing

Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use Alaska statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

Alaska

FY2027 operating and capital appropriations

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

Electric system

How it was measured

Alaska and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Selected beneficiary groups

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

2024 turnout comparison

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

Reported patient residency

How it was measured