Alaska population rises slightly, but more people continue to move out than move in

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 688

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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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 estimated 738,737 people as of July 1, 2025, the department said in its annual state population estimate. That’s up 1,649 people from the department’s July 2024 population estimate of 737,088.

The rise comes despite a revision that erased thousands of international immigrants that …

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