Alaska (AK)

Capital: Juneau

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2023	733,406
Population 2022	733,583
Population 2021	732,673
Population 2020	731,158
Population 2019	731,545
Population 2018	737,438
Population 2017	739,786
Population 2016	741,504
Below Poverty 2022	11
Below Poverty 2021	10.5
Below Poverty 2020	10.3
Below Poverty 2019	10.1
Below Poverty 2018	13.1
Below Poverty 2017	11.1
Below Poverty 2016	9.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2022	62.3
Employment – Population Ratio 2021	59.5
Employment – Population Ratio 2020	61.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	59.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	60.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	61.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	61.7
Unemployed 2022	5.6
Unemployed 2021	7.1
Unemployed 2020	11.6
Unemployed 2019	6.1
Unemployed 2018	6.6
Unemployed 2017	7
Unemployed 2016	6.9
Foreclosure Rate 2024	1 of 2,078
Foreclosure Rate 2021	1 of 1,985
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 1,917
Median Household Income 2021	81,133
Median Individual Income 2022	67,010
High School Graduation Rate 2022	77.85
High School Graduation Rate 2021	78.09
High School Graduation Rate 2020	79.04
High School Graduation Rate 2019	80.40
High School Graduation Rate 2018	78.5
Median Mortgage Payment 2021	1,926
GDP 2023	53.01 Billion
GDP 2022	50.32 Billion
GDP 2021	51.02 Billion
GDP 2020	50.34 Billion
GDP 2019	52.33 Billion
GDP 2018	52.48 Billion

STATE FACTS
Outsiders first discovered Alaska in 1741 when Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering sighted it on a voyage from Siberia.
Nearly one-third of Alaska lies within the Arctic Circle.
At 20,320 feet above sea level, Mt Denali is the highest point in North America.

Government

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Mike Dunleavy (R)
Lieutenant Governor	Nancy Dahlstrom (R)
Attorney General	Treg Taylor (R)
State Senate Control	R – 11; D – 9 Controlled by 9D, 8R coalition
State House Control	R – 21; D – 13; I – 6 Controlled by 19R, 2I, 2D coalition

State Regulators

Legislative Process

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 16, 2024
Sine Die Adjournment	May 15, 2024
Committe Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	None
Carryover from Previous Session	Yes (2023 – 2024)
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	15 days, Sundays excepted
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	20 days, Sundays excepted
Veto Override	3/4 for appropriations bills; 2/3 for all others
Legislation Effective Date	90 days after enactment