Alaska (AK)

Capital: Juneau

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2020	731,158
Population 2019	731,545
Population 2018	737,438
Population 2017	739,786
Population 2016	741,504
Below Poverty 2019	10.1
Below Poverty 2018	13.1
Below Poverty 2017	11.1
Below Poverty 2016	9.9
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 2020	11.6
Unemployed 2019	6.1
Unemployed 2018	6.6
Unemployed 2017	7
Unemployed 2016	6.9
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 1,917

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.

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

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 17, 2023
Sine Die Adjournment	May 17, 2023
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