Adelyn Baxter,a reporter with Alaska Public Media, discusses the results of the 2020 Census on the set of Alaska Insight on Sep 15, 2021. The results of the 2020 U.S. Census paint a picture of ...

A magnitude 7 earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Alaska’s working-age population peaked 10 years ago, and the rate of loss since then has been nearly the highest among all U.S. states, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce ...

Alaska ranked No. 1 with the highest proportion of Alaska Native and American Indian residents per capita among U.S. states, according to 2020 U.S. Census Bureau data. Across America, multiple racial ...

Alaska’s share of youth has shrunk and its retirement-age population has grown sharply, opposing factors that are reducing the state’s workforce and complicating the pandemic-related labor shortage, ...

Correction: The original version of this article stated that Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are forecast to continue growing in population. Anchorage and the Mat-Su are grouped together ...

Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. Near the iced-over Bering Sea, ...

Alaska’s population is set to significantly decline by 2050, according to a new forecast from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The department publishes population forecasts ...