In 2021, Alaska just barely broke its four-year streak of population loss, but the gain could be short-lived:
Homes in a subdivision in Southwest Anchorage photographed on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.
of population declines. But as of July 1, 2021, Alaska had 734,323 residents, up 745 from the same date the year before.to Eielson Air Force Base — which brought about 1,000 new residents to the Fairbanks area — the decline may have continued. State demographer David Howell said it remains to be seen whether the 2021 increase marks a turning point for the state’s population growth, or if the state will return to its long-term decline.
The estimate released Thursday may be revised in future years, as have prior annual estimates, but Howell said he expects the revisions to keep a small gain.
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