State Profile

Alaska

Population (2024): 700,500 thousand

On measures of emergency preparedness and population health, Alaska generally trails other states. The state placed in the low performance tier for public health emergency preparedness in TFAH’s 2025 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide are higher than the average for other states. Based on 2024 data, its rates of obesity and related conditions indicate a mixed picture, with the percentage of adults with obesity as well as hypertension being even with the U.S. median. While state rates of state residents with diabetes are lower than the U.S. median.