From The American Presidency Project — Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Providing for the Alaska Purchase Centennial, 1967: The purchase of Alaska was the largest acquisition of land since the Louisiana Purchase. It was the last great land area that the United States was to acquire. When the Stars and Stripes were unfurled over what is now Sitka, Alaska, on October 18, 1867, the destiny of the North American Continent was permanently altered.

From The American Presidency Project — Proclamation 5143—Alaska Statehood Day, 1984: In recognition of the importance of Alaska's people and its scenic and natural resources to the United States and in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the admission of Alaska into the Union, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 42, has authorized and requested the President to proclaim January 3, 1984, as "Alaska Statehood Day."

From the Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography – Alaska – History: The formal boundary between the southeastern portion of Alaska and Canada was settled by treaty in 1903. Alaska Territory was organized on August 24, 1912.

Alaska was not enumerated in the 1870 Census even though the area was part of the United States. Census data for Alaska are available beginning with the 1880 Census.

Data for the state of Alaska are available beginning with the 1960 census.

Key Stats

From Census.gov / Data:

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From data.census.gov:

Profile, Alaska

Note: The profile above is cropped at the top and bottom. Click on the image for the full profile.

Source: Selected Monthly State Tax Collections

Monthly Comparisons for Selected State Tax Collections, click on Alaska in map

Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates

Table DP05, ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates, United States and Alaska

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division (Annual Estimates of the Resident Population)

Source: 2018 - 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)

Table AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018 - 2021, showing manufacturing in Alaska

Source: 1978-2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2021, for Alaska [NEW LINK]

Source: 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP)

Source: 2020 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program

Table AB2000CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race and Veteran Status for the U.S., States and Metro Areas: 2020, showing Alaska

Source: 2020 Nonemployer Statistics (NES)

Table NS2000NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics by Legal Form of Organization and Receipts Size Class for the U.S., States and Selected Geographies: 2020, showing all two-digit NAICS codes for Alaska

Source: Business Formation Statistics (BFS)

Interactive visualizations: Business Formation Statistics (BFS), U.S. Total and By State

Note: Click on the image above to go to the Business Formation Statistics data page. For the Alaska graphic, scroll down to “Interactive Graphs.” Click on the icon for “Monthly Business Applications by State (BA)” and select “Alaska” in the upper-right drop-down area.

From Census Business Builder (CBB):

From Business and Economy > International Trade Data:

Note: After you create an account, you can choose between State Export Data (Origin of Movement) or State Import Data (State of Destination) by Harmonized System (HS) or NAICS. More information is available in the Quick Start Guide.

Source: Monthly State Retail Sales

Interactive visualization: Monthly State Retail Sales (Hover and click on Alaska.)

From the State Data Center (SDC) Program:

Alaska

From Census.gov / History:

From the Library / America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers:

From the Statistics in Schools (SIS) program:

State Facts for Students, select Alaska

Note: The Alaska page is cropped on the bottom. Click on the image above to go to the “State Facts for Students” main page. Select “Alaska” from the drop-down list or click “AK” on the map for the full page for Alaska.

Source: 2017 Economic Census