Is Alaska gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 4,149 more people left Alaska for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
25,599
people
Moved out
29,748
people
Net change
−4,149 people
In households (tax returns): 14,629 in, 16,018 out, −1,389 net

Where are people moving to Alaska from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Texas2,433
  2. California2,248
  3. Washington2,203
  4. Florida1,502
  5. Colorado1,054
  6. Arizona1,032

Where are people from Alaska moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Texas2,738
  2. Washington2,642
  3. Florida1,916
  4. California1,903
  5. Arizona1,630
  6. Colorado1,237
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving Alaska went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: California (+345 people). Biggest net loss: Arizona (−598).

Is this new?

Alaska has lost households from moves in every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−1,38922–23†††
Net migration of Alaska (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−3,309
2014–15 †−1,240
2015–16−2,537
2016–17 †−6,518
2017–18−4,079
2018–19−3,156
2019–20−2,805
2020–21−1,741
2021–22−2,175
2022–23 †−1,389

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$63.3k avg
Leaving households$70.9k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within Alaska
10,864 people
Arrived from abroad
1,022 people
Left for abroad
865 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Alaska counties are gaining?

Wrangell City and Borough: −38 peopleKusilvak Census Area: −161 peopleBristol Bay Borough: withheld by the IRSHoonah-Angoon Census Area: −14 peoplePetersburg Borough: −2 peopleNorthwest Arctic Borough: −48 peopleHaines Borough: +19 peopleAleutians East Borough: −81 peopleKodiak Island Borough: −216 peopleLake and Peninsula Borough: withheld by the IRSYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: −99 peopleSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: −31 peoplePrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: +24 peopleSitka City and Borough: −27 peopleNorth Slope Borough: −179 peopleBethel Census Area: −275 peopleFairbanks North Star Borough: −1,450 peopleDillingham Census Area: −125 peopleKetchikan Gateway Borough: −39 peopleYakutat City and Borough: withheld by the IRSJuneau City and Borough: −272 peopleDenali Borough: −2 peopleMatanuska-Susitna Borough: +959 peopleAnchorage Municipality: −2,431 peopleAleutians West Census Area: +24 peopleKenai Peninsula Borough: +282 peopleNome Census Area: −81 peopleSkagway Municipality: −13 peopleChugach Census Area: −84 peopleCopper River Census Area: +66 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Matanuska-Susitna Borough+959
  2. Kenai Peninsula Borough+282
  3. Copper River Census Area+66
  4. Aleutians West Census Area+24
  5. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area+24
  6. Haines Borough+19

Losing most

  1. Anchorage Municipality−2,431
  2. Fairbanks North Star Borough−1,450
  3. Bethel Census Area−275
  4. Juneau City and Borough−272
  5. Kodiak Island Borough−216
  6. North Slope Borough−179

Every state, in full

Moves between Alaska and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Texas2,433 in2,738 out−305$69.2k$77.7k
California2,248 in1,903 out+345$63.3k$62.2k
Washington2,203 in2,642 out−439$69.7k$76.7k
Florida1,502 in1,916 out−414$56.4k$76.0k
Colorado1,054 in1,237 out−183$69.1k$68.7k
Arizona1,032 in1,630 out−598$69.4k$74.5k
Oregon967 in1,200 out−233$63.0k$69.1k
North Carolina903 in1,037 out−134$59.4k$66.5k
Virginia823 in884 out−61$63.7k$76.2k
Georgia798 in1,044 out−246$54.1k$62.4k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in Alaska

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is Alaska gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/alaska. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to Alaska in 2022–23?

25,599 people moved to Alaska from other states, and 29,748 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Alaska come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Texas (2,433 people), California (2,248 people), Washington (2,203 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.