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As of 2005, Alaska has an estimated population of 663,661, which is an increase of 5,906, or 0.9%, from the prior year and an increase of 36,730, or 5.9%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 36,590 people (53,132 births minus 16,542 deaths), and an increase due to net migration of 1,181 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 5,800 people, and migration within the country produced a net loss of 4,619 people. More than half of the state's population lives in Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks, with two-fifths in Anchorage alone. As of 1 January 2012 Alaska had a population of 731,449 With a population of 710,231, according to the 2010 U.S. census,〔U.S. Census Bureau. (2001-04-02). ("Census 2000 PHC-T-2. Ranking Tables for States: 1990 and 2000. Table 1. States Ranked by Population: 2000." ) U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.〕 Alaska is the 47th most populous and least densely populated state. For purposes of the federal census, the state is divided into artificial divisions defined geographically by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. The center of population of Alaska is located approximately east of Anchorage at 61.288254 N. latitude, -148.716968 W. longitude.〔U.S. Census Bureau. (ca. 2002). ("Population and Population Centers by State: 2000." ) (Centers of Population for Census 2000 ). U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.〕 In 2006, Alaska had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 24% of Alaskan adults smoking.〔(CDC's STATE System - State Comparison Report Cigarette Use (Adults) – BRFSS ) for 2006, lists Alaska as having 24.2% smokers. The national average is 20.8% according to (Cigarette Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2006 ) article in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.〕 ==Race and ancestry== According to the 2010 United States census, the racial composition of Alaska was the following:〔http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table〕 * White: 66.7% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 64.1%) * Black 3.6% * Asian 5.4% ( Hmong, 0.3% Chinese, 0.2% Laotian, 0.2% Japanese, 0.1% Indian, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Thai) * American Indian or Alaskan Native 14.8% * Pacific Islander: 1.0% (0.7% Samoan, 0.1% Hawaiian, 0.1% Tongan) * Two or more races: 7.3% *Other races: 1.7 Ethnically, the population was 5.5% of Hispanic or Latino (of any race) origin and 94.5% of Non-Hispanic and Latino (of any race) origin. The largest ancestry groups (which the Census defines as not including racial terms) in the state are:〔http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_DP02&prodType=table〕 * 18.3% German * 11.0% Irish * 8.5% English * 6.5% Norwegian * 3.8% French * 3.7% Native American * 3.3% Italian * 3.0% Mexican * 2.9% Scottish * 2.7% Polish * 2.5% Swedish * 1.9% Dutch * 1.4% Russian The vast and sparsely populated regions of northern and western Alaska are primarily inhabited by Alaska Natives, who are also numerous in the southeast. Anchorage, Fairbanks, and other parts of south-central and southeast Alaska have many White Americans of northern and western European ancestry. The Wrangell-Petersburg area has many residents of Scandinavian ancestry and the Aleutian Islands contain a large Filipino population. The vast majority of the state's African American population lives in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Also, Alaska has the largest percentage of American Indians of any state. Some of the Alaska Natives absorbed the small 1700s Russian-era settlement. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Demographics of Alaska」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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