New Jersey vs. Alaska: Population Density Comparison

New Jersey is dramatically denser.

• New Jersey: 1,263 people/sq mi (2022 estimate) — most dense U.S. state
• Alaska: 1.3 people/sq mi — least dense U.S. state

Ratio: ~1,000:1. New Jersey packs 9.3 million people into 8,722 sq mi. Alaska spreads 733,000 across 665,384 sq mi. You could fit 76 New Jerseys in Alaska's land area.

The contrast reflects geography: NJ is a suburban corridor between NYC and Philadelphia; Alaska is Arctic/subarctic wilderness with population clustered in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.