Alaska PFD 2010: There Was No Payout That Year

Short answer: There was no Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) paid in 2010.

The PFD program began in 1982 (first checks mailed 1983), not 1977. Annual payouts have occurred every year since — except 2010, when the legislature suspended the dividend due to budget deficits triggered by the 2008 financial crisis and low oil prices.

Recent PFD amounts:

• 2022: $3,284 (includes energy relief)
• 2021: $1,114
• 2020: $992
• 2019: $1,606
• 2018: $1,600
• 2017: $1,100
• 2016: $1,022
• 2015: $2,072
• 2014: $1,884
• 2013: $900
• 2012: $878
• 2011: $1,174
• 2010: $0 (suspended)

Eligibility requires: 1) Alaska residency for full calendar year, 2) Intent to remain, 3) No disqualifying absences/convictions. Apply annually by March 31 at pfd.alaska.gov.

2010 remains the only year without a dividend since the program's modern inception.