Alaska's Birth Rate: 2020 Data and National Ranking

According to the CDC's 2020 natality data, Alaska's crude birth rate was 702 births per 100,000 population (or ~11.0 per 1,000).

• National Rank: #8 out of 50 states.
• Total Births (2020): ~9,800.
• Population (2020): ~731,000.
• Fertility Rate: ~1.8–1.9 children per woman (above US avg ~1.6).

Context

• Alaska has a younger median age (~35) than the US (~38.5).
• High Native Alaskan fertility contributes.
• Rate has declined slowly (like national trend) from ~14/1000 in 2007.

For latest figures, see CDC WONDER or Alaska Division of Public Health annual reports.