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How does
Alaska
Perform on Health Opportunity and Equity?

This graphic illustrates how each state compares to other states across various factors that influence health

HEALTH OUTCOMES
10th
Domain score:
79
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS
32nd
Domain score:
62
COMMUNITY & SAFETY FACTORS
40th
Domain score:
32
PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
43rd
Domain score:
74
ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE
30th
Domain score:
55
Key State Highlights.
Although Alaska experiences some of the better health outcomes in the nation, the state experiences socioeconomic, safety and environmental challenges.
  • Alaska faces a host of challenges, including a smaller percent of the population living in areas with low crime than in the U.S. overall, and a smaller percent of people with quality housing, health insurance coverage and access to a dedicated health care provider than in the U.S. overall.
  • American Indian/Alaska Native populations suffer the greatest inequities in the state, having the poorest outcomes across most measures, including premature mortality, health insurance coverage, and access to psychiatric care. They are also least likely to have a livable income, post-secondary education, youth in school or working, quality housing, or live in areas with food security.
  • While Alaska generally has the lowest rate of low birth weight infants in the nation (6.3%), Black infants have the highest rate within the state (11.2%).
  • Black adults in Alaska are least likely to own a home and are among the least likely to live in areas with low rates of crime.
Adult Health Status
Child Health Status
Infant Mortality
Low Birthweight
Premature Mortality
Affordable Housing
Employment
Livable Income
Post-Secondary Education
Youth in School or Working
Low Homicide
Low Physical Assault
Low Robbery
Low Sexual Assault
Food Security
Home Ownership
Housing Quality
Low Liquor Store Density
Access to Primary Care
Access to Psychiatric Care
Affordable Health Care
Dedicated Healthcare Provider
Health Insurance Coverage
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Youth in School or Working
83%
of young people are in school or working
100%
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
15,203
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Youth in School or Working

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100%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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Post-Secondary Education
65%
of adults have post-secondary education
83%
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
87,274
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Post-Secondary Education

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Hope Goal
83%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
AK
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Premature Mortality
451.9
deaths per 100,000 adults age 25-64
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
1,255
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Premature Mortality

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241
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AK
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Low Sexual Assault
42%
of people live in counties with low sexual assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
416,713
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Sexual Assault

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100%
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20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AK
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Low Robbery
46%
of people live in counties with low robbery rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
381,126
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Robbery

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100%
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40%
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80%
100%
AK
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Low Physical Assault
49%
of people live in counties with low physical assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
366,378
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Physical Assault

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100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AK
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Low Homicide
55%
of people live in counties with low murder rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
432,335
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Homicide

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100%
0%
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60%
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100%
AK
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Low Liquor Store Density
99%
of people are living in counties with low liquor store density
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
6,974
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Liquor Store Density

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Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AK
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Livable Income
71%
of adults live in households with livable income
88%
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
84,269
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Livable Income

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Hope Goal
88%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
AK
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Low Birthweight
6%
of infants are born with low birth weight
5%
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
127
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Birthweight

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Hope Goal
5%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
AK
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Health Insurance Coverage
86%
of people under age 65 have health insurance coverage
98%
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
77,791
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Health Insurance Coverage

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Hope Goal
98%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
AK
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Infant Mortality
5.7
infant deaths per 1,000 live births
2.5
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
31
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Infant Mortality

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Hope Goal
2.5
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
AK
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Housing Quality
81%
of households have good housing quality
92%
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
26,366
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Housing Quality

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Hope Goal
92%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
AK
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Home Ownership
68%
of households live in a home they own
81%
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
32,232
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Home Ownership

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Hope Goal
81%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AK
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Food Security
86%
of people with food security
97%
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
80,004
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Food Security

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97%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
AK
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Employment
93%
of people in the labor force are employed
99%
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
23,705
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Employment

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Hope Goal
99%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
AK
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Dedicated Healthcare Provider
73%
of adults have a usual source of care
92%
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
90,108
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Dedicated Healthcare Provider

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Hope Goal
96%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
AK
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Child Health Status
94%
of children in very good or excellent health
98%
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Child Health Status

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Adult Health Status
54%
of U.S. adults are in very good or excellent health
73%
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
89,982
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Adult Health Status

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Hope Goal
73%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
AK
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Affordable Housing
68%
of households with affordable housing
87%
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
33,415
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Housing

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Hope Goal
87%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
AK
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Affordable Health Care
88%
of adults with affordable health care
96%
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
34,623
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Health Care

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Hope Goal
97%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
AK
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Access to Psychiatric Care
77%
of people live in counties with access to psychiatric care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
165,469
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Psychiatric Care

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100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
AK
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Access to Primary Care
95%
of people live in counties with access to primary care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
40,383
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Alaska
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Primary Care

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100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
AK
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Health Outcomes
Adult Health Status
Child Health Status
Infant Mortality
Low Birthweight
Premature Mortality
Social & Economic Factors
Affordable Housing
Employment
Livable Income
Post-Secondary Education
Youth in School or Working
Community & Safety Factors
Low Homicide
Low Physical Assault
Low Poverty Concentration
Low Robery
Low Sexual Assault
Physical Environment
Food Security
Home Ownership
Housing Quality
Low Liquor Store Density
Access to Health Care
Access to Primary Care
Access to Psychiatric Care
Affordable Health Care
Dedicated Health Care Provider
Adult Health Status
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