More than half of Alaskans born within the state have moved away, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
More than half of Alaskans born within the state have moved away, according toA state’s ability to retain native-born residents is an indicator of its economic health and attractiveness, and Alaskaof the analysis conducted by University of North Florida professor Madeline Zavodny and two experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Using data from the Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey, they found Alaska retained 48.7% of those born inside its borders, ahead of only Wyoming and North Dakota . At the opposite end of the scale, Texas retained about 82% of its native-born residents, followed by North Carolina, Georgia, California and Utah.
The study noted that the five “stickiest” states — those able to keep their residents — each had above-average job growth between 2010 and 2019, and four of the top five states had below-average levels of taxation.in Alaska, where the number of people moving out of the state has exceeded the number of new residents for 10 consecutive years.
A long-term study conducted by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development found that in 2021,The Department of Labor’s next scheduled population and migration estimates are due to be released in January., an independent, nonpartisan news organization that covers Alaska state government.
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