Compare Alaska to:

	AK #	AK %	US #	US %
Demographics and the Economy
Total Population	659,200	-	300,544,200	-
Population Living in Poverty	77,600	11.8	54,942,500	18.3	% of total population
Median Annual Income	$63,217	-	$51,233	-
Participants in Food Stamp Program, June 2010	81,102	-	41,275,411	-
Unemployment Rate, July 2010	28	7.7	14,599	9.5
Health Costs & Budgets
Health Spending per Capita	$6,450	-	$5,283	-	by state of residence
Avg. Employee Contribution for Family Premium	-	29	-	27	% of total premium
Health Coverage
Uninsured Population	128,100	19.4	46,339,500	15.4	% of total population
Uninsured Children	25,600	13.2	8,076,400	10.3	% of children
Medicaid Enrollment	-	18	-	19	% of total population
Medicare Enrollment	-	9	-	15	% of total population
Monthly CHIP Enrollment, June 2009	8,721	-	4,966,030	-
Health Status
Infant Mortality Rate	6.5	-	6.8	-	per 1,000 live births
Teen Death Rate	100	-	62	-	per 100,000 population
AIDS Diagnosis Rate	3.2	-	12.3	-	per 100,000 population
Overweight or Obese Children	-	33.9	-	31.6	% of children
Adults who Visited the Dentist/Clinic	-	66.3	-	71.3	% of adults
Adults with Disabilities	-	12.0	-	12.1	% of adults

Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population, 2007-2008

Alaska
659,200

• 52.0% Employer 52.3% •

• 4.2% Individual 4.7% •

• 11.9% Medicaid 14.1% •

• 6.8% Medicare 12.4% •

• 5.6% Other Public 1.2% •

• 19.4% Uninsured 15.4% •

United States
300,544,200

Contact

Executive Office

Governor: Sean Parnell (R)
Head of Health Department: Bill Hogan, Acting Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services

Senators Names and Party Affiliation: Sen. Mark Begich (D), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R)
Representatives Number and Affiliation: 1 (R-At Large)

Medicaid Website
Medicaid Director: Mr. Jerry Fuller, Medicaid Director, Department of Health Social Services
Department of Insurance Website