Alaska
State Government
Governor
Mike Dunleavy (R)
State Senate
9
Democrats,
11
Republicans
State House
13
Democrats,
22
Republicans
Alaska
Economic well-being - Alaska
Extreme poverty rate
10%
Food insecurity
10%
Minimum wage
$13
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
11%
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
20%
Poverty rate
10.2%
Unemployment rate
4.7%
January 28, 2019
Alaska schools pay a price for the nation’s slowest internet, but change is coming
November 19, 2018
Alaska Native students pursue STEM, with great success
February 24, 2016
Alaska Public Media, February 24, 2016: Public assistance to drop for 5,348 low-income seniors
February 26, 2012
Anchorage Daily News, February 26, 2012: Settlement gives struggling students a shot at success
"Children from low-income areas arrive at kindergarten as much as two years behind their more privileged peers. In our most challenged schools, 100 percent of students are from economically disadvantaged families. Those children need schooling as 4-year-olds to get even at the starting line by 5."