Health Departments in Alaska

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There are 32 Health Departments in Alaska, serving a population of 738,565 people in an area of 570,488 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 23,080 people, and 1 Health Department per 17,827 square miles.

The state of Alaska is ranked 12th in Health Departments per capita, and 55th in Health Departments per square mile.

Alaska Health Statistics

Find Alaska Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Alaska Population of People With Disabilities

	Alaska	United States
People With Disabilities	85,895 (12.0%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	39,576 (11.3%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	46,319 (12.7%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Alaska Population by Disability Type

	Alaska	United States
Hearing Difficulty	32,428 (4.5%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	17,152 (2.4%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	30,196 (4.6%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	38,460 (5.8%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	14,588 (2.2%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	25,072 (4.7%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Alaska Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Alaska	United States
Public Health Insurance	221,460 (31.0%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	83,719 (11.7%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	140,351 (19.7%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	29,197 (4.1%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Alaska Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Alaska	United States
Private Health Insurance	467,898 (65.5%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	382,879 (53.6%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	55,852 (7.8%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	70,882 (9.9%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)