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Anchorage, AK MSA Population
and Components of Change
(2005 MSA Definition)

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 132,894-- ----
1971 141,9006.89,006 ----
1972 151,0006.49,100 ----
1973 155,7003.14,700 ----
1974 161,4003.75,700 ----
1975 175,2008.613,800 ----
1976 186,1006.210,900 ----
1977 189,7001.93,600 ----
1978 194,0002.34,300 ----
1979 195,0000.51,000 ----
1980 192,247-1.4-2,753 ----
1981 199,8313.97,584 5,623855--
1982 216,8618.517,030 4,985692--
1983 237,3099.420,448 5,519739--
1984 252,2656.314,956 5,945811--
1985 264,1284.711,863 6,243847--
1986 270,0742.35,946 6,123879--
1987 265,211-1.8-4,863 5,720878--
1988 263,645-0.6-1,566 5,359852--
1989 263,9580.1313 5,248855--
1990 266,0210.82,063 4,003652--
1991 277,4074.311,386 7,0091,2276364,662
1992 290,3074.712,900 5,6869754836,471
1993 296,5142.16,207 5,5491,129627175
1994 300,1881.23,674 5,4181,094500-1,868
1995 301,8780.61,690 5,3121,167598-3,530
1996 302,6060.2728 4,9721,255609-3,786
1997 306,4801.33,874 4,8201,134693-1,000
1998 312,8952.16,415 4,7951,1966591,748
1999 317,1721.44,277 4,7841,16062577
2000 319,6050.82,433 ----
2001 325,7281.96,123 6,2131,7709031,060
2002 332,5592.16,831 4,9561,594883,558
2003 338,9901.96,431 5,0041,535-9534,106
2004 345,9292.06,939 5,4311,4601,1982,060
2005 351,6391.75,710 5,3611,6034471,764
2006 359,4602.27,821 5,6621,5258472,990
2007 362,3400.82,880 5,9731,656418-1,829
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. The MSAs are based on the 2005 MSA (CBSA) definition.

 
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