Alaska

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Total Foreign Born
2000 2006 Number Change Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 37,170 47,066 9,896 26.6%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Year
Total Foreign Born 2006 47,066
Entered 2000 or Later 13,365
Entered 1990-1999 13,554
Entered 1989 or Earlier 20,147

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Total Foreign Born by Place of Birth
2000 2006 Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 37,170 47,066 26.6%
Total Foreign Born Europe 2000 7,425 8,920 20.1%
Total Foreign Born Asia 2000 18,826 22,590 20%
Total Foreign Born Caribbean 2000 1,497 1,923 28.5%
Total Foreign Born Mexico 2000 2,743 6,301 129.7%
Total Foreign Born Other Central America 2000 1,147 1,531 33.5%
Total Foreign Born South America 2000 1,271 829 -34.8%
Total Foreign Born Other Areas 2000 4,261 4,972 16.7%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Citizenship status
2000 2006
Total Foreign Born 37,170 47,066
Foreign Born Naturalized 20,011 22,414
Foreign Born Not a Citizen 17,159 24,652

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Components of Change
2000 Population 77,481
2006 Population 80,187
Population Change 2,706
Percent Change 3.5%
International Migration 2000-2006 613
International Migration as Percent of Total Change 22.7%

Source: 2000 Census

Racial and Ethnic Breakdown
2000 2006 Percent
Population 626,932 670,053 -
White, Non-Latino (NL) 423,788 443,944 66.3%
Black NL 21,073 20,419 3%
Latino 25,852 37,498 5.6%
American Indian/ Alaskan Native NL 96,505 86,688 12.9%
Asian NL 24,741 29,622 4.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander NL 3,181 3,526 0.5%
Other NL 31,792 48,356 7.2%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Language Spoken at Home
2000 2006
Total Population over 5 579,740 622,572
Speaks English Well or Better 568,875 606,985
Speaks English Not Well or Not At All 10,865 15,587
Percent Who Speak English Not Well or Not At All 1.9% 2.5%
% Change From 2000-2006 43.5%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

The following data is only available at the state-level:

Number of Immigrants Who Were Granted Legal Resident Status
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Admitted Legal Resident Status 12,960 1,554

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Time Period: 1997-2006

Number of Immigrants Naturalized
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Naturalized 7,987 831

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Period: 1997-2006

Number of Refugee Arrival
2003 2004 2005 2006 Total State Rank Percent of Total in U.S.
Refugee Arrival 28 42 71 25 166 44 0%

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Period: 2003-2006

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