County Commons · Alaska
Alaska: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 30 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
740,133 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.0% since 2020) · 30 counties
The state's money — Alaska state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $11.9 billion and spent $11.8 billion · $15,883 per resident. It owed $5.6 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$29.33 · $3.4 billion
Education$23.41 · $2.7 billion
Other and unallocable$12.85 · $1.5 billion
Highways$12.64 · $1.5 billion
Governmental administration$6.85 · $797.8 million
Natural resources$4.20 · $489.4 million
Correction$3.98 · $463.8 million
Health$2.73 · $317.6 million
Police protection$2.13 · $248 million
Interest on general debt$1.38 · $160.4 million
Hospitals$0.38 · $44.7 million
Parks and recreation$0.12 · $14.5 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $11.7 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$3.3 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$2.3 billion
Corporate income tax$444.2 million
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$292.3 million
Property tax (state share)$129 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$109.4 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$5.3 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$733.9 million
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$2.5 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$1.2 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.