Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Delaware instead of Alaska, you would:
Health
be 20.4% more likely to be obese
In Alaska, 31.9% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Delaware, that number is 38.4% of people as of 2022.
be 29.9% more likely to have diabetes
In Alaska, 8.7% of adults have diabetes as of 2022. In Delaware, that number is 11.3% as of 2022.
Safety
be 48.8% less likely to be a victim of violent crime
Alaska has a violent crime rate of 722 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Delaware, that number is 370 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 45.8% less likely to be uninsured
In Alaska, 10.7% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Delaware, that number is 5.8% as of 2023.
be 11.3% less likely to smoke
In Alaska, 16.8% of adults smoke as of 2022. In Delaware, that number is 14.9% as of 2022.
live among residents who are 5.9 years older on average
The median age in Alaska is 35.6 years as of 2023. In Delaware, the median age is 41.5 years as of 2023.
be 14.0% more likely to have a bachelor's degree
In Alaska, 20.7% of the population holds a bachelor's degree or higher as of 2023. In Delaware, that number is 23.6% as of 2023.
be 53.3% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Alaska, 3.0% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Delaware, that number is 4.6% as of 2023.
be 11.3% less likely to be food insecure
In Alaska, 10.6% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Delaware, that number is 9.4% as of 2021.
commute 6.6 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Alaska takes 19.5 minutes as of 2023. In Delaware, it takes 26.1 minutes as of 2023.
live in an area that is 409.6 times more densely populated
Alaska has a population density of 0.5 people per sq km as of 2023. In Delaware, that number is 204.8 people per sq km as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
