Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Texas instead of Alaska, you would:
Health
be 15.4% more likely to be obese
In Alaska, 31.9% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Texas, that number is 36.8% of people as of 2022.
be 54.0% more likely to have diabetes
In Alaska, 8.7% of adults have diabetes as of 2022. In Texas, that number is 13.4% as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Alaska, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Texas, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
be 27.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Alaska, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Texas, however, that number is 12.6% as of 2023.
Safety
be 45.9% 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 Texas, that number is 391 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 15.3% more likely to be a victim of property crime
Alaska has a property crime rate of 1,868 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Texas, that number is 2,153 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 21.9% less for a home
The median home value in Alaska is $333,300 as of 2023, compared to $260,400 in Texas as of 2023.
earn 14.6% less money
The median household income in Alaska is $89,336 as of 2023, while in Texas, it is $76,292 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 12.5% less likely to smoke
In Alaska, 16.8% of adults smoke as of 2022. In Texas, that number is 14.7% as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Alaska, 3.0% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Texas, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
commute 7.2 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Alaska takes 19.5 minutes as of 2023. In Texas, it takes 26.7 minutes as of 2023.
be 49.5% more likely to be uninsured
In Alaska, 10.7% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Texas, that number is 16.0% as of 2023.
be 23.1% more likely to be physically inactive
In Alaska, 22.5% of adults are physically inactive as of 2022. In Texas, that number is 27.7% as of 2022.
live in an area that is 90.6 times more densely populated
Alaska has a population density of 0.5 people per sq km as of 2023. In Texas, that number is 45.3 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 20.8% more likely to be food insecure
In Alaska, 10.6% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Texas, that number is 12.8% as of 2021.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), OECD Regional Demography (2023), Feeding America (2021). How we calculate this
