Religion

According to statistics collected by the Association of Religion Data Archives from 2010, about 34% of Alaska residents were members of religious congregations. 100,960 people identified as Evangelical Protestants, 50,866 as Roman Catholic, and 32,550 as mainline Protestants.^[52] Roughly 4% are Mormon, 0.5% are Jewish, 1% are Muslim, 0.5% are Buddhist, and 0.5% are Hindu.^[53] The largest religious denominations in Alaska as of 2010 were the Catholic Church with 50,866 adherents, non-denominational Evangelical Protestants with 38,070 adherents, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with 32,170 adherents, and the Southern Baptist Convention with 19,891 adherents.^[54] Alaska has been identified, along with Pacific Northwest states Washington and Oregon, as being the least religious states of the USA, in terms of church membership.^[55][56]
In 1795, the First Russian Orthodox Church was established in Kodiak. Intermarriage with Alaskan Natives helped the Russian immigrants integrate into society. As a result, an increasing number of Russian Orthodox churches gradually became established within Alaska.^[57] Alaska also has the largest Quaker population (by percentage) of any state.^[58] In 2009 there were 6,000 Jews in Alaska (for whom observance of halakha may pose special problems).^[59] Alaskan Hindus often share venues and celebrations with members of other Asian religious communities, including Sikhs and Jains.^[60][61][62]
Estimates for the number of Muslims in Alaska range from 2,000 to 5,000.^[63][64][65] The Islamic Community Center of Anchorage began efforts in the late 1990s to construct a mosque in Anchorage. They broke ground on a building in south Anchorage in 2010 and were nearing completion in late 2014. When completed, the mosque will be the first in the state and one of the northernmost mosques in the world.^[66]

Religious affiliation in Alaska (2014)^[67]

Affiliation	% of population
Christian	62
Protestant	37
Evangelical Protestant	22
Mainline Protestant	12
Black church	3
Catholic	16
Mormon	5
Jehovah's Witnesses	0.5
Eastern Orthodox	5
Other Christian	0.5
Unaffiliated	31
Nothing in particular	20
Agnostic	6
Atheist	5
Non-Christian faiths	6
Jewish	0.5
Muslim	0.5
Buddhist	1
Hindu	0.5
Other Non-Christian faiths	4
Don't know/refused answer	1
Total	100

Economy

Main article: Economy of Alaska

See also: Alaska locations by per capita income

Aerial view of infrastructure at the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field.

The 2007 gross state product was $44.9 billion, 45th in the nation. Its per capita personal income for 2007 was $40,042, ranking 15th in the nation. According to a 2013 study by Phoenix Marketing International, Alaska had the fifth-largest number of millionaires per capita in the United States, with a ratio of 6.75 percent.^[68] The oil and gas industry dominates the Alaskan economy, with more than 80% of the state's revenues derived from petroleum extraction. Alaska's main export product (excluding oil and natural gas) is seafood, primarily salmon, cod, Pollock and crab.
Agriculture represents a very small fraction of the Alaskan economy. Agricultural production is primarily for consumption within the state and includes nursery stock, dairy products, vegetables, and livestock. Manufacturing is limited, with most foodstuffs and general goods imported from elsewhere.
Employment is primarily in government and industries such as natural resource extraction, shipping, and transportation. Military bases are a significant component of the economy in the Fairbanks North Star, Anchorage and Kodiak Island boroughs, as well as Kodiak. Federal subsidies are also an important part of the economy, allowing the state to keep taxes low. Its industrial outputs are crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, gold, precious metals, zinc and other mining, seafood processing, timber and wood products. There is also a growing service and tourism sector. Tourists have contributed to the economy by supporting local lodging.