The population of Alaska is alarming not only because of its size, but also because of the amount of land within the state’s border. The diagrams above demonstrate the severity of this lack of population by comparing it with other states population density and size. The box size represents the overall square mileage of the state, while the red dots represent the population density. In addition, large cities from each of these states have been mapped to demonstrate the variance between Juneau, a large Alaskan city, and large cities elsewhere in the nation.