# Alaska in the Data: 22 US Datasets Ranked by State | InstaMaps > How Alaska ranks among the states on wind turbines, coal plants, tornadoes, Superfund sites, prisons, gun dealers and more. Maps to embed, CSVs and sources, free to cite. Source: https://get-instamaps.com/data/alaska [InstaMaps](/) [Store locator](/store-locator)[All tools](/tools)[Blog](/blog)[ Get Started Free ](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=toolheader) [← Data room: every dataset](/data) # Alaska in the data Alaska in 22 US datasets from named public sources, ranked against the other states by count and per person. Every row links to Alaska's own map, which you can embed, and a CSV. ## Key takeaways: Alaska * Alaska has more Air Force bases than any other state: 22, or 10.4% of the US total. * Alaska has the most military bases per person in the US: 29, or 3.92 per 100,000 residents. * Alaska has the most heliports per person in the US: 57, or 7.7 per 100,000 residents. * Alaska has the most closed Joann stores per person in the US: 5, or 0.68 per 100,000 residents. * Alaska ranks #2 in the US for Navy bases per person, with 3. * Alaska ranks #3 in the US for coal plants still running per person, with 5. [#1by count: Air Force bases22 in Alaska, 10.4% of the US](/rankings/air-force-bases/alaska)[#1per person: military bases29 in Alaska, 3.8% of the US](/rankings/military-bases/alaska)[#1per person: heliports57 in Alaska, 1% of the US](/rankings/heliports/alaska)[#1per person: closed Joann stores5 in Alaska, 0.6% of the US](/rankings/joann-closed/alaska)[#2per person: Navy bases3 in Alaska, 1.6% of the US](/rankings/navy-bases/alaska)[#3per person: coal plants still running5 in Alaska, 2.4% of the US](/rankings/coal-plants/alaska) | Dataset | AK | Share of US | Rank | Per person | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ----------- | ---- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | [Air Force bases](/rankings/air-force-bases/alaska)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 22 | 10.4% | #1 | #1 | [CSV](/downloads/air-force-bases/alaska.csv) | | [Military bases](/rankings/military-bases/alaska)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 29 | 3.8% | #7 | #1 | [CSV](/downloads/military-bases/alaska.csv) | | [Heliports](/rankings/heliports/alaska)FAA airport data, 2026 | 57 | 1% | #32 | #1 | [CSV](/downloads/heliports/alaska.csv) | | [Closed Joann stores](/rankings/joann-closed/alaska)AllThePlaces, January 2025 (before the closures) | 5 | 0.6% | #37 | #1 | [CSV](/downloads/joann-closed/alaska.csv) | | [Navy bases](/rankings/navy-bases/alaska)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 3 | 1.6% | #13 | #2 | [CSV](/downloads/navy-bases/alaska.csv) | | [Coal plants still running](/rankings/coal-plants/alaska)EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, August 2026 | 5 | 2.4% | #15 | #3 | [CSV](/downloads/coal-plants/alaska.csv) | | [Army bases](/rankings/army-bases/alaska)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 4 | 1.2% | #32 | #3 | [CSV](/downloads/army-bases/alaska.csv) | | [Licensed gun dealers](/rankings/gun-dealers/alaska)ATF Federal Firearms Listings, May 2026 | 407 | 0.8% | #41 | #3 | [CSV](/downloads/gun-dealers/alaska.csv) | | [Ski resorts](/rankings/ski-resorts/alaska)OpenSkiMap, October 2026 | 10 | 2% | #18 | #6 | [CSV](/downloads/ski-resorts/alaska.csv) | | [Critical access hospitals](/rankings/critical-access-hospitals/alaska)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, July 2026 | 13 | 0.9% | #35 | #8 | [CSV](/downloads/critical-access-hospitals/alaska.csv) | | [Superfund sites](/rankings/superfund-sites/alaska)EPA National Priorities List, September 2026 | 6 | 0.5% | #44 | #8 | [CSV](/downloads/superfund-sites/alaska.csv) | | [Prisons and jails](/rankings/prisons-jails/alaska)HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025 | 26 | 0.5% | #43 | #10 | [CSV](/downloads/prisons-jails/alaska.csv) | | [Wind turbines](/rankings/wind-turbines/alaska)U.S. Wind Turbine Database v9.1, September 2026 | 144 | 0.2% | #30 | #20 | [CSV](/downloads/wind-turbines/alaska.csv) | | [Golf courses](/rankings/golf-courses/alaska)OpenStreetMap, October 2026 | 25 | 0.2% | #50 | #43 | [CSV](/downloads/golf-courses/alaska.csv) | | [Solar farms](/rankings/solar-farms/alaska)U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database v4.0, 2026 | 2 | 0% | #49 | #46 | [CSV](/downloads/solar-farms/alaska.csv) | | [Tornadoes](/rankings/tornadoes/alaska)NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025 | 5 | 0% | #50 | #50 | [CSV](/downloads/tornadoes/alaska.csv) | | [Amtrak stations](/rankings/amtrak-stations/alaska)Amtrak Stations, National Transportation Atlas Database, October 2026 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Marine Corps bases](/rankings/marine-corps-bases/alaska)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Federal prisons](/rankings/federal-prisons/alaska)HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Licensed cannabis dispensaries](/rankings/cannabis-dispensaries/alaska)State cannabis regulators’ licence lists, September–October 2026 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Closed Rite Aid stores](/rankings/rite-aid-closed/alaska)AllThePlaces, January 2025 (before the closures) | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Closed Big Lots stores](/rankings/big-lots-closed/alaska)AllThePlaces, June 2025 | 0 | – | – | – | | Rank is out of 51 (the 50 states and DC). Per person uses US Census Bureau 2024 population estimates. ## Cite this Name the source in the row and add "mapped by InstaMaps", with a link to the page you used. Each source's licence and caveats are on its map page. Questions, or a county or radius cut: [gbade@get-instamaps.com](mailto:gbade@get-instamaps.com).