In the 1980s, legendary talk show host Oprah Winfrey flew 20 single Alaska men (mostly from Anchorage) to Chicago to help them in their search for love. The lore of Alaska as a place overflowing with men has persisted for decades. “If you’re a woman in Alaska, you always hear that ‘the odds are good but the goods are odd,’ ” Raines told the paper. Liz Raines, a local television reporter who married Iditarod musher Matthew Failor, told The New York Times about it in a writeup of their wedding last year. There’s a well-known saying about men in Alaska. The ratio in the Aleutians is over 180 men for every 100 women, according to Eric Sandberg, a demographer with the state. Generally, the highest ratio of men to women is in the far western Aleutian Islands and the North Slope Borough, where industries like fishing and oil - which tend to be male-dominated - are most prevalent. So where are all these mystery Alaska men? And in places like Sitka, Haines and Skagway, the trend is reversed entirely: There are more women than men. In urban areas like Anchorage and Juneau, the breakdown between males and females is pretty close to even. In fact, Alaska has the overall highest male-to-female ratio nationally and is one of few states with more men than women.ĭemographers estimate that there are 106 to 108 men for every 100 women in Alaska.īut before booking a ticket in search of your grizzled, flannel-clad man of the north, you should know that there’s some nuance to that number.ĭespite the overall data appearing favorable for those seeking a prospective male suitor in Alaska, the decent-seeming odds begin to shrink upon closer examination. The state does have slightly more people who identify as male than female, on average. One of them is the long-held belief that there are more men than women here.Īnd here’s the thing: It’s true. Question: Are there really more men than women in Alaska?Īlaska is full of myths. What do you want to know or want us to investigate about life in Alaska, stories behind the news or why things are the way they are? Let us know in the form at the bottom of the story. (Marc Lester / ADN)Ĭurious Alaska is a regular feature powered by your questions. Updated: SeptemPublished: September 21, 2021Ī crowd at the Alaska State Fair on August 20, 2021.
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