It is the third-least populous and most sparsely populated U.S. state, but with a population of 736,081 as of 2020, is the continent's most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel, with more than quadruple the combined populations of Northern Canada and Greenland.
ɪɾ ɪz ðə θˈɜːdlˈiːst pˈɑːpjʊləs ænd mˈoʊst spˈɑːɹsli pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd jˈuː.ˈɛs. stˈeɪt, bˌʌt wɪð ɐ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks,zˈiəɹoʊ ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, ɪz ðə kˈɑːntɪnənts mˈoʊst pˈɑːpjʊləs tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd mˈoʊstli nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə sˈɪkstiəθ pˈæɹəlˌɛl, wɪð mˈoːɹ ðɐn kwˈɑːdɹuːpəl ðə kəmbˈaɪnd pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃənz ʌv nˈɔːɹðɚn kˈænədə ænd ɡɹˈiːnlənd.