Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Alaska

Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Alaska was 642 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count642

Change on 2022+1.3%

Rank44th of 51US states ranked

Series high6422023

Series low5462013

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Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Alaska, 2012 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.

All 12 values

Period	count
2023	642
2022	634
2021	596
2020	569
2019	593
2018	585
2017	577
2016	569
2015	566
2014	548
2013	546
2012	558

Compared with United States

Place	2023
Alaska	642
United States	166,356

Alaska compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,900
1,900 to 3,100
3,100 to 4,200
4,200 and over

Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, 2023, count. Alaska is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation 51 places

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms (Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, Alaska, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms, Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, Alaska, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-arts-entertainment/alaska. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, Alaska, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-arts-entertainment/alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms, Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, Alaska, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-arts-entertainment/alaska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms: Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, Alaska, 2012 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-arts-entertainment/alaska. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Alaska?

Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Alaska was 642 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Alaska?

642 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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