Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Alaska

Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Alaska was 682 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.4% from 2022. That is the 50th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count682

Change on 2022-3.4%

Rank50th of 51US states ranked

Series high7582013

Series low6822023

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Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Alaska, 2012 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.

All 12 values

Period	count
2023	682
2022	706
2021	722
2020	707
2019	737
2018	737
2017	753
2016	739
2015	729
2014	745
2013	758
2012	746

Compared with United States

Place	2023
Alaska	682
United States	382,081

Alaska compared with nearby places

Under 1,500
1,500 to 3,100
3,100 to 4,700
4,700 to 6,600
6,600 to 12K
12K and over

Employer establishments: wholesale trade, 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: wholesale trade 51 places

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in wholesale trade (NAICS 42), 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), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms (Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Alaska, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Employer establishments: wholesale trade, 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-wholesale-trade/alaska. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Employer establishments: wholesale trade, 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-wholesale-trade/alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Alaska, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-wholesale-trade/alaska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms: Employer establishments: wholesale trade, 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-wholesale-trade/alaska. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), 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: wholesale trade in Alaska?

Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Alaska was 682 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.4% from 2022. That is the 50th 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), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: wholesale trade in Alaska?

758 in 2013, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: wholesale trade elsewhere in United States

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