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Employer firm births in Alaska

Employer firm births in Alaska was 1,222 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count1,222
Change on 2022+3.4%
Rank49th of 51US states ranked
Series high2,0561984
Series low9322011
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Employer firm births in Alaska, 1978 to 2023

7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,25019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,462 count1979: 1,291 count1980: 1,093 count1981: 1,203 count1982: 1,391 count1983: 1,837 count1984: 2,056 count1985: 1,904 count1986: 1,684 count1987: 1,285 count1988: 1,247 count1989: 1,257 count1990: 1,260 count1991: 1,243 count1992: 1,125 count1993: 1,226 count1994: 1,272 count1995: 1,343 count1996: 1,288 count1997: 1,309 count1998: 1,283 count1999: 1,150 count2000: 1,142 count2001: 1,080 count2002: 1,277 count2003: 1,140 count2004: 1,265 count2005: 1,180 count2006: 1,317 count2007: 1,233 count2008: 1,154 count2009: 1,036 count2010: 959 count2011: 932 count2012: 970 count2013: 963 count2014: 964 count2015: 985 count2016: 1,044 count2017: 1,050 count2018: 980 count2019: 956 count2020: 1,018 count2021: 1,206 count2022: 1,182 count2023: 1,222 count5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 1,462 count1979: 1,291 count1980: 1,093 count1981: 1,203 count1982: 1,391 count1983: 1,837 count1984: 2,056 count1985: 1,904 count1986: 1,684 count1987: 1,285 count1988: 1,247 count1989: 1,257 count1990: 1,260 count1991: 1,243 count1992: 1,125 count1993: 1,226 count1994: 1,272 count1995: 1,343 count1996: 1,288 count1997: 1,309 count1998: 1,283 count1999: 1,150 count2000: 1,142 count2001: 1,080 count2002: 1,277 count2003: 1,140 count2004: 1,265 count2005: 1,180 count2006: 1,317 count2007: 1,233 count2008: 1,154 count2009: 1,036 count2010: 959 count2011: 932 count2012: 970 count2013: 963 count2014: 964 count2015: 985 count2016: 1,044 count2017: 1,050 count2018: 980 count2019: 956 count2020: 1,018 count2021: 1,206 count2022: 1,182 count2023: 1,222 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20231,222
20221,182
20211,206
20201,018
2019956
2018980
20171,050
20161,044
2015985
2014964
2013963
2012970
2011932
2010959
20091,036
20081,154
20071,233
20061,317
20051,180
20041,265
20031,140
20021,277
20011,080
20001,142
19991,150
19981,283
19971,309
19961,288
19951,343
19941,272
19931,226
19921,125
19911,243
19901,260
19891,257
19881,247
19871,285
19861,684
19851,904
19842,056
19831,837
19821,391
19811,203
19801,093
19791,291
19781,462

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alaska1,222
United States508,777

Alaska compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 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.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Alaska, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Alaska, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/alaska. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Alaska, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Alaska, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/alaska (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Alaska?

Employer firm births in Alaska was 1,222 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Alaska?

2,056 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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