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Employer firms in Anchorage Municipality

Employer firms in Anchorage Municipality was 6,409 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 30 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,409
Change on 2022+1%
Rank1st of 30Counties in Alaska ranked
Series high6,4092023
Series low3,6041978

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Employer firms in Anchorage Municipality, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,604 count1979: 3,764 count1980: 3,659 count1981: 3,864 count1982: 4,128 count1983: 4,703 count1984: 5,225 count1985: 5,343 count1986: 5,301 count1987: 4,900 count1988: 4,866 count1989: 4,980 count1990: 5,118 count1991: 5,230 count1992: 5,267 count1993: 5,393 count1994: 5,542 count1995: 5,661 count1996: 5,686 count1997: 5,776 count1998: 5,864 count1999: 5,890 count2000: 5,891 count2001: 5,846 count2002: 5,940 count2003: 6,021 count2004: 6,164 count2005: 6,230 count2006: 6,283 count2007: 6,269 count2008: 6,198 count2009: 6,184 count2010: 6,186 count2011: 6,172 count2012: 6,235 count2013: 6,274 count2014: 6,256 count2015: 6,310 count2016: 6,319 count2017: 6,278 count2018: 6,298 count2019: 6,310 count2020: 6,272 count2021: 6,349 count2022: 6,343 count2023: 6,409 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20236,409
20226,343
20216,349
20206,272
20196,310
20186,298
20176,278
20166,319
20156,310
20146,256
20136,274
20126,235
20116,172
20106,186
20096,184
20086,198
20076,269
20066,283
20056,230
20046,164
20036,021
20025,940
20015,846
20005,891
19995,890
19985,864
19975,776
19965,686
19955,661
19945,542
19935,393
19925,267
19915,230
19905,118
19894,980
19884,866
19874,900
19865,301
19855,343
19845,225
19834,703
19824,128
19813,864
19803,659
19793,764
19783,604

Compared with Alaska and United States

Place2023
Anchorage Municipality6,409
Alaska14,857
United States5,593,727

Rankings

Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Anchorage Municipality, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Anchorage Municipality, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/anchorage-municipality-alaska. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Anchorage Municipality, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/anchorage-municipality-alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Anchorage Municipality, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/anchorage-municipality-alaska (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Anchorage Municipality, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/anchorage-municipality-alaska. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
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What is the employer firms in Anchorage Municipality?

Employer firms in Anchorage Municipality was 6,409 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 30 counties in 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Anchorage Municipality?

6,409 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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