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Employer firms in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Employer firms in Ketchikan Gateway Borough was 472 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 30 counties in 2023.

2023, count472
Change on 2022+1.7%
Rank6th of 30Counties in Alaska ranked
Series high4762016
Series low3121979

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Employer firms in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 1978 to 2023

30035040045050019781985199219992006201320231978: 316 count1979: 312 count1980: 321 count1981: 330 count1982: 330 count1983: 370 count1984: 394 count1985: 392 count1986: 373 count1987: 391 count1988: 404 count1989: 409 count1990: 405 count1991: 409 count1992: 424 count1993: 434 count1994: 445 count1995: 467 count1996: 457 count1997: 468 count1998: 460 count1999: 466 count2000: 436 count2001: 450 count2002: 445 count2003: 425 count2004: 431 count2005: 436 count2006: 446 count2007: 431 count2008: 436 count2009: 449 count2010: 437 count2011: 455 count2012: 440 count2013: 450 count2014: 437 count2015: 460 count2016: 476 count2017: 472 count2018: 459 count2019: 465 count2020: 456 count2021: 464 count2022: 464 count2023: 472 count30035040045050019781994201020231978: 316 count1979: 312 count1980: 321 count1981: 330 count1982: 330 count1983: 370 count1984: 394 count1985: 392 count1986: 373 count1987: 391 count1988: 404 count1989: 409 count1990: 405 count1991: 409 count1992: 424 count1993: 434 count1994: 445 count1995: 467 count1996: 457 count1997: 468 count1998: 460 count1999: 466 count2000: 436 count2001: 450 count2002: 445 count2003: 425 count2004: 431 count2005: 436 count2006: 446 count2007: 431 count2008: 436 count2009: 449 count2010: 437 count2011: 455 count2012: 440 count2013: 450 count2014: 437 count2015: 460 count2016: 476 count2017: 472 count2018: 459 count2019: 465 count2020: 456 count2021: 464 count2022: 464 count2023: 472 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
2023472
2022464
2021464
2020456
2019465
2018459
2017472
2016476
2015460
2014437
2013450
2012440
2011455
2010437
2009449
2008436
2007431
2006446
2005436
2004431
2003425
2002445
2001450
2000436
1999466
1998460
1997468
1996457
1995467
1994445
1993434
1992424
1991409
1990405
1989409
1988404
1987391
1986373
1985392
1984394
1983370
1982330
1981330
1980321
1979312
1978316

Compared with Alaska and United States

Place2023
Ketchikan Gateway Borough472
Alaska14,857
United States5,593,727

Ketchikan Gateway Borough compared with nearby places

Aleutians East Borough: 34 countAleutians West Census Area: 102 countAnchorage Municipality: 6,409 countBethel Census Area: 144 countBristol Bay Borough: 69 countChugach Census Area: 219 countCopper River Census Area: 90 countDenali Borough: 67 countDillingham Census Area: 84 countFairbanks North Star Borough: 1,932 countHaines Borough: 92 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 57 countJuneau City and Borough: 852 countKenai Peninsula Borough: 1,716 countKetchikan Gateway Borough: 472 countKodiak Island Borough: 305 countKusilvak Census Area: 44 countLake and Peninsula Borough: 43 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 2,204 countNome Census Area: 122 countNorth Slope Borough: 95 countNorthwest Arctic Borough: 50 countPetersburg Borough: 144 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 94 countSitka City and Borough: 289 countSkagway Municipality: 69 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 124 countWrangell City and Borough: 71 countYakutat City and Borough: 21 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 63 count
  • Under 60
  • 60 to 70
  • 70 to 90
  • 90 to 140
  • 140 to 540
  • 540 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Ketchikan Gateway Borough 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

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.

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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, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 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, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 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/ketchikan-gateway-borough-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, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 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/ketchikan-gateway-borough-alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 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/ketchikan-gateway-borough-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, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/ketchikan-gateway-borough-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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough?

Employer firms in Ketchikan Gateway Borough was 472 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 30 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough?

476 in 2016, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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