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Employer firms in Nome Census Area

Employer firms in Nome Census Area was 122 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 30 counties in 2023.

2023, count122
Change on 2022+2.5%
Rank13th of 30Counties in Alaska ranked
Series high1341997
Series low891978

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Employer firms in Nome Census Area, 1978 to 2023

809010011012013014019781985199219992006201320231978: 89 count1979: 98 count1980: 92 count1981: 90 count1982: 92 count1983: 109 count1984: 109 count1985: 113 count1986: 113 count1987: 116 count1988: 116 count1989: 113 count1990: 113 count1991: 119 count1992: 118 count1993: 119 count1994: 125 count1995: 128 count1996: 126 count1997: 134 count1998: 131 count1999: 131 count2000: 130 count2001: 133 count2002: 129 count2003: 130 count2004: 127 count2005: 121 count2006: 118 count2007: 111 count2008: 112 count2009: 113 count2010: 117 count2011: 116 count2012: 121 count2013: 121 count2014: 121 count2015: 126 count2016: 122 count2017: 118 count2018: 111 count2019: 114 count2020: 112 count2021: 118 count2022: 119 count2023: 122 count8010012014019781994201020231978: 89 count1979: 98 count1980: 92 count1981: 90 count1982: 92 count1983: 109 count1984: 109 count1985: 113 count1986: 113 count1987: 116 count1988: 116 count1989: 113 count1990: 113 count1991: 119 count1992: 118 count1993: 119 count1994: 125 count1995: 128 count1996: 126 count1997: 134 count1998: 131 count1999: 131 count2000: 130 count2001: 133 count2002: 129 count2003: 130 count2004: 127 count2005: 121 count2006: 118 count2007: 111 count2008: 112 count2009: 113 count2010: 117 count2011: 116 count2012: 121 count2013: 121 count2014: 121 count2015: 126 count2016: 122 count2017: 118 count2018: 111 count2019: 114 count2020: 112 count2021: 118 count2022: 119 count2023: 122 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
2023122
2022119
2021118
2020112
2019114
2018111
2017118
2016122
2015126
2014121
2013121
2012121
2011116
2010117
2009113
2008112
2007111
2006118
2005121
2004127
2003130
2002129
2001133
2000130
1999131
1998131
1997134
1996126
1995128
1994125
1993119
1992118
1991119
1990113
1989113
1988116
1987116
1986113
1985113
1984109
1983109
198292
198190
198092
197998
197889

Compared with Alaska and United States

Place2023
Nome Census Area122
Alaska14,857
United States5,593,727

Nome Census Area 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. Nome Census Area 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, Nome Census Area, 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, Nome Census Area, 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/nome-census-area-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, Nome Census Area, 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/nome-census-area-alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Nome Census Area, 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/nome-census-area-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, Nome Census Area, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Nome Census Area?

Employer firms in Nome Census Area was 122 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Nome Census Area?

134 in 1997, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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