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Employer firms in Northwest Arctic Borough

Employer firms in Northwest Arctic Borough was 50 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.7% from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 30 counties in 2023.

2023, count50
Change on 2022+8.7%
Rank26th of 30Counties in Alaska ranked
Series high672000
Series low391987

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Employer firms in Northwest Arctic Borough, 1978 to 2023

304050607019781985199219992006201320231978: 44 count1979: 42 count1980: 45 count1981: 44 count1982: 41 count1983: 45 count1984: 49 count1985: 42 count1986: 44 count1987: 39 count1988: 41 count1989: 42 count1990: 49 count1991: 50 count1992: 50 count1993: 52 count1994: 47 count1995: 48 count1996: 58 count1997: 55 count1998: 62 count1999: 59 count2000: 67 count2001: 65 count2002: 53 count2003: 51 count2004: 46 count2005: 45 count2006: 43 count2007: 51 count2008: 49 count2009: 52 count2010: 51 count2011: 50 count2012: 53 count2013: 53 count2014: 56 count2015: 56 count2016: 61 count2017: 58 count2018: 53 count2019: 49 count2020: 50 count2021: 52 count2022: 46 count2023: 50 count304050607019781994201020231978: 44 count1979: 42 count1980: 45 count1981: 44 count1982: 41 count1983: 45 count1984: 49 count1985: 42 count1986: 44 count1987: 39 count1988: 41 count1989: 42 count1990: 49 count1991: 50 count1992: 50 count1993: 52 count1994: 47 count1995: 48 count1996: 58 count1997: 55 count1998: 62 count1999: 59 count2000: 67 count2001: 65 count2002: 53 count2003: 51 count2004: 46 count2005: 45 count2006: 43 count2007: 51 count2008: 49 count2009: 52 count2010: 51 count2011: 50 count2012: 53 count2013: 53 count2014: 56 count2015: 56 count2016: 61 count2017: 58 count2018: 53 count2019: 49 count2020: 50 count2021: 52 count2022: 46 count2023: 50 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
202350
202246
202152
202050
201949
201853
201758
201661
201556
201456
201353
201253
201150
201051
200952
200849
200751
200643
200545
200446
200351
200253
200165
200067
199959
199862
199755
199658
199548
199447
199352
199250
199150
199049
198942
198841
198739
198644
198542
198449
198345
198241
198144
198045
197942
197844

Compared with Alaska and United States

Place2023
Northwest Arctic Borough50
Alaska14,857
United States5,593,727

Northwest Arctic 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. Northwest Arctic 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, Northwest Arctic 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, Northwest Arctic 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/northwest-arctic-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, Northwest Arctic 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/northwest-arctic-borough-alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Northwest Arctic 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/northwest-arctic-borough-alaska (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Northwest Arctic Borough, 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/northwest-arctic-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 Northwest Arctic Borough?

Employer firms in Northwest Arctic Borough was 50 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.7% from 2022. That is the 26th 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 Northwest Arctic Borough?

67 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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