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Counties in Alaska by employer firms

Anchorage Municipality had the highest employer firms of 30 counties in 2018, at 6,298. Yakutat City and Borough had the lowest, at 21. The median was 92 and the figure for Alaska was 14,056. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6,298Anchorage Municipality
Lowest21Yakutat City and Borough
Median9230 counties
Alaska14,056History

Map of counties, 2018

Aleutians East Borough: 33 countAleutians West Census Area: 93 countAnchorage Municipality: 6,298 countBethel Census Area: 146 countBristol Bay Borough: 63 countChugach Census Area: 217 countCopper River Census Area: 85 countDenali Borough: 70 countDillingham Census Area: 74 countFairbanks North Star Borough: 1,883 countHaines Borough: 89 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 52 countJuneau City and Borough: 879 countKenai Peninsula Borough: 1,546 countKetchikan Gateway Borough: 459 countKodiak Island Borough: 330 countKusilvak Census Area: 43 countLake and Peninsula Borough: 36 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 1,762 countNome Census Area: 111 countNorth Slope Borough: 93 countNorthwest Arctic Borough: 53 countPetersburg Borough: 129 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 91 countSitka City and Borough: 286 countSkagway Municipality: 67 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 127 countWrangell City and Borough: 71 countYakutat City and Borough: 21 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 74 count
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  • 130 to 530
  • 530 and over
count, 2018. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Anchorage Municipality: 6,298 countAnchorage Municipality6,298Fairbanks North Star Borough: 1,883 countFairbanks North Star Borough1,883Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 1,762 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough1,762Kenai Peninsula Borough: 1,546 countKenai Peninsula Borough1,546Juneau City and Borough: 879 countJuneau City and Borough879Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 459 countKetchikan Gateway Borough459Kodiak Island Borough: 330 countKodiak Island Borough330Sitka City and Borough: 286 countSitka City and Borough286Chugach Census Area: 217 countChugach Census Area217Bethel Census Area: 146 countBethel Census Area146Petersburg Borough: 129 countPetersburg Borough129Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 127 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area127Nome Census Area: 111 countNome Census Area111Aleutians West Census Area: 93 countAleutians West Census Area93North Slope Borough: 93 countNorth Slope Borough93Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 91 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area91Haines Borough: 89 countHaines Borough89Copper River Census Area: 85 countCopper River Census Area85Dillingham Census Area: 74 countDillingham Census Area74Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 74 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area74Wrangell City and Borough: 71 countWrangell City and Borough71Denali Borough: 70 countDenali Borough70Skagway Municipality: 67 countSkagway Municipality67Bristol Bay Borough: 63 countBristol Bay Borough63Northwest Arctic Borough: 53 countNorthwest Arctic Borough53Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 52 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area52Kusilvak Census Area: 43 countKusilvak Census Area43Lake and Peninsula Borough: 36 countLake and Peninsula Borough36Aleutians East Borough: 33 countAleutians East Borough33Yakutat City and Borough: 21 countYakutat City and Borough21Anchorage Municipality: 6,298 countAnchorage Municipality6,298Fairbanks North Star Borough: 1,883 countFairbanks North Star Borough1,883Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 1,762 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough1,762Kenai Peninsula Borough: 1,546 countKenai Peninsula Borough1,546Juneau City and Borough: 879 countJuneau City and Borough879Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 459 countKetchikan Gateway Borough459Kodiak Island Borough: 330 countKodiak Island Borough330Sitka City and Borough: 286 countSitka City and Borough286Chugach Census Area: 217 countChugach Census Area217Bethel Census Area: 146 countBethel Census Area146Petersburg Borough: 129 countPetersburg Borough129Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 127 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area127Nome Census Area: 111 countNome Census Area111Aleutians West Census Area: 93 countAleutians West Census Area93North Slope Borough: 93 countNorth Slope Borough93Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 91 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area91Haines Borough: 89 countHaines Borough89Copper River Census Area: 85 countCopper River Census Area85Dillingham Census Area: 74 countDillingham Census Area74Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 74 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area74Wrangell City and Borough: 71 countWrangell City and Borough71Denali Borough: 70 countDenali Borough70Skagway Municipality: 67 countSkagway Municipality67Bristol Bay Borough: 63 countBristol Bay Borough63Northwest Arctic Borough: 53 countNorthwest Arctic Borough53Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 52 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area52Kusilvak Census Area: 43 countKusilvak Census Area43Lake and Peninsula Borough: 36 countLake and Peninsula Borough36Aleutians East Borough: 33 countAleutians East Borough33Yakutat City and Borough: 21 countYakutat City and Borough21
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
count		Change on 2017
1Anchorage Municipality6,298+0.3%
2Fairbanks North Star Borough1,883+0.4%
3Matanuska-Susitna Borough1,762+0.5%
4Kenai Peninsula Borough1,546+2.9%
5Juneau City and Borough879+0.7%
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough459-2.8%
7Kodiak Island Borough330-1.2%
8Sitka City and Borough286+2.9%
9Chugach Census Area217-0.5%
10Bethel Census Area146+0.7%
11Petersburg Borough129+9.3%
12Southeast Fairbanks Census Area127-0.8%
13Nome Census Area111-5.9%
14Aleutians West Census Area93+1.1%
14North Slope Borough93-3.1%
16Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area91-6.2%
17Haines Borough89-3.3%
18Copper River Census Area85-8.6%
19Dillingham Census Area740%
19Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area74+4.2%
21Wrangell City and Borough71-4.1%
22Denali Borough70+11.1%
23Skagway Municipality670%
24Bristol Bay Borough63+8.6%
25Northwest Arctic Borough53-8.6%
26Hoonah-Angoon Census Area52+2%
27Kusilvak Census Area43-2.3%
28Lake and Peninsula Borough36-12.2%
29Aleutians East Borough33+3.1%
30Yakutat City and Borough21+10.5%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Alaska by employer firms, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alaska by employer firms, 2018. 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/rankings/employer-firms/alaska-counties?period=2018. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Alaska by employer firms, 2018. 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/rankings/employer-firms/alaska-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alaska by employer firms, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/alaska-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Anchorage Municipality, with 6,298 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Yakutat City and Borough, with 21 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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