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Counties in Alaska by employer firms

Anchorage Municipality had the highest employer firms of 30 counties in 2019, at 6,310. Yakutat City and Borough had the lowest, at 21. The median was 96 and the figure for Alaska was 14,113. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6,310Anchorage Municipality
Lowest21Yakutat City and Borough
Median9630 counties
Alaska14,113History

Map of counties, 2019

Aleutians East Borough: 34 countAleutians West Census Area: 96 countAnchorage Municipality: 6,310 countBethel Census Area: 143 countBristol Bay Borough: 65 countChugach Census Area: 222 countCopper River Census Area: 86 countDenali Borough: 67 countDillingham Census Area: 78 countFairbanks North Star Borough: 1,876 countHaines Borough: 90 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 51 countJuneau City and Borough: 855 countKenai Peninsula Borough: 1,572 countKetchikan Gateway Borough: 465 countKodiak Island Borough: 317 countKusilvak Census Area: 42 countLake and Peninsula Borough: 40 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 1,831 countNome Census Area: 114 countNorth Slope Borough: 95 countNorthwest Arctic Borough: 49 countPetersburg Borough: 123 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 96 countSitka City and Borough: 278 countSkagway Municipality: 67 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 123 countWrangell City and Borough: 67 countYakutat City and Borough: 21 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 69 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Anchorage Municipality: 6,310 countAnchorage Municipality6,310Fairbanks North Star Borough: 1,876 countFairbanks North Star Borough1,876Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 1,831 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough1,831Kenai Peninsula Borough: 1,572 countKenai Peninsula Borough1,572Juneau City and Borough: 855 countJuneau City and Borough855Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 465 countKetchikan Gateway Borough465Kodiak Island Borough: 317 countKodiak Island Borough317Sitka City and Borough: 278 countSitka City and Borough278Chugach Census Area: 222 countChugach Census Area222Bethel Census Area: 143 countBethel Census Area143Petersburg Borough: 123 countPetersburg Borough123Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 123 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area123Nome Census Area: 114 countNome Census Area114Aleutians West Census Area: 96 countAleutians West Census Area96Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 96 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area96North Slope Borough: 95 countNorth Slope Borough95Haines Borough: 90 countHaines Borough90Copper River Census Area: 86 countCopper River Census Area86Dillingham Census Area: 78 countDillingham Census Area78Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 69 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area69Denali Borough: 67 countDenali Borough67Skagway Municipality: 67 countSkagway Municipality67Wrangell City and Borough: 67 countWrangell City and Borough67Bristol Bay Borough: 65 countBristol Bay Borough65Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 51 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area51Northwest Arctic Borough: 49 countNorthwest Arctic Borough49Kusilvak Census Area: 42 countKusilvak Census Area42Lake and Peninsula Borough: 40 countLake and Peninsula Borough40Aleutians East Borough: 34 countAleutians East Borough34Yakutat City and Borough: 21 countYakutat City and Borough21Anchorage Municipality: 6,310 countAnchorage Municipality6,310Fairbanks North Star Borough: 1,876 countFairbanks North Star Borough1,876Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 1,831 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough1,831Kenai Peninsula Borough: 1,572 countKenai Peninsula Borough1,572Juneau City and Borough: 855 countJuneau City and Borough855Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 465 countKetchikan Gateway Borough465Kodiak Island Borough: 317 countKodiak Island Borough317Sitka City and Borough: 278 countSitka City and Borough278Chugach Census Area: 222 countChugach Census Area222Bethel Census Area: 143 countBethel Census Area143Petersburg Borough: 123 countPetersburg Borough123Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 123 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area123Nome Census Area: 114 countNome Census Area114Aleutians West Census Area: 96 countAleutians West Census Area96Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 96 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area96North Slope Borough: 95 countNorth Slope Borough95Haines Borough: 90 countHaines Borough90Copper River Census Area: 86 countCopper River Census Area86Dillingham Census Area: 78 countDillingham Census Area78Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 69 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area69Denali Borough: 67 countDenali Borough67Skagway Municipality: 67 countSkagway Municipality67Wrangell City and Borough: 67 countWrangell City and Borough67Bristol Bay Borough: 65 countBristol Bay Borough65Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 51 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area51Northwest Arctic Borough: 49 countNorthwest Arctic Borough49Kusilvak Census Area: 42 countKusilvak Census Area42Lake and Peninsula Borough: 40 countLake and Peninsula Borough40Aleutians East Borough: 34 countAleutians East Borough34Yakutat 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

RankCounties2019
count		Change on 2018
1Anchorage Municipality6,310+0.2%
2Fairbanks North Star Borough1,876-0.4%
3Matanuska-Susitna Borough1,831+3.9%
4Kenai Peninsula Borough1,572+1.7%
5Juneau City and Borough855-2.7%
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough465+1.3%
7Kodiak Island Borough317-3.9%
8Sitka City and Borough278-2.8%
9Chugach Census Area222+2.3%
10Bethel Census Area143-2.1%
11Petersburg Borough123-4.7%
11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area123-3.1%
13Nome Census Area114+2.7%
14Aleutians West Census Area96+3.2%
14Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area96+5.5%
16North Slope Borough95+2.2%
17Haines Borough90+1.1%
18Copper River Census Area86+1.2%
19Dillingham Census Area78+5.4%
20Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area69-6.8%
21Denali Borough67-4.3%
21Skagway Municipality670%
21Wrangell City and Borough67-5.6%
24Bristol Bay Borough65+3.2%
25Hoonah-Angoon Census Area51-1.9%
26Northwest Arctic Borough49-7.5%
27Kusilvak Census Area42-2.3%
28Lake and Peninsula Borough40+11.1%
29Aleutians East Borough34+3%
30Yakutat City and Borough210%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alaska by employer firms, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Anchorage Municipality, with 6,310 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Yakutat City and Borough, with 21 in 2019.

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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