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Counties in Alaska by establishment entry rate, 2023

Bristol Bay Borough had the highest establishment entry rate of 29 counties in 2023, at 23.077%. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area had the lowest, at 5.263%. The median was 10.48% and the figure for Alaska was 10.681%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.077Bristol Bay Borough
Lowest5.263Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Median10.4829 counties
Alaska10.681History

All counties, 2023

Bristol Bay Borough: 23.077 %Bristol Bay Borough23.077Lake and Peninsula Borough: 20.225 %Lake and Peninsula Borough20.225Petersburg Borough: 19.217 %Petersburg Borough19.217Dillingham Census Area: 17.778 %Dillingham Census Area17.778Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 14.044 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.044Skagway Municipality: 13.423 %Skagway Municipality13.423Northwest Arctic Borough: 12.613 %Northwest Arctic Borough12.613Sitka City and Borough: 12.111 %Sitka City and Borough12.111Kusilvak Census Area: 12.03 %Kusilvak Census Area12.03Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.998 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.998Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.871 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.871Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 11.679 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area11.679Denali Borough: 11.189 %Denali Borough11.189Haines Borough: 10.891 %Haines Borough10.891Aleutians West Census Area: 10.48 %Aleutians West Census Area10.48Chugach Census Area: 10.395 %Chugach Census Area10.395Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.005 %Fairbanks North Star Borough10.005Juneau City and Borough: 9.891 %Juneau City and Borough9.891Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 9.738 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area9.738Anchorage Municipality: 9.378 %Anchorage Municipality9.378Kodiak Island Borough: 9.309 %Kodiak Island Borough9.309Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 9.283 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area9.283Copper River Census Area: 9.278 %Copper River Census Area9.278Nome Census Area: 8.176 %Nome Census Area8.176Wrangell City and Borough: 7.742 %Wrangell City and Borough7.742Bethel Census Area: 7.264 %Bethel Census Area7.264North Slope Borough: 5.735 %North Slope Borough5.735Aleutians East Borough: 5.714 %Aleutians East Borough5.714Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 5.263 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5.263
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bristol Bay Borough23.077+13.93 pts
2Lake and Peninsula Borough20.225+8.03 pts
3Petersburg Borough19.217+4.54 pts
4Dillingham Census Area17.778+0.81 pts
5Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.044-2.84 pts
6Skagway Municipality13.423-8.96 pts
7Northwest Arctic Borough12.613+7.4 pts
8Sitka City and Borough12.111+2.56 pts
9Kusilvak Census Area12.03+7.34 pts
10Kenai Peninsula Borough11.998-0.16 pts
11Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.871+0.97 pts
12Hoonah-Angoon Census Area11.679-3.59 pts
13Denali Borough11.189-2.9 pts
14Haines Borough10.891-4.03 pts
15Aleutians West Census Area10.48+0.57 pts
16Chugach Census Area10.395-1.01 pts
17Fairbanks North Star Borough10.005-0.64 pts
18Juneau City and Borough9.891+0.82 pts
19Southeast Fairbanks Census Area9.738+1.62 pts
20Anchorage Municipality9.378+0.27 pts
21Kodiak Island Borough9.309-2.58 pts
22Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area9.283-4.16 pts
23Copper River Census Area9.278-7.74 pts
24Nome Census Area8.176-2.11 pts
25Wrangell City and Borough7.742-4.68 pts
26Bethel Census Area7.264-2.1 pts
27North Slope Borough5.735n/a
28Aleutians East Borough5.714-1.9 pts
29Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5.263-7.81 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Alaska by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by establishment entry rate, 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/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Alaska by establishment entry rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/alaska-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Bristol Bay Borough, with 23.077% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, with 5.263% in 2023.

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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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