Counties in Alaska by establishment entry rate

Lake and Peninsula Borough had the highest establishment entry rate of 30 counties in 2016, at 24%. Yakutat City and Borough had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.281% and the figure for Alaska was 10.276%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Median10.28130 counties
Alaska10.276History

Map of counties, 2016

Aleutians East Borough: 12.632 %Aleutians West Census Area: 3.62 %Anchorage Municipality: 9.706 %Bethel Census Area: 13.636 %Bristol Bay Borough: 11.864 %Chugach Census Area: 10.235 %Copper River Census Area: 13.904 %Denali Borough: 18.182 %Dillingham Census Area: 8.805 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.012 %Haines Borough: 10.891 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.476 %Juneau City and Borough: 10.326 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.726 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.526 %Kodiak Island Borough: 7.588 %Kusilvak Census Area: 7.947 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.811 %Nome Census Area: 6.811 %North Slope Borough: 7.643 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 11.348 %Petersburg Borough: 7.115 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.93 %Sitka City and Borough: 10.032 %Skagway Municipality: 16.129 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 13.559 %Wrangell City and Borough: 9.272 %Yakutat City and Borough: 0 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 9.89 %
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%, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24 %Lake and Peninsula Borough24Denali Borough: 18.182 %Denali Borough18.182Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.476 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.476Skagway Municipality: 16.129 %Skagway Municipality16.129Copper River Census Area: 13.904 %Copper River Census Area13.904Bethel Census Area: 13.636 %Bethel Census Area13.636Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 13.559 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.559Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.811 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.811Aleutians East Borough: 12.632 %Aleutians East Borough12.632Bristol Bay Borough: 11.864 %Bristol Bay Borough11.864Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.726 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.726Northwest Arctic Borough: 11.348 %Northwest Arctic Borough11.348Haines Borough: 10.891 %Haines Borough10.891Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.526 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.526Juneau City and Borough: 10.326 %Juneau City and Borough10.326Chugach Census Area: 10.235 %Chugach Census Area10.235Sitka City and Borough: 10.032 %Sitka City and Borough10.032Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 9.89 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area9.89Anchorage Municipality: 9.706 %Anchorage Municipality9.706Wrangell City and Borough: 9.272 %Wrangell City and Borough9.272Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.012 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.012Dillingham Census Area: 8.805 %Dillingham Census Area8.805Kusilvak Census Area: 7.947 %Kusilvak Census Area7.947Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.93 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area7.93North Slope Borough: 7.643 %North Slope Borough7.643Kodiak Island Borough: 7.588 %Kodiak Island Borough7.588Petersburg Borough: 7.115 %Petersburg Borough7.115Nome Census Area: 6.811 %Nome Census Area6.811Aleutians West Census Area: 3.62 %Aleutians West Census Area3.62Yakutat City and Borough: 0 %Yakutat City and Borough0Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24 %Lake and Peninsula Borough24Denali Borough: 18.182 %Denali Borough18.182Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.476 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.476Skagway Municipality: 16.129 %Skagway Municipality16.129Copper River Census Area: 13.904 %Copper River Census Area13.904Bethel Census Area: 13.636 %Bethel Census Area13.636Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 13.559 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.559Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.811 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.811Aleutians East Borough: 12.632 %Aleutians East Borough12.632Bristol Bay Borough: 11.864 %Bristol Bay Borough11.864Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.726 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.726Northwest Arctic Borough: 11.348 %Northwest Arctic Borough11.348Haines Borough: 10.891 %Haines Borough10.891Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.526 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.526Juneau City and Borough: 10.326 %Juneau City and Borough10.326Chugach Census Area: 10.235 %Chugach Census Area10.235Sitka City and Borough: 10.032 %Sitka City and Borough10.032Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 9.89 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area9.89Anchorage Municipality: 9.706 %Anchorage Municipality9.706Wrangell City and Borough: 9.272 %Wrangell City and Borough9.272Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.012 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.012Dillingham Census Area: 8.805 %Dillingham Census Area8.805Kusilvak Census Area: 7.947 %Kusilvak Census Area7.947Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.93 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area7.93North Slope Borough: 7.643 %North Slope Borough7.643Kodiak Island Borough: 7.588 %Kodiak Island Borough7.588Petersburg Borough: 7.115 %Petersburg Borough7.115Nome Census Area: 6.811 %Nome Census Area6.811Aleutians West Census Area: 3.62 %Aleutians West Census Area3.62Yakutat City and Borough: 0 %Yakutat City and Borough0
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Lake and Peninsula Borough24+12.73 pts
2Denali Borough18.182+4.74 pts
3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.476-0.17 pts
4Skagway Municipality16.129+11.37 pts
5Copper River Census Area13.904+3.32 pts
6Bethel Census Area13.636+0.36 pts
7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.559+2.49 pts
8Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.811+0.78 pts
9Aleutians East Borough12.632n/a
10Bristol Bay Borough11.864-2.55 pts
11Kenai Peninsula Borough11.726+1.95 pts
12Northwest Arctic Borough11.348+2.33 pts
13Haines Borough10.891+3.01 pts
14Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.526-0.24 pts
15Juneau City and Borough10.326+0.2 pts
16Chugach Census Area10.235-2.62 pts
17Sitka City and Borough10.032+0.03 pts
18Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area9.89-1.41 pts
19Anchorage Municipality9.706+0.63 pts
20Wrangell City and Borough9.272-1.54 pts
21Fairbanks North Star Borough9.012+0.03 pts
22Dillingham Census Area8.805+0.11 pts
23Kusilvak Census Area7.947+2.54 pts
24Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area7.93-3.52 pts
25North Slope Borough7.643-2.55 pts
26Kodiak Island Borough7.588-1.43 pts
27Petersburg Borough7.115-7.76 pts
28Nome Census Area6.811-2.05 pts
29Aleutians West Census Area3.62-2.55 pts
30Yakutat City and Borough0n/a

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. 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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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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by establishment entry rate, 2016. 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?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2016. 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?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [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?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Lake and Peninsula Borough, with 24% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Yakutat City and Borough, with 0% in 2016.

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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.

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