Counties in Alaska by establishment entry rate

Yakutat City and Borough had the highest establishment entry rate of 27 counties in 2018, at 20.513%. Aleutians West Census Area had the lowest, at 4.545%. The median was 8.664% and the figure for Alaska was 9.147%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Median8.66427 counties
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Map of counties, 2018

Aleutians East Borough: 6 %Aleutians West Census Area: 4.545 %Anchorage Municipality: 8.625 %Bethel Census Area: 6.173 %Bristol Bay Borough: 13.433 %Chugach Census Area: 12.766 %Denali Borough: 13.986 %Dillingham Census Area: 9.816 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.295 %Haines Borough: 12.435 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 13.008 %Juneau City and Borough: 8.981 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.474 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 7.816 %Kodiak Island Borough: 6.713 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.791 %Nome Census Area: 7.166 %North Slope Borough: 4.575 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 5.882 %Petersburg Borough: 15.139 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.895 %Sitka City and Borough: 13.356 %Skagway Municipality: 7.042 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 8.664 %Wrangell City and Borough: 10.458 %Yakutat City and Borough: 20.513 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 7.65 %
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%, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2018

Yakutat City and Borough: 20.513 %Yakutat City and Borough20.513Petersburg Borough: 15.139 %Petersburg Borough15.139Denali Borough: 13.986 %Denali Borough13.986Bristol Bay Borough: 13.433 %Bristol Bay Borough13.433Sitka City and Borough: 13.356 %Sitka City and Borough13.356Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 13.008 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area13.008Chugach Census Area: 12.766 %Chugach Census Area12.766Haines Borough: 12.435 %Haines Borough12.435Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.474 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.474Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.791 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.791Wrangell City and Borough: 10.458 %Wrangell City and Borough10.458Dillingham Census Area: 9.816 %Dillingham Census Area9.816Juneau City and Borough: 8.981 %Juneau City and Borough8.981Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 8.664 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area8.664Anchorage Municipality: 8.625 %Anchorage Municipality8.625Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.295 %Fairbanks North Star Borough8.295Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.895 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area7.895Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 7.816 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough7.816Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 7.65 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area7.65Nome Census Area: 7.166 %Nome Census Area7.166Skagway Municipality: 7.042 %Skagway Municipality7.042Kodiak Island Borough: 6.713 %Kodiak Island Borough6.713Bethel Census Area: 6.173 %Bethel Census Area6.173Aleutians East Borough: 6 %Aleutians East Borough6Northwest Arctic Borough: 5.882 %Northwest Arctic Borough5.882North Slope Borough: 4.575 %North Slope Borough4.575Aleutians West Census Area: 4.545 %Aleutians West Census Area4.545Yakutat City and Borough: 20.513 %Yakutat City and Borough20.513Petersburg Borough: 15.139 %Petersburg Borough15.139Denali Borough: 13.986 %Denali Borough13.986Bristol Bay Borough: 13.433 %Bristol Bay Borough13.433Sitka City and Borough: 13.356 %Sitka City and Borough13.356Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 13.008 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area13.008Chugach Census Area: 12.766 %Chugach Census Area12.766Haines Borough: 12.435 %Haines Borough12.435Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.474 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.474Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.791 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.791Wrangell City and Borough: 10.458 %Wrangell City and Borough10.458Dillingham Census Area: 9.816 %Dillingham Census Area9.816Juneau City and Borough: 8.981 %Juneau City and Borough8.981Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 8.664 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area8.664Anchorage Municipality: 8.625 %Anchorage Municipality8.625Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.295 %Fairbanks North Star Borough8.295Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.895 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area7.895Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 7.816 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough7.816Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 7.65 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area7.65Nome Census Area: 7.166 %Nome Census Area7.166Skagway Municipality: 7.042 %Skagway Municipality7.042Kodiak Island Borough: 6.713 %Kodiak Island Borough6.713Bethel Census Area: 6.173 %Bethel Census Area6.173Aleutians East Borough: 6 %Aleutians East Borough6Northwest Arctic Borough: 5.882 %Northwest Arctic Borough5.882North Slope Borough: 4.575 %North Slope Borough4.575Aleutians West Census Area: 4.545 %Aleutians West Census Area4.545
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Yakutat City and Borough20.513n/a
2Petersburg Borough15.139+9.45 pts
3Denali Borough13.986-12.37 pts
4Bristol Bay Borough13.433+5.43 pts
5Sitka City and Borough13.356+1.75 pts
6Hoonah-Angoon Census Area13.008-10.21 pts
7Chugach Census Area12.766-0.14 pts
8Haines Borough12.435+4.4 pts
9Kenai Peninsula Borough11.474+1.3 pts
10Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.791-2.14 pts
11Wrangell City and Borough10.458+1.31 pts
12Dillingham Census Area9.816-1.43 pts
13Juneau City and Borough8.981+0.95 pts
14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area8.664+0.42 pts
15Anchorage Municipality8.625-0.39 pts
16Fairbanks North Star Borough8.295-2.04 pts
17Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area7.895-4.23 pts
18Ketchikan Gateway Borough7.816+0.73 pts
19Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area7.65+1.09 pts
20Nome Census Area7.166+0.23 pts
21Skagway Municipality7.042-10.74 pts
22Kodiak Island Borough6.713-2.07 pts
23Bethel Census Area6.173+1.3 pts
24Aleutians East Borough6n/a
25Northwest Arctic Borough5.882-0.92 pts
26North Slope Borough4.575-5.71 pts
27Aleutians West Census Area4.545-0.04 pts

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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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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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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, 2018) [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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/alaska-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/alaska-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Yakutat City and Borough, with 20.513% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Aleutians West Census Area, with 4.545% 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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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