Counties in Alaska by establishment exit rate, 2023

Wrangell City and Borough had the highest establishment exit rate of 28 counties in 2023, at 19.355%. North Slope Borough had the lowest, at 2.151%. The median was 9.355% and the figure for Alaska was 9.122%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Aleutians East Borough: 7.619 %Aleutians West Census Area: 6.114 %Anchorage Municipality: 8.166 %Bethel Census Area: 4.843 %Bristol Bay Borough: 7.692 %Chugach Census Area: 11.642 %Copper River Census Area: 11.34 %Denali Borough: 9.79 %Dillingham Census Area: 6.667 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.005 %Haines Borough: 8.911 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 10.219 %Juneau City and Borough: 10.619 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.141 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.859 %Kodiak Island Borough: 11.111 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 8.989 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9.72 %Nome Census Area: 5.66 %North Slope Borough: 2.151 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 7.207 %Petersburg Borough: 9.964 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 13.502 %Sitka City and Borough: 8.511 %Skagway Municipality: 14.765 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 5.993 %Wrangell City and Borough: 19.355 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 5.263 %
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%, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Wrangell City and Borough: 19.355 %Wrangell City and Borough19.355Skagway Municipality: 14.765 %Skagway Municipality14.765Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 13.502 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.502Chugach Census Area: 11.642 %Chugach Census Area11.642Copper River Census Area: 11.34 %Copper River Census Area11.34Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.141 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.141Kodiak Island Borough: 11.111 %Kodiak Island Borough11.111Juneau City and Borough: 10.619 %Juneau City and Borough10.619Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 10.219 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area10.219Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.005 %Fairbanks North Star Borough10.005Petersburg Borough: 9.964 %Petersburg Borough9.964Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.859 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.859Denali Borough: 9.79 %Denali Borough9.79Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9.72 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough9.72Lake and Peninsula Borough: 8.989 %Lake and Peninsula Borough8.989Haines Borough: 8.911 %Haines Borough8.911Sitka City and Borough: 8.511 %Sitka City and Borough8.511Anchorage Municipality: 8.166 %Anchorage Municipality8.166Bristol Bay Borough: 7.692 %Bristol Bay Borough7.692Aleutians East Borough: 7.619 %Aleutians East Borough7.619Northwest Arctic Borough: 7.207 %Northwest Arctic Borough7.207Dillingham Census Area: 6.667 %Dillingham Census Area6.667Aleutians West Census Area: 6.114 %Aleutians West Census Area6.114Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 5.993 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area5.993Nome Census Area: 5.66 %Nome Census Area5.66Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 5.263 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5.263Bethel Census Area: 4.843 %Bethel Census Area4.843North Slope Borough: 2.151 %North Slope Borough2.151Wrangell City and Borough: 19.355 %Wrangell City and Borough19.355Skagway Municipality: 14.765 %Skagway Municipality14.765Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 13.502 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.502Chugach Census Area: 11.642 %Chugach Census Area11.642Copper River Census Area: 11.34 %Copper River Census Area11.34Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.141 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.141Kodiak Island Borough: 11.111 %Kodiak Island Borough11.111Juneau City and Borough: 10.619 %Juneau City and Borough10.619Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 10.219 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area10.219Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.005 %Fairbanks North Star Borough10.005Petersburg Borough: 9.964 %Petersburg Borough9.964Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.859 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.859Denali Borough: 9.79 %Denali Borough9.79Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9.72 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough9.72Lake and Peninsula Borough: 8.989 %Lake and Peninsula Borough8.989Haines Borough: 8.911 %Haines Borough8.911Sitka City and Borough: 8.511 %Sitka City and Borough8.511Anchorage Municipality: 8.166 %Anchorage Municipality8.166Bristol Bay Borough: 7.692 %Bristol Bay Borough7.692Aleutians East Borough: 7.619 %Aleutians East Borough7.619Northwest Arctic Borough: 7.207 %Northwest Arctic Borough7.207Dillingham Census Area: 6.667 %Dillingham Census Area6.667Aleutians West Census Area: 6.114 %Aleutians West Census Area6.114Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 5.993 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area5.993Nome Census Area: 5.66 %Nome Census Area5.66Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 5.263 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5.263Bethel Census Area: 4.843 %Bethel Census Area4.843North Slope Borough: 2.151 %North Slope Borough2.151
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Wrangell City and Borough19.355+10.66 pts
2Skagway Municipality14.765+2.18 pts
3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.502+3.42 pts
4Chugach Census Area11.642-2.62 pts
5Copper River Census Area11.34+2.83 pts
6Kenai Peninsula Borough11.141+2.65 pts
7Kodiak Island Borough11.111-1.07 pts
8Juneau City and Borough10.619+0.31 pts
9Hoonah-Angoon Census Area10.219+2.58 pts
10Fairbanks North Star Borough10.005+0.51 pts
11Petersburg Borough9.964+2.24 pts
12Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.859-2.45 pts
13Denali Borough9.79-4.3 pts
14Matanuska-Susitna Borough9.72-0.75 pts
15Lake and Peninsula Borough8.989+1.67 pts
16Haines Borough8.911-7.01 pts
17Sitka City and Borough8.511-3.35 pts
18Anchorage Municipality8.166-1.24 pts
19Bristol Bay Borough7.692-13.22 pts
20Aleutians East Borough7.619+1.9 pts
21Northwest Arctic Borough7.207-10.18 pts
22Dillingham Census Area6.667-4.24 pts
23Aleutians West Census Area6.114-1.99 pts
24Southeast Fairbanks Census Area5.993-8.77 pts
25Nome Census Area5.66-2.7 pts
26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5.263-9.12 pts
27Bethel Census Area4.843-3.53 pts
28North Slope Borough2.151-5.65 pts

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About this ranking

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

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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. 2 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Alaska by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Alaska by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/alaska-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wrangell City and Borough, with 19.355% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

North Slope Borough, with 2.151% 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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