Counties in Alaska by establishment exit rate

Lake and Peninsula Borough had the highest establishment exit rate of 28 counties in 2012, at 23.529%. North Slope Borough had the lowest, at 4.461%. The median was 11.095% and the figure for Alaska was 9.51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Median11.09528 counties
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Map of counties, 2012

Aleutians East Borough: 7.692 %Aleutians West Census Area: 6.114 %Anchorage Municipality: 8.764 %Bethel Census Area: 8.929 %Bristol Bay Borough: 5.607 %Chugach Census Area: 13.27 %Copper River Census Area: 11.05 %Denali Borough: 11.2 %Dillingham Census Area: 13.873 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.802 %Haines Borough: 8.78 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.545 %Juneau City and Borough: 7.569 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.139 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.606 %Kodiak Island Borough: 11.957 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 23.529 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.686 %Nome Census Area: 6.515 %North Slope Borough: 4.461 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.299 %Petersburg Borough: 11.504 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 13.115 %Sitka City and Borough: 8.32 %Skagway Municipality: 14.876 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 16.725 %Yakutat City and Borough: 15.686 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 12.903 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Lake and Peninsula Borough: 23.529 %Lake and Peninsula Borough23.529Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 16.725 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area16.725Yakutat City and Borough: 15.686 %Yakutat City and Borough15.686Skagway Municipality: 14.876 %Skagway Municipality14.876Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.545 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.545Dillingham Census Area: 13.873 %Dillingham Census Area13.873Chugach Census Area: 13.27 %Chugach Census Area13.27Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 13.115 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.115Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 12.903 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area12.903Kodiak Island Borough: 11.957 %Kodiak Island Borough11.957Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.606 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.606Petersburg Borough: 11.504 %Petersburg Borough11.504Denali Borough: 11.2 %Denali Borough11.2Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.139 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.139Copper River Census Area: 11.05 %Copper River Census Area11.05Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.686 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.686Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.802 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.802Bethel Census Area: 8.929 %Bethel Census Area8.929Haines Borough: 8.78 %Haines Borough8.78Anchorage Municipality: 8.764 %Anchorage Municipality8.764Sitka City and Borough: 8.32 %Sitka City and Borough8.32Aleutians East Borough: 7.692 %Aleutians East Borough7.692Juneau City and Borough: 7.569 %Juneau City and Borough7.569Nome Census Area: 6.515 %Nome Census Area6.515Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.299 %Northwest Arctic Borough6.299Aleutians West Census Area: 6.114 %Aleutians West Census Area6.114Bristol Bay Borough: 5.607 %Bristol Bay Borough5.607North Slope Borough: 4.461 %North Slope Borough4.461Lake and Peninsula Borough: 23.529 %Lake and Peninsula Borough23.529Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 16.725 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area16.725Yakutat City and Borough: 15.686 %Yakutat City and Borough15.686Skagway Municipality: 14.876 %Skagway Municipality14.876Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.545 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.545Dillingham Census Area: 13.873 %Dillingham Census Area13.873Chugach Census Area: 13.27 %Chugach Census Area13.27Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 13.115 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.115Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 12.903 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area12.903Kodiak Island Borough: 11.957 %Kodiak Island Borough11.957Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.606 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.606Petersburg Borough: 11.504 %Petersburg Borough11.504Denali Borough: 11.2 %Denali Borough11.2Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.139 %Kenai Peninsula Borough11.139Copper River Census Area: 11.05 %Copper River Census Area11.05Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.686 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.686Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.802 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.802Bethel Census Area: 8.929 %Bethel Census Area8.929Haines Borough: 8.78 %Haines Borough8.78Anchorage Municipality: 8.764 %Anchorage Municipality8.764Sitka City and Borough: 8.32 %Sitka City and Borough8.32Aleutians East Borough: 7.692 %Aleutians East Borough7.692Juneau City and Borough: 7.569 %Juneau City and Borough7.569Nome Census Area: 6.515 %Nome Census Area6.515Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.299 %Northwest Arctic Borough6.299Aleutians West Census Area: 6.114 %Aleutians West Census Area6.114Bristol Bay Borough: 5.607 %Bristol Bay Borough5.607North Slope Borough: 4.461 %North Slope Borough4.461
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Lake and Peninsula Borough23.529n/a
2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area16.725+3.71 pts
3Yakutat City and Borough15.686n/a
4Skagway Municipality14.876+3.68 pts
5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.545+2.04 pts
6Dillingham Census Area13.873+9.33 pts
7Chugach Census Area13.27+1.39 pts
8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.115+7.4 pts
9Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area12.903+9.49 pts
10Kodiak Island Borough11.957+3.67 pts
11Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.606+2.69 pts
12Petersburg Borough11.504-2.17 pts
13Denali Borough11.2+2.65 pts
14Kenai Peninsula Borough11.139+1.18 pts
15Copper River Census Area11.05-4.17 pts
16Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.686-0.05 pts
17Fairbanks North Star Borough9.802+1.22 pts
18Bethel Census Area8.929-0.03 pts
19Haines Borough8.78+3.85 pts
20Anchorage Municipality8.764-0.36 pts
21Sitka City and Borough8.32-3.41 pts
22Aleutians East Borough7.692n/a
23Juneau City and Borough7.569-1.15 pts
24Nome Census Area6.515-2.24 pts
25Northwest Arctic Borough6.299+1.46 pts
26Aleutians West Census Area6.1140 pts
27Bristol Bay Borough5.607-5.61 pts
28North Slope Borough4.461-0.19 pts

Other periods

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 2012 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lake and Peninsula Borough, with 23.529% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

North Slope Borough, with 4.461% in 2012.

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 2012 and are not ranked.

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