Counties in Alaska by establishment exit rate

Northwest Arctic Borough had the highest establishment exit rate of 29 counties in 2018, at 23.529%. Denali Borough had the lowest, at 4.196%. The median was 8.977% and the figure for Alaska was 9.02%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest4.196Denali Borough
Median8.97729 counties
Alaska9.02History

Map of counties, 2018

Aleutians East Borough: 6 %Aleutians West Census Area: 4.545 %Anchorage Municipality: 8.69 %Bethel Census Area: 6.996 %Bristol Bay Borough: 4.478 %Chugach Census Area: 11.915 %Copper River Census Area: 10.526 %Denali Borough: 4.196 %Dillingham Census Area: 11.043 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.295 %Haines Borough: 15.544 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 8.13 %Juneau City and Borough: 8.779 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 8.977 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.82 %Kodiak Island Borough: 8.112 %Kusilvak Census Area: 6.536 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 18.182 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.22 %Nome Census Area: 11.726 %North Slope Borough: 11.111 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 23.529 %Petersburg Borough: 6.375 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 13.158 %Sitka City and Borough: 11.018 %Skagway Municipality: 7.042 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 10.83 %Wrangell City and Borough: 14.379 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 6.557 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Northwest Arctic Borough: 23.529 %Northwest Arctic Borough23.529Lake and Peninsula Borough: 18.182 %Lake and Peninsula Borough18.182Haines Borough: 15.544 %Haines Borough15.544Wrangell City and Borough: 14.379 %Wrangell City and Borough14.379Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 13.158 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.158Chugach Census Area: 11.915 %Chugach Census Area11.915Nome Census Area: 11.726 %Nome Census Area11.726North Slope Borough: 11.111 %North Slope Borough11.111Dillingham Census Area: 11.043 %Dillingham Census Area11.043Sitka City and Borough: 11.018 %Sitka City and Borough11.018Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 10.83 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area10.83Copper River Census Area: 10.526 %Copper River Census Area10.526Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.22 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.22Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.82 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.82Kenai Peninsula Borough: 8.977 %Kenai Peninsula Borough8.977Juneau City and Borough: 8.779 %Juneau City and Borough8.779Anchorage Municipality: 8.69 %Anchorage Municipality8.69Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.295 %Fairbanks North Star Borough8.295Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 8.13 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area8.13Kodiak Island Borough: 8.112 %Kodiak Island Borough8.112Skagway Municipality: 7.042 %Skagway Municipality7.042Bethel Census Area: 6.996 %Bethel Census Area6.996Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 6.557 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area6.557Kusilvak Census Area: 6.536 %Kusilvak Census Area6.536Petersburg Borough: 6.375 %Petersburg Borough6.375Aleutians East Borough: 6 %Aleutians East Borough6Aleutians West Census Area: 4.545 %Aleutians West Census Area4.545Bristol Bay Borough: 4.478 %Bristol Bay Borough4.478Denali Borough: 4.196 %Denali Borough4.196Northwest Arctic Borough: 23.529 %Northwest Arctic Borough23.529Lake and Peninsula Borough: 18.182 %Lake and Peninsula Borough18.182Haines Borough: 15.544 %Haines Borough15.544Wrangell City and Borough: 14.379 %Wrangell City and Borough14.379Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 13.158 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.158Chugach Census Area: 11.915 %Chugach Census Area11.915Nome Census Area: 11.726 %Nome Census Area11.726North Slope Borough: 11.111 %North Slope Borough11.111Dillingham Census Area: 11.043 %Dillingham Census Area11.043Sitka City and Borough: 11.018 %Sitka City and Borough11.018Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 10.83 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area10.83Copper River Census Area: 10.526 %Copper River Census Area10.526Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.22 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.22Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.82 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.82Kenai Peninsula Borough: 8.977 %Kenai Peninsula Borough8.977Juneau City and Borough: 8.779 %Juneau City and Borough8.779Anchorage Municipality: 8.69 %Anchorage Municipality8.69Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.295 %Fairbanks North Star Borough8.295Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 8.13 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area8.13Kodiak Island Borough: 8.112 %Kodiak Island Borough8.112Skagway Municipality: 7.042 %Skagway Municipality7.042Bethel Census Area: 6.996 %Bethel Census Area6.996Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 6.557 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area6.557Kusilvak Census Area: 6.536 %Kusilvak Census Area6.536Petersburg Borough: 6.375 %Petersburg Borough6.375Aleutians East Borough: 6 %Aleutians East Borough6Aleutians West Census Area: 4.545 %Aleutians West Census Area4.545Bristol Bay Borough: 4.478 %Bristol Bay Borough4.478Denali Borough: 4.196 %Denali Borough4.196
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Northwest Arctic Borough23.529+15.37 pts
2Lake and Peninsula Borough18.182+5.84 pts
3Haines Borough15.544+4.49 pts
4Wrangell City and Borough14.379+9.15 pts
5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.158+3.63 pts
6Chugach Census Area11.915+0.3 pts
7Nome Census Area11.726+2.89 pts
8North Slope Borough11.111+4.04 pts
9Dillingham Census Area11.043+4.79 pts
10Sitka City and Borough11.018-4.24 pts
11Southeast Fairbanks Census Area10.83-4.98 pts
12Copper River Census Area10.526+1.2 pts
13Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.22-0.55 pts
14Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.82+1.16 pts
15Kenai Peninsula Borough8.977-2.34 pts
16Juneau City and Borough8.779-0.56 pts
17Anchorage Municipality8.69-0.97 pts
18Fairbanks North Star Borough8.295-1.15 pts
19Hoonah-Angoon Census Area8.13-0.8 pts
20Kodiak Island Borough8.112-3.14 pts
21Skagway Municipality7.042-0.37 pts
22Bethel Census Area6.996+0.1 pts
23Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area6.557-1.09 pts
24Kusilvak Census Area6.536n/a
25Petersburg Borough6.375-4.19 pts
26Aleutians East Borough6n/a
27Aleutians West Census Area4.545+1.79 pts
28Bristol Bay Borough4.478n/a
29Denali Borough4.196-11.31 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. 1 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 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, 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/alaska-counties?period=2018. 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, 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-exit-rate/alaska-counties?period=2018.

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

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Northwest Arctic Borough, with 23.529% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Denali Borough, with 4.196% 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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