Counties in Alaska by establishment exit rate

Denali Borough had the highest establishment exit rate of 27 counties in 2019, at 16.327%. Aleutians West Census Area had the lowest, at 3.571%. The median was 9.045% and the figure for Alaska was 8.613%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.327Denali Borough
Median9.04527 counties
Alaska8.613History

Map of counties, 2019

Aleutians East Borough: 7.843 %Aleutians West Census Area: 3.571 %Anchorage Municipality: 8.188 %Bethel Census Area: 6.747 %Bristol Bay Borough: 6.993 %Chugach Census Area: 10.438 %Copper River Census Area: 10.929 %Denali Borough: 16.327 %Dillingham Census Area: 3.593 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.481 %Haines Borough: 10.471 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 9.6 %Juneau City and Borough: 9.324 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 9.26 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.045 %Kodiak Island Borough: 12.356 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9.015 %Nome Census Area: 8.638 %North Slope Borough: 7.534 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 10 %Petersburg Borough: 11.719 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 4.386 %Sitka City and Borough: 9.38 %Skagway Municipality: 6.993 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.691 %Wrangell City and Borough: 14.966 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 10.465 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Denali Borough: 16.327 %Denali Borough16.327Wrangell City and Borough: 14.966 %Wrangell City and Borough14.966Kodiak Island Borough: 12.356 %Kodiak Island Borough12.356Petersburg Borough: 11.719 %Petersburg Borough11.719Copper River Census Area: 10.929 %Copper River Census Area10.929Haines Borough: 10.471 %Haines Borough10.471Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 10.465 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area10.465Chugach Census Area: 10.438 %Chugach Census Area10.438Northwest Arctic Borough: 10 %Northwest Arctic Borough10Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 9.6 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area9.6Sitka City and Borough: 9.38 %Sitka City and Borough9.38Juneau City and Borough: 9.324 %Juneau City and Borough9.324Kenai Peninsula Borough: 9.26 %Kenai Peninsula Borough9.26Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.045 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.045Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9.015 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough9.015Nome Census Area: 8.638 %Nome Census Area8.638Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.481 %Fairbanks North Star Borough8.481Anchorage Municipality: 8.188 %Anchorage Municipality8.188Aleutians East Borough: 7.843 %Aleutians East Borough7.843North Slope Borough: 7.534 %North Slope Borough7.534Bristol Bay Borough: 6.993 %Bristol Bay Borough6.993Skagway Municipality: 6.993 %Skagway Municipality6.993Bethel Census Area: 6.747 %Bethel Census Area6.747Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.691 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.691Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 4.386 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area4.386Dillingham Census Area: 3.593 %Dillingham Census Area3.593Aleutians West Census Area: 3.571 %Aleutians West Census Area3.571Denali Borough: 16.327 %Denali Borough16.327Wrangell City and Borough: 14.966 %Wrangell City and Borough14.966Kodiak Island Borough: 12.356 %Kodiak Island Borough12.356Petersburg Borough: 11.719 %Petersburg Borough11.719Copper River Census Area: 10.929 %Copper River Census Area10.929Haines Borough: 10.471 %Haines Borough10.471Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 10.465 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area10.465Chugach Census Area: 10.438 %Chugach Census Area10.438Northwest Arctic Borough: 10 %Northwest Arctic Borough10Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 9.6 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area9.6Sitka City and Borough: 9.38 %Sitka City and Borough9.38Juneau City and Borough: 9.324 %Juneau City and Borough9.324Kenai Peninsula Borough: 9.26 %Kenai Peninsula Borough9.26Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.045 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.045Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9.015 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough9.015Nome Census Area: 8.638 %Nome Census Area8.638Fairbanks North Star Borough: 8.481 %Fairbanks North Star Borough8.481Anchorage Municipality: 8.188 %Anchorage Municipality8.188Aleutians East Borough: 7.843 %Aleutians East Borough7.843North Slope Borough: 7.534 %North Slope Borough7.534Bristol Bay Borough: 6.993 %Bristol Bay Borough6.993Skagway Municipality: 6.993 %Skagway Municipality6.993Bethel Census Area: 6.747 %Bethel Census Area6.747Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.691 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.691Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 4.386 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area4.386Dillingham Census Area: 3.593 %Dillingham Census Area3.593Aleutians West Census Area: 3.571 %Aleutians West Census Area3.571
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Denali Borough16.327+12.13 pts
2Wrangell City and Borough14.966+0.59 pts
3Kodiak Island Borough12.356+4.24 pts
4Petersburg Borough11.719+5.34 pts
5Copper River Census Area10.929+0.4 pts
6Haines Borough10.471-5.07 pts
7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area10.465+3.91 pts
8Chugach Census Area10.438-1.48 pts
9Northwest Arctic Borough10-13.53 pts
10Hoonah-Angoon Census Area9.6+1.47 pts
11Sitka City and Borough9.38-1.64 pts
12Juneau City and Borough9.324+0.54 pts
13Kenai Peninsula Borough9.26+0.28 pts
14Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.045-0.78 pts
15Matanuska-Susitna Borough9.015-1.21 pts
16Nome Census Area8.638-3.09 pts
17Fairbanks North Star Borough8.481+0.19 pts
18Anchorage Municipality8.188-0.5 pts
19Aleutians East Borough7.843+1.84 pts
20North Slope Borough7.534-3.58 pts
21Bristol Bay Borough6.993+2.52 pts
21Skagway Municipality6.993-0.05 pts
23Bethel Census Area6.747-0.25 pts
24Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.691-4.14 pts
25Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area4.386-8.77 pts
26Dillingham Census Area3.593-7.45 pts
27Aleutians West Census Area3.571-0.97 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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2019. 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=2019.

Harvard

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Denali Borough, with 16.327% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Aleutians West Census Area, with 3.571% in 2019.

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. 3 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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