Counties in Alaska by establishment exit rate

Yakutat City and Borough had the highest establishment exit rate of 29 counties in 2021, at 15.789%. North Slope Borough had the lowest, at 3.509%. The median was 9.717% and the figure for Alaska was 9.254%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Median9.71729 counties
Alaska9.254History

Map of counties, 2021

Aleutians East Borough: 5.882 %Aleutians West Census Area: 6.222 %Anchorage Municipality: 8.85 %Bethel Census Area: 10.654 %Bristol Bay Borough: 13.58 %Chugach Census Area: 8.439 %Copper River Census Area: 10.056 %Denali Borough: 13.793 %Dillingham Census Area: 8.485 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.31 %Haines Borough: 13.93 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.063 %Juneau City and Borough: 8.308 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 9.949 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.48 %Kodiak Island Borough: 7.622 %Kusilvak Census Area: 7.692 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9.658 %Nome Census Area: 9.804 %North Slope Borough: 3.509 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.667 %Petersburg Borough: 9.717 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 11.966 %Sitka City and Borough: 11.29 %Skagway Municipality: 6.015 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 7.463 %Wrangell City and Borough: 14.103 %Yakutat City and Borough: 15.789 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 15.094 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Yakutat City and Borough: 15.789 %Yakutat City and Borough15.789Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 15.094 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area15.094Wrangell City and Borough: 14.103 %Wrangell City and Borough14.103Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.063 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.063Haines Borough: 13.93 %Haines Borough13.93Denali Borough: 13.793 %Denali Borough13.793Bristol Bay Borough: 13.58 %Bristol Bay Borough13.58Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 11.966 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.966Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.48 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.48Sitka City and Borough: 11.29 %Sitka City and Borough11.29Bethel Census Area: 10.654 %Bethel Census Area10.654Copper River Census Area: 10.056 %Copper River Census Area10.056Kenai Peninsula Borough: 9.949 %Kenai Peninsula Borough9.949Nome Census Area: 9.804 %Nome Census Area9.804Petersburg Borough: 9.717 %Petersburg Borough9.717Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9.658 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough9.658Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.31 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.31Anchorage Municipality: 8.85 %Anchorage Municipality8.85Dillingham Census Area: 8.485 %Dillingham Census Area8.485Chugach Census Area: 8.439 %Chugach Census Area8.439Juneau City and Borough: 8.308 %Juneau City and Borough8.308Kusilvak Census Area: 7.692 %Kusilvak Census Area7.692Kodiak Island Borough: 7.622 %Kodiak Island Borough7.622Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 7.463 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7.463Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.667 %Northwest Arctic Borough6.667Aleutians West Census Area: 6.222 %Aleutians West Census Area6.222Skagway Municipality: 6.015 %Skagway Municipality6.015Aleutians East Borough: 5.882 %Aleutians East Borough5.882North Slope Borough: 3.509 %North Slope Borough3.509Yakutat City and Borough: 15.789 %Yakutat City and Borough15.789Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 15.094 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area15.094Wrangell City and Borough: 14.103 %Wrangell City and Borough14.103Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.063 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.063Haines Borough: 13.93 %Haines Borough13.93Denali Borough: 13.793 %Denali Borough13.793Bristol Bay Borough: 13.58 %Bristol Bay Borough13.58Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 11.966 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.966Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.48 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.48Sitka City and Borough: 11.29 %Sitka City and Borough11.29Bethel Census Area: 10.654 %Bethel Census Area10.654Copper River Census Area: 10.056 %Copper River Census Area10.056Kenai Peninsula Borough: 9.949 %Kenai Peninsula Borough9.949Nome Census Area: 9.804 %Nome Census Area9.804Petersburg Borough: 9.717 %Petersburg Borough9.717Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 9.658 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough9.658Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.31 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.31Anchorage Municipality: 8.85 %Anchorage Municipality8.85Dillingham Census Area: 8.485 %Dillingham Census Area8.485Chugach Census Area: 8.439 %Chugach Census Area8.439Juneau City and Borough: 8.308 %Juneau City and Borough8.308Kusilvak Census Area: 7.692 %Kusilvak Census Area7.692Kodiak Island Borough: 7.622 %Kodiak Island Borough7.622Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 7.463 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7.463Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.667 %Northwest Arctic Borough6.667Aleutians West Census Area: 6.222 %Aleutians West Census Area6.222Skagway Municipality: 6.015 %Skagway Municipality6.015Aleutians East Borough: 5.882 %Aleutians East Borough5.882North Slope Borough: 3.509 %North Slope Borough3.509
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Yakutat City and Borough15.789+1.15 pts
2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area15.094+3.12 pts
3Wrangell City and Borough14.103+4.71 pts
4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.063n/a
5Haines Borough13.93+3.73 pts
6Denali Borough13.793-2.64 pts
7Bristol Bay Borough13.58n/a
8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.966+3.42 pts
9Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.48+2.24 pts
10Sitka City and Borough11.29+6.02 pts
11Bethel Census Area10.654+3.04 pts
12Copper River Census Area10.056-3.2 pts
13Kenai Peninsula Borough9.949-0.47 pts
14Nome Census Area9.804-1.45 pts
15Petersburg Borough9.717-0.81 pts
16Matanuska-Susitna Borough9.658-1.4 pts
17Fairbanks North Star Borough9.31-0.01 pts
18Anchorage Municipality8.85+0.57 pts
19Dillingham Census Area8.485-0.87 pts
20Chugach Census Area8.439-5.69 pts
21Juneau City and Borough8.308+0.66 pts
22Kusilvak Census Area7.692-5.64 pts
23Kodiak Island Borough7.622-7.23 pts
24Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7.463-1 pts
25Northwest Arctic Borough6.667n/a
26Aleutians West Census Area6.222+0.11 pts
27Skagway Municipality6.015-10.04 pts
28Aleutians East Borough5.882-2.04 pts
29North Slope Borough3.509-7.09 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 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Yakutat City and Borough, with 15.789% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

North Slope Borough, with 3.509% in 2021.

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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 2021 and are not ranked.

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