Counties in Alaska by establishment exit rate

Bristol Bay Borough had the highest establishment exit rate of 30 counties in 2022, at 20.915%. Yakutat City and Borough had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.791% and the figure for Alaska was 9.895%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.915Bristol Bay Borough
Median9.79130 counties
Alaska9.895History

Map of counties, 2022

Aleutians East Borough: 5.714 %Aleutians West Census Area: 8.108 %Anchorage Municipality: 9.407 %Bethel Census Area: 8.374 %Bristol Bay Borough: 20.915 %Chugach Census Area: 14.257 %Copper River Census Area: 8.511 %Denali Borough: 14.085 %Dillingham Census Area: 10.909 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.498 %Haines Borough: 15.92 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 7.634 %Juneau City and Borough: 10.309 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 8.491 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.311 %Kodiak Island Borough: 12.184 %Kusilvak Census Area: 7.813 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 7.317 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.474 %Nome Census Area: 8.36 %North Slope Borough: 7.801 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 17.391 %Petersburg Borough: 7.722 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 10.084 %Sitka City and Borough: 11.862 %Skagway Municipality: 12.587 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14.76 %Wrangell City and Borough: 8.696 %Yakutat City and Borough: 0 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.379 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Bristol Bay Borough: 20.915 %Bristol Bay Borough20.915Northwest Arctic Borough: 17.391 %Northwest Arctic Borough17.391Haines Borough: 15.92 %Haines Borough15.92Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14.76 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14.76Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.379 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area14.379Chugach Census Area: 14.257 %Chugach Census Area14.257Denali Borough: 14.085 %Denali Borough14.085Skagway Municipality: 12.587 %Skagway Municipality12.587Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.311 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.311Kodiak Island Borough: 12.184 %Kodiak Island Borough12.184Sitka City and Borough: 11.862 %Sitka City and Borough11.862Dillingham Census Area: 10.909 %Dillingham Census Area10.909Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.474 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.474Juneau City and Borough: 10.309 %Juneau City and Borough10.309Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 10.084 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area10.084Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.498 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.498Anchorage Municipality: 9.407 %Anchorage Municipality9.407Wrangell City and Borough: 8.696 %Wrangell City and Borough8.696Copper River Census Area: 8.511 %Copper River Census Area8.511Kenai Peninsula Borough: 8.491 %Kenai Peninsula Borough8.491Bethel Census Area: 8.374 %Bethel Census Area8.374Nome Census Area: 8.36 %Nome Census Area8.36Aleutians West Census Area: 8.108 %Aleutians West Census Area8.108Kusilvak Census Area: 7.813 %Kusilvak Census Area7.813North Slope Borough: 7.801 %North Slope Borough7.801Petersburg Borough: 7.722 %Petersburg Borough7.722Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 7.634 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area7.634Lake and Peninsula Borough: 7.317 %Lake and Peninsula Borough7.317Aleutians East Borough: 5.714 %Aleutians East Borough5.714Yakutat City and Borough: 0 %Yakutat City and Borough0Bristol Bay Borough: 20.915 %Bristol Bay Borough20.915Northwest Arctic Borough: 17.391 %Northwest Arctic Borough17.391Haines Borough: 15.92 %Haines Borough15.92Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14.76 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14.76Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.379 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area14.379Chugach Census Area: 14.257 %Chugach Census Area14.257Denali Borough: 14.085 %Denali Borough14.085Skagway Municipality: 12.587 %Skagway Municipality12.587Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.311 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.311Kodiak Island Borough: 12.184 %Kodiak Island Borough12.184Sitka City and Borough: 11.862 %Sitka City and Borough11.862Dillingham Census Area: 10.909 %Dillingham Census Area10.909Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10.474 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.474Juneau City and Borough: 10.309 %Juneau City and Borough10.309Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 10.084 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area10.084Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.498 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.498Anchorage Municipality: 9.407 %Anchorage Municipality9.407Wrangell City and Borough: 8.696 %Wrangell City and Borough8.696Copper River Census Area: 8.511 %Copper River Census Area8.511Kenai Peninsula Borough: 8.491 %Kenai Peninsula Borough8.491Bethel Census Area: 8.374 %Bethel Census Area8.374Nome Census Area: 8.36 %Nome Census Area8.36Aleutians West Census Area: 8.108 %Aleutians West Census Area8.108Kusilvak Census Area: 7.813 %Kusilvak Census Area7.813North Slope Borough: 7.801 %North Slope Borough7.801Petersburg Borough: 7.722 %Petersburg Borough7.722Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 7.634 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area7.634Lake and Peninsula Borough: 7.317 %Lake and Peninsula Borough7.317Aleutians East Borough: 5.714 %Aleutians East Borough5.714Yakutat City and Borough: 0 %Yakutat City and Borough0
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bristol Bay Borough20.915+7.33 pts
2Northwest Arctic Borough17.391+10.72 pts
3Haines Borough15.92+1.99 pts
4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14.76+7.3 pts
5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area14.379-0.71 pts
6Chugach Census Area14.257+5.82 pts
7Denali Borough14.085+0.29 pts
8Skagway Municipality12.587+6.57 pts
9Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.311+0.83 pts
10Kodiak Island Borough12.184+4.56 pts
11Sitka City and Borough11.862+0.57 pts
12Dillingham Census Area10.909+2.42 pts
13Matanuska-Susitna Borough10.474+0.82 pts
14Juneau City and Borough10.309+2 pts
15Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area10.084-1.88 pts
16Fairbanks North Star Borough9.498+0.19 pts
17Anchorage Municipality9.407+0.56 pts
18Wrangell City and Borough8.696-5.41 pts
19Copper River Census Area8.511-1.54 pts
20Kenai Peninsula Borough8.491-1.46 pts
21Bethel Census Area8.374-2.28 pts
22Nome Census Area8.36-1.44 pts
23Aleutians West Census Area8.108+1.89 pts
24Kusilvak Census Area7.813+0.12 pts
25North Slope Borough7.801+4.29 pts
26Petersburg Borough7.722-2 pts
27Hoonah-Angoon Census Area7.634-6.43 pts
28Lake and Peninsula Borough7.317n/a
29Aleutians East Borough5.714-0.17 pts
30Yakutat City and Borough0-15.79 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. 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Bristol Bay Borough, with 20.915% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Yakutat City and Borough, with 0% in 2022.

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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.

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