Counties in Alaska by job creation rate, 2023

Skagway Municipality had the highest job creation rate of 30 counties in 2023, at 31.078%. North Slope Borough had the lowest, at 6.098%. The median was 14.322% and the figure for Alaska was 14.239%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Aleutians East Borough: 7.977 %Aleutians West Census Area: 9.025 %Anchorage Municipality: 14.786 %Bethel Census Area: 18.063 %Bristol Bay Borough: 22.067 %Chugach Census Area: 13.39 %Copper River Census Area: 14.38 %Denali Borough: 11.125 %Dillingham Census Area: 13.428 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 12.896 %Haines Borough: 23.476 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 22.256 %Juneau City and Borough: 13.054 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 16.903 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 13.248 %Kodiak Island Borough: 13.344 %Kusilvak Census Area: 18.521 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24.758 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 14.717 %Nome Census Area: 11.533 %North Slope Borough: 6.098 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.411 %Petersburg Borough: 12.168 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 17.504 %Sitka City and Borough: 18.498 %Skagway Municipality: 31.078 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14.264 %Wrangell City and Borough: 27.867 %Yakutat City and Borough: 6.612 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 15.194 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Skagway Municipality: 31.078 %Skagway Municipality31.078Wrangell City and Borough: 27.867 %Wrangell City and Borough27.867Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24.758 %Lake and Peninsula Borough24.758Haines Borough: 23.476 %Haines Borough23.476Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 22.256 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area22.256Bristol Bay Borough: 22.067 %Bristol Bay Borough22.067Kusilvak Census Area: 18.521 %Kusilvak Census Area18.521Sitka City and Borough: 18.498 %Sitka City and Borough18.498Bethel Census Area: 18.063 %Bethel Census Area18.063Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 17.504 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area17.504Kenai Peninsula Borough: 16.903 %Kenai Peninsula Borough16.903Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 15.194 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area15.194Anchorage Municipality: 14.786 %Anchorage Municipality14.786Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 14.717 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.717Copper River Census Area: 14.38 %Copper River Census Area14.38Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14.264 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14.264Dillingham Census Area: 13.428 %Dillingham Census Area13.428Chugach Census Area: 13.39 %Chugach Census Area13.39Kodiak Island Borough: 13.344 %Kodiak Island Borough13.344Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 13.248 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough13.248Juneau City and Borough: 13.054 %Juneau City and Borough13.054Fairbanks North Star Borough: 12.896 %Fairbanks North Star Borough12.896Petersburg Borough: 12.168 %Petersburg Borough12.168Nome Census Area: 11.533 %Nome Census Area11.533Denali Borough: 11.125 %Denali Borough11.125Aleutians West Census Area: 9.025 %Aleutians West Census Area9.025Aleutians East Borough: 7.977 %Aleutians East Borough7.977Yakutat City and Borough: 6.612 %Yakutat City and Borough6.612Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.411 %Northwest Arctic Borough6.411North Slope Borough: 6.098 %North Slope Borough6.098Skagway Municipality: 31.078 %Skagway Municipality31.078Wrangell City and Borough: 27.867 %Wrangell City and Borough27.867Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24.758 %Lake and Peninsula Borough24.758Haines Borough: 23.476 %Haines Borough23.476Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 22.256 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area22.256Bristol Bay Borough: 22.067 %Bristol Bay Borough22.067Kusilvak Census Area: 18.521 %Kusilvak Census Area18.521Sitka City and Borough: 18.498 %Sitka City and Borough18.498Bethel Census Area: 18.063 %Bethel Census Area18.063Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 17.504 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area17.504Kenai Peninsula Borough: 16.903 %Kenai Peninsula Borough16.903Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 15.194 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area15.194Anchorage Municipality: 14.786 %Anchorage Municipality14.786Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 14.717 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.717Copper River Census Area: 14.38 %Copper River Census Area14.38Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14.264 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14.264Dillingham Census Area: 13.428 %Dillingham Census Area13.428Chugach Census Area: 13.39 %Chugach Census Area13.39Kodiak Island Borough: 13.344 %Kodiak Island Borough13.344Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 13.248 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough13.248Juneau City and Borough: 13.054 %Juneau City and Borough13.054Fairbanks North Star Borough: 12.896 %Fairbanks North Star Borough12.896Petersburg Borough: 12.168 %Petersburg Borough12.168Nome Census Area: 11.533 %Nome Census Area11.533Denali Borough: 11.125 %Denali Borough11.125Aleutians West Census Area: 9.025 %Aleutians West Census Area9.025Aleutians East Borough: 7.977 %Aleutians East Borough7.977Yakutat City and Borough: 6.612 %Yakutat City and Borough6.612Northwest Arctic Borough: 6.411 %Northwest Arctic Borough6.411North Slope Borough: 6.098 %North Slope Borough6.098
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Skagway Municipality31.078-12.12 pts
2Wrangell City and Borough27.867+17.99 pts
3Lake and Peninsula Borough24.758-17.04 pts
4Haines Borough23.476-2.96 pts
5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area22.256-7.98 pts
6Bristol Bay Borough22.067+2.67 pts
7Kusilvak Census Area18.521+5.76 pts
8Sitka City and Borough18.498-6.32 pts
9Bethel Census Area18.063+3.28 pts
10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area17.504-0.93 pts
11Kenai Peninsula Borough16.903+2.21 pts
12Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area15.194-8.29 pts
13Anchorage Municipality14.786-1.55 pts
14Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.717-3.88 pts
15Copper River Census Area14.38-2.21 pts
16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14.264+0.9 pts
17Dillingham Census Area13.428+0.79 pts
18Chugach Census Area13.39-1.52 pts
19Kodiak Island Borough13.344+2.53 pts
20Ketchikan Gateway Borough13.248-6.57 pts
21Juneau City and Borough13.054-2.36 pts
22Fairbanks North Star Borough12.896-1.69 pts
23Petersburg Borough12.168-0.76 pts
24Nome Census Area11.533-9.23 pts
25Denali Borough11.125-0.63 pts
26Aleutians West Census Area9.025-10.18 pts
27Aleutians East Borough7.977-25.77 pts
28Yakutat City and Borough6.612-11.37 pts
29Northwest Arctic Borough6.411-5.91 pts
30North Slope Borough6.098+2.16 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Alaska by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Alaska by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/alaska-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Skagway Municipality, with 31.078% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

North Slope Borough, with 6.098% in 2023.

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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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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