Counties in Alaska by job creation rate

Skagway Municipality had the highest job creation rate of 30 counties in 2013, at 27.937%. Aleutians East Borough had the lowest, at 2.772%. The median was 11.724% and the figure for Alaska was 13.19%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2013

Aleutians East Borough: 2.772 %Aleutians West Census Area: 5.433 %Anchorage Municipality: 13.843 %Bethel Census Area: 10.861 %Bristol Bay Borough: 9.892 %Chugach Census Area: 9.099 %Copper River Census Area: 15.159 %Denali Borough: 12.432 %Dillingham Census Area: 8.272 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 12.475 %Haines Borough: 9.612 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 16.055 %Juneau City and Borough: 11.481 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 15.18 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 13.107 %Kodiak Island Borough: 9.471 %Kusilvak Census Area: 14.48 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14.815 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 14.123 %Nome Census Area: 9.755 %North Slope Borough: 19.675 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 5.223 %Petersburg Borough: 10.328 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 10.777 %Sitka City and Borough: 11.882 %Skagway Municipality: 27.937 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.258 %Wrangell City and Borough: 11.567 %Yakutat City and Borough: 17.5 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 10.211 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Skagway Municipality: 27.937 %Skagway Municipality27.937North Slope Borough: 19.675 %North Slope Borough19.675Yakutat City and Borough: 17.5 %Yakutat City and Borough17.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 16.055 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area16.055Kenai Peninsula Borough: 15.18 %Kenai Peninsula Borough15.18Copper River Census Area: 15.159 %Copper River Census Area15.159Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14.815 %Lake and Peninsula Borough14.815Kusilvak Census Area: 14.48 %Kusilvak Census Area14.48Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 14.123 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.123Anchorage Municipality: 13.843 %Anchorage Municipality13.843Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 13.107 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough13.107Fairbanks North Star Borough: 12.475 %Fairbanks North Star Borough12.475Denali Borough: 12.432 %Denali Borough12.432Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.258 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.258Sitka City and Borough: 11.882 %Sitka City and Borough11.882Wrangell City and Borough: 11.567 %Wrangell City and Borough11.567Juneau City and Borough: 11.481 %Juneau City and Borough11.481Bethel Census Area: 10.861 %Bethel Census Area10.861Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 10.777 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area10.777Petersburg Borough: 10.328 %Petersburg Borough10.328Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 10.211 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area10.211Bristol Bay Borough: 9.892 %Bristol Bay Borough9.892Nome Census Area: 9.755 %Nome Census Area9.755Haines Borough: 9.612 %Haines Borough9.612Kodiak Island Borough: 9.471 %Kodiak Island Borough9.471Chugach Census Area: 9.099 %Chugach Census Area9.099Dillingham Census Area: 8.272 %Dillingham Census Area8.272Aleutians West Census Area: 5.433 %Aleutians West Census Area5.433Northwest Arctic Borough: 5.223 %Northwest Arctic Borough5.223Aleutians East Borough: 2.772 %Aleutians East Borough2.772Skagway Municipality: 27.937 %Skagway Municipality27.937North Slope Borough: 19.675 %North Slope Borough19.675Yakutat City and Borough: 17.5 %Yakutat City and Borough17.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 16.055 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area16.055Kenai Peninsula Borough: 15.18 %Kenai Peninsula Borough15.18Copper River Census Area: 15.159 %Copper River Census Area15.159Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14.815 %Lake and Peninsula Borough14.815Kusilvak Census Area: 14.48 %Kusilvak Census Area14.48Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 14.123 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.123Anchorage Municipality: 13.843 %Anchorage Municipality13.843Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 13.107 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough13.107Fairbanks North Star Borough: 12.475 %Fairbanks North Star Borough12.475Denali Borough: 12.432 %Denali Borough12.432Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.258 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.258Sitka City and Borough: 11.882 %Sitka City and Borough11.882Wrangell City and Borough: 11.567 %Wrangell City and Borough11.567Juneau City and Borough: 11.481 %Juneau City and Borough11.481Bethel Census Area: 10.861 %Bethel Census Area10.861Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 10.777 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area10.777Petersburg Borough: 10.328 %Petersburg Borough10.328Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 10.211 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area10.211Bristol Bay Borough: 9.892 %Bristol Bay Borough9.892Nome Census Area: 9.755 %Nome Census Area9.755Haines Borough: 9.612 %Haines Borough9.612Kodiak Island Borough: 9.471 %Kodiak Island Borough9.471Chugach Census Area: 9.099 %Chugach Census Area9.099Dillingham Census Area: 8.272 %Dillingham Census Area8.272Aleutians West Census Area: 5.433 %Aleutians West Census Area5.433Northwest Arctic Borough: 5.223 %Northwest Arctic Borough5.223Aleutians East Borough: 2.772 %Aleutians East Borough2.772
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Skagway Municipality27.937+1.41 pts
2North Slope Borough19.675-0.02 pts
3Yakutat City and Borough17.5-14.08 pts
4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area16.055-2.05 pts
5Kenai Peninsula Borough15.18-1.88 pts
6Copper River Census Area15.159-9.82 pts
7Lake and Peninsula Borough14.815-4.2 pts
8Kusilvak Census Area14.48-3.21 pts
9Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.123-2.67 pts
10Anchorage Municipality13.843-1.25 pts
11Ketchikan Gateway Borough13.107+2.13 pts
12Fairbanks North Star Borough12.475+0.15 pts
13Denali Borough12.432-10.59 pts
14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.258-0.94 pts
15Sitka City and Borough11.882-0.45 pts
16Wrangell City and Borough11.567-0.22 pts
17Juneau City and Borough11.481-1.44 pts
18Bethel Census Area10.861-1.58 pts
19Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area10.777-4.48 pts
20Petersburg Borough10.328+2.58 pts
21Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area10.211-19.74 pts
22Bristol Bay Borough9.892+2.56 pts
23Nome Census Area9.755-2.87 pts
24Haines Borough9.612-7.29 pts
25Kodiak Island Borough9.471-0.11 pts
26Chugach Census Area9.099-6.17 pts
27Dillingham Census Area8.272-3.21 pts
28Aleutians West Census Area5.433-3.35 pts
29Northwest Arctic Borough5.223-4.89 pts
30Aleutians East Borough2.772+0.32 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Skagway Municipality, with 27.937% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Aleutians East Borough, with 2.772% in 2013.

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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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