Counties in Alaska by job destruction rate

Bristol Bay Borough had the highest job destruction rate of 30 counties in 2012, at 61.273%. Aleutians East Borough had the lowest, at 3.72%. The median was 12.657% and the figure for Alaska was 13.474%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.273Bristol Bay Borough
Median12.65730 counties
Alaska13.474History

Map of counties, 2012

Aleutians East Borough: 3.72 %Aleutians West Census Area: 9.603 %Anchorage Municipality: 14.412 %Bethel Census Area: 10.502 %Bristol Bay Borough: 61.273 %Chugach Census Area: 10.826 %Copper River Census Area: 11.225 %Denali Borough: 17.217 %Dillingham Census Area: 9.778 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 13.945 %Haines Borough: 14.241 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.128 %Juneau City and Borough: 11.399 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.444 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.262 %Kodiak Island Borough: 7.873 %Kusilvak Census Area: 12.719 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14.789 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.595 %Nome Census Area: 10.893 %North Slope Borough: 11.787 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 13.254 %Petersburg Borough: 15.683 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 11.367 %Sitka City and Borough: 12.333 %Skagway Municipality: 14.311 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14.69 %Wrangell City and Borough: 20.405 %Yakutat City and Borough: 21.711 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 21.206 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2012

Bristol Bay Borough: 61.273 %Bristol Bay Borough61.273Yakutat City and Borough: 21.711 %Yakutat City and Borough21.711Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 21.206 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area21.206Wrangell City and Borough: 20.405 %Wrangell City and Borough20.405Denali Borough: 17.217 %Denali Borough17.217Petersburg Borough: 15.683 %Petersburg Borough15.683Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14.789 %Lake and Peninsula Borough14.789Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14.69 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14.69Anchorage Municipality: 14.412 %Anchorage Municipality14.412Skagway Municipality: 14.311 %Skagway Municipality14.311Haines Borough: 14.241 %Haines Borough14.241Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.128 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.128Fairbanks North Star Borough: 13.945 %Fairbanks North Star Borough13.945Northwest Arctic Borough: 13.254 %Northwest Arctic Borough13.254Kusilvak Census Area: 12.719 %Kusilvak Census Area12.719Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.595 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.595Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.444 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.444Sitka City and Borough: 12.333 %Sitka City and Borough12.333Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.262 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.262North Slope Borough: 11.787 %North Slope Borough11.787Juneau City and Borough: 11.399 %Juneau City and Borough11.399Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 11.367 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.367Copper River Census Area: 11.225 %Copper River Census Area11.225Nome Census Area: 10.893 %Nome Census Area10.893Chugach Census Area: 10.826 %Chugach Census Area10.826Bethel Census Area: 10.502 %Bethel Census Area10.502Dillingham Census Area: 9.778 %Dillingham Census Area9.778Aleutians West Census Area: 9.603 %Aleutians West Census Area9.603Kodiak Island Borough: 7.873 %Kodiak Island Borough7.873Aleutians East Borough: 3.72 %Aleutians East Borough3.72Bristol Bay Borough: 61.273 %Bristol Bay Borough61.273Yakutat City and Borough: 21.711 %Yakutat City and Borough21.711Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 21.206 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area21.206Wrangell City and Borough: 20.405 %Wrangell City and Borough20.405Denali Borough: 17.217 %Denali Borough17.217Petersburg Borough: 15.683 %Petersburg Borough15.683Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14.789 %Lake and Peninsula Borough14.789Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 14.69 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14.69Anchorage Municipality: 14.412 %Anchorage Municipality14.412Skagway Municipality: 14.311 %Skagway Municipality14.311Haines Borough: 14.241 %Haines Borough14.241Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 14.128 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.128Fairbanks North Star Borough: 13.945 %Fairbanks North Star Borough13.945Northwest Arctic Borough: 13.254 %Northwest Arctic Borough13.254Kusilvak Census Area: 12.719 %Kusilvak Census Area12.719Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.595 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.595Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.444 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.444Sitka City and Borough: 12.333 %Sitka City and Borough12.333Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.262 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.262North Slope Borough: 11.787 %North Slope Borough11.787Juneau City and Borough: 11.399 %Juneau City and Borough11.399Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 11.367 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.367Copper River Census Area: 11.225 %Copper River Census Area11.225Nome Census Area: 10.893 %Nome Census Area10.893Chugach Census Area: 10.826 %Chugach Census Area10.826Bethel Census Area: 10.502 %Bethel Census Area10.502Dillingham Census Area: 9.778 %Dillingham Census Area9.778Aleutians West Census Area: 9.603 %Aleutians West Census Area9.603Kodiak Island Borough: 7.873 %Kodiak Island Borough7.873Aleutians East Borough: 3.72 %Aleutians East Borough3.72
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Bristol Bay Borough61.273+50.97 pts
2Yakutat City and Borough21.711-10.8 pts
3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area21.206+9.12 pts
4Wrangell City and Borough20.405+12.55 pts
5Denali Borough17.217+6.26 pts
6Petersburg Borough15.683+4.73 pts
7Lake and Peninsula Borough14.789+0.82 pts
8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area14.69-8.33 pts
9Anchorage Municipality14.412+2.29 pts
10Skagway Municipality14.311-2.08 pts
11Haines Borough14.241-2.57 pts
12Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.128-26.62 pts
13Fairbanks North Star Borough13.945+2.28 pts
14Northwest Arctic Borough13.254+0.25 pts
15Kusilvak Census Area12.719+3.98 pts
16Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.595+0.27 pts
17Kenai Peninsula Borough12.444-1.23 pts
18Sitka City and Borough12.333-1.52 pts
19Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.262-0.51 pts
20North Slope Borough11.787+3.16 pts
21Juneau City and Borough11.399+2.1 pts
22Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.367-0.99 pts
23Copper River Census Area11.225-0.05 pts
24Nome Census Area10.893-11.61 pts
25Chugach Census Area10.826-0.55 pts
26Bethel Census Area10.502-23.26 pts
27Dillingham Census Area9.778+1.85 pts
28Aleutians West Census Area9.603+3.13 pts
29Kodiak Island Borough7.873-1.24 pts
30Aleutians East Borough3.72+1.17 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Alaska by job destruction rate, 2012) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by job destruction rate, 2012. 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-destruction-rate/alaska-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Alaska by job destruction rate, 2012. 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-destruction-rate/alaska-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by job destruction rate, 2012 [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-destruction-rate/alaska-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Bristol Bay Borough, with 61.273% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Aleutians East Borough, with 3.72% in 2012.

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

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