Counties in Alaska by job destruction rate

Denali Borough had the highest job destruction rate of 30 counties in 2013, at 35.115%. Aleutians East Borough had the lowest, at 2.921%. The median was 12.492% and the figure for Alaska was 10.409%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.115Denali Borough
Median12.49230 counties
Alaska10.409History

Map of counties, 2013

Aleutians East Borough: 2.921 %Aleutians West Census Area: 3.148 %Anchorage Municipality: 9.77 %Bethel Census Area: 10.275 %Bristol Bay Borough: 14.219 %Chugach Census Area: 8.722 %Copper River Census Area: 18.716 %Denali Borough: 35.115 %Dillingham Census Area: 7.247 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 11.343 %Haines Borough: 11.938 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 27.523 %Juneau City and Borough: 12.233 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.121 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.753 %Kodiak Island Borough: 9.23 %Kusilvak Census Area: 26.697 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 9.428 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.673 %Nome Census Area: 12.311 %North Slope Borough: 12.888 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 4.777 %Petersburg Borough: 15.69 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 17.098 %Sitka City and Borough: 12.718 %Skagway Municipality: 20.952 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.732 %Wrangell City and Borough: 16.045 %Yakutat City and Borough: 18.125 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 23.417 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Denali Borough: 35.115 %Denali Borough35.115Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 27.523 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area27.523Kusilvak Census Area: 26.697 %Kusilvak Census Area26.697Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 23.417 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area23.417Skagway Municipality: 20.952 %Skagway Municipality20.952Copper River Census Area: 18.716 %Copper River Census Area18.716Yakutat City and Borough: 18.125 %Yakutat City and Borough18.125Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 17.098 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area17.098Wrangell City and Borough: 16.045 %Wrangell City and Borough16.045Petersburg Borough: 15.69 %Petersburg Borough15.69Bristol Bay Borough: 14.219 %Bristol Bay Borough14.219North Slope Borough: 12.888 %North Slope Borough12.888Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.732 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.732Sitka City and Borough: 12.718 %Sitka City and Borough12.718Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.673 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.673Nome Census Area: 12.311 %Nome Census Area12.311Juneau City and Borough: 12.233 %Juneau City and Borough12.233Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.121 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.121Haines Borough: 11.938 %Haines Borough11.938Fairbanks North Star Borough: 11.343 %Fairbanks North Star Borough11.343Bethel Census Area: 10.275 %Bethel Census Area10.275Anchorage Municipality: 9.77 %Anchorage Municipality9.77Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.753 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.753Lake and Peninsula Borough: 9.428 %Lake and Peninsula Borough9.428Kodiak Island Borough: 9.23 %Kodiak Island Borough9.23Chugach Census Area: 8.722 %Chugach Census Area8.722Dillingham Census Area: 7.247 %Dillingham Census Area7.247Northwest Arctic Borough: 4.777 %Northwest Arctic Borough4.777Aleutians West Census Area: 3.148 %Aleutians West Census Area3.148Aleutians East Borough: 2.921 %Aleutians East Borough2.921Denali Borough: 35.115 %Denali Borough35.115Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 27.523 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area27.523Kusilvak Census Area: 26.697 %Kusilvak Census Area26.697Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 23.417 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area23.417Skagway Municipality: 20.952 %Skagway Municipality20.952Copper River Census Area: 18.716 %Copper River Census Area18.716Yakutat City and Borough: 18.125 %Yakutat City and Borough18.125Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 17.098 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area17.098Wrangell City and Borough: 16.045 %Wrangell City and Borough16.045Petersburg Borough: 15.69 %Petersburg Borough15.69Bristol Bay Borough: 14.219 %Bristol Bay Borough14.219North Slope Borough: 12.888 %North Slope Borough12.888Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.732 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.732Sitka City and Borough: 12.718 %Sitka City and Borough12.718Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 12.673 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.673Nome Census Area: 12.311 %Nome Census Area12.311Juneau City and Borough: 12.233 %Juneau City and Borough12.233Kenai Peninsula Borough: 12.121 %Kenai Peninsula Borough12.121Haines Borough: 11.938 %Haines Borough11.938Fairbanks North Star Borough: 11.343 %Fairbanks North Star Borough11.343Bethel Census Area: 10.275 %Bethel Census Area10.275Anchorage Municipality: 9.77 %Anchorage Municipality9.77Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 9.753 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.753Lake and Peninsula Borough: 9.428 %Lake and Peninsula Borough9.428Kodiak Island Borough: 9.23 %Kodiak Island Borough9.23Chugach Census Area: 8.722 %Chugach Census Area8.722Dillingham Census Area: 7.247 %Dillingham Census Area7.247Northwest Arctic Borough: 4.777 %Northwest Arctic Borough4.777Aleutians West Census Area: 3.148 %Aleutians West Census Area3.148Aleutians East Borough: 2.921 %Aleutians East Borough2.921
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Denali Borough35.115+17.9 pts
2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area27.523+13.39 pts
3Kusilvak Census Area26.697+13.98 pts
4Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area23.417+2.21 pts
5Skagway Municipality20.952+6.64 pts
6Copper River Census Area18.716+7.49 pts
7Yakutat City and Borough18.125-3.59 pts
8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area17.098+5.73 pts
9Wrangell City and Borough16.045-4.36 pts
10Petersburg Borough15.69+0.01 pts
11Bristol Bay Borough14.219-47.05 pts
12North Slope Borough12.888+1.1 pts
13Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.732-1.96 pts
14Sitka City and Borough12.718+0.38 pts
15Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.673+0.08 pts
16Nome Census Area12.311+1.42 pts
17Juneau City and Borough12.233+0.83 pts
18Kenai Peninsula Borough12.121-0.32 pts
19Haines Borough11.938-2.3 pts
20Fairbanks North Star Borough11.343-2.6 pts
21Bethel Census Area10.275-0.23 pts
22Anchorage Municipality9.77-4.64 pts
23Ketchikan Gateway Borough9.753-2.51 pts
24Lake and Peninsula Borough9.428-5.36 pts
25Kodiak Island Borough9.23+1.36 pts
26Chugach Census Area8.722-2.1 pts
27Dillingham Census Area7.247-2.53 pts
28Northwest Arctic Borough4.777-8.48 pts
29Aleutians West Census Area3.148-6.46 pts
30Aleutians East Borough2.921-0.8 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, 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alaska by job destruction 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-destruction-rate/alaska-counties?period=2013. 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, 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-destruction-rate/alaska-counties?period=2013.

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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, 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-destruction-rate/alaska-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Denali Borough, with 35.115% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Aleutians East Borough, with 2.921% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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