Counties in Alaska by job destruction rate

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area had the highest job destruction rate of 30 counties in 2014, at 26.534%. Aleutians East Borough had the lowest, at 3.591%. The median was 12.398% and the figure for Alaska was 13.797%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2014

Aleutians East Borough: 3.591 %Aleutians West Census Area: 5.714 %Anchorage Municipality: 15.053 %Bethel Census Area: 16.335 %Bristol Bay Borough: 11.923 %Chugach Census Area: 8.404 %Copper River Census Area: 19.792 %Denali Borough: 14.988 %Dillingham Census Area: 6.298 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 14.875 %Haines Borough: 13.185 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 21.898 %Juneau City and Borough: 10.264 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 13.805 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.261 %Kodiak Island Borough: 8.448 %Kusilvak Census Area: 12.149 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.742 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.35 %Nome Census Area: 11.991 %North Slope Borough: 10.517 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 12.693 %Petersburg Borough: 10.256 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 11.714 %Sitka City and Borough: 13.602 %Skagway Municipality: 14.634 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.535 %Wrangell City and Borough: 9.872 %Yakutat City and Borough: 17.419 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 26.534 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 26.534 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area26.534Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.742 %Lake and Peninsula Borough22.742Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 21.898 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area21.898Copper River Census Area: 19.792 %Copper River Census Area19.792Yakutat City and Borough: 17.419 %Yakutat City and Borough17.419Bethel Census Area: 16.335 %Bethel Census Area16.335Anchorage Municipality: 15.053 %Anchorage Municipality15.053Denali Borough: 14.988 %Denali Borough14.988Fairbanks North Star Borough: 14.875 %Fairbanks North Star Borough14.875Skagway Municipality: 14.634 %Skagway Municipality14.634Kenai Peninsula Borough: 13.805 %Kenai Peninsula Borough13.805Sitka City and Borough: 13.602 %Sitka City and Borough13.602Haines Borough: 13.185 %Haines Borough13.185Northwest Arctic Borough: 12.693 %Northwest Arctic Borough12.693Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.535 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.535Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.261 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.261Kusilvak Census Area: 12.149 %Kusilvak Census Area12.149Nome Census Area: 11.991 %Nome Census Area11.991Bristol Bay Borough: 11.923 %Bristol Bay Borough11.923Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 11.714 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.714Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.35 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough11.35North Slope Borough: 10.517 %North Slope Borough10.517Juneau City and Borough: 10.264 %Juneau City and Borough10.264Petersburg Borough: 10.256 %Petersburg Borough10.256Wrangell City and Borough: 9.872 %Wrangell City and Borough9.872Kodiak Island Borough: 8.448 %Kodiak Island Borough8.448Chugach Census Area: 8.404 %Chugach Census Area8.404Dillingham Census Area: 6.298 %Dillingham Census Area6.298Aleutians West Census Area: 5.714 %Aleutians West Census Area5.714Aleutians East Borough: 3.591 %Aleutians East Borough3.591Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 26.534 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area26.534Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.742 %Lake and Peninsula Borough22.742Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 21.898 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area21.898Copper River Census Area: 19.792 %Copper River Census Area19.792Yakutat City and Borough: 17.419 %Yakutat City and Borough17.419Bethel Census Area: 16.335 %Bethel Census Area16.335Anchorage Municipality: 15.053 %Anchorage Municipality15.053Denali Borough: 14.988 %Denali Borough14.988Fairbanks North Star Borough: 14.875 %Fairbanks North Star Borough14.875Skagway Municipality: 14.634 %Skagway Municipality14.634Kenai Peninsula Borough: 13.805 %Kenai Peninsula Borough13.805Sitka City and Borough: 13.602 %Sitka City and Borough13.602Haines Borough: 13.185 %Haines Borough13.185Northwest Arctic Borough: 12.693 %Northwest Arctic Borough12.693Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.535 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.535Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 12.261 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.261Kusilvak Census Area: 12.149 %Kusilvak Census Area12.149Nome Census Area: 11.991 %Nome Census Area11.991Bristol Bay Borough: 11.923 %Bristol Bay Borough11.923Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 11.714 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.714Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.35 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough11.35North Slope Borough: 10.517 %North Slope Borough10.517Juneau City and Borough: 10.264 %Juneau City and Borough10.264Petersburg Borough: 10.256 %Petersburg Borough10.256Wrangell City and Borough: 9.872 %Wrangell City and Borough9.872Kodiak Island Borough: 8.448 %Kodiak Island Borough8.448Chugach Census Area: 8.404 %Chugach Census Area8.404Dillingham Census Area: 6.298 %Dillingham Census Area6.298Aleutians West Census Area: 5.714 %Aleutians West Census Area5.714Aleutians East Borough: 3.591 %Aleutians East Borough3.591
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area26.534+3.12 pts
2Lake and Peninsula Borough22.742+13.31 pts
3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area21.898-5.63 pts
4Copper River Census Area19.792+1.08 pts
5Yakutat City and Borough17.419-0.71 pts
6Bethel Census Area16.335+6.06 pts
7Anchorage Municipality15.053+5.28 pts
8Denali Borough14.988-20.13 pts
9Fairbanks North Star Borough14.875+3.53 pts
10Skagway Municipality14.634-6.32 pts
11Kenai Peninsula Borough13.805+1.68 pts
12Sitka City and Borough13.602+0.88 pts
13Haines Borough13.185+1.25 pts
14Northwest Arctic Borough12.693+7.92 pts
15Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.535-0.2 pts
16Ketchikan Gateway Borough12.261+2.51 pts
17Kusilvak Census Area12.149-14.55 pts
18Nome Census Area11.991-0.32 pts
19Bristol Bay Borough11.923-2.3 pts
20Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.714-5.38 pts
21Matanuska-Susitna Borough11.35-1.32 pts
22North Slope Borough10.517-2.37 pts
23Juneau City and Borough10.264-1.97 pts
24Petersburg Borough10.256-5.43 pts
25Wrangell City and Borough9.872-6.17 pts
26Kodiak Island Borough8.448-0.78 pts
27Chugach Census Area8.404-0.32 pts
28Dillingham Census Area6.298-0.95 pts
29Aleutians West Census Area5.714+2.57 pts
30Aleutians East Borough3.591+0.67 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, with 26.534% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Aleutians East Borough, with 3.591% in 2014.

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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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