RANKING · 2024 ACS · 30 SHOWN OF 30

Most self-employed workers, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93245.5%–

02Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09545.5%+10.2 pts

03Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39145.1%−0.1 pts

04Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83040.6%+6.8 pts

05Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02840.1%−7.2 pts

06Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77738.1%+3.6 pts

07Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48337.1%−2.5 pts

08Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35733.0%−18.3 pts

09North Slope, AKAK10,58232.1%−24.4 pts

10Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55330.6%–

11Juneau, AKAK31,60929.5%+1.8 pts

12Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27129.0%+1.4 pts

13Skagway, AKAK1,10428.8%+21.0 pts

14Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66625.8%–

15Wrangell, AKAK2,00722.9%+1.1 pts

16Aleutians East, AKAK3,47922.2%+18.7 pts

17Yakutat, AKAK67221.9%−14.1 pts

18Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38720.7%+4.9 pts

19Haines, AKAK2,06820.5%−3.0 pts

20Petersburg, AKAK3,39420.3%−2.9 pts

21Sitka, AKAK8,31919.7%−2.2 pts

22Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54918.8%−3.2 pts

23Bristol Bay, AKAK84718.3%−9.2 pts

24Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27018.2%+2.6 pts

25Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95117.0%−0.2 pts

26Anchorage, AKAK287,15516.1%+2.6 pts

27Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97215.0%−1.0 pts

28Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24014.6%+10.9 pts

29Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66614.2%−0.4 pts

30Denali, AKAK1,6169.1%−0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES