Alaska Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown

Key findings

• Alaska ranks 48th nationally with 168,318 companies — 0.3% of all 64,799,929 U.S. companies in the directory.
• Anchorage is the state’s largest business hub, with 68,854 companies — 40.9% of every company in Alaska.
• Business is concentrated in a few metros: Anchorage together hold 40.9% of the state’s companies.
• Industrial & mechanical leads the state’s industries at 46,770 companies (27.8%), across 3 tracked sectors.

How Alaska ranks nationally

Alaska and its closest neighbours by total company count. Select a state to open its own study.

Top Alaska cities by number of companies

These 1 cities account for 40.9% of all companies in Alaska. Select any city to browse its full company list.

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Alaska companies by industry

Every company is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Select a sector to see those Alaska companies.

What the numbers show

Alaska’s 168,318 companies place it 48th nationally, 0.3% of the U.S. total. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Anchorage alone account for 40.9% of the state’s companies — while industrial & mechanical is the dominant sector at 27.8%. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers and manufacturers sit in a handful of cities and one or two sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.

Methodology

Figures reflect companies listed in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of 2026, classified by headquarters city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. “Companies” includes manufacturers, suppliers, and B2B businesses of all sizes; counts are directory totals, not official census figures, and percentages are computed against the Alaska directory total. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.