Alaska Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown
Alaska has 168,318 business records in Factur’s directory — the 48th-most of any U.S. state, or 0.3% of the national total. Anchorage leads its cities with 40.9% of the state’s records, Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector at 27.8%, and Alaska ranks 49th for large employers (500+ employees).
Data as of July 2026. The figures come from Factur’s U.S. business directory, spanning 1 Alaska cities and 3 industry sectors. They count records, not unique companies: one company can have more than one record (see the methodology). Every number links to the browsable list behind it. Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite these figures with a link back to this page.
Key findings
- Alaska ranks 48th nationally with 168,318 business records — 0.3% of all 64,799,929 U.S. records in the directory.
- Mostly small businesses. Alaska is 49th for records of companies with 500+ employees (185), with 11.0 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally (42nd of 52 states).
- Alaska has more healthcare & life science than the U.S. mix:Healthcare & Life Science is 10.8% of the state’s records against 7.4% nationally (1.5×).
- Anchorage is the state’s largest business hub, with 40.9% of all Alaska records.
How Alaska ranks nationally
Alaska and its closest neighbours by total business records. Select a state to open its own study.
Top Alaska cities by number of business records
This city accounts for 40.9% of all records in Alaska. Select any city to browse its full company list.
Alaska businesses by industry
Every record is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes; the shares are of all Alaska records. Select a sector to see those Alaska companies.
What sets Alaska apart
Sectors that make up a bigger share of Alaska’s records than of the U.S. as a whole. A ratio of 2.0× means the sector is twice as common here as nationally. Select a sector to browse it.
Alaska businesses by size
Most records in every state are small businesses. In Alaska, 1.77% of records with a known size have 51 or more employees, against 1.77% nationally. 36 records belong to companies with $1 billion or more in revenue.
| Employees | Records | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-50 | 164,235 | 98.23% | 98.23% |
| 51-200 | 2,470 | 1.48% | 1.37% |
| 201-1000 | 417 | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| 1001-5000 | 59 | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| 5001+ | 13 | 0.01% | 0.02% |
What the numbers show
Alaska’s 168,318 records place it 48th nationally, 0.3% of the U.S. total, and 49th for large employers. Activity clusters in its largest cities, led by Anchorage, and the state leans toward healthcare & life science compared with the rest of the country. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers sit in a handful of cities and sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.
Frequently asked questions
How many businesses are in Alaska?
Factur’s directory has 168,318 business records for Alaska, the 48th-most of any U.S. state. That counts records rather than unique companies: a company can have more than one record, so the number of distinct businesses is lower.
How many large companies are in Alaska?
185 Alaska records belong to companies with 500 or more employees, 49th among U.S. states, or 11.0 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally. Large companies often have several records (one per department or location), so this overstates the number of distinct large employers.
Which Alaska city has the most businesses?
Anchorage has the most, with 40.9% of the state’s records.
What is the largest industry in Alaska?
Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector, at 27.8% of Alaska records. Compared with the U.S. mix, Alaska has proportionally more healthcare & life science.
Where does this data come from?
From Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and by primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Every figure on this page links to the list behind it.
Cite this data
Free to use with attribution — please credit Factur and link back to this page.
Factur. (2026). Alaska Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown. data.facturmfg.com. https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/alaska<a href="https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/alaska">Alaska Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown</a> — data by FacturMethodology
Figures count records in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Records cover manufacturers, suppliers and businesses of all sizes. They are not a count of unique companies: one company can have several records (for example one per department or location), and some records are duplicates. That affects large companies most, so treat raw totals as an upper bound and rely on the ranks, shares and comparisons, which it affects much less. These are directory totals, not official census figures. Percentages are computed against the Alaska directory total; size shares use records with a known employee count. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.
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