Alaska small businesses thrive in these boroughs

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- Total small business establishments: 69 (8.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 8,398

#26. Kusilvak Census Area
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- Total small business establishments: 64 (8.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 94.1%
- 2021 population: 7,560

#25. Northwest Arctic Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 209 (11.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.1%
- 2021 population: 18,599

#24. Bethel Census Area
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- Total small business establishments: 145 (13.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 11,011

#23. North Slope Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 55 (16.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 94.8%
- 2021 population: 3,424

#22. Aleutians East Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 171 (17.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.3%
- 2021 population: 9,908

#21. Nome Census Area
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- Total small business establishments: 92 (17.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 96.8%
- 2021 population: 5,280

#20. Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area
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- Total small business establishments: 110 (21.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 95.7%
- 2021 population: 5,155

#19. Aleutians West Census Area
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- Total small business establishments: 106 (22.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.1%
- 2021 population: 4,774

#18. Dillingham Census Area
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- Total small business establishments: 164 (23.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 7,005

#17. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
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- Total small business establishments: 2,608 (23.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 111,059

#16. Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 2,540 (26.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 95,528

#15. Fairbanks North Star Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 170 (29.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.8%
- 2021 population: 5,734

#14. Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area
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- Total small business establishments: 8,748 (30.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 288,702

#13. Anchorage
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- Total small business establishments: 48 (33.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 90.6%
- 2021 population: 1,419

#12. Lake and Peninsula Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 1,108 (34.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 31,965

#11. Juneau
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- Total small business establishments: 82 (35.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.8%
- 2021 population: 2,339

#10. Hoonah–Angoon Census Area
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- Total small business establishments: 453 (35.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.1%
- 2021 population: 12,864

#9. Kodiak Island Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 2,286 (38.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 59,851

#8. Kenai Peninsula Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 575 (41.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 13,810

#7. Ketchikan Gateway Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 93 (44.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 94.9%
- 2021 population: 2,100

#6. Wrangell
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- Total small business establishments: 383 (45.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 8,410

#5. Sitka
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- Total small business establishments: 159 (47.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.5%
- 2021 population: 3,373

#4. Petersburg Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 100 (62.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 95.2%
- 2021 population: 1,594

#3. Denali Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 132 (63.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.8%
- 2021 population: 2,074

#2. Haines Borough
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- Total small business establishments: 97 (84.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.0%
- 2021 population: 1,142

#1. Skagway
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