Alaska

B2B cold email software in Alaska

Verified federal data on the Alaska business market, plus outreach guides for its largest cities and service industries. Acqro researches every company on your list and writes each email from what it finds.

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How many businesses are in Alaska?

Direct answer

Alaska had 22,178 business establishments in 2023, ranking 50th among the 50 states and DC, with 5,113 of them employing 10 to 249 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Acqro is AI cold email software that researches each of those companies before writing to them.

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The Alaska B2B market in numbers

Business establishments
22,178+0.4% vs 2022Census CBP 2023
Firms with 10–249 employees
5,113Census CBP 2023
Paid employees
263,691Census CBP 2023
Average annual pay
$72,990Census CBP 2023
Professional services firms
1,988Census CBP 2023, NAICS 54
Share of US establishments
0.3%Census CBP 2023

76.4% of establishments in Alaska have fewer than 10 employees, above the 73.0% share for the United States. The 5,113 establishments with 10 to 249 employees are where most B2B lists should start: large enough to have a budget and a defined buyer, small enough that an owner or department head still makes the call and reads their own email.

By employment, the largest sectors are health care and social assistance (18.8% of jobs) and retail trade (12.9% of jobs). Relative to the national mix, mining, oil and gas (3.7% locally against 0.4% nationally) and transportation and warehousing (8.0% locally against 4.7% nationally) stand out, which makes them natural first segments for outbound.

The number of establishments changed by +0.4% between 2022 and 2023, slower than the +0.8% change for the United States. New and growing businesses are the accounts most likely to be choosing vendors for the first time, so pair that list with research on hiring, new locations and leadership changes before writing a single email.

Largest industries in Alaska

Sectors ranked by paid employment, compared with the national mix.

Top sectors by paid employment, Alaska. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Average pay is annual payroll divided by March employment. — = not published.
SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAvg. annual payShare of jobsUS share
Health care and social assistance2,88749,634$76,74818.8%15.8%
Retail trade2,41934,008$40,70512.9%11.5%
Accommodation and food services2,28828,571$36,33910.8%10.4%
Transportation and warehousing1,25221,001$99,8928.0%4.7%
Professional, scientific and technical services1,98819,647$89,0667.5%7.4%
Administrative, support and waste management services1,24819,118$61,8957.3%9.6%
Construction2,62717,103$102,9586.5%5.5%
Manufacturing57611,521$72,6914.4%8.8%
Other services1,93410,425$48,2734.0%4.0%
Mining, oil and gas1639,749$143,1963.7%0.4%

Where Alaska businesses are concentrated

Counties ranked by number of business establishments.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. — = not published.
CountyEstablishmentsShare of stateEmployees
Anchorage Municipality8,79939.7%141,432
Matanuska-Susitna Borough2,82212.7%23,971
Fairbanks North Star Borough2,57611.6%26,009
Kenai Peninsula Borough2,40510.8%15,786
Juneau City and Borough1,1005.0%11,307
Ketchikan Gateway Borough6032.7%4,681
Kodiak Island Borough4502.0%4,489
Sitka City and Borough4051.8%3,174
Chugach Census Area3791.7%2,076
Bethel Census Area2151.0%2,523
City guides

Cold email guides for Alaska cities

Each guide covers the county that contains the city.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.
CityCountyEstablishments in county
AnchorageAnchorage Municipality8,799
FairbanksFairbanks North Star Borough2,576
JuneauJuneau City and Borough1,100
WasillaMatanuska-Susitna Borough2,822
Industry guides

B2B service industries in Alaska

Establishment counts in Alaska for the service industries Acqro customers work in. Each links to an outreach guide.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Counts use the closest official NAICS industry for each type of firm.
IndustryCensus industry (NAICS)Establishments
Commercial Real Estate BrokersOffices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers371
Law FirmsOffices of Lawyers301
Commercial Cleaning CompaniesJanitorial Services257
Commercial Insurance BrokersInsurance Agencies and Brokerages177
Management ConsultantsAdministrative Management and General Management Consulting Services165
CPA and Accounting FirmsOffices of Certified Public Accountants131
Healthtech VendorsComputer Systems Design Services78
Software Development AgenciesCustom Computer Programming Services71
Staffing AgenciesTemporary Help Services51
Logistics ProvidersFreight Transportation Arrangement45
Financial Advisory FirmsInvestment Advice36
Architecture FirmsArchitectural Services36
SEO AgenciesMarketing Consulting Services33
Commercial Waste ServicesSolid Waste Collection33
Marketing AgenciesAdvertising Agencies30
Corporate CaterersCaterers27
Managed Service ProvidersComputer Facilities Management Services24
Cybersecurity FirmsOther Computer Related Services21
Video Production CompaniesMotion Picture and Video Production21
PR AgenciesPublic Relations Agencies17
SaaS CompaniesSoftware Publishers15
Payroll ProvidersPayroll Services15
Office Design FirmsInterior Design Services11
HR ConsultanciesHuman Resources Consulting Services9
Corporate Training ProvidersProfessional and Management Development Training8
Event Management CompaniesConvention and Trade Show Organizers7
Merchant Services ProvidersFinancial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities7
Executive Search FirmsExecutive Search Services5
Translation ServicesTranslation and Interpretation Services4
Questions

Cold email in Alaska, answered

How many businesses are in Alaska?

Alaska had 22,178 business establishments in 2023, employing 263,691 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.

What are the largest industries in Alaska?

By paid employment in 2023: health care and social assistance (18.8% of jobs), retail trade (12.9% of jobs) and accommodation and food services (10.8% of jobs). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.

Is cold email legal in the United States?

Yes. The federal CAN-SPAM Act permits commercial email to business contacts without prior consent, provided the message identifies the sender accurately, uses a truthful subject line, includes a valid physical postal address and a working opt-out, and honours opt-out requests promptly. CAN-SPAM applies in every state and preempts most state commercial email laws, except provisions aimed at falsity or deception. This is general information, not legal advice.

Sources and methodology

Every figure on this page comes from a federal statistical release and is shown with its source and reference year. Figures the agencies withhold or publish with high noise are left out rather than estimated. Page updated September 17, 2026.

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