Alaska

Highlights

• #17 of 50: Innovation and patents
• #22 of 50: Economic output and wealth
• #43 of 50: Startup formation

The seven inputs

Each input is a z-score against the other states: 0 is the average state, and each step is one standard deviation (capped at ±3). Ranks are among the 50 states.

• Venture capital -1.3 #47 of 50
• Startup formation -0.8 #43 of 50
• Scale-ups -1.9 #48 of 50
• Economic output and wealth +0.2 #22 of 50
• Innovation and patents +0.4 #17 of 50
• Talent -1.7 #50 of 50
• Momentum -0.7 #43 of 50

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in Alaska, by latest annual revenue.

1. Northrim BanCorp Inc NRIM · Financials · Anchorage, AK $213M

Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.

Metros in Alaska

• Fairbanks, AK #87 of 109 metros 24
• Anchorage, AK #94 of 109 metros 18