Alaska manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 567 manufacturing facilities in Alaska, of which 239 (42.2%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 76.61 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Alaska in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Anchorage | 151 |
| Fairbanks North Star | 45 |
| Kenai Peninsula | 35 |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 34 |
| Kodiak Island | 24 |
| Chugach | 19 |
| Ketchikan Gateway | 18 |
| Aleutians West | 18 |
| Sitka | 14 |
| Bristol Bay | 11 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 273 |
| 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 75 |
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 50 |
| 333 Machinery Manufacturing | 31 |
| 324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 25 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| Production EIN 91-0917126 | Dutch Harbor | 500+ |
| Trident Seafoods- Akutan | Akutan | 500+ |
| Alaska Pacific Seafoods | Kodiak | 100-499 |
| Allen Marine, INC. | Sitka | 100-499 |
| Kodaik | Kodiak | 100-499 |
| Northern Victor | Dutch Harbor | 100-499 |
| Pacific Seafood - Kodiak LLC | Kodiak | 100-499 |
| SBS-Dillingham | Dillingham | 100-499 |
| SBS-False Pass | False Pass | 100-499 |
| SBS-Ketchikan | Ketchikan | 100-499 |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 567 facilities in Alaska against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 655 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 86.6%. The benchmark is a floor: QCEW counts establishments covered by unemployment insurance and so excludes most sole proprietors and some contract operations. The real number of manufacturing sites is therefore higher than the benchmark, and this percentage overstates coverage rather than understating it. Where it exceeds 100%, the registry lists more sites than QCEW counts establishments — which is expected in states with many small or single-person operations, and is also where duplicate listings would show up first.
FactoryRegistry Research, The Factory Census, Q3 2026 — factoryregistry.com/census/2026-q3/ak · press@factoryregistry.com