There were 11 health care and social assistance businesses in Alaska that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in Alaska than in any other category.
The following table shows how many health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees were in Alaska during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in Alaska (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
833,883
2013
843,603
2014
855,252
2015
876,072
2016
890,519
