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Counties in Alabama by employer firms

Jefferson County had the highest employer firms of 67 counties in 2012, at 11,926. Greene County had the lowest, at 88. The median was 541 and the figure for Alabama was 68,004. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11,926Jefferson County
Lowest88Greene County
Median54167 counties
Alabama68,004History

Map of counties, 2012

Autauga County: 668 countBaldwin County: 3,737 countBarbour County: 413 countBibb County: 252 countBlount County: 607 countBullock County: 106 countButler County: 363 countCalhoun County: 1,856 countChambers County: 489 countCherokee County: 319 countChilton County: 615 countChoctaw County: 233 countClarke County: 521 countClay County: 170 countCleburne County: 146 countCoffee County: 833 countColbert County: 1,047 countConecuh County: 175 countCoosa County: 91 countCovington County: 749 countCrenshaw County: 185 countCullman County: 1,446 countDale County: 677 countDallas County: 665 countDeKalb County: 906 countElmore County: 976 countEscambia County: 634 countEtowah County: 1,675 countFayette County: 256 countFranklin County: 445 countGeneva County: 356 countGreene County: 88 countHale County: 153 countHenry County: 265 countHouston County: 2,219 countJackson County: 750 countJefferson County: 11,926 countLamar County: 217 countLauderdale County: 1,657 countLawrence County: 371 countLee County: 1,956 countLimestone County: 1,151 countLowndes County: 97 countMacon County: 229 countMadison County: 6,087 countMarengo County: 413 countMarion County: 447 countMarshall County: 1,429 countMobile County: 6,438 countMonroe County: 339 countMontgomery County: 4,240 countMorgan County: 2,156 countPerry County: 117 countPickens County: 230 countPike County: 541 countRandolph County: 308 countRussell County: 692 countSt. Clair County: 1,141 countShelby County: 3,918 countSumter County: 176 countTalladega County: 1,011 countTallapoosa County: 632 countTuscaloosa County: 3,290 countWalker County: 1,076 countWashington County: 167 countWilcox County: 162 countWinston County: 377 count
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count, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Jefferson County: 11,926 countJefferson County11,926Mobile County: 6,438 countMobile County6,438Madison County: 6,087 countMadison County6,087Montgomery County: 4,240 countMontgomery County4,240Shelby County: 3,918 countShelby County3,918Baldwin County: 3,737 countBaldwin County3,737Tuscaloosa County: 3,290 countTuscaloosa County3,290Houston County: 2,219 countHouston County2,219Morgan County: 2,156 countMorgan County2,156Lee County: 1,956 countLee County1,956Calhoun County: 1,856 countCalhoun County1,856Etowah County: 1,675 countEtowah County1,675Lauderdale County: 1,657 countLauderdale County1,657Cullman County: 1,446 countCullman County1,446Marshall County: 1,429 countMarshall County1,429Limestone County: 1,151 countLimestone County1,151St. Clair County: 1,141 countSt. Clair County1,141Walker County: 1,076 countWalker County1,076Colbert County: 1,047 countColbert County1,047Talladega County: 1,011 countTalladega County1,011Elmore County: 976 countElmore County976DeKalb County: 906 countDeKalb County906Coffee County: 833 countCoffee County833Jackson County: 750 countJackson County750Covington County: 749 countCovington County749Russell County: 692 countRussell County692Dale County: 677 countDale County677Autauga County: 668 countAutauga County668Dallas County: 665 countDallas County665Escambia County: 634 countEscambia County634Tallapoosa County: 632 countTallapoosa County632Chilton County: 615 countChilton County615Blount County: 607 countBlount County607Pike County: 541 countPike County541Clarke County: 521 countClarke County521Chambers County: 489 countChambers County489Marion County: 447 countMarion County447Franklin County: 445 countFranklin County445Barbour County: 413 countBarbour County413Marengo County: 413 countMarengo County413Jefferson County: 11,926 countJefferson County11,926Mobile County: 6,438 countMobile County6,438Madison County: 6,087 countMadison County6,087Montgomery County: 4,240 countMontgomery County4,240Shelby County: 3,918 countShelby County3,918Baldwin County: 3,737 countBaldwin County3,737Tuscaloosa County: 3,290 countTuscaloosa County3,290Houston County: 2,219 countHouston County2,219Morgan County: 2,156 countMorgan County2,156Lee County: 1,956 countLee County1,956Calhoun County: 1,856 countCalhoun County1,856Etowah County: 1,675 countEtowah County1,675Lauderdale County: 1,657 countLauderdale County1,657Cullman County: 1,446 countCullman County1,446Marshall County: 1,429 countMarshall County1,429Limestone County: 1,151 countLimestone County1,151St. Clair County: 1,141 countSt. Clair County1,141Walker County: 1,076 countWalker County1,076Colbert County: 1,047 countColbert County1,047Talladega County: 1,011 countTalladega County1,011Elmore County: 976 countElmore County976DeKalb County: 906 countDeKalb County906Coffee County: 833 countCoffee County833Jackson County: 750 countJackson County750Covington County: 749 countCovington County749Russell County: 692 countRussell County692Dale County: 677 countDale County677Autauga County: 668 countAutauga County668Dallas County: 665 countDallas County665Escambia County: 634 countEscambia County634Tallapoosa County: 632 countTallapoosa County632Chilton County: 615 countChilton County615Blount County: 607 countBlount County607Pike County: 541 countPike County541Clarke County: 521 countClarke County521Chambers County: 489 countChambers County489Marion County: 447 countMarion County447Franklin County: 445 countFranklin County445Barbour County: 413 countBarbour County413Marengo County: 413 countMarengo County413
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012
count		Change on 2011
1Jefferson County11,926+0.2%
2Mobile County6,438-1%
3Madison County6,087-0.2%
4Montgomery County4,240-0.3%
5Shelby County3,918-1.1%
6Baldwin County3,737-0.3%
7Tuscaloosa County3,290+0.6%
8Houston County2,219-1.2%
9Morgan County2,156-0.8%
10Lee County1,956+1.3%
11Calhoun County1,856-1.9%
12Etowah County1,675-1.5%
13Lauderdale County1,657+0.9%
14Cullman County1,446+1.5%
15Marshall County1,429-2.5%
16Limestone County1,151+1.9%
17St. Clair County1,141+3.4%
18Walker County1,076-0.2%
19Colbert County1,047-2.5%
20Talladega County1,011-1.1%
21Elmore County976+1.9%
22DeKalb County906-0.5%
23Coffee County833-0.8%
24Jackson County750-1.1%
25Covington County749+0.5%
26Russell County692+1.5%
27Dale County677+0.3%
28Autauga County668-0.7%
29Dallas County6650%
30Escambia County634-2%
31Tallapoosa County632-2.3%
32Chilton County615-1.8%
33Blount County607-2.6%
34Pike County541-3%
35Clarke County521-2.4%
36Chambers County489-2%
37Marion County447-1.1%
38Franklin County445+1.4%
39Barbour County413-6.1%
39Marengo County413+0.5%
41Winston County377+1.3%
42Lawrence County371-0.3%
43Butler County363-1.6%
44Geneva County356-0.6%
45Monroe County339-3.4%
46Cherokee County319+0.9%
47Randolph County308+1.3%
48Henry County265-1.9%
49Fayette County256-2.3%
50Bibb County252+1.6%
51Choctaw County233+3.6%
52Pickens County230+1.3%
53Macon County229+1.8%
54Lamar County217+2.8%
55Crenshaw County185-9.3%
56Sumter County176+1.1%
57Conecuh County175-0.6%
58Clay County170-1.2%
59Washington County167-2.3%
60Wilcox County162-0.6%
61Hale County153-1.3%
62Cleburne County1460%
63Perry County117+0.9%
64Bullock County1060%
65Lowndes County97-7.6%
66Coosa County91+8.3%
67Greene County88-5.4%

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About this ranking

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Alabama by employer firms, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alabama by employer firms, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/alabama-counties?period=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Alabama by employer firms, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/alabama-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alabama by employer firms, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/alabama-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Jefferson County, with 11,926 in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Greene County, with 88 in 2012.

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