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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate, 2023

Sumter County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 12.903%. Crenshaw County had the lowest, at 5.486%. The median was 8.874% and the figure for Alabama was 9.306%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.903Sumter County
Lowest5.486Crenshaw County
Median8.87467 counties
Alabama9.306History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Sumter County: 12.903 %Sumter County12.903Washington County: 12.429 %Washington County12.429Limestone County: 11.931 %Limestone County11.931Blount County: 11.732 %Blount County11.732Randolph County: 11.515 %Randolph County11.515St. Clair County: 11.08 %St. Clair County11.08Baldwin County: 10.904 %Baldwin County10.904Marshall County: 10.888 %Marshall County10.888Lee County: 10.817 %Lee County10.817Clay County: 10.795 %Clay County10.795Madison County: 10.758 %Madison County10.758Greene County: 10.588 %Greene County10.588Cherokee County: 10.213 %Cherokee County10.213Jackson County: 9.956 %Jackson County9.956Cullman County: 9.868 %Cullman County9.868Lauderdale County: 9.867 %Lauderdale County9.867Marengo County: 9.774 %Marengo County9.774Perry County: 9.756 %Perry County9.756Cleburne County: 9.742 %Cleburne County9.742Shelby County: 9.737 %Shelby County9.737Bullock County: 9.662 %Bullock County9.662Jefferson County: 9.393 %Jefferson County9.393Dale County: 9.333 %Dale County9.333Geneva County: 9.325 %Geneva County9.325Conecuh County: 9.29 %Conecuh County9.29Elmore County: 9.279 %Elmore County9.279Lamar County: 9.231 %Lamar County9.231Colbert County: 9.045 %Colbert County9.045Marion County: 9.045 %Marion County9.045Montgomery County: 8.956 %Montgomery County8.956Coffee County: 8.949 %Coffee County8.949Choctaw County: 8.936 %Choctaw County8.936Bibb County: 8.874 %Bibb County8.874Wilcox County: 8.874 %Wilcox County8.874Mobile County: 8.694 %Mobile County8.694Tallapoosa County: 8.684 %Tallapoosa County8.684Autauga County: 8.679 %Autauga County8.679Lowndes County: 8.654 %Lowndes County8.654Tuscaloosa County: 8.631 %Tuscaloosa County8.631Monroe County: 8.599 %Monroe County8.599Sumter County: 12.903 %Sumter County12.903Washington County: 12.429 %Washington County12.429Limestone County: 11.931 %Limestone County11.931Blount County: 11.732 %Blount County11.732Randolph County: 11.515 %Randolph County11.515St. Clair County: 11.08 %St. Clair County11.08Baldwin County: 10.904 %Baldwin County10.904Marshall County: 10.888 %Marshall County10.888Lee County: 10.817 %Lee County10.817Clay County: 10.795 %Clay County10.795Madison County: 10.758 %Madison County10.758Greene County: 10.588 %Greene County10.588Cherokee County: 10.213 %Cherokee County10.213Jackson County: 9.956 %Jackson County9.956Cullman County: 9.868 %Cullman County9.868Lauderdale County: 9.867 %Lauderdale County9.867Marengo County: 9.774 %Marengo County9.774Perry County: 9.756 %Perry County9.756Cleburne County: 9.742 %Cleburne County9.742Shelby County: 9.737 %Shelby County9.737Bullock County: 9.662 %Bullock County9.662Jefferson County: 9.393 %Jefferson County9.393Dale County: 9.333 %Dale County9.333Geneva County: 9.325 %Geneva County9.325Conecuh County: 9.29 %Conecuh County9.29Elmore County: 9.279 %Elmore County9.279Lamar County: 9.231 %Lamar County9.231Colbert County: 9.045 %Colbert County9.045Marion County: 9.045 %Marion County9.045Montgomery County: 8.956 %Montgomery County8.956Coffee County: 8.949 %Coffee County8.949Choctaw County: 8.936 %Choctaw County8.936Bibb County: 8.874 %Bibb County8.874Wilcox County: 8.874 %Wilcox County8.874Mobile County: 8.694 %Mobile County8.694Tallapoosa County: 8.684 %Tallapoosa County8.684Autauga County: 8.679 %Autauga County8.679Lowndes County: 8.654 %Lowndes County8.654Tuscaloosa County: 8.631 %Tuscaloosa County8.631Monroe County: 8.599 %Monroe County8.599
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sumter County12.903+2.44 pts
2Washington County12.429+2.54 pts
3Limestone County11.931+0.45 pts
4Blount County11.732-0.42 pts
5Randolph County11.515+1.65 pts
6St. Clair County11.08-0.15 pts
7Baldwin County10.904-1.93 pts
8Marshall County10.888+2.14 pts
9Lee County10.817-1.33 pts
10Clay County10.795+2.75 pts
11Madison County10.758+0.24 pts
12Greene County10.588+5.99 pts
13Cherokee County10.213+2.93 pts
14Jackson County9.956-0.07 pts
15Cullman County9.868-0.77 pts
16Lauderdale County9.867+1.01 pts
17Marengo County9.774+1.51 pts
18Perry County9.756-0.14 pts
19Cleburne County9.742-6.19 pts
20Shelby County9.737-0.97 pts
21Bullock County9.662+0.88 pts
22Jefferson County9.393-0.33 pts
23Dale County9.333+0.39 pts
24Geneva County9.325-3 pts
25Conecuh County9.29-2.28 pts
26Elmore County9.279-0.33 pts
27Lamar County9.231-1.01 pts
28Colbert County9.045-0.85 pts
28Marion County9.045+3.33 pts
30Montgomery County8.956+0.07 pts
31Coffee County8.949+0.36 pts
32Choctaw County8.936+0.9 pts
33Bibb County8.874-3.47 pts
33Wilcox County8.874-1.23 pts
35Mobile County8.694-0.77 pts
36Tallapoosa County8.684-0.15 pts
37Autauga County8.679-2.22 pts
38Lowndes County8.654-2.13 pts
39Tuscaloosa County8.631-1.15 pts
40Monroe County8.599+0.37 pts
41Covington County8.521+0.69 pts
42Etowah County8.478+0.21 pts
43Henry County8.319+0.36 pts
44Winston County8.29-0.48 pts
45Houston County8.211-1.45 pts
46Chilton County8.199-0.31 pts
47Walker County8.117+0.39 pts
48Macon County8.048-5.42 pts
49Morgan County8.03-0.9 pts
50Calhoun County7.911+0.12 pts
51Butler County7.904+1.12 pts
52Franklin County7.723-1.06 pts
53Pike County7.389-0.81 pts
54Lawrence County7.36-1.66 pts
55Dallas County7.103+0.39 pts
56Talladega County7.079-0.19 pts
57DeKalb County7.059-0.34 pts
58Russell County7.009-8.97 pts
59Hale County6.984-3.95 pts
60Clarke County6.933-4.67 pts
61Barbour County6.607-2.71 pts
62Coosa County6.186+1.11 pts
63Pickens County6.154-1.3 pts
64Escambia County6.082-1.88 pts
65Fayette County6.0260 pts
66Chambers County5.893-8.43 pts
67Crenshaw County5.486-4.2 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/establishment-entry-rate/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Sumter County, with 12.903% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Crenshaw County, with 5.486% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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