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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate

Coosa County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 12.834%. Clay County had the lowest, at 3.361%. The median was 8.195% and the figure for Alabama was 8.547%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.834Coosa County
Lowest3.361Clay County
Median8.19567 counties
Alabama8.547History

Map of counties, 2012

Autauga County: 8.14 %Baldwin County: 9.935 %Barbour County: 4.777 %Bibb County: 7.519 %Blount County: 7.634 %Bullock County: 5.479 %Butler County: 9.302 %Calhoun County: 6.585 %Chambers County: 7.054 %Cherokee County: 10.375 %Chilton County: 7.073 %Choctaw County: 10.612 %Clarke County: 6.593 %Clay County: 3.361 %Cleburne County: 10 %Coffee County: 7.744 %Colbert County: 6.066 %Conecuh County: 9.783 %Coosa County: 12.834 %Covington County: 7.926 %Crenshaw County: 5.882 %Cullman County: 9.488 %Dale County: 8.166 %Dallas County: 7.729 %DeKalb County: 7.662 %Elmore County: 10.054 %Escambia County: 7.995 %Etowah County: 7.543 %Fayette County: 5.217 %Franklin County: 9.237 %Geneva County: 10.201 %Greene County: 8.556 %Hale County: 8.723 %Henry County: 6.474 %Houston County: 8.269 %Jackson County: 7.065 %Jefferson County: 8.849 %Lamar County: 9.483 %Lauderdale County: 8.228 %Lawrence County: 8.805 %Lee County: 10.204 %Limestone County: 10.215 %Lowndes County: 4.717 %Macon County: 8.889 %Madison County: 9.281 %Marengo County: 8.052 %Marion County: 8.502 %Marshall County: 6.631 %Mobile County: 8.195 %Monroe County: 5.954 %Montgomery County: 7.615 %Morgan County: 8.016 %Perry County: 11.715 %Pickens County: 8.949 %Pike County: 7.089 %Randolph County: 9.877 %Russell County: 7.979 %St. Clair County: 10.754 %Shelby County: 10.278 %Sumter County: 8.786 %Talladega County: 7.241 %Tallapoosa County: 6.828 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.867 %Walker County: 8.433 %Washington County: 5.495 %Wilcox County: 8.772 %Winston County: 9.927 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Coosa County: 12.834 %Coosa County12.834Perry County: 11.715 %Perry County11.715St. Clair County: 10.754 %St. Clair County10.754Choctaw County: 10.612 %Choctaw County10.612Cherokee County: 10.375 %Cherokee County10.375Shelby County: 10.278 %Shelby County10.278Limestone County: 10.215 %Limestone County10.215Lee County: 10.204 %Lee County10.204Geneva County: 10.201 %Geneva County10.201Elmore County: 10.054 %Elmore County10.054Cleburne County: 10 %Cleburne County10Baldwin County: 9.935 %Baldwin County9.935Winston County: 9.927 %Winston County9.927Randolph County: 9.877 %Randolph County9.877Conecuh County: 9.783 %Conecuh County9.783Cullman County: 9.488 %Cullman County9.488Lamar County: 9.483 %Lamar County9.483Butler County: 9.302 %Butler County9.302Madison County: 9.281 %Madison County9.281Franklin County: 9.237 %Franklin County9.237Pickens County: 8.949 %Pickens County8.949Macon County: 8.889 %Macon County8.889Tuscaloosa County: 8.867 %Tuscaloosa County8.867Jefferson County: 8.849 %Jefferson County8.849Lawrence County: 8.805 %Lawrence County8.805Sumter County: 8.786 %Sumter County8.786Wilcox County: 8.772 %Wilcox County8.772Hale County: 8.723 %Hale County8.723Greene County: 8.556 %Greene County8.556Marion County: 8.502 %Marion County8.502Walker County: 8.433 %Walker County8.433Houston County: 8.269 %Houston County8.269Lauderdale County: 8.228 %Lauderdale County8.228Mobile County: 8.195 %Mobile County8.195Dale County: 8.166 %Dale County8.166Autauga County: 8.14 %Autauga County8.14Marengo County: 8.052 %Marengo County8.052Morgan County: 8.016 %Morgan County8.016Escambia County: 7.995 %Escambia County7.995Russell County: 7.979 %Russell County7.979Coosa County: 12.834 %Coosa County12.834Perry County: 11.715 %Perry County11.715St. Clair County: 10.754 %St. Clair County10.754Choctaw County: 10.612 %Choctaw County10.612Cherokee County: 10.375 %Cherokee County10.375Shelby County: 10.278 %Shelby County10.278Limestone County: 10.215 %Limestone County10.215Lee County: 10.204 %Lee County10.204Geneva County: 10.201 %Geneva County10.201Elmore County: 10.054 %Elmore County10.054Cleburne County: 10 %Cleburne County10Baldwin County: 9.935 %Baldwin County9.935Winston County: 9.927 %Winston County9.927Randolph County: 9.877 %Randolph County9.877Conecuh County: 9.783 %Conecuh County9.783Cullman County: 9.488 %Cullman County9.488Lamar County: 9.483 %Lamar County9.483Butler County: 9.302 %Butler County9.302Madison County: 9.281 %Madison County9.281Franklin County: 9.237 %Franklin County9.237Pickens County: 8.949 %Pickens County8.949Macon County: 8.889 %Macon County8.889Tuscaloosa County: 8.867 %Tuscaloosa County8.867Jefferson County: 8.849 %Jefferson County8.849Lawrence County: 8.805 %Lawrence County8.805Sumter County: 8.786 %Sumter County8.786Wilcox County: 8.772 %Wilcox County8.772Hale County: 8.723 %Hale County8.723Greene County: 8.556 %Greene County8.556Marion County: 8.502 %Marion County8.502Walker County: 8.433 %Walker County8.433Houston County: 8.269 %Houston County8.269Lauderdale County: 8.228 %Lauderdale County8.228Mobile County: 8.195 %Mobile County8.195Dale County: 8.166 %Dale County8.166Autauga County: 8.14 %Autauga County8.14Marengo County: 8.052 %Marengo County8.052Morgan County: 8.016 %Morgan County8.016Escambia County: 7.995 %Escambia County7.995Russell County: 7.979 %Russell County7.979
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Coosa County12.834+1.9 pts
2Perry County11.715-0.89 pts
3St. Clair County10.754+1.37 pts
4Choctaw County10.612+5.34 pts
5Cherokee County10.375+1.35 pts
6Shelby County10.278+0.55 pts
7Limestone County10.215+1.4 pts
8Lee County10.204+0.98 pts
9Geneva County10.201+2.5 pts
10Elmore County10.054+2.06 pts
11Cleburne County10+1.64 pts
12Baldwin County9.935-0.9 pts
13Winston County9.927-1.4 pts
14Randolph County9.877+0.5 pts
15Conecuh County9.783-1.45 pts
16Cullman County9.488+1.88 pts
17Lamar County9.483+3.02 pts
18Butler County9.302+1.42 pts
19Madison County9.281+0.45 pts
20Franklin County9.237+6.08 pts
21Pickens County8.949+2.47 pts
22Macon County8.889+0.07 pts
23Tuscaloosa County8.867+1.2 pts
24Jefferson County8.849+0.01 pts
25Lawrence County8.805+0.52 pts
26Sumter County8.786+2.71 pts
27Wilcox County8.772+4.83 pts
28Hale County8.723+2.53 pts
29Greene County8.556-4.28 pts
30Marion County8.502+0.87 pts
31Walker County8.433+0.81 pts
32Houston County8.269+0.75 pts
33Lauderdale County8.228+1.29 pts
34Mobile County8.195+0.41 pts
35Dale County8.166-0.4 pts
36Autauga County8.14-0.07 pts
37Marengo County8.052+0.17 pts
38Morgan County8.016+0.09 pts
39Escambia County7.995+0.75 pts
40Russell County7.979+0.15 pts
41Covington County7.926+0.48 pts
42Coffee County7.744+1.24 pts
43Dallas County7.729+1.09 pts
44DeKalb County7.662+1.56 pts
45Blount County7.634-1.42 pts
46Montgomery County7.615+0.47 pts
47Etowah County7.543+0.6 pts
48Bibb County7.519+1.99 pts
49Talladega County7.241+0.18 pts
50Pike County7.089+0.17 pts
51Chilton County7.073-0.73 pts
52Jackson County7.065+0.72 pts
53Chambers County7.054+1.68 pts
54Tallapoosa County6.828-1.92 pts
55Marshall County6.631-0.94 pts
56Clarke County6.593-1.21 pts
57Calhoun County6.585+0.32 pts
58Henry County6.474-1.31 pts
59Colbert County6.066-0.57 pts
60Monroe County5.954+0.44 pts
61Crenshaw County5.882-5.02 pts
62Washington County5.495-3.79 pts
63Bullock County5.479n/a
64Fayette County5.217-1.96 pts
65Barbour County4.777-3.46 pts
66Lowndes County4.717-7.95 pts
67Clay County3.361-3.88 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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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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate, 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/establishment-entry-rate/alabama-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/alabama-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Coosa County, with 12.834% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Clay County, with 3.361% in 2012.

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