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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate

Macon County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 11.788%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 2.791%. The median was 7.158% and the figure for Alabama was 8.126%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.788Macon County
Lowest2.791Bullock County
Median7.15867 counties
Alabama8.126History

Map of counties, 2013

Autauga County: 6.424 %Baldwin County: 10.873 %Barbour County: 6.502 %Bibb County: 11.546 %Blount County: 9.169 %Bullock County: 2.791 %Butler County: 6.258 %Calhoun County: 6.986 %Chambers County: 6.232 %Cherokee County: 8.819 %Chilton County: 8.258 %Choctaw County: 6.517 %Clarke County: 5.944 %Clay County: 5.099 %Cleburne County: 5.498 %Coffee County: 8.399 %Colbert County: 6.733 %Conecuh County: 9.29 %Coosa County: 6.218 %Covington County: 5.5 %Crenshaw County: 4.156 %Cullman County: 9.302 %Dale County: 7.105 %Dallas County: 6.22 %DeKalb County: 6.951 %Elmore County: 9.81 %Escambia County: 5.238 %Etowah County: 5.65 %Fayette County: 5.263 %Franklin County: 5.708 %Geneva County: 7.859 %Greene County: 10.87 %Hale County: 8.254 %Henry County: 6.655 %Houston County: 7.073 %Jackson County: 7.971 %Jefferson County: 7.586 %Lamar County: 6.034 %Lauderdale County: 6.863 %Lawrence County: 6.599 %Lee County: 10.76 %Limestone County: 8.825 %Lowndes County: 3.093 %Macon County: 11.788 %Madison County: 9.351 %Marengo County: 6.522 %Marion County: 11.143 %Marshall County: 8.389 %Mobile County: 7.84 %Monroe County: 7.703 %Montgomery County: 8.283 %Morgan County: 7.589 %Perry County: 10 %Pickens County: 4.8 %Pike County: 8.219 %Randolph County: 5.599 %Russell County: 5.449 %St. Clair County: 8.575 %Shelby County: 10.102 %Sumter County: 8.808 %Talladega County: 6.815 %Tallapoosa County: 6.536 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.104 %Walker County: 7.158 %Washington County: 11.699 %Wilcox County: 8.798 %Winston County: 9.201 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Macon County: 11.788 %Macon County11.788Washington County: 11.699 %Washington County11.699Bibb County: 11.546 %Bibb County11.546Marion County: 11.143 %Marion County11.143Baldwin County: 10.873 %Baldwin County10.873Greene County: 10.87 %Greene County10.87Lee County: 10.76 %Lee County10.76Shelby County: 10.102 %Shelby County10.102Perry County: 10 %Perry County10Elmore County: 9.81 %Elmore County9.81Madison County: 9.351 %Madison County9.351Cullman County: 9.302 %Cullman County9.302Conecuh County: 9.29 %Conecuh County9.29Winston County: 9.201 %Winston County9.201Blount County: 9.169 %Blount County9.169Limestone County: 8.825 %Limestone County8.825Cherokee County: 8.819 %Cherokee County8.819Sumter County: 8.808 %Sumter County8.808Wilcox County: 8.798 %Wilcox County8.798St. Clair County: 8.575 %St. Clair County8.575Coffee County: 8.399 %Coffee County8.399Marshall County: 8.389 %Marshall County8.389Montgomery County: 8.283 %Montgomery County8.283Chilton County: 8.258 %Chilton County8.258Hale County: 8.254 %Hale County8.254Pike County: 8.219 %Pike County8.219Tuscaloosa County: 8.104 %Tuscaloosa County8.104Jackson County: 7.971 %Jackson County7.971Geneva County: 7.859 %Geneva County7.859Mobile County: 7.84 %Mobile County7.84Monroe County: 7.703 %Monroe County7.703Morgan County: 7.589 %Morgan County7.589Jefferson County: 7.586 %Jefferson County7.586Walker County: 7.158 %Walker County7.158Dale County: 7.105 %Dale County7.105Houston County: 7.073 %Houston County7.073Calhoun County: 6.986 %Calhoun County6.986DeKalb County: 6.951 %DeKalb County6.951Lauderdale County: 6.863 %Lauderdale County6.863Talladega County: 6.815 %Talladega County6.815Macon County: 11.788 %Macon County11.788Washington County: 11.699 %Washington County11.699Bibb County: 11.546 %Bibb County11.546Marion County: 11.143 %Marion County11.143Baldwin County: 10.873 %Baldwin County10.873Greene County: 10.87 %Greene County10.87Lee County: 10.76 %Lee County10.76Shelby County: 10.102 %Shelby County10.102Perry County: 10 %Perry County10Elmore County: 9.81 %Elmore County9.81Madison County: 9.351 %Madison County9.351Cullman County: 9.302 %Cullman County9.302Conecuh County: 9.29 %Conecuh County9.29Winston County: 9.201 %Winston County9.201Blount County: 9.169 %Blount County9.169Limestone County: 8.825 %Limestone County8.825Cherokee County: 8.819 %Cherokee County8.819Sumter County: 8.808 %Sumter County8.808Wilcox County: 8.798 %Wilcox County8.798St. Clair County: 8.575 %St. Clair County8.575Coffee County: 8.399 %Coffee County8.399Marshall County: 8.389 %Marshall County8.389Montgomery County: 8.283 %Montgomery County8.283Chilton County: 8.258 %Chilton County8.258Hale County: 8.254 %Hale County8.254Pike County: 8.219 %Pike County8.219Tuscaloosa County: 8.104 %Tuscaloosa County8.104Jackson County: 7.971 %Jackson County7.971Geneva County: 7.859 %Geneva County7.859Mobile County: 7.84 %Mobile County7.84Monroe County: 7.703 %Monroe County7.703Morgan County: 7.589 %Morgan County7.589Jefferson County: 7.586 %Jefferson County7.586Walker County: 7.158 %Walker County7.158Dale County: 7.105 %Dale County7.105Houston County: 7.073 %Houston County7.073Calhoun County: 6.986 %Calhoun County6.986DeKalb County: 6.951 %DeKalb County6.951Lauderdale County: 6.863 %Lauderdale County6.863Talladega County: 6.815 %Talladega County6.815
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Macon County11.788+2.9 pts
2Washington County11.699+6.2 pts
3Bibb County11.546+4.03 pts
4Marion County11.143+2.64 pts
5Baldwin County10.873+0.94 pts
6Greene County10.87+2.31 pts
7Lee County10.76+0.56 pts
8Shelby County10.102-0.18 pts
9Perry County10-1.71 pts
10Elmore County9.81-0.24 pts
11Madison County9.351+0.07 pts
12Cullman County9.302-0.19 pts
13Conecuh County9.29-0.49 pts
14Winston County9.201-0.73 pts
15Blount County9.169+1.54 pts
16Limestone County8.825-1.39 pts
17Cherokee County8.819-1.56 pts
18Sumter County8.808+0.02 pts
19Wilcox County8.798+0.03 pts
20St. Clair County8.575-2.18 pts
21Coffee County8.399+0.65 pts
22Marshall County8.389+1.76 pts
23Montgomery County8.283+0.67 pts
24Chilton County8.258+1.18 pts
25Hale County8.254-0.47 pts
26Pike County8.219+1.13 pts
27Tuscaloosa County8.104-0.76 pts
28Jackson County7.971+0.91 pts
29Geneva County7.859-2.34 pts
30Mobile County7.84-0.36 pts
31Monroe County7.703+1.75 pts
32Morgan County7.589-0.43 pts
33Jefferson County7.586-1.26 pts
34Walker County7.158-1.27 pts
35Dale County7.105-1.06 pts
36Houston County7.073-1.2 pts
37Calhoun County6.986+0.4 pts
38DeKalb County6.951-0.71 pts
39Lauderdale County6.863-1.36 pts
40Talladega County6.815-0.43 pts
41Colbert County6.733+0.67 pts
42Henry County6.655+0.18 pts
43Lawrence County6.599-2.21 pts
44Tallapoosa County6.536-0.29 pts
45Marengo County6.522-1.53 pts
46Choctaw County6.517-4.09 pts
47Barbour County6.502+1.72 pts
48Autauga County6.424-1.72 pts
49Butler County6.258-3.04 pts
50Chambers County6.232-0.82 pts
51Dallas County6.22-1.51 pts
52Coosa County6.218-6.62 pts
53Lamar County6.034-3.45 pts
54Clarke County5.944-0.65 pts
55Franklin County5.708-3.53 pts
56Etowah County5.65-1.89 pts
57Randolph County5.599-4.28 pts
58Covington County5.5-2.43 pts
59Cleburne County5.498-4.5 pts
60Russell County5.449-2.53 pts
61Fayette County5.263+0.05 pts
62Escambia County5.238-2.76 pts
63Clay County5.099+1.74 pts
64Pickens County4.8-4.15 pts
65Crenshaw County4.156-1.73 pts
66Lowndes County3.093-1.62 pts
67Bullock County2.791-2.69 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Macon County, with 11.788% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Bullock County, with 2.791% in 2013.

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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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