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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate

Lowndes County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 18.557%. Dallas County had the lowest, at 4.792%. The median was 7.422% and the figure for Alabama was 8.107%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.557Lowndes County
Lowest4.792Dallas County
Median7.42267 counties
Alabama8.107History

Map of counties, 2014

Autauga County: 6.977 %Baldwin County: 10.582 %Barbour County: 5.695 %Bibb County: 6.767 %Blount County: 8.163 %Bullock County: 6.699 %Butler County: 6.51 %Calhoun County: 8 %Chambers County: 7.011 %Cherokee County: 10.072 %Chilton County: 9.285 %Choctaw County: 5.87 %Clarke County: 9.067 %Clay County: 9.605 %Cleburne County: 14.334 %Coffee County: 6.387 %Colbert County: 7.327 %Conecuh County: 6.648 %Coosa County: 6.25 %Covington County: 5.656 %Crenshaw County: 6.806 %Cullman County: 8.435 %Dale County: 6.966 %Dallas County: 4.792 %DeKalb County: 7.853 %Elmore County: 8.673 %Escambia County: 5.215 %Etowah County: 7.314 %Fayette County: 4.938 %Franklin County: 5.394 %Geneva County: 11.876 %Greene County: 9.677 %Hale County: 12.422 %Henry County: 7.181 %Houston County: 6.36 %Jackson County: 7.143 %Jefferson County: 8.054 %Lamar County: 7.424 %Lauderdale County: 7.352 %Lawrence County: 4.954 %Lee County: 10.433 %Limestone County: 9.334 %Lowndes County: 18.557 %Macon County: 6.337 %Madison County: 9.269 %Marengo County: 5.934 %Marion County: 7.422 %Marshall County: 9.167 %Mobile County: 7.66 %Monroe County: 8.707 %Montgomery County: 7.366 %Morgan County: 7.19 %Perry County: 7.66 %Pickens County: 11.789 %Pike County: 8.355 %Randolph County: 8.531 %Russell County: 6.39 %St. Clair County: 9.095 %Shelby County: 8.892 %Sumter County: 8.355 %Talladega County: 6.38 %Tallapoosa County: 6.504 %Tuscaloosa County: 7.884 %Walker County: 7.633 %Washington County: 6.78 %Wilcox County: 5.438 %Winston County: 9.257 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Lowndes County: 18.557 %Lowndes County18.557Cleburne County: 14.334 %Cleburne County14.334Hale County: 12.422 %Hale County12.422Geneva County: 11.876 %Geneva County11.876Pickens County: 11.789 %Pickens County11.789Baldwin County: 10.582 %Baldwin County10.582Lee County: 10.433 %Lee County10.433Cherokee County: 10.072 %Cherokee County10.072Greene County: 9.677 %Greene County9.677Clay County: 9.605 %Clay County9.605Limestone County: 9.334 %Limestone County9.334Chilton County: 9.285 %Chilton County9.285Madison County: 9.269 %Madison County9.269Winston County: 9.257 %Winston County9.257Marshall County: 9.167 %Marshall County9.167St. Clair County: 9.095 %St. Clair County9.095Clarke County: 9.067 %Clarke County9.067Shelby County: 8.892 %Shelby County8.892Monroe County: 8.707 %Monroe County8.707Elmore County: 8.673 %Elmore County8.673Randolph County: 8.531 %Randolph County8.531Cullman County: 8.435 %Cullman County8.435Pike County: 8.355 %Pike County8.355Sumter County: 8.355 %Sumter County8.355Blount County: 8.163 %Blount County8.163Jefferson County: 8.054 %Jefferson County8.054Calhoun County: 8 %Calhoun County8Tuscaloosa County: 7.884 %Tuscaloosa County7.884DeKalb County: 7.853 %DeKalb County7.853Mobile County: 7.66 %Mobile County7.66Perry County: 7.66 %Perry County7.66Walker County: 7.633 %Walker County7.633Lamar County: 7.424 %Lamar County7.424Marion County: 7.422 %Marion County7.422Montgomery County: 7.366 %Montgomery County7.366Lauderdale County: 7.352 %Lauderdale County7.352Colbert County: 7.327 %Colbert County7.327Etowah County: 7.314 %Etowah County7.314Morgan County: 7.19 %Morgan County7.19Henry County: 7.181 %Henry County7.181Lowndes County: 18.557 %Lowndes County18.557Cleburne County: 14.334 %Cleburne County14.334Hale County: 12.422 %Hale County12.422Geneva County: 11.876 %Geneva County11.876Pickens County: 11.789 %Pickens County11.789Baldwin County: 10.582 %Baldwin County10.582Lee County: 10.433 %Lee County10.433Cherokee County: 10.072 %Cherokee County10.072Greene County: 9.677 %Greene County9.677Clay County: 9.605 %Clay County9.605Limestone County: 9.334 %Limestone County9.334Chilton County: 9.285 %Chilton County9.285Madison County: 9.269 %Madison County9.269Winston County: 9.257 %Winston County9.257Marshall County: 9.167 %Marshall County9.167St. Clair County: 9.095 %St. Clair County9.095Clarke County: 9.067 %Clarke County9.067Shelby County: 8.892 %Shelby County8.892Monroe County: 8.707 %Monroe County8.707Elmore County: 8.673 %Elmore County8.673Randolph County: 8.531 %Randolph County8.531Cullman County: 8.435 %Cullman County8.435Pike County: 8.355 %Pike County8.355Sumter County: 8.355 %Sumter County8.355Blount County: 8.163 %Blount County8.163Jefferson County: 8.054 %Jefferson County8.054Calhoun County: 8 %Calhoun County8Tuscaloosa County: 7.884 %Tuscaloosa County7.884DeKalb County: 7.853 %DeKalb County7.853Mobile County: 7.66 %Mobile County7.66Perry County: 7.66 %Perry County7.66Walker County: 7.633 %Walker County7.633Lamar County: 7.424 %Lamar County7.424Marion County: 7.422 %Marion County7.422Montgomery County: 7.366 %Montgomery County7.366Lauderdale County: 7.352 %Lauderdale County7.352Colbert County: 7.327 %Colbert County7.327Etowah County: 7.314 %Etowah County7.314Morgan County: 7.19 %Morgan County7.19Henry County: 7.181 %Henry County7.181
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Lowndes County18.557+15.46 pts
2Cleburne County14.334+8.84 pts
3Hale County12.422+4.17 pts
4Geneva County11.876+4.02 pts
5Pickens County11.789+6.99 pts
6Baldwin County10.582-0.29 pts
7Lee County10.433-0.33 pts
8Cherokee County10.072+1.25 pts
9Greene County9.677-1.19 pts
10Clay County9.605+4.51 pts
11Limestone County9.334+0.51 pts
12Chilton County9.285+1.03 pts
13Madison County9.269-0.08 pts
14Winston County9.257+0.06 pts
15Marshall County9.167+0.78 pts
16St. Clair County9.095+0.52 pts
17Clarke County9.067+3.12 pts
18Shelby County8.892-1.21 pts
19Monroe County8.707+1 pts
20Elmore County8.673-1.14 pts
21Randolph County8.531+2.93 pts
22Cullman County8.435-0.87 pts
23Pike County8.355+0.14 pts
23Sumter County8.355-0.45 pts
25Blount County8.163-1.01 pts
26Jefferson County8.054+0.47 pts
27Calhoun County8+1.01 pts
28Tuscaloosa County7.884-0.22 pts
29DeKalb County7.853+0.9 pts
30Mobile County7.66-0.18 pts
30Perry County7.66-2.34 pts
32Walker County7.633+0.47 pts
33Lamar County7.424+1.39 pts
34Marion County7.422-3.72 pts
35Montgomery County7.366-0.92 pts
36Lauderdale County7.352+0.49 pts
37Colbert County7.327+0.59 pts
38Etowah County7.314+1.66 pts
39Morgan County7.19-0.4 pts
40Henry County7.181+0.53 pts
41Jackson County7.143-0.83 pts
42Chambers County7.011+0.78 pts
43Autauga County6.977+0.55 pts
44Dale County6.966-0.14 pts
45Crenshaw County6.806+2.65 pts
46Washington County6.78-4.92 pts
47Bibb County6.767-4.78 pts
48Bullock County6.699+3.91 pts
49Conecuh County6.648-2.64 pts
50Butler County6.51+0.25 pts
51Tallapoosa County6.504-0.03 pts
52Russell County6.39+0.94 pts
53Coffee County6.387-2.01 pts
54Talladega County6.38-0.44 pts
55Houston County6.36-0.71 pts
56Macon County6.337-5.45 pts
57Coosa County6.25+0.03 pts
58Marengo County5.934-0.59 pts
59Choctaw County5.87-0.65 pts
60Barbour County5.695-0.81 pts
61Covington County5.656+0.16 pts
62Wilcox County5.438-3.36 pts
63Franklin County5.394-0.31 pts
64Escambia County5.215-0.02 pts
65Lawrence County4.954-1.65 pts
66Fayette County4.938-0.33 pts
67Dallas County4.792-1.43 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Lowndes County, with 18.557% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Dallas County, with 4.792% in 2014.

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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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