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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate

Greene County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 13.131%. Lowndes County had the lowest, at 2.985%. The median was 7.523% and the figure for Alabama was 8.379%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.131Greene County
Lowest2.985Lowndes County
Median7.52367 counties
Alabama8.379History

Map of counties, 2016

Autauga County: 8.435 %Baldwin County: 10.57 %Barbour County: 6.534 %Bibb County: 6.716 %Blount County: 9.68 %Bullock County: 10.784 %Butler County: 5.801 %Calhoun County: 7.523 %Chambers County: 8.93 %Cherokee County: 8.321 %Chilton County: 6.709 %Choctaw County: 7.95 %Clarke County: 6.742 %Clay County: 7.365 %Cleburne County: 9.15 %Coffee County: 6.33 %Colbert County: 8.391 %Conecuh County: 7.713 %Coosa County: 9.424 %Covington County: 4.881 %Crenshaw County: 8.226 %Cullman County: 7.571 %Dale County: 7.123 %Dallas County: 6.777 %DeKalb County: 6.981 %Elmore County: 8.312 %Escambia County: 5.579 %Etowah County: 7.709 %Fayette County: 4.93 %Franklin County: 5.066 %Geneva County: 10.4 %Greene County: 13.131 %Hale County: 5.769 %Henry County: 11.032 %Houston County: 7.677 %Jackson County: 7.669 %Jefferson County: 8.414 %Lamar County: 4.752 %Lauderdale County: 7.653 %Lawrence County: 7.427 %Lee County: 10.012 %Limestone County: 11.008 %Lowndes County: 2.985 %Macon County: 9.979 %Madison County: 9.362 %Marengo County: 6.466 %Marion County: 5.318 %Marshall County: 7.3 %Mobile County: 8.725 %Monroe County: 5.405 %Montgomery County: 8.312 %Morgan County: 6.724 %Perry County: 4.505 %Pickens County: 6.024 %Pike County: 7.231 %Randolph County: 6.886 %Russell County: 6.526 %St. Clair County: 10.144 %Shelby County: 10.439 %Sumter County: 5.362 %Talladega County: 6.658 %Tallapoosa County: 7.195 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.081 %Walker County: 6.255 %Washington County: 11.527 %Wilcox County: 12.063 %Winston County: 6.593 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Greene County: 13.131 %Greene County13.131Wilcox County: 12.063 %Wilcox County12.063Washington County: 11.527 %Washington County11.527Henry County: 11.032 %Henry County11.032Limestone County: 11.008 %Limestone County11.008Bullock County: 10.784 %Bullock County10.784Baldwin County: 10.57 %Baldwin County10.57Shelby County: 10.439 %Shelby County10.439Geneva County: 10.4 %Geneva County10.4St. Clair County: 10.144 %St. Clair County10.144Lee County: 10.012 %Lee County10.012Macon County: 9.979 %Macon County9.979Blount County: 9.68 %Blount County9.68Coosa County: 9.424 %Coosa County9.424Madison County: 9.362 %Madison County9.362Cleburne County: 9.15 %Cleburne County9.15Chambers County: 8.93 %Chambers County8.93Mobile County: 8.725 %Mobile County8.725Autauga County: 8.435 %Autauga County8.435Jefferson County: 8.414 %Jefferson County8.414Colbert County: 8.391 %Colbert County8.391Cherokee County: 8.321 %Cherokee County8.321Elmore County: 8.312 %Elmore County8.312Montgomery County: 8.312 %Montgomery County8.312Crenshaw County: 8.226 %Crenshaw County8.226Tuscaloosa County: 8.081 %Tuscaloosa County8.081Choctaw County: 7.95 %Choctaw County7.95Conecuh County: 7.713 %Conecuh County7.713Etowah County: 7.709 %Etowah County7.709Houston County: 7.677 %Houston County7.677Jackson County: 7.669 %Jackson County7.669Lauderdale County: 7.653 %Lauderdale County7.653Cullman County: 7.571 %Cullman County7.571Calhoun County: 7.523 %Calhoun County7.523Lawrence County: 7.427 %Lawrence County7.427Clay County: 7.365 %Clay County7.365Marshall County: 7.3 %Marshall County7.3Pike County: 7.231 %Pike County7.231Tallapoosa County: 7.195 %Tallapoosa County7.195Dale County: 7.123 %Dale County7.123Greene County: 13.131 %Greene County13.131Wilcox County: 12.063 %Wilcox County12.063Washington County: 11.527 %Washington County11.527Henry County: 11.032 %Henry County11.032Limestone County: 11.008 %Limestone County11.008Bullock County: 10.784 %Bullock County10.784Baldwin County: 10.57 %Baldwin County10.57Shelby County: 10.439 %Shelby County10.439Geneva County: 10.4 %Geneva County10.4St. Clair County: 10.144 %St. Clair County10.144Lee County: 10.012 %Lee County10.012Macon County: 9.979 %Macon County9.979Blount County: 9.68 %Blount County9.68Coosa County: 9.424 %Coosa County9.424Madison County: 9.362 %Madison County9.362Cleburne County: 9.15 %Cleburne County9.15Chambers County: 8.93 %Chambers County8.93Mobile County: 8.725 %Mobile County8.725Autauga County: 8.435 %Autauga County8.435Jefferson County: 8.414 %Jefferson County8.414Colbert County: 8.391 %Colbert County8.391Cherokee County: 8.321 %Cherokee County8.321Elmore County: 8.312 %Elmore County8.312Montgomery County: 8.312 %Montgomery County8.312Crenshaw County: 8.226 %Crenshaw County8.226Tuscaloosa County: 8.081 %Tuscaloosa County8.081Choctaw County: 7.95 %Choctaw County7.95Conecuh County: 7.713 %Conecuh County7.713Etowah County: 7.709 %Etowah County7.709Houston County: 7.677 %Houston County7.677Jackson County: 7.669 %Jackson County7.669Lauderdale County: 7.653 %Lauderdale County7.653Cullman County: 7.571 %Cullman County7.571Calhoun County: 7.523 %Calhoun County7.523Lawrence County: 7.427 %Lawrence County7.427Clay County: 7.365 %Clay County7.365Marshall County: 7.3 %Marshall County7.3Pike County: 7.231 %Pike County7.231Tallapoosa County: 7.195 %Tallapoosa County7.195Dale County: 7.123 %Dale County7.123
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Greene County13.131+5.72 pts
2Wilcox County12.063+6.42 pts
3Washington County11.527+5.75 pts
4Henry County11.032+2.4 pts
5Limestone County11.008+0.97 pts
6Bullock County10.784n/a
7Baldwin County10.57-0.95 pts
8Shelby County10.439+0.8 pts
9Geneva County10.4+2.37 pts
10St. Clair County10.144+0.71 pts
11Lee County10.012-1.15 pts
12Macon County9.979+2.13 pts
13Blount County9.68+1.5 pts
14Coosa County9.424+3.07 pts
15Madison County9.362+0.53 pts
16Cleburne County9.15-0.09 pts
17Chambers County8.93-0.74 pts
18Mobile County8.725-0.17 pts
19Autauga County8.435-0.98 pts
20Jefferson County8.414+0.05 pts
21Colbert County8.391-0.06 pts
22Cherokee County8.321+1.51 pts
23Elmore County8.312+0.24 pts
23Montgomery County8.312+0.97 pts
25Crenshaw County8.226+2.48 pts
26Tuscaloosa County8.081-0.18 pts
27Choctaw County7.95+1.59 pts
28Conecuh County7.713-1.15 pts
29Etowah County7.709+0.95 pts
30Houston County7.677+0.08 pts
31Jackson County7.669+0.36 pts
32Lauderdale County7.653+0.53 pts
33Cullman County7.571-0.02 pts
34Calhoun County7.523-0.4 pts
35Lawrence County7.427-1.62 pts
36Clay County7.365+1.75 pts
37Marshall County7.3+0.57 pts
38Pike County7.231-0.3 pts
39Tallapoosa County7.195-0.98 pts
40Dale County7.123-0.5 pts
41DeKalb County6.981+0.16 pts
42Randolph County6.886-0.96 pts
43Dallas County6.777-0.26 pts
44Clarke County6.742+0.75 pts
45Morgan County6.724+0.26 pts
46Bibb County6.716-3.49 pts
47Chilton County6.709-3.28 pts
48Talladega County6.658-0.95 pts
49Winston County6.593-0.96 pts
50Barbour County6.534+0.49 pts
51Russell County6.526-1.51 pts
52Marengo County6.466-1.09 pts
53Coffee County6.33-4.22 pts
54Walker County6.255-1.49 pts
55Pickens County6.024-1.59 pts
56Butler County5.801-2.63 pts
57Hale County5.769+0.23 pts
58Escambia County5.579-3.71 pts
59Monroe County5.405-0.54 pts
60Sumter County5.362-2.49 pts
61Marion County5.318-2.87 pts
62Franklin County5.066-2.69 pts
63Fayette County4.93-1.77 pts
64Covington County4.881-3.63 pts
65Lamar County4.752-3.49 pts
66Perry County4.505-2.58 pts
67Lowndes County2.985-3.91 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Greene County, with 13.131% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lowndes County, with 2.985% in 2016.

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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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