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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate

Perry County had the highest establishment entry rate of 66 counties in 2018, at 9.91%. Pickens County had the lowest, at 3.758%. The median was 6.922% and the figure for Alabama was 7.49%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.91Perry County
Lowest3.758Pickens County
Median6.92266 counties
Alabama7.49History

Map of counties, 2018

Autauga County: 7.731 %Baldwin County: 9.848 %Barbour County: 7.143 %Bibb County: 6.216 %Blount County: 6.57 %Bullock County: 5.854 %Butler County: 5.686 %Calhoun County: 6.821 %Chambers County: 6.089 %Cherokee County: 5.405 %Chilton County: 8.146 %Choctaw County: 7.469 %Clarke County: 4.779 %Clay County: 6.723 %Cleburne County: 9.907 %Coffee County: 7.076 %Colbert County: 7.024 %Conecuh County: 6.316 %Coosa County: 6.593 %Covington County: 6.057 %Crenshaw County: 4.167 %Cullman County: 6.957 %Dale County: 7.439 %Dallas County: 5.948 %DeKalb County: 6.172 %Elmore County: 7.794 %Escambia County: 6.548 %Etowah County: 6.111 %Fayette County: 8.056 %Franklin County: 5.584 %Geneva County: 7.278 %Hale County: 7.843 %Henry County: 5.839 %Houston County: 5.917 %Jackson County: 7.608 %Jefferson County: 7.644 %Lamar County: 6.809 %Lauderdale County: 6.887 %Lawrence County: 6.146 %Lee County: 9.413 %Limestone County: 7.488 %Lowndes County: 5.076 %Macon County: 5.945 %Madison County: 8.453 %Marengo County: 7.232 %Marion County: 7.802 %Marshall County: 7.44 %Mobile County: 7.504 %Monroe County: 4.898 %Montgomery County: 6.723 %Morgan County: 7.441 %Perry County: 9.91 %Pickens County: 3.758 %Pike County: 7.213 %Randolph County: 5.255 %Russell County: 7.83 %St. Clair County: 7.242 %Shelby County: 8.793 %Sumter County: 4.313 %Talladega County: 6.849 %Tallapoosa County: 7.898 %Tuscaloosa County: 6.669 %Walker County: 8.053 %Washington County: 5.187 %Wilcox County: 7.237 %Winston County: 7.134 %
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%, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2018

Perry County: 9.91 %Perry County9.91Cleburne County: 9.907 %Cleburne County9.907Baldwin County: 9.848 %Baldwin County9.848Lee County: 9.413 %Lee County9.413Shelby County: 8.793 %Shelby County8.793Madison County: 8.453 %Madison County8.453Chilton County: 8.146 %Chilton County8.146Fayette County: 8.056 %Fayette County8.056Walker County: 8.053 %Walker County8.053Tallapoosa County: 7.898 %Tallapoosa County7.898Hale County: 7.843 %Hale County7.843Russell County: 7.83 %Russell County7.83Marion County: 7.802 %Marion County7.802Elmore County: 7.794 %Elmore County7.794Autauga County: 7.731 %Autauga County7.731Jefferson County: 7.644 %Jefferson County7.644Jackson County: 7.608 %Jackson County7.608Mobile County: 7.504 %Mobile County7.504Limestone County: 7.488 %Limestone County7.488Choctaw County: 7.469 %Choctaw County7.469Morgan County: 7.441 %Morgan County7.441Marshall County: 7.44 %Marshall County7.44Dale County: 7.439 %Dale County7.439Geneva County: 7.278 %Geneva County7.278St. Clair County: 7.242 %St. Clair County7.242Wilcox County: 7.237 %Wilcox County7.237Marengo County: 7.232 %Marengo County7.232Pike County: 7.213 %Pike County7.213Barbour County: 7.143 %Barbour County7.143Winston County: 7.134 %Winston County7.134Coffee County: 7.076 %Coffee County7.076Colbert County: 7.024 %Colbert County7.024Cullman County: 6.957 %Cullman County6.957Lauderdale County: 6.887 %Lauderdale County6.887Talladega County: 6.849 %Talladega County6.849Calhoun County: 6.821 %Calhoun County6.821Lamar County: 6.809 %Lamar County6.809Clay County: 6.723 %Clay County6.723Montgomery County: 6.723 %Montgomery County6.723Tuscaloosa County: 6.669 %Tuscaloosa County6.669Perry County: 9.91 %Perry County9.91Cleburne County: 9.907 %Cleburne County9.907Baldwin County: 9.848 %Baldwin County9.848Lee County: 9.413 %Lee County9.413Shelby County: 8.793 %Shelby County8.793Madison County: 8.453 %Madison County8.453Chilton County: 8.146 %Chilton County8.146Fayette County: 8.056 %Fayette County8.056Walker County: 8.053 %Walker County8.053Tallapoosa County: 7.898 %Tallapoosa County7.898Hale County: 7.843 %Hale County7.843Russell County: 7.83 %Russell County7.83Marion County: 7.802 %Marion County7.802Elmore County: 7.794 %Elmore County7.794Autauga County: 7.731 %Autauga County7.731Jefferson County: 7.644 %Jefferson County7.644Jackson County: 7.608 %Jackson County7.608Mobile County: 7.504 %Mobile County7.504Limestone County: 7.488 %Limestone County7.488Choctaw County: 7.469 %Choctaw County7.469Morgan County: 7.441 %Morgan County7.441Marshall County: 7.44 %Marshall County7.44Dale County: 7.439 %Dale County7.439Geneva County: 7.278 %Geneva County7.278St. Clair County: 7.242 %St. Clair County7.242Wilcox County: 7.237 %Wilcox County7.237Marengo County: 7.232 %Marengo County7.232Pike County: 7.213 %Pike County7.213Barbour County: 7.143 %Barbour County7.143Winston County: 7.134 %Winston County7.134Coffee County: 7.076 %Coffee County7.076Colbert County: 7.024 %Colbert County7.024Cullman County: 6.957 %Cullman County6.957Lauderdale County: 6.887 %Lauderdale County6.887Talladega County: 6.849 %Talladega County6.849Calhoun County: 6.821 %Calhoun County6.821Lamar County: 6.809 %Lamar County6.809Clay County: 6.723 %Clay County6.723Montgomery County: 6.723 %Montgomery County6.723Tuscaloosa County: 6.669 %Tuscaloosa County6.669
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Perry County9.91-0.95 pts
2Cleburne County9.907+2.86 pts
3Baldwin County9.848-0.14 pts
4Lee County9.413+0.75 pts
5Shelby County8.793-1.16 pts
6Madison County8.453-0.21 pts
7Chilton County8.146+0.56 pts
8Fayette County8.056-0.04 pts
9Walker County8.053+0.7 pts
10Tallapoosa County7.898-0.46 pts
11Hale County7.843-0.74 pts
12Russell County7.83+0.74 pts
13Marion County7.802+1.16 pts
14Elmore County7.794-0.37 pts
15Autauga County7.731-0.68 pts
16Jefferson County7.644-0.85 pts
17Jackson County7.608+1.69 pts
18Mobile County7.504-0.47 pts
19Limestone County7.488-2.42 pts
20Choctaw County7.469+2.06 pts
21Morgan County7.441-0.2 pts
22Marshall County7.44+0.08 pts
23Dale County7.439+0.7 pts
24Geneva County7.278+0.38 pts
25St. Clair County7.242-0.63 pts
26Wilcox County7.237+0.16 pts
27Marengo County7.232-1.97 pts
28Pike County7.213-0.15 pts
29Barbour County7.143+0.18 pts
30Winston County7.134-0.6 pts
31Coffee County7.076-0.42 pts
32Colbert County7.024+0.61 pts
33Cullman County6.957-1.8 pts
34Lauderdale County6.887-1.3 pts
35Talladega County6.849-1.75 pts
36Calhoun County6.821-0.28 pts
37Lamar County6.809-0.06 pts
38Clay County6.723+1.14 pts
38Montgomery County6.723-0.96 pts
40Tuscaloosa County6.669-1.33 pts
41Coosa County6.593n/a
42Blount County6.57-3.71 pts
43Escambia County6.548-1.33 pts
44Conecuh County6.316-1.84 pts
45Bibb County6.216-1.18 pts
46DeKalb County6.172-2.45 pts
47Lawrence County6.146-1.39 pts
48Etowah County6.111-0.41 pts
49Chambers County6.089-0.92 pts
50Covington County6.057-0.65 pts
51Dallas County5.948-0 pts
52Macon County5.945-0.78 pts
53Houston County5.917-1.54 pts
54Bullock County5.854-0.03 pts
55Henry County5.839-0.2 pts
56Butler County5.686-0.56 pts
57Franklin County5.584-1.77 pts
58Cherokee County5.405-2.28 pts
59Randolph County5.255-1.28 pts
60Washington County5.187-3.85 pts
61Lowndes County5.076-0.99 pts
62Monroe County4.898+0.01 pts
63Clarke County4.779-0.95 pts
64Sumter County4.313-4.36 pts
65Crenshaw County4.167-1.96 pts
66Pickens County3.758-2.33 pts

Other periods

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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Perry County, with 9.91% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Pickens County, with 3.758% in 2018.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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