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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate

Cherokee County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 14.556%. Conecuh County had the lowest, at 4.749%. The median was 7.402% and the figure for Alabama was 8.178%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.556Cherokee County
Lowest4.749Conecuh County
Median7.40267 counties
Alabama8.178History

Map of counties, 2019

Autauga County: 9.47 %Baldwin County: 10.799 %Barbour County: 6.534 %Bibb County: 6.216 %Blount County: 9.334 %Bullock County: 10.526 %Butler County: 6.601 %Calhoun County: 5.827 %Chambers County: 7.978 %Cherokee County: 14.556 %Chilton County: 9.739 %Choctaw County: 6.625 %Clarke County: 7.149 %Clay County: 6.145 %Cleburne County: 8.408 %Coffee County: 8.347 %Colbert County: 7.746 %Conecuh County: 4.749 %Coosa County: 8.939 %Covington County: 7.216 %Crenshaw County: 6.332 %Cullman County: 7.803 %Dale County: 5.184 %Dallas County: 5.662 %DeKalb County: 7.287 %Elmore County: 9.203 %Escambia County: 6.803 %Etowah County: 6.322 %Fayette County: 6.75 %Franklin County: 8.214 %Geneva County: 10.456 %Greene County: 8.696 %Hale County: 10.561 %Henry County: 8.394 %Houston County: 7.849 %Jackson County: 7.322 %Jefferson County: 8.374 %Lamar County: 5.932 %Lauderdale County: 7.989 %Lawrence County: 6.616 %Lee County: 10.112 %Limestone County: 9.397 %Lowndes County: 12.935 %Macon County: 6.369 %Madison County: 8.448 %Marengo County: 6.826 %Marion County: 5.379 %Marshall County: 7.489 %Mobile County: 8.533 %Monroe County: 5.184 %Montgomery County: 7.285 %Morgan County: 7.119 %Perry County: 7.477 %Pickens County: 7.249 %Pike County: 6.388 %Randolph County: 6.481 %Russell County: 7.402 %St. Clair County: 8.511 %Shelby County: 9.274 %Sumter County: 6.469 %Talladega County: 6.587 %Tallapoosa County: 6.829 %Tuscaloosa County: 7.943 %Walker County: 7.78 %Washington County: 9.357 %Wilcox County: 5.405 %Winston County: 6.198 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Cherokee County: 14.556 %Cherokee County14.556Lowndes County: 12.935 %Lowndes County12.935Baldwin County: 10.799 %Baldwin County10.799Hale County: 10.561 %Hale County10.561Bullock County: 10.526 %Bullock County10.526Geneva County: 10.456 %Geneva County10.456Lee County: 10.112 %Lee County10.112Chilton County: 9.739 %Chilton County9.739Autauga County: 9.47 %Autauga County9.47Limestone County: 9.397 %Limestone County9.397Washington County: 9.357 %Washington County9.357Blount County: 9.334 %Blount County9.334Shelby County: 9.274 %Shelby County9.274Elmore County: 9.203 %Elmore County9.203Coosa County: 8.939 %Coosa County8.939Greene County: 8.696 %Greene County8.696Mobile County: 8.533 %Mobile County8.533St. Clair County: 8.511 %St. Clair County8.511Madison County: 8.448 %Madison County8.448Cleburne County: 8.408 %Cleburne County8.408Henry County: 8.394 %Henry County8.394Jefferson County: 8.374 %Jefferson County8.374Coffee County: 8.347 %Coffee County8.347Franklin County: 8.214 %Franklin County8.214Lauderdale County: 7.989 %Lauderdale County7.989Chambers County: 7.978 %Chambers County7.978Tuscaloosa County: 7.943 %Tuscaloosa County7.943Houston County: 7.849 %Houston County7.849Cullman County: 7.803 %Cullman County7.803Walker County: 7.78 %Walker County7.78Colbert County: 7.746 %Colbert County7.746Marshall County: 7.489 %Marshall County7.489Perry County: 7.477 %Perry County7.477Russell County: 7.402 %Russell County7.402Jackson County: 7.322 %Jackson County7.322DeKalb County: 7.287 %DeKalb County7.287Montgomery County: 7.285 %Montgomery County7.285Pickens County: 7.249 %Pickens County7.249Covington County: 7.216 %Covington County7.216Clarke County: 7.149 %Clarke County7.149Cherokee County: 14.556 %Cherokee County14.556Lowndes County: 12.935 %Lowndes County12.935Baldwin County: 10.799 %Baldwin County10.799Hale County: 10.561 %Hale County10.561Bullock County: 10.526 %Bullock County10.526Geneva County: 10.456 %Geneva County10.456Lee County: 10.112 %Lee County10.112Chilton County: 9.739 %Chilton County9.739Autauga County: 9.47 %Autauga County9.47Limestone County: 9.397 %Limestone County9.397Washington County: 9.357 %Washington County9.357Blount County: 9.334 %Blount County9.334Shelby County: 9.274 %Shelby County9.274Elmore County: 9.203 %Elmore County9.203Coosa County: 8.939 %Coosa County8.939Greene County: 8.696 %Greene County8.696Mobile County: 8.533 %Mobile County8.533St. Clair County: 8.511 %St. Clair County8.511Madison County: 8.448 %Madison County8.448Cleburne County: 8.408 %Cleburne County8.408Henry County: 8.394 %Henry County8.394Jefferson County: 8.374 %Jefferson County8.374Coffee County: 8.347 %Coffee County8.347Franklin County: 8.214 %Franklin County8.214Lauderdale County: 7.989 %Lauderdale County7.989Chambers County: 7.978 %Chambers County7.978Tuscaloosa County: 7.943 %Tuscaloosa County7.943Houston County: 7.849 %Houston County7.849Cullman County: 7.803 %Cullman County7.803Walker County: 7.78 %Walker County7.78Colbert County: 7.746 %Colbert County7.746Marshall County: 7.489 %Marshall County7.489Perry County: 7.477 %Perry County7.477Russell County: 7.402 %Russell County7.402Jackson County: 7.322 %Jackson County7.322DeKalb County: 7.287 %DeKalb County7.287Montgomery County: 7.285 %Montgomery County7.285Pickens County: 7.249 %Pickens County7.249Covington County: 7.216 %Covington County7.216Clarke County: 7.149 %Clarke County7.149
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Cherokee County14.556+9.15 pts
2Lowndes County12.935+7.86 pts
3Baldwin County10.799+0.95 pts
4Hale County10.561+2.72 pts
5Bullock County10.526+4.67 pts
6Geneva County10.456+3.18 pts
7Lee County10.112+0.7 pts
8Chilton County9.739+1.59 pts
9Autauga County9.47+1.74 pts
10Limestone County9.397+1.91 pts
11Washington County9.357+4.17 pts
12Blount County9.334+2.76 pts
13Shelby County9.274+0.48 pts
14Elmore County9.203+1.41 pts
15Coosa County8.939+2.35 pts
16Greene County8.696n/a
17Mobile County8.533+1.03 pts
18St. Clair County8.511+1.27 pts
19Madison County8.448-0 pts
20Cleburne County8.408-1.5 pts
21Henry County8.394+2.55 pts
22Jefferson County8.374+0.73 pts
23Coffee County8.347+1.27 pts
24Franklin County8.214+2.63 pts
25Lauderdale County7.989+1.1 pts
26Chambers County7.978+1.89 pts
27Tuscaloosa County7.943+1.27 pts
28Houston County7.849+1.93 pts
29Cullman County7.803+0.85 pts
30Walker County7.78-0.27 pts
31Colbert County7.746+0.72 pts
32Marshall County7.489+0.05 pts
33Perry County7.477-2.43 pts
34Russell County7.402-0.43 pts
35Jackson County7.322-0.29 pts
36DeKalb County7.287+1.12 pts
37Montgomery County7.285+0.56 pts
38Pickens County7.249+3.49 pts
39Covington County7.216+1.16 pts
40Clarke County7.149+2.37 pts
41Morgan County7.119-0.32 pts
42Tallapoosa County6.829-1.07 pts
43Marengo County6.826-0.41 pts
44Escambia County6.803+0.25 pts
45Fayette County6.75-1.31 pts
46Choctaw County6.625-0.84 pts
47Lawrence County6.616+0.47 pts
48Butler County6.601+0.92 pts
49Talladega County6.587-0.26 pts
50Barbour County6.534-0.61 pts
51Randolph County6.481+1.23 pts
52Sumter County6.469+2.16 pts
53Pike County6.388-0.83 pts
54Macon County6.369+0.42 pts
55Crenshaw County6.332+2.17 pts
56Etowah County6.322+0.21 pts
57Bibb County6.2160 pts
58Winston County6.198-0.94 pts
59Clay County6.145-0.58 pts
60Lamar County5.932-0.88 pts
61Calhoun County5.827-0.99 pts
62Dallas County5.662-0.29 pts
63Wilcox County5.405-1.83 pts
64Marion County5.379-2.42 pts
65Dale County5.184-2.25 pts
65Monroe County5.184+0.29 pts
67Conecuh County4.749-1.57 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.

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Cherokee County, with 14.556% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Conecuh County, with 4.749% in 2019.

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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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