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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate

Lowndes County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 14.423%. Fayette County had the lowest, at 3.724%. The median was 7.329% and the figure for Alabama was 7.725%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.423Lowndes County
Lowest3.724Fayette County
Median7.32967 counties
Alabama7.725History

Map of counties, 2020

Autauga County: 5.726 %Baldwin County: 9.984 %Barbour County: 6.242 %Bibb County: 7.353 %Blount County: 7.413 %Bullock County: 5.634 %Butler County: 4.914 %Calhoun County: 5.315 %Chambers County: 8.318 %Cherokee County: 6.543 %Chilton County: 8.103 %Choctaw County: 5.031 %Clarke County: 6.211 %Clay County: 7.263 %Cleburne County: 8.358 %Coffee County: 7.424 %Colbert County: 6.965 %Conecuh County: 4.787 %Coosa County: 10.811 %Covington County: 6.932 %Crenshaw County: 8.854 %Cullman County: 6.543 %Dale County: 7.231 %Dallas County: 5.891 %DeKalb County: 6.847 %Elmore County: 9.524 %Escambia County: 6.425 %Etowah County: 6.039 %Fayette County: 3.724 %Franklin County: 7.078 %Geneva County: 6.887 %Greene County: 9.677 %Hale County: 12.583 %Henry County: 6.522 %Houston County: 7.329 %Jackson County: 8.951 %Jefferson County: 7.751 %Lamar County: 5.556 %Lauderdale County: 6.386 %Lawrence County: 7.858 %Lee County: 8.678 %Limestone County: 9.589 %Lowndes County: 14.423 %Macon County: 9.705 %Madison County: 8.61 %Marengo County: 5.821 %Marion County: 4.528 %Marshall County: 7.371 %Mobile County: 7.772 %Monroe County: 8.23 %Montgomery County: 6.835 %Morgan County: 7.336 %Perry County: 10.329 %Pickens County: 6.383 %Pike County: 4.946 %Randolph County: 7.764 %Russell County: 8.583 %St. Clair County: 7.643 %Shelby County: 8.945 %Sumter County: 5.962 %Talladega County: 5.991 %Tallapoosa County: 8.023 %Tuscaloosa County: 8 %Walker County: 6.55 %Washington County: 8.092 %Wilcox County: 7.458 %Winston County: 6.821 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Lowndes County: 14.423 %Lowndes County14.423Hale County: 12.583 %Hale County12.583Coosa County: 10.811 %Coosa County10.811Perry County: 10.329 %Perry County10.329Baldwin County: 9.984 %Baldwin County9.984Macon County: 9.705 %Macon County9.705Greene County: 9.677 %Greene County9.677Limestone County: 9.589 %Limestone County9.589Elmore County: 9.524 %Elmore County9.524Jackson County: 8.951 %Jackson County8.951Shelby County: 8.945 %Shelby County8.945Crenshaw County: 8.854 %Crenshaw County8.854Lee County: 8.678 %Lee County8.678Madison County: 8.61 %Madison County8.61Russell County: 8.583 %Russell County8.583Cleburne County: 8.358 %Cleburne County8.358Chambers County: 8.318 %Chambers County8.318Monroe County: 8.23 %Monroe County8.23Chilton County: 8.103 %Chilton County8.103Washington County: 8.092 %Washington County8.092Tallapoosa County: 8.023 %Tallapoosa County8.023Tuscaloosa County: 8 %Tuscaloosa County8Lawrence County: 7.858 %Lawrence County7.858Mobile County: 7.772 %Mobile County7.772Randolph County: 7.764 %Randolph County7.764Jefferson County: 7.751 %Jefferson County7.751St. Clair County: 7.643 %St. Clair County7.643Wilcox County: 7.458 %Wilcox County7.458Coffee County: 7.424 %Coffee County7.424Blount County: 7.413 %Blount County7.413Marshall County: 7.371 %Marshall County7.371Bibb County: 7.353 %Bibb County7.353Morgan County: 7.336 %Morgan County7.336Houston County: 7.329 %Houston County7.329Clay County: 7.263 %Clay County7.263Dale County: 7.231 %Dale County7.231Franklin County: 7.078 %Franklin County7.078Colbert County: 6.965 %Colbert County6.965Covington County: 6.932 %Covington County6.932Geneva County: 6.887 %Geneva County6.887Lowndes County: 14.423 %Lowndes County14.423Hale County: 12.583 %Hale County12.583Coosa County: 10.811 %Coosa County10.811Perry County: 10.329 %Perry County10.329Baldwin County: 9.984 %Baldwin County9.984Macon County: 9.705 %Macon County9.705Greene County: 9.677 %Greene County9.677Limestone County: 9.589 %Limestone County9.589Elmore County: 9.524 %Elmore County9.524Jackson County: 8.951 %Jackson County8.951Shelby County: 8.945 %Shelby County8.945Crenshaw County: 8.854 %Crenshaw County8.854Lee County: 8.678 %Lee County8.678Madison County: 8.61 %Madison County8.61Russell County: 8.583 %Russell County8.583Cleburne County: 8.358 %Cleburne County8.358Chambers County: 8.318 %Chambers County8.318Monroe County: 8.23 %Monroe County8.23Chilton County: 8.103 %Chilton County8.103Washington County: 8.092 %Washington County8.092Tallapoosa County: 8.023 %Tallapoosa County8.023Tuscaloosa County: 8 %Tuscaloosa County8Lawrence County: 7.858 %Lawrence County7.858Mobile County: 7.772 %Mobile County7.772Randolph County: 7.764 %Randolph County7.764Jefferson County: 7.751 %Jefferson County7.751St. Clair County: 7.643 %St. Clair County7.643Wilcox County: 7.458 %Wilcox County7.458Coffee County: 7.424 %Coffee County7.424Blount County: 7.413 %Blount County7.413Marshall County: 7.371 %Marshall County7.371Bibb County: 7.353 %Bibb County7.353Morgan County: 7.336 %Morgan County7.336Houston County: 7.329 %Houston County7.329Clay County: 7.263 %Clay County7.263Dale County: 7.231 %Dale County7.231Franklin County: 7.078 %Franklin County7.078Colbert County: 6.965 %Colbert County6.965Covington County: 6.932 %Covington County6.932Geneva County: 6.887 %Geneva County6.887
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Lowndes County14.423+1.49 pts
2Hale County12.583+2.02 pts
3Coosa County10.811+1.87 pts
4Perry County10.329+2.85 pts
5Baldwin County9.984-0.81 pts
6Macon County9.705+3.34 pts
7Greene County9.677+0.98 pts
8Limestone County9.589+0.19 pts
9Elmore County9.524+0.32 pts
10Jackson County8.951+1.63 pts
11Shelby County8.945-0.33 pts
12Crenshaw County8.854+2.52 pts
13Lee County8.678-1.43 pts
14Madison County8.61+0.16 pts
15Russell County8.583+1.18 pts
16Cleburne County8.358-0.05 pts
17Chambers County8.318+0.34 pts
18Monroe County8.23+3.05 pts
19Chilton County8.103-1.64 pts
20Washington County8.092-1.26 pts
21Tallapoosa County8.023+1.19 pts
22Tuscaloosa County8+0.06 pts
23Lawrence County7.858+1.24 pts
24Mobile County7.772-0.76 pts
25Randolph County7.764+1.28 pts
26Jefferson County7.751-0.62 pts
27St. Clair County7.643-0.87 pts
28Wilcox County7.458+2.05 pts
29Coffee County7.424-0.92 pts
30Blount County7.413-1.92 pts
31Marshall County7.371-0.12 pts
32Bibb County7.353+1.14 pts
33Morgan County7.336+0.22 pts
34Houston County7.329-0.52 pts
35Clay County7.263+1.12 pts
36Dale County7.231+2.05 pts
37Franklin County7.078-1.14 pts
38Colbert County6.965-0.78 pts
39Covington County6.932-0.28 pts
40Geneva County6.887-3.57 pts
41DeKalb County6.847-0.44 pts
42Montgomery County6.835-0.45 pts
43Winston County6.821+0.62 pts
44Walker County6.55-1.23 pts
45Cherokee County6.543-8.01 pts
45Cullman County6.543-1.26 pts
47Henry County6.522-1.87 pts
48Escambia County6.425-0.38 pts
49Lauderdale County6.386-1.6 pts
50Pickens County6.383-0.87 pts
51Barbour County6.242-0.29 pts
52Clarke County6.211-0.94 pts
53Etowah County6.039-0.28 pts
54Talladega County5.991-0.6 pts
55Sumter County5.962-0.51 pts
56Dallas County5.891+0.23 pts
57Marengo County5.821-1 pts
58Autauga County5.726-3.74 pts
59Bullock County5.634-4.89 pts
60Lamar County5.556-0.38 pts
61Calhoun County5.315-0.51 pts
62Choctaw County5.031-1.59 pts
63Pike County4.946-1.44 pts
64Butler County4.914-1.69 pts
65Conecuh County4.787+0.04 pts
66Marion County4.528-0.85 pts
67Fayette County3.724-3.03 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Lowndes County, with 14.423% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Fayette County, with 3.724% in 2020.

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.

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