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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate

Chambers County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 13.982%. Winston County had the lowest, at 4.528%. The median was 8.413% and the figure for Alabama was 9.423%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.982Chambers County
Lowest4.528Winston County
Median8.41367 counties
Alabama9.423History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 11.264 %Baldwin County: 11.444 %Barbour County: 6.444 %Bibb County: 9.8 %Blount County: 13.404 %Bullock County: 7.512 %Butler County: 8.118 %Calhoun County: 7.338 %Chambers County: 13.982 %Cherokee County: 7.514 %Chilton County: 7.578 %Choctaw County: 8.936 %Clarke County: 6.804 %Clay County: 7.91 %Cleburne County: 7.903 %Coffee County: 10.245 %Colbert County: 7.603 %Conecuh County: 6.469 %Coosa County: 11.34 %Covington County: 7.888 %Crenshaw County: 11.97 %Cullman County: 8.413 %Dale County: 7.659 %Dallas County: 6.426 %DeKalb County: 8.895 %Elmore County: 10.975 %Escambia County: 7.698 %Etowah County: 8.195 %Fayette County: 7.238 %Franklin County: 7.258 %Geneva County: 12.582 %Greene County: 10.929 %Hale County: 11.881 %Henry County: 9.507 %Houston County: 7.88 %Jackson County: 8.189 %Jefferson County: 9.572 %Lamar County: 7.048 %Lauderdale County: 7.369 %Lawrence County: 5.648 %Lee County: 11.075 %Limestone County: 10.198 %Lowndes County: 6.731 %Macon County: 11.227 %Madison County: 10.76 %Marengo County: 5.06 %Marion County: 8.423 %Marshall County: 8.505 %Mobile County: 9.713 %Monroe County: 8.992 %Montgomery County: 8.738 %Morgan County: 7.51 %Perry County: 6.635 %Pickens County: 6.897 %Pike County: 8.092 %Randolph County: 8.346 %Russell County: 9.766 %St. Clair County: 10.406 %Shelby County: 10.202 %Sumter County: 10.989 %Talladega County: 8.476 %Tallapoosa County: 10.607 %Tuscaloosa County: 9.235 %Walker County: 8.344 %Washington County: 7.018 %Wilcox County: 8.696 %Winston County: 4.528 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Chambers County: 13.982 %Chambers County13.982Blount County: 13.404 %Blount County13.404Geneva County: 12.582 %Geneva County12.582Crenshaw County: 11.97 %Crenshaw County11.97Hale County: 11.881 %Hale County11.881Baldwin County: 11.444 %Baldwin County11.444Coosa County: 11.34 %Coosa County11.34Autauga County: 11.264 %Autauga County11.264Macon County: 11.227 %Macon County11.227Lee County: 11.075 %Lee County11.075Sumter County: 10.989 %Sumter County10.989Elmore County: 10.975 %Elmore County10.975Greene County: 10.929 %Greene County10.929Madison County: 10.76 %Madison County10.76Tallapoosa County: 10.607 %Tallapoosa County10.607St. Clair County: 10.406 %St. Clair County10.406Coffee County: 10.245 %Coffee County10.245Shelby County: 10.202 %Shelby County10.202Limestone County: 10.198 %Limestone County10.198Bibb County: 9.8 %Bibb County9.8Russell County: 9.766 %Russell County9.766Mobile County: 9.713 %Mobile County9.713Jefferson County: 9.572 %Jefferson County9.572Henry County: 9.507 %Henry County9.507Tuscaloosa County: 9.235 %Tuscaloosa County9.235Monroe County: 8.992 %Monroe County8.992Choctaw County: 8.936 %Choctaw County8.936DeKalb County: 8.895 %DeKalb County8.895Montgomery County: 8.738 %Montgomery County8.738Wilcox County: 8.696 %Wilcox County8.696Marshall County: 8.505 %Marshall County8.505Talladega County: 8.476 %Talladega County8.476Marion County: 8.423 %Marion County8.423Cullman County: 8.413 %Cullman County8.413Randolph County: 8.346 %Randolph County8.346Walker County: 8.344 %Walker County8.344Etowah County: 8.195 %Etowah County8.195Jackson County: 8.189 %Jackson County8.189Butler County: 8.118 %Butler County8.118Pike County: 8.092 %Pike County8.092Chambers County: 13.982 %Chambers County13.982Blount County: 13.404 %Blount County13.404Geneva County: 12.582 %Geneva County12.582Crenshaw County: 11.97 %Crenshaw County11.97Hale County: 11.881 %Hale County11.881Baldwin County: 11.444 %Baldwin County11.444Coosa County: 11.34 %Coosa County11.34Autauga County: 11.264 %Autauga County11.264Macon County: 11.227 %Macon County11.227Lee County: 11.075 %Lee County11.075Sumter County: 10.989 %Sumter County10.989Elmore County: 10.975 %Elmore County10.975Greene County: 10.929 %Greene County10.929Madison County: 10.76 %Madison County10.76Tallapoosa County: 10.607 %Tallapoosa County10.607St. Clair County: 10.406 %St. Clair County10.406Coffee County: 10.245 %Coffee County10.245Shelby County: 10.202 %Shelby County10.202Limestone County: 10.198 %Limestone County10.198Bibb County: 9.8 %Bibb County9.8Russell County: 9.766 %Russell County9.766Mobile County: 9.713 %Mobile County9.713Jefferson County: 9.572 %Jefferson County9.572Henry County: 9.507 %Henry County9.507Tuscaloosa County: 9.235 %Tuscaloosa County9.235Monroe County: 8.992 %Monroe County8.992Choctaw County: 8.936 %Choctaw County8.936DeKalb County: 8.895 %DeKalb County8.895Montgomery County: 8.738 %Montgomery County8.738Wilcox County: 8.696 %Wilcox County8.696Marshall County: 8.505 %Marshall County8.505Talladega County: 8.476 %Talladega County8.476Marion County: 8.423 %Marion County8.423Cullman County: 8.413 %Cullman County8.413Randolph County: 8.346 %Randolph County8.346Walker County: 8.344 %Walker County8.344Etowah County: 8.195 %Etowah County8.195Jackson County: 8.189 %Jackson County8.189Butler County: 8.118 %Butler County8.118Pike County: 8.092 %Pike County8.092
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Chambers County13.982+5.66 pts
2Blount County13.404+5.99 pts
3Geneva County12.582+5.7 pts
4Crenshaw County11.97+3.12 pts
5Hale County11.881-0.7 pts
6Baldwin County11.444+1.46 pts
7Coosa County11.34+0.53 pts
8Autauga County11.264+5.54 pts
9Macon County11.227+1.52 pts
10Lee County11.075+2.4 pts
11Sumter County10.989+5.03 pts
12Elmore County10.975+1.45 pts
13Greene County10.929+1.25 pts
14Madison County10.76+2.15 pts
15Tallapoosa County10.607+2.58 pts
16St. Clair County10.406+2.76 pts
17Coffee County10.245+2.82 pts
18Shelby County10.202+1.26 pts
19Limestone County10.198+0.61 pts
20Bibb County9.8+2.45 pts
21Russell County9.766+1.18 pts
22Mobile County9.713+1.94 pts
23Jefferson County9.572+1.82 pts
24Henry County9.507+2.98 pts
25Tuscaloosa County9.235+1.23 pts
26Monroe County8.992+0.76 pts
27Choctaw County8.936+3.91 pts
28DeKalb County8.895+2.05 pts
29Montgomery County8.738+1.9 pts
30Wilcox County8.696+1.24 pts
31Marshall County8.505+1.13 pts
32Talladega County8.476+2.49 pts
33Marion County8.423+3.9 pts
34Cullman County8.413+1.87 pts
35Randolph County8.346+0.58 pts
36Walker County8.344+1.79 pts
37Etowah County8.195+2.16 pts
38Jackson County8.189-0.76 pts
39Butler County8.118+3.2 pts
40Pike County8.092+3.15 pts
41Clay County7.91+0.65 pts
42Cleburne County7.903-0.46 pts
43Covington County7.888+0.96 pts
44Houston County7.88+0.55 pts
45Escambia County7.698+1.27 pts
46Dale County7.659+0.43 pts
47Colbert County7.603+0.64 pts
48Chilton County7.578-0.52 pts
49Cherokee County7.514+0.97 pts
50Bullock County7.512+1.88 pts
51Morgan County7.51+0.17 pts
52Lauderdale County7.369+0.98 pts
53Calhoun County7.338+2.02 pts
54Franklin County7.258+0.18 pts
55Fayette County7.238+3.51 pts
56Lamar County7.048+1.49 pts
57Washington County7.018-1.07 pts
58Pickens County6.897+0.51 pts
59Clarke County6.804+0.59 pts
60Lowndes County6.731-7.69 pts
61Perry County6.635-3.69 pts
62Conecuh County6.469+1.68 pts
63Barbour County6.444+0.2 pts
64Dallas County6.426+0.54 pts
65Lawrence County5.648-2.21 pts
66Marengo County5.06-0.76 pts
67Winston County4.528-2.29 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Chambers County, with 13.982% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Winston County, with 4.528% in 2021.

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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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