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Counties in Alabama by establishment entry rate

Russell County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 15.98%. Greene County had the lowest, at 4.598%. The median was 9.32% and the figure for Alabama was 9.906%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.98Russell County
Lowest4.598Greene County
Median9.3267 counties
Alabama9.906History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 10.904 %Baldwin County: 12.83 %Barbour County: 9.32 %Bibb County: 12.346 %Blount County: 12.148 %Bullock County: 8.78 %Butler County: 6.788 %Calhoun County: 7.79 %Chambers County: 14.322 %Cherokee County: 7.278 %Chilton County: 8.514 %Choctaw County: 8.034 %Clarke County: 11.607 %Clay County: 8.046 %Cleburne County: 15.929 %Coffee County: 8.592 %Colbert County: 9.892 %Conecuh County: 11.57 %Coosa County: 5.076 %Covington County: 7.833 %Crenshaw County: 9.685 %Cullman County: 10.641 %Dale County: 8.944 %Dallas County: 6.709 %DeKalb County: 7.401 %Elmore County: 9.612 %Escambia County: 7.967 %Etowah County: 8.265 %Fayette County: 6.026 %Franklin County: 8.782 %Geneva County: 12.327 %Greene County: 4.598 %Hale County: 10.932 %Henry County: 7.958 %Houston County: 9.665 %Jackson County: 10.025 %Jefferson County: 9.723 %Lamar County: 10.245 %Lauderdale County: 8.86 %Lawrence County: 9.021 %Lee County: 12.146 %Limestone County: 11.485 %Lowndes County: 10.784 %Macon County: 13.469 %Madison County: 10.519 %Marengo County: 8.262 %Marion County: 5.72 %Marshall County: 8.75 %Mobile County: 9.463 %Monroe County: 8.23 %Montgomery County: 8.889 %Morgan County: 8.925 %Perry County: 9.901 %Pickens County: 7.456 %Pike County: 8.203 %Randolph County: 9.861 %Russell County: 15.98 %St. Clair County: 11.226 %Shelby County: 10.704 %Sumter County: 10.468 %Talladega County: 7.268 %Tallapoosa County: 8.832 %Tuscaloosa County: 9.78 %Walker County: 7.726 %Washington County: 9.884 %Wilcox County: 10.101 %Winston County: 8.774 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Russell County: 15.98 %Russell County15.98Cleburne County: 15.929 %Cleburne County15.929Chambers County: 14.322 %Chambers County14.322Macon County: 13.469 %Macon County13.469Baldwin County: 12.83 %Baldwin County12.83Bibb County: 12.346 %Bibb County12.346Geneva County: 12.327 %Geneva County12.327Blount County: 12.148 %Blount County12.148Lee County: 12.146 %Lee County12.146Clarke County: 11.607 %Clarke County11.607Conecuh County: 11.57 %Conecuh County11.57Limestone County: 11.485 %Limestone County11.485St. Clair County: 11.226 %St. Clair County11.226Hale County: 10.932 %Hale County10.932Autauga County: 10.904 %Autauga County10.904Lowndes County: 10.784 %Lowndes County10.784Shelby County: 10.704 %Shelby County10.704Cullman County: 10.641 %Cullman County10.641Madison County: 10.519 %Madison County10.519Sumter County: 10.468 %Sumter County10.468Lamar County: 10.245 %Lamar County10.245Wilcox County: 10.101 %Wilcox County10.101Jackson County: 10.025 %Jackson County10.025Perry County: 9.901 %Perry County9.901Colbert County: 9.892 %Colbert County9.892Washington County: 9.884 %Washington County9.884Randolph County: 9.861 %Randolph County9.861Tuscaloosa County: 9.78 %Tuscaloosa County9.78Jefferson County: 9.723 %Jefferson County9.723Crenshaw County: 9.685 %Crenshaw County9.685Houston County: 9.665 %Houston County9.665Elmore County: 9.612 %Elmore County9.612Mobile County: 9.463 %Mobile County9.463Barbour County: 9.32 %Barbour County9.32Lawrence County: 9.021 %Lawrence County9.021Dale County: 8.944 %Dale County8.944Morgan County: 8.925 %Morgan County8.925Montgomery County: 8.889 %Montgomery County8.889Lauderdale County: 8.86 %Lauderdale County8.86Tallapoosa County: 8.832 %Tallapoosa County8.832Russell County: 15.98 %Russell County15.98Cleburne County: 15.929 %Cleburne County15.929Chambers County: 14.322 %Chambers County14.322Macon County: 13.469 %Macon County13.469Baldwin County: 12.83 %Baldwin County12.83Bibb County: 12.346 %Bibb County12.346Geneva County: 12.327 %Geneva County12.327Blount County: 12.148 %Blount County12.148Lee County: 12.146 %Lee County12.146Clarke County: 11.607 %Clarke County11.607Conecuh County: 11.57 %Conecuh County11.57Limestone County: 11.485 %Limestone County11.485St. Clair County: 11.226 %St. Clair County11.226Hale County: 10.932 %Hale County10.932Autauga County: 10.904 %Autauga County10.904Lowndes County: 10.784 %Lowndes County10.784Shelby County: 10.704 %Shelby County10.704Cullman County: 10.641 %Cullman County10.641Madison County: 10.519 %Madison County10.519Sumter County: 10.468 %Sumter County10.468Lamar County: 10.245 %Lamar County10.245Wilcox County: 10.101 %Wilcox County10.101Jackson County: 10.025 %Jackson County10.025Perry County: 9.901 %Perry County9.901Colbert County: 9.892 %Colbert County9.892Washington County: 9.884 %Washington County9.884Randolph County: 9.861 %Randolph County9.861Tuscaloosa County: 9.78 %Tuscaloosa County9.78Jefferson County: 9.723 %Jefferson County9.723Crenshaw County: 9.685 %Crenshaw County9.685Houston County: 9.665 %Houston County9.665Elmore County: 9.612 %Elmore County9.612Mobile County: 9.463 %Mobile County9.463Barbour County: 9.32 %Barbour County9.32Lawrence County: 9.021 %Lawrence County9.021Dale County: 8.944 %Dale County8.944Morgan County: 8.925 %Morgan County8.925Montgomery County: 8.889 %Montgomery County8.889Lauderdale County: 8.86 %Lauderdale County8.86Tallapoosa County: 8.832 %Tallapoosa County8.832
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Russell County15.98+6.21 pts
2Cleburne County15.929+8.03 pts
3Chambers County14.322+0.34 pts
4Macon County13.469+2.24 pts
5Baldwin County12.83+1.39 pts
6Bibb County12.346+2.55 pts
7Geneva County12.327-0.26 pts
8Blount County12.148-1.26 pts
9Lee County12.146+1.07 pts
10Clarke County11.607+4.8 pts
11Conecuh County11.57+5.1 pts
12Limestone County11.485+1.29 pts
13St. Clair County11.226+0.82 pts
14Hale County10.932-0.95 pts
15Autauga County10.904-0.36 pts
16Lowndes County10.784+4.05 pts
17Shelby County10.704+0.5 pts
18Cullman County10.641+2.23 pts
19Madison County10.519-0.24 pts
20Sumter County10.468-0.52 pts
21Lamar County10.245+3.2 pts
22Wilcox County10.101+1.41 pts
23Jackson County10.025+1.84 pts
24Perry County9.901+3.27 pts
25Colbert County9.892+2.29 pts
26Washington County9.884+2.87 pts
27Randolph County9.861+1.52 pts
28Tuscaloosa County9.78+0.54 pts
29Jefferson County9.723+0.15 pts
30Crenshaw County9.685-2.29 pts
31Houston County9.665+1.78 pts
32Elmore County9.612-1.36 pts
33Mobile County9.463-0.25 pts
34Barbour County9.32+2.88 pts
35Lawrence County9.021+3.37 pts
36Dale County8.944+1.29 pts
37Morgan County8.925+1.42 pts
38Montgomery County8.889+0.15 pts
39Lauderdale County8.86+1.49 pts
40Tallapoosa County8.832-1.77 pts
41Franklin County8.782+1.52 pts
42Bullock County8.78+1.27 pts
43Winston County8.774+4.25 pts
44Marshall County8.75+0.24 pts
45Coffee County8.592-1.65 pts
46Chilton County8.514+0.94 pts
47Etowah County8.265+0.07 pts
48Marengo County8.262+3.2 pts
49Monroe County8.23-0.76 pts
50Pike County8.203+0.11 pts
51Clay County8.046+0.14 pts
52Choctaw County8.034-0.9 pts
53Escambia County7.967+0.27 pts
54Henry County7.958-1.55 pts
55Covington County7.833-0.05 pts
56Calhoun County7.79+0.45 pts
57Walker County7.726-0.62 pts
58Pickens County7.456+0.56 pts
59DeKalb County7.401-1.49 pts
60Cherokee County7.278-0.24 pts
61Talladega County7.268-1.21 pts
62Butler County6.788-1.33 pts
63Dallas County6.709+0.28 pts
64Fayette County6.026-1.21 pts
65Marion County5.72-2.7 pts
66Coosa County5.076-6.26 pts
67Greene County4.598-6.33 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Russell County, with 15.98% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Greene County, with 4.598% in 2022.

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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