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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate, 2023

Chambers County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 13.865%. Cherokee County had the lowest, at 3.688%. The median was 7.899% and the figure for Alabama was 8.232%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.865Chambers County
Lowest3.688Cherokee County
Median7.89967 counties
Alabama8.232History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 5.829 %Baldwin County: 7.908 %Barbour County: 9.403 %Bibb County: 6.143 %Blount County: 9.497 %Bullock County: 6.763 %Butler County: 7.186 %Calhoun County: 7.721 %Chambers County: 13.865 %Cherokee County: 3.688 %Chilton County: 7.93 %Choctaw County: 10.638 %Clarke County: 8.533 %Clay County: 9.659 %Cleburne County: 11.461 %Coffee County: 7.763 %Colbert County: 7.523 %Conecuh County: 8.197 %Coosa County: 10.309 %Covington County: 7.268 %Crenshaw County: 11.97 %Cullman County: 8.262 %Dale County: 9.333 %Dallas County: 6.941 %DeKalb County: 6.697 %Elmore County: 7.899 %Escambia County: 8.155 %Etowah County: 7.935 %Fayette County: 7.156 %Franklin County: 7.723 %Geneva County: 8.589 %Greene County: 5.882 %Hale County: 11.429 %Henry County: 5.893 %Houston County: 6.957 %Jackson County: 7.592 %Jefferson County: 8.386 %Lamar County: 7.912 %Lauderdale County: 6.79 %Lawrence County: 5.33 %Lee County: 7.414 %Limestone County: 7.844 %Lowndes County: 4.808 %Macon County: 10.06 %Madison County: 8.724 %Marengo County: 6.675 %Marion County: 6.834 %Marshall County: 6.764 %Mobile County: 8.67 %Monroe County: 8.322 %Montgomery County: 8.803 %Morgan County: 8.51 %Perry County: 6.829 %Pickens County: 5.714 %Pike County: 7.061 %Randolph County: 7.273 %Russell County: 12.015 %St. Clair County: 10.659 %Shelby County: 9.222 %Sumter County: 7.527 %Talladega County: 6.652 %Tallapoosa County: 7.482 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.479 %Walker County: 6.908 %Washington County: 10.169 %Wilcox County: 9.556 %Winston County: 8.29 %
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  • 9.6 and over
%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Chambers County: 13.865 %Chambers County13.865Russell County: 12.015 %Russell County12.015Crenshaw County: 11.97 %Crenshaw County11.97Cleburne County: 11.461 %Cleburne County11.461Hale County: 11.429 %Hale County11.429St. Clair County: 10.659 %St. Clair County10.659Choctaw County: 10.638 %Choctaw County10.638Coosa County: 10.309 %Coosa County10.309Washington County: 10.169 %Washington County10.169Macon County: 10.06 %Macon County10.06Clay County: 9.659 %Clay County9.659Wilcox County: 9.556 %Wilcox County9.556Blount County: 9.497 %Blount County9.497Barbour County: 9.403 %Barbour County9.403Dale County: 9.333 %Dale County9.333Shelby County: 9.222 %Shelby County9.222Montgomery County: 8.803 %Montgomery County8.803Madison County: 8.724 %Madison County8.724Mobile County: 8.67 %Mobile County8.67Geneva County: 8.589 %Geneva County8.589Clarke County: 8.533 %Clarke County8.533Morgan County: 8.51 %Morgan County8.51Tuscaloosa County: 8.479 %Tuscaloosa County8.479Jefferson County: 8.386 %Jefferson County8.386Monroe County: 8.322 %Monroe County8.322Winston County: 8.29 %Winston County8.29Cullman County: 8.262 %Cullman County8.262Conecuh County: 8.197 %Conecuh County8.197Escambia County: 8.155 %Escambia County8.155Etowah County: 7.935 %Etowah County7.935Chilton County: 7.93 %Chilton County7.93Lamar County: 7.912 %Lamar County7.912Baldwin County: 7.908 %Baldwin County7.908Elmore County: 7.899 %Elmore County7.899Limestone County: 7.844 %Limestone County7.844Coffee County: 7.763 %Coffee County7.763Franklin County: 7.723 %Franklin County7.723Calhoun County: 7.721 %Calhoun County7.721Jackson County: 7.592 %Jackson County7.592Sumter County: 7.527 %Sumter County7.527Chambers County: 13.865 %Chambers County13.865Russell County: 12.015 %Russell County12.015Crenshaw County: 11.97 %Crenshaw County11.97Cleburne County: 11.461 %Cleburne County11.461Hale County: 11.429 %Hale County11.429St. Clair County: 10.659 %St. Clair County10.659Choctaw County: 10.638 %Choctaw County10.638Coosa County: 10.309 %Coosa County10.309Washington County: 10.169 %Washington County10.169Macon County: 10.06 %Macon County10.06Clay County: 9.659 %Clay County9.659Wilcox County: 9.556 %Wilcox County9.556Blount County: 9.497 %Blount County9.497Barbour County: 9.403 %Barbour County9.403Dale County: 9.333 %Dale County9.333Shelby County: 9.222 %Shelby County9.222Montgomery County: 8.803 %Montgomery County8.803Madison County: 8.724 %Madison County8.724Mobile County: 8.67 %Mobile County8.67Geneva County: 8.589 %Geneva County8.589Clarke County: 8.533 %Clarke County8.533Morgan County: 8.51 %Morgan County8.51Tuscaloosa County: 8.479 %Tuscaloosa County8.479Jefferson County: 8.386 %Jefferson County8.386Monroe County: 8.322 %Monroe County8.322Winston County: 8.29 %Winston County8.29Cullman County: 8.262 %Cullman County8.262Conecuh County: 8.197 %Conecuh County8.197Escambia County: 8.155 %Escambia County8.155Etowah County: 7.935 %Etowah County7.935Chilton County: 7.93 %Chilton County7.93Lamar County: 7.912 %Lamar County7.912Baldwin County: 7.908 %Baldwin County7.908Elmore County: 7.899 %Elmore County7.899Limestone County: 7.844 %Limestone County7.844Coffee County: 7.763 %Coffee County7.763Franklin County: 7.723 %Franklin County7.723Calhoun County: 7.721 %Calhoun County7.721Jackson County: 7.592 %Jackson County7.592Sumter County: 7.527 %Sumter County7.527
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Chambers County13.865+1.73 pts
2Russell County12.015+3.77 pts
3Crenshaw County11.97+2.77 pts
4Cleburne County11.461+4.38 pts
5Hale County11.429+7.57 pts
6St. Clair County10.659+3.08 pts
7Choctaw County10.638+3.03 pts
8Coosa County10.309+6.25 pts
9Washington County10.169+3.77 pts
10Macon County10.06+1.49 pts
11Clay County9.659+1.61 pts
12Wilcox County9.556-2.57 pts
13Blount County9.497+2.12 pts
14Barbour County9.403+1.09 pts
15Dale County9.333-1.37 pts
16Shelby County9.222+0.39 pts
17Montgomery County8.803+0.45 pts
18Madison County8.724+0.08 pts
19Mobile County8.67+0.07 pts
20Geneva County8.589+0.54 pts
21Clarke County8.533-0.57 pts
22Morgan County8.51+1.31 pts
23Tuscaloosa County8.479-0.21 pts
24Jefferson County8.386-0.68 pts
25Monroe County8.322-2.38 pts
26Winston County8.29-1.26 pts
27Cullman County8.262+0.91 pts
28Conecuh County8.197-1.72 pts
29Escambia County8.155+1.01 pts
30Etowah County7.935-0.66 pts
31Chilton County7.93+0.5 pts
32Lamar County7.912-0.11 pts
33Baldwin County7.908-0.75 pts
34Elmore County7.899-0.63 pts
35Limestone County7.844-1.67 pts
36Coffee County7.763-0.29 pts
37Franklin County7.723+0.54 pts
38Calhoun County7.721-0.92 pts
39Jackson County7.592-0.66 pts
40Sumter County7.527-3.49 pts
41Colbert County7.523-0.56 pts
42Tallapoosa County7.482+0.82 pts
43Lee County7.414-0.39 pts
44Randolph County7.273-3.51 pts
45Covington County7.268-0.19 pts
46Butler County7.186+2.09 pts
47Fayette County7.156+2.26 pts
48Pike County7.061-1.31 pts
49Houston County6.957-1.25 pts
50Dallas County6.941-2 pts
51Walker County6.908-0.99 pts
52Marion County6.834-4.8 pts
53Perry County6.829-3.07 pts
54Lauderdale County6.79-1.53 pts
55Marshall County6.764-0.91 pts
56Bullock County6.763-2.99 pts
57DeKalb County6.697+0.85 pts
58Marengo County6.675-1.83 pts
59Talladega County6.652-0.53 pts
60Bibb County6.143-2.32 pts
61Henry County5.893-4.83 pts
62Greene County5.882-7.91 pts
63Autauga County5.829-2.95 pts
64Pickens County5.714-2.62 pts
65Lawrence County5.33-2.66 pts
66Lowndes County4.808-5.98 pts
67Cherokee County3.688-5.05 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Chambers County, with 13.865% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Cherokee County, with 3.688% in 2023.

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