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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Crenshaw County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 15.686%. Clay County had the lowest, at 3.922%. The median was 8.453% and the figure for Alabama was 8.604%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.686Crenshaw County
Lowest3.922Clay County
Median8.45367 counties
Alabama8.604History

Map of counties, 2012

Autauga County: 9.404 %Baldwin County: 10.003 %Barbour County: 10.206 %Bibb County: 6.015 %Blount County: 9.466 %Bullock County: 4.566 %Butler County: 10.336 %Calhoun County: 8.3 %Chambers County: 9.152 %Cherokee County: 8.069 %Chilton County: 8.427 %Choctaw County: 7.347 %Clarke County: 8.453 %Clay County: 3.922 %Cleburne County: 10 %Coffee County: 8.418 %Colbert County: 8.256 %Conecuh County: 10.87 %Coosa County: 5.348 %Covington County: 7.307 %Crenshaw County: 15.686 %Cullman County: 8.223 %Dale County: 8.814 %Dallas County: 7.039 %DeKalb County: 8.644 %Elmore County: 8.438 %Escambia County: 9.079 %Etowah County: 8.318 %Fayette County: 7.652 %Franklin County: 9.237 %Geneva County: 10.47 %Greene County: 11.765 %Hale County: 10.592 %Henry County: 8.177 %Houston County: 8.657 %Jackson County: 8.283 %Jefferson County: 8.795 %Lamar County: 6.897 %Lauderdale County: 6.884 %Lawrence County: 8.553 %Lee County: 8.662 %Limestone County: 8.188 %Lowndes County: 12.264 %Macon County: 8.485 %Madison County: 9.079 %Marengo County: 7.835 %Marion County: 9.469 %Marshall County: 8.303 %Mobile County: 8.492 %Monroe County: 9.472 %Montgomery County: 7.596 %Morgan County: 8.097 %Perry County: 12.552 %Pickens County: 8.171 %Pike County: 9.62 %Randolph County: 8.025 %Russell County: 7.063 %St. Clair County: 7.384 %Shelby County: 10.453 %Sumter County: 8.269 %Talladega County: 7.324 %Tallapoosa County: 8.819 %Tuscaloosa County: 7.732 %Walker County: 8.351 %Washington County: 8.791 %Wilcox County: 8.772 %Winston County: 8.475 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Crenshaw County: 15.686 %Crenshaw County15.686Perry County: 12.552 %Perry County12.552Lowndes County: 12.264 %Lowndes County12.264Greene County: 11.765 %Greene County11.765Conecuh County: 10.87 %Conecuh County10.87Hale County: 10.592 %Hale County10.592Geneva County: 10.47 %Geneva County10.47Shelby County: 10.453 %Shelby County10.453Butler County: 10.336 %Butler County10.336Barbour County: 10.206 %Barbour County10.206Baldwin County: 10.003 %Baldwin County10.003Cleburne County: 10 %Cleburne County10Pike County: 9.62 %Pike County9.62Monroe County: 9.472 %Monroe County9.472Marion County: 9.469 %Marion County9.469Blount County: 9.466 %Blount County9.466Autauga County: 9.404 %Autauga County9.404Franklin County: 9.237 %Franklin County9.237Chambers County: 9.152 %Chambers County9.152Escambia County: 9.079 %Escambia County9.079Madison County: 9.079 %Madison County9.079Tallapoosa County: 8.819 %Tallapoosa County8.819Dale County: 8.814 %Dale County8.814Jefferson County: 8.795 %Jefferson County8.795Washington County: 8.791 %Washington County8.791Wilcox County: 8.772 %Wilcox County8.772Lee County: 8.662 %Lee County8.662Houston County: 8.657 %Houston County8.657DeKalb County: 8.644 %DeKalb County8.644Lawrence County: 8.553 %Lawrence County8.553Mobile County: 8.492 %Mobile County8.492Macon County: 8.485 %Macon County8.485Winston County: 8.475 %Winston County8.475Clarke County: 8.453 %Clarke County8.453Elmore County: 8.438 %Elmore County8.438Chilton County: 8.427 %Chilton County8.427Coffee County: 8.418 %Coffee County8.418Walker County: 8.351 %Walker County8.351Etowah County: 8.318 %Etowah County8.318Marshall County: 8.303 %Marshall County8.303Crenshaw County: 15.686 %Crenshaw County15.686Perry County: 12.552 %Perry County12.552Lowndes County: 12.264 %Lowndes County12.264Greene County: 11.765 %Greene County11.765Conecuh County: 10.87 %Conecuh County10.87Hale County: 10.592 %Hale County10.592Geneva County: 10.47 %Geneva County10.47Shelby County: 10.453 %Shelby County10.453Butler County: 10.336 %Butler County10.336Barbour County: 10.206 %Barbour County10.206Baldwin County: 10.003 %Baldwin County10.003Cleburne County: 10 %Cleburne County10Pike County: 9.62 %Pike County9.62Monroe County: 9.472 %Monroe County9.472Marion County: 9.469 %Marion County9.469Blount County: 9.466 %Blount County9.466Autauga County: 9.404 %Autauga County9.404Franklin County: 9.237 %Franklin County9.237Chambers County: 9.152 %Chambers County9.152Escambia County: 9.079 %Escambia County9.079Madison County: 9.079 %Madison County9.079Tallapoosa County: 8.819 %Tallapoosa County8.819Dale County: 8.814 %Dale County8.814Jefferson County: 8.795 %Jefferson County8.795Washington County: 8.791 %Washington County8.791Wilcox County: 8.772 %Wilcox County8.772Lee County: 8.662 %Lee County8.662Houston County: 8.657 %Houston County8.657DeKalb County: 8.644 %DeKalb County8.644Lawrence County: 8.553 %Lawrence County8.553Mobile County: 8.492 %Mobile County8.492Macon County: 8.485 %Macon County8.485Winston County: 8.475 %Winston County8.475Clarke County: 8.453 %Clarke County8.453Elmore County: 8.438 %Elmore County8.438Chilton County: 8.427 %Chilton County8.427Coffee County: 8.418 %Coffee County8.418Walker County: 8.351 %Walker County8.351Etowah County: 8.318 %Etowah County8.318Marshall County: 8.303 %Marshall County8.303
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Crenshaw County15.686+7.63 pts
2Perry County12.552+4.99 pts
3Lowndes County12.264-1.31 pts
4Greene County11.765+2.14 pts
5Conecuh County10.87-2.5 pts
6Hale County10.592+3.78 pts
7Geneva County10.47+0.91 pts
8Shelby County10.453+0.38 pts
9Butler County10.336+1.19 pts
10Barbour County10.206+2.18 pts
11Baldwin County10.003-0.15 pts
12Cleburne County10-5.43 pts
13Pike County9.62+0.39 pts
14Monroe County9.472+1.34 pts
15Marion County9.469+0.31 pts
16Blount County9.466-0.04 pts
17Autauga County9.404-2.51 pts
18Franklin County9.237+3.31 pts
19Chambers County9.152+0.08 pts
20Escambia County9.079+1.03 pts
20Madison County9.079-0.69 pts
22Tallapoosa County8.819+0.49 pts
23Dale County8.814-1.92 pts
24Jefferson County8.795-0.68 pts
25Washington County8.791+1.69 pts
26Wilcox County8.772-1.37 pts
27Lee County8.662-0.66 pts
28Houston County8.657+0.21 pts
29DeKalb County8.644+0.79 pts
30Lawrence County8.553-0.48 pts
31Mobile County8.492-1.37 pts
32Macon County8.485-3.14 pts
33Winston County8.475-0.88 pts
34Clarke County8.453-1.17 pts
35Elmore County8.438-1 pts
36Chilton County8.427-2.32 pts
37Coffee County8.418-4.27 pts
38Walker County8.351-1 pts
39Etowah County8.318-0.31 pts
40Marshall County8.303-1.14 pts
41Calhoun County8.3-0.7 pts
42Jackson County8.283-0.22 pts
43Sumter County8.269-2.36 pts
44Colbert County8.256+0.71 pts
45Cullman County8.223-1.84 pts
46Limestone County8.188-3.13 pts
47Henry County8.177+0.73 pts
48Pickens County8.171-3.26 pts
49Morgan County8.097-0.76 pts
50Cherokee County8.069-1.25 pts
51Randolph County8.025-0.72 pts
52Marengo County7.835+1.04 pts
53Tuscaloosa County7.732-1.36 pts
54Fayette County7.652-0.55 pts
55Montgomery County7.596-1.46 pts
56St. Clair County7.384-4.02 pts
57Choctaw County7.347-2.39 pts
58Talladega County7.324-0.07 pts
59Covington County7.307-0.38 pts
60Russell County7.063-2.2 pts
61Dallas County7.039+0.13 pts
62Lamar County6.897-2.15 pts
63Lauderdale County6.884-1.34 pts
64Bibb County6.015-5.04 pts
65Coosa County5.348-8.86 pts
66Bullock County4.566-6.79 pts
67Clay County3.922-3.88 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Crenshaw County, with 15.686% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Clay County, with 3.922% in 2012.

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