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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Lowndes County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 13.402%. Fayette County had the lowest, at 4.561%. The median was 8.629% and the figure for Alabama was 8.518%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.402Lowndes County
Lowest4.561Fayette County
Median8.62967 counties
Alabama8.518History

Map of counties, 2013

Autauga County: 8.565 %Baldwin County: 8.748 %Barbour County: 7.399 %Bibb County: 11.173 %Blount County: 10.878 %Bullock County: 7.442 %Butler County: 7.04 %Calhoun County: 7.717 %Chambers County: 8.374 %Cherokee County: 8.535 %Chilton County: 6.456 %Choctaw County: 9.369 %Clarke County: 10.839 %Clay County: 6.799 %Cleburne County: 11.684 %Coffee County: 7.055 %Colbert County: 9.236 %Conecuh County: 9.29 %Coosa County: 7.254 %Covington County: 8 %Crenshaw County: 5.714 %Cullman County: 9.177 %Dale County: 9.474 %Dallas County: 7.187 %DeKalb County: 8.143 %Elmore County: 8.308 %Escambia County: 7.581 %Etowah County: 7.376 %Fayette County: 4.561 %Franklin County: 8.359 %Geneva County: 9.485 %Greene County: 10.87 %Hale County: 8.889 %Henry County: 10.508 %Houston County: 8.011 %Jackson County: 8.093 %Jefferson County: 8.122 %Lamar County: 8.621 %Lauderdale County: 7.614 %Lawrence County: 8.629 %Lee County: 8.359 %Limestone County: 8.744 %Lowndes County: 13.402 %Macon County: 6.68 %Madison County: 8.442 %Marengo County: 6.522 %Marion County: 8.646 %Marshall County: 8.751 %Mobile County: 8.736 %Monroe County: 7.428 %Montgomery County: 8.647 %Morgan County: 8.894 %Perry County: 8.333 %Pickens County: 11.2 %Pike County: 8.562 %Randolph County: 9.02 %Russell County: 9.568 %St. Clair County: 9.607 %Shelby County: 8.97 %Sumter County: 9.845 %Talladega County: 8.919 %Tallapoosa County: 8.424 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.657 %Walker County: 10.611 %Washington County: 11.142 %Wilcox County: 9.384 %Winston County: 10.654 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Lowndes County: 13.402 %Lowndes County13.402Cleburne County: 11.684 %Cleburne County11.684Pickens County: 11.2 %Pickens County11.2Bibb County: 11.173 %Bibb County11.173Washington County: 11.142 %Washington County11.142Blount County: 10.878 %Blount County10.878Greene County: 10.87 %Greene County10.87Clarke County: 10.839 %Clarke County10.839Winston County: 10.654 %Winston County10.654Walker County: 10.611 %Walker County10.611Henry County: 10.508 %Henry County10.508Sumter County: 9.845 %Sumter County9.845St. Clair County: 9.607 %St. Clair County9.607Russell County: 9.568 %Russell County9.568Geneva County: 9.485 %Geneva County9.485Dale County: 9.474 %Dale County9.474Wilcox County: 9.384 %Wilcox County9.384Choctaw County: 9.369 %Choctaw County9.369Conecuh County: 9.29 %Conecuh County9.29Colbert County: 9.236 %Colbert County9.236Cullman County: 9.177 %Cullman County9.177Randolph County: 9.02 %Randolph County9.02Shelby County: 8.97 %Shelby County8.97Talladega County: 8.919 %Talladega County8.919Morgan County: 8.894 %Morgan County8.894Hale County: 8.889 %Hale County8.889Marshall County: 8.751 %Marshall County8.751Baldwin County: 8.748 %Baldwin County8.748Limestone County: 8.744 %Limestone County8.744Mobile County: 8.736 %Mobile County8.736Tuscaloosa County: 8.657 %Tuscaloosa County8.657Montgomery County: 8.647 %Montgomery County8.647Marion County: 8.646 %Marion County8.646Lawrence County: 8.629 %Lawrence County8.629Lamar County: 8.621 %Lamar County8.621Autauga County: 8.565 %Autauga County8.565Pike County: 8.562 %Pike County8.562Cherokee County: 8.535 %Cherokee County8.535Madison County: 8.442 %Madison County8.442Tallapoosa County: 8.424 %Tallapoosa County8.424Lowndes County: 13.402 %Lowndes County13.402Cleburne County: 11.684 %Cleburne County11.684Pickens County: 11.2 %Pickens County11.2Bibb County: 11.173 %Bibb County11.173Washington County: 11.142 %Washington County11.142Blount County: 10.878 %Blount County10.878Greene County: 10.87 %Greene County10.87Clarke County: 10.839 %Clarke County10.839Winston County: 10.654 %Winston County10.654Walker County: 10.611 %Walker County10.611Henry County: 10.508 %Henry County10.508Sumter County: 9.845 %Sumter County9.845St. Clair County: 9.607 %St. Clair County9.607Russell County: 9.568 %Russell County9.568Geneva County: 9.485 %Geneva County9.485Dale County: 9.474 %Dale County9.474Wilcox County: 9.384 %Wilcox County9.384Choctaw County: 9.369 %Choctaw County9.369Conecuh County: 9.29 %Conecuh County9.29Colbert County: 9.236 %Colbert County9.236Cullman County: 9.177 %Cullman County9.177Randolph County: 9.02 %Randolph County9.02Shelby County: 8.97 %Shelby County8.97Talladega County: 8.919 %Talladega County8.919Morgan County: 8.894 %Morgan County8.894Hale County: 8.889 %Hale County8.889Marshall County: 8.751 %Marshall County8.751Baldwin County: 8.748 %Baldwin County8.748Limestone County: 8.744 %Limestone County8.744Mobile County: 8.736 %Mobile County8.736Tuscaloosa County: 8.657 %Tuscaloosa County8.657Montgomery County: 8.647 %Montgomery County8.647Marion County: 8.646 %Marion County8.646Lawrence County: 8.629 %Lawrence County8.629Lamar County: 8.621 %Lamar County8.621Autauga County: 8.565 %Autauga County8.565Pike County: 8.562 %Pike County8.562Cherokee County: 8.535 %Cherokee County8.535Madison County: 8.442 %Madison County8.442Tallapoosa County: 8.424 %Tallapoosa County8.424
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Lowndes County13.402+1.14 pts
2Cleburne County11.684+1.68 pts
3Pickens County11.2+3.03 pts
4Bibb County11.173+5.16 pts
5Washington County11.142+2.35 pts
6Blount County10.878+1.41 pts
7Greene County10.87-0.9 pts
8Clarke County10.839+2.39 pts
9Winston County10.654+2.18 pts
10Walker County10.611+2.26 pts
11Henry County10.508+2.33 pts
12Sumter County9.845+1.58 pts
13St. Clair County9.607+2.22 pts
14Russell County9.568+2.5 pts
15Geneva County9.485-0.99 pts
16Dale County9.474+0.66 pts
17Wilcox County9.384+0.61 pts
18Choctaw County9.369+2.02 pts
19Conecuh County9.29-1.58 pts
20Colbert County9.236+0.98 pts
21Cullman County9.177+0.95 pts
22Randolph County9.02+0.99 pts
23Shelby County8.97-1.48 pts
24Talladega County8.919+1.6 pts
25Morgan County8.894+0.8 pts
26Hale County8.889-1.7 pts
27Marshall County8.751+0.45 pts
28Baldwin County8.748-1.26 pts
29Limestone County8.744+0.56 pts
30Mobile County8.736+0.24 pts
31Tuscaloosa County8.657+0.92 pts
32Montgomery County8.647+1.05 pts
33Marion County8.646-0.82 pts
34Lawrence County8.629+0.08 pts
35Lamar County8.621+1.72 pts
36Autauga County8.565-0.84 pts
37Pike County8.562-1.06 pts
38Cherokee County8.535+0.47 pts
39Madison County8.442-0.64 pts
40Tallapoosa County8.424-0.4 pts
41Chambers County8.374-0.78 pts
42Franklin County8.359-0.88 pts
42Lee County8.359-0.3 pts
44Perry County8.333-4.22 pts
45Elmore County8.308-0.13 pts
46DeKalb County8.143-0.5 pts
47Jefferson County8.122-0.67 pts
48Jackson County8.093-0.19 pts
49Houston County8.011-0.65 pts
50Covington County8+0.69 pts
51Calhoun County7.717-0.58 pts
52Lauderdale County7.614+0.73 pts
53Escambia County7.581-1.5 pts
54Bullock County7.442+2.88 pts
55Monroe County7.428-2.04 pts
56Barbour County7.399-2.81 pts
57Etowah County7.376-0.94 pts
58Coosa County7.254+1.91 pts
59Dallas County7.187+0.15 pts
60Coffee County7.055-1.36 pts
61Butler County7.04-3.3 pts
62Clay County6.799+2.88 pts
63Macon County6.68-1.8 pts
64Marengo County6.522-1.31 pts
65Chilton County6.456-1.97 pts
66Crenshaw County5.714-9.97 pts
67Fayette County4.561-3.09 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lowndes County, with 13.402% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Fayette County, with 4.561% in 2013.

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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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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