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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Perry County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 13.617%. Clarke County had the lowest, at 3.662%. The median was 7.752% and the figure for Alabama was 7.695%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.617Perry County
Lowest3.662Clarke County
Median7.75267 counties
Alabama7.695History

Map of counties, 2014

Autauga County: 8.43 %Baldwin County: 8.086 %Barbour County: 7.973 %Bibb County: 9.023 %Blount County: 8.477 %Bullock County: 5.742 %Butler County: 5.469 %Calhoun County: 7.589 %Chambers County: 4.869 %Cherokee County: 12.662 %Chilton County: 7.369 %Choctaw County: 8.805 %Clarke County: 3.662 %Clay County: 7.345 %Cleburne County: 6.826 %Coffee County: 8.067 %Colbert County: 6.891 %Conecuh County: 9.418 %Coosa County: 6.25 %Covington County: 8.74 %Crenshaw County: 6.806 %Cullman County: 7.498 %Dale County: 8.171 %Dallas County: 7.752 %DeKalb County: 6.66 %Elmore County: 6.418 %Escambia County: 7.329 %Etowah County: 6.63 %Fayette County: 6.702 %Franklin County: 6.639 %Geneva County: 9.987 %Greene County: 7.527 %Hale County: 7.453 %Henry County: 7.54 %Houston County: 6.36 %Jackson County: 7.882 %Jefferson County: 8.068 %Lamar County: 7.424 %Lauderdale County: 6.761 %Lawrence County: 8.344 %Lee County: 7.576 %Limestone County: 8.297 %Lowndes County: 8.247 %Macon County: 13.069 %Madison County: 7.975 %Marengo County: 8.132 %Marion County: 7.992 %Marshall County: 7.25 %Mobile County: 8.299 %Monroe County: 6.803 %Montgomery County: 6.697 %Morgan County: 7.601 %Perry County: 13.617 %Pickens County: 8.537 %Pike County: 7.161 %Randolph County: 8.215 %Russell County: 6.798 %St. Clair County: 9.015 %Shelby County: 7.431 %Sumter County: 8.877 %Talladega County: 6.465 %Tallapoosa County: 8.13 %Tuscaloosa County: 7.752 %Walker County: 7.804 %Washington County: 9.04 %Wilcox County: 10.876 %Winston County: 9.013 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Perry County: 13.617 %Perry County13.617Macon County: 13.069 %Macon County13.069Cherokee County: 12.662 %Cherokee County12.662Wilcox County: 10.876 %Wilcox County10.876Geneva County: 9.987 %Geneva County9.987Conecuh County: 9.418 %Conecuh County9.418Washington County: 9.04 %Washington County9.04Bibb County: 9.023 %Bibb County9.023St. Clair County: 9.015 %St. Clair County9.015Winston County: 9.013 %Winston County9.013Sumter County: 8.877 %Sumter County8.877Choctaw County: 8.805 %Choctaw County8.805Covington County: 8.74 %Covington County8.74Pickens County: 8.537 %Pickens County8.537Blount County: 8.477 %Blount County8.477Autauga County: 8.43 %Autauga County8.43Lawrence County: 8.344 %Lawrence County8.344Mobile County: 8.299 %Mobile County8.299Limestone County: 8.297 %Limestone County8.297Lowndes County: 8.247 %Lowndes County8.247Randolph County: 8.215 %Randolph County8.215Dale County: 8.171 %Dale County8.171Marengo County: 8.132 %Marengo County8.132Tallapoosa County: 8.13 %Tallapoosa County8.13Baldwin County: 8.086 %Baldwin County8.086Jefferson County: 8.068 %Jefferson County8.068Coffee County: 8.067 %Coffee County8.067Marion County: 7.992 %Marion County7.992Madison County: 7.975 %Madison County7.975Barbour County: 7.973 %Barbour County7.973Jackson County: 7.882 %Jackson County7.882Walker County: 7.804 %Walker County7.804Dallas County: 7.752 %Dallas County7.752Tuscaloosa County: 7.752 %Tuscaloosa County7.752Morgan County: 7.601 %Morgan County7.601Calhoun County: 7.589 %Calhoun County7.589Lee County: 7.576 %Lee County7.576Henry County: 7.54 %Henry County7.54Greene County: 7.527 %Greene County7.527Cullman County: 7.498 %Cullman County7.498Perry County: 13.617 %Perry County13.617Macon County: 13.069 %Macon County13.069Cherokee County: 12.662 %Cherokee County12.662Wilcox County: 10.876 %Wilcox County10.876Geneva County: 9.987 %Geneva County9.987Conecuh County: 9.418 %Conecuh County9.418Washington County: 9.04 %Washington County9.04Bibb County: 9.023 %Bibb County9.023St. Clair County: 9.015 %St. Clair County9.015Winston County: 9.013 %Winston County9.013Sumter County: 8.877 %Sumter County8.877Choctaw County: 8.805 %Choctaw County8.805Covington County: 8.74 %Covington County8.74Pickens County: 8.537 %Pickens County8.537Blount County: 8.477 %Blount County8.477Autauga County: 8.43 %Autauga County8.43Lawrence County: 8.344 %Lawrence County8.344Mobile County: 8.299 %Mobile County8.299Limestone County: 8.297 %Limestone County8.297Lowndes County: 8.247 %Lowndes County8.247Randolph County: 8.215 %Randolph County8.215Dale County: 8.171 %Dale County8.171Marengo County: 8.132 %Marengo County8.132Tallapoosa County: 8.13 %Tallapoosa County8.13Baldwin County: 8.086 %Baldwin County8.086Jefferson County: 8.068 %Jefferson County8.068Coffee County: 8.067 %Coffee County8.067Marion County: 7.992 %Marion County7.992Madison County: 7.975 %Madison County7.975Barbour County: 7.973 %Barbour County7.973Jackson County: 7.882 %Jackson County7.882Walker County: 7.804 %Walker County7.804Dallas County: 7.752 %Dallas County7.752Tuscaloosa County: 7.752 %Tuscaloosa County7.752Morgan County: 7.601 %Morgan County7.601Calhoun County: 7.589 %Calhoun County7.589Lee County: 7.576 %Lee County7.576Henry County: 7.54 %Henry County7.54Greene County: 7.527 %Greene County7.527Cullman County: 7.498 %Cullman County7.498
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Perry County13.617+5.28 pts
2Macon County13.069+6.39 pts
3Cherokee County12.662+4.13 pts
4Wilcox County10.876+1.49 pts
5Geneva County9.987+0.5 pts
6Conecuh County9.418+0.13 pts
7Washington County9.04-2.1 pts
8Bibb County9.023-2.15 pts
9St. Clair County9.015-0.59 pts
10Winston County9.013-1.64 pts
11Sumter County8.877-0.97 pts
12Choctaw County8.805-0.56 pts
13Covington County8.74+0.74 pts
14Pickens County8.537-2.66 pts
15Blount County8.477-2.4 pts
16Autauga County8.43-0.13 pts
17Lawrence County8.344-0.29 pts
18Mobile County8.299-0.44 pts
19Limestone County8.297-0.45 pts
20Lowndes County8.247-5.15 pts
21Randolph County8.215-0.8 pts
22Dale County8.171-1.3 pts
23Marengo County8.132+1.61 pts
24Tallapoosa County8.13-0.29 pts
25Baldwin County8.086-0.66 pts
26Jefferson County8.068-0.05 pts
27Coffee County8.067+1.01 pts
28Marion County7.992-0.65 pts
29Madison County7.975-0.47 pts
30Barbour County7.973+0.57 pts
31Jackson County7.882-0.21 pts
32Walker County7.804-2.81 pts
33Dallas County7.752+0.56 pts
33Tuscaloosa County7.752-0.91 pts
35Morgan County7.601-1.29 pts
36Calhoun County7.589-0.13 pts
37Lee County7.576-0.78 pts
38Henry County7.54-2.97 pts
39Greene County7.527-3.34 pts
40Cullman County7.498-1.68 pts
41Hale County7.453-1.44 pts
42Shelby County7.431-1.54 pts
43Lamar County7.424-1.2 pts
44Chilton County7.369+0.91 pts
45Clay County7.345+0.55 pts
46Escambia County7.329-0.25 pts
47Marshall County7.25-1.5 pts
48Pike County7.161-1.4 pts
49Colbert County6.891-2.35 pts
50Cleburne County6.826-4.86 pts
51Crenshaw County6.806+1.09 pts
52Monroe County6.803-0.63 pts
53Russell County6.798-2.77 pts
54Lauderdale County6.761-0.85 pts
55Fayette County6.702+2.14 pts
56Montgomery County6.697-1.95 pts
57DeKalb County6.66-1.48 pts
58Franklin County6.639-1.72 pts
59Etowah County6.63-0.75 pts
60Talladega County6.465-2.45 pts
61Elmore County6.418-1.89 pts
62Houston County6.36-1.65 pts
63Coosa County6.25-1 pts
64Bullock County5.742-1.7 pts
65Butler County5.469-1.57 pts
66Chambers County4.869-3.51 pts
67Clarke County3.662-7.18 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Perry County, with 13.617% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Clarke County, with 3.662% in 2014.

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