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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Cherokee County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 10.074%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 4.49%. The median was 7.795% and the figure for Alabama was 7.83%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.074Cherokee County
Lowest4.49Franklin County
Median7.79567 counties
Alabama7.83History

Map of counties, 2015

Autauga County: 7.681 %Baldwin County: 7.861 %Barbour County: 7.442 %Bibb County: 9.074 %Blount County: 8.176 %Bullock County: 6.829 %Butler County: 6.13 %Calhoun County: 7.606 %Chambers County: 6.445 %Cherokee County: 10.074 %Chilton County: 5.421 %Choctaw County: 5.508 %Clarke County: 7.705 %Clay County: 6.742 %Cleburne County: 9.901 %Coffee County: 9.203 %Colbert County: 8.715 %Conecuh County: 6.094 %Coosa County: 9.524 %Covington County: 6.061 %Crenshaw County: 5.222 %Cullman County: 7.652 %Dale County: 9.524 %Dallas County: 7.902 %DeKalb County: 6.92 %Elmore County: 6.29 %Escambia County: 7.178 %Etowah County: 8.182 %Fayette County: 5.644 %Franklin County: 4.49 %Geneva County: 8.835 %Greene County: 6.349 %Hale County: 8.615 %Henry County: 8.633 %Houston County: 7.986 %Jackson County: 8.055 %Jefferson County: 7.845 %Lamar County: 6.941 %Lauderdale County: 7.172 %Lawrence County: 9.574 %Lee County: 7.109 %Limestone County: 9.249 %Lowndes County: 7.882 %Macon County: 9.504 %Madison County: 8.745 %Marengo County: 7.556 %Marion County: 7.612 %Marshall County: 7.564 %Mobile County: 7.87 %Monroe County: 6.486 %Montgomery County: 8.257 %Morgan County: 6.296 %Perry County: 8.85 %Pickens County: 8.016 %Pike County: 5.356 %Randolph County: 6.907 %Russell County: 8.038 %St. Clair County: 8.32 %Shelby County: 8.24 %Sumter County: 7.853 %Talladega County: 8.462 %Tallapoosa County: 7.732 %Tuscaloosa County: 7.317 %Walker County: 8.434 %Washington County: 8.092 %Wilcox County: 7.524 %Winston County: 7.795 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Cherokee County: 10.074 %Cherokee County10.074Cleburne County: 9.901 %Cleburne County9.901Lawrence County: 9.574 %Lawrence County9.574Coosa County: 9.524 %Coosa County9.524Dale County: 9.524 %Dale County9.524Macon County: 9.504 %Macon County9.504Limestone County: 9.249 %Limestone County9.249Coffee County: 9.203 %Coffee County9.203Bibb County: 9.074 %Bibb County9.074Perry County: 8.85 %Perry County8.85Geneva County: 8.835 %Geneva County8.835Madison County: 8.745 %Madison County8.745Colbert County: 8.715 %Colbert County8.715Henry County: 8.633 %Henry County8.633Hale County: 8.615 %Hale County8.615Talladega County: 8.462 %Talladega County8.462Walker County: 8.434 %Walker County8.434St. Clair County: 8.32 %St. Clair County8.32Montgomery County: 8.257 %Montgomery County8.257Shelby County: 8.24 %Shelby County8.24Etowah County: 8.182 %Etowah County8.182Blount County: 8.176 %Blount County8.176Washington County: 8.092 %Washington County8.092Jackson County: 8.055 %Jackson County8.055Russell County: 8.038 %Russell County8.038Pickens County: 8.016 %Pickens County8.016Houston County: 7.986 %Houston County7.986Dallas County: 7.902 %Dallas County7.902Lowndes County: 7.882 %Lowndes County7.882Mobile County: 7.87 %Mobile County7.87Baldwin County: 7.861 %Baldwin County7.861Sumter County: 7.853 %Sumter County7.853Jefferson County: 7.845 %Jefferson County7.845Winston County: 7.795 %Winston County7.795Tallapoosa County: 7.732 %Tallapoosa County7.732Clarke County: 7.705 %Clarke County7.705Autauga County: 7.681 %Autauga County7.681Cullman County: 7.652 %Cullman County7.652Marion County: 7.612 %Marion County7.612Calhoun County: 7.606 %Calhoun County7.606Cherokee County: 10.074 %Cherokee County10.074Cleburne County: 9.901 %Cleburne County9.901Lawrence County: 9.574 %Lawrence County9.574Coosa County: 9.524 %Coosa County9.524Dale County: 9.524 %Dale County9.524Macon County: 9.504 %Macon County9.504Limestone County: 9.249 %Limestone County9.249Coffee County: 9.203 %Coffee County9.203Bibb County: 9.074 %Bibb County9.074Perry County: 8.85 %Perry County8.85Geneva County: 8.835 %Geneva County8.835Madison County: 8.745 %Madison County8.745Colbert County: 8.715 %Colbert County8.715Henry County: 8.633 %Henry County8.633Hale County: 8.615 %Hale County8.615Talladega County: 8.462 %Talladega County8.462Walker County: 8.434 %Walker County8.434St. Clair County: 8.32 %St. Clair County8.32Montgomery County: 8.257 %Montgomery County8.257Shelby County: 8.24 %Shelby County8.24Etowah County: 8.182 %Etowah County8.182Blount County: 8.176 %Blount County8.176Washington County: 8.092 %Washington County8.092Jackson County: 8.055 %Jackson County8.055Russell County: 8.038 %Russell County8.038Pickens County: 8.016 %Pickens County8.016Houston County: 7.986 %Houston County7.986Dallas County: 7.902 %Dallas County7.902Lowndes County: 7.882 %Lowndes County7.882Mobile County: 7.87 %Mobile County7.87Baldwin County: 7.861 %Baldwin County7.861Sumter County: 7.853 %Sumter County7.853Jefferson County: 7.845 %Jefferson County7.845Winston County: 7.795 %Winston County7.795Tallapoosa County: 7.732 %Tallapoosa County7.732Clarke County: 7.705 %Clarke County7.705Autauga County: 7.681 %Autauga County7.681Cullman County: 7.652 %Cullman County7.652Marion County: 7.612 %Marion County7.612Calhoun County: 7.606 %Calhoun County7.606
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Cherokee County10.074-2.59 pts
2Cleburne County9.901+3.08 pts
3Lawrence County9.574+1.23 pts
4Coosa County9.524+3.27 pts
4Dale County9.524+1.35 pts
6Macon County9.504-3.57 pts
7Limestone County9.249+0.95 pts
8Coffee County9.203+1.14 pts
9Bibb County9.074+0.05 pts
10Perry County8.85-4.77 pts
11Geneva County8.835-1.15 pts
12Madison County8.745+0.77 pts
13Colbert County8.715+1.82 pts
14Henry County8.633+1.09 pts
15Hale County8.615+1.16 pts
16Talladega County8.462+2 pts
17Walker County8.434+0.63 pts
18St. Clair County8.32-0.7 pts
19Montgomery County8.257+1.56 pts
20Shelby County8.24+0.81 pts
21Etowah County8.182+1.55 pts
22Blount County8.176-0.3 pts
23Washington County8.092-0.95 pts
24Jackson County8.055+0.17 pts
25Russell County8.038+1.24 pts
26Pickens County8.016-0.52 pts
27Houston County7.986+1.63 pts
28Dallas County7.902+0.15 pts
29Lowndes County7.882-0.37 pts
30Mobile County7.87-0.43 pts
31Baldwin County7.861-0.23 pts
32Sumter County7.853-1.02 pts
33Jefferson County7.845-0.22 pts
34Winston County7.795-1.22 pts
35Tallapoosa County7.732-0.4 pts
36Clarke County7.705+4.04 pts
37Autauga County7.681-0.75 pts
38Cullman County7.652+0.15 pts
39Marion County7.612-0.38 pts
40Calhoun County7.606+0.02 pts
41Marshall County7.564+0.31 pts
42Marengo County7.556-0.58 pts
43Wilcox County7.524-3.35 pts
44Barbour County7.442-0.53 pts
45Tuscaloosa County7.317-0.43 pts
46Escambia County7.178-0.15 pts
47Lauderdale County7.172+0.41 pts
48Lee County7.109-0.47 pts
49Lamar County6.941-0.48 pts
50DeKalb County6.92+0.26 pts
51Randolph County6.907-1.31 pts
52Bullock County6.829+1.09 pts
53Clay County6.742-0.6 pts
54Monroe County6.486-0.32 pts
55Chambers County6.445+1.58 pts
56Greene County6.349-1.18 pts
57Morgan County6.296-1.3 pts
58Elmore County6.29-0.13 pts
59Butler County6.13+0.66 pts
60Conecuh County6.094-3.32 pts
61Covington County6.061-2.68 pts
62Fayette County5.644-1.06 pts
63Choctaw County5.508-3.3 pts
64Chilton County5.421-1.95 pts
65Pike County5.356-1.8 pts
66Crenshaw County5.222-1.58 pts
67Franklin County4.49-2.15 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cherokee County, with 10.074% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Franklin County, with 4.49% in 2015.

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