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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Wilcox County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 12.698%. Clay County had the lowest, at 3.399%. The median was 6.572% and the figure for Alabama was 6.984%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.698Wilcox County
Lowest3.399Clay County
Median6.57267 counties
Alabama6.984History

Map of counties, 2016

Autauga County: 7.434 %Baldwin County: 8.016 %Barbour County: 5.834 %Bibb County: 5.224 %Blount County: 8.275 %Bullock County: 6.863 %Butler County: 5.549 %Calhoun County: 6.753 %Chambers County: 8.372 %Cherokee County: 5.646 %Chilton County: 6.848 %Choctaw County: 6.276 %Clarke County: 6.569 %Clay County: 3.399 %Cleburne County: 7.843 %Coffee County: 5.552 %Colbert County: 6.661 %Conecuh County: 9.366 %Coosa County: 4.188 %Covington County: 6.551 %Crenshaw County: 5.656 %Cullman County: 7.012 %Dale County: 6.575 %Dallas County: 6.633 %DeKalb County: 5.801 %Elmore County: 7.641 %Escambia County: 5.579 %Etowah County: 6.441 %Fayette County: 5.634 %Franklin County: 6.89 %Geneva County: 8.8 %Greene County: 5.051 %Hale County: 10.897 %Henry County: 8.185 %Houston County: 6.424 %Jackson County: 6.555 %Jefferson County: 7.55 %Lamar County: 5.184 %Lauderdale County: 6.218 %Lawrence County: 6.366 %Lee County: 6.863 %Limestone County: 6.543 %Lowndes County: 3.98 %Macon County: 8.732 %Madison County: 7.261 %Marengo County: 7.135 %Marion County: 5.508 %Marshall County: 5.757 %Mobile County: 6.728 %Monroe County: 4.865 %Montgomery County: 7.297 %Morgan County: 6.314 %Perry County: 6.306 %Pickens County: 6.024 %Pike County: 5.752 %Randolph County: 6.573 %Russell County: 6.118 %St. Clair County: 8.194 %Shelby County: 7.291 %Sumter County: 10.188 %Talladega County: 6.572 %Tallapoosa County: 5.14 %Tuscaloosa County: 6.527 %Walker County: 7.472 %Washington County: 8.646 %Wilcox County: 12.698 %Winston County: 6.838 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Wilcox County: 12.698 %Wilcox County12.698Hale County: 10.897 %Hale County10.897Sumter County: 10.188 %Sumter County10.188Conecuh County: 9.366 %Conecuh County9.366Geneva County: 8.8 %Geneva County8.8Macon County: 8.732 %Macon County8.732Washington County: 8.646 %Washington County8.646Chambers County: 8.372 %Chambers County8.372Blount County: 8.275 %Blount County8.275St. Clair County: 8.194 %St. Clair County8.194Henry County: 8.185 %Henry County8.185Baldwin County: 8.016 %Baldwin County8.016Cleburne County: 7.843 %Cleburne County7.843Elmore County: 7.641 %Elmore County7.641Jefferson County: 7.55 %Jefferson County7.55Walker County: 7.472 %Walker County7.472Autauga County: 7.434 %Autauga County7.434Montgomery County: 7.297 %Montgomery County7.297Shelby County: 7.291 %Shelby County7.291Madison County: 7.261 %Madison County7.261Marengo County: 7.135 %Marengo County7.135Cullman County: 7.012 %Cullman County7.012Franklin County: 6.89 %Franklin County6.89Bullock County: 6.863 %Bullock County6.863Lee County: 6.863 %Lee County6.863Chilton County: 6.848 %Chilton County6.848Winston County: 6.838 %Winston County6.838Calhoun County: 6.753 %Calhoun County6.753Mobile County: 6.728 %Mobile County6.728Colbert County: 6.661 %Colbert County6.661Dallas County: 6.633 %Dallas County6.633Dale County: 6.575 %Dale County6.575Randolph County: 6.573 %Randolph County6.573Talladega County: 6.572 %Talladega County6.572Clarke County: 6.569 %Clarke County6.569Jackson County: 6.555 %Jackson County6.555Covington County: 6.551 %Covington County6.551Limestone County: 6.543 %Limestone County6.543Tuscaloosa County: 6.527 %Tuscaloosa County6.527Etowah County: 6.441 %Etowah County6.441Wilcox County: 12.698 %Wilcox County12.698Hale County: 10.897 %Hale County10.897Sumter County: 10.188 %Sumter County10.188Conecuh County: 9.366 %Conecuh County9.366Geneva County: 8.8 %Geneva County8.8Macon County: 8.732 %Macon County8.732Washington County: 8.646 %Washington County8.646Chambers County: 8.372 %Chambers County8.372Blount County: 8.275 %Blount County8.275St. Clair County: 8.194 %St. Clair County8.194Henry County: 8.185 %Henry County8.185Baldwin County: 8.016 %Baldwin County8.016Cleburne County: 7.843 %Cleburne County7.843Elmore County: 7.641 %Elmore County7.641Jefferson County: 7.55 %Jefferson County7.55Walker County: 7.472 %Walker County7.472Autauga County: 7.434 %Autauga County7.434Montgomery County: 7.297 %Montgomery County7.297Shelby County: 7.291 %Shelby County7.291Madison County: 7.261 %Madison County7.261Marengo County: 7.135 %Marengo County7.135Cullman County: 7.012 %Cullman County7.012Franklin County: 6.89 %Franklin County6.89Bullock County: 6.863 %Bullock County6.863Lee County: 6.863 %Lee County6.863Chilton County: 6.848 %Chilton County6.848Winston County: 6.838 %Winston County6.838Calhoun County: 6.753 %Calhoun County6.753Mobile County: 6.728 %Mobile County6.728Colbert County: 6.661 %Colbert County6.661Dallas County: 6.633 %Dallas County6.633Dale County: 6.575 %Dale County6.575Randolph County: 6.573 %Randolph County6.573Talladega County: 6.572 %Talladega County6.572Clarke County: 6.569 %Clarke County6.569Jackson County: 6.555 %Jackson County6.555Covington County: 6.551 %Covington County6.551Limestone County: 6.543 %Limestone County6.543Tuscaloosa County: 6.527 %Tuscaloosa County6.527Etowah County: 6.441 %Etowah County6.441
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Wilcox County12.698+5.17 pts
2Hale County10.897+2.28 pts
3Sumter County10.188+2.34 pts
4Conecuh County9.366+3.27 pts
5Geneva County8.8-0.04 pts
6Macon County8.732-0.77 pts
7Washington County8.646+0.55 pts
8Chambers County8.372+1.93 pts
9Blount County8.275+0.1 pts
10St. Clair County8.194-0.13 pts
11Henry County8.185-0.45 pts
12Baldwin County8.016+0.16 pts
13Cleburne County7.843-2.06 pts
14Elmore County7.641+1.35 pts
15Jefferson County7.55-0.29 pts
16Walker County7.472-0.96 pts
17Autauga County7.434-0.25 pts
18Montgomery County7.297-0.96 pts
19Shelby County7.291-0.95 pts
20Madison County7.261-1.48 pts
21Marengo County7.135-0.42 pts
22Cullman County7.012-0.64 pts
23Franklin County6.89+2.4 pts
24Bullock County6.863+0.03 pts
24Lee County6.863-0.25 pts
26Chilton County6.848+1.43 pts
27Winston County6.838-0.96 pts
28Calhoun County6.753-0.85 pts
29Mobile County6.728-1.14 pts
30Colbert County6.661-2.05 pts
31Dallas County6.633-1.27 pts
32Dale County6.575-2.95 pts
33Randolph County6.573-0.33 pts
34Talladega County6.572-1.89 pts
35Clarke County6.569-1.14 pts
36Jackson County6.555-1.5 pts
37Covington County6.551+0.49 pts
38Limestone County6.543-2.71 pts
39Tuscaloosa County6.527-0.79 pts
40Etowah County6.441-1.74 pts
41Houston County6.424-1.56 pts
42Lawrence County6.366-3.21 pts
43Morgan County6.314+0.02 pts
44Perry County6.306-2.54 pts
45Choctaw County6.276+0.77 pts
46Lauderdale County6.218-0.95 pts
47Russell County6.118-1.92 pts
48Pickens County6.024-1.99 pts
49Barbour County5.834-1.61 pts
50DeKalb County5.801-1.12 pts
51Marshall County5.757-1.81 pts
52Pike County5.752+0.4 pts
53Crenshaw County5.656+0.43 pts
54Cherokee County5.646-4.43 pts
55Fayette County5.634-0.01 pts
56Escambia County5.579-1.6 pts
57Coffee County5.552-3.65 pts
58Butler County5.549-0.58 pts
59Marion County5.508-2.1 pts
60Bibb County5.224-3.85 pts
61Lamar County5.184-1.76 pts
62Tallapoosa County5.14-2.59 pts
63Greene County5.051-1.3 pts
64Monroe County4.865-1.62 pts
65Coosa County4.188-5.34 pts
66Lowndes County3.98-3.9 pts
67Clay County3.399-3.34 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wilcox County, with 12.698% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Clay County, with 3.399% in 2016.

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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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