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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Greene County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 10.891%. Conecuh County had the lowest, at 3.804%. The median was 7.477% and the figure for Alabama was 7.929%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.891Greene County
Lowest3.804Conecuh County
Median7.47767 counties
Alabama7.929History

Map of counties, 2017

Autauga County: 8.553 %Baldwin County: 8.804 %Barbour County: 6.497 %Bibb County: 7.024 %Blount County: 8.129 %Bullock County: 7.843 %Butler County: 4.75 %Calhoun County: 7.647 %Chambers County: 5.904 %Cherokee County: 9.158 %Chilton County: 8.573 %Choctaw County: 5.821 %Clarke County: 6.771 %Clay County: 6.704 %Cleburne County: 4.487 %Coffee County: 6.722 %Colbert County: 8.229 %Conecuh County: 3.804 %Coosa County: 8.421 %Covington County: 5.803 %Crenshaw County: 7.143 %Cullman County: 6.612 %Dale County: 7.973 %Dallas County: 7.112 %DeKalb County: 6.88 %Elmore County: 7.167 %Escambia County: 6.082 %Etowah County: 6.94 %Fayette County: 7.394 %Franklin County: 7.15 %Geneva County: 7.427 %Greene County: 10.891 %Hale County: 7.921 %Henry County: 8.526 %Houston County: 8.164 %Jackson County: 10.705 %Jefferson County: 8.165 %Lamar County: 5.15 %Lauderdale County: 9.676 %Lawrence County: 4.416 %Lee County: 7.051 %Limestone County: 9.231 %Lowndes County: 8.081 %Macon County: 10.084 %Madison County: 8.717 %Marengo County: 9.877 %Marion County: 6.262 %Marshall County: 7.362 %Mobile County: 7.714 %Monroe County: 5.699 %Montgomery County: 7.777 %Morgan County: 7.4 %Perry County: 9.955 %Pickens County: 8.114 %Pike County: 7.522 %Randolph County: 5.599 %Russell County: 8.186 %St. Clair County: 7.327 %Shelby County: 9.116 %Sumter County: 5.962 %Talladega County: 7.477 %Tallapoosa County: 6.916 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.258 %Walker County: 7.615 %Washington County: 7.91 %Wilcox County: 9.003 %Winston County: 5.562 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Greene County: 10.891 %Greene County10.891Jackson County: 10.705 %Jackson County10.705Macon County: 10.084 %Macon County10.084Perry County: 9.955 %Perry County9.955Marengo County: 9.877 %Marengo County9.877Lauderdale County: 9.676 %Lauderdale County9.676Limestone County: 9.231 %Limestone County9.231Cherokee County: 9.158 %Cherokee County9.158Shelby County: 9.116 %Shelby County9.116Wilcox County: 9.003 %Wilcox County9.003Baldwin County: 8.804 %Baldwin County8.804Madison County: 8.717 %Madison County8.717Chilton County: 8.573 %Chilton County8.573Autauga County: 8.553 %Autauga County8.553Henry County: 8.526 %Henry County8.526Coosa County: 8.421 %Coosa County8.421Tuscaloosa County: 8.258 %Tuscaloosa County8.258Colbert County: 8.229 %Colbert County8.229Russell County: 8.186 %Russell County8.186Jefferson County: 8.165 %Jefferson County8.165Houston County: 8.164 %Houston County8.164Blount County: 8.129 %Blount County8.129Pickens County: 8.114 %Pickens County8.114Lowndes County: 8.081 %Lowndes County8.081Dale County: 7.973 %Dale County7.973Hale County: 7.921 %Hale County7.921Washington County: 7.91 %Washington County7.91Bullock County: 7.843 %Bullock County7.843Montgomery County: 7.777 %Montgomery County7.777Mobile County: 7.714 %Mobile County7.714Calhoun County: 7.647 %Calhoun County7.647Walker County: 7.615 %Walker County7.615Pike County: 7.522 %Pike County7.522Talladega County: 7.477 %Talladega County7.477Geneva County: 7.427 %Geneva County7.427Morgan County: 7.4 %Morgan County7.4Fayette County: 7.394 %Fayette County7.394Marshall County: 7.362 %Marshall County7.362St. Clair County: 7.327 %St. Clair County7.327Elmore County: 7.167 %Elmore County7.167Greene County: 10.891 %Greene County10.891Jackson County: 10.705 %Jackson County10.705Macon County: 10.084 %Macon County10.084Perry County: 9.955 %Perry County9.955Marengo County: 9.877 %Marengo County9.877Lauderdale County: 9.676 %Lauderdale County9.676Limestone County: 9.231 %Limestone County9.231Cherokee County: 9.158 %Cherokee County9.158Shelby County: 9.116 %Shelby County9.116Wilcox County: 9.003 %Wilcox County9.003Baldwin County: 8.804 %Baldwin County8.804Madison County: 8.717 %Madison County8.717Chilton County: 8.573 %Chilton County8.573Autauga County: 8.553 %Autauga County8.553Henry County: 8.526 %Henry County8.526Coosa County: 8.421 %Coosa County8.421Tuscaloosa County: 8.258 %Tuscaloosa County8.258Colbert County: 8.229 %Colbert County8.229Russell County: 8.186 %Russell County8.186Jefferson County: 8.165 %Jefferson County8.165Houston County: 8.164 %Houston County8.164Blount County: 8.129 %Blount County8.129Pickens County: 8.114 %Pickens County8.114Lowndes County: 8.081 %Lowndes County8.081Dale County: 7.973 %Dale County7.973Hale County: 7.921 %Hale County7.921Washington County: 7.91 %Washington County7.91Bullock County: 7.843 %Bullock County7.843Montgomery County: 7.777 %Montgomery County7.777Mobile County: 7.714 %Mobile County7.714Calhoun County: 7.647 %Calhoun County7.647Walker County: 7.615 %Walker County7.615Pike County: 7.522 %Pike County7.522Talladega County: 7.477 %Talladega County7.477Geneva County: 7.427 %Geneva County7.427Morgan County: 7.4 %Morgan County7.4Fayette County: 7.394 %Fayette County7.394Marshall County: 7.362 %Marshall County7.362St. Clair County: 7.327 %St. Clair County7.327Elmore County: 7.167 %Elmore County7.167
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Greene County10.891+5.84 pts
2Jackson County10.705+4.15 pts
3Macon County10.084+1.35 pts
4Perry County9.955+3.65 pts
5Marengo County9.877+2.74 pts
6Lauderdale County9.676+3.46 pts
7Limestone County9.231+2.69 pts
8Cherokee County9.158+3.51 pts
9Shelby County9.116+1.82 pts
10Wilcox County9.003-3.7 pts
11Baldwin County8.804+0.79 pts
12Madison County8.717+1.46 pts
13Chilton County8.573+1.73 pts
14Autauga County8.553+1.12 pts
15Henry County8.526+0.34 pts
16Coosa County8.421+4.23 pts
17Tuscaloosa County8.258+1.73 pts
18Colbert County8.229+1.57 pts
19Russell County8.186+2.07 pts
20Jefferson County8.165+0.61 pts
21Houston County8.164+1.74 pts
22Blount County8.129-0.15 pts
23Pickens County8.114+2.09 pts
24Lowndes County8.081+4.1 pts
25Dale County7.973+1.4 pts
26Hale County7.921-2.98 pts
27Washington County7.91-0.74 pts
28Bullock County7.843+0.98 pts
29Montgomery County7.777+0.48 pts
30Mobile County7.714+0.99 pts
31Calhoun County7.647+0.89 pts
32Walker County7.615+0.14 pts
33Pike County7.522+1.77 pts
34Talladega County7.477+0.91 pts
35Geneva County7.427-1.37 pts
36Morgan County7.4+1.09 pts
37Fayette County7.394+1.76 pts
38Marshall County7.362+1.61 pts
39St. Clair County7.327-0.87 pts
40Elmore County7.167-0.47 pts
41Franklin County7.15+0.26 pts
42Crenshaw County7.143+1.49 pts
43Dallas County7.112+0.48 pts
44Lee County7.051+0.19 pts
45Bibb County7.024+1.8 pts
46Etowah County6.94+0.5 pts
47Tallapoosa County6.916+1.78 pts
48DeKalb County6.88+1.08 pts
49Clarke County6.771+0.2 pts
50Coffee County6.722+1.17 pts
51Clay County6.704+3.3 pts
52Cullman County6.612-0.4 pts
53Barbour County6.497+0.66 pts
54Marion County6.262+0.75 pts
55Escambia County6.082+0.5 pts
56Sumter County5.962-4.23 pts
57Chambers County5.904-2.47 pts
58Choctaw County5.821-0.46 pts
59Covington County5.803-0.75 pts
60Monroe County5.699+0.83 pts
61Randolph County5.599-0.97 pts
62Winston County5.562-1.28 pts
63Lamar County5.15-0.03 pts
64Butler County4.75-0.8 pts
65Cleburne County4.487-3.36 pts
66Lawrence County4.416-1.95 pts
67Conecuh County3.804-5.56 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Greene County, with 10.891% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Conecuh County, with 3.804% in 2017.

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