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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Dale County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 10.386%. Bibb County had the lowest, at 3.656%. The median was 7.541% and the figure for Alabama was 7.706%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.386Dale County
Lowest3.656Bibb County
Median7.54167 counties
Alabama7.706History

Map of counties, 2018

Autauga County: 8.733 %Baldwin County: 7.842 %Barbour County: 6.221 %Bibb County: 3.656 %Blount County: 7.945 %Bullock County: 4.878 %Butler County: 4.45 %Calhoun County: 7.276 %Chambers County: 7.196 %Cherokee County: 7.207 %Chilton County: 6.742 %Choctaw County: 6.639 %Clarke County: 7.611 %Clay County: 6.162 %Cleburne County: 5.573 %Coffee County: 8.513 %Colbert County: 7.902 %Conecuh County: 4.211 %Coosa County: 8.791 %Covington County: 6.83 %Crenshaw County: 7.292 %Cullman County: 6.715 %Dale County: 10.386 %Dallas County: 9.665 %DeKalb County: 6.75 %Elmore County: 7.794 %Escambia County: 5.73 %Etowah County: 7.705 %Fayette County: 7.706 %Franklin County: 7.859 %Geneva County: 9.973 %Greene County: 8.466 %Hale County: 6.536 %Henry County: 8.029 %Houston County: 7.179 %Jackson County: 6.963 %Jefferson County: 8.193 %Lamar County: 6.809 %Lauderdale County: 7.802 %Lawrence County: 6.402 %Lee County: 7.592 %Limestone County: 7.563 %Lowndes County: 4.061 %Macon County: 4.671 %Madison County: 8.106 %Marengo County: 7.91 %Marion County: 8.754 %Marshall County: 6.385 %Mobile County: 7.931 %Monroe County: 4.626 %Montgomery County: 7.662 %Morgan County: 7.686 %Perry County: 9.91 %Pickens County: 8.351 %Pike County: 7.541 %Randolph County: 4.946 %Russell County: 8.104 %St. Clair County: 7.396 %Shelby County: 8.208 %Sumter County: 5.93 %Talladega County: 7.192 %Tallapoosa County: 5.078 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.045 %Walker County: 7.44 %Washington County: 10.375 %Wilcox County: 9.868 %Winston County: 5.945 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Dale County: 10.386 %Dale County10.386Washington County: 10.375 %Washington County10.375Geneva County: 9.973 %Geneva County9.973Perry County: 9.91 %Perry County9.91Wilcox County: 9.868 %Wilcox County9.868Dallas County: 9.665 %Dallas County9.665Coosa County: 8.791 %Coosa County8.791Marion County: 8.754 %Marion County8.754Autauga County: 8.733 %Autauga County8.733Coffee County: 8.513 %Coffee County8.513Greene County: 8.466 %Greene County8.466Pickens County: 8.351 %Pickens County8.351Shelby County: 8.208 %Shelby County8.208Jefferson County: 8.193 %Jefferson County8.193Madison County: 8.106 %Madison County8.106Russell County: 8.104 %Russell County8.104Tuscaloosa County: 8.045 %Tuscaloosa County8.045Henry County: 8.029 %Henry County8.029Blount County: 7.945 %Blount County7.945Mobile County: 7.931 %Mobile County7.931Marengo County: 7.91 %Marengo County7.91Colbert County: 7.902 %Colbert County7.902Franklin County: 7.859 %Franklin County7.859Baldwin County: 7.842 %Baldwin County7.842Lauderdale County: 7.802 %Lauderdale County7.802Elmore County: 7.794 %Elmore County7.794Fayette County: 7.706 %Fayette County7.706Etowah County: 7.705 %Etowah County7.705Morgan County: 7.686 %Morgan County7.686Montgomery County: 7.662 %Montgomery County7.662Clarke County: 7.611 %Clarke County7.611Lee County: 7.592 %Lee County7.592Limestone County: 7.563 %Limestone County7.563Pike County: 7.541 %Pike County7.541Walker County: 7.44 %Walker County7.44St. Clair County: 7.396 %St. Clair County7.396Crenshaw County: 7.292 %Crenshaw County7.292Calhoun County: 7.276 %Calhoun County7.276Cherokee County: 7.207 %Cherokee County7.207Chambers County: 7.196 %Chambers County7.196Dale County: 10.386 %Dale County10.386Washington County: 10.375 %Washington County10.375Geneva County: 9.973 %Geneva County9.973Perry County: 9.91 %Perry County9.91Wilcox County: 9.868 %Wilcox County9.868Dallas County: 9.665 %Dallas County9.665Coosa County: 8.791 %Coosa County8.791Marion County: 8.754 %Marion County8.754Autauga County: 8.733 %Autauga County8.733Coffee County: 8.513 %Coffee County8.513Greene County: 8.466 %Greene County8.466Pickens County: 8.351 %Pickens County8.351Shelby County: 8.208 %Shelby County8.208Jefferson County: 8.193 %Jefferson County8.193Madison County: 8.106 %Madison County8.106Russell County: 8.104 %Russell County8.104Tuscaloosa County: 8.045 %Tuscaloosa County8.045Henry County: 8.029 %Henry County8.029Blount County: 7.945 %Blount County7.945Mobile County: 7.931 %Mobile County7.931Marengo County: 7.91 %Marengo County7.91Colbert County: 7.902 %Colbert County7.902Franklin County: 7.859 %Franklin County7.859Baldwin County: 7.842 %Baldwin County7.842Lauderdale County: 7.802 %Lauderdale County7.802Elmore County: 7.794 %Elmore County7.794Fayette County: 7.706 %Fayette County7.706Etowah County: 7.705 %Etowah County7.705Morgan County: 7.686 %Morgan County7.686Montgomery County: 7.662 %Montgomery County7.662Clarke County: 7.611 %Clarke County7.611Lee County: 7.592 %Lee County7.592Limestone County: 7.563 %Limestone County7.563Pike County: 7.541 %Pike County7.541Walker County: 7.44 %Walker County7.44St. Clair County: 7.396 %St. Clair County7.396Crenshaw County: 7.292 %Crenshaw County7.292Calhoun County: 7.276 %Calhoun County7.276Cherokee County: 7.207 %Cherokee County7.207Chambers County: 7.196 %Chambers County7.196
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Dale County10.386+2.41 pts
2Washington County10.375+2.46 pts
3Geneva County9.973+2.55 pts
4Perry County9.91-0.04 pts
5Wilcox County9.868+0.87 pts
6Dallas County9.665+2.55 pts
7Coosa County8.791+0.37 pts
8Marion County8.754+2.49 pts
9Autauga County8.733+0.18 pts
10Coffee County8.513+1.79 pts
11Greene County8.466-2.43 pts
12Pickens County8.351+0.24 pts
13Shelby County8.208-0.91 pts
14Jefferson County8.193+0.03 pts
15Madison County8.106-0.61 pts
16Russell County8.104-0.08 pts
17Tuscaloosa County8.045-0.21 pts
18Henry County8.029-0.5 pts
19Blount County7.945-0.18 pts
20Mobile County7.931+0.22 pts
21Marengo County7.91-1.97 pts
22Colbert County7.902-0.33 pts
23Franklin County7.859+0.71 pts
24Baldwin County7.842-0.96 pts
25Lauderdale County7.802-1.87 pts
26Elmore County7.794+0.63 pts
27Fayette County7.706+0.31 pts
28Etowah County7.705+0.76 pts
29Morgan County7.686+0.29 pts
30Montgomery County7.662-0.12 pts
31Clarke County7.611+0.84 pts
32Lee County7.592+0.54 pts
33Limestone County7.563-1.67 pts
34Pike County7.541+0.02 pts
35Walker County7.44-0.17 pts
36St. Clair County7.396+0.07 pts
37Crenshaw County7.292+0.15 pts
38Calhoun County7.276-0.37 pts
39Cherokee County7.207-1.95 pts
40Chambers County7.196+1.29 pts
41Talladega County7.192-0.29 pts
42Houston County7.179-0.98 pts
43Jackson County6.963-3.74 pts
44Covington County6.83+1.03 pts
45Lamar County6.809+1.66 pts
46DeKalb County6.75-0.13 pts
47Chilton County6.742-1.83 pts
48Cullman County6.715+0.1 pts
49Choctaw County6.639+0.82 pts
50Hale County6.536-1.39 pts
51Lawrence County6.402+1.99 pts
52Marshall County6.385-0.98 pts
53Barbour County6.221-0.28 pts
54Clay County6.162-0.54 pts
55Winston County5.945+0.38 pts
56Sumter County5.93-0.03 pts
57Escambia County5.73-0.35 pts
58Cleburne County5.573+1.09 pts
59Tallapoosa County5.078-1.84 pts
60Randolph County4.946-0.65 pts
61Bullock County4.878-2.96 pts
62Macon County4.671-5.41 pts
63Monroe County4.626-1.07 pts
64Butler County4.45-0.3 pts
65Conecuh County4.211+0.41 pts
66Lowndes County4.061-4.02 pts
67Bibb County3.656-3.37 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Dale County, with 10.386% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Bibb County, with 3.656% in 2018.

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