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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Hale County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 13.861%. Sumter County had the lowest, at 4.852%. The median was 6.955% and the figure for Alabama was 7.178%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.861Hale County
Lowest4.852Sumter County
Median6.95567 counties
Alabama7.178History

Map of counties, 2019

Autauga County: 5.936 %Baldwin County: 7.767 %Barbour County: 9.568 %Bibb County: 8.775 %Blount County: 8.263 %Bullock County: 7.656 %Butler County: 5.623 %Calhoun County: 7.158 %Chambers County: 7.978 %Cherokee County: 6.696 %Chilton County: 6.447 %Choctaw County: 7.039 %Clarke County: 6.256 %Clay County: 6.145 %Cleburne County: 6.607 %Coffee County: 8.236 %Colbert County: 5.135 %Conecuh County: 7.388 %Coosa County: 10.056 %Covington County: 6.443 %Crenshaw County: 6.86 %Cullman County: 6.483 %Dale County: 7.343 %Dallas County: 7.651 %DeKalb County: 5.561 %Elmore County: 7.395 %Escambia County: 7.075 %Etowah County: 6.483 %Fayette County: 9.947 %Franklin County: 4.928 %Geneva County: 6.702 %Greene County: 6.522 %Hale County: 13.861 %Henry County: 6.204 %Houston County: 6.547 %Jackson County: 7.193 %Jefferson County: 7.502 %Lamar County: 5.085 %Lauderdale County: 6.273 %Lawrence County: 5.089 %Lee County: 7.423 %Limestone County: 6.955 %Lowndes County: 9.95 %Macon County: 7.643 %Madison County: 7.277 %Marengo County: 7.509 %Marion County: 6.34 %Marshall County: 6.618 %Mobile County: 7.924 %Monroe County: 6.548 %Montgomery County: 6.48 %Morgan County: 7.038 %Perry County: 13.084 %Pickens County: 6.823 %Pike County: 5.897 %Randolph County: 6.481 %Russell County: 6.717 %St. Clair County: 5.927 %Shelby County: 8.014 %Sumter County: 4.852 %Talladega County: 6.074 %Tallapoosa County: 7.247 %Tuscaloosa County: 6.671 %Walker County: 8.129 %Washington County: 7.018 %Wilcox County: 8.108 %Winston County: 7.867 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Hale County: 13.861 %Hale County13.861Perry County: 13.084 %Perry County13.084Coosa County: 10.056 %Coosa County10.056Lowndes County: 9.95 %Lowndes County9.95Fayette County: 9.947 %Fayette County9.947Barbour County: 9.568 %Barbour County9.568Bibb County: 8.775 %Bibb County8.775Blount County: 8.263 %Blount County8.263Coffee County: 8.236 %Coffee County8.236Walker County: 8.129 %Walker County8.129Wilcox County: 8.108 %Wilcox County8.108Shelby County: 8.014 %Shelby County8.014Chambers County: 7.978 %Chambers County7.978Mobile County: 7.924 %Mobile County7.924Winston County: 7.867 %Winston County7.867Baldwin County: 7.767 %Baldwin County7.767Bullock County: 7.656 %Bullock County7.656Dallas County: 7.651 %Dallas County7.651Macon County: 7.643 %Macon County7.643Marengo County: 7.509 %Marengo County7.509Jefferson County: 7.502 %Jefferson County7.502Lee County: 7.423 %Lee County7.423Elmore County: 7.395 %Elmore County7.395Conecuh County: 7.388 %Conecuh County7.388Dale County: 7.343 %Dale County7.343Madison County: 7.277 %Madison County7.277Tallapoosa County: 7.247 %Tallapoosa County7.247Jackson County: 7.193 %Jackson County7.193Calhoun County: 7.158 %Calhoun County7.158Escambia County: 7.075 %Escambia County7.075Choctaw County: 7.039 %Choctaw County7.039Morgan County: 7.038 %Morgan County7.038Washington County: 7.018 %Washington County7.018Limestone County: 6.955 %Limestone County6.955Crenshaw County: 6.86 %Crenshaw County6.86Pickens County: 6.823 %Pickens County6.823Russell County: 6.717 %Russell County6.717Geneva County: 6.702 %Geneva County6.702Cherokee County: 6.696 %Cherokee County6.696Tuscaloosa County: 6.671 %Tuscaloosa County6.671Hale County: 13.861 %Hale County13.861Perry County: 13.084 %Perry County13.084Coosa County: 10.056 %Coosa County10.056Lowndes County: 9.95 %Lowndes County9.95Fayette County: 9.947 %Fayette County9.947Barbour County: 9.568 %Barbour County9.568Bibb County: 8.775 %Bibb County8.775Blount County: 8.263 %Blount County8.263Coffee County: 8.236 %Coffee County8.236Walker County: 8.129 %Walker County8.129Wilcox County: 8.108 %Wilcox County8.108Shelby County: 8.014 %Shelby County8.014Chambers County: 7.978 %Chambers County7.978Mobile County: 7.924 %Mobile County7.924Winston County: 7.867 %Winston County7.867Baldwin County: 7.767 %Baldwin County7.767Bullock County: 7.656 %Bullock County7.656Dallas County: 7.651 %Dallas County7.651Macon County: 7.643 %Macon County7.643Marengo County: 7.509 %Marengo County7.509Jefferson County: 7.502 %Jefferson County7.502Lee County: 7.423 %Lee County7.423Elmore County: 7.395 %Elmore County7.395Conecuh County: 7.388 %Conecuh County7.388Dale County: 7.343 %Dale County7.343Madison County: 7.277 %Madison County7.277Tallapoosa County: 7.247 %Tallapoosa County7.247Jackson County: 7.193 %Jackson County7.193Calhoun County: 7.158 %Calhoun County7.158Escambia County: 7.075 %Escambia County7.075Choctaw County: 7.039 %Choctaw County7.039Morgan County: 7.038 %Morgan County7.038Washington County: 7.018 %Washington County7.018Limestone County: 6.955 %Limestone County6.955Crenshaw County: 6.86 %Crenshaw County6.86Pickens County: 6.823 %Pickens County6.823Russell County: 6.717 %Russell County6.717Geneva County: 6.702 %Geneva County6.702Cherokee County: 6.696 %Cherokee County6.696Tuscaloosa County: 6.671 %Tuscaloosa County6.671
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Hale County13.861+7.33 pts
2Perry County13.084+3.17 pts
3Coosa County10.056+1.26 pts
4Lowndes County9.95+5.89 pts
5Fayette County9.947+2.24 pts
6Barbour County9.568+3.35 pts
7Bibb County8.775+5.12 pts
8Blount County8.263+0.32 pts
9Coffee County8.236-0.28 pts
10Walker County8.129+0.69 pts
11Wilcox County8.108-1.76 pts
12Shelby County8.014-0.19 pts
13Chambers County7.978+0.78 pts
14Mobile County7.924-0.01 pts
15Winston County7.867+1.92 pts
16Baldwin County7.767-0.07 pts
17Bullock County7.656+2.78 pts
18Dallas County7.651-2.01 pts
19Macon County7.643+2.97 pts
20Marengo County7.509-0.4 pts
21Jefferson County7.502-0.69 pts
22Lee County7.423-0.17 pts
23Elmore County7.395-0.4 pts
24Conecuh County7.388+3.18 pts
25Dale County7.343-3.04 pts
26Madison County7.277-0.83 pts
27Tallapoosa County7.247+2.17 pts
28Jackson County7.193+0.23 pts
29Calhoun County7.158-0.12 pts
30Escambia County7.075+1.34 pts
31Choctaw County7.039+0.4 pts
32Morgan County7.038-0.65 pts
33Washington County7.018-3.36 pts
34Limestone County6.955-0.61 pts
35Crenshaw County6.86-0.43 pts
36Pickens County6.823-1.53 pts
37Russell County6.717-1.39 pts
38Geneva County6.702-3.27 pts
39Cherokee County6.696-0.51 pts
40Tuscaloosa County6.671-1.37 pts
41Marshall County6.618+0.23 pts
42Cleburne County6.607+1.03 pts
43Monroe County6.548+1.92 pts
44Houston County6.547-0.63 pts
45Greene County6.522-1.94 pts
46Cullman County6.483-0.23 pts
46Etowah County6.483-1.22 pts
48Randolph County6.481+1.54 pts
49Montgomery County6.48-1.18 pts
50Chilton County6.447-0.29 pts
51Covington County6.443-0.39 pts
52Marion County6.34-2.41 pts
53Lauderdale County6.273-1.53 pts
54Clarke County6.256-1.35 pts
55Henry County6.204-1.83 pts
56Clay County6.145-0.02 pts
57Talladega County6.074-1.12 pts
58Autauga County5.936-2.8 pts
59St. Clair County5.927-1.47 pts
60Pike County5.897-1.64 pts
61Butler County5.623+1.17 pts
62DeKalb County5.561-1.19 pts
63Colbert County5.135-2.77 pts
64Lawrence County5.089-1.31 pts
65Lamar County5.085-1.72 pts
66Franklin County4.928-2.93 pts
67Sumter County4.852-1.08 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hale County, with 13.861% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Sumter County, with 4.852% in 2019.

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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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