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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Lowndes County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 10.577%. Conecuh County had the lowest, at 2.66%. The median was 7.579% and the figure for Alabama was 7.818%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.577Lowndes County
Lowest2.66Conecuh County
Median7.57967 counties
Alabama7.818History

Map of counties, 2020

Autauga County: 6.844 %Baldwin County: 8.435 %Barbour County: 8.884 %Bibb County: 6.618 %Blount County: 10.347 %Bullock County: 4.695 %Butler County: 6.88 %Calhoun County: 7.179 %Chambers County: 7.579 %Cherokee County: 9.673 %Chilton County: 7.698 %Choctaw County: 7.128 %Clarke County: 6.034 %Clay County: 6.145 %Cleburne County: 8.955 %Coffee County: 9.674 %Colbert County: 6.965 %Conecuh County: 2.66 %Coosa County: 3.243 %Covington County: 6.675 %Crenshaw County: 5.729 %Cullman County: 7.983 %Dale County: 5.929 %Dallas County: 6.512 %DeKalb County: 6.942 %Elmore County: 7.587 %Escambia County: 7.109 %Etowah County: 7.172 %Fayette County: 10.056 %Franklin County: 7.28 %Geneva County: 8.212 %Greene County: 9.677 %Hale County: 9.934 %Henry County: 7.246 %Houston County: 7.447 %Jackson County: 8.696 %Jefferson County: 8.067 %Lamar County: 8.12 %Lauderdale County: 8.371 %Lawrence County: 8.619 %Lee County: 7.933 %Limestone County: 5.653 %Lowndes County: 10.577 %Macon County: 7.173 %Madison County: 7.341 %Marengo County: 9.313 %Marion County: 8.465 %Marshall County: 6.738 %Mobile County: 8.003 %Monroe County: 7.956 %Montgomery County: 8.529 %Morgan County: 6.644 %Perry County: 5.634 %Pickens County: 6.383 %Pike County: 6.76 %Randolph County: 8.385 %Russell County: 8.038 %St. Clair County: 7.419 %Shelby County: 9.104 %Sumter County: 8.672 %Talladega County: 6.247 %Tallapoosa County: 9.571 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.699 %Walker County: 6.026 %Washington County: 8.092 %Wilcox County: 5.424 %Winston County: 9.501 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Lowndes County: 10.577 %Lowndes County10.577Blount County: 10.347 %Blount County10.347Fayette County: 10.056 %Fayette County10.056Hale County: 9.934 %Hale County9.934Greene County: 9.677 %Greene County9.677Coffee County: 9.674 %Coffee County9.674Cherokee County: 9.673 %Cherokee County9.673Tallapoosa County: 9.571 %Tallapoosa County9.571Winston County: 9.501 %Winston County9.501Marengo County: 9.313 %Marengo County9.313Shelby County: 9.104 %Shelby County9.104Cleburne County: 8.955 %Cleburne County8.955Barbour County: 8.884 %Barbour County8.884Tuscaloosa County: 8.699 %Tuscaloosa County8.699Jackson County: 8.696 %Jackson County8.696Sumter County: 8.672 %Sumter County8.672Lawrence County: 8.619 %Lawrence County8.619Montgomery County: 8.529 %Montgomery County8.529Marion County: 8.465 %Marion County8.465Baldwin County: 8.435 %Baldwin County8.435Randolph County: 8.385 %Randolph County8.385Lauderdale County: 8.371 %Lauderdale County8.371Geneva County: 8.212 %Geneva County8.212Lamar County: 8.12 %Lamar County8.12Washington County: 8.092 %Washington County8.092Jefferson County: 8.067 %Jefferson County8.067Russell County: 8.038 %Russell County8.038Mobile County: 8.003 %Mobile County8.003Cullman County: 7.983 %Cullman County7.983Monroe County: 7.956 %Monroe County7.956Lee County: 7.933 %Lee County7.933Chilton County: 7.698 %Chilton County7.698Elmore County: 7.587 %Elmore County7.587Chambers County: 7.579 %Chambers County7.579Houston County: 7.447 %Houston County7.447St. Clair County: 7.419 %St. Clair County7.419Madison County: 7.341 %Madison County7.341Franklin County: 7.28 %Franklin County7.28Henry County: 7.246 %Henry County7.246Calhoun County: 7.179 %Calhoun County7.179Lowndes County: 10.577 %Lowndes County10.577Blount County: 10.347 %Blount County10.347Fayette County: 10.056 %Fayette County10.056Hale County: 9.934 %Hale County9.934Greene County: 9.677 %Greene County9.677Coffee County: 9.674 %Coffee County9.674Cherokee County: 9.673 %Cherokee County9.673Tallapoosa County: 9.571 %Tallapoosa County9.571Winston County: 9.501 %Winston County9.501Marengo County: 9.313 %Marengo County9.313Shelby County: 9.104 %Shelby County9.104Cleburne County: 8.955 %Cleburne County8.955Barbour County: 8.884 %Barbour County8.884Tuscaloosa County: 8.699 %Tuscaloosa County8.699Jackson County: 8.696 %Jackson County8.696Sumter County: 8.672 %Sumter County8.672Lawrence County: 8.619 %Lawrence County8.619Montgomery County: 8.529 %Montgomery County8.529Marion County: 8.465 %Marion County8.465Baldwin County: 8.435 %Baldwin County8.435Randolph County: 8.385 %Randolph County8.385Lauderdale County: 8.371 %Lauderdale County8.371Geneva County: 8.212 %Geneva County8.212Lamar County: 8.12 %Lamar County8.12Washington County: 8.092 %Washington County8.092Jefferson County: 8.067 %Jefferson County8.067Russell County: 8.038 %Russell County8.038Mobile County: 8.003 %Mobile County8.003Cullman County: 7.983 %Cullman County7.983Monroe County: 7.956 %Monroe County7.956Lee County: 7.933 %Lee County7.933Chilton County: 7.698 %Chilton County7.698Elmore County: 7.587 %Elmore County7.587Chambers County: 7.579 %Chambers County7.579Houston County: 7.447 %Houston County7.447St. Clair County: 7.419 %St. Clair County7.419Madison County: 7.341 %Madison County7.341Franklin County: 7.28 %Franklin County7.28Henry County: 7.246 %Henry County7.246Calhoun County: 7.179 %Calhoun County7.179
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Lowndes County10.577+0.63 pts
2Blount County10.347+2.08 pts
3Fayette County10.056+0.11 pts
4Hale County9.934-3.93 pts
5Greene County9.677+3.15 pts
6Coffee County9.674+1.44 pts
7Cherokee County9.673+2.98 pts
8Tallapoosa County9.571+2.32 pts
9Winston County9.501+1.63 pts
10Marengo County9.313+1.8 pts
11Shelby County9.104+1.09 pts
12Cleburne County8.955+2.35 pts
13Barbour County8.884-0.68 pts
14Tuscaloosa County8.699+2.03 pts
15Jackson County8.696+1.5 pts
16Sumter County8.672+3.82 pts
17Lawrence County8.619+3.53 pts
18Montgomery County8.529+2.05 pts
19Marion County8.465+2.13 pts
20Baldwin County8.435+0.67 pts
21Randolph County8.385+1.9 pts
22Lauderdale County8.371+2.1 pts
23Geneva County8.212+1.51 pts
24Lamar County8.12+3.03 pts
25Washington County8.092+1.07 pts
26Jefferson County8.067+0.57 pts
27Russell County8.038+1.32 pts
28Mobile County8.003+0.08 pts
29Cullman County7.983+1.5 pts
30Monroe County7.956+1.41 pts
31Lee County7.933+0.51 pts
32Chilton County7.698+1.25 pts
33Elmore County7.587+0.19 pts
34Chambers County7.579-0.4 pts
35Houston County7.447+0.9 pts
36St. Clair County7.419+1.49 pts
37Madison County7.341+0.06 pts
38Franklin County7.28+2.35 pts
39Henry County7.246+1.04 pts
40Calhoun County7.179+0.02 pts
41Macon County7.173-0.47 pts
42Etowah County7.172+0.69 pts
43Choctaw County7.128+0.09 pts
44Escambia County7.109+0.03 pts
45Colbert County6.965+1.83 pts
46DeKalb County6.942+1.38 pts
47Butler County6.88+1.26 pts
48Autauga County6.844+0.91 pts
49Pike County6.76+0.86 pts
50Marshall County6.738+0.12 pts
51Covington County6.675+0.23 pts
52Morgan County6.644-0.39 pts
53Bibb County6.618-2.16 pts
54Dallas County6.512-1.14 pts
55Pickens County6.383-0.44 pts
56Talladega County6.247+0.17 pts
57Clay County6.1450 pts
58Clarke County6.034-0.22 pts
59Walker County6.026-2.1 pts
60Dale County5.929-1.41 pts
61Crenshaw County5.729-1.13 pts
62Limestone County5.653-1.3 pts
63Perry County5.634-7.45 pts
64Wilcox County5.424-2.68 pts
65Bullock County4.695-2.96 pts
66Coosa County3.243-6.81 pts
67Conecuh County2.66-4.73 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lowndes County, with 10.577% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Conecuh County, with 2.66% in 2020.

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