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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Perry County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 13.27%. Henry County had the lowest, at 3.169%. The median was 8.027% and the figure for Alabama was 8.018%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.27Perry County
Lowest3.169Henry County
Median8.02767 counties
Alabama8.018History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 6.868 %Baldwin County: 8.489 %Barbour County: 10.657 %Bibb County: 7.985 %Blount County: 7.768 %Bullock County: 8.451 %Butler County: 6.396 %Calhoun County: 7.244 %Chambers County: 6.195 %Cherokee County: 7.514 %Chilton County: 8.39 %Choctaw County: 8.085 %Clarke County: 8.774 %Clay County: 11.299 %Cleburne County: 10.942 %Coffee County: 6.013 %Colbert County: 8.553 %Conecuh County: 11.321 %Coosa County: 9.278 %Covington County: 6.616 %Crenshaw County: 6.484 %Cullman County: 7.212 %Dale County: 8.815 %Dallas County: 7.994 %DeKalb County: 5.524 %Elmore County: 8.37 %Escambia County: 8.11 %Etowah County: 8.25 %Fayette County: 5.333 %Franklin County: 6.855 %Geneva County: 8.65 %Greene County: 12.022 %Hale County: 12.541 %Henry County: 3.169 %Houston County: 6.749 %Jackson County: 8.573 %Jefferson County: 8.588 %Lamar County: 10.573 %Lauderdale County: 7.315 %Lawrence County: 7.445 %Lee County: 7.432 %Limestone County: 7.908 %Lowndes County: 10.577 %Macon County: 10.811 %Madison County: 8.11 %Marengo County: 6.506 %Marion County: 3.918 %Marshall County: 7.363 %Mobile County: 8.623 %Monroe County: 7.902 %Montgomery County: 8.292 %Morgan County: 7.388 %Perry County: 13.27 %Pickens County: 9.483 %Pike County: 6.606 %Randolph County: 6.801 %Russell County: 6.957 %St. Clair County: 7.601 %Shelby County: 8.252 %Sumter County: 10.989 %Talladega County: 8.305 %Tallapoosa County: 7.397 %Tuscaloosa County: 7.816 %Walker County: 7.91 %Washington County: 9.357 %Wilcox County: 8.027 %Winston County: 8.805 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Perry County: 13.27 %Perry County13.27Hale County: 12.541 %Hale County12.541Greene County: 12.022 %Greene County12.022Conecuh County: 11.321 %Conecuh County11.321Clay County: 11.299 %Clay County11.299Sumter County: 10.989 %Sumter County10.989Cleburne County: 10.942 %Cleburne County10.942Macon County: 10.811 %Macon County10.811Barbour County: 10.657 %Barbour County10.657Lowndes County: 10.577 %Lowndes County10.577Lamar County: 10.573 %Lamar County10.573Pickens County: 9.483 %Pickens County9.483Washington County: 9.357 %Washington County9.357Coosa County: 9.278 %Coosa County9.278Dale County: 8.815 %Dale County8.815Winston County: 8.805 %Winston County8.805Clarke County: 8.774 %Clarke County8.774Geneva County: 8.65 %Geneva County8.65Mobile County: 8.623 %Mobile County8.623Jefferson County: 8.588 %Jefferson County8.588Jackson County: 8.573 %Jackson County8.573Colbert County: 8.553 %Colbert County8.553Baldwin County: 8.489 %Baldwin County8.489Bullock County: 8.451 %Bullock County8.451Chilton County: 8.39 %Chilton County8.39Elmore County: 8.37 %Elmore County8.37Talladega County: 8.305 %Talladega County8.305Montgomery County: 8.292 %Montgomery County8.292Shelby County: 8.252 %Shelby County8.252Etowah County: 8.25 %Etowah County8.25Escambia County: 8.11 %Escambia County8.11Madison County: 8.11 %Madison County8.11Choctaw County: 8.085 %Choctaw County8.085Wilcox County: 8.027 %Wilcox County8.027Dallas County: 7.994 %Dallas County7.994Bibb County: 7.985 %Bibb County7.985Walker County: 7.91 %Walker County7.91Limestone County: 7.908 %Limestone County7.908Monroe County: 7.902 %Monroe County7.902Tuscaloosa County: 7.816 %Tuscaloosa County7.816Perry County: 13.27 %Perry County13.27Hale County: 12.541 %Hale County12.541Greene County: 12.022 %Greene County12.022Conecuh County: 11.321 %Conecuh County11.321Clay County: 11.299 %Clay County11.299Sumter County: 10.989 %Sumter County10.989Cleburne County: 10.942 %Cleburne County10.942Macon County: 10.811 %Macon County10.811Barbour County: 10.657 %Barbour County10.657Lowndes County: 10.577 %Lowndes County10.577Lamar County: 10.573 %Lamar County10.573Pickens County: 9.483 %Pickens County9.483Washington County: 9.357 %Washington County9.357Coosa County: 9.278 %Coosa County9.278Dale County: 8.815 %Dale County8.815Winston County: 8.805 %Winston County8.805Clarke County: 8.774 %Clarke County8.774Geneva County: 8.65 %Geneva County8.65Mobile County: 8.623 %Mobile County8.623Jefferson County: 8.588 %Jefferson County8.588Jackson County: 8.573 %Jackson County8.573Colbert County: 8.553 %Colbert County8.553Baldwin County: 8.489 %Baldwin County8.489Bullock County: 8.451 %Bullock County8.451Chilton County: 8.39 %Chilton County8.39Elmore County: 8.37 %Elmore County8.37Talladega County: 8.305 %Talladega County8.305Montgomery County: 8.292 %Montgomery County8.292Shelby County: 8.252 %Shelby County8.252Etowah County: 8.25 %Etowah County8.25Escambia County: 8.11 %Escambia County8.11Madison County: 8.11 %Madison County8.11Choctaw County: 8.085 %Choctaw County8.085Wilcox County: 8.027 %Wilcox County8.027Dallas County: 7.994 %Dallas County7.994Bibb County: 7.985 %Bibb County7.985Walker County: 7.91 %Walker County7.91Limestone County: 7.908 %Limestone County7.908Monroe County: 7.902 %Monroe County7.902Tuscaloosa County: 7.816 %Tuscaloosa County7.816
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Perry County13.27+7.64 pts
2Hale County12.541+2.61 pts
3Greene County12.022+2.35 pts
4Conecuh County11.321+8.66 pts
5Clay County11.299+5.15 pts
6Sumter County10.989+2.32 pts
7Cleburne County10.942+1.99 pts
8Macon County10.811+3.64 pts
9Barbour County10.657+1.77 pts
10Lowndes County10.5770 pts
11Lamar County10.573+2.45 pts
12Pickens County9.483+3.1 pts
13Washington County9.357+1.26 pts
14Coosa County9.278+6.04 pts
15Dale County8.815+2.89 pts
16Winston County8.805-0.7 pts
17Clarke County8.774+2.74 pts
18Geneva County8.65+0.44 pts
19Mobile County8.623+0.62 pts
20Jefferson County8.588+0.52 pts
21Jackson County8.573-0.12 pts
22Colbert County8.553+1.59 pts
23Baldwin County8.489+0.05 pts
24Bullock County8.451+3.76 pts
25Chilton County8.39+0.69 pts
26Elmore County8.37+0.78 pts
27Talladega County8.305+2.06 pts
28Montgomery County8.292-0.24 pts
29Shelby County8.252-0.85 pts
30Etowah County8.25+1.08 pts
31Escambia County8.11+1 pts
31Madison County8.11+0.77 pts
33Choctaw County8.085+0.96 pts
34Wilcox County8.027+2.6 pts
35Dallas County7.994+1.48 pts
36Bibb County7.985+1.37 pts
37Walker County7.91+1.88 pts
38Limestone County7.908+2.26 pts
39Monroe County7.902-0.05 pts
40Tuscaloosa County7.816-0.88 pts
41Blount County7.768-2.58 pts
42St. Clair County7.601+0.18 pts
43Cherokee County7.514-2.16 pts
44Lawrence County7.445-1.17 pts
45Lee County7.432-0.5 pts
46Tallapoosa County7.397-2.17 pts
47Morgan County7.388+0.74 pts
48Marshall County7.363+0.63 pts
49Lauderdale County7.315-1.06 pts
50Calhoun County7.244+0.06 pts
51Cullman County7.212-0.77 pts
52Russell County6.957-1.08 pts
53Autauga County6.868+0.02 pts
54Franklin County6.855-0.42 pts
55Randolph County6.801-1.58 pts
56Houston County6.749-0.7 pts
57Covington County6.616-0.06 pts
58Pike County6.606-0.15 pts
59Marengo County6.506-2.81 pts
60Crenshaw County6.484+0.75 pts
61Butler County6.396-0.48 pts
62Chambers County6.195-1.38 pts
63Coffee County6.013-3.66 pts
64DeKalb County5.524-1.42 pts
65Fayette County5.333-4.72 pts
66Marion County3.918-4.55 pts
67Henry County3.169-4.08 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Perry County, with 13.27% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Henry County, with 3.169% in 2021.

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