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Counties in Alabama by establishment exit rate

Greene County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 13.793%. Hale County had the lowest, at 3.859%. The median was 8.349% and the figure for Alabama was 8.505%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.793Greene County
Lowest3.859Hale County
Median8.34967 counties
Alabama8.505History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 8.777 %Baldwin County: 8.662 %Barbour County: 8.312 %Bibb County: 8.466 %Blount County: 7.375 %Bullock County: 9.756 %Butler County: 5.091 %Calhoun County: 8.64 %Chambers County: 12.131 %Cherokee County: 8.734 %Chilton County: 7.432 %Choctaw County: 7.611 %Clarke County: 9.107 %Clay County: 8.046 %Cleburne County: 7.08 %Coffee County: 8.048 %Colbert County: 8.086 %Conecuh County: 9.917 %Coosa County: 4.061 %Covington County: 7.454 %Crenshaw County: 9.201 %Cullman County: 7.349 %Dale County: 10.704 %Dallas County: 8.946 %DeKalb County: 5.847 %Elmore County: 8.527 %Escambia County: 7.143 %Etowah County: 8.592 %Fayette County: 4.896 %Franklin County: 7.186 %Geneva County: 8.05 %Greene County: 13.793 %Hale County: 3.859 %Henry County: 10.727 %Houston County: 8.202 %Jackson County: 8.249 %Jefferson County: 9.066 %Lamar County: 8.018 %Lauderdale County: 8.32 %Lawrence County: 7.99 %Lee County: 7.805 %Limestone County: 9.514 %Lowndes County: 10.784 %Macon County: 8.571 %Madison County: 8.64 %Marengo County: 8.505 %Marion County: 11.637 %Marshall County: 7.677 %Mobile County: 8.599 %Monroe County: 10.7 %Montgomery County: 8.349 %Morgan County: 7.196 %Perry County: 9.901 %Pickens County: 8.333 %Pike County: 8.368 %Randolph County: 10.786 %Russell County: 8.244 %St. Clair County: 7.58 %Shelby County: 8.83 %Sumter County: 11.019 %Talladega County: 7.183 %Tallapoosa County: 6.658 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.685 %Walker County: 7.899 %Washington County: 6.395 %Wilcox County: 12.121 %Winston County: 9.548 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Greene County: 13.793 %Greene County13.793Chambers County: 12.131 %Chambers County12.131Wilcox County: 12.121 %Wilcox County12.121Marion County: 11.637 %Marion County11.637Sumter County: 11.019 %Sumter County11.019Randolph County: 10.786 %Randolph County10.786Lowndes County: 10.784 %Lowndes County10.784Henry County: 10.727 %Henry County10.727Dale County: 10.704 %Dale County10.704Monroe County: 10.7 %Monroe County10.7Conecuh County: 9.917 %Conecuh County9.917Perry County: 9.901 %Perry County9.901Bullock County: 9.756 %Bullock County9.756Winston County: 9.548 %Winston County9.548Limestone County: 9.514 %Limestone County9.514Crenshaw County: 9.201 %Crenshaw County9.201Clarke County: 9.107 %Clarke County9.107Jefferson County: 9.066 %Jefferson County9.066Dallas County: 8.946 %Dallas County8.946Shelby County: 8.83 %Shelby County8.83Autauga County: 8.777 %Autauga County8.777Cherokee County: 8.734 %Cherokee County8.734Tuscaloosa County: 8.685 %Tuscaloosa County8.685Baldwin County: 8.662 %Baldwin County8.662Calhoun County: 8.64 %Calhoun County8.64Madison County: 8.64 %Madison County8.64Mobile County: 8.599 %Mobile County8.599Etowah County: 8.592 %Etowah County8.592Macon County: 8.571 %Macon County8.571Elmore County: 8.527 %Elmore County8.527Marengo County: 8.505 %Marengo County8.505Bibb County: 8.466 %Bibb County8.466Pike County: 8.368 %Pike County8.368Montgomery County: 8.349 %Montgomery County8.349Pickens County: 8.333 %Pickens County8.333Lauderdale County: 8.32 %Lauderdale County8.32Barbour County: 8.312 %Barbour County8.312Jackson County: 8.249 %Jackson County8.249Russell County: 8.244 %Russell County8.244Houston County: 8.202 %Houston County8.202Greene County: 13.793 %Greene County13.793Chambers County: 12.131 %Chambers County12.131Wilcox County: 12.121 %Wilcox County12.121Marion County: 11.637 %Marion County11.637Sumter County: 11.019 %Sumter County11.019Randolph County: 10.786 %Randolph County10.786Lowndes County: 10.784 %Lowndes County10.784Henry County: 10.727 %Henry County10.727Dale County: 10.704 %Dale County10.704Monroe County: 10.7 %Monroe County10.7Conecuh County: 9.917 %Conecuh County9.917Perry County: 9.901 %Perry County9.901Bullock County: 9.756 %Bullock County9.756Winston County: 9.548 %Winston County9.548Limestone County: 9.514 %Limestone County9.514Crenshaw County: 9.201 %Crenshaw County9.201Clarke County: 9.107 %Clarke County9.107Jefferson County: 9.066 %Jefferson County9.066Dallas County: 8.946 %Dallas County8.946Shelby County: 8.83 %Shelby County8.83Autauga County: 8.777 %Autauga County8.777Cherokee County: 8.734 %Cherokee County8.734Tuscaloosa County: 8.685 %Tuscaloosa County8.685Baldwin County: 8.662 %Baldwin County8.662Calhoun County: 8.64 %Calhoun County8.64Madison County: 8.64 %Madison County8.64Mobile County: 8.599 %Mobile County8.599Etowah County: 8.592 %Etowah County8.592Macon County: 8.571 %Macon County8.571Elmore County: 8.527 %Elmore County8.527Marengo County: 8.505 %Marengo County8.505Bibb County: 8.466 %Bibb County8.466Pike County: 8.368 %Pike County8.368Montgomery County: 8.349 %Montgomery County8.349Pickens County: 8.333 %Pickens County8.333Lauderdale County: 8.32 %Lauderdale County8.32Barbour County: 8.312 %Barbour County8.312Jackson County: 8.249 %Jackson County8.249Russell County: 8.244 %Russell County8.244Houston County: 8.202 %Houston County8.202
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Greene County13.793+1.77 pts
2Chambers County12.131+5.94 pts
3Wilcox County12.121+4.09 pts
4Marion County11.637+7.72 pts
5Sumter County11.019+0.03 pts
6Randolph County10.786+3.98 pts
7Lowndes County10.784+0.21 pts
8Henry County10.727+7.56 pts
9Dale County10.704+1.89 pts
10Monroe County10.7+2.8 pts
11Conecuh County9.917-1.4 pts
12Perry County9.901-3.37 pts
13Bullock County9.756+1.3 pts
14Winston County9.548+0.74 pts
15Limestone County9.514+1.61 pts
16Crenshaw County9.201+2.72 pts
17Clarke County9.107+0.33 pts
18Jefferson County9.066+0.48 pts
19Dallas County8.946+0.95 pts
20Shelby County8.83+0.58 pts
21Autauga County8.777+1.91 pts
22Cherokee County8.734+1.22 pts
23Tuscaloosa County8.685+0.87 pts
24Baldwin County8.662+0.17 pts
25Calhoun County8.64+1.4 pts
25Madison County8.64+0.53 pts
27Mobile County8.599-0.02 pts
28Etowah County8.592+0.34 pts
29Macon County8.571-2.24 pts
30Elmore County8.527+0.16 pts
31Marengo County8.505+2 pts
32Bibb County8.466+0.48 pts
33Pike County8.368+1.76 pts
34Montgomery County8.349+0.06 pts
35Pickens County8.333-1.15 pts
36Lauderdale County8.32+1 pts
37Barbour County8.312-2.35 pts
38Jackson County8.249-0.32 pts
39Russell County8.244+1.29 pts
40Houston County8.202+1.45 pts
41Colbert County8.086-0.47 pts
42Geneva County8.05-0.6 pts
43Coffee County8.048+2.04 pts
44Clay County8.046-3.25 pts
45Lamar County8.018-2.55 pts
46Lawrence County7.99+0.54 pts
47Walker County7.899-0.01 pts
48Lee County7.805+0.37 pts
49Marshall County7.677+0.31 pts
50Choctaw County7.611-0.47 pts
51St. Clair County7.58-0.02 pts
52Covington County7.454+0.84 pts
53Chilton County7.432-0.96 pts
54Blount County7.375-0.39 pts
55Cullman County7.349+0.14 pts
56Morgan County7.196-0.19 pts
57Franklin County7.186+0.33 pts
58Talladega County7.183-1.12 pts
59Escambia County7.143-0.97 pts
60Cleburne County7.08-3.86 pts
61Tallapoosa County6.658-0.74 pts
62Washington County6.395-2.96 pts
63DeKalb County5.847+0.32 pts
64Butler County5.091-1.3 pts
65Fayette County4.896-0.44 pts
66Coosa County4.061-5.22 pts
67Hale County3.859-8.68 pts

Other periods

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Greene County, with 13.793% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Hale County, with 3.859% in 2022.

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