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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate, 2023

Butler County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 21.729%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 5.549%. The median was 11.737% and the figure for Alabama was 12.414%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.729Butler County
Lowest5.549Bullock County
Median11.73767 counties
Alabama12.414History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 12.6 %Baldwin County: 14.349 %Barbour County: 8.876 %Bibb County: 9.008 %Blount County: 12.835 %Bullock County: 5.549 %Butler County: 21.729 %Calhoun County: 11.619 %Chambers County: 7.571 %Cherokee County: 11.467 %Chilton County: 13.263 %Choctaw County: 10.63 %Clarke County: 11.64 %Clay County: 6.752 %Cleburne County: 14.168 %Coffee County: 15.296 %Colbert County: 12.36 %Conecuh County: 10.392 %Coosa County: 19.666 %Covington County: 11.791 %Crenshaw County: 14.286 %Cullman County: 12.843 %Dale County: 10.729 %Dallas County: 16.842 %DeKalb County: 8.27 %Elmore County: 10.953 %Escambia County: 8.592 %Etowah County: 11.183 %Fayette County: 9.189 %Franklin County: 9.271 %Geneva County: 12.12 %Greene County: 20.714 %Hale County: 10.071 %Henry County: 8.484 %Houston County: 10.54 %Jackson County: 13.334 %Jefferson County: 13.249 %Lamar County: 11.134 %Lauderdale County: 11.737 %Lawrence County: 16.627 %Lee County: 13.809 %Limestone County: 17.981 %Lowndes County: 11.323 %Macon County: 12.888 %Madison County: 12.247 %Marengo County: 18.268 %Marion County: 9.445 %Marshall County: 11.868 %Mobile County: 12.289 %Monroe County: 9.537 %Montgomery County: 11.94 %Morgan County: 11.328 %Perry County: 7.573 %Pickens County: 8.896 %Pike County: 10.409 %Randolph County: 11.575 %Russell County: 11.153 %St. Clair County: 14.265 %Shelby County: 13.113 %Sumter County: 6.066 %Talladega County: 12.164 %Tallapoosa County: 13.61 %Tuscaloosa County: 10.862 %Walker County: 12.73 %Washington County: 13.145 %Wilcox County: 7.824 %Winston County: 12.415 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Butler County: 21.729 %Butler County21.729Greene County: 20.714 %Greene County20.714Coosa County: 19.666 %Coosa County19.666Marengo County: 18.268 %Marengo County18.268Limestone County: 17.981 %Limestone County17.981Dallas County: 16.842 %Dallas County16.842Lawrence County: 16.627 %Lawrence County16.627Coffee County: 15.296 %Coffee County15.296Baldwin County: 14.349 %Baldwin County14.349Crenshaw County: 14.286 %Crenshaw County14.286St. Clair County: 14.265 %St. Clair County14.265Cleburne County: 14.168 %Cleburne County14.168Lee County: 13.809 %Lee County13.809Tallapoosa County: 13.61 %Tallapoosa County13.61Jackson County: 13.334 %Jackson County13.334Chilton County: 13.263 %Chilton County13.263Jefferson County: 13.249 %Jefferson County13.249Washington County: 13.145 %Washington County13.145Shelby County: 13.113 %Shelby County13.113Macon County: 12.888 %Macon County12.888Cullman County: 12.843 %Cullman County12.843Blount County: 12.835 %Blount County12.835Walker County: 12.73 %Walker County12.73Autauga County: 12.6 %Autauga County12.6Winston County: 12.415 %Winston County12.415Colbert County: 12.36 %Colbert County12.36Mobile County: 12.289 %Mobile County12.289Madison County: 12.247 %Madison County12.247Talladega County: 12.164 %Talladega County12.164Geneva County: 12.12 %Geneva County12.12Montgomery County: 11.94 %Montgomery County11.94Marshall County: 11.868 %Marshall County11.868Covington County: 11.791 %Covington County11.791Lauderdale County: 11.737 %Lauderdale County11.737Clarke County: 11.64 %Clarke County11.64Calhoun County: 11.619 %Calhoun County11.619Randolph County: 11.575 %Randolph County11.575Cherokee County: 11.467 %Cherokee County11.467Morgan County: 11.328 %Morgan County11.328Lowndes County: 11.323 %Lowndes County11.323Butler County: 21.729 %Butler County21.729Greene County: 20.714 %Greene County20.714Coosa County: 19.666 %Coosa County19.666Marengo County: 18.268 %Marengo County18.268Limestone County: 17.981 %Limestone County17.981Dallas County: 16.842 %Dallas County16.842Lawrence County: 16.627 %Lawrence County16.627Coffee County: 15.296 %Coffee County15.296Baldwin County: 14.349 %Baldwin County14.349Crenshaw County: 14.286 %Crenshaw County14.286St. Clair County: 14.265 %St. Clair County14.265Cleburne County: 14.168 %Cleburne County14.168Lee County: 13.809 %Lee County13.809Tallapoosa County: 13.61 %Tallapoosa County13.61Jackson County: 13.334 %Jackson County13.334Chilton County: 13.263 %Chilton County13.263Jefferson County: 13.249 %Jefferson County13.249Washington County: 13.145 %Washington County13.145Shelby County: 13.113 %Shelby County13.113Macon County: 12.888 %Macon County12.888Cullman County: 12.843 %Cullman County12.843Blount County: 12.835 %Blount County12.835Walker County: 12.73 %Walker County12.73Autauga County: 12.6 %Autauga County12.6Winston County: 12.415 %Winston County12.415Colbert County: 12.36 %Colbert County12.36Mobile County: 12.289 %Mobile County12.289Madison County: 12.247 %Madison County12.247Talladega County: 12.164 %Talladega County12.164Geneva County: 12.12 %Geneva County12.12Montgomery County: 11.94 %Montgomery County11.94Marshall County: 11.868 %Marshall County11.868Covington County: 11.791 %Covington County11.791Lauderdale County: 11.737 %Lauderdale County11.737Clarke County: 11.64 %Clarke County11.64Calhoun County: 11.619 %Calhoun County11.619Randolph County: 11.575 %Randolph County11.575Cherokee County: 11.467 %Cherokee County11.467Morgan County: 11.328 %Morgan County11.328Lowndes County: 11.323 %Lowndes County11.323
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Butler County21.729+13.36 pts
2Greene County20.714+8.93 pts
3Coosa County19.666+5.25 pts
4Marengo County18.268+10.04 pts
5Limestone County17.981-10.63 pts
6Dallas County16.842+3.24 pts
7Lawrence County16.627+3.6 pts
8Coffee County15.296+2.1 pts
9Baldwin County14.349-2.82 pts
10Crenshaw County14.286-1.61 pts
11St. Clair County14.265-0.02 pts
12Cleburne County14.168-10.16 pts
13Lee County13.809-0.76 pts
14Tallapoosa County13.61-0.8 pts
15Jackson County13.334-1.62 pts
16Chilton County13.263+0.49 pts
17Jefferson County13.249-2.87 pts
18Washington County13.145+4.05 pts
19Shelby County13.113-3.37 pts
20Macon County12.888+5.53 pts
21Cullman County12.843-0.9 pts
22Blount County12.835-5.55 pts
23Walker County12.73-0.99 pts
24Autauga County12.6-2.67 pts
25Winston County12.415-1.81 pts
26Colbert County12.36+0.9 pts
27Mobile County12.289-2.75 pts
28Madison County12.247-2.79 pts
29Talladega County12.164-0.17 pts
30Geneva County12.12-8.1 pts
31Montgomery County11.94-0.41 pts
32Marshall County11.868+0.87 pts
33Covington County11.791+2.4 pts
34Lauderdale County11.737-2.9 pts
35Clarke County11.64+0.36 pts
36Calhoun County11.619-0.23 pts
37Randolph County11.575-1.93 pts
38Cherokee County11.467+1.26 pts
39Morgan County11.328-2.76 pts
40Lowndes County11.323+0.21 pts
41Etowah County11.183-0.86 pts
42Russell County11.153-4.26 pts
43Lamar County11.134+2.83 pts
44Elmore County10.953-0.84 pts
45Tuscaloosa County10.862-2.33 pts
46Dale County10.729-1.85 pts
47Choctaw County10.63+0.99 pts
48Houston County10.54-2.45 pts
49Pike County10.409-1.54 pts
50Conecuh County10.392-0.26 pts
51Hale County10.071-3.33 pts
52Monroe County9.537+0.14 pts
53Marion County9.445-2.75 pts
54Franklin County9.271-3.67 pts
55Fayette County9.189-2.06 pts
56Bibb County9.008-4.9 pts
57Pickens County8.896-4.89 pts
58Barbour County8.876-1.4 pts
59Escambia County8.592-2.34 pts
60Henry County8.484-2.58 pts
61DeKalb County8.27-1.75 pts
62Wilcox County7.824-8.6 pts
63Perry County7.573-20.83 pts
64Chambers County7.571-15.5 pts
65Clay County6.752-3.45 pts
66Sumter County6.066-7.3 pts
67Bullock County5.549-4.97 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Alabama by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Alabama by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Butler County, with 21.729% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 5.549% in 2023.

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