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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Winston County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 21.89%. Washington County had the lowest, at 4.285%. The median was 12.11% and the figure for Alabama was 12.919%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.89Winston County
Lowest4.285Washington County
Median12.1167 counties
Alabama12.919History

Map of counties, 2012

Autauga County: 11.409 %Baldwin County: 15.168 %Barbour County: 7.896 %Bibb County: 12.767 %Blount County: 12.525 %Bullock County: 5.171 %Butler County: 18.708 %Calhoun County: 9.687 %Chambers County: 21.832 %Cherokee County: 11.098 %Chilton County: 14.013 %Choctaw County: 11.462 %Clarke County: 10.816 %Clay County: 5.349 %Cleburne County: 13.941 %Coffee County: 9.956 %Colbert County: 13.265 %Conecuh County: 11.55 %Coosa County: 14.582 %Covington County: 12.597 %Crenshaw County: 8.556 %Cullman County: 11.865 %Dale County: 9.75 %Dallas County: 15.392 %DeKalb County: 13.104 %Elmore County: 8.638 %Escambia County: 15.155 %Etowah County: 14.096 %Fayette County: 7.997 %Franklin County: 10.766 %Geneva County: 9.528 %Greene County: 15.522 %Hale County: 10.292 %Henry County: 10.551 %Houston County: 11.381 %Jackson County: 10.681 %Jefferson County: 12.63 %Lamar County: 8.583 %Lauderdale County: 12.468 %Lawrence County: 8.378 %Lee County: 14.059 %Limestone County: 16.061 %Lowndes County: 6.519 %Macon County: 6.301 %Madison County: 12.872 %Marengo County: 9.693 %Marion County: 15.648 %Marshall County: 12.561 %Mobile County: 13.131 %Monroe County: 6.317 %Montgomery County: 10.851 %Morgan County: 12.11 %Perry County: 15.663 %Pickens County: 10.703 %Pike County: 13.061 %Randolph County: 13.555 %Russell County: 11.229 %St. Clair County: 18.781 %Shelby County: 14.277 %Sumter County: 15.945 %Talladega County: 11.924 %Tallapoosa County: 12.582 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.83 %Walker County: 13.021 %Washington County: 4.285 %Wilcox County: 13.173 %Winston County: 21.89 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Winston County: 21.89 %Winston County21.89Chambers County: 21.832 %Chambers County21.832St. Clair County: 18.781 %St. Clair County18.781Butler County: 18.708 %Butler County18.708Limestone County: 16.061 %Limestone County16.061Sumter County: 15.945 %Sumter County15.945Perry County: 15.663 %Perry County15.663Marion County: 15.648 %Marion County15.648Greene County: 15.522 %Greene County15.522Dallas County: 15.392 %Dallas County15.392Baldwin County: 15.168 %Baldwin County15.168Escambia County: 15.155 %Escambia County15.155Coosa County: 14.582 %Coosa County14.582Shelby County: 14.277 %Shelby County14.277Etowah County: 14.096 %Etowah County14.096Lee County: 14.059 %Lee County14.059Chilton County: 14.013 %Chilton County14.013Cleburne County: 13.941 %Cleburne County13.941Randolph County: 13.555 %Randolph County13.555Colbert County: 13.265 %Colbert County13.265Wilcox County: 13.173 %Wilcox County13.173Mobile County: 13.131 %Mobile County13.131DeKalb County: 13.104 %DeKalb County13.104Pike County: 13.061 %Pike County13.061Walker County: 13.021 %Walker County13.021Madison County: 12.872 %Madison County12.872Bibb County: 12.767 %Bibb County12.767Jefferson County: 12.63 %Jefferson County12.63Covington County: 12.597 %Covington County12.597Tallapoosa County: 12.582 %Tallapoosa County12.582Marshall County: 12.561 %Marshall County12.561Blount County: 12.525 %Blount County12.525Lauderdale County: 12.468 %Lauderdale County12.468Morgan County: 12.11 %Morgan County12.11Talladega County: 11.924 %Talladega County11.924Cullman County: 11.865 %Cullman County11.865Tuscaloosa County: 11.83 %Tuscaloosa County11.83Conecuh County: 11.55 %Conecuh County11.55Choctaw County: 11.462 %Choctaw County11.462Autauga County: 11.409 %Autauga County11.409Winston County: 21.89 %Winston County21.89Chambers County: 21.832 %Chambers County21.832St. Clair County: 18.781 %St. Clair County18.781Butler County: 18.708 %Butler County18.708Limestone County: 16.061 %Limestone County16.061Sumter County: 15.945 %Sumter County15.945Perry County: 15.663 %Perry County15.663Marion County: 15.648 %Marion County15.648Greene County: 15.522 %Greene County15.522Dallas County: 15.392 %Dallas County15.392Baldwin County: 15.168 %Baldwin County15.168Escambia County: 15.155 %Escambia County15.155Coosa County: 14.582 %Coosa County14.582Shelby County: 14.277 %Shelby County14.277Etowah County: 14.096 %Etowah County14.096Lee County: 14.059 %Lee County14.059Chilton County: 14.013 %Chilton County14.013Cleburne County: 13.941 %Cleburne County13.941Randolph County: 13.555 %Randolph County13.555Colbert County: 13.265 %Colbert County13.265Wilcox County: 13.173 %Wilcox County13.173Mobile County: 13.131 %Mobile County13.131DeKalb County: 13.104 %DeKalb County13.104Pike County: 13.061 %Pike County13.061Walker County: 13.021 %Walker County13.021Madison County: 12.872 %Madison County12.872Bibb County: 12.767 %Bibb County12.767Jefferson County: 12.63 %Jefferson County12.63Covington County: 12.597 %Covington County12.597Tallapoosa County: 12.582 %Tallapoosa County12.582Marshall County: 12.561 %Marshall County12.561Blount County: 12.525 %Blount County12.525Lauderdale County: 12.468 %Lauderdale County12.468Morgan County: 12.11 %Morgan County12.11Talladega County: 11.924 %Talladega County11.924Cullman County: 11.865 %Cullman County11.865Tuscaloosa County: 11.83 %Tuscaloosa County11.83Conecuh County: 11.55 %Conecuh County11.55Choctaw County: 11.462 %Choctaw County11.462Autauga County: 11.409 %Autauga County11.409
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Winston County21.89+9.19 pts
2Chambers County21.832+7.19 pts
3St. Clair County18.781+5.23 pts
4Butler County18.708+7.34 pts
5Limestone County16.061+4.33 pts
6Sumter County15.945+5.19 pts
7Perry County15.663+5.74 pts
8Marion County15.648+6.92 pts
9Greene County15.522+5.1 pts
10Dallas County15.392+7.71 pts
11Baldwin County15.168+0.28 pts
12Escambia County15.155+4.4 pts
13Coosa County14.582+8.55 pts
14Shelby County14.277+1.11 pts
15Etowah County14.096+4.09 pts
16Lee County14.059+1.33 pts
17Chilton County14.013+1.56 pts
18Cleburne County13.941+2.4 pts
19Randolph County13.555+3.8 pts
20Colbert County13.265+2.15 pts
21Wilcox County13.173+4.21 pts
22Mobile County13.131+0.28 pts
23DeKalb County13.104+4.17 pts
24Pike County13.061+3.02 pts
25Walker County13.021+3.06 pts
26Madison County12.872+0.82 pts
27Bibb County12.767+2.42 pts
28Jefferson County12.63-6.01 pts
29Covington County12.597+0.54 pts
30Tallapoosa County12.582+0.14 pts
31Marshall County12.561+1.15 pts
32Blount County12.525-1.63 pts
33Lauderdale County12.468+3.32 pts
34Morgan County12.11-0.78 pts
35Talladega County11.924+1.73 pts
36Cullman County11.865+1.36 pts
37Tuscaloosa County11.83+0.66 pts
38Conecuh County11.55+0.14 pts
39Choctaw County11.462+4.69 pts
40Autauga County11.409-2.06 pts
41Houston County11.381-1.01 pts
42Russell County11.229-0.85 pts
43Cherokee County11.098-3.17 pts
44Montgomery County10.851-0.38 pts
45Clarke County10.816-0.67 pts
46Franklin County10.766+3.03 pts
47Pickens County10.703+2.5 pts
48Jackson County10.681+2 pts
49Henry County10.551+2.97 pts
50Hale County10.292-0.01 pts
51Coffee County9.956+1.28 pts
52Dale County9.75-2.27 pts
53Marengo County9.693+0.16 pts
54Calhoun County9.687-0.46 pts
55Geneva County9.528+0.45 pts
56Elmore County8.638-2.79 pts
57Lamar County8.583-2.73 pts
58Crenshaw County8.556-8.26 pts
59Lawrence County8.378-7.06 pts
60Fayette County7.997-4.64 pts
61Barbour County7.896-1.77 pts
62Lowndes County6.519-11.5 pts
63Monroe County6.317-6.31 pts
64Macon County6.301+1.46 pts
65Clay County5.349-1.14 pts
66Bullock County5.171-7.71 pts
67Washington County4.285-3.39 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Winston County, with 21.89% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Washington County, with 4.285% in 2012.

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