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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Greene County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 25.477%. Barbour County had the lowest, at 6.288%. The median was 11.188% and the figure for Alabama was 12.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.477Greene County
Lowest6.288Barbour County
Median11.18867 counties
Alabama12.2History

Map of counties, 2013

Autauga County: 10.861 %Baldwin County: 15.268 %Barbour County: 6.288 %Bibb County: 16.23 %Blount County: 14.202 %Bullock County: 12.895 %Butler County: 12.007 %Calhoun County: 12.254 %Chambers County: 10.7 %Cherokee County: 14.503 %Chilton County: 18.831 %Choctaw County: 7.333 %Clarke County: 12.515 %Clay County: 12.085 %Cleburne County: 8.307 %Coffee County: 9.423 %Colbert County: 16.797 %Conecuh County: 12.27 %Coosa County: 6.904 %Covington County: 10.888 %Crenshaw County: 6.848 %Cullman County: 13.545 %Dale County: 10.307 %Dallas County: 10.147 %DeKalb County: 18.799 %Elmore County: 10.986 %Escambia County: 9.378 %Etowah County: 9.984 %Fayette County: 6.581 %Franklin County: 7.513 %Geneva County: 8.022 %Greene County: 25.477 %Hale County: 10.39 %Henry County: 8.178 %Houston County: 10.355 %Jackson County: 10.185 %Jefferson County: 11.059 %Lamar County: 11.113 %Lauderdale County: 13.09 %Lawrence County: 12.262 %Lee County: 13.437 %Limestone County: 10.062 %Lowndes County: 11.258 %Macon County: 12.463 %Madison County: 11.915 %Marengo County: 10.45 %Marion County: 13.252 %Marshall County: 10.219 %Mobile County: 12.14 %Monroe County: 9.986 %Montgomery County: 12.192 %Morgan County: 11.703 %Perry County: 11.188 %Pickens County: 9.533 %Pike County: 9.936 %Randolph County: 7.984 %Russell County: 10.932 %St. Clair County: 11.365 %Shelby County: 13.615 %Sumter County: 19.186 %Talladega County: 10.672 %Tallapoosa County: 13.015 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.962 %Walker County: 14.028 %Washington County: 11.038 %Wilcox County: 14.142 %Winston County: 17.217 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Greene County: 25.477 %Greene County25.477Sumter County: 19.186 %Sumter County19.186Chilton County: 18.831 %Chilton County18.831DeKalb County: 18.799 %DeKalb County18.799Winston County: 17.217 %Winston County17.217Colbert County: 16.797 %Colbert County16.797Bibb County: 16.23 %Bibb County16.23Baldwin County: 15.268 %Baldwin County15.268Cherokee County: 14.503 %Cherokee County14.503Blount County: 14.202 %Blount County14.202Wilcox County: 14.142 %Wilcox County14.142Walker County: 14.028 %Walker County14.028Shelby County: 13.615 %Shelby County13.615Cullman County: 13.545 %Cullman County13.545Lee County: 13.437 %Lee County13.437Marion County: 13.252 %Marion County13.252Lauderdale County: 13.09 %Lauderdale County13.09Tallapoosa County: 13.015 %Tallapoosa County13.015Bullock County: 12.895 %Bullock County12.895Clarke County: 12.515 %Clarke County12.515Macon County: 12.463 %Macon County12.463Conecuh County: 12.27 %Conecuh County12.27Lawrence County: 12.262 %Lawrence County12.262Calhoun County: 12.254 %Calhoun County12.254Montgomery County: 12.192 %Montgomery County12.192Mobile County: 12.14 %Mobile County12.14Clay County: 12.085 %Clay County12.085Butler County: 12.007 %Butler County12.007Tuscaloosa County: 11.962 %Tuscaloosa County11.962Madison County: 11.915 %Madison County11.915Morgan County: 11.703 %Morgan County11.703St. Clair County: 11.365 %St. Clair County11.365Lowndes County: 11.258 %Lowndes County11.258Perry County: 11.188 %Perry County11.188Lamar County: 11.113 %Lamar County11.113Jefferson County: 11.059 %Jefferson County11.059Washington County: 11.038 %Washington County11.038Elmore County: 10.986 %Elmore County10.986Russell County: 10.932 %Russell County10.932Covington County: 10.888 %Covington County10.888Greene County: 25.477 %Greene County25.477Sumter County: 19.186 %Sumter County19.186Chilton County: 18.831 %Chilton County18.831DeKalb County: 18.799 %DeKalb County18.799Winston County: 17.217 %Winston County17.217Colbert County: 16.797 %Colbert County16.797Bibb County: 16.23 %Bibb County16.23Baldwin County: 15.268 %Baldwin County15.268Cherokee County: 14.503 %Cherokee County14.503Blount County: 14.202 %Blount County14.202Wilcox County: 14.142 %Wilcox County14.142Walker County: 14.028 %Walker County14.028Shelby County: 13.615 %Shelby County13.615Cullman County: 13.545 %Cullman County13.545Lee County: 13.437 %Lee County13.437Marion County: 13.252 %Marion County13.252Lauderdale County: 13.09 %Lauderdale County13.09Tallapoosa County: 13.015 %Tallapoosa County13.015Bullock County: 12.895 %Bullock County12.895Clarke County: 12.515 %Clarke County12.515Macon County: 12.463 %Macon County12.463Conecuh County: 12.27 %Conecuh County12.27Lawrence County: 12.262 %Lawrence County12.262Calhoun County: 12.254 %Calhoun County12.254Montgomery County: 12.192 %Montgomery County12.192Mobile County: 12.14 %Mobile County12.14Clay County: 12.085 %Clay County12.085Butler County: 12.007 %Butler County12.007Tuscaloosa County: 11.962 %Tuscaloosa County11.962Madison County: 11.915 %Madison County11.915Morgan County: 11.703 %Morgan County11.703St. Clair County: 11.365 %St. Clair County11.365Lowndes County: 11.258 %Lowndes County11.258Perry County: 11.188 %Perry County11.188Lamar County: 11.113 %Lamar County11.113Jefferson County: 11.059 %Jefferson County11.059Washington County: 11.038 %Washington County11.038Elmore County: 10.986 %Elmore County10.986Russell County: 10.932 %Russell County10.932Covington County: 10.888 %Covington County10.888
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Greene County25.477+9.96 pts
2Sumter County19.186+3.24 pts
3Chilton County18.831+4.82 pts
4DeKalb County18.799+5.7 pts
5Winston County17.217-4.67 pts
6Colbert County16.797+3.53 pts
7Bibb County16.23+3.46 pts
8Baldwin County15.268+0.1 pts
9Cherokee County14.503+3.4 pts
10Blount County14.202+1.68 pts
11Wilcox County14.142+0.97 pts
12Walker County14.028+1.01 pts
13Shelby County13.615-0.66 pts
14Cullman County13.545+1.68 pts
15Lee County13.437-0.62 pts
16Marion County13.252-2.4 pts
17Lauderdale County13.09+0.62 pts
18Tallapoosa County13.015+0.43 pts
19Bullock County12.895+7.72 pts
20Clarke County12.515+1.7 pts
21Macon County12.463+6.16 pts
22Conecuh County12.27+0.72 pts
23Lawrence County12.262+3.88 pts
24Calhoun County12.254+2.57 pts
25Montgomery County12.192+1.34 pts
26Mobile County12.14-0.99 pts
27Clay County12.085+6.74 pts
28Butler County12.007-6.7 pts
29Tuscaloosa County11.962+0.13 pts
30Madison County11.915-0.96 pts
31Morgan County11.703-0.41 pts
32St. Clair County11.365-7.42 pts
33Lowndes County11.258+4.74 pts
34Perry County11.188-4.47 pts
35Lamar County11.113+2.53 pts
36Jefferson County11.059-1.57 pts
37Washington County11.038+6.75 pts
38Elmore County10.986+2.35 pts
39Russell County10.932-0.3 pts
40Covington County10.888-1.71 pts
41Autauga County10.861-0.55 pts
42Chambers County10.7-11.13 pts
43Talladega County10.672-1.25 pts
44Marengo County10.45+0.76 pts
45Hale County10.39+0.1 pts
46Houston County10.355-1.03 pts
47Dale County10.307+0.56 pts
48Marshall County10.219-2.34 pts
49Jackson County10.185-0.5 pts
50Dallas County10.147-5.24 pts
51Limestone County10.062-6 pts
52Monroe County9.986+3.67 pts
53Etowah County9.984-4.11 pts
54Pike County9.936-3.13 pts
55Pickens County9.533-1.17 pts
56Coffee County9.423-0.53 pts
57Escambia County9.378-5.78 pts
58Cleburne County8.307-5.63 pts
59Henry County8.178-2.37 pts
60Geneva County8.022-1.51 pts
61Randolph County7.984-5.57 pts
62Franklin County7.513-3.25 pts
63Choctaw County7.333-4.13 pts
64Coosa County6.904-7.68 pts
65Crenshaw County6.848-1.71 pts
66Fayette County6.581-1.42 pts
67Barbour County6.288-1.61 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Greene County, with 25.477% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Barbour County, with 6.288% in 2013.

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