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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Greene County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 22.767%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 3.45%. The median was 11.08% and the figure for Alabama was 11.906%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.767Greene County
Lowest3.45Bullock County
Median11.0867 counties
Alabama11.906History

Map of counties, 2014

Autauga County: 12.841 %Baldwin County: 13.845 %Barbour County: 7.436 %Bibb County: 14.972 %Blount County: 11.136 %Bullock County: 3.45 %Butler County: 9.271 %Calhoun County: 11.814 %Chambers County: 7.963 %Cherokee County: 9.72 %Chilton County: 10.079 %Choctaw County: 7.175 %Clarke County: 12.313 %Clay County: 9.987 %Cleburne County: 19.851 %Coffee County: 10.825 %Colbert County: 10.833 %Conecuh County: 13.998 %Coosa County: 17.472 %Covington County: 11.08 %Crenshaw County: 8.818 %Cullman County: 11.686 %Dale County: 7.554 %Dallas County: 9.741 %DeKalb County: 8.823 %Elmore County: 12.198 %Escambia County: 10.599 %Etowah County: 8.822 %Fayette County: 9.158 %Franklin County: 8.941 %Geneva County: 11.717 %Greene County: 22.767 %Hale County: 10.891 %Henry County: 5.817 %Houston County: 10.132 %Jackson County: 11.377 %Jefferson County: 10.608 %Lamar County: 9.541 %Lauderdale County: 13.93 %Lawrence County: 10.504 %Lee County: 13.659 %Limestone County: 13.272 %Lowndes County: 19.876 %Macon County: 6.83 %Madison County: 12.118 %Marengo County: 10.051 %Marion County: 11.446 %Marshall County: 9.045 %Mobile County: 12.626 %Monroe County: 16.127 %Montgomery County: 10.503 %Morgan County: 14.031 %Perry County: 12.481 %Pickens County: 12.713 %Pike County: 11.427 %Randolph County: 10.328 %Russell County: 11.026 %St. Clair County: 11.45 %Shelby County: 14.924 %Sumter County: 9.331 %Talladega County: 10.087 %Tallapoosa County: 11.325 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.901 %Walker County: 10.056 %Washington County: 11.505 %Wilcox County: 17.634 %Winston County: 19.324 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Greene County: 22.767 %Greene County22.767Lowndes County: 19.876 %Lowndes County19.876Cleburne County: 19.851 %Cleburne County19.851Winston County: 19.324 %Winston County19.324Wilcox County: 17.634 %Wilcox County17.634Coosa County: 17.472 %Coosa County17.472Monroe County: 16.127 %Monroe County16.127Bibb County: 14.972 %Bibb County14.972Shelby County: 14.924 %Shelby County14.924Morgan County: 14.031 %Morgan County14.031Conecuh County: 13.998 %Conecuh County13.998Lauderdale County: 13.93 %Lauderdale County13.93Baldwin County: 13.845 %Baldwin County13.845Lee County: 13.659 %Lee County13.659Limestone County: 13.272 %Limestone County13.272Autauga County: 12.841 %Autauga County12.841Pickens County: 12.713 %Pickens County12.713Mobile County: 12.626 %Mobile County12.626Perry County: 12.481 %Perry County12.481Clarke County: 12.313 %Clarke County12.313Elmore County: 12.198 %Elmore County12.198Madison County: 12.118 %Madison County12.118Tuscaloosa County: 11.901 %Tuscaloosa County11.901Calhoun County: 11.814 %Calhoun County11.814Geneva County: 11.717 %Geneva County11.717Cullman County: 11.686 %Cullman County11.686Washington County: 11.505 %Washington County11.505St. Clair County: 11.45 %St. Clair County11.45Marion County: 11.446 %Marion County11.446Pike County: 11.427 %Pike County11.427Jackson County: 11.377 %Jackson County11.377Tallapoosa County: 11.325 %Tallapoosa County11.325Blount County: 11.136 %Blount County11.136Covington County: 11.08 %Covington County11.08Russell County: 11.026 %Russell County11.026Hale County: 10.891 %Hale County10.891Colbert County: 10.833 %Colbert County10.833Coffee County: 10.825 %Coffee County10.825Jefferson County: 10.608 %Jefferson County10.608Escambia County: 10.599 %Escambia County10.599Greene County: 22.767 %Greene County22.767Lowndes County: 19.876 %Lowndes County19.876Cleburne County: 19.851 %Cleburne County19.851Winston County: 19.324 %Winston County19.324Wilcox County: 17.634 %Wilcox County17.634Coosa County: 17.472 %Coosa County17.472Monroe County: 16.127 %Monroe County16.127Bibb County: 14.972 %Bibb County14.972Shelby County: 14.924 %Shelby County14.924Morgan County: 14.031 %Morgan County14.031Conecuh County: 13.998 %Conecuh County13.998Lauderdale County: 13.93 %Lauderdale County13.93Baldwin County: 13.845 %Baldwin County13.845Lee County: 13.659 %Lee County13.659Limestone County: 13.272 %Limestone County13.272Autauga County: 12.841 %Autauga County12.841Pickens County: 12.713 %Pickens County12.713Mobile County: 12.626 %Mobile County12.626Perry County: 12.481 %Perry County12.481Clarke County: 12.313 %Clarke County12.313Elmore County: 12.198 %Elmore County12.198Madison County: 12.118 %Madison County12.118Tuscaloosa County: 11.901 %Tuscaloosa County11.901Calhoun County: 11.814 %Calhoun County11.814Geneva County: 11.717 %Geneva County11.717Cullman County: 11.686 %Cullman County11.686Washington County: 11.505 %Washington County11.505St. Clair County: 11.45 %St. Clair County11.45Marion County: 11.446 %Marion County11.446Pike County: 11.427 %Pike County11.427Jackson County: 11.377 %Jackson County11.377Tallapoosa County: 11.325 %Tallapoosa County11.325Blount County: 11.136 %Blount County11.136Covington County: 11.08 %Covington County11.08Russell County: 11.026 %Russell County11.026Hale County: 10.891 %Hale County10.891Colbert County: 10.833 %Colbert County10.833Coffee County: 10.825 %Coffee County10.825Jefferson County: 10.608 %Jefferson County10.608Escambia County: 10.599 %Escambia County10.599
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Greene County22.767-2.71 pts
2Lowndes County19.876+8.62 pts
3Cleburne County19.851+11.54 pts
4Winston County19.324+2.11 pts
5Wilcox County17.634+3.49 pts
6Coosa County17.472+10.57 pts
7Monroe County16.127+6.14 pts
8Bibb County14.972-1.26 pts
9Shelby County14.924+1.31 pts
10Morgan County14.031+2.33 pts
11Conecuh County13.998+1.73 pts
12Lauderdale County13.93+0.84 pts
13Baldwin County13.845-1.42 pts
14Lee County13.659+0.22 pts
15Limestone County13.272+3.21 pts
16Autauga County12.841+1.98 pts
17Pickens County12.713+3.18 pts
18Mobile County12.626+0.49 pts
19Perry County12.481+1.29 pts
20Clarke County12.313-0.2 pts
21Elmore County12.198+1.21 pts
22Madison County12.118+0.2 pts
23Tuscaloosa County11.901-0.06 pts
24Calhoun County11.814-0.44 pts
25Geneva County11.717+3.7 pts
26Cullman County11.686-1.86 pts
27Washington County11.505+0.47 pts
28St. Clair County11.45+0.08 pts
29Marion County11.446-1.81 pts
30Pike County11.427+1.49 pts
31Jackson County11.377+1.19 pts
32Tallapoosa County11.325-1.69 pts
33Blount County11.136-3.07 pts
34Covington County11.08+0.19 pts
35Russell County11.026+0.09 pts
36Hale County10.891+0.5 pts
37Colbert County10.833-5.96 pts
38Coffee County10.825+1.4 pts
39Jefferson County10.608-0.45 pts
40Escambia County10.599+1.22 pts
41Lawrence County10.504-1.76 pts
42Montgomery County10.503-1.69 pts
43Randolph County10.328+2.34 pts
44Houston County10.132-0.22 pts
45Talladega County10.087-0.59 pts
46Chilton County10.079-8.75 pts
47Walker County10.056-3.97 pts
48Marengo County10.051-0.4 pts
49Clay County9.987-2.1 pts
50Dallas County9.741-0.41 pts
51Cherokee County9.72-4.78 pts
52Lamar County9.541-1.57 pts
53Sumter County9.331-9.86 pts
54Butler County9.271-2.74 pts
55Fayette County9.158+2.58 pts
56Marshall County9.045-1.17 pts
57Franklin County8.941+1.43 pts
58DeKalb County8.823-9.98 pts
59Etowah County8.822-1.16 pts
60Crenshaw County8.818+1.97 pts
61Chambers County7.963-2.74 pts
62Dale County7.554-2.75 pts
63Barbour County7.436+1.15 pts
64Choctaw County7.175-0.16 pts
65Macon County6.83-5.63 pts
66Henry County5.817-2.36 pts
67Bullock County3.45-9.45 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Greene County, with 22.767% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bullock County, with 3.45% in 2014.

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