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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Henry County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 27.034%. Coosa County had the lowest, at 4.232%. The median was 11.419% and the figure for Alabama was 12.299%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.034Henry County
Lowest4.232Coosa County
Median11.41967 counties
Alabama12.299History

Map of counties, 2015

Autauga County: 11.123 %Baldwin County: 14.4 %Barbour County: 16.274 %Bibb County: 11.782 %Blount County: 11.832 %Bullock County: 11.133 %Butler County: 10.851 %Calhoun County: 11.235 %Chambers County: 16.971 %Cherokee County: 12.464 %Chilton County: 12.914 %Choctaw County: 6.948 %Clarke County: 11.203 %Clay County: 5.548 %Cleburne County: 9.641 %Coffee County: 12.904 %Colbert County: 15.468 %Conecuh County: 15.552 %Coosa County: 4.232 %Covington County: 9.106 %Crenshaw County: 11.113 %Cullman County: 11.682 %Dale County: 12.062 %Dallas County: 12.588 %DeKalb County: 10.359 %Elmore County: 9.728 %Escambia County: 14.263 %Etowah County: 13.102 %Fayette County: 11.664 %Franklin County: 10.011 %Geneva County: 10.312 %Greene County: 5.199 %Hale County: 12.974 %Henry County: 27.034 %Houston County: 9.343 %Jackson County: 7.344 %Jefferson County: 10.472 %Lamar County: 14.665 %Lauderdale County: 12.341 %Lawrence County: 9.084 %Lee County: 15.655 %Limestone County: 11.419 %Lowndes County: 4.938 %Macon County: 6.682 %Madison County: 12.851 %Marengo County: 8.445 %Marion County: 11.435 %Marshall County: 11.522 %Mobile County: 13.85 %Monroe County: 8.601 %Montgomery County: 10.289 %Morgan County: 11.573 %Perry County: 8.138 %Pickens County: 12.92 %Pike County: 9.021 %Randolph County: 14.738 %Russell County: 10.56 %St. Clair County: 15.149 %Shelby County: 12.784 %Sumter County: 7.516 %Talladega County: 10.388 %Tallapoosa County: 13.279 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.943 %Walker County: 12.073 %Washington County: 7.217 %Wilcox County: 9.028 %Winston County: 11.363 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Henry County: 27.034 %Henry County27.034Chambers County: 16.971 %Chambers County16.971Barbour County: 16.274 %Barbour County16.274Lee County: 15.655 %Lee County15.655Conecuh County: 15.552 %Conecuh County15.552Colbert County: 15.468 %Colbert County15.468St. Clair County: 15.149 %St. Clair County15.149Randolph County: 14.738 %Randolph County14.738Lamar County: 14.665 %Lamar County14.665Baldwin County: 14.4 %Baldwin County14.4Escambia County: 14.263 %Escambia County14.263Mobile County: 13.85 %Mobile County13.85Tallapoosa County: 13.279 %Tallapoosa County13.279Etowah County: 13.102 %Etowah County13.102Hale County: 12.974 %Hale County12.974Pickens County: 12.92 %Pickens County12.92Chilton County: 12.914 %Chilton County12.914Coffee County: 12.904 %Coffee County12.904Madison County: 12.851 %Madison County12.851Shelby County: 12.784 %Shelby County12.784Dallas County: 12.588 %Dallas County12.588Cherokee County: 12.464 %Cherokee County12.464Lauderdale County: 12.341 %Lauderdale County12.341Walker County: 12.073 %Walker County12.073Dale County: 12.062 %Dale County12.062Tuscaloosa County: 11.943 %Tuscaloosa County11.943Blount County: 11.832 %Blount County11.832Bibb County: 11.782 %Bibb County11.782Cullman County: 11.682 %Cullman County11.682Fayette County: 11.664 %Fayette County11.664Morgan County: 11.573 %Morgan County11.573Marshall County: 11.522 %Marshall County11.522Marion County: 11.435 %Marion County11.435Limestone County: 11.419 %Limestone County11.419Winston County: 11.363 %Winston County11.363Calhoun County: 11.235 %Calhoun County11.235Clarke County: 11.203 %Clarke County11.203Bullock County: 11.133 %Bullock County11.133Autauga County: 11.123 %Autauga County11.123Crenshaw County: 11.113 %Crenshaw County11.113Henry County: 27.034 %Henry County27.034Chambers County: 16.971 %Chambers County16.971Barbour County: 16.274 %Barbour County16.274Lee County: 15.655 %Lee County15.655Conecuh County: 15.552 %Conecuh County15.552Colbert County: 15.468 %Colbert County15.468St. Clair County: 15.149 %St. Clair County15.149Randolph County: 14.738 %Randolph County14.738Lamar County: 14.665 %Lamar County14.665Baldwin County: 14.4 %Baldwin County14.4Escambia County: 14.263 %Escambia County14.263Mobile County: 13.85 %Mobile County13.85Tallapoosa County: 13.279 %Tallapoosa County13.279Etowah County: 13.102 %Etowah County13.102Hale County: 12.974 %Hale County12.974Pickens County: 12.92 %Pickens County12.92Chilton County: 12.914 %Chilton County12.914Coffee County: 12.904 %Coffee County12.904Madison County: 12.851 %Madison County12.851Shelby County: 12.784 %Shelby County12.784Dallas County: 12.588 %Dallas County12.588Cherokee County: 12.464 %Cherokee County12.464Lauderdale County: 12.341 %Lauderdale County12.341Walker County: 12.073 %Walker County12.073Dale County: 12.062 %Dale County12.062Tuscaloosa County: 11.943 %Tuscaloosa County11.943Blount County: 11.832 %Blount County11.832Bibb County: 11.782 %Bibb County11.782Cullman County: 11.682 %Cullman County11.682Fayette County: 11.664 %Fayette County11.664Morgan County: 11.573 %Morgan County11.573Marshall County: 11.522 %Marshall County11.522Marion County: 11.435 %Marion County11.435Limestone County: 11.419 %Limestone County11.419Winston County: 11.363 %Winston County11.363Calhoun County: 11.235 %Calhoun County11.235Clarke County: 11.203 %Clarke County11.203Bullock County: 11.133 %Bullock County11.133Autauga County: 11.123 %Autauga County11.123Crenshaw County: 11.113 %Crenshaw County11.113
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Henry County27.034+21.22 pts
2Chambers County16.971+9.01 pts
3Barbour County16.274+8.84 pts
4Lee County15.655+2 pts
5Conecuh County15.552+1.55 pts
6Colbert County15.468+4.63 pts
7St. Clair County15.149+3.7 pts
8Randolph County14.738+4.41 pts
9Lamar County14.665+5.12 pts
10Baldwin County14.4+0.55 pts
11Escambia County14.263+3.66 pts
12Mobile County13.85+1.22 pts
13Tallapoosa County13.279+1.95 pts
14Etowah County13.102+4.28 pts
15Hale County12.974+2.08 pts
16Pickens County12.92+0.21 pts
17Chilton County12.914+2.83 pts
18Coffee County12.904+2.08 pts
19Madison County12.851+0.73 pts
20Shelby County12.784-2.14 pts
21Dallas County12.588+2.85 pts
22Cherokee County12.464+2.74 pts
23Lauderdale County12.341-1.59 pts
24Walker County12.073+2.02 pts
25Dale County12.062+4.51 pts
26Tuscaloosa County11.943+0.04 pts
27Blount County11.832+0.7 pts
28Bibb County11.782-3.19 pts
29Cullman County11.682-0 pts
30Fayette County11.664+2.51 pts
31Morgan County11.573-2.46 pts
32Marshall County11.522+2.48 pts
33Marion County11.435-0.01 pts
34Limestone County11.419-1.85 pts
35Winston County11.363-7.96 pts
36Calhoun County11.235-0.58 pts
37Clarke County11.203-1.11 pts
38Bullock County11.133+7.68 pts
39Autauga County11.123-1.72 pts
40Crenshaw County11.113+2.29 pts
41Butler County10.851+1.58 pts
42Russell County10.56-0.47 pts
43Jefferson County10.472-0.14 pts
44Talladega County10.388+0.3 pts
45DeKalb County10.359+1.54 pts
46Geneva County10.312-1.41 pts
47Montgomery County10.289-0.21 pts
48Franklin County10.011+1.07 pts
49Elmore County9.728-2.47 pts
50Cleburne County9.641-10.21 pts
51Houston County9.343-0.79 pts
52Covington County9.106-1.97 pts
53Lawrence County9.084-1.42 pts
54Wilcox County9.028-8.61 pts
55Pike County9.021-2.41 pts
56Monroe County8.601-7.53 pts
57Marengo County8.445-1.61 pts
58Perry County8.138-4.34 pts
59Sumter County7.516-1.81 pts
60Jackson County7.344-4.03 pts
61Washington County7.217-4.29 pts
62Choctaw County6.948-0.23 pts
63Macon County6.682-0.15 pts
64Clay County5.548-4.44 pts
65Greene County5.199-17.57 pts
66Lowndes County4.938-14.94 pts
67Coosa County4.232-13.24 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Henry County, with 27.034% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Coosa County, with 4.232% in 2015.

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