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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Wilcox County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 27.809%. Macon County had the lowest, at 6.38%. The median was 10.665% and the figure for Alabama was 12.055%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.809Wilcox County
Lowest6.38Macon County
Median10.66567 counties
Alabama12.055History

Map of counties, 2016

Autauga County: 11.228 %Baldwin County: 14.213 %Barbour County: 7.233 %Bibb County: 8.354 %Blount County: 10.665 %Bullock County: 8.236 %Butler County: 8.934 %Calhoun County: 9.54 %Chambers County: 14.496 %Cherokee County: 11.009 %Chilton County: 10.168 %Choctaw County: 9.833 %Clarke County: 8.492 %Clay County: 11.287 %Cleburne County: 9.03 %Coffee County: 8.226 %Colbert County: 13.736 %Conecuh County: 8.712 %Coosa County: 9.564 %Covington County: 7.923 %Crenshaw County: 9.364 %Cullman County: 17.019 %Dale County: 10.66 %Dallas County: 10.553 %DeKalb County: 8.413 %Elmore County: 8.405 %Escambia County: 11.691 %Etowah County: 11.896 %Fayette County: 10.328 %Franklin County: 13.838 %Geneva County: 13.041 %Greene County: 14.918 %Hale County: 7.186 %Henry County: 8.509 %Houston County: 9.934 %Jackson County: 8.255 %Jefferson County: 11.841 %Lamar County: 11.369 %Lauderdale County: 10.599 %Lawrence County: 17.135 %Lee County: 14.372 %Limestone County: 12.621 %Lowndes County: 23.978 %Macon County: 6.38 %Madison County: 12.256 %Marengo County: 9.351 %Marion County: 11.61 %Marshall County: 12.59 %Mobile County: 10.625 %Monroe County: 8.14 %Montgomery County: 10.844 %Morgan County: 10.92 %Perry County: 12.804 %Pickens County: 8.409 %Pike County: 10.617 %Randolph County: 16.85 %Russell County: 10.921 %St. Clair County: 14.479 %Shelby County: 12.499 %Sumter County: 8.388 %Talladega County: 13.625 %Tallapoosa County: 10.294 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.129 %Walker County: 15.02 %Washington County: 11.696 %Wilcox County: 27.809 %Winston County: 8.999 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Wilcox County: 27.809 %Wilcox County27.809Lowndes County: 23.978 %Lowndes County23.978Lawrence County: 17.135 %Lawrence County17.135Cullman County: 17.019 %Cullman County17.019Randolph County: 16.85 %Randolph County16.85Walker County: 15.02 %Walker County15.02Greene County: 14.918 %Greene County14.918Chambers County: 14.496 %Chambers County14.496St. Clair County: 14.479 %St. Clair County14.479Lee County: 14.372 %Lee County14.372Baldwin County: 14.213 %Baldwin County14.213Franklin County: 13.838 %Franklin County13.838Colbert County: 13.736 %Colbert County13.736Talladega County: 13.625 %Talladega County13.625Geneva County: 13.041 %Geneva County13.041Perry County: 12.804 %Perry County12.804Limestone County: 12.621 %Limestone County12.621Marshall County: 12.59 %Marshall County12.59Shelby County: 12.499 %Shelby County12.499Madison County: 12.256 %Madison County12.256Etowah County: 11.896 %Etowah County11.896Jefferson County: 11.841 %Jefferson County11.841Washington County: 11.696 %Washington County11.696Escambia County: 11.691 %Escambia County11.691Marion County: 11.61 %Marion County11.61Lamar County: 11.369 %Lamar County11.369Clay County: 11.287 %Clay County11.287Autauga County: 11.228 %Autauga County11.228Tuscaloosa County: 11.129 %Tuscaloosa County11.129Cherokee County: 11.009 %Cherokee County11.009Russell County: 10.921 %Russell County10.921Morgan County: 10.92 %Morgan County10.92Montgomery County: 10.844 %Montgomery County10.844Blount County: 10.665 %Blount County10.665Dale County: 10.66 %Dale County10.66Mobile County: 10.625 %Mobile County10.625Pike County: 10.617 %Pike County10.617Lauderdale County: 10.599 %Lauderdale County10.599Dallas County: 10.553 %Dallas County10.553Fayette County: 10.328 %Fayette County10.328Wilcox County: 27.809 %Wilcox County27.809Lowndes County: 23.978 %Lowndes County23.978Lawrence County: 17.135 %Lawrence County17.135Cullman County: 17.019 %Cullman County17.019Randolph County: 16.85 %Randolph County16.85Walker County: 15.02 %Walker County15.02Greene County: 14.918 %Greene County14.918Chambers County: 14.496 %Chambers County14.496St. Clair County: 14.479 %St. Clair County14.479Lee County: 14.372 %Lee County14.372Baldwin County: 14.213 %Baldwin County14.213Franklin County: 13.838 %Franklin County13.838Colbert County: 13.736 %Colbert County13.736Talladega County: 13.625 %Talladega County13.625Geneva County: 13.041 %Geneva County13.041Perry County: 12.804 %Perry County12.804Limestone County: 12.621 %Limestone County12.621Marshall County: 12.59 %Marshall County12.59Shelby County: 12.499 %Shelby County12.499Madison County: 12.256 %Madison County12.256Etowah County: 11.896 %Etowah County11.896Jefferson County: 11.841 %Jefferson County11.841Washington County: 11.696 %Washington County11.696Escambia County: 11.691 %Escambia County11.691Marion County: 11.61 %Marion County11.61Lamar County: 11.369 %Lamar County11.369Clay County: 11.287 %Clay County11.287Autauga County: 11.228 %Autauga County11.228Tuscaloosa County: 11.129 %Tuscaloosa County11.129Cherokee County: 11.009 %Cherokee County11.009Russell County: 10.921 %Russell County10.921Morgan County: 10.92 %Morgan County10.92Montgomery County: 10.844 %Montgomery County10.844Blount County: 10.665 %Blount County10.665Dale County: 10.66 %Dale County10.66Mobile County: 10.625 %Mobile County10.625Pike County: 10.617 %Pike County10.617Lauderdale County: 10.599 %Lauderdale County10.599Dallas County: 10.553 %Dallas County10.553Fayette County: 10.328 %Fayette County10.328
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Wilcox County27.809+18.78 pts
2Lowndes County23.978+19.04 pts
3Lawrence County17.135+8.05 pts
4Cullman County17.019+5.34 pts
5Randolph County16.85+2.11 pts
6Walker County15.02+2.95 pts
7Greene County14.918+9.72 pts
8Chambers County14.496-2.47 pts
9St. Clair County14.479-0.67 pts
10Lee County14.372-1.28 pts
11Baldwin County14.213-0.19 pts
12Franklin County13.838+3.83 pts
13Colbert County13.736-1.73 pts
14Talladega County13.625+3.24 pts
15Geneva County13.041+2.73 pts
16Perry County12.804+4.67 pts
17Limestone County12.621+1.2 pts
18Marshall County12.59+1.07 pts
19Shelby County12.499-0.29 pts
20Madison County12.256-0.6 pts
21Etowah County11.896-1.21 pts
22Jefferson County11.841+1.37 pts
23Washington County11.696+4.48 pts
24Escambia County11.691-2.57 pts
25Marion County11.61+0.17 pts
26Lamar County11.369-3.3 pts
27Clay County11.287+5.74 pts
28Autauga County11.228+0.11 pts
29Tuscaloosa County11.129-0.81 pts
30Cherokee County11.009-1.46 pts
31Russell County10.921+0.36 pts
32Morgan County10.92-0.65 pts
33Montgomery County10.844+0.55 pts
34Blount County10.665-1.17 pts
35Dale County10.66-1.4 pts
36Mobile County10.625-3.22 pts
37Pike County10.617+1.6 pts
38Lauderdale County10.599-1.74 pts
39Dallas County10.553-2.03 pts
40Fayette County10.328-1.34 pts
41Tallapoosa County10.294-2.98 pts
42Chilton County10.168-2.75 pts
43Houston County9.934+0.59 pts
44Choctaw County9.833+2.88 pts
45Coosa County9.564+5.33 pts
46Calhoun County9.54-1.7 pts
47Crenshaw County9.364-1.75 pts
48Marengo County9.351+0.91 pts
49Cleburne County9.03-0.61 pts
50Winston County8.999-2.36 pts
51Butler County8.934-1.92 pts
52Conecuh County8.712-6.84 pts
53Henry County8.509-18.52 pts
54Clarke County8.492-2.71 pts
55DeKalb County8.413-1.95 pts
56Pickens County8.409-4.51 pts
57Elmore County8.405-1.32 pts
58Sumter County8.388+0.87 pts
59Bibb County8.354-3.43 pts
60Jackson County8.255+0.91 pts
61Bullock County8.236-2.9 pts
62Coffee County8.226-4.68 pts
63Monroe County8.14-0.46 pts
64Covington County7.923-1.18 pts
65Barbour County7.233-9.04 pts
66Hale County7.186-5.79 pts
67Macon County6.38-0.3 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wilcox County, with 27.809% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Macon County, with 6.38% in 2016.

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