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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Cleburne County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 15.707%. Macon County had the lowest, at 5.621%. The median was 10.901% and the figure for Alabama was 12.185%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.707Cleburne County
Lowest5.621Macon County
Median10.90167 counties
Alabama12.185History

Map of counties, 2018

Autauga County: 13.856 %Baldwin County: 15.45 %Barbour County: 8.651 %Bibb County: 8.852 %Blount County: 11.296 %Bullock County: 9.519 %Butler County: 14.004 %Calhoun County: 12.487 %Chambers County: 12.881 %Cherokee County: 11.019 %Chilton County: 11.268 %Choctaw County: 11.982 %Clarke County: 9.375 %Clay County: 11.331 %Cleburne County: 15.707 %Coffee County: 9.596 %Colbert County: 10.114 %Conecuh County: 12.445 %Coosa County: 7.282 %Covington County: 10.421 %Crenshaw County: 5.929 %Cullman County: 8.826 %Dale County: 9.471 %Dallas County: 9.621 %DeKalb County: 10.593 %Elmore County: 11.865 %Escambia County: 10.681 %Etowah County: 9.809 %Fayette County: 11.719 %Franklin County: 9.026 %Geneva County: 12.192 %Greene County: 15.163 %Hale County: 12.602 %Henry County: 9.923 %Houston County: 10.782 %Jackson County: 9.214 %Jefferson County: 12.005 %Lamar County: 7.424 %Lauderdale County: 12.198 %Lawrence County: 12.833 %Lee County: 12.88 %Limestone County: 10.223 %Lowndes County: 14.896 %Macon County: 5.621 %Madison County: 13.423 %Marengo County: 9.159 %Marion County: 12.135 %Marshall County: 13.643 %Mobile County: 13.937 %Monroe County: 6.461 %Montgomery County: 10.802 %Morgan County: 13.012 %Perry County: 6.717 %Pickens County: 8.717 %Pike County: 9.246 %Randolph County: 8.406 %Russell County: 10.923 %St. Clair County: 10.901 %Shelby County: 15.131 %Sumter County: 8.789 %Talladega County: 11.676 %Tallapoosa County: 9.48 %Tuscaloosa County: 10.599 %Walker County: 13.213 %Washington County: 7.862 %Wilcox County: 13.131 %Winston County: 12.801 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Cleburne County: 15.707 %Cleburne County15.707Baldwin County: 15.45 %Baldwin County15.45Greene County: 15.163 %Greene County15.163Shelby County: 15.131 %Shelby County15.131Lowndes County: 14.896 %Lowndes County14.896Butler County: 14.004 %Butler County14.004Mobile County: 13.937 %Mobile County13.937Autauga County: 13.856 %Autauga County13.856Marshall County: 13.643 %Marshall County13.643Madison County: 13.423 %Madison County13.423Walker County: 13.213 %Walker County13.213Wilcox County: 13.131 %Wilcox County13.131Morgan County: 13.012 %Morgan County13.012Chambers County: 12.881 %Chambers County12.881Lee County: 12.88 %Lee County12.88Lawrence County: 12.833 %Lawrence County12.833Winston County: 12.801 %Winston County12.801Hale County: 12.602 %Hale County12.602Calhoun County: 12.487 %Calhoun County12.487Conecuh County: 12.445 %Conecuh County12.445Lauderdale County: 12.198 %Lauderdale County12.198Geneva County: 12.192 %Geneva County12.192Marion County: 12.135 %Marion County12.135Jefferson County: 12.005 %Jefferson County12.005Choctaw County: 11.982 %Choctaw County11.982Elmore County: 11.865 %Elmore County11.865Fayette County: 11.719 %Fayette County11.719Talladega County: 11.676 %Talladega County11.676Clay County: 11.331 %Clay County11.331Blount County: 11.296 %Blount County11.296Chilton County: 11.268 %Chilton County11.268Cherokee County: 11.019 %Cherokee County11.019Russell County: 10.923 %Russell County10.923St. Clair County: 10.901 %St. Clair County10.901Montgomery County: 10.802 %Montgomery County10.802Houston County: 10.782 %Houston County10.782Escambia County: 10.681 %Escambia County10.681Tuscaloosa County: 10.599 %Tuscaloosa County10.599DeKalb County: 10.593 %DeKalb County10.593Covington County: 10.421 %Covington County10.421Cleburne County: 15.707 %Cleburne County15.707Baldwin County: 15.45 %Baldwin County15.45Greene County: 15.163 %Greene County15.163Shelby County: 15.131 %Shelby County15.131Lowndes County: 14.896 %Lowndes County14.896Butler County: 14.004 %Butler County14.004Mobile County: 13.937 %Mobile County13.937Autauga County: 13.856 %Autauga County13.856Marshall County: 13.643 %Marshall County13.643Madison County: 13.423 %Madison County13.423Walker County: 13.213 %Walker County13.213Wilcox County: 13.131 %Wilcox County13.131Morgan County: 13.012 %Morgan County13.012Chambers County: 12.881 %Chambers County12.881Lee County: 12.88 %Lee County12.88Lawrence County: 12.833 %Lawrence County12.833Winston County: 12.801 %Winston County12.801Hale County: 12.602 %Hale County12.602Calhoun County: 12.487 %Calhoun County12.487Conecuh County: 12.445 %Conecuh County12.445Lauderdale County: 12.198 %Lauderdale County12.198Geneva County: 12.192 %Geneva County12.192Marion County: 12.135 %Marion County12.135Jefferson County: 12.005 %Jefferson County12.005Choctaw County: 11.982 %Choctaw County11.982Elmore County: 11.865 %Elmore County11.865Fayette County: 11.719 %Fayette County11.719Talladega County: 11.676 %Talladega County11.676Clay County: 11.331 %Clay County11.331Blount County: 11.296 %Blount County11.296Chilton County: 11.268 %Chilton County11.268Cherokee County: 11.019 %Cherokee County11.019Russell County: 10.923 %Russell County10.923St. Clair County: 10.901 %St. Clair County10.901Montgomery County: 10.802 %Montgomery County10.802Houston County: 10.782 %Houston County10.782Escambia County: 10.681 %Escambia County10.681Tuscaloosa County: 10.599 %Tuscaloosa County10.599DeKalb County: 10.593 %DeKalb County10.593Covington County: 10.421 %Covington County10.421
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Cleburne County15.707+4.26 pts
2Baldwin County15.45+0.98 pts
3Greene County15.163+5.33 pts
4Shelby County15.131+3.57 pts
5Lowndes County14.896+9.35 pts
6Butler County14.004+5.41 pts
7Mobile County13.937+1.34 pts
8Autauga County13.856+1.9 pts
9Marshall County13.643+2.51 pts
10Madison County13.423-0.76 pts
11Walker County13.213+1.35 pts
12Wilcox County13.131-1.42 pts
13Morgan County13.012+2.59 pts
14Chambers County12.881-0.51 pts
15Lee County12.88-2.4 pts
16Lawrence County12.833+1.02 pts
17Winston County12.801-0.11 pts
18Hale County12.602+2.33 pts
19Calhoun County12.487-0.46 pts
20Conecuh County12.445-1.23 pts
21Lauderdale County12.198-0.65 pts
22Geneva County12.192+5.11 pts
23Marion County12.135-3.84 pts
24Jefferson County12.005-4.47 pts
25Choctaw County11.982+6.08 pts
26Elmore County11.865-0.63 pts
27Fayette County11.719+0.71 pts
28Talladega County11.676+0.91 pts
29Clay County11.331+2.85 pts
30Blount County11.296-3.7 pts
31Chilton County11.268-0.02 pts
32Cherokee County11.019-15.09 pts
33Russell County10.923-0.32 pts
34St. Clair County10.901-2.53 pts
35Montgomery County10.802-0.39 pts
36Houston County10.782-1.34 pts
37Escambia County10.681-0.87 pts
38Tuscaloosa County10.599-1.95 pts
39DeKalb County10.593-0.76 pts
40Covington County10.421-0.86 pts
41Limestone County10.223-2.78 pts
42Colbert County10.114-0.72 pts
43Henry County9.923+3.21 pts
44Etowah County9.809-0.65 pts
45Dallas County9.621+0.35 pts
46Coffee County9.596-3.86 pts
47Bullock County9.519+4.11 pts
48Tallapoosa County9.48+0.32 pts
49Dale County9.471+0.06 pts
50Clarke County9.375+0.45 pts
51Pike County9.246-7.67 pts
52Jackson County9.214+0.67 pts
53Marengo County9.159-4.41 pts
54Franklin County9.026-5.66 pts
55Bibb County8.852-1.24 pts
56Cullman County8.826-2.74 pts
57Sumter County8.789-1.88 pts
58Pickens County8.717-5.81 pts
59Barbour County8.651-3.32 pts
60Randolph County8.406-4.72 pts
61Washington County7.862+0.45 pts
62Lamar County7.424-2.83 pts
63Coosa County7.282-4.94 pts
64Perry County6.717-2.18 pts
65Monroe County6.461-0.62 pts
66Crenshaw County5.929+1.81 pts
67Macon County5.621-4.01 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cleburne County, with 15.707% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Macon County, with 5.621% in 2018.

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