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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Bibb County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 19.372%. Greene County had the lowest, at 4.813%. The median was 10.577% and the figure for Alabama was 11.752%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.372Bibb County
Lowest4.813Greene County
Median10.57767 counties
Alabama11.752History

Map of counties, 2019

Autauga County: 12.629 %Baldwin County: 14.46 %Barbour County: 8.551 %Bibb County: 19.372 %Blount County: 13.648 %Bullock County: 11.002 %Butler County: 12.145 %Calhoun County: 10.931 %Chambers County: 14.057 %Cherokee County: 11.711 %Chilton County: 11.681 %Choctaw County: 11.468 %Clarke County: 9.135 %Clay County: 6.41 %Cleburne County: 13.904 %Coffee County: 13.468 %Colbert County: 10.4 %Conecuh County: 9.205 %Coosa County: 9.729 %Covington County: 9.688 %Crenshaw County: 9.233 %Cullman County: 11.286 %Dale County: 9.952 %Dallas County: 15.43 %DeKalb County: 11.597 %Elmore County: 8.536 %Escambia County: 9.71 %Etowah County: 10.25 %Fayette County: 9.681 %Franklin County: 7.874 %Geneva County: 9.747 %Greene County: 4.813 %Hale County: 5.531 %Henry County: 8.615 %Houston County: 12.515 %Jackson County: 9.84 %Jefferson County: 11.278 %Lamar County: 9.86 %Lauderdale County: 11.287 %Lawrence County: 13.738 %Lee County: 13.051 %Limestone County: 13.953 %Lowndes County: 9.971 %Macon County: 4.92 %Madison County: 12.595 %Marengo County: 9.131 %Marion County: 11.685 %Marshall County: 10.577 %Mobile County: 12.924 %Monroe County: 7.39 %Montgomery County: 9.867 %Morgan County: 12.122 %Perry County: 12.918 %Pickens County: 11.263 %Pike County: 8.702 %Randolph County: 10.129 %Russell County: 10.068 %St. Clair County: 10.422 %Shelby County: 11.682 %Sumter County: 8.061 %Talladega County: 10.713 %Tallapoosa County: 10.277 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.269 %Walker County: 10.951 %Washington County: 9.647 %Wilcox County: 9.835 %Winston County: 11.285 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Bibb County: 19.372 %Bibb County19.372Dallas County: 15.43 %Dallas County15.43Baldwin County: 14.46 %Baldwin County14.46Chambers County: 14.057 %Chambers County14.057Limestone County: 13.953 %Limestone County13.953Cleburne County: 13.904 %Cleburne County13.904Lawrence County: 13.738 %Lawrence County13.738Blount County: 13.648 %Blount County13.648Coffee County: 13.468 %Coffee County13.468Lee County: 13.051 %Lee County13.051Mobile County: 12.924 %Mobile County12.924Perry County: 12.918 %Perry County12.918Autauga County: 12.629 %Autauga County12.629Madison County: 12.595 %Madison County12.595Houston County: 12.515 %Houston County12.515Butler County: 12.145 %Butler County12.145Morgan County: 12.122 %Morgan County12.122Cherokee County: 11.711 %Cherokee County11.711Marion County: 11.685 %Marion County11.685Shelby County: 11.682 %Shelby County11.682Chilton County: 11.681 %Chilton County11.681DeKalb County: 11.597 %DeKalb County11.597Choctaw County: 11.468 %Choctaw County11.468Lauderdale County: 11.287 %Lauderdale County11.287Cullman County: 11.286 %Cullman County11.286Winston County: 11.285 %Winston County11.285Jefferson County: 11.278 %Jefferson County11.278Tuscaloosa County: 11.269 %Tuscaloosa County11.269Pickens County: 11.263 %Pickens County11.263Bullock County: 11.002 %Bullock County11.002Walker County: 10.951 %Walker County10.951Calhoun County: 10.931 %Calhoun County10.931Talladega County: 10.713 %Talladega County10.713Marshall County: 10.577 %Marshall County10.577St. Clair County: 10.422 %St. Clair County10.422Colbert County: 10.4 %Colbert County10.4Tallapoosa County: 10.277 %Tallapoosa County10.277Etowah County: 10.25 %Etowah County10.25Randolph County: 10.129 %Randolph County10.129Russell County: 10.068 %Russell County10.068Bibb County: 19.372 %Bibb County19.372Dallas County: 15.43 %Dallas County15.43Baldwin County: 14.46 %Baldwin County14.46Chambers County: 14.057 %Chambers County14.057Limestone County: 13.953 %Limestone County13.953Cleburne County: 13.904 %Cleburne County13.904Lawrence County: 13.738 %Lawrence County13.738Blount County: 13.648 %Blount County13.648Coffee County: 13.468 %Coffee County13.468Lee County: 13.051 %Lee County13.051Mobile County: 12.924 %Mobile County12.924Perry County: 12.918 %Perry County12.918Autauga County: 12.629 %Autauga County12.629Madison County: 12.595 %Madison County12.595Houston County: 12.515 %Houston County12.515Butler County: 12.145 %Butler County12.145Morgan County: 12.122 %Morgan County12.122Cherokee County: 11.711 %Cherokee County11.711Marion County: 11.685 %Marion County11.685Shelby County: 11.682 %Shelby County11.682Chilton County: 11.681 %Chilton County11.681DeKalb County: 11.597 %DeKalb County11.597Choctaw County: 11.468 %Choctaw County11.468Lauderdale County: 11.287 %Lauderdale County11.287Cullman County: 11.286 %Cullman County11.286Winston County: 11.285 %Winston County11.285Jefferson County: 11.278 %Jefferson County11.278Tuscaloosa County: 11.269 %Tuscaloosa County11.269Pickens County: 11.263 %Pickens County11.263Bullock County: 11.002 %Bullock County11.002Walker County: 10.951 %Walker County10.951Calhoun County: 10.931 %Calhoun County10.931Talladega County: 10.713 %Talladega County10.713Marshall County: 10.577 %Marshall County10.577St. Clair County: 10.422 %St. Clair County10.422Colbert County: 10.4 %Colbert County10.4Tallapoosa County: 10.277 %Tallapoosa County10.277Etowah County: 10.25 %Etowah County10.25Randolph County: 10.129 %Randolph County10.129Russell County: 10.068 %Russell County10.068
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Bibb County19.372+10.52 pts
2Dallas County15.43+5.81 pts
3Baldwin County14.46-0.99 pts
4Chambers County14.057+1.18 pts
5Limestone County13.953+3.73 pts
6Cleburne County13.904-1.8 pts
7Lawrence County13.738+0.9 pts
8Blount County13.648+2.35 pts
9Coffee County13.468+3.87 pts
10Lee County13.051+0.17 pts
11Mobile County12.924-1.01 pts
12Perry County12.918+6.2 pts
13Autauga County12.629-1.23 pts
14Madison County12.595-0.83 pts
15Houston County12.515+1.73 pts
16Butler County12.145-1.86 pts
17Morgan County12.122-0.89 pts
18Cherokee County11.711+0.69 pts
19Marion County11.685-0.45 pts
20Shelby County11.682-3.45 pts
21Chilton County11.681+0.41 pts
22DeKalb County11.597+1 pts
23Choctaw County11.468-0.51 pts
24Lauderdale County11.287-0.91 pts
25Cullman County11.286+2.46 pts
26Winston County11.285-1.52 pts
27Jefferson County11.278-0.73 pts
28Tuscaloosa County11.269+0.67 pts
29Pickens County11.263+2.55 pts
30Bullock County11.002+1.48 pts
31Walker County10.951-2.26 pts
32Calhoun County10.931-1.56 pts
33Talladega County10.713-0.96 pts
34Marshall County10.577-3.07 pts
35St. Clair County10.422-0.48 pts
36Colbert County10.4+0.29 pts
37Tallapoosa County10.277+0.8 pts
38Etowah County10.25+0.44 pts
39Randolph County10.129+1.72 pts
40Russell County10.068-0.86 pts
41Lowndes County9.971-4.93 pts
42Dale County9.952+0.48 pts
43Montgomery County9.867-0.93 pts
44Lamar County9.86+2.44 pts
45Jackson County9.84+0.63 pts
46Wilcox County9.835-3.3 pts
47Geneva County9.747-2.45 pts
48Coosa County9.729+2.45 pts
49Escambia County9.71-0.97 pts
50Covington County9.688-0.73 pts
51Fayette County9.681-2.04 pts
52Washington County9.647+1.79 pts
53Crenshaw County9.233+3.3 pts
54Conecuh County9.205-3.24 pts
55Clarke County9.135-0.24 pts
56Marengo County9.131-0.03 pts
57Pike County8.702-0.54 pts
58Henry County8.615-1.31 pts
59Barbour County8.551-0.1 pts
60Elmore County8.536-3.33 pts
61Sumter County8.061-0.73 pts
62Franklin County7.874-1.15 pts
63Monroe County7.39+0.93 pts
64Clay County6.41-4.92 pts
65Hale County5.531-7.07 pts
66Macon County4.92-0.7 pts
67Greene County4.813-10.35 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Bibb County, with 19.372% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Greene County, with 4.813% in 2019.

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