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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Winston County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 24.749%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 5.474%. The median was 10.537% and the figure for Alabama was 11.499%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.749Winston County
Lowest5.474Bullock County
Median10.53767 counties
Alabama11.499History

Map of counties, 2020

Autauga County: 9.498 %Baldwin County: 13.051 %Barbour County: 8.687 %Bibb County: 14.381 %Blount County: 11.702 %Bullock County: 5.474 %Butler County: 12.421 %Calhoun County: 8.472 %Chambers County: 10.709 %Cherokee County: 7.459 %Chilton County: 10.719 %Choctaw County: 6.66 %Clarke County: 10.806 %Clay County: 7.017 %Cleburne County: 10.087 %Coffee County: 12.283 %Colbert County: 8.76 %Conecuh County: 8.746 %Coosa County: 6.998 %Covington County: 11.208 %Crenshaw County: 13.02 %Cullman County: 9.539 %Dale County: 7.632 %Dallas County: 7.119 %DeKalb County: 7.696 %Elmore County: 9.399 %Escambia County: 6.528 %Etowah County: 8.514 %Fayette County: 10.8 %Franklin County: 10.589 %Geneva County: 9.639 %Greene County: 20.306 %Hale County: 13.333 %Henry County: 11.546 %Houston County: 12.517 %Jackson County: 10.301 %Jefferson County: 12.308 %Lamar County: 9.307 %Lauderdale County: 10.588 %Lawrence County: 14.305 %Lee County: 10.281 %Limestone County: 15.484 %Lowndes County: 15.055 %Macon County: 5.617 %Madison County: 13.151 %Marengo County: 6.276 %Marion County: 10.537 %Marshall County: 11.879 %Mobile County: 10.117 %Monroe County: 7.431 %Montgomery County: 10.627 %Morgan County: 11.216 %Perry County: 11.107 %Pickens County: 6.318 %Pike County: 7.941 %Randolph County: 17.904 %Russell County: 10.727 %St. Clair County: 11.779 %Shelby County: 11.951 %Sumter County: 8.642 %Talladega County: 8.181 %Tallapoosa County: 11.59 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.608 %Walker County: 8.604 %Washington County: 6.594 %Wilcox County: 7.846 %Winston County: 24.749 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Winston County: 24.749 %Winston County24.749Greene County: 20.306 %Greene County20.306Randolph County: 17.904 %Randolph County17.904Limestone County: 15.484 %Limestone County15.484Lowndes County: 15.055 %Lowndes County15.055Bibb County: 14.381 %Bibb County14.381Lawrence County: 14.305 %Lawrence County14.305Hale County: 13.333 %Hale County13.333Madison County: 13.151 %Madison County13.151Baldwin County: 13.051 %Baldwin County13.051Crenshaw County: 13.02 %Crenshaw County13.02Houston County: 12.517 %Houston County12.517Butler County: 12.421 %Butler County12.421Jefferson County: 12.308 %Jefferson County12.308Coffee County: 12.283 %Coffee County12.283Shelby County: 11.951 %Shelby County11.951Marshall County: 11.879 %Marshall County11.879St. Clair County: 11.779 %St. Clair County11.779Blount County: 11.702 %Blount County11.702Tuscaloosa County: 11.608 %Tuscaloosa County11.608Tallapoosa County: 11.59 %Tallapoosa County11.59Henry County: 11.546 %Henry County11.546Morgan County: 11.216 %Morgan County11.216Covington County: 11.208 %Covington County11.208Perry County: 11.107 %Perry County11.107Clarke County: 10.806 %Clarke County10.806Fayette County: 10.8 %Fayette County10.8Russell County: 10.727 %Russell County10.727Chilton County: 10.719 %Chilton County10.719Chambers County: 10.709 %Chambers County10.709Montgomery County: 10.627 %Montgomery County10.627Franklin County: 10.589 %Franklin County10.589Lauderdale County: 10.588 %Lauderdale County10.588Marion County: 10.537 %Marion County10.537Jackson County: 10.301 %Jackson County10.301Lee County: 10.281 %Lee County10.281Mobile County: 10.117 %Mobile County10.117Cleburne County: 10.087 %Cleburne County10.087Geneva County: 9.639 %Geneva County9.639Cullman County: 9.539 %Cullman County9.539Winston County: 24.749 %Winston County24.749Greene County: 20.306 %Greene County20.306Randolph County: 17.904 %Randolph County17.904Limestone County: 15.484 %Limestone County15.484Lowndes County: 15.055 %Lowndes County15.055Bibb County: 14.381 %Bibb County14.381Lawrence County: 14.305 %Lawrence County14.305Hale County: 13.333 %Hale County13.333Madison County: 13.151 %Madison County13.151Baldwin County: 13.051 %Baldwin County13.051Crenshaw County: 13.02 %Crenshaw County13.02Houston County: 12.517 %Houston County12.517Butler County: 12.421 %Butler County12.421Jefferson County: 12.308 %Jefferson County12.308Coffee County: 12.283 %Coffee County12.283Shelby County: 11.951 %Shelby County11.951Marshall County: 11.879 %Marshall County11.879St. Clair County: 11.779 %St. Clair County11.779Blount County: 11.702 %Blount County11.702Tuscaloosa County: 11.608 %Tuscaloosa County11.608Tallapoosa County: 11.59 %Tallapoosa County11.59Henry County: 11.546 %Henry County11.546Morgan County: 11.216 %Morgan County11.216Covington County: 11.208 %Covington County11.208Perry County: 11.107 %Perry County11.107Clarke County: 10.806 %Clarke County10.806Fayette County: 10.8 %Fayette County10.8Russell County: 10.727 %Russell County10.727Chilton County: 10.719 %Chilton County10.719Chambers County: 10.709 %Chambers County10.709Montgomery County: 10.627 %Montgomery County10.627Franklin County: 10.589 %Franklin County10.589Lauderdale County: 10.588 %Lauderdale County10.588Marion County: 10.537 %Marion County10.537Jackson County: 10.301 %Jackson County10.301Lee County: 10.281 %Lee County10.281Mobile County: 10.117 %Mobile County10.117Cleburne County: 10.087 %Cleburne County10.087Geneva County: 9.639 %Geneva County9.639Cullman County: 9.539 %Cullman County9.539
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Winston County24.749+13.46 pts
2Greene County20.306+15.49 pts
3Randolph County17.904+7.78 pts
4Limestone County15.484+1.53 pts
5Lowndes County15.055+5.08 pts
6Bibb County14.381-4.99 pts
7Lawrence County14.305+0.57 pts
8Hale County13.333+7.8 pts
9Madison County13.151+0.56 pts
10Baldwin County13.051-1.41 pts
11Crenshaw County13.02+3.79 pts
12Houston County12.5170 pts
13Butler County12.421+0.28 pts
14Jefferson County12.308+1.03 pts
15Coffee County12.283-1.19 pts
16Shelby County11.951+0.27 pts
17Marshall County11.879+1.3 pts
18St. Clair County11.779+1.36 pts
19Blount County11.702-1.95 pts
20Tuscaloosa County11.608+0.34 pts
21Tallapoosa County11.59+1.31 pts
22Henry County11.546+2.93 pts
23Morgan County11.216-0.91 pts
24Covington County11.208+1.52 pts
25Perry County11.107-1.81 pts
26Clarke County10.806+1.67 pts
27Fayette County10.8+1.12 pts
28Russell County10.727+0.66 pts
29Chilton County10.719-0.96 pts
30Chambers County10.709-3.35 pts
31Montgomery County10.627+0.76 pts
32Franklin County10.589+2.72 pts
33Lauderdale County10.588-0.7 pts
34Marion County10.537-1.15 pts
35Jackson County10.301+0.46 pts
36Lee County10.281-2.77 pts
37Mobile County10.117-2.81 pts
38Cleburne County10.087-3.82 pts
39Geneva County9.639-0.11 pts
40Cullman County9.539-1.75 pts
41Autauga County9.498-3.13 pts
42Elmore County9.399+0.86 pts
43Lamar County9.307-0.55 pts
44Colbert County8.76-1.64 pts
45Conecuh County8.746-0.46 pts
46Barbour County8.687+0.14 pts
47Sumter County8.642+0.58 pts
48Walker County8.604-2.35 pts
49Etowah County8.514-1.74 pts
50Calhoun County8.472-2.46 pts
51Talladega County8.181-2.53 pts
52Pike County7.941-0.76 pts
53Wilcox County7.846-1.99 pts
54DeKalb County7.696-3.9 pts
55Dale County7.632-2.32 pts
56Cherokee County7.459-4.25 pts
57Monroe County7.431+0.04 pts
58Dallas County7.119-8.31 pts
59Clay County7.017+0.61 pts
60Coosa County6.998-2.73 pts
61Choctaw County6.66-4.81 pts
62Washington County6.594-3.05 pts
63Escambia County6.528-3.18 pts
64Pickens County6.318-4.95 pts
65Marengo County6.276-2.86 pts
66Macon County5.617+0.7 pts
67Bullock County5.474-5.53 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Winston County, with 24.749% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bullock County, with 5.474% in 2020.

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