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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Henry County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 21.882%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 4.346%. The median was 10.172% and the figure for Alabama was 10.369%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.882Henry County
Lowest4.346Bullock County
Median10.17267 counties
Alabama10.369History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 15.858 %Baldwin County: 12.089 %Barbour County: 7.91 %Bibb County: 12.801 %Blount County: 11.425 %Bullock County: 4.346 %Butler County: 9.343 %Calhoun County: 10.301 %Chambers County: 16.215 %Cherokee County: 10.108 %Chilton County: 8.38 %Choctaw County: 8.091 %Clarke County: 10.514 %Clay County: 5.28 %Cleburne County: 14.076 %Coffee County: 12.859 %Colbert County: 6.795 %Conecuh County: 11.047 %Coosa County: 8.008 %Covington County: 15.156 %Crenshaw County: 7.184 %Cullman County: 9.367 %Dale County: 7.212 %Dallas County: 10.758 %DeKalb County: 12.984 %Elmore County: 13.315 %Escambia County: 8.247 %Etowah County: 8.383 %Fayette County: 10.687 %Franklin County: 8.049 %Geneva County: 11.884 %Greene County: 14.034 %Hale County: 7.925 %Henry County: 21.882 %Houston County: 9.345 %Jackson County: 9.702 %Jefferson County: 9.29 %Lamar County: 6.009 %Lauderdale County: 11.212 %Lawrence County: 9.41 %Lee County: 12.613 %Limestone County: 17.145 %Lowndes County: 14.9 %Macon County: 8.852 %Madison County: 10.803 %Marengo County: 8.935 %Marion County: 12.558 %Marshall County: 7.965 %Mobile County: 10.172 %Monroe County: 7.744 %Montgomery County: 9.427 %Morgan County: 11.951 %Perry County: 12.372 %Pickens County: 10.861 %Pike County: 11.851 %Randolph County: 7.999 %Russell County: 9.816 %St. Clair County: 11.65 %Shelby County: 11.289 %Sumter County: 8.969 %Talladega County: 6.97 %Tallapoosa County: 12.302 %Tuscaloosa County: 9.575 %Walker County: 11.382 %Washington County: 6.165 %Wilcox County: 7.267 %Winston County: 11.396 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Henry County: 21.882 %Henry County21.882Limestone County: 17.145 %Limestone County17.145Chambers County: 16.215 %Chambers County16.215Autauga County: 15.858 %Autauga County15.858Covington County: 15.156 %Covington County15.156Lowndes County: 14.9 %Lowndes County14.9Cleburne County: 14.076 %Cleburne County14.076Greene County: 14.034 %Greene County14.034Elmore County: 13.315 %Elmore County13.315DeKalb County: 12.984 %DeKalb County12.984Coffee County: 12.859 %Coffee County12.859Bibb County: 12.801 %Bibb County12.801Lee County: 12.613 %Lee County12.613Marion County: 12.558 %Marion County12.558Perry County: 12.372 %Perry County12.372Tallapoosa County: 12.302 %Tallapoosa County12.302Baldwin County: 12.089 %Baldwin County12.089Morgan County: 11.951 %Morgan County11.951Geneva County: 11.884 %Geneva County11.884Pike County: 11.851 %Pike County11.851St. Clair County: 11.65 %St. Clair County11.65Blount County: 11.425 %Blount County11.425Winston County: 11.396 %Winston County11.396Walker County: 11.382 %Walker County11.382Shelby County: 11.289 %Shelby County11.289Lauderdale County: 11.212 %Lauderdale County11.212Conecuh County: 11.047 %Conecuh County11.047Pickens County: 10.861 %Pickens County10.861Madison County: 10.803 %Madison County10.803Dallas County: 10.758 %Dallas County10.758Fayette County: 10.687 %Fayette County10.687Clarke County: 10.514 %Clarke County10.514Calhoun County: 10.301 %Calhoun County10.301Mobile County: 10.172 %Mobile County10.172Cherokee County: 10.108 %Cherokee County10.108Russell County: 9.816 %Russell County9.816Jackson County: 9.702 %Jackson County9.702Tuscaloosa County: 9.575 %Tuscaloosa County9.575Montgomery County: 9.427 %Montgomery County9.427Lawrence County: 9.41 %Lawrence County9.41Henry County: 21.882 %Henry County21.882Limestone County: 17.145 %Limestone County17.145Chambers County: 16.215 %Chambers County16.215Autauga County: 15.858 %Autauga County15.858Covington County: 15.156 %Covington County15.156Lowndes County: 14.9 %Lowndes County14.9Cleburne County: 14.076 %Cleburne County14.076Greene County: 14.034 %Greene County14.034Elmore County: 13.315 %Elmore County13.315DeKalb County: 12.984 %DeKalb County12.984Coffee County: 12.859 %Coffee County12.859Bibb County: 12.801 %Bibb County12.801Lee County: 12.613 %Lee County12.613Marion County: 12.558 %Marion County12.558Perry County: 12.372 %Perry County12.372Tallapoosa County: 12.302 %Tallapoosa County12.302Baldwin County: 12.089 %Baldwin County12.089Morgan County: 11.951 %Morgan County11.951Geneva County: 11.884 %Geneva County11.884Pike County: 11.851 %Pike County11.851St. Clair County: 11.65 %St. Clair County11.65Blount County: 11.425 %Blount County11.425Winston County: 11.396 %Winston County11.396Walker County: 11.382 %Walker County11.382Shelby County: 11.289 %Shelby County11.289Lauderdale County: 11.212 %Lauderdale County11.212Conecuh County: 11.047 %Conecuh County11.047Pickens County: 10.861 %Pickens County10.861Madison County: 10.803 %Madison County10.803Dallas County: 10.758 %Dallas County10.758Fayette County: 10.687 %Fayette County10.687Clarke County: 10.514 %Clarke County10.514Calhoun County: 10.301 %Calhoun County10.301Mobile County: 10.172 %Mobile County10.172Cherokee County: 10.108 %Cherokee County10.108Russell County: 9.816 %Russell County9.816Jackson County: 9.702 %Jackson County9.702Tuscaloosa County: 9.575 %Tuscaloosa County9.575Montgomery County: 9.427 %Montgomery County9.427Lawrence County: 9.41 %Lawrence County9.41
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Henry County21.882+10.34 pts
2Limestone County17.145+1.66 pts
3Chambers County16.215+5.51 pts
4Autauga County15.858+6.36 pts
5Covington County15.156+3.95 pts
6Lowndes County14.9-0.15 pts
7Cleburne County14.076+3.99 pts
8Greene County14.034-6.27 pts
9Elmore County13.315+3.92 pts
10DeKalb County12.984+5.29 pts
11Coffee County12.859+0.58 pts
12Bibb County12.801-1.58 pts
13Lee County12.613+2.33 pts
14Marion County12.558+2.02 pts
15Perry County12.372+1.27 pts
16Tallapoosa County12.302+0.71 pts
17Baldwin County12.089-0.96 pts
18Morgan County11.951+0.74 pts
19Geneva County11.884+2.25 pts
20Pike County11.851+3.91 pts
21St. Clair County11.65-0.13 pts
22Blount County11.425-0.28 pts
23Winston County11.396-13.35 pts
24Walker County11.382+2.78 pts
25Shelby County11.289-0.66 pts
26Lauderdale County11.212+0.62 pts
27Conecuh County11.047+2.3 pts
28Pickens County10.861+4.54 pts
29Madison County10.803-2.35 pts
30Dallas County10.758+3.64 pts
31Fayette County10.687-0.11 pts
32Clarke County10.514-0.29 pts
33Calhoun County10.301+1.83 pts
34Mobile County10.172+0.05 pts
35Cherokee County10.108+2.65 pts
36Russell County9.816-0.91 pts
37Jackson County9.702-0.6 pts
38Tuscaloosa County9.575-2.03 pts
39Montgomery County9.427-1.2 pts
40Lawrence County9.41-4.89 pts
41Cullman County9.367-0.17 pts
42Houston County9.345-3.17 pts
43Butler County9.343-3.08 pts
44Jefferson County9.29-3.02 pts
45Sumter County8.969+0.33 pts
46Marengo County8.935+2.66 pts
47Macon County8.852+3.24 pts
48Etowah County8.383-0.13 pts
49Chilton County8.38-2.34 pts
50Escambia County8.247+1.72 pts
51Choctaw County8.091+1.43 pts
52Franklin County8.049-2.54 pts
53Coosa County8.008+1.01 pts
54Randolph County7.999-9.91 pts
55Marshall County7.965-3.91 pts
56Hale County7.925-5.41 pts
57Barbour County7.91-0.78 pts
58Monroe County7.744+0.31 pts
59Wilcox County7.267-0.58 pts
60Dale County7.212-0.42 pts
61Crenshaw County7.184-5.84 pts
62Talladega County6.97-1.21 pts
63Colbert County6.795-1.96 pts
64Washington County6.165-0.43 pts
65Lamar County6.009-3.3 pts
66Clay County5.28-1.74 pts
67Bullock County4.346-1.13 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Henry County, with 21.882% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bullock County, with 4.346% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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