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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Limestone County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 28.607%. Macon County had the lowest, at 7.356%. The median was 13.022% and the figure for Alabama was 14.52%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.607Limestone County
Lowest7.356Macon County
Median13.02267 counties
Alabama14.52History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 15.273 %Baldwin County: 17.166 %Barbour County: 10.276 %Bibb County: 13.912 %Blount County: 18.388 %Bullock County: 10.523 %Butler County: 8.372 %Calhoun County: 11.851 %Chambers County: 23.07 %Cherokee County: 10.205 %Chilton County: 12.775 %Choctaw County: 9.642 %Clarke County: 11.276 %Clay County: 10.198 %Cleburne County: 24.328 %Coffee County: 13.194 %Colbert County: 11.463 %Conecuh County: 10.654 %Coosa County: 14.412 %Covington County: 9.387 %Crenshaw County: 15.898 %Cullman County: 13.74 %Dale County: 12.578 %Dallas County: 13.597 %DeKalb County: 10.015 %Elmore County: 11.796 %Escambia County: 10.932 %Etowah County: 12.039 %Fayette County: 11.245 %Franklin County: 12.941 %Geneva County: 20.216 %Greene County: 11.782 %Hale County: 13.398 %Henry County: 11.06 %Houston County: 12.987 %Jackson County: 14.954 %Jefferson County: 16.121 %Lamar County: 8.303 %Lauderdale County: 14.635 %Lawrence County: 13.022 %Lee County: 14.564 %Limestone County: 28.607 %Lowndes County: 11.111 %Macon County: 7.356 %Madison County: 15.039 %Marengo County: 8.233 %Marion County: 12.2 %Marshall County: 10.995 %Mobile County: 15.038 %Monroe County: 9.398 %Montgomery County: 12.346 %Morgan County: 14.083 %Perry County: 28.401 %Pickens County: 13.786 %Pike County: 11.952 %Randolph County: 13.501 %Russell County: 15.413 %St. Clair County: 14.286 %Shelby County: 16.485 %Sumter County: 13.361 %Talladega County: 12.337 %Tallapoosa County: 14.41 %Tuscaloosa County: 13.188 %Walker County: 13.717 %Washington County: 9.093 %Wilcox County: 16.423 %Winston County: 14.225 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Limestone County: 28.607 %Limestone County28.607Perry County: 28.401 %Perry County28.401Cleburne County: 24.328 %Cleburne County24.328Chambers County: 23.07 %Chambers County23.07Geneva County: 20.216 %Geneva County20.216Blount County: 18.388 %Blount County18.388Baldwin County: 17.166 %Baldwin County17.166Shelby County: 16.485 %Shelby County16.485Wilcox County: 16.423 %Wilcox County16.423Jefferson County: 16.121 %Jefferson County16.121Crenshaw County: 15.898 %Crenshaw County15.898Russell County: 15.413 %Russell County15.413Autauga County: 15.273 %Autauga County15.273Madison County: 15.039 %Madison County15.039Mobile County: 15.038 %Mobile County15.038Jackson County: 14.954 %Jackson County14.954Lauderdale County: 14.635 %Lauderdale County14.635Lee County: 14.564 %Lee County14.564Coosa County: 14.412 %Coosa County14.412Tallapoosa County: 14.41 %Tallapoosa County14.41St. Clair County: 14.286 %St. Clair County14.286Winston County: 14.225 %Winston County14.225Morgan County: 14.083 %Morgan County14.083Bibb County: 13.912 %Bibb County13.912Pickens County: 13.786 %Pickens County13.786Cullman County: 13.74 %Cullman County13.74Walker County: 13.717 %Walker County13.717Dallas County: 13.597 %Dallas County13.597Randolph County: 13.501 %Randolph County13.501Hale County: 13.398 %Hale County13.398Sumter County: 13.361 %Sumter County13.361Coffee County: 13.194 %Coffee County13.194Tuscaloosa County: 13.188 %Tuscaloosa County13.188Lawrence County: 13.022 %Lawrence County13.022Houston County: 12.987 %Houston County12.987Franklin County: 12.941 %Franklin County12.941Chilton County: 12.775 %Chilton County12.775Dale County: 12.578 %Dale County12.578Montgomery County: 12.346 %Montgomery County12.346Talladega County: 12.337 %Talladega County12.337Limestone County: 28.607 %Limestone County28.607Perry County: 28.401 %Perry County28.401Cleburne County: 24.328 %Cleburne County24.328Chambers County: 23.07 %Chambers County23.07Geneva County: 20.216 %Geneva County20.216Blount County: 18.388 %Blount County18.388Baldwin County: 17.166 %Baldwin County17.166Shelby County: 16.485 %Shelby County16.485Wilcox County: 16.423 %Wilcox County16.423Jefferson County: 16.121 %Jefferson County16.121Crenshaw County: 15.898 %Crenshaw County15.898Russell County: 15.413 %Russell County15.413Autauga County: 15.273 %Autauga County15.273Madison County: 15.039 %Madison County15.039Mobile County: 15.038 %Mobile County15.038Jackson County: 14.954 %Jackson County14.954Lauderdale County: 14.635 %Lauderdale County14.635Lee County: 14.564 %Lee County14.564Coosa County: 14.412 %Coosa County14.412Tallapoosa County: 14.41 %Tallapoosa County14.41St. Clair County: 14.286 %St. Clair County14.286Winston County: 14.225 %Winston County14.225Morgan County: 14.083 %Morgan County14.083Bibb County: 13.912 %Bibb County13.912Pickens County: 13.786 %Pickens County13.786Cullman County: 13.74 %Cullman County13.74Walker County: 13.717 %Walker County13.717Dallas County: 13.597 %Dallas County13.597Randolph County: 13.501 %Randolph County13.501Hale County: 13.398 %Hale County13.398Sumter County: 13.361 %Sumter County13.361Coffee County: 13.194 %Coffee County13.194Tuscaloosa County: 13.188 %Tuscaloosa County13.188Lawrence County: 13.022 %Lawrence County13.022Houston County: 12.987 %Houston County12.987Franklin County: 12.941 %Franklin County12.941Chilton County: 12.775 %Chilton County12.775Dale County: 12.578 %Dale County12.578Montgomery County: 12.346 %Montgomery County12.346Talladega County: 12.337 %Talladega County12.337
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Limestone County28.607+11.46 pts
2Perry County28.401+16.03 pts
3Cleburne County24.328+10.25 pts
4Chambers County23.07+6.86 pts
5Geneva County20.216+8.33 pts
6Blount County18.388+6.96 pts
7Baldwin County17.166+5.08 pts
8Shelby County16.485+5.2 pts
9Wilcox County16.423+9.16 pts
10Jefferson County16.121+6.83 pts
11Crenshaw County15.898+8.71 pts
12Russell County15.413+5.6 pts
13Autauga County15.273-0.59 pts
14Madison County15.039+4.24 pts
15Mobile County15.038+4.87 pts
16Jackson County14.954+5.25 pts
17Lauderdale County14.635+3.42 pts
18Lee County14.564+1.95 pts
19Coosa County14.412+6.4 pts
20Tallapoosa County14.41+2.11 pts
21St. Clair County14.286+2.64 pts
22Winston County14.225+2.83 pts
23Morgan County14.083+2.13 pts
24Bibb County13.912+1.11 pts
25Pickens County13.786+2.92 pts
26Cullman County13.74+4.37 pts
27Walker County13.717+2.34 pts
28Dallas County13.597+2.84 pts
29Randolph County13.501+5.5 pts
30Hale County13.398+5.47 pts
31Sumter County13.361+4.39 pts
32Coffee County13.194+0.34 pts
33Tuscaloosa County13.188+3.61 pts
34Lawrence County13.022+3.61 pts
35Houston County12.987+3.64 pts
36Franklin County12.941+4.89 pts
37Chilton County12.775+4.39 pts
38Dale County12.578+5.37 pts
39Montgomery County12.346+2.92 pts
40Talladega County12.337+5.37 pts
41Marion County12.2-0.36 pts
42Etowah County12.039+3.66 pts
43Pike County11.952+0.1 pts
44Calhoun County11.851+1.55 pts
45Elmore County11.796-1.52 pts
46Greene County11.782-2.25 pts
47Colbert County11.463+4.67 pts
48Clarke County11.276+0.76 pts
49Fayette County11.245+0.56 pts
50Lowndes County11.111-3.79 pts
51Henry County11.06-10.82 pts
52Marshall County10.995+3.03 pts
53Escambia County10.932+2.69 pts
54Conecuh County10.654-0.39 pts
55Bullock County10.523+6.18 pts
56Barbour County10.276+2.37 pts
57Cherokee County10.205+0.1 pts
58Clay County10.198+4.92 pts
59DeKalb County10.015-2.97 pts
60Choctaw County9.642+1.55 pts
61Monroe County9.398+1.65 pts
62Covington County9.387-5.77 pts
63Washington County9.093+2.93 pts
64Butler County8.372-0.97 pts
65Lamar County8.303+2.29 pts
66Marengo County8.233-0.7 pts
67Macon County7.356-1.5 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Limestone County, with 28.607% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Macon County, with 7.356% in 2022.

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