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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate, 2023

Winston County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 22.318%. Henry County had the lowest, at 4.54%. The median was 9.885% and the figure for Alabama was 9.987%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.318Winston County
Lowest4.54Henry County
Median9.88567 counties
Alabama9.987History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 9.703 %Baldwin County: 10.529 %Barbour County: 7.888 %Bibb County: 9.658 %Blount County: 11.782 %Bullock County: 5.427 %Butler County: 12.862 %Calhoun County: 10.858 %Chambers County: 13.075 %Cherokee County: 11.205 %Chilton County: 12.107 %Choctaw County: 16.822 %Clarke County: 10.128 %Clay County: 14.451 %Cleburne County: 8.14 %Coffee County: 8.368 %Colbert County: 10.409 %Conecuh County: 15.132 %Coosa County: 5.102 %Covington County: 16.45 %Crenshaw County: 12.366 %Cullman County: 9.747 %Dale County: 8.311 %Dallas County: 15.293 %DeKalb County: 9.09 %Elmore County: 9.787 %Escambia County: 9.187 %Etowah County: 9.198 %Fayette County: 11.033 %Franklin County: 13.074 %Geneva County: 11.503 %Greene County: 7.14 %Hale County: 13.182 %Henry County: 4.54 %Houston County: 10.148 %Jackson County: 13.007 %Jefferson County: 9.924 %Lamar County: 6.154 %Lauderdale County: 8.264 %Lawrence County: 8.561 %Lee County: 11.518 %Limestone County: 7.565 %Lowndes County: 5.488 %Macon County: 7.997 %Madison County: 8.941 %Marengo County: 8.354 %Marion County: 9.748 %Marshall County: 7.289 %Mobile County: 10.589 %Monroe County: 6.527 %Montgomery County: 9.885 %Morgan County: 10.099 %Perry County: 12.057 %Pickens County: 6.315 %Pike County: 9.197 %Randolph County: 13.239 %Russell County: 13.446 %St. Clair County: 8.574 %Shelby County: 11.649 %Sumter County: 6.376 %Talladega County: 6.382 %Tallapoosa County: 9.464 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.127 %Walker County: 11.215 %Washington County: 14.794 %Wilcox County: 16.174 %Winston County: 22.318 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Winston County: 22.318 %Winston County22.318Choctaw County: 16.822 %Choctaw County16.822Covington County: 16.45 %Covington County16.45Wilcox County: 16.174 %Wilcox County16.174Dallas County: 15.293 %Dallas County15.293Conecuh County: 15.132 %Conecuh County15.132Washington County: 14.794 %Washington County14.794Clay County: 14.451 %Clay County14.451Russell County: 13.446 %Russell County13.446Randolph County: 13.239 %Randolph County13.239Hale County: 13.182 %Hale County13.182Chambers County: 13.075 %Chambers County13.075Franklin County: 13.074 %Franklin County13.074Jackson County: 13.007 %Jackson County13.007Butler County: 12.862 %Butler County12.862Crenshaw County: 12.366 %Crenshaw County12.366Chilton County: 12.107 %Chilton County12.107Perry County: 12.057 %Perry County12.057Blount County: 11.782 %Blount County11.782Shelby County: 11.649 %Shelby County11.649Lee County: 11.518 %Lee County11.518Geneva County: 11.503 %Geneva County11.503Walker County: 11.215 %Walker County11.215Cherokee County: 11.205 %Cherokee County11.205Fayette County: 11.033 %Fayette County11.033Calhoun County: 10.858 %Calhoun County10.858Mobile County: 10.589 %Mobile County10.589Baldwin County: 10.529 %Baldwin County10.529Colbert County: 10.409 %Colbert County10.409Houston County: 10.148 %Houston County10.148Clarke County: 10.128 %Clarke County10.128Morgan County: 10.099 %Morgan County10.099Jefferson County: 9.924 %Jefferson County9.924Montgomery County: 9.885 %Montgomery County9.885Elmore County: 9.787 %Elmore County9.787Marion County: 9.748 %Marion County9.748Cullman County: 9.747 %Cullman County9.747Autauga County: 9.703 %Autauga County9.703Bibb County: 9.658 %Bibb County9.658Tallapoosa County: 9.464 %Tallapoosa County9.464Winston County: 22.318 %Winston County22.318Choctaw County: 16.822 %Choctaw County16.822Covington County: 16.45 %Covington County16.45Wilcox County: 16.174 %Wilcox County16.174Dallas County: 15.293 %Dallas County15.293Conecuh County: 15.132 %Conecuh County15.132Washington County: 14.794 %Washington County14.794Clay County: 14.451 %Clay County14.451Russell County: 13.446 %Russell County13.446Randolph County: 13.239 %Randolph County13.239Hale County: 13.182 %Hale County13.182Chambers County: 13.075 %Chambers County13.075Franklin County: 13.074 %Franklin County13.074Jackson County: 13.007 %Jackson County13.007Butler County: 12.862 %Butler County12.862Crenshaw County: 12.366 %Crenshaw County12.366Chilton County: 12.107 %Chilton County12.107Perry County: 12.057 %Perry County12.057Blount County: 11.782 %Blount County11.782Shelby County: 11.649 %Shelby County11.649Lee County: 11.518 %Lee County11.518Geneva County: 11.503 %Geneva County11.503Walker County: 11.215 %Walker County11.215Cherokee County: 11.205 %Cherokee County11.205Fayette County: 11.033 %Fayette County11.033Calhoun County: 10.858 %Calhoun County10.858Mobile County: 10.589 %Mobile County10.589Baldwin County: 10.529 %Baldwin County10.529Colbert County: 10.409 %Colbert County10.409Houston County: 10.148 %Houston County10.148Clarke County: 10.128 %Clarke County10.128Morgan County: 10.099 %Morgan County10.099Jefferson County: 9.924 %Jefferson County9.924Montgomery County: 9.885 %Montgomery County9.885Elmore County: 9.787 %Elmore County9.787Marion County: 9.748 %Marion County9.748Cullman County: 9.747 %Cullman County9.747Autauga County: 9.703 %Autauga County9.703Bibb County: 9.658 %Bibb County9.658Tallapoosa County: 9.464 %Tallapoosa County9.464
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Winston County22.318-2.36 pts
2Choctaw County16.822+6.9 pts
3Covington County16.45+0.4 pts
4Wilcox County16.174+2.36 pts
5Dallas County15.293+3.22 pts
6Conecuh County15.132-0.55 pts
7Washington County14.794+4.4 pts
8Clay County14.451+9.93 pts
9Russell County13.446+3.68 pts
10Randolph County13.239+2.73 pts
11Hale County13.182+5.03 pts
12Chambers County13.075-2.14 pts
13Franklin County13.074+2.02 pts
14Jackson County13.007+3.08 pts
15Butler County12.862+2.45 pts
16Crenshaw County12.366-10.39 pts
17Chilton County12.107+0.64 pts
18Perry County12.057-3.59 pts
19Blount County11.782-1 pts
20Shelby County11.649-1.5 pts
21Lee County11.518+1.2 pts
22Geneva County11.503-0.53 pts
23Walker County11.215-3.48 pts
24Cherokee County11.205-1.64 pts
25Fayette County11.033-0.58 pts
26Calhoun County10.858-1.51 pts
27Mobile County10.589-0.11 pts
28Baldwin County10.529-1.81 pts
29Colbert County10.409-1.11 pts
30Houston County10.148-3.07 pts
31Clarke County10.128-1.3 pts
32Morgan County10.099-0.49 pts
33Jefferson County9.924-1.65 pts
34Montgomery County9.885-1.24 pts
35Elmore County9.787+1.1 pts
36Marion County9.748-19.09 pts
37Cullman County9.747-0.95 pts
38Autauga County9.703-0.99 pts
39Bibb County9.658+0.36 pts
40Tallapoosa County9.464-2.43 pts
41Etowah County9.198-1.57 pts
42Pike County9.197+1.25 pts
43Escambia County9.187-2.27 pts
44DeKalb County9.09+2.23 pts
45Madison County8.941-2.06 pts
46St. Clair County8.574-4.39 pts
47Lawrence County8.561-1.76 pts
48Coffee County8.368-2.51 pts
49Marengo County8.354-3.69 pts
50Dale County8.311-29.47 pts
51Lauderdale County8.264-1.74 pts
52Cleburne County8.14-1.53 pts
53Tuscaloosa County8.127-3.07 pts
54Macon County7.997+0.75 pts
55Barbour County7.888-1.16 pts
56Limestone County7.565-1.1 pts
57Marshall County7.289-1.48 pts
58Greene County7.14-13.84 pts
59Monroe County6.527-3.25 pts
60Talladega County6.382-1.16 pts
61Sumter County6.376-12.37 pts
62Pickens County6.315-8.82 pts
63Lamar County6.154-0.97 pts
64Lowndes County5.488-14.91 pts
65Bullock County5.427-5.16 pts
66Coosa County5.102-1.22 pts
67Henry County4.54-5.55 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Winston County, with 22.318% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Henry County, with 4.54% in 2023.

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