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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Lowndes County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 21.713%. Choctaw County had the lowest, at 6.713%. The median was 11.264% and the figure for Alabama was 13.157%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.713Lowndes County
Lowest6.713Choctaw County
Median11.26467 counties
Alabama13.157History

Map of counties, 2012

Autauga County: 12.991 %Baldwin County: 13.303 %Barbour County: 15.113 %Bibb County: 9.566 %Blount County: 9.71 %Bullock County: 14.374 %Butler County: 14.189 %Calhoun County: 11.408 %Chambers County: 12.339 %Cherokee County: 8.452 %Chilton County: 9.645 %Choctaw County: 6.713 %Clarke County: 12.98 %Clay County: 8.73 %Cleburne County: 12.515 %Coffee County: 10.844 %Colbert County: 13.281 %Conecuh County: 13.986 %Coosa County: 9.26 %Covington County: 12.099 %Crenshaw County: 10.687 %Cullman County: 11.014 %Dale County: 19.119 %Dallas County: 15.031 %DeKalb County: 14.175 %Elmore County: 9.279 %Escambia County: 11.264 %Etowah County: 7.843 %Fayette County: 10.988 %Franklin County: 9.256 %Geneva County: 10.299 %Greene County: 13.561 %Hale County: 20.102 %Henry County: 9.83 %Houston County: 11.944 %Jackson County: 10.199 %Jefferson County: 19.394 %Lamar County: 6.769 %Lauderdale County: 14.796 %Lawrence County: 17.892 %Lee County: 9.518 %Limestone County: 11.352 %Lowndes County: 21.713 %Macon County: 8.246 %Madison County: 11.742 %Marengo County: 8.956 %Marion County: 10.378 %Marshall County: 11.341 %Mobile County: 12.089 %Monroe County: 9.657 %Montgomery County: 12.875 %Morgan County: 16.285 %Perry County: 8.902 %Pickens County: 10.301 %Pike County: 8.651 %Randolph County: 13.214 %Russell County: 8.607 %St. Clair County: 9.864 %Shelby County: 12.852 %Sumter County: 9.276 %Talladega County: 9.147 %Tallapoosa County: 10.43 %Tuscaloosa County: 9.95 %Walker County: 10.653 %Washington County: 12.247 %Wilcox County: 11.743 %Winston County: 13.006 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Lowndes County: 21.713 %Lowndes County21.713Hale County: 20.102 %Hale County20.102Jefferson County: 19.394 %Jefferson County19.394Dale County: 19.119 %Dale County19.119Lawrence County: 17.892 %Lawrence County17.892Morgan County: 16.285 %Morgan County16.285Barbour County: 15.113 %Barbour County15.113Dallas County: 15.031 %Dallas County15.031Lauderdale County: 14.796 %Lauderdale County14.796Bullock County: 14.374 %Bullock County14.374Butler County: 14.189 %Butler County14.189DeKalb County: 14.175 %DeKalb County14.175Conecuh County: 13.986 %Conecuh County13.986Greene County: 13.561 %Greene County13.561Baldwin County: 13.303 %Baldwin County13.303Colbert County: 13.281 %Colbert County13.281Randolph County: 13.214 %Randolph County13.214Winston County: 13.006 %Winston County13.006Autauga County: 12.991 %Autauga County12.991Clarke County: 12.98 %Clarke County12.98Montgomery County: 12.875 %Montgomery County12.875Shelby County: 12.852 %Shelby County12.852Cleburne County: 12.515 %Cleburne County12.515Chambers County: 12.339 %Chambers County12.339Washington County: 12.247 %Washington County12.247Covington County: 12.099 %Covington County12.099Mobile County: 12.089 %Mobile County12.089Houston County: 11.944 %Houston County11.944Wilcox County: 11.743 %Wilcox County11.743Madison County: 11.742 %Madison County11.742Calhoun County: 11.408 %Calhoun County11.408Limestone County: 11.352 %Limestone County11.352Marshall County: 11.341 %Marshall County11.341Escambia County: 11.264 %Escambia County11.264Cullman County: 11.014 %Cullman County11.014Fayette County: 10.988 %Fayette County10.988Coffee County: 10.844 %Coffee County10.844Crenshaw County: 10.687 %Crenshaw County10.687Walker County: 10.653 %Walker County10.653Tallapoosa County: 10.43 %Tallapoosa County10.43Lowndes County: 21.713 %Lowndes County21.713Hale County: 20.102 %Hale County20.102Jefferson County: 19.394 %Jefferson County19.394Dale County: 19.119 %Dale County19.119Lawrence County: 17.892 %Lawrence County17.892Morgan County: 16.285 %Morgan County16.285Barbour County: 15.113 %Barbour County15.113Dallas County: 15.031 %Dallas County15.031Lauderdale County: 14.796 %Lauderdale County14.796Bullock County: 14.374 %Bullock County14.374Butler County: 14.189 %Butler County14.189DeKalb County: 14.175 %DeKalb County14.175Conecuh County: 13.986 %Conecuh County13.986Greene County: 13.561 %Greene County13.561Baldwin County: 13.303 %Baldwin County13.303Colbert County: 13.281 %Colbert County13.281Randolph County: 13.214 %Randolph County13.214Winston County: 13.006 %Winston County13.006Autauga County: 12.991 %Autauga County12.991Clarke County: 12.98 %Clarke County12.98Montgomery County: 12.875 %Montgomery County12.875Shelby County: 12.852 %Shelby County12.852Cleburne County: 12.515 %Cleburne County12.515Chambers County: 12.339 %Chambers County12.339Washington County: 12.247 %Washington County12.247Covington County: 12.099 %Covington County12.099Mobile County: 12.089 %Mobile County12.089Houston County: 11.944 %Houston County11.944Wilcox County: 11.743 %Wilcox County11.743Madison County: 11.742 %Madison County11.742Calhoun County: 11.408 %Calhoun County11.408Limestone County: 11.352 %Limestone County11.352Marshall County: 11.341 %Marshall County11.341Escambia County: 11.264 %Escambia County11.264Cullman County: 11.014 %Cullman County11.014Fayette County: 10.988 %Fayette County10.988Coffee County: 10.844 %Coffee County10.844Crenshaw County: 10.687 %Crenshaw County10.687Walker County: 10.653 %Walker County10.653Tallapoosa County: 10.43 %Tallapoosa County10.43
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Lowndes County21.713+8.07 pts
2Hale County20.102+10.67 pts
3Jefferson County19.394+7.64 pts
4Dale County19.119+9.97 pts
5Lawrence County17.892+6.47 pts
6Morgan County16.285+6.61 pts
7Barbour County15.113+4.94 pts
8Dallas County15.031+1.37 pts
9Lauderdale County14.796+1.9 pts
10Bullock County14.374+8.33 pts
11Butler County14.189+1.28 pts
12DeKalb County14.175+1.48 pts
13Conecuh County13.986-7.29 pts
14Greene County13.561-16.93 pts
15Baldwin County13.303-0.45 pts
16Colbert County13.281+4.14 pts
17Randolph County13.214+2.69 pts
18Winston County13.006-1.69 pts
19Autauga County12.991+0.49 pts
20Clarke County12.98+0.33 pts
21Montgomery County12.875+0.9 pts
22Shelby County12.852+1.1 pts
23Cleburne County12.515-16.68 pts
24Chambers County12.339+3.18 pts
25Washington County12.247+4.45 pts
26Covington County12.099+3.86 pts
27Mobile County12.089-0.48 pts
28Houston County11.944-0.07 pts
29Wilcox County11.743+1 pts
30Madison County11.742-0.61 pts
31Calhoun County11.408-1.7 pts
32Limestone County11.352-0.37 pts
33Marshall County11.341+0.21 pts
34Escambia County11.264+2.89 pts
35Cullman County11.014-1.14 pts
36Fayette County10.988+0.26 pts
37Coffee County10.844-0.21 pts
38Crenshaw County10.687-0.38 pts
39Walker County10.653-2.11 pts
40Tallapoosa County10.43-10.91 pts
41Marion County10.378+1.03 pts
42Pickens County10.301-1 pts
43Geneva County10.299+0.19 pts
44Jackson County10.199+2.63 pts
45Tuscaloosa County9.95-0.26 pts
46St. Clair County9.864-3.95 pts
47Henry County9.83+1.48 pts
48Blount County9.71-4.29 pts
49Monroe County9.657-2.25 pts
50Chilton County9.645-4.03 pts
51Bibb County9.566+0.73 pts
52Lee County9.518-0.81 pts
53Elmore County9.279+0.58 pts
54Sumter County9.276-7.32 pts
55Coosa County9.26-6.44 pts
56Franklin County9.256+3.02 pts
57Talladega County9.147-1.29 pts
58Marengo County8.956-4.92 pts
59Perry County8.902-4.65 pts
60Clay County8.73-1.69 pts
61Pike County8.651-3.21 pts
62Russell County8.607-4.21 pts
63Cherokee County8.452-2.02 pts
64Macon County8.246-14.28 pts
65Etowah County7.843-4.83 pts
66Lamar County6.769-3.56 pts
67Choctaw County6.713-2.97 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lowndes County, with 21.713% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Choctaw County, with 6.713% in 2012.

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