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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Franklin County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 18.637%. Crenshaw County had the lowest, at 5.992%. The median was 10.18% and the figure for Alabama was 11.408%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.637Franklin County
Lowest5.992Crenshaw County
Median10.1867 counties
Alabama11.408History

Map of counties, 2013

Autauga County: 11.328 %Baldwin County: 11.55 %Barbour County: 12.324 %Bibb County: 9.902 %Blount County: 10.608 %Bullock County: 7.196 %Butler County: 9.728 %Calhoun County: 11.398 %Chambers County: 16.834 %Cherokee County: 8.893 %Chilton County: 10.655 %Choctaw County: 6.568 %Clarke County: 8.511 %Clay County: 7.919 %Cleburne County: 13.531 %Coffee County: 10.591 %Colbert County: 11.073 %Conecuh County: 13.327 %Coosa County: 8.577 %Covington County: 8.7 %Crenshaw County: 5.992 %Cullman County: 9.629 %Dale County: 11.55 %Dallas County: 13.261 %DeKalb County: 7.293 %Elmore County: 12.394 %Escambia County: 8.948 %Etowah County: 11.035 %Fayette County: 9.871 %Franklin County: 18.637 %Geneva County: 10.734 %Greene County: 8.337 %Hale County: 13.737 %Henry County: 12.632 %Houston County: 10.812 %Jackson County: 7.117 %Jefferson County: 10.18 %Lamar County: 7.952 %Lauderdale County: 9.916 %Lawrence County: 9.916 %Lee County: 10.712 %Limestone County: 9.517 %Lowndes County: 7.191 %Macon County: 9.534 %Madison County: 12.237 %Marengo County: 8.894 %Marion County: 9.106 %Marshall County: 9.999 %Mobile County: 12.79 %Monroe County: 12.379 %Montgomery County: 10.474 %Morgan County: 13.142 %Perry County: 6.662 %Pickens County: 10.632 %Pike County: 9.46 %Randolph County: 8.069 %Russell County: 11.495 %St. Clair County: 10.607 %Shelby County: 11.309 %Sumter County: 9.202 %Talladega County: 7.089 %Tallapoosa County: 10.127 %Tuscaloosa County: 9.36 %Walker County: 11.522 %Washington County: 7.043 %Wilcox County: 14.291 %Winston County: 10.472 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Franklin County: 18.637 %Franklin County18.637Chambers County: 16.834 %Chambers County16.834Wilcox County: 14.291 %Wilcox County14.291Hale County: 13.737 %Hale County13.737Cleburne County: 13.531 %Cleburne County13.531Conecuh County: 13.327 %Conecuh County13.327Dallas County: 13.261 %Dallas County13.261Morgan County: 13.142 %Morgan County13.142Mobile County: 12.79 %Mobile County12.79Henry County: 12.632 %Henry County12.632Elmore County: 12.394 %Elmore County12.394Monroe County: 12.379 %Monroe County12.379Barbour County: 12.324 %Barbour County12.324Madison County: 12.237 %Madison County12.237Baldwin County: 11.55 %Baldwin County11.55Dale County: 11.55 %Dale County11.55Walker County: 11.522 %Walker County11.522Russell County: 11.495 %Russell County11.495Calhoun County: 11.398 %Calhoun County11.398Autauga County: 11.328 %Autauga County11.328Shelby County: 11.309 %Shelby County11.309Colbert County: 11.073 %Colbert County11.073Etowah County: 11.035 %Etowah County11.035Houston County: 10.812 %Houston County10.812Geneva County: 10.734 %Geneva County10.734Lee County: 10.712 %Lee County10.712Chilton County: 10.655 %Chilton County10.655Pickens County: 10.632 %Pickens County10.632Blount County: 10.608 %Blount County10.608St. Clair County: 10.607 %St. Clair County10.607Coffee County: 10.591 %Coffee County10.591Montgomery County: 10.474 %Montgomery County10.474Winston County: 10.472 %Winston County10.472Jefferson County: 10.18 %Jefferson County10.18Tallapoosa County: 10.127 %Tallapoosa County10.127Marshall County: 9.999 %Marshall County9.999Lauderdale County: 9.916 %Lauderdale County9.916Lawrence County: 9.916 %Lawrence County9.916Bibb County: 9.902 %Bibb County9.902Fayette County: 9.871 %Fayette County9.871Franklin County: 18.637 %Franklin County18.637Chambers County: 16.834 %Chambers County16.834Wilcox County: 14.291 %Wilcox County14.291Hale County: 13.737 %Hale County13.737Cleburne County: 13.531 %Cleburne County13.531Conecuh County: 13.327 %Conecuh County13.327Dallas County: 13.261 %Dallas County13.261Morgan County: 13.142 %Morgan County13.142Mobile County: 12.79 %Mobile County12.79Henry County: 12.632 %Henry County12.632Elmore County: 12.394 %Elmore County12.394Monroe County: 12.379 %Monroe County12.379Barbour County: 12.324 %Barbour County12.324Madison County: 12.237 %Madison County12.237Baldwin County: 11.55 %Baldwin County11.55Dale County: 11.55 %Dale County11.55Walker County: 11.522 %Walker County11.522Russell County: 11.495 %Russell County11.495Calhoun County: 11.398 %Calhoun County11.398Autauga County: 11.328 %Autauga County11.328Shelby County: 11.309 %Shelby County11.309Colbert County: 11.073 %Colbert County11.073Etowah County: 11.035 %Etowah County11.035Houston County: 10.812 %Houston County10.812Geneva County: 10.734 %Geneva County10.734Lee County: 10.712 %Lee County10.712Chilton County: 10.655 %Chilton County10.655Pickens County: 10.632 %Pickens County10.632Blount County: 10.608 %Blount County10.608St. Clair County: 10.607 %St. Clair County10.607Coffee County: 10.591 %Coffee County10.591Montgomery County: 10.474 %Montgomery County10.474Winston County: 10.472 %Winston County10.472Jefferson County: 10.18 %Jefferson County10.18Tallapoosa County: 10.127 %Tallapoosa County10.127Marshall County: 9.999 %Marshall County9.999Lauderdale County: 9.916 %Lauderdale County9.916Lawrence County: 9.916 %Lawrence County9.916Bibb County: 9.902 %Bibb County9.902Fayette County: 9.871 %Fayette County9.871
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Franklin County18.637+9.38 pts
2Chambers County16.834+4.49 pts
3Wilcox County14.291+2.55 pts
4Hale County13.737-6.37 pts
5Cleburne County13.531+1.02 pts
6Conecuh County13.327-0.66 pts
7Dallas County13.261-1.77 pts
8Morgan County13.142-3.14 pts
9Mobile County12.79+0.7 pts
10Henry County12.632+2.8 pts
11Elmore County12.394+3.12 pts
12Monroe County12.379+2.72 pts
13Barbour County12.324-2.79 pts
14Madison County12.237+0.49 pts
15Baldwin County11.55-1.75 pts
15Dale County11.55-7.57 pts
17Walker County11.522+0.87 pts
18Russell County11.495+2.89 pts
19Calhoun County11.398-0.01 pts
20Autauga County11.328-1.66 pts
21Shelby County11.309-1.54 pts
22Colbert County11.073-2.21 pts
23Etowah County11.035+3.19 pts
24Houston County10.812-1.13 pts
25Geneva County10.734+0.44 pts
26Lee County10.712+1.19 pts
27Chilton County10.655+1.01 pts
28Pickens County10.632+0.33 pts
29Blount County10.608+0.9 pts
30St. Clair County10.607+0.74 pts
31Coffee County10.591-0.25 pts
32Montgomery County10.474-2.4 pts
33Winston County10.472-2.53 pts
34Jefferson County10.18-9.21 pts
35Tallapoosa County10.127-0.3 pts
36Marshall County9.999-1.34 pts
37Lauderdale County9.916-4.88 pts
37Lawrence County9.916-7.98 pts
39Bibb County9.902+0.34 pts
40Fayette County9.871-1.12 pts
41Butler County9.728-4.46 pts
42Cullman County9.629-1.38 pts
43Macon County9.534+1.29 pts
44Limestone County9.517-1.84 pts
45Pike County9.46+0.81 pts
46Tuscaloosa County9.36-0.59 pts
47Sumter County9.202-0.07 pts
48Marion County9.106-1.27 pts
49Escambia County8.948-2.32 pts
50Marengo County8.894-0.06 pts
51Cherokee County8.893+0.44 pts
52Covington County8.7-3.4 pts
53Coosa County8.577-0.68 pts
54Clarke County8.511-4.47 pts
55Greene County8.337-5.22 pts
56Randolph County8.069-5.14 pts
57Lamar County7.952+1.18 pts
58Clay County7.919-0.81 pts
59DeKalb County7.293-6.88 pts
60Bullock County7.196-7.18 pts
61Lowndes County7.191-14.52 pts
62Jackson County7.117-3.08 pts
63Talladega County7.089-2.06 pts
64Washington County7.043-5.2 pts
65Perry County6.662-2.24 pts
66Choctaw County6.568-0.15 pts
67Crenshaw County5.992-4.69 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.

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Franklin County, with 18.637% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Crenshaw County, with 5.992% in 2013.

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