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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Lawrence County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 30.155%. Coosa County had the lowest, at 2.831%. The median was 10.28% and the figure for Alabama was 11.525%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.155Lawrence County
Lowest2.831Coosa County
Median10.2867 counties
Alabama11.525History

Map of counties, 2014

Autauga County: 10.286 %Baldwin County: 10.883 %Barbour County: 11.037 %Bibb County: 6.243 %Blount County: 15.06 %Bullock County: 12.124 %Butler County: 5.767 %Calhoun County: 9.87 %Chambers County: 15.24 %Cherokee County: 14.198 %Chilton County: 11.813 %Choctaw County: 8.22 %Clarke County: 7.853 %Clay County: 4.68 %Cleburne County: 8.251 %Coffee County: 10.355 %Colbert County: 9.559 %Conecuh County: 8.184 %Coosa County: 2.831 %Covington County: 12.026 %Crenshaw County: 8.261 %Cullman County: 8.624 %Dale County: 15.788 %Dallas County: 11.145 %DeKalb County: 17.041 %Elmore County: 9.088 %Escambia County: 9.176 %Etowah County: 14.128 %Fayette County: 18.948 %Franklin County: 8.623 %Geneva County: 8.358 %Greene County: 18.494 %Hale County: 17.219 %Henry County: 27.329 %Houston County: 9.364 %Jackson County: 7.641 %Jefferson County: 10.894 %Lamar County: 11.194 %Lauderdale County: 10.28 %Lawrence County: 30.155 %Lee County: 9.983 %Limestone County: 8.952 %Lowndes County: 7.379 %Macon County: 10.676 %Madison County: 11.34 %Marengo County: 6.068 %Marion County: 19.361 %Marshall County: 9.838 %Mobile County: 12.09 %Monroe County: 7.221 %Montgomery County: 9.509 %Morgan County: 12.5 %Perry County: 7.321 %Pickens County: 17.989 %Pike County: 10.98 %Randolph County: 8.245 %Russell County: 7.822 %St. Clair County: 10.006 %Shelby County: 9.843 %Sumter County: 5.987 %Talladega County: 8.151 %Tallapoosa County: 12.783 %Tuscaloosa County: 10.599 %Walker County: 12.864 %Washington County: 21.269 %Wilcox County: 9.606 %Winston County: 10.816 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Lawrence County: 30.155 %Lawrence County30.155Henry County: 27.329 %Henry County27.329Washington County: 21.269 %Washington County21.269Marion County: 19.361 %Marion County19.361Fayette County: 18.948 %Fayette County18.948Greene County: 18.494 %Greene County18.494Pickens County: 17.989 %Pickens County17.989Hale County: 17.219 %Hale County17.219DeKalb County: 17.041 %DeKalb County17.041Dale County: 15.788 %Dale County15.788Chambers County: 15.24 %Chambers County15.24Blount County: 15.06 %Blount County15.06Cherokee County: 14.198 %Cherokee County14.198Etowah County: 14.128 %Etowah County14.128Walker County: 12.864 %Walker County12.864Tallapoosa County: 12.783 %Tallapoosa County12.783Morgan County: 12.5 %Morgan County12.5Bullock County: 12.124 %Bullock County12.124Mobile County: 12.09 %Mobile County12.09Covington County: 12.026 %Covington County12.026Chilton County: 11.813 %Chilton County11.813Madison County: 11.34 %Madison County11.34Lamar County: 11.194 %Lamar County11.194Dallas County: 11.145 %Dallas County11.145Barbour County: 11.037 %Barbour County11.037Pike County: 10.98 %Pike County10.98Jefferson County: 10.894 %Jefferson County10.894Baldwin County: 10.883 %Baldwin County10.883Winston County: 10.816 %Winston County10.816Macon County: 10.676 %Macon County10.676Tuscaloosa County: 10.599 %Tuscaloosa County10.599Coffee County: 10.355 %Coffee County10.355Autauga County: 10.286 %Autauga County10.286Lauderdale County: 10.28 %Lauderdale County10.28St. Clair County: 10.006 %St. Clair County10.006Lee County: 9.983 %Lee County9.983Calhoun County: 9.87 %Calhoun County9.87Shelby County: 9.843 %Shelby County9.843Marshall County: 9.838 %Marshall County9.838Wilcox County: 9.606 %Wilcox County9.606Lawrence County: 30.155 %Lawrence County30.155Henry County: 27.329 %Henry County27.329Washington County: 21.269 %Washington County21.269Marion County: 19.361 %Marion County19.361Fayette County: 18.948 %Fayette County18.948Greene County: 18.494 %Greene County18.494Pickens County: 17.989 %Pickens County17.989Hale County: 17.219 %Hale County17.219DeKalb County: 17.041 %DeKalb County17.041Dale County: 15.788 %Dale County15.788Chambers County: 15.24 %Chambers County15.24Blount County: 15.06 %Blount County15.06Cherokee County: 14.198 %Cherokee County14.198Etowah County: 14.128 %Etowah County14.128Walker County: 12.864 %Walker County12.864Tallapoosa County: 12.783 %Tallapoosa County12.783Morgan County: 12.5 %Morgan County12.5Bullock County: 12.124 %Bullock County12.124Mobile County: 12.09 %Mobile County12.09Covington County: 12.026 %Covington County12.026Chilton County: 11.813 %Chilton County11.813Madison County: 11.34 %Madison County11.34Lamar County: 11.194 %Lamar County11.194Dallas County: 11.145 %Dallas County11.145Barbour County: 11.037 %Barbour County11.037Pike County: 10.98 %Pike County10.98Jefferson County: 10.894 %Jefferson County10.894Baldwin County: 10.883 %Baldwin County10.883Winston County: 10.816 %Winston County10.816Macon County: 10.676 %Macon County10.676Tuscaloosa County: 10.599 %Tuscaloosa County10.599Coffee County: 10.355 %Coffee County10.355Autauga County: 10.286 %Autauga County10.286Lauderdale County: 10.28 %Lauderdale County10.28St. Clair County: 10.006 %St. Clair County10.006Lee County: 9.983 %Lee County9.983Calhoun County: 9.87 %Calhoun County9.87Shelby County: 9.843 %Shelby County9.843Marshall County: 9.838 %Marshall County9.838Wilcox County: 9.606 %Wilcox County9.606
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Lawrence County30.155+20.24 pts
2Henry County27.329+14.7 pts
3Washington County21.269+14.23 pts
4Marion County19.361+10.26 pts
5Fayette County18.948+9.08 pts
6Greene County18.494+10.16 pts
7Pickens County17.989+7.36 pts
8Hale County17.219+3.48 pts
9DeKalb County17.041+9.75 pts
10Dale County15.788+4.24 pts
11Chambers County15.24-1.59 pts
12Blount County15.06+4.45 pts
13Cherokee County14.198+5.3 pts
14Etowah County14.128+3.09 pts
15Walker County12.864+1.34 pts
16Tallapoosa County12.783+2.66 pts
17Morgan County12.5-0.64 pts
18Bullock County12.124+4.93 pts
19Mobile County12.09-0.7 pts
20Covington County12.026+3.33 pts
21Chilton County11.813+1.16 pts
22Madison County11.34-0.9 pts
23Lamar County11.194+3.24 pts
24Dallas County11.145-2.12 pts
25Barbour County11.037-1.29 pts
26Pike County10.98+1.52 pts
27Jefferson County10.894+0.71 pts
28Baldwin County10.883-0.67 pts
29Winston County10.816+0.34 pts
30Macon County10.676+1.14 pts
31Tuscaloosa County10.599+1.24 pts
32Coffee County10.355-0.24 pts
33Autauga County10.286-1.04 pts
34Lauderdale County10.28+0.36 pts
35St. Clair County10.006-0.6 pts
36Lee County9.983-0.73 pts
37Calhoun County9.87-1.53 pts
38Shelby County9.843-1.47 pts
39Marshall County9.838-0.16 pts
40Wilcox County9.606-4.69 pts
41Colbert County9.559-1.51 pts
42Montgomery County9.509-0.96 pts
43Houston County9.364-1.45 pts
44Escambia County9.176+0.23 pts
45Elmore County9.088-3.31 pts
46Limestone County8.952-0.56 pts
47Cullman County8.624-1 pts
48Franklin County8.623-10.01 pts
49Geneva County8.358-2.38 pts
50Crenshaw County8.261+2.27 pts
51Cleburne County8.251-5.28 pts
52Randolph County8.245+0.18 pts
53Choctaw County8.22+1.65 pts
54Conecuh County8.184-5.14 pts
55Talladega County8.151+1.06 pts
56Clarke County7.853-0.66 pts
57Russell County7.822-3.67 pts
58Jackson County7.641+0.52 pts
59Lowndes County7.379+0.19 pts
60Perry County7.321+0.66 pts
61Monroe County7.221-5.16 pts
62Bibb County6.243-3.66 pts
63Marengo County6.068-2.83 pts
64Sumter County5.987-3.21 pts
65Butler County5.767-3.96 pts
66Clay County4.68-3.24 pts
67Coosa County2.831-5.75 pts

Other periods

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lawrence County, with 30.155% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Coosa County, with 2.831% in 2014.

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