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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Lowndes County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 35.601%. Clay County had the lowest, at 3.985%. The median was 9.688% and the figure for Alabama was 10.035%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.601Lowndes County
Lowest3.985Clay County
Median9.68867 counties
Alabama10.035History

Map of counties, 2015

Autauga County: 10.718 %Baldwin County: 10.516 %Barbour County: 8.501 %Bibb County: 12.482 %Blount County: 13.067 %Bullock County: 4.076 %Butler County: 8.406 %Calhoun County: 10.934 %Chambers County: 9.364 %Cherokee County: 7.907 %Chilton County: 7.991 %Choctaw County: 9.89 %Clarke County: 9.915 %Clay County: 3.985 %Cleburne County: 7.523 %Coffee County: 7.139 %Colbert County: 7.911 %Conecuh County: 7.651 %Coosa County: 20.866 %Covington County: 11.925 %Crenshaw County: 6.277 %Cullman County: 9.788 %Dale County: 16.077 %Dallas County: 8.482 %DeKalb County: 6.736 %Elmore County: 8.298 %Escambia County: 11.061 %Etowah County: 9.668 %Fayette County: 9.6 %Franklin County: 14.237 %Geneva County: 8.765 %Greene County: 17.834 %Hale County: 7.528 %Henry County: 8.266 %Houston County: 10.116 %Jackson County: 7.195 %Jefferson County: 10.059 %Lamar County: 9.688 %Lauderdale County: 14.805 %Lawrence County: 25.698 %Lee County: 9.755 %Limestone County: 9.196 %Lowndes County: 35.601 %Macon County: 5.126 %Madison County: 11.667 %Marengo County: 10.768 %Marion County: 11.108 %Marshall County: 10.945 %Mobile County: 9.587 %Monroe County: 11.382 %Montgomery County: 10.833 %Morgan County: 9.028 %Perry County: 21.158 %Pickens County: 13.901 %Pike County: 12.336 %Randolph County: 7.624 %Russell County: 10.598 %St. Clair County: 8.476 %Shelby County: 9.799 %Sumter County: 8.746 %Talladega County: 9.031 %Tallapoosa County: 9.314 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.326 %Walker County: 9.665 %Washington County: 9.111 %Wilcox County: 20.313 %Winston County: 10.874 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Lowndes County: 35.601 %Lowndes County35.601Lawrence County: 25.698 %Lawrence County25.698Perry County: 21.158 %Perry County21.158Coosa County: 20.866 %Coosa County20.866Wilcox County: 20.313 %Wilcox County20.313Greene County: 17.834 %Greene County17.834Dale County: 16.077 %Dale County16.077Lauderdale County: 14.805 %Lauderdale County14.805Franklin County: 14.237 %Franklin County14.237Pickens County: 13.901 %Pickens County13.901Blount County: 13.067 %Blount County13.067Bibb County: 12.482 %Bibb County12.482Pike County: 12.336 %Pike County12.336Covington County: 11.925 %Covington County11.925Madison County: 11.667 %Madison County11.667Monroe County: 11.382 %Monroe County11.382Marion County: 11.108 %Marion County11.108Escambia County: 11.061 %Escambia County11.061Marshall County: 10.945 %Marshall County10.945Calhoun County: 10.934 %Calhoun County10.934Winston County: 10.874 %Winston County10.874Montgomery County: 10.833 %Montgomery County10.833Marengo County: 10.768 %Marengo County10.768Autauga County: 10.718 %Autauga County10.718Russell County: 10.598 %Russell County10.598Baldwin County: 10.516 %Baldwin County10.516Houston County: 10.116 %Houston County10.116Jefferson County: 10.059 %Jefferson County10.059Clarke County: 9.915 %Clarke County9.915Choctaw County: 9.89 %Choctaw County9.89Shelby County: 9.799 %Shelby County9.799Cullman County: 9.788 %Cullman County9.788Lee County: 9.755 %Lee County9.755Lamar County: 9.688 %Lamar County9.688Etowah County: 9.668 %Etowah County9.668Walker County: 9.665 %Walker County9.665Fayette County: 9.6 %Fayette County9.6Mobile County: 9.587 %Mobile County9.587Chambers County: 9.364 %Chambers County9.364Tallapoosa County: 9.314 %Tallapoosa County9.314Lowndes County: 35.601 %Lowndes County35.601Lawrence County: 25.698 %Lawrence County25.698Perry County: 21.158 %Perry County21.158Coosa County: 20.866 %Coosa County20.866Wilcox County: 20.313 %Wilcox County20.313Greene County: 17.834 %Greene County17.834Dale County: 16.077 %Dale County16.077Lauderdale County: 14.805 %Lauderdale County14.805Franklin County: 14.237 %Franklin County14.237Pickens County: 13.901 %Pickens County13.901Blount County: 13.067 %Blount County13.067Bibb County: 12.482 %Bibb County12.482Pike County: 12.336 %Pike County12.336Covington County: 11.925 %Covington County11.925Madison County: 11.667 %Madison County11.667Monroe County: 11.382 %Monroe County11.382Marion County: 11.108 %Marion County11.108Escambia County: 11.061 %Escambia County11.061Marshall County: 10.945 %Marshall County10.945Calhoun County: 10.934 %Calhoun County10.934Winston County: 10.874 %Winston County10.874Montgomery County: 10.833 %Montgomery County10.833Marengo County: 10.768 %Marengo County10.768Autauga County: 10.718 %Autauga County10.718Russell County: 10.598 %Russell County10.598Baldwin County: 10.516 %Baldwin County10.516Houston County: 10.116 %Houston County10.116Jefferson County: 10.059 %Jefferson County10.059Clarke County: 9.915 %Clarke County9.915Choctaw County: 9.89 %Choctaw County9.89Shelby County: 9.799 %Shelby County9.799Cullman County: 9.788 %Cullman County9.788Lee County: 9.755 %Lee County9.755Lamar County: 9.688 %Lamar County9.688Etowah County: 9.668 %Etowah County9.668Walker County: 9.665 %Walker County9.665Fayette County: 9.6 %Fayette County9.6Mobile County: 9.587 %Mobile County9.587Chambers County: 9.364 %Chambers County9.364Tallapoosa County: 9.314 %Tallapoosa County9.314
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Lowndes County35.601+28.22 pts
2Lawrence County25.698-4.46 pts
3Perry County21.158+13.84 pts
4Coosa County20.866+18.04 pts
5Wilcox County20.313+10.71 pts
6Greene County17.834-0.66 pts
7Dale County16.077+0.29 pts
8Lauderdale County14.805+4.53 pts
9Franklin County14.237+5.61 pts
10Pickens County13.901-4.09 pts
11Blount County13.067-1.99 pts
12Bibb County12.482+6.24 pts
13Pike County12.336+1.36 pts
14Covington County11.925-0.1 pts
15Madison County11.667+0.33 pts
16Monroe County11.382+4.16 pts
17Marion County11.108-8.25 pts
18Escambia County11.061+1.88 pts
19Marshall County10.945+1.11 pts
20Calhoun County10.934+1.06 pts
21Winston County10.874+0.06 pts
22Montgomery County10.833+1.32 pts
23Marengo County10.768+4.7 pts
24Autauga County10.718+0.43 pts
25Russell County10.598+2.78 pts
26Baldwin County10.516-0.37 pts
27Houston County10.116+0.75 pts
28Jefferson County10.059-0.84 pts
29Clarke County9.915+2.06 pts
30Choctaw County9.89+1.67 pts
31Shelby County9.799-0.04 pts
32Cullman County9.788+1.16 pts
33Lee County9.755-0.23 pts
34Lamar County9.688-1.51 pts
35Etowah County9.668-4.46 pts
36Walker County9.665-3.2 pts
37Fayette County9.6-9.35 pts
38Mobile County9.587-2.5 pts
39Chambers County9.364-5.88 pts
40Tallapoosa County9.314-3.47 pts
41Limestone County9.196+0.24 pts
42Washington County9.111-12.16 pts
43Talladega County9.031+0.88 pts
44Morgan County9.028-3.47 pts
45Geneva County8.765+0.41 pts
46Sumter County8.746+2.76 pts
47Barbour County8.501-2.54 pts
48Dallas County8.482-2.66 pts
49St. Clair County8.476-1.53 pts
50Butler County8.406+2.64 pts
51Tuscaloosa County8.326-2.27 pts
52Elmore County8.298-0.79 pts
53Henry County8.266-19.06 pts
54Chilton County7.991-3.82 pts
55Colbert County7.911-1.65 pts
56Cherokee County7.907-6.29 pts
57Conecuh County7.651-0.53 pts
58Randolph County7.624-0.62 pts
59Hale County7.528-9.69 pts
60Cleburne County7.523-0.73 pts
61Jackson County7.195-0.45 pts
62Coffee County7.139-3.22 pts
63DeKalb County6.736-10.3 pts
64Crenshaw County6.277-1.98 pts
65Macon County5.126-5.55 pts
66Bullock County4.076-8.05 pts
67Clay County3.985-0.69 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.

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lowndes County, with 35.601% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clay County, with 3.985% in 2015.

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