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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Walker County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 16.661%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 5.086%. The median was 9.145% and the figure for Alabama was 9.881%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.661Walker County
Lowest5.086Jackson County
Median9.14567 counties
Alabama9.881History

Map of counties, 2016

Autauga County: 8.856 %Baldwin County: 10.087 %Barbour County: 7.088 %Bibb County: 8.295 %Blount County: 12.34 %Bullock County: 7.086 %Butler County: 6.705 %Calhoun County: 9.559 %Chambers County: 10.817 %Cherokee County: 10.635 %Chilton County: 9.333 %Choctaw County: 7.624 %Clarke County: 10.185 %Clay County: 6.753 %Cleburne County: 12.022 %Coffee County: 10.589 %Colbert County: 9.422 %Conecuh County: 13.832 %Coosa County: 5.36 %Covington County: 9.963 %Crenshaw County: 7.628 %Cullman County: 8.004 %Dale County: 6.773 %Dallas County: 12.096 %DeKalb County: 8.62 %Elmore County: 8.744 %Escambia County: 12.545 %Etowah County: 7.598 %Fayette County: 7.482 %Franklin County: 7.744 %Geneva County: 6.938 %Greene County: 9.145 %Hale County: 11.389 %Henry County: 8.628 %Houston County: 8.117 %Jackson County: 5.086 %Jefferson County: 11.667 %Lamar County: 7.653 %Lauderdale County: 11.467 %Lawrence County: 8.583 %Lee County: 10.218 %Limestone County: 9.546 %Lowndes County: 6.931 %Macon County: 8.883 %Madison County: 9.263 %Marengo County: 7.855 %Marion County: 9.113 %Marshall County: 9.692 %Mobile County: 8.731 %Monroe County: 7.113 %Montgomery County: 11.129 %Morgan County: 9.565 %Perry County: 8.733 %Pickens County: 9.956 %Pike County: 7.368 %Randolph County: 13.301 %Russell County: 9.563 %St. Clair County: 10.12 %Shelby County: 10.876 %Sumter County: 9.193 %Talladega County: 10.253 %Tallapoosa County: 7.612 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.99 %Walker County: 16.661 %Washington County: 8.367 %Wilcox County: 9.761 %Winston County: 10.787 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Walker County: 16.661 %Walker County16.661Conecuh County: 13.832 %Conecuh County13.832Randolph County: 13.301 %Randolph County13.301Escambia County: 12.545 %Escambia County12.545Blount County: 12.34 %Blount County12.34Dallas County: 12.096 %Dallas County12.096Cleburne County: 12.022 %Cleburne County12.022Jefferson County: 11.667 %Jefferson County11.667Lauderdale County: 11.467 %Lauderdale County11.467Hale County: 11.389 %Hale County11.389Montgomery County: 11.129 %Montgomery County11.129Shelby County: 10.876 %Shelby County10.876Chambers County: 10.817 %Chambers County10.817Winston County: 10.787 %Winston County10.787Cherokee County: 10.635 %Cherokee County10.635Coffee County: 10.589 %Coffee County10.589Talladega County: 10.253 %Talladega County10.253Lee County: 10.218 %Lee County10.218Clarke County: 10.185 %Clarke County10.185St. Clair County: 10.12 %St. Clair County10.12Baldwin County: 10.087 %Baldwin County10.087Covington County: 9.963 %Covington County9.963Pickens County: 9.956 %Pickens County9.956Wilcox County: 9.761 %Wilcox County9.761Marshall County: 9.692 %Marshall County9.692Morgan County: 9.565 %Morgan County9.565Russell County: 9.563 %Russell County9.563Calhoun County: 9.559 %Calhoun County9.559Limestone County: 9.546 %Limestone County9.546Colbert County: 9.422 %Colbert County9.422Chilton County: 9.333 %Chilton County9.333Madison County: 9.263 %Madison County9.263Sumter County: 9.193 %Sumter County9.193Greene County: 9.145 %Greene County9.145Marion County: 9.113 %Marion County9.113Tuscaloosa County: 8.99 %Tuscaloosa County8.99Macon County: 8.883 %Macon County8.883Autauga County: 8.856 %Autauga County8.856Elmore County: 8.744 %Elmore County8.744Perry County: 8.733 %Perry County8.733Walker County: 16.661 %Walker County16.661Conecuh County: 13.832 %Conecuh County13.832Randolph County: 13.301 %Randolph County13.301Escambia County: 12.545 %Escambia County12.545Blount County: 12.34 %Blount County12.34Dallas County: 12.096 %Dallas County12.096Cleburne County: 12.022 %Cleburne County12.022Jefferson County: 11.667 %Jefferson County11.667Lauderdale County: 11.467 %Lauderdale County11.467Hale County: 11.389 %Hale County11.389Montgomery County: 11.129 %Montgomery County11.129Shelby County: 10.876 %Shelby County10.876Chambers County: 10.817 %Chambers County10.817Winston County: 10.787 %Winston County10.787Cherokee County: 10.635 %Cherokee County10.635Coffee County: 10.589 %Coffee County10.589Talladega County: 10.253 %Talladega County10.253Lee County: 10.218 %Lee County10.218Clarke County: 10.185 %Clarke County10.185St. Clair County: 10.12 %St. Clair County10.12Baldwin County: 10.087 %Baldwin County10.087Covington County: 9.963 %Covington County9.963Pickens County: 9.956 %Pickens County9.956Wilcox County: 9.761 %Wilcox County9.761Marshall County: 9.692 %Marshall County9.692Morgan County: 9.565 %Morgan County9.565Russell County: 9.563 %Russell County9.563Calhoun County: 9.559 %Calhoun County9.559Limestone County: 9.546 %Limestone County9.546Colbert County: 9.422 %Colbert County9.422Chilton County: 9.333 %Chilton County9.333Madison County: 9.263 %Madison County9.263Sumter County: 9.193 %Sumter County9.193Greene County: 9.145 %Greene County9.145Marion County: 9.113 %Marion County9.113Tuscaloosa County: 8.99 %Tuscaloosa County8.99Macon County: 8.883 %Macon County8.883Autauga County: 8.856 %Autauga County8.856Elmore County: 8.744 %Elmore County8.744Perry County: 8.733 %Perry County8.733
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Walker County16.661+7 pts
2Conecuh County13.832+6.18 pts
3Randolph County13.301+5.68 pts
4Escambia County12.545+1.48 pts
5Blount County12.34-0.73 pts
6Dallas County12.096+3.61 pts
7Cleburne County12.022+4.5 pts
8Jefferson County11.667+1.61 pts
9Lauderdale County11.467-3.34 pts
10Hale County11.389+3.86 pts
11Montgomery County11.129+0.3 pts
12Shelby County10.876+1.08 pts
13Chambers County10.817+1.45 pts
14Winston County10.787-0.09 pts
15Cherokee County10.635+2.73 pts
16Coffee County10.589+3.45 pts
17Talladega County10.253+1.22 pts
18Lee County10.218+0.46 pts
19Clarke County10.185+0.27 pts
20St. Clair County10.12+1.64 pts
21Baldwin County10.087-0.43 pts
22Covington County9.963-1.96 pts
23Pickens County9.956-3.95 pts
24Wilcox County9.761-10.55 pts
25Marshall County9.692-1.25 pts
26Morgan County9.565+0.54 pts
27Russell County9.563-1.04 pts
28Calhoun County9.559-1.38 pts
29Limestone County9.546+0.35 pts
30Colbert County9.422+1.51 pts
31Chilton County9.333+1.34 pts
32Madison County9.263-2.4 pts
33Sumter County9.193+0.45 pts
34Greene County9.145-8.69 pts
35Marion County9.113-2 pts
36Tuscaloosa County8.99+0.66 pts
37Macon County8.883+3.76 pts
38Autauga County8.856-1.86 pts
39Elmore County8.744+0.45 pts
40Perry County8.733-12.43 pts
41Mobile County8.731-0.86 pts
42Henry County8.628+0.36 pts
43DeKalb County8.62+1.88 pts
44Lawrence County8.583-17.12 pts
45Washington County8.367-0.74 pts
46Bibb County8.295-4.19 pts
47Houston County8.117-2 pts
48Cullman County8.004-1.78 pts
49Marengo County7.855-2.91 pts
50Franklin County7.744-6.49 pts
51Lamar County7.653-2.04 pts
52Crenshaw County7.628+1.35 pts
53Choctaw County7.624-2.27 pts
54Tallapoosa County7.612-1.7 pts
55Etowah County7.598-2.07 pts
56Fayette County7.482-2.12 pts
57Pike County7.368-4.97 pts
58Monroe County7.113-4.27 pts
59Barbour County7.088-1.41 pts
60Bullock County7.086+3.01 pts
61Geneva County6.938-1.83 pts
62Lowndes County6.931-28.67 pts
63Dale County6.773-9.3 pts
64Clay County6.753+2.77 pts
65Butler County6.705-1.7 pts
66Coosa County5.36-15.51 pts
67Jackson County5.086-2.11 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Walker County, with 16.661% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Jackson County, with 5.086% in 2016.

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