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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Greene County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 17.752%. Clay County had the lowest, at 3.135%. The median was 10.499% and the figure for Alabama was 11.563%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.752Greene County
Lowest3.135Clay County
Median10.49967 counties
Alabama11.563History

Map of counties, 2017

Autauga County: 12.762 %Baldwin County: 14.596 %Barbour County: 8.48 %Bibb County: 9.885 %Blount County: 10.426 %Bullock County: 8.622 %Butler County: 11.607 %Calhoun County: 11.309 %Chambers County: 9.176 %Cherokee County: 11.604 %Chilton County: 8.116 %Choctaw County: 7.037 %Clarke County: 13.11 %Clay County: 3.135 %Cleburne County: 10.665 %Coffee County: 9.972 %Colbert County: 9.792 %Conecuh County: 9.119 %Coosa County: 11.197 %Covington County: 9.795 %Crenshaw County: 9.178 %Cullman County: 10.691 %Dale County: 11.336 %Dallas County: 10.865 %DeKalb County: 9.531 %Elmore County: 7.862 %Escambia County: 11.156 %Etowah County: 10.499 %Fayette County: 11.587 %Franklin County: 5.566 %Geneva County: 10.544 %Greene County: 17.752 %Hale County: 7.215 %Henry County: 9.905 %Houston County: 9.59 %Jackson County: 8.467 %Jefferson County: 11.144 %Lamar County: 8.308 %Lauderdale County: 11.519 %Lawrence County: 10.264 %Lee County: 9.232 %Limestone County: 9.729 %Lowndes County: 12.399 %Macon County: 11.646 %Madison County: 11.581 %Marengo County: 9.63 %Marion County: 13.236 %Marshall County: 8.788 %Mobile County: 13.122 %Monroe County: 6.93 %Montgomery County: 10.926 %Morgan County: 12.426 %Perry County: 8.579 %Pickens County: 14.885 %Pike County: 7.481 %Randolph County: 11.4 %Russell County: 13.173 %St. Clair County: 10.532 %Shelby County: 14.287 %Sumter County: 12.326 %Talladega County: 8.392 %Tallapoosa County: 12.661 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.334 %Walker County: 15.161 %Washington County: 7.328 %Wilcox County: 9.171 %Winston County: 8.161 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Greene County: 17.752 %Greene County17.752Walker County: 15.161 %Walker County15.161Pickens County: 14.885 %Pickens County14.885Baldwin County: 14.596 %Baldwin County14.596Shelby County: 14.287 %Shelby County14.287Marion County: 13.236 %Marion County13.236Russell County: 13.173 %Russell County13.173Mobile County: 13.122 %Mobile County13.122Clarke County: 13.11 %Clarke County13.11Autauga County: 12.762 %Autauga County12.762Tallapoosa County: 12.661 %Tallapoosa County12.661Morgan County: 12.426 %Morgan County12.426Lowndes County: 12.399 %Lowndes County12.399Sumter County: 12.326 %Sumter County12.326Macon County: 11.646 %Macon County11.646Butler County: 11.607 %Butler County11.607Cherokee County: 11.604 %Cherokee County11.604Fayette County: 11.587 %Fayette County11.587Madison County: 11.581 %Madison County11.581Lauderdale County: 11.519 %Lauderdale County11.519Randolph County: 11.4 %Randolph County11.4Dale County: 11.336 %Dale County11.336Tuscaloosa County: 11.334 %Tuscaloosa County11.334Calhoun County: 11.309 %Calhoun County11.309Coosa County: 11.197 %Coosa County11.197Escambia County: 11.156 %Escambia County11.156Jefferson County: 11.144 %Jefferson County11.144Montgomery County: 10.926 %Montgomery County10.926Dallas County: 10.865 %Dallas County10.865Cullman County: 10.691 %Cullman County10.691Cleburne County: 10.665 %Cleburne County10.665Geneva County: 10.544 %Geneva County10.544St. Clair County: 10.532 %St. Clair County10.532Etowah County: 10.499 %Etowah County10.499Blount County: 10.426 %Blount County10.426Lawrence County: 10.264 %Lawrence County10.264Coffee County: 9.972 %Coffee County9.972Henry County: 9.905 %Henry County9.905Bibb County: 9.885 %Bibb County9.885Covington County: 9.795 %Covington County9.795Greene County: 17.752 %Greene County17.752Walker County: 15.161 %Walker County15.161Pickens County: 14.885 %Pickens County14.885Baldwin County: 14.596 %Baldwin County14.596Shelby County: 14.287 %Shelby County14.287Marion County: 13.236 %Marion County13.236Russell County: 13.173 %Russell County13.173Mobile County: 13.122 %Mobile County13.122Clarke County: 13.11 %Clarke County13.11Autauga County: 12.762 %Autauga County12.762Tallapoosa County: 12.661 %Tallapoosa County12.661Morgan County: 12.426 %Morgan County12.426Lowndes County: 12.399 %Lowndes County12.399Sumter County: 12.326 %Sumter County12.326Macon County: 11.646 %Macon County11.646Butler County: 11.607 %Butler County11.607Cherokee County: 11.604 %Cherokee County11.604Fayette County: 11.587 %Fayette County11.587Madison County: 11.581 %Madison County11.581Lauderdale County: 11.519 %Lauderdale County11.519Randolph County: 11.4 %Randolph County11.4Dale County: 11.336 %Dale County11.336Tuscaloosa County: 11.334 %Tuscaloosa County11.334Calhoun County: 11.309 %Calhoun County11.309Coosa County: 11.197 %Coosa County11.197Escambia County: 11.156 %Escambia County11.156Jefferson County: 11.144 %Jefferson County11.144Montgomery County: 10.926 %Montgomery County10.926Dallas County: 10.865 %Dallas County10.865Cullman County: 10.691 %Cullman County10.691Cleburne County: 10.665 %Cleburne County10.665Geneva County: 10.544 %Geneva County10.544St. Clair County: 10.532 %St. Clair County10.532Etowah County: 10.499 %Etowah County10.499Blount County: 10.426 %Blount County10.426Lawrence County: 10.264 %Lawrence County10.264Coffee County: 9.972 %Coffee County9.972Henry County: 9.905 %Henry County9.905Bibb County: 9.885 %Bibb County9.885Covington County: 9.795 %Covington County9.795
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Greene County17.752+8.61 pts
2Walker County15.161-1.5 pts
3Pickens County14.885+4.93 pts
4Baldwin County14.596+4.51 pts
5Shelby County14.287+3.41 pts
6Marion County13.236+4.12 pts
7Russell County13.173+3.61 pts
8Mobile County13.122+4.39 pts
9Clarke County13.11+2.92 pts
10Autauga County12.762+3.91 pts
11Tallapoosa County12.661+5.05 pts
12Morgan County12.426+2.86 pts
13Lowndes County12.399+5.47 pts
14Sumter County12.326+3.13 pts
15Macon County11.646+2.76 pts
16Butler County11.607+4.9 pts
17Cherokee County11.604+0.97 pts
18Fayette County11.587+4.1 pts
19Madison County11.581+2.32 pts
20Lauderdale County11.519+0.05 pts
21Randolph County11.4-1.9 pts
22Dale County11.336+4.56 pts
23Tuscaloosa County11.334+2.34 pts
24Calhoun County11.309+1.75 pts
25Coosa County11.197+5.84 pts
26Escambia County11.156-1.39 pts
27Jefferson County11.144-0.52 pts
28Montgomery County10.926-0.2 pts
29Dallas County10.865-1.23 pts
30Cullman County10.691+2.69 pts
31Cleburne County10.665-1.36 pts
32Geneva County10.544+3.61 pts
33St. Clair County10.532+0.41 pts
34Etowah County10.499+2.9 pts
35Blount County10.426-1.91 pts
36Lawrence County10.264+1.68 pts
37Coffee County9.972-0.62 pts
38Henry County9.905+1.28 pts
39Bibb County9.885+1.59 pts
40Covington County9.795-0.17 pts
41Colbert County9.792+0.37 pts
42Limestone County9.729+0.18 pts
43Marengo County9.63+1.78 pts
44Houston County9.59+1.47 pts
45DeKalb County9.531+0.91 pts
46Lee County9.232-0.99 pts
47Crenshaw County9.178+1.55 pts
48Chambers County9.176-1.64 pts
49Wilcox County9.171-0.59 pts
50Conecuh County9.119-4.71 pts
51Marshall County8.788-0.9 pts
52Bullock County8.622+1.54 pts
53Perry County8.579-0.15 pts
54Barbour County8.48+1.39 pts
55Jackson County8.467+3.38 pts
56Talladega County8.392-1.86 pts
57Lamar County8.308+0.66 pts
58Winston County8.161-2.63 pts
59Chilton County8.116-1.22 pts
60Elmore County7.862-0.88 pts
61Pike County7.481+0.11 pts
62Washington County7.328-1.04 pts
63Hale County7.215-4.17 pts
64Choctaw County7.037-0.59 pts
65Monroe County6.93-0.18 pts
66Franklin County5.566-2.18 pts
67Clay County3.135-3.62 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Greene County, with 17.752% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clay County, with 3.135% in 2017.

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