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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Jackson County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 15.856%. Macon County had the lowest, at 4.324%. The median was 10.422% and the figure for Alabama was 10.994%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.856Jackson County
Lowest4.324Macon County
Median10.42267 counties
Alabama10.994History

Map of counties, 2018

Autauga County: 11.128 %Baldwin County: 12.119 %Barbour County: 6.132 %Bibb County: 7.739 %Blount County: 10.814 %Bullock County: 6.33 %Butler County: 9.911 %Calhoun County: 12.782 %Chambers County: 12.826 %Cherokee County: 10.597 %Chilton County: 11.382 %Choctaw County: 6.479 %Clarke County: 10.276 %Clay County: 6.776 %Cleburne County: 15.092 %Coffee County: 11.176 %Colbert County: 7.977 %Conecuh County: 9.573 %Coosa County: 8.513 %Covington County: 10.921 %Crenshaw County: 11.792 %Cullman County: 9.927 %Dale County: 6.739 %Dallas County: 15.626 %DeKalb County: 7.09 %Elmore County: 10.487 %Escambia County: 8.973 %Etowah County: 11.323 %Fayette County: 7.48 %Franklin County: 7.384 %Geneva County: 10.965 %Greene County: 5.534 %Hale County: 7.293 %Henry County: 7.879 %Houston County: 10.283 %Jackson County: 15.856 %Jefferson County: 12.624 %Lamar County: 7.731 %Lauderdale County: 10.106 %Lawrence County: 10.097 %Lee County: 10.226 %Limestone County: 12.322 %Lowndes County: 11.565 %Macon County: 4.324 %Madison County: 10.355 %Marengo County: 11.353 %Marion County: 12.396 %Marshall County: 9.009 %Mobile County: 11.206 %Monroe County: 7.64 %Montgomery County: 9.885 %Morgan County: 8.874 %Perry County: 10.955 %Pickens County: 6.528 %Pike County: 11.727 %Randolph County: 12.964 %Russell County: 10.855 %St. Clair County: 11.06 %Shelby County: 11.008 %Sumter County: 9.234 %Talladega County: 6.969 %Tallapoosa County: 12.015 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.245 %Walker County: 10.998 %Washington County: 10.422 %Wilcox County: 13.936 %Winston County: 10.682 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Jackson County: 15.856 %Jackson County15.856Dallas County: 15.626 %Dallas County15.626Cleburne County: 15.092 %Cleburne County15.092Wilcox County: 13.936 %Wilcox County13.936Randolph County: 12.964 %Randolph County12.964Chambers County: 12.826 %Chambers County12.826Calhoun County: 12.782 %Calhoun County12.782Jefferson County: 12.624 %Jefferson County12.624Marion County: 12.396 %Marion County12.396Limestone County: 12.322 %Limestone County12.322Baldwin County: 12.119 %Baldwin County12.119Tallapoosa County: 12.015 %Tallapoosa County12.015Crenshaw County: 11.792 %Crenshaw County11.792Pike County: 11.727 %Pike County11.727Lowndes County: 11.565 %Lowndes County11.565Chilton County: 11.382 %Chilton County11.382Marengo County: 11.353 %Marengo County11.353Etowah County: 11.323 %Etowah County11.323Tuscaloosa County: 11.245 %Tuscaloosa County11.245Mobile County: 11.206 %Mobile County11.206Coffee County: 11.176 %Coffee County11.176Autauga County: 11.128 %Autauga County11.128St. Clair County: 11.06 %St. Clair County11.06Shelby County: 11.008 %Shelby County11.008Walker County: 10.998 %Walker County10.998Geneva County: 10.965 %Geneva County10.965Perry County: 10.955 %Perry County10.955Covington County: 10.921 %Covington County10.921Russell County: 10.855 %Russell County10.855Blount County: 10.814 %Blount County10.814Winston County: 10.682 %Winston County10.682Cherokee County: 10.597 %Cherokee County10.597Elmore County: 10.487 %Elmore County10.487Washington County: 10.422 %Washington County10.422Madison County: 10.355 %Madison County10.355Houston County: 10.283 %Houston County10.283Clarke County: 10.276 %Clarke County10.276Lee County: 10.226 %Lee County10.226Lauderdale County: 10.106 %Lauderdale County10.106Lawrence County: 10.097 %Lawrence County10.097Jackson County: 15.856 %Jackson County15.856Dallas County: 15.626 %Dallas County15.626Cleburne County: 15.092 %Cleburne County15.092Wilcox County: 13.936 %Wilcox County13.936Randolph County: 12.964 %Randolph County12.964Chambers County: 12.826 %Chambers County12.826Calhoun County: 12.782 %Calhoun County12.782Jefferson County: 12.624 %Jefferson County12.624Marion County: 12.396 %Marion County12.396Limestone County: 12.322 %Limestone County12.322Baldwin County: 12.119 %Baldwin County12.119Tallapoosa County: 12.015 %Tallapoosa County12.015Crenshaw County: 11.792 %Crenshaw County11.792Pike County: 11.727 %Pike County11.727Lowndes County: 11.565 %Lowndes County11.565Chilton County: 11.382 %Chilton County11.382Marengo County: 11.353 %Marengo County11.353Etowah County: 11.323 %Etowah County11.323Tuscaloosa County: 11.245 %Tuscaloosa County11.245Mobile County: 11.206 %Mobile County11.206Coffee County: 11.176 %Coffee County11.176Autauga County: 11.128 %Autauga County11.128St. Clair County: 11.06 %St. Clair County11.06Shelby County: 11.008 %Shelby County11.008Walker County: 10.998 %Walker County10.998Geneva County: 10.965 %Geneva County10.965Perry County: 10.955 %Perry County10.955Covington County: 10.921 %Covington County10.921Russell County: 10.855 %Russell County10.855Blount County: 10.814 %Blount County10.814Winston County: 10.682 %Winston County10.682Cherokee County: 10.597 %Cherokee County10.597Elmore County: 10.487 %Elmore County10.487Washington County: 10.422 %Washington County10.422Madison County: 10.355 %Madison County10.355Houston County: 10.283 %Houston County10.283Clarke County: 10.276 %Clarke County10.276Lee County: 10.226 %Lee County10.226Lauderdale County: 10.106 %Lauderdale County10.106Lawrence County: 10.097 %Lawrence County10.097
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jackson County15.856+7.39 pts
2Dallas County15.626+4.76 pts
3Cleburne County15.092+4.43 pts
4Wilcox County13.936+4.77 pts
5Randolph County12.964+1.56 pts
6Chambers County12.826+3.65 pts
7Calhoun County12.782+1.47 pts
8Jefferson County12.624+1.48 pts
9Marion County12.396-0.84 pts
10Limestone County12.322+2.59 pts
11Baldwin County12.119-2.48 pts
12Tallapoosa County12.015-0.65 pts
13Crenshaw County11.792+2.61 pts
14Pike County11.727+4.25 pts
15Lowndes County11.565-0.83 pts
16Chilton County11.382+3.27 pts
17Marengo County11.353+1.72 pts
18Etowah County11.323+0.82 pts
19Tuscaloosa County11.245-0.09 pts
20Mobile County11.206-1.92 pts
21Coffee County11.176+1.2 pts
22Autauga County11.128-1.63 pts
23St. Clair County11.06+0.53 pts
24Shelby County11.008-3.28 pts
25Walker County10.998-4.16 pts
26Geneva County10.965+0.42 pts
27Perry County10.955+2.38 pts
28Covington County10.921+1.13 pts
29Russell County10.855-2.32 pts
30Blount County10.814+0.39 pts
31Winston County10.682+2.52 pts
32Cherokee County10.597-1.01 pts
33Elmore County10.487+2.63 pts
34Washington County10.422+3.09 pts
35Madison County10.355-1.23 pts
36Houston County10.283+0.69 pts
37Clarke County10.276-2.83 pts
38Lee County10.226+0.99 pts
39Lauderdale County10.106-1.41 pts
40Lawrence County10.097-0.17 pts
41Cullman County9.927-0.76 pts
42Butler County9.911-1.7 pts
43Montgomery County9.885-1.04 pts
44Conecuh County9.573+0.45 pts
45Sumter County9.234-3.09 pts
46Marshall County9.009+0.22 pts
47Escambia County8.973-2.18 pts
48Morgan County8.874-3.55 pts
49Coosa County8.513-2.68 pts
50Colbert County7.977-1.81 pts
51Henry County7.879-2.03 pts
52Bibb County7.739-2.15 pts
53Lamar County7.731-0.58 pts
54Monroe County7.64+0.71 pts
55Fayette County7.48-4.11 pts
56Franklin County7.384+1.82 pts
57Hale County7.293+0.08 pts
58DeKalb County7.09-2.44 pts
59Talladega County6.969-1.42 pts
60Clay County6.776+3.64 pts
61Dale County6.739-4.6 pts
62Pickens County6.528-8.36 pts
63Choctaw County6.479-0.56 pts
64Bullock County6.33-2.29 pts
65Barbour County6.132-2.35 pts
66Greene County5.534-12.22 pts
67Macon County4.324-7.32 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Jackson County, with 15.856% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Macon County, with 4.324% in 2018.

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