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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Lowndes County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 27.193%. Macon County had the lowest, at 5.311%. The median was 8.958% and the figure for Alabama was 9.503%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.193Lowndes County
Lowest5.311Macon County
Median8.95867 counties
Alabama9.503History

Map of counties, 2019

Autauga County: 8.856 %Baldwin County: 10.587 %Barbour County: 10.126 %Bibb County: 8.184 %Blount County: 12.315 %Bullock County: 13.308 %Butler County: 9.173 %Calhoun County: 9.334 %Chambers County: 13.16 %Cherokee County: 7.853 %Chilton County: 11.049 %Choctaw County: 10.19 %Clarke County: 7.6 %Clay County: 6.466 %Cleburne County: 18.96 %Coffee County: 8.958 %Colbert County: 8.71 %Conecuh County: 8.735 %Coosa County: 9.729 %Covington County: 9.198 %Crenshaw County: 6.58 %Cullman County: 7.575 %Dale County: 7.977 %Dallas County: 9.572 %DeKalb County: 7.758 %Elmore County: 8.2 %Escambia County: 10.37 %Etowah County: 10.351 %Fayette County: 10.78 %Franklin County: 6.377 %Geneva County: 8.127 %Greene County: 7.328 %Hale County: 10.83 %Henry County: 6.116 %Houston County: 9.072 %Jackson County: 8.308 %Jefferson County: 8.878 %Lamar County: 7.615 %Lauderdale County: 10.238 %Lawrence County: 5.683 %Lee County: 13.61 %Limestone County: 8.808 %Lowndes County: 27.193 %Macon County: 5.311 %Madison County: 8.799 %Marengo County: 5.971 %Marion County: 7.067 %Marshall County: 7.475 %Mobile County: 11.721 %Monroe County: 6.436 %Montgomery County: 8.566 %Morgan County: 9.564 %Perry County: 10.643 %Pickens County: 9.3 %Pike County: 8.035 %Randolph County: 11.17 %Russell County: 9.627 %St. Clair County: 10.724 %Shelby County: 12.979 %Sumter County: 5.656 %Talladega County: 8.929 %Tallapoosa County: 9.724 %Tuscaloosa County: 8.063 %Walker County: 9.39 %Washington County: 5.557 %Wilcox County: 10.209 %Winston County: 10.516 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Lowndes County: 27.193 %Lowndes County27.193Cleburne County: 18.96 %Cleburne County18.96Lee County: 13.61 %Lee County13.61Bullock County: 13.308 %Bullock County13.308Chambers County: 13.16 %Chambers County13.16Shelby County: 12.979 %Shelby County12.979Blount County: 12.315 %Blount County12.315Mobile County: 11.721 %Mobile County11.721Randolph County: 11.17 %Randolph County11.17Chilton County: 11.049 %Chilton County11.049Hale County: 10.83 %Hale County10.83Fayette County: 10.78 %Fayette County10.78St. Clair County: 10.724 %St. Clair County10.724Perry County: 10.643 %Perry County10.643Baldwin County: 10.587 %Baldwin County10.587Winston County: 10.516 %Winston County10.516Escambia County: 10.37 %Escambia County10.37Etowah County: 10.351 %Etowah County10.351Lauderdale County: 10.238 %Lauderdale County10.238Wilcox County: 10.209 %Wilcox County10.209Choctaw County: 10.19 %Choctaw County10.19Barbour County: 10.126 %Barbour County10.126Coosa County: 9.729 %Coosa County9.729Tallapoosa County: 9.724 %Tallapoosa County9.724Russell County: 9.627 %Russell County9.627Dallas County: 9.572 %Dallas County9.572Morgan County: 9.564 %Morgan County9.564Walker County: 9.39 %Walker County9.39Calhoun County: 9.334 %Calhoun County9.334Pickens County: 9.3 %Pickens County9.3Covington County: 9.198 %Covington County9.198Butler County: 9.173 %Butler County9.173Houston County: 9.072 %Houston County9.072Coffee County: 8.958 %Coffee County8.958Talladega County: 8.929 %Talladega County8.929Jefferson County: 8.878 %Jefferson County8.878Autauga County: 8.856 %Autauga County8.856Limestone County: 8.808 %Limestone County8.808Madison County: 8.799 %Madison County8.799Conecuh County: 8.735 %Conecuh County8.735Lowndes County: 27.193 %Lowndes County27.193Cleburne County: 18.96 %Cleburne County18.96Lee County: 13.61 %Lee County13.61Bullock County: 13.308 %Bullock County13.308Chambers County: 13.16 %Chambers County13.16Shelby County: 12.979 %Shelby County12.979Blount County: 12.315 %Blount County12.315Mobile County: 11.721 %Mobile County11.721Randolph County: 11.17 %Randolph County11.17Chilton County: 11.049 %Chilton County11.049Hale County: 10.83 %Hale County10.83Fayette County: 10.78 %Fayette County10.78St. Clair County: 10.724 %St. Clair County10.724Perry County: 10.643 %Perry County10.643Baldwin County: 10.587 %Baldwin County10.587Winston County: 10.516 %Winston County10.516Escambia County: 10.37 %Escambia County10.37Etowah County: 10.351 %Etowah County10.351Lauderdale County: 10.238 %Lauderdale County10.238Wilcox County: 10.209 %Wilcox County10.209Choctaw County: 10.19 %Choctaw County10.19Barbour County: 10.126 %Barbour County10.126Coosa County: 9.729 %Coosa County9.729Tallapoosa County: 9.724 %Tallapoosa County9.724Russell County: 9.627 %Russell County9.627Dallas County: 9.572 %Dallas County9.572Morgan County: 9.564 %Morgan County9.564Walker County: 9.39 %Walker County9.39Calhoun County: 9.334 %Calhoun County9.334Pickens County: 9.3 %Pickens County9.3Covington County: 9.198 %Covington County9.198Butler County: 9.173 %Butler County9.173Houston County: 9.072 %Houston County9.072Coffee County: 8.958 %Coffee County8.958Talladega County: 8.929 %Talladega County8.929Jefferson County: 8.878 %Jefferson County8.878Autauga County: 8.856 %Autauga County8.856Limestone County: 8.808 %Limestone County8.808Madison County: 8.799 %Madison County8.799Conecuh County: 8.735 %Conecuh County8.735
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Lowndes County27.193+15.63 pts
2Cleburne County18.96+3.87 pts
3Lee County13.61+3.38 pts
4Bullock County13.308+6.98 pts
5Chambers County13.16+0.33 pts
6Shelby County12.979+1.97 pts
7Blount County12.315+1.5 pts
8Mobile County11.721+0.52 pts
9Randolph County11.17-1.79 pts
10Chilton County11.049-0.33 pts
11Hale County10.83+3.54 pts
12Fayette County10.78+3.3 pts
13St. Clair County10.724-0.34 pts
14Perry County10.643-0.31 pts
15Baldwin County10.587-1.53 pts
16Winston County10.516-0.17 pts
17Escambia County10.37+1.4 pts
18Etowah County10.351-0.97 pts
19Lauderdale County10.238+0.13 pts
20Wilcox County10.209-3.73 pts
21Choctaw County10.19+3.71 pts
22Barbour County10.126+3.99 pts
23Coosa County9.729+1.22 pts
24Tallapoosa County9.724-2.29 pts
25Russell County9.627-1.23 pts
26Dallas County9.572-6.05 pts
27Morgan County9.564+0.69 pts
28Walker County9.39-1.61 pts
29Calhoun County9.334-3.45 pts
30Pickens County9.3+2.77 pts
31Covington County9.198-1.72 pts
32Butler County9.173-0.74 pts
33Houston County9.072-1.21 pts
34Coffee County8.958-2.22 pts
35Talladega County8.929+1.96 pts
36Jefferson County8.878-3.75 pts
37Autauga County8.856-2.27 pts
38Limestone County8.808-3.51 pts
39Madison County8.799-1.56 pts
40Conecuh County8.735-0.84 pts
41Colbert County8.71+0.73 pts
42Montgomery County8.566-1.32 pts
43Jackson County8.308-7.55 pts
44Elmore County8.2-2.29 pts
45Bibb County8.184+0.44 pts
46Geneva County8.127-2.84 pts
47Tuscaloosa County8.063-3.18 pts
48Pike County8.035-3.69 pts
49Dale County7.977+1.24 pts
50Cherokee County7.853-2.74 pts
51DeKalb County7.758+0.67 pts
52Lamar County7.615-0.12 pts
53Clarke County7.6-2.68 pts
54Cullman County7.575-2.35 pts
55Marshall County7.475-1.53 pts
56Greene County7.328+1.79 pts
57Marion County7.067-5.33 pts
58Crenshaw County6.58-5.21 pts
59Clay County6.466-0.31 pts
60Monroe County6.436-1.2 pts
61Franklin County6.377-1.01 pts
62Henry County6.116-1.76 pts
63Marengo County5.971-5.38 pts
64Lawrence County5.683-4.41 pts
65Sumter County5.656-3.58 pts
66Washington County5.557-4.87 pts
67Macon County5.311+0.99 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lowndes County, with 27.193% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Macon County, with 5.311% in 2019.

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