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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Greene County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 15.675%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 3.313%. The median was 10.432% and the figure for Alabama was 10.413%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.675Greene County
Lowest3.313Bullock County
Median10.43267 counties
Alabama10.413History

Map of counties, 2020

Autauga County: 12.537 %Baldwin County: 12.116 %Barbour County: 6.978 %Bibb County: 9.966 %Blount County: 12.656 %Bullock County: 3.313 %Butler County: 15.093 %Calhoun County: 10.709 %Chambers County: 7.374 %Cherokee County: 13.621 %Chilton County: 12.489 %Choctaw County: 10.194 %Clarke County: 8.407 %Clay County: 3.522 %Cleburne County: 13.75 %Coffee County: 11.466 %Colbert County: 9.551 %Conecuh County: 11.529 %Coosa County: 5.984 %Covington County: 13.528 %Crenshaw County: 7.154 %Cullman County: 7.883 %Dale County: 8.255 %Dallas County: 15.615 %DeKalb County: 10.432 %Elmore County: 9.789 %Escambia County: 9.109 %Etowah County: 13.356 %Fayette County: 12.966 %Franklin County: 7.216 %Geneva County: 13.521 %Greene County: 15.675 %Hale County: 10.914 %Henry County: 14.639 %Houston County: 10.056 %Jackson County: 15.553 %Jefferson County: 10.728 %Lamar County: 9.038 %Lauderdale County: 13.683 %Lawrence County: 13.749 %Lee County: 11 %Limestone County: 7.967 %Lowndes County: 9.323 %Macon County: 6.737 %Madison County: 9.144 %Marengo County: 8.732 %Marion County: 10.091 %Marshall County: 7.679 %Mobile County: 12.022 %Monroe County: 9.082 %Montgomery County: 10.449 %Morgan County: 9.627 %Perry County: 9.201 %Pickens County: 9.757 %Pike County: 6.715 %Randolph County: 13.185 %Russell County: 8.96 %St. Clair County: 11.971 %Shelby County: 10.816 %Sumter County: 14.725 %Talladega County: 9.985 %Tallapoosa County: 12.476 %Tuscaloosa County: 9.69 %Walker County: 11.998 %Washington County: 11.539 %Wilcox County: 7.908 %Winston County: 11.022 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Greene County: 15.675 %Greene County15.675Dallas County: 15.615 %Dallas County15.615Jackson County: 15.553 %Jackson County15.553Butler County: 15.093 %Butler County15.093Sumter County: 14.725 %Sumter County14.725Henry County: 14.639 %Henry County14.639Cleburne County: 13.75 %Cleburne County13.75Lawrence County: 13.749 %Lawrence County13.749Lauderdale County: 13.683 %Lauderdale County13.683Cherokee County: 13.621 %Cherokee County13.621Covington County: 13.528 %Covington County13.528Geneva County: 13.521 %Geneva County13.521Etowah County: 13.356 %Etowah County13.356Randolph County: 13.185 %Randolph County13.185Fayette County: 12.966 %Fayette County12.966Blount County: 12.656 %Blount County12.656Autauga County: 12.537 %Autauga County12.537Chilton County: 12.489 %Chilton County12.489Tallapoosa County: 12.476 %Tallapoosa County12.476Baldwin County: 12.116 %Baldwin County12.116Mobile County: 12.022 %Mobile County12.022Walker County: 11.998 %Walker County11.998St. Clair County: 11.971 %St. Clair County11.971Washington County: 11.539 %Washington County11.539Conecuh County: 11.529 %Conecuh County11.529Coffee County: 11.466 %Coffee County11.466Winston County: 11.022 %Winston County11.022Lee County: 11 %Lee County11Hale County: 10.914 %Hale County10.914Shelby County: 10.816 %Shelby County10.816Jefferson County: 10.728 %Jefferson County10.728Calhoun County: 10.709 %Calhoun County10.709Montgomery County: 10.449 %Montgomery County10.449DeKalb County: 10.432 %DeKalb County10.432Choctaw County: 10.194 %Choctaw County10.194Marion County: 10.091 %Marion County10.091Houston County: 10.056 %Houston County10.056Talladega County: 9.985 %Talladega County9.985Bibb County: 9.966 %Bibb County9.966Elmore County: 9.789 %Elmore County9.789Greene County: 15.675 %Greene County15.675Dallas County: 15.615 %Dallas County15.615Jackson County: 15.553 %Jackson County15.553Butler County: 15.093 %Butler County15.093Sumter County: 14.725 %Sumter County14.725Henry County: 14.639 %Henry County14.639Cleburne County: 13.75 %Cleburne County13.75Lawrence County: 13.749 %Lawrence County13.749Lauderdale County: 13.683 %Lauderdale County13.683Cherokee County: 13.621 %Cherokee County13.621Covington County: 13.528 %Covington County13.528Geneva County: 13.521 %Geneva County13.521Etowah County: 13.356 %Etowah County13.356Randolph County: 13.185 %Randolph County13.185Fayette County: 12.966 %Fayette County12.966Blount County: 12.656 %Blount County12.656Autauga County: 12.537 %Autauga County12.537Chilton County: 12.489 %Chilton County12.489Tallapoosa County: 12.476 %Tallapoosa County12.476Baldwin County: 12.116 %Baldwin County12.116Mobile County: 12.022 %Mobile County12.022Walker County: 11.998 %Walker County11.998St. Clair County: 11.971 %St. Clair County11.971Washington County: 11.539 %Washington County11.539Conecuh County: 11.529 %Conecuh County11.529Coffee County: 11.466 %Coffee County11.466Winston County: 11.022 %Winston County11.022Lee County: 11 %Lee County11Hale County: 10.914 %Hale County10.914Shelby County: 10.816 %Shelby County10.816Jefferson County: 10.728 %Jefferson County10.728Calhoun County: 10.709 %Calhoun County10.709Montgomery County: 10.449 %Montgomery County10.449DeKalb County: 10.432 %DeKalb County10.432Choctaw County: 10.194 %Choctaw County10.194Marion County: 10.091 %Marion County10.091Houston County: 10.056 %Houston County10.056Talladega County: 9.985 %Talladega County9.985Bibb County: 9.966 %Bibb County9.966Elmore County: 9.789 %Elmore County9.789
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Greene County15.675+8.35 pts
2Dallas County15.615+6.04 pts
3Jackson County15.553+7.25 pts
4Butler County15.093+5.92 pts
5Sumter County14.725+9.07 pts
6Henry County14.639+8.52 pts
7Cleburne County13.75-5.21 pts
8Lawrence County13.749+8.07 pts
9Lauderdale County13.683+3.45 pts
10Cherokee County13.621+5.77 pts
11Covington County13.528+4.33 pts
12Geneva County13.521+5.39 pts
13Etowah County13.356+3 pts
14Randolph County13.185+2.02 pts
15Fayette County12.966+2.19 pts
16Blount County12.656+0.34 pts
17Autauga County12.537+3.68 pts
18Chilton County12.489+1.44 pts
19Tallapoosa County12.476+2.75 pts
20Baldwin County12.116+1.53 pts
21Mobile County12.022+0.3 pts
22Walker County11.998+2.61 pts
23St. Clair County11.971+1.25 pts
24Washington County11.539+5.98 pts
25Conecuh County11.529+2.79 pts
26Coffee County11.466+2.51 pts
27Winston County11.022+0.51 pts
28Lee County11-2.61 pts
29Hale County10.914+0.08 pts
30Shelby County10.816-2.16 pts
31Jefferson County10.728+1.85 pts
32Calhoun County10.709+1.38 pts
33Montgomery County10.449+1.88 pts
34DeKalb County10.432+2.67 pts
35Choctaw County10.1940 pts
36Marion County10.091+3.02 pts
37Houston County10.056+0.98 pts
38Talladega County9.985+1.06 pts
39Bibb County9.966+1.78 pts
40Elmore County9.789+1.59 pts
41Pickens County9.757+0.46 pts
42Tuscaloosa County9.69+1.63 pts
43Morgan County9.627+0.06 pts
44Colbert County9.551+0.84 pts
45Lowndes County9.323-17.87 pts
46Perry County9.201-1.44 pts
47Madison County9.144+0.35 pts
48Escambia County9.109-1.26 pts
49Monroe County9.082+2.65 pts
50Lamar County9.038+1.42 pts
51Russell County8.96-0.67 pts
52Marengo County8.732+2.76 pts
53Clarke County8.407+0.81 pts
54Dale County8.255+0.28 pts
55Limestone County7.967-0.84 pts
56Wilcox County7.908-2.3 pts
57Cullman County7.883+0.31 pts
58Marshall County7.679+0.2 pts
59Chambers County7.374-5.79 pts
60Franklin County7.216+0.84 pts
61Crenshaw County7.154+0.57 pts
62Barbour County6.978-3.15 pts
63Macon County6.737+1.43 pts
64Pike County6.715-1.32 pts
65Coosa County5.984-3.74 pts
66Clay County3.522-2.94 pts
67Bullock County3.313-9.99 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.

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Greene County, with 15.675% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Bullock County, with 3.313% in 2020.

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