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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Barbour County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 22.194%. Clay County had the lowest, at 6.066%. The median was 12.135% and the figure for Alabama was 13.799%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.194Barbour County
Lowest6.066Clay County
Median12.13567 counties
Alabama13.799History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 12.706 %Baldwin County: 15.141 %Barbour County: 22.194 %Bibb County: 13.924 %Blount County: 10.601 %Bullock County: 10.645 %Butler County: 14.295 %Calhoun County: 13.221 %Chambers County: 13.762 %Cherokee County: 8.891 %Chilton County: 11.591 %Choctaw County: 7.711 %Clarke County: 11.684 %Clay County: 6.066 %Cleburne County: 9.644 %Coffee County: 12.822 %Colbert County: 10.289 %Conecuh County: 15.499 %Coosa County: 13.937 %Covington County: 8.218 %Crenshaw County: 17.598 %Cullman County: 10.642 %Dale County: 11.964 %Dallas County: 15.281 %DeKalb County: 8.642 %Elmore County: 13.249 %Escambia County: 11.255 %Etowah County: 14.936 %Fayette County: 9.071 %Franklin County: 8.764 %Geneva County: 12.577 %Greene County: 13.619 %Hale County: 8.741 %Henry County: 6.449 %Houston County: 11.057 %Jackson County: 8.707 %Jefferson County: 16.752 %Lamar County: 15.681 %Lauderdale County: 15.044 %Lawrence County: 10.603 %Lee County: 11.536 %Limestone County: 11.938 %Lowndes County: 10.962 %Macon County: 14.476 %Madison County: 13.667 %Marengo County: 14.628 %Marion County: 8.742 %Marshall County: 12.135 %Mobile County: 13.165 %Monroe County: 12.061 %Montgomery County: 13.627 %Morgan County: 14.734 %Perry County: 14.018 %Pickens County: 14.624 %Pike County: 8.073 %Randolph County: 10.919 %Russell County: 14.54 %St. Clair County: 15.149 %Shelby County: 14.475 %Sumter County: 11.609 %Talladega County: 9.565 %Tallapoosa County: 11.055 %Tuscaloosa County: 13.255 %Walker County: 14.066 %Washington County: 7.821 %Wilcox County: 11.058 %Winston County: 12.778 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Barbour County: 22.194 %Barbour County22.194Crenshaw County: 17.598 %Crenshaw County17.598Jefferson County: 16.752 %Jefferson County16.752Lamar County: 15.681 %Lamar County15.681Conecuh County: 15.499 %Conecuh County15.499Dallas County: 15.281 %Dallas County15.281St. Clair County: 15.149 %St. Clair County15.149Baldwin County: 15.141 %Baldwin County15.141Lauderdale County: 15.044 %Lauderdale County15.044Etowah County: 14.936 %Etowah County14.936Morgan County: 14.734 %Morgan County14.734Marengo County: 14.628 %Marengo County14.628Pickens County: 14.624 %Pickens County14.624Russell County: 14.54 %Russell County14.54Macon County: 14.476 %Macon County14.476Shelby County: 14.475 %Shelby County14.475Butler County: 14.295 %Butler County14.295Walker County: 14.066 %Walker County14.066Perry County: 14.018 %Perry County14.018Coosa County: 13.937 %Coosa County13.937Bibb County: 13.924 %Bibb County13.924Chambers County: 13.762 %Chambers County13.762Madison County: 13.667 %Madison County13.667Montgomery County: 13.627 %Montgomery County13.627Greene County: 13.619 %Greene County13.619Tuscaloosa County: 13.255 %Tuscaloosa County13.255Elmore County: 13.249 %Elmore County13.249Calhoun County: 13.221 %Calhoun County13.221Mobile County: 13.165 %Mobile County13.165Coffee County: 12.822 %Coffee County12.822Winston County: 12.778 %Winston County12.778Autauga County: 12.706 %Autauga County12.706Geneva County: 12.577 %Geneva County12.577Marshall County: 12.135 %Marshall County12.135Monroe County: 12.061 %Monroe County12.061Dale County: 11.964 %Dale County11.964Limestone County: 11.938 %Limestone County11.938Clarke County: 11.684 %Clarke County11.684Sumter County: 11.609 %Sumter County11.609Chilton County: 11.591 %Chilton County11.591Barbour County: 22.194 %Barbour County22.194Crenshaw County: 17.598 %Crenshaw County17.598Jefferson County: 16.752 %Jefferson County16.752Lamar County: 15.681 %Lamar County15.681Conecuh County: 15.499 %Conecuh County15.499Dallas County: 15.281 %Dallas County15.281St. Clair County: 15.149 %St. Clair County15.149Baldwin County: 15.141 %Baldwin County15.141Lauderdale County: 15.044 %Lauderdale County15.044Etowah County: 14.936 %Etowah County14.936Morgan County: 14.734 %Morgan County14.734Marengo County: 14.628 %Marengo County14.628Pickens County: 14.624 %Pickens County14.624Russell County: 14.54 %Russell County14.54Macon County: 14.476 %Macon County14.476Shelby County: 14.475 %Shelby County14.475Butler County: 14.295 %Butler County14.295Walker County: 14.066 %Walker County14.066Perry County: 14.018 %Perry County14.018Coosa County: 13.937 %Coosa County13.937Bibb County: 13.924 %Bibb County13.924Chambers County: 13.762 %Chambers County13.762Madison County: 13.667 %Madison County13.667Montgomery County: 13.627 %Montgomery County13.627Greene County: 13.619 %Greene County13.619Tuscaloosa County: 13.255 %Tuscaloosa County13.255Elmore County: 13.249 %Elmore County13.249Calhoun County: 13.221 %Calhoun County13.221Mobile County: 13.165 %Mobile County13.165Coffee County: 12.822 %Coffee County12.822Winston County: 12.778 %Winston County12.778Autauga County: 12.706 %Autauga County12.706Geneva County: 12.577 %Geneva County12.577Marshall County: 12.135 %Marshall County12.135Monroe County: 12.061 %Monroe County12.061Dale County: 11.964 %Dale County11.964Limestone County: 11.938 %Limestone County11.938Clarke County: 11.684 %Clarke County11.684Sumter County: 11.609 %Sumter County11.609Chilton County: 11.591 %Chilton County11.591
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Barbour County22.194+15.22 pts
2Crenshaw County17.598+10.44 pts
3Jefferson County16.752+6.02 pts
4Lamar County15.681+6.64 pts
5Conecuh County15.499+3.97 pts
6Dallas County15.281-0.33 pts
7St. Clair County15.149+3.18 pts
8Baldwin County15.141+3.03 pts
9Lauderdale County15.044+1.36 pts
10Etowah County14.936+1.58 pts
11Morgan County14.734+5.11 pts
12Marengo County14.628+5.9 pts
13Pickens County14.624+4.87 pts
14Russell County14.54+5.58 pts
15Macon County14.476+7.74 pts
16Shelby County14.475+3.66 pts
17Butler County14.295-0.8 pts
18Walker County14.066+2.07 pts
19Perry County14.018+4.82 pts
20Coosa County13.937+7.95 pts
21Bibb County13.924+3.96 pts
22Chambers County13.762+6.39 pts
23Madison County13.667+4.52 pts
24Montgomery County13.627+3.18 pts
25Greene County13.619-2.06 pts
26Tuscaloosa County13.255+3.57 pts
27Elmore County13.249+3.46 pts
28Calhoun County13.221+2.51 pts
29Mobile County13.165+1.14 pts
30Coffee County12.822+1.36 pts
31Winston County12.778+1.76 pts
32Autauga County12.706+0.17 pts
33Geneva County12.577-0.94 pts
34Marshall County12.135+4.46 pts
35Monroe County12.061+2.98 pts
36Dale County11.964+3.71 pts
37Limestone County11.938+3.97 pts
38Clarke County11.684+3.28 pts
39Sumter County11.609-3.12 pts
40Chilton County11.591-0.9 pts
41Lee County11.536+0.54 pts
42Escambia County11.255+2.15 pts
43Wilcox County11.058+3.15 pts
44Houston County11.057+1 pts
45Tallapoosa County11.055-1.42 pts
46Lowndes County10.962+1.64 pts
47Randolph County10.919-2.27 pts
48Bullock County10.645+7.33 pts
49Cullman County10.642+2.76 pts
50Lawrence County10.603-3.15 pts
51Blount County10.601-2.05 pts
52Colbert County10.289+0.74 pts
53Cleburne County9.644-4.11 pts
54Talladega County9.565-0.42 pts
55Fayette County9.071-3.89 pts
56Cherokee County8.891-4.73 pts
57Franklin County8.764+1.55 pts
58Marion County8.742-1.35 pts
59Hale County8.741-2.17 pts
60Jackson County8.707-6.85 pts
61DeKalb County8.642-1.79 pts
62Covington County8.218-5.31 pts
63Pike County8.073+1.36 pts
64Washington County7.821-3.72 pts
65Choctaw County7.711-2.48 pts
66Henry County6.449-8.19 pts
67Clay County6.066+2.54 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Barbour County, with 22.194% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clay County, with 6.066% in 2021.

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