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Counties in Alabama by job destruction rate

Dale County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 37.784%. Clay County had the lowest, at 4.521%. The median was 11.055% and the figure for Alabama was 11.522%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.784Dale County
Lowest4.521Clay County
Median11.05567 counties
Alabama11.522History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 10.696 %Baldwin County: 12.344 %Barbour County: 9.052 %Bibb County: 9.299 %Blount County: 12.781 %Bullock County: 10.584 %Butler County: 10.412 %Calhoun County: 12.371 %Chambers County: 15.217 %Cherokee County: 12.845 %Chilton County: 11.471 %Choctaw County: 9.919 %Clarke County: 11.425 %Clay County: 4.521 %Cleburne County: 9.666 %Coffee County: 10.875 %Colbert County: 11.52 %Conecuh County: 15.678 %Coosa County: 6.325 %Covington County: 16.047 %Crenshaw County: 22.753 %Cullman County: 10.7 %Dale County: 37.784 %Dallas County: 12.07 %DeKalb County: 6.857 %Elmore County: 8.686 %Escambia County: 11.454 %Etowah County: 10.772 %Fayette County: 11.616 %Franklin County: 11.055 %Geneva County: 12.037 %Greene County: 20.977 %Hale County: 8.153 %Henry County: 10.094 %Houston County: 13.218 %Jackson County: 9.924 %Jefferson County: 11.577 %Lamar County: 7.127 %Lauderdale County: 9.999 %Lawrence County: 10.324 %Lee County: 10.323 %Limestone County: 8.663 %Lowndes County: 20.393 %Macon County: 7.252 %Madison County: 11.006 %Marengo County: 12.045 %Marion County: 28.835 %Marshall County: 8.773 %Mobile County: 10.698 %Monroe County: 9.775 %Montgomery County: 11.127 %Morgan County: 10.589 %Perry County: 15.646 %Pickens County: 15.137 %Pike County: 7.944 %Randolph County: 10.506 %Russell County: 9.768 %St. Clair County: 12.965 %Shelby County: 13.147 %Sumter County: 18.743 %Talladega County: 7.543 %Tallapoosa County: 11.898 %Tuscaloosa County: 11.197 %Walker County: 14.7 %Washington County: 10.399 %Wilcox County: 13.813 %Winston County: 24.674 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Dale County: 37.784 %Dale County37.784Marion County: 28.835 %Marion County28.835Winston County: 24.674 %Winston County24.674Crenshaw County: 22.753 %Crenshaw County22.753Greene County: 20.977 %Greene County20.977Lowndes County: 20.393 %Lowndes County20.393Sumter County: 18.743 %Sumter County18.743Covington County: 16.047 %Covington County16.047Conecuh County: 15.678 %Conecuh County15.678Perry County: 15.646 %Perry County15.646Chambers County: 15.217 %Chambers County15.217Pickens County: 15.137 %Pickens County15.137Walker County: 14.7 %Walker County14.7Wilcox County: 13.813 %Wilcox County13.813Houston County: 13.218 %Houston County13.218Shelby County: 13.147 %Shelby County13.147St. Clair County: 12.965 %St. Clair County12.965Cherokee County: 12.845 %Cherokee County12.845Blount County: 12.781 %Blount County12.781Calhoun County: 12.371 %Calhoun County12.371Baldwin County: 12.344 %Baldwin County12.344Dallas County: 12.07 %Dallas County12.07Marengo County: 12.045 %Marengo County12.045Geneva County: 12.037 %Geneva County12.037Tallapoosa County: 11.898 %Tallapoosa County11.898Fayette County: 11.616 %Fayette County11.616Jefferson County: 11.577 %Jefferson County11.577Colbert County: 11.52 %Colbert County11.52Chilton County: 11.471 %Chilton County11.471Escambia County: 11.454 %Escambia County11.454Clarke County: 11.425 %Clarke County11.425Tuscaloosa County: 11.197 %Tuscaloosa County11.197Montgomery County: 11.127 %Montgomery County11.127Franklin County: 11.055 %Franklin County11.055Madison County: 11.006 %Madison County11.006Coffee County: 10.875 %Coffee County10.875Etowah County: 10.772 %Etowah County10.772Cullman County: 10.7 %Cullman County10.7Mobile County: 10.698 %Mobile County10.698Autauga County: 10.696 %Autauga County10.696Dale County: 37.784 %Dale County37.784Marion County: 28.835 %Marion County28.835Winston County: 24.674 %Winston County24.674Crenshaw County: 22.753 %Crenshaw County22.753Greene County: 20.977 %Greene County20.977Lowndes County: 20.393 %Lowndes County20.393Sumter County: 18.743 %Sumter County18.743Covington County: 16.047 %Covington County16.047Conecuh County: 15.678 %Conecuh County15.678Perry County: 15.646 %Perry County15.646Chambers County: 15.217 %Chambers County15.217Pickens County: 15.137 %Pickens County15.137Walker County: 14.7 %Walker County14.7Wilcox County: 13.813 %Wilcox County13.813Houston County: 13.218 %Houston County13.218Shelby County: 13.147 %Shelby County13.147St. Clair County: 12.965 %St. Clair County12.965Cherokee County: 12.845 %Cherokee County12.845Blount County: 12.781 %Blount County12.781Calhoun County: 12.371 %Calhoun County12.371Baldwin County: 12.344 %Baldwin County12.344Dallas County: 12.07 %Dallas County12.07Marengo County: 12.045 %Marengo County12.045Geneva County: 12.037 %Geneva County12.037Tallapoosa County: 11.898 %Tallapoosa County11.898Fayette County: 11.616 %Fayette County11.616Jefferson County: 11.577 %Jefferson County11.577Colbert County: 11.52 %Colbert County11.52Chilton County: 11.471 %Chilton County11.471Escambia County: 11.454 %Escambia County11.454Clarke County: 11.425 %Clarke County11.425Tuscaloosa County: 11.197 %Tuscaloosa County11.197Montgomery County: 11.127 %Montgomery County11.127Franklin County: 11.055 %Franklin County11.055Madison County: 11.006 %Madison County11.006Coffee County: 10.875 %Coffee County10.875Etowah County: 10.772 %Etowah County10.772Cullman County: 10.7 %Cullman County10.7Mobile County: 10.698 %Mobile County10.698Autauga County: 10.696 %Autauga County10.696
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Dale County37.784+25.82 pts
2Marion County28.835+20.09 pts
3Winston County24.674+11.9 pts
4Crenshaw County22.753+5.16 pts
5Greene County20.977+7.36 pts
6Lowndes County20.393+9.43 pts
7Sumter County18.743+7.13 pts
8Covington County16.047+7.83 pts
9Conecuh County15.678+0.18 pts
10Perry County15.646+1.63 pts
11Chambers County15.217+1.46 pts
12Pickens County15.137+0.51 pts
13Walker County14.7+0.63 pts
14Wilcox County13.813+2.76 pts
15Houston County13.218+2.16 pts
16Shelby County13.147-1.33 pts
17St. Clair County12.965-2.18 pts
18Cherokee County12.845+3.95 pts
19Blount County12.781+2.18 pts
20Calhoun County12.371-0.85 pts
21Baldwin County12.344-2.8 pts
22Dallas County12.07-3.21 pts
23Marengo County12.045-2.58 pts
24Geneva County12.037-0.54 pts
25Tallapoosa County11.898+0.84 pts
26Fayette County11.616+2.54 pts
27Jefferson County11.577-5.17 pts
28Colbert County11.52+1.23 pts
29Chilton County11.471-0.12 pts
30Escambia County11.454+0.2 pts
31Clarke County11.425-0.26 pts
32Tuscaloosa County11.197-2.06 pts
33Montgomery County11.127-2.5 pts
34Franklin County11.055+2.29 pts
35Madison County11.006-2.66 pts
36Coffee County10.875-1.95 pts
37Etowah County10.772-4.16 pts
38Cullman County10.7+0.06 pts
39Mobile County10.698-2.47 pts
40Autauga County10.696-2.01 pts
41Morgan County10.589-4.14 pts
42Bullock County10.584-0.06 pts
43Randolph County10.506-0.41 pts
44Butler County10.412-3.88 pts
45Washington County10.399+2.58 pts
46Lawrence County10.324-0.28 pts
47Lee County10.323-1.21 pts
48Henry County10.094+3.64 pts
49Lauderdale County9.999-5.04 pts
50Jackson County9.924+1.22 pts
51Choctaw County9.919+2.21 pts
52Monroe County9.775-2.29 pts
53Russell County9.768-4.77 pts
54Cleburne County9.666+0.02 pts
55Bibb County9.299-4.63 pts
56Barbour County9.052-13.14 pts
57Marshall County8.773-3.36 pts
58Elmore County8.686-4.56 pts
59Limestone County8.663-3.28 pts
60Hale County8.153-0.59 pts
61Pike County7.944-0.13 pts
62Talladega County7.543-2.02 pts
63Macon County7.252-7.22 pts
64Lamar County7.127-8.55 pts
65DeKalb County6.857-1.78 pts
66Coosa County6.325-7.61 pts
67Clay County4.521-1.54 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Dale County, with 37.784% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clay County, with 4.521% in 2022.

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