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Most self-employed workers, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Sumter County, ALAL11,58827.8%+18%

02Wilcox County, ALAL9,66620.0%+39%

03Hale County, ALAL15,19419.7%+40%

04Randolph County, ALAL23,16318.0%+9%

05Henry County, ALAL18,39416.9%+36%

06Marengo County, ALAL18,31116.5%−9%

07Washington County, ALAL14,82216.2%+20%

08Cherokee County, ALAL26,41315.9%+7%

09Pike County, ALAL33,68815.9%−0%

10Lee County, ALAL189,88115.9%+0%

11Marion County, ALAL29,09715.7%+36%

12Montgomery County, ALAL225,89115.5%−7%

13Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36815.3%+4%

14Elmore County, ALAL91,57714.8%−0%

15Autauga County, ALAL61,92014.7%+10%

16Covington County, ALAL37,94714.5%+16%

17Escambia County, ALAL36,66514.4%−15%

18Talladega County, ALAL81,60314.4%+9%

19Bibb County, ALAL22,26214.0%+21%

20Perry County, ALAL7,42514.0%−30%

21Greene County, ALAL7,06714.0%−18%

22Barbour County, ALAL24,60713.8%+2%

23Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17513.7%−10%

24Colbert County, ALAL59,47413.5%−6%

25Lowndes County, ALAL9,35913.5%+6%

26Clay County, ALAL14,20713.4%+3%

27Lamar County, ALAL13,58713.3%+4%

28Monroe County, ALAL18,96513.3%−19%

29Etowah County, ALAL103,88613.2%−11%

30Calhoun County, ALAL115,83413.2%+7%

31Jefferson County, ALAL665,74213.1%−2%

32Jackson County, ALAL54,28112.9%+7%

33St. Clair County, ALAL98,20612.8%+30%

34Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13512.8%+5%

35Macon County, ALAL18,13212.5%−28%

36Geneva County, ALAL27,55412.4%−12%

37Fayette County, ALAL15,87212.4%+10%

38Marshall County, ALAL103,53712.4%+3%

39Shelby County, ALAL238,55212.4%+13%

40Butler County, ALAL18,10012.3%−8%

41Russell County, ALAL58,89812.3%−6%

42Mobile County, ALAL411,65812.3%−3%

43Chilton County, ALAL47,70812.3%−12%

44Baldwin County, ALAL267,76112.3%+6%

45Lawrence County, ALAL33,84312.3%+7%

46Choctaw County, ALAL11,90412.1%−29%

47Houston County, ALAL110,31811.8%+6%

48Dale County, ALAL49,91211.8%+8%

49Cullman County, ALAL94,00911.8%−0%

50Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95311.6%−13%

51Walker County, ALAL65,14011.6%−8%

52Conecuh County, ALAL10,89911.5%−17%

53DeKalb County, ALAL74,08511.3%+6%

54Bullock County, ALAL9,78011.3%−37%

55Dallas County, ALAL35,14011.2%−35%

56Clarke County, ALAL22,01411.2%−2%

57Franklin County, ALAL32,44911.1%+9%

58Coffee County, ALAL56,95311.1%−11%

59Limestone County, ALAL122,92811.0%+1%

60Cleburne County, ALAL15,97010.9%+3%

61Chambers County, ALAL34,25310.9%−3%

62Winston County, ALAL23,82910.8%−4%

63Pickens County, ALAL18,22110.4%−26%

64Morgan County, ALAL126,48310.4%−2%

65Blount County, ALAL60,15610.1%+1%

66Coosa County, ALAL10,1619.4%−40%

67Madison County, ALAL433,5169.4%−13%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES