The table below ranks the correlation between unemployment and heavy drinking in each county in Alabama. Madison has the strongest correlation, while Barbour has the weakest.
Ranking | County | Number of Excessive Drinkers | Number of Unemployed | Percentage of Heavy Drinkers | Percentage of Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Clay | 1,553 | 183 | 16 | 3 |
27 | Shelby | 24,323 | 2,525 | 18 | 2.7 |
28 | Lee | 19,003 | 2,080 | 17 | 2.7 |
29 | Bullock | 1,130 | 175 | 12 | 3.6 |
30 | Lawrence | 3,607 | 447 | 15 | 3.1 |
31 | Wilcox | 1,156 | 195 | 11 | 7.1 |
32 | Conecuh | 1,265 | 180 | 13 | 4 |
33 | Calhoun | 12,699 | 1,635 | 14 | 3.5 |
34 | Hale | 1,612 | 241 | 12 | 3.9 |
35 | Sumter | 1,346 | 219 | 11 | 4.5 |
36 | Cleburne | 1,642 | 183 | 16 | 3.2 |
37 | Crenshaw | 1,439 | 183 | 14 | 2.8 |
38 | Lamar | 1,524 | 179 | 15 | 3.1 |
39 | Talladega | 8,959 | 1,213 | 13 | 3.4 |
40 | Fayette | 1,780 | 207 | 15 | 3.1 |
41 | Macon | 2,130 | 337 | 11 | 4.3 |
42 | Franklin | 3,502 | 405 | 15 | 2.8 |
43 | Tallapoosa | 4,505 | 556 | 14 | 3 |
44 | Tuscaloosa | 24,761 | 2,842 | 15 | 2.7 |
45 | Pickens | 2,086 | 276 | 13 | 3.5 |
46 | Coffee | 5,831 | 623 | 16 | 2.9 |
47 | Randolph | 2,396 | 292 | 14 | 3 |
48 | Chambers | 3,792 | 462 | 14 | 2.9 |
49 | Montgomery | 24,970 | 3,260 | 13 | 3.1 |
50 | Blount | 6,449 | 676 | 16 | 2.7 |
51 | Marengo | 2,107 | 271 | 13 | 3.5 |
52 | Coosa | 1,133 | 135 | 14 | 3 |
53 | Geneva | 2,907 | 320 | 15 | 2.9 |
54 | St. Clair | 9,936 | 1,091 | 15 | 2.2 |
55 | Chilton | 4,909 | 538 | 15 | 2.7 |
56 | Bibb | 2,431 | 266 | 15 | 3.1 |
57 | Limestone | 11,295 | 1,154 | 16 | 2.6 |
58 | Walker | 7,126 | 830 | 14 | 3.3 |
59 | Cullman | 9,583 | 998 | 15 | 2.6 |
60 | Morgan | 13,460 | 1,500 | 14 | 2.6 |
61 | Autauga | 6,413 | 714 | 14 | 2.7 |
62 | Houston | 11,691 | 1,390 | 13 | 3 |
63 | Elmore | 9,595 | 979 | 15 | 2.6 |
64 | Marshall | 10,646 | 1,086 | 15 | 2.5 |
65 | Russell | 6,454 | 698 | 14 | 2.9 |
66 | DeKalb | 7,810 | 870 | 13 | 2.8 |
67 | Barbour | 2,751 | 324 | 12 | 3.8 |
Data Based on County Health Rankings.