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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction in Alabama, 2026 Edition

NAICS 21
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
197
Employees
4,902
Annual payroll
$436.1M

2. National context

Alabama accounts for 0.85% of the 23,179 US establishments in this sector and ranks 28th out of 50 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

AL avg annual wage
$88,956
US avg annual wage
$109,364

Alabama sector wages are -18.7% versus the national average for NAICS 21.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,870
SAM debarred/excluded
2,545

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Tuscaloosa County241,072
#2Jefferson County231,344
#3Mobile County15248
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.