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Counties in Georgia by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

Fulton County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 159 counties in 2025, at 81,140. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 26. The median was 536 and the figure for Georgia was 395,028. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest81,140Fulton County
Lowest26Taliaferro County
Median536159 counties
Georgia395,028History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Fulton County: 81,140 countFulton County81,140Gwinnett County: 34,352 countGwinnett County34,352Cobb County: 28,335 countCobb County28,335DeKalb County: 23,668 countDeKalb County23,668Chatham County: 10,968 countChatham County10,968Forsyth County: 9,298 countForsyth County9,298Cherokee County: 8,278 countCherokee County8,278Hall County: 6,052 countHall County6,052Henry County: 5,463 countHenry County5,463Muscogee County: 5,324 countMuscogee County5,324Clayton County: 5,156 countClayton County5,156Richmond County: 5,142 countRichmond County5,142Fayette County: 4,816 countFayette County4,816Bibb County: 4,740 countBibb County4,740Clarke County: 4,002 countClarke County4,002Coweta County: 3,770 countCoweta County3,770Columbia County: 3,588 countColumbia County3,588Houston County: 3,514 countHouston County3,514Douglas County: 3,493 countDouglas County3,493Glynn County: 3,326 countGlynn County3,326Lowndes County: 3,294 countLowndes County3,294Bartow County: 3,049 countBartow County3,049Paulding County: 3,016 countPaulding County3,016Carroll County: 2,768 countCarroll County2,768Whitfield County: 2,722 countWhitfield County2,722Dougherty County: 2,604 countDougherty County2,604Rockdale County: 2,564 countRockdale County2,564Floyd County: 2,420 countFloyd County2,420Walton County: 2,395 countWalton County2,395Jackson County: 2,223 countJackson County2,223Newton County: 2,169 countNewton County2,169Bulloch County: 1,978 countBulloch County1,978Troup County: 1,829 countTroup County1,829Barrow County: 1,798 countBarrow County1,798Oconee County: 1,687 countOconee County1,687Thomas County: 1,534 countThomas County1,534Spalding County: 1,499 countSpalding County1,499Gordon County: 1,275 countGordon County1,275Catoosa County: 1,266 countCatoosa County1,266Effingham County: 1,249 countEffingham County1,249
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Fulton County81,140+11.6%
2Gwinnett County34,352+0.8%
3Cobb County28,335-0.3%
4DeKalb County23,668+0.5%
5Chatham County10,968+1.3%
6Forsyth County9,298+4.5%
7Cherokee County8,278+3.1%
8Hall County6,052+1.9%
9Henry County5,463-0.9%
10Muscogee County5,324-1.7%
11Clayton County5,156-1.5%
12Richmond County5,142-0.3%
13Fayette County4,816-0.7%
14Bibb County4,740-1%
15Clarke County4,002+1.3%
16Coweta County3,770+2.2%
17Columbia County3,588+1.8%
18Houston County3,514+1.1%
19Douglas County3,493-1%
20Glynn County3,326-0.1%
21Lowndes County3,294-0.7%
22Bartow County3,049+2.2%
23Paulding County3,016+0.2%
24Carroll County2,7680%
25Whitfield County2,722-0.4%
26Dougherty County2,604-0.9%
27Rockdale County2,564-2.7%
28Floyd County2,420-1.1%
29Walton County2,395+1.2%
30Jackson County2,223+3.8%
31Newton County2,1690%
32Bulloch County1,978+2.9%
33Troup County1,829-0.1%
34Barrow County1,798+3.6%
35Oconee County1,687+4.5%
36Thomas County1,534-11.7%
37Spalding County1,499-0.3%
38Gordon County1,275+2.7%
39Catoosa County1,266+2.9%
40Effingham County1,249+5%
41Laurens County1,238+1.1%
42Camden County1,228+2.1%
43Tift County1,206-0.5%
44Habersham County1,158+0.8%
45Colquitt County1,150-1.7%
46Bryan County1,139+5%
47Liberty County1,121+0.9%
48Dawson County1,048+1.7%
49Baldwin County1,012+1.7%
50Coffee County1,010-1.8%
51Ware County989-2%
52Pickens County933+0.1%
53Walker County928+1.4%
54White County860+1.7%
55Gilmer County848+2.8%
56Fannin County840+1.4%
57Decatur County798-0.5%
58Union County788+2.3%
59Toombs County787+1.8%
60Polk County785-3.9%
61Lumpkin County738+3.8%
62Morgan County724+4.5%
63Sumter County714-1.9%
64Monroe County713+3.6%
65Wayne County697+1.8%
66Peach County658+0.5%
67Greene County652+4%
68Stephens County643+1.1%
69Lee County641+4.7%
70Putnam County634+1.6%
71Haralson County633+2.3%
72Rabun County621-0.2%
73Franklin County612+0.3%
74Hart County608+1.8%
75Harris County605+3.4%
76Crisp County597-4.5%
77Butts County5500%
78Murray County549+1.9%
79Elbert County5460%
80Upson County536+2.3%
81Grady County534-7.1%
82Madison County516+2.2%
83Appling County507+0.8%
84McDuffie County500-0.2%
85Burke County489+2.7%
86Emanuel County477+1.3%
87Mitchell County474-1.7%
88Pierce County450+1.8%
89Tattnall County449+6.1%
90Meriwether County433+4.3%
91Washington County426-2.7%
92Cook County4140%
92Jones County414-1.7%
92Pike County414+6.4%
95Jefferson County412+1.2%
96Chattooga County399+2.8%
97Banks County386+0.8%
98Dodge County378+0.3%
99Lamar County370+4.2%
100Worth County369+0.8%
101Ben Hill County366-1.6%
102Towns County365-1.4%
103Dade County327+5.5%
104Berrien County322-0.3%
105Brooks County314-0.6%
106Screven County294-0.3%
107Jeff Davis County290+1.4%
108Bacon County288-0.7%
109Jasper County287+6.3%
110Evans County284+0.4%
111Candler County277+1.8%
112Early County271-1.5%
113Oglethorpe County260+4.4%
114Brantley County256-2.3%
114McIntosh County256+3.2%
116Wilkes County247+1.6%
117Macon County230-2.5%
118Pulaski County227+0.4%
119Dooly County226-1.7%
119Telfair County226+0.4%
121Bleckley County225+2.3%
122Seminole County224-3.4%
123Terrell County222-2.2%
124Lincoln County194+4.3%
125Charlton County186-3.6%
126Taylor County184+2.2%
127Turner County182-9%
128Heard County178+1.1%
129Clinch County177-1.7%
130Wilkinson County176+1.1%
131Miller County168+1.8%
132Irwin County162-1.8%
133Randolph County160-4.2%
134Crawford County158+3.3%
135Long County154+7.7%
136Montgomery County146-0.7%
137Johnson County142-0.7%
138Chattahoochee County136+1.5%
138Jenkins County136+6.3%
140Lanier County135+6.3%
141Atkinson County129+2.4%
141Calhoun County129+0.8%
143Wilcox County118+3.5%
144Twiggs County116-3.3%
145Marion County114-8.1%
146Treutlen County104+2%
147Talbot County102+2%
148Warren County99-4.8%
149Hancock County96-2%
150Stewart County900%
151Wheeler County81-2.4%
152Schley County77-1.3%
153Clay County76+2.7%
154Baker County66-5.7%
155Echols County57-8.1%
156Glascock County490%
157Quitman County45+2.3%
157Webster County450%
159Taliaferro County26-3.7%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Georgia by business establishments (QCEW), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Georgia by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/georgia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Georgia by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/georgia-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Georgia by business establishments (QCEW), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/georgia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Fulton County, with 81,140 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Taliaferro County, with 26 in 2025.

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