Counties in Georgia by business establishments (QCEW)

Fulton County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 159 counties in 2014, at 44,089. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 31. The median was 460 and the figure for Georgia was 280,833. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest44,089Fulton County
Median460159 counties
Georgia280,833History

Map of counties, 2014

Appling County: 435 countAtkinson County: 123 countBacon County: 262 countBaker County: 55 countBaldwin County: 887 countBanks County: 272 countBarrow County: 1,143 countBartow County: 2,127 countBen Hill County: 373 countBerrien County: 293 countBibb County: 4,524 countBleckley County: 198 countBrantley County: 226 countBrooks County: 287 countBryan County: 692 countBulloch County: 1,532 countBurke County: 363 countButts County: 404 countCalhoun County: 122 countCamden County: 932 countCandler County: 247 countCarroll County: 2,176 countCatoosa County: 949 countCharlton County: 163 countChatham County: 8,164 countChattahoochee County: 134 countChattooga County: 322 countCherokee County: 5,589 countClarke County: 3,242 countClay County: 61 countClayton County: 4,312 countClinch County: 175 countCobb County: 22,489 countCoffee County: 946 countColquitt County: 1,035 countColumbia County: 2,415 countCook County: 358 countCoweta County: 2,410 countCrawford County: 151 countCrisp County: 599 countDade County: 248 countDawson County: 648 countDecatur County: 673 countDeKalb County: 18,638 countDodge County: 372 countDooly County: 216 countDougherty County: 2,568 countDouglas County: 2,707 countEarly County: 296 countEchols County: 54 countEffingham County: 743 countElbert County: 502 countEmanuel County: 486 countEvans County: 264 countFannin County: 600 countFayette County: 3,581 countFloyd County: 2,129 countForsyth County: 5,846 countFranklin County: 447 countFulton County: 44,089 countGilmer County: 575 countGlascock County: 38 countGlynn County: 2,829 countGordon County: 1,040 countGrady County: 480 countGreene County: 494 countGwinnett County: 25,074 countHabersham County: 876 countHall County: 4,418 countHancock County: 89 countHaralson County: 492 countHarris County: 449 countHart County: 434 countHeard County: 153 countHenry County: 3,815 countHouston County: 2,737 countIrwin County: 158 countJackson County: 1,369 countJasper County: 184 countJeff Davis County: 266 countJefferson County: 361 countJenkins County: 130 countJohnson County: 146 countJones County: 377 countLamar County: 266 countLanier County: 132 countLaurens County: 1,133 countLee County: 462 countLiberty County: 949 countLincoln County: 160 countLong County: 73 countLowndes County: 2,913 countLumpkin County: 550 countMcDuffie County: 468 countMcIntosh County: 214 countMacon County: 234 countMadison County: 401 countMarion County: 102 countMeriwether County: 359 countMiller County: 184 countMitchell County: 460 countMonroe County: 518 countMontgomery County: 147 countMorgan County: 523 countMurray County: 464 countMuscogee County: 4,755 countNewton County: 1,531 countOconee County: 1,046 countOglethorpe County: 217 countPaulding County: 1,994 countPeach County: 536 countPickens County: 730 countPierce County: 355 countPike County: 261 countPolk County: 650 countPulaski County: 215 countPutnam County: 484 countQuitman County: 40 countRabun County: 485 countRandolph County: 185 countRichmond County: 4,697 countRockdale County: 2,044 countSchley County: 70 countScreven County: 265 countSeminole County: 230 countSpalding County: 1,258 countStephens County: 606 countStewart County: 92 countSumter County: 709 countTalbot County: 92 countTaliaferro County: 31 countTattnall County: 368 countTaylor County: 158 countTelfair County: 230 countTerrell County: 217 countThomas County: 1,443 countTift County: 1,174 countToombs County: 756 countTowns County: 332 countTreutlen County: 104 countTroup County: 1,608 countTurner County: 184 countTwiggs County: 97 countUnion County: 600 countUpson County: 489 countWalker County: 776 countWalton County: 1,731 countWare County: 962 countWarren County: 94 countWashington County: 413 countWayne County: 598 countWebster County: 47 countWheeler County: 88 countWhite County: 686 countWhitfield County: 2,419 countWilcox County: 117 countWilkes County: 255 countWilkinson County: 177 countWorth County: 351 count
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count, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Fulton County: 44,089 countFulton County44,089Gwinnett County: 25,074 countGwinnett County25,074Cobb County: 22,489 countCobb County22,489DeKalb County: 18,638 countDeKalb County18,638Chatham County: 8,164 countChatham County8,164Forsyth County: 5,846 countForsyth County5,846Cherokee County: 5,589 countCherokee County5,589Muscogee County: 4,755 countMuscogee County4,755Richmond County: 4,697 countRichmond County4,697Bibb County: 4,524 countBibb County4,524Hall County: 4,418 countHall County4,418Clayton County: 4,312 countClayton County4,312Henry County: 3,815 countHenry County3,815Fayette County: 3,581 countFayette County3,581Clarke County: 3,242 countClarke County3,242Lowndes County: 2,913 countLowndes County2,913Glynn County: 2,829 countGlynn County2,829Houston County: 2,737 countHouston County2,737Douglas County: 2,707 countDouglas County2,707Dougherty County: 2,568 countDougherty County2,568Whitfield County: 2,419 countWhitfield County2,419Columbia County: 2,415 countColumbia County2,415Coweta County: 2,410 countCoweta County2,410Carroll County: 2,176 countCarroll County2,176Floyd County: 2,129 countFloyd County2,129Bartow County: 2,127 countBartow County2,127Rockdale County: 2,044 countRockdale County2,044Paulding County: 1,994 countPaulding County1,994Walton County: 1,731 countWalton County1,731Troup County: 1,608 countTroup County1,608Bulloch County: 1,532 countBulloch County1,532Newton County: 1,531 countNewton County1,531Thomas County: 1,443 countThomas County1,443Jackson County: 1,369 countJackson County1,369Spalding County: 1,258 countSpalding County1,258Tift County: 1,174 countTift County1,174Barrow County: 1,143 countBarrow County1,143Laurens County: 1,133 countLaurens County1,133Oconee County: 1,046 countOconee County1,046Gordon County: 1,040 countGordon County1,040Fulton County: 44,089 countFulton County44,089Gwinnett County: 25,074 countGwinnett County25,074Cobb County: 22,489 countCobb County22,489DeKalb County: 18,638 countDeKalb County18,638Chatham County: 8,164 countChatham County8,164Forsyth County: 5,846 countForsyth County5,846Cherokee County: 5,589 countCherokee County5,589Muscogee County: 4,755 countMuscogee County4,755Richmond County: 4,697 countRichmond County4,697Bibb County: 4,524 countBibb County4,524Hall County: 4,418 countHall County4,418Clayton County: 4,312 countClayton County4,312Henry County: 3,815 countHenry County3,815Fayette County: 3,581 countFayette County3,581Clarke County: 3,242 countClarke County3,242Lowndes County: 2,913 countLowndes County2,913Glynn County: 2,829 countGlynn County2,829Houston County: 2,737 countHouston County2,737Douglas County: 2,707 countDouglas County2,707Dougherty County: 2,568 countDougherty County2,568Whitfield County: 2,419 countWhitfield County2,419Columbia County: 2,415 countColumbia County2,415Coweta County: 2,410 countCoweta County2,410Carroll County: 2,176 countCarroll County2,176Floyd County: 2,129 countFloyd County2,129Bartow County: 2,127 countBartow County2,127Rockdale County: 2,044 countRockdale County2,044Paulding County: 1,994 countPaulding County1,994Walton County: 1,731 countWalton County1,731Troup County: 1,608 countTroup County1,608Bulloch County: 1,532 countBulloch County1,532Newton County: 1,531 countNewton County1,531Thomas County: 1,443 countThomas County1,443Jackson County: 1,369 countJackson County1,369Spalding County: 1,258 countSpalding County1,258Tift County: 1,174 countTift County1,174Barrow County: 1,143 countBarrow County1,143Laurens County: 1,133 countLaurens County1,133Oconee County: 1,046 countOconee County1,046Gordon County: 1,040 countGordon County1,040
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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Fulton County44,089+3.3%
2Gwinnett County25,074+2.6%
3Cobb County22,489+2.4%
4DeKalb County18,638+2.7%
5Chatham County8,164+2.9%
6Forsyth County5,846+4.2%
7Cherokee County5,589+3.5%
8Muscogee County4,755+1.6%
9Richmond County4,697+0.6%
10Bibb County4,524-0.1%
11Hall County4,418+2.9%
12Clayton County4,312+0.6%
13Henry County3,815+2.6%
14Fayette County3,581+3%
15Clarke County3,242+2.2%
16Lowndes County2,913-0.8%
17Glynn County2,829+2.2%
18Houston County2,737+0.6%
19Douglas County2,707+0.6%
20Dougherty County2,568-1.3%
21Whitfield County2,419-0.4%
22Columbia County2,415+1.4%
23Coweta County2,410+3.5%
24Carroll County2,176+1.1%
25Floyd County2,129-0.2%
26Bartow County2,127+1.8%
27Rockdale County2,044-1.3%
28Paulding County1,994+4.6%
29Walton County1,731-0.2%
30Troup County1,608-0.2%
31Bulloch County1,532+1.7%
32Newton County1,531+2.3%
33Thomas County1,443+0.5%
34Jackson County1,369+1.6%
35Spalding County1,258+1%
36Tift County1,174-0.9%
37Barrow County1,143-0.5%
38Laurens County1,133+0.4%
39Oconee County1,046+1.9%
40Gordon County1,040+0.4%
41Colquitt County1,035+1.5%
42Ware County962+1.2%
43Catoosa County949+1.4%
43Liberty County949-0.4%
45Coffee County946+1.2%
46Camden County932-1.1%
47Baldwin County887+0.2%
48Habersham County876+2.7%
49Walker County776-1%
50Toombs County756-4.9%
51Effingham County743+1.1%
52Pickens County730+2.5%
53Sumter County709+0.7%
54Bryan County692+4.5%
55White County686+0.1%
56Decatur County673-1%
57Polk County650+1.2%
58Dawson County648+0.8%
59Stephens County606-0.2%
60Fannin County600+2.2%
60Union County600+1%
62Crisp County599+2.4%
63Wayne County598-1%
64Gilmer County575-0.3%
65Lumpkin County550+0.4%
66Peach County536-2.7%
67Morgan County523+1.4%
68Monroe County518+0.4%
69Elbert County502-2.1%
70Greene County494+2.7%
71Haralson County492+0.4%
72Upson County489-0.4%
73Emanuel County486+0.8%
74Rabun County485-0.2%
75Putnam County484+3.6%
76Grady County480-1.2%
77McDuffie County468-0.2%
78Murray County464-0.9%
79Lee County462+1.3%
80Mitchell County460-0.6%
81Harris County449+1.6%
82Franklin County447+1.6%
83Appling County435-0.9%
84Hart County434+0.5%
85Washington County413+1.5%
86Butts County404-0.5%
87Madison County401+0.3%
88Jones County377+0.5%
89Ben Hill County373+0.5%
90Dodge County372-1.1%
91Tattnall County3680%
92Burke County363-1.9%
93Jefferson County361-1.1%
94Meriwether County359+0.3%
95Cook County358-1.4%
96Pierce County355+3.8%
97Worth County351-2.2%
98Towns County332-2.1%
99Chattooga County3220%
100Early County296-0.3%
101Berrien County293-3%
102Brooks County287+4.4%
103Banks County272-2.2%
104Jeff Davis County266-1.5%
104Lamar County266-2.9%
106Screven County2650%
107Evans County264+1.5%
108Bacon County262-1.9%
109Pike County261+2.4%
110Wilkes County255+0.8%
111Dade County248+0.8%
112Candler County247+2.5%
113Macon County234+0.4%
114Seminole County230-2.5%
114Telfair County230-2.5%
116Brantley County226+0.4%
117Oglethorpe County217+0.9%
117Terrell County217-0.5%
119Dooly County216-1.8%
120Pulaski County215+0.9%
121McIntosh County214-0.9%
122Bleckley County198-0.5%
123Randolph County185-1.6%
124Jasper County184-1.6%
124Miller County184-2.1%
124Turner County1840%
127Wilkinson County177+1.1%
128Clinch County175-2.8%
129Charlton County163-1.2%
130Lincoln County1600%
131Irwin County158-3.1%
131Taylor County158+1.3%
133Heard County153-1.9%
134Crawford County151+2.7%
135Montgomery County147-2%
136Johnson County146-3.3%
137Chattahoochee County134+2.3%
138Lanier County132+0.8%
139Jenkins County130-3.7%
140Atkinson County123-5.4%
141Calhoun County122+3.4%
142Wilcox County1170%
143Treutlen County104+2%
144Marion County102-1.9%
145Twiggs County970%
146Warren County94-1.1%
147Stewart County92-1.1%
147Talbot County92+5.7%
149Hancock County89+8.5%
150Wheeler County88-3.3%
151Long County73-2.7%
152Schley County70+7.7%
153Clay County610%
154Baker County55-3.5%
155Echols County54+20%
156Webster County47+6.8%
157Quitman County400%
158Glascock County38+2.7%
159Taliaferro County310%

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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.

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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/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/georgia-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Fulton County, with 44,089 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Taliaferro County, with 31 in 2014.

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