# Counties in Georgia by employer firm births, 2023

All 151 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 8 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `employer_firm_births`
- Unit: count
- Definition: New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-22
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/georgia-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fulton County | 2,863 |
| 2 | Gwinnett County | 2,193 |
| 3 | Cobb County | 1,419 |
| 4 | DeKalb County | 1,322 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 696 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 595 |
| 7 | Cherokee County | 509 |
| 8 | Henry County | 347 |
| 9 | Hall County | 330 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 275 |
| 11 | Clayton County | 273 |
| 12 | Muscogee County | 254 |
| 13 | Coweta County | 245 |
| 14 | Bibb County | 218 |
| 15 | Columbia County | 217 |
| 15 | Paulding County | 217 |
| 17 | Clarke County | 204 |
| 18 | Houston County | 193 |
| 18 | Richmond County | 193 |
| 20 | Douglas County | 190 |
| 21 | Glynn County | 185 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 153 |
| 23 | Lowndes County | 152 |
| 24 | Whitfield County | 151 |
| 25 | Rockdale County | 146 |
| 26 | Bartow County | 145 |
| 26 | Newton County | 145 |
| 28 | Walton County | 143 |
| 29 | Barrow County | 130 |
| 30 | Jackson County | 114 |
| 31 | Bulloch County | 111 |
| 32 | Floyd County | 109 |
| 33 | Oconee County | 108 |
| 34 | Dougherty County | 102 |
| 35 | Effingham County | 99 |
| 36 | Troup County | 97 |
| 37 | Bryan County | 91 |
| 38 | Thomas County | 78 |
| 39 | Spalding County | 77 |
| 40 | Colquitt County | 71 |
| 41 | Laurens County | 70 |
| 42 | Catoosa County | 68 |
| 43 | Fannin County | 63 |
| 44 | Gilmer County | 62 |
| 44 | Gordon County | 62 |
| 46 | Habersham County | 59 |
| 46 | Pickens County | 59 |
| 48 | White County | 58 |
| 49 | Camden County | 57 |
| 50 | Coffee County | 55 |
| 50 | Dawson County | 55 |
| 50 | Union County | 55 |
| 53 | Baldwin County | 51 |
| 53 | Tift County | 51 |
| 53 | Walker County | 51 |
| 56 | Harris County | 49 |
| 56 | Monroe County | 49 |
| 58 | Lumpkin County | 47 |
| 59 | Putnam County | 45 |
| 60 | Morgan County | 44 |
| 61 | Liberty County | 43 |
| 61 | Ware County | 43 |
| 63 | Greene County | 42 |
| 64 | Polk County | 40 |
| 65 | Lee County | 39 |
| 65 | Rabun County | 39 |
| 67 | Decatur County | 37 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 37 |
| 69 | Butts County | 36 |
| 70 | Toombs County | 35 |
| 71 | Haralson County | 34 |
| 72 | Emanuel County | 33 |
| 72 | Franklin County | 33 |
| 72 | Stephens County | 33 |
| 75 | Jones County | 31 |
| 75 | Upson County | 31 |
| 77 | McDuffie County | 30 |
| 78 | Appling County | 29 |
| 78 | Grady County | 29 |
| 78 | Hart County | 29 |
| 81 | Murray County | 28 |
| 81 | Pike County | 28 |
| 81 | Sumter County | 28 |
| 84 | Cook County | 26 |
| 85 | Peach County | 25 |
| 86 | Banks County | 24 |
| 86 | Brantley County | 24 |
| 86 | Meriwether County | 24 |
| 89 | Elbert County | 23 |
| 89 | Madison County | 23 |
| 89 | Towns County | 23 |
| 92 | Worth County | 22 |
| 93 | Burke County | 21 |
| 93 | Chattooga County | 21 |
| 95 | Pierce County | 20 |
| 96 | Crisp County | 19 |
| 97 | Jeff Davis County | 18 |
| 97 | Long County | 18 |
| 99 | Jasper County | 17 |
| 99 | Lamar County | 17 |
| 101 | Candler County | 16 |
| 101 | Mitchell County | 16 |
| 101 | Washington County | 16 |
| 104 | Dade County | 15 |
| 104 | Dodge County | 15 |
| 104 | Screven County | 15 |
| 104 | Telfair County | 15 |
| 108 | Ben Hill County | 14 |
| 108 | McIntosh County | 14 |
| 108 | Tattnall County | 14 |
| 111 | Bleckley County | 13 |
| 112 | Dooly County | 12 |
| 112 | Heard County | 12 |
| 112 | Oglethorpe County | 12 |
| 115 | Brooks County | 11 |
| 115 | Jefferson County | 11 |
| 115 | Turner County | 11 |
| 115 | Wilkes County | 11 |
| 119 | Berrien County | 10 |
| 119 | Evans County | 10 |
| 119 | Hancock County | 10 |
| 122 | Bacon County | 9 |
| 122 | Irwin County | 9 |
| 122 | Lincoln County | 9 |
| 122 | Pulaski County | 9 |
| 126 | Seminole County | 8 |
| 126 | Taylor County | 8 |
| 126 | Terrell County | 8 |
| 129 | Early County | 7 |
| 129 | Echols County | 7 |
| 129 | Macon County | 7 |
| 129 | Schley County | 7 |
| 129 | Treutlen County | 7 |
| 129 | Twiggs County | 7 |
| 135 | Crawford County | 6 |
| 135 | Johnson County | 6 |
| 135 | Randolph County | 6 |
| 138 | Atkinson County | 5 |
| 138 | Clinch County | 5 |
| 138 | Wilkinson County | 5 |
| 141 | Jenkins County | 4 |
| 141 | Marion County | 4 |
| 141 | Miller County | 4 |
| 141 | Talbot County | 4 |
| 141 | Webster County | 4 |
| 141 | Wheeler County | 4 |
| 147 | Calhoun County | 3 |
| 147 | Charlton County | 3 |
| 147 | Quitman County | 3 |
| 147 | Stewart County | 3 |
| 147 | Wilcox County | 3 |