Counties in Georgia by employer firm births

Fulton County had the highest employer firm births of 150 counties in 2013, at 2,084. Echols County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 20 and the figure for Georgia was 12,490. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,084Fulton County
Median20150 counties
Georgia12,490History

Map of counties, 2013

Appling County: 17 countAtkinson County: 4 countBacon County: 13 countBaker County: 0 countBaldwin County: 46 countBanks County: 13 countBarrow County: 65 countBartow County: 115 countBen Hill County: 13 countBerrien County: 11 countBibb County: 170 countBleckley County: 4 countBrantley County: 14 countBrooks County: 9 countBryan County: 47 countBulloch County: 81 countBurke County: 18 countButts County: 16 countCalhoun County: 4 countCamden County: 32 countCandler County: 5 countCarroll County: 110 countCatoosa County: 40 countCharlton County: 8 countChatham County: 381 countChattooga County: 8 countCherokee County: 320 countClarke County: 134 countClayton County: 203 countClinch County: 5 countCobb County: 1,205 countCoffee County: 39 countColquitt County: 50 countColumbia County: 129 countCook County: 16 countCoweta County: 133 countCrawford County: 8 countCrisp County: 22 countDade County: 13 countDawson County: 28 countDecatur County: 21 countDeKalb County: 1,034 countDodge County: 17 countDooly County: 7 countDougherty County: 80 countDouglas County: 132 countEarly County: 10 countEchols County: 0 countEffingham County: 46 countElbert County: 11 countEmanuel County: 20 countEvans County: 11 countFannin County: 40 countFayette County: 198 countFloyd County: 93 countForsyth County: 452 countFranklin County: 27 countFulton County: 2,084 countGilmer County: 33 countGlascock County: 3 countGlynn County: 124 countGordon County: 47 countGrady County: 19 countGreene County: 29 countGwinnett County: 1,473 countHabersham County: 19 countHall County: 246 countHancock County: 5 countHaralson County: 25 countHarris County: 23 countHart County: 21 countHeard County: 6 countHenry County: 227 countHouston County: 131 countIrwin County: 8 countJackson County: 52 countJasper County: 10 countJeff Davis County: 8 countJefferson County: 6 countJohnson County: 3 countJones County: 17 countLamar County: 14 countLanier County: 3 countLaurens County: 50 countLee County: 22 countLiberty County: 37 countLincoln County: 8 countLong County: 4 countLowndes County: 115 countLumpkin County: 38 countMcDuffie County: 17 countMcIntosh County: 10 countMacon County: 7 countMadison County: 18 countMarion County: 8 countMeriwether County: 18 countMiller County: 9 countMitchell County: 15 countMonroe County: 27 countMontgomery County: 4 countMorgan County: 24 countMurray County: 14 countMuscogee County: 181 countNewton County: 63 countOconee County: 85 countOglethorpe County: 13 countPaulding County: 126 countPeach County: 16 countPickens County: 42 countPierce County: 21 countPike County: 16 countPolk County: 18 countPutnam County: 24 countRabun County: 21 countRandolph County: 4 countRichmond County: 136 countRockdale County: 96 countScreven County: 7 countSeminole County: 13 countSpalding County: 43 countStephens County: 26 countStewart County: 4 countSumter County: 25 countTalbot County: 4 countTattnall County: 17 countTaylor County: 5 countTelfair County: 9 countTerrell County: 8 countThomas County: 51 countTift County: 37 countToombs County: 35 countTowns County: 13 countTreutlen County: 3 countTroup County: 73 countTurner County: 6 countTwiggs County: 6 countUnion County: 30 countUpson County: 26 countWalker County: 38 countWalton County: 97 countWare County: 33 countWashington County: 11 countWayne County: 19 countWheeler County: 3 countWhite County: 39 countWhitfield County: 88 countWilcox County: 3 countWilkes County: 5 countWilkinson County: 7 countWorth County: 16 count
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count, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Fulton County: 2,084 countFulton County2,084Gwinnett County: 1,473 countGwinnett County1,473Cobb County: 1,205 countCobb County1,205DeKalb County: 1,034 countDeKalb County1,034Forsyth County: 452 countForsyth County452Chatham County: 381 countChatham County381Cherokee County: 320 countCherokee County320Hall County: 246 countHall County246Henry County: 227 countHenry County227Clayton County: 203 countClayton County203Fayette County: 198 countFayette County198Muscogee County: 181 countMuscogee County181Bibb County: 170 countBibb County170Richmond County: 136 countRichmond County136Clarke County: 134 countClarke County134Coweta County: 133 countCoweta County133Douglas County: 132 countDouglas County132Houston County: 131 countHouston County131Columbia County: 129 countColumbia County129Paulding County: 126 countPaulding County126Glynn County: 124 countGlynn County124Bartow County: 115 countBartow County115Lowndes County: 115 countLowndes County115Carroll County: 110 countCarroll County110Walton County: 97 countWalton County97Rockdale County: 96 countRockdale County96Floyd County: 93 countFloyd County93Whitfield County: 88 countWhitfield County88Oconee County: 85 countOconee County85Bulloch County: 81 countBulloch County81Dougherty County: 80 countDougherty County80Troup County: 73 countTroup County73Barrow County: 65 countBarrow County65Newton County: 63 countNewton County63Jackson County: 52 countJackson County52Thomas County: 51 countThomas County51Colquitt County: 50 countColquitt County50Laurens County: 50 countLaurens County50Bryan County: 47 countBryan County47Gordon County: 47 countGordon County47Fulton County: 2,084 countFulton County2,084Gwinnett County: 1,473 countGwinnett County1,473Cobb County: 1,205 countCobb County1,205DeKalb County: 1,034 countDeKalb County1,034Forsyth County: 452 countForsyth County452Chatham County: 381 countChatham County381Cherokee County: 320 countCherokee County320Hall County: 246 countHall County246Henry County: 227 countHenry County227Clayton County: 203 countClayton County203Fayette County: 198 countFayette County198Muscogee County: 181 countMuscogee County181Bibb County: 170 countBibb County170Richmond County: 136 countRichmond County136Clarke County: 134 countClarke County134Coweta County: 133 countCoweta County133Douglas County: 132 countDouglas County132Houston County: 131 countHouston County131Columbia County: 129 countColumbia County129Paulding County: 126 countPaulding County126Glynn County: 124 countGlynn County124Bartow County: 115 countBartow County115Lowndes County: 115 countLowndes County115Carroll County: 110 countCarroll County110Walton County: 97 countWalton County97Rockdale County: 96 countRockdale County96Floyd County: 93 countFloyd County93Whitfield County: 88 countWhitfield County88Oconee County: 85 countOconee County85Bulloch County: 81 countBulloch County81Dougherty County: 80 countDougherty County80Troup County: 73 countTroup County73Barrow County: 65 countBarrow County65Newton County: 63 countNewton County63Jackson County: 52 countJackson County52Thomas County: 51 countThomas County51Colquitt County: 50 countColquitt County50Laurens County: 50 countLaurens County50Bryan County: 47 countBryan County47Gordon County: 47 countGordon County47
count. 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. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Fulton County2,084-2.2%
2Gwinnett County1,473-3.5%
3Cobb County1,205+2%
4DeKalb County1,034-2.9%
5Forsyth County452+3.7%
6Chatham County381-0.8%
7Cherokee County320-7.8%
8Hall County246+2.1%
9Henry County227-7.3%
10Clayton County2030%
11Fayette County198+5.3%
12Muscogee County181-4.7%
13Bibb County170-2.3%
14Richmond County136-21.4%
15Clarke County134-12.4%
16Coweta County133+1.5%
17Douglas County132-6.4%
18Houston County131+4%
19Columbia County129-3.7%
20Paulding County126-10.6%
21Glynn County124+0.8%
22Bartow County115-2.5%
22Lowndes County115-16.7%
24Carroll County1100%
25Walton County97-14.9%
26Rockdale County96+4.3%
27Floyd County93+8.1%
28Whitfield County880%
29Oconee County85+37.1%
30Bulloch County81+22.7%
31Dougherty County800%
32Troup County73+14.1%
33Barrow County65-4.4%
34Newton County63-17.1%
35Jackson County52-16.1%
36Thomas County51-5.6%
37Colquitt County50+16.3%
37Laurens County50+13.6%
39Bryan County47+20.5%
39Gordon County47+4.4%
41Baldwin County46+17.9%
41Effingham County46+58.6%
43Spalding County43-24.6%
44Pickens County42-4.5%
45Catoosa County40+5.3%
45Fannin County40+2.6%
47Coffee County39+25.8%
47White County39+11.4%
49Lumpkin County380%
49Walker County38+52%
51Liberty County37-21.3%
51Tift County37-22.9%
53Toombs County35-2.8%
54Gilmer County33-5.7%
54Ware County33+32%
56Camden County32-15.8%
57Union County30+36.4%
58Greene County29+11.5%
59Dawson County28-12.5%
60Franklin County27+8%
60Monroe County27+3.8%
62Stephens County26+30%
62Upson County26+85.7%
64Haralson County25-3.8%
64Sumter County25-7.4%
66Morgan County24-7.7%
66Putnam County24-4%
68Harris County23+21.1%
69Crisp County220%
69Lee County22+22.2%
71Decatur County21-8.7%
71Hart County21+31.3%
71Pierce County21+200%
71Rabun County21-8.7%
75Emanuel County20+42.9%
76Grady County19-13.6%
76Habersham County19-56.8%
76Wayne County19-9.5%
79Burke County18+100%
79Madison County18-5.3%
79Meriwether County18+12.5%
79Polk County18-21.7%
83Appling County17-5.6%
83Dodge County17+41.7%
83Jones County17-19%
83McDuffie County17+21.4%
83Tattnall County17+21.4%
88Butts County16-36%
88Cook County16+45.5%
88Peach County16-44.8%
88Pike County16+100%
88Worth County16+45.5%
93Mitchell County15+15.4%
94Brantley County14+75%
94Lamar County14+27.3%
94Murray County14-26.3%
97Bacon County13+85.7%
97Banks County130%
97Ben Hill County13-18.8%
97Dade County13+8.3%
97Oglethorpe County13+160%
97Seminole County13+116.7%
97Towns County13+30%
104Berrien County11-35.3%
104Elbert County11-35.3%
104Evans County11+57.1%
104Washington County110%
108Early County10-28.6%
108Jasper County10+66.7%
108McIntosh County10-33.3%
111Brooks County9-35.7%
111Miller County9+28.6%
111Telfair County9+50%
114Charlton County8-20%
114Chattooga County8-42.9%
114Crawford County8-42.9%
114Irwin County80%
114Jeff Davis County8-11.1%
114Lincoln County8+100%
114Marion County8+60%
114Terrell County8+14.3%
122Dooly County7+16.7%
122Macon County7-22.2%
122Screven County7-36.4%
122Wilkinson County7+16.7%
126Heard County6-50%
126Jefferson County6-45.5%
126Turner County6n/a
126Twiggs County6n/a
130Candler County5-61.5%
130Clinch County5-28.6%
130Hancock County5+66.7%
130Taylor County5+25%
130Wilkes County5-50%
135Atkinson County4-33.3%
135Bleckley County40%
135Calhoun County4n/a
135Long County4n/a
135Montgomery County4-60%
135Randolph County4-63.6%
135Stewart County4-20%
135Talbot County40%
143Glascock County3n/a
143Johnson County3-50%
143Lanier County3n/a
143Treutlen County3-40%
143Wheeler County3-57.1%
143Wilcox County3-25%
149Baker County0n/a
149Echols County0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Counties in Georgia by employer firm births, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Georgia by employer firm births, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/georgia-counties?period=2013. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Counties in Georgia by employer firm births, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/georgia-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Georgia by employer firm births, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/georgia-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Counties in Georgia by employer firm births, 2013}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/georgia-counties?period=2013. Publisher attribution: 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.},
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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Fulton County, with 2,084 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Echols County, with 0 in 2013.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22. 9 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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