Counties in Georgia by employer firm births

Fulton County had the highest employer firm births of 153 counties in 2014, at 2,116. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 19 and the figure for Georgia was 12,615. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,116Fulton County
Median19153 counties
Georgia12,615History

Map of counties, 2014

Appling County: 11 countAtkinson County: 4 countBacon County: 8 countBaldwin County: 47 countBanks County: 15 countBarrow County: 82 countBartow County: 144 countBen Hill County: 13 countBerrien County: 12 countBibb County: 175 countBleckley County: 7 countBrantley County: 8 countBrooks County: 5 countBryan County: 40 countBulloch County: 77 countBurke County: 9 countButts County: 23 countCalhoun County: 3 countCamden County: 28 countCandler County: 8 countCarroll County: 109 countCatoosa County: 43 countCharlton County: 8 countChatham County: 431 countChattahoochee County: 0 countChattooga County: 17 countCherokee County: 359 countClarke County: 166 countClayton County: 204 countClinch County: 3 countCobb County: 1,104 countCoffee County: 37 countColquitt County: 49 countColumbia County: 141 countCook County: 10 countCoweta County: 139 countCrawford County: 4 countCrisp County: 19 countDade County: 14 countDawson County: 32 countDecatur County: 26 countDeKalb County: 1,080 countDodge County: 13 countDooly County: 12 countDougherty County: 67 countDouglas County: 122 countEarly County: 9 countEchols County: 4 countEffingham County: 50 countElbert County: 19 countEmanuel County: 11 countEvans County: 12 countFannin County: 46 countFayette County: 224 countFloyd County: 69 countForsyth County: 469 countFranklin County: 16 countFulton County: 2,116 countGilmer County: 27 countGlascock County: 4 countGlynn County: 124 countGordon County: 41 countGrady County: 15 countGreene County: 28 countGwinnett County: 1,496 countHabersham County: 57 countHall County: 248 countHancock County: 9 countHaralson County: 29 countHarris County: 31 countHart County: 15 countHeard County: 5 countHenry County: 195 countHouston County: 137 countIrwin County: 6 countJackson County: 66 countJasper County: 6 countJeff Davis County: 13 countJefferson County: 13 countJohnson County: 8 countJones County: 20 countLamar County: 9 countLanier County: 8 countLaurens County: 47 countLee County: 22 countLiberty County: 35 countLincoln County: 9 countLong County: 4 countLowndes County: 111 countLumpkin County: 33 countMcDuffie County: 14 countMcIntosh County: 11 countMacon County: 10 countMadison County: 20 countMarion County: 4 countMeriwether County: 17 countMiller County: 4 countMitchell County: 14 countMonroe County: 30 countMontgomery County: 6 countMorgan County: 27 countMurray County: 14 countMuscogee County: 206 countNewton County: 85 countOconee County: 60 countOglethorpe County: 9 countPaulding County: 149 countPeach County: 20 countPickens County: 37 countPierce County: 20 countPike County: 13 countPolk County: 21 countPulaski County: 8 countPutnam County: 17 countQuitman County: 4 countRabun County: 22 countRichmond County: 149 countRockdale County: 95 countSchley County: 6 countScreven County: 9 countSeminole County: 6 countSpalding County: 46 countStephens County: 15 countSumter County: 28 countTalbot County: 3 countTaliaferro County: 0 countTattnall County: 13 countTaylor County: 4 countTelfair County: 12 countTerrell County: 7 countThomas County: 56 countTift County: 46 countToombs County: 28 countTowns County: 13 countTreutlen County: 5 countTroup County: 76 countTurner County: 5 countTwiggs County: 3 countUnion County: 27 countUpson County: 19 countWalker County: 34 countWalton County: 101 countWare County: 32 countWarren County: 3 countWashington County: 13 countWayne County: 25 countWheeler County: 6 countWhite County: 27 countWhitfield County: 74 countWilcox County: 4 countWilkes County: 9 countWilkinson County: 4 countWorth County: 14 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Fulton County: 2,116 countFulton County2,116Gwinnett County: 1,496 countGwinnett County1,496Cobb County: 1,104 countCobb County1,104DeKalb County: 1,080 countDeKalb County1,080Forsyth County: 469 countForsyth County469Chatham County: 431 countChatham County431Cherokee County: 359 countCherokee County359Hall County: 248 countHall County248Fayette County: 224 countFayette County224Muscogee County: 206 countMuscogee County206Clayton County: 204 countClayton County204Henry County: 195 countHenry County195Bibb County: 175 countBibb County175Clarke County: 166 countClarke County166Paulding County: 149 countPaulding County149Richmond County: 149 countRichmond County149Bartow County: 144 countBartow County144Columbia County: 141 countColumbia County141Coweta County: 139 countCoweta County139Houston County: 137 countHouston County137Glynn County: 124 countGlynn County124Douglas County: 122 countDouglas County122Lowndes County: 111 countLowndes County111Carroll County: 109 countCarroll County109Walton County: 101 countWalton County101Rockdale County: 95 countRockdale County95Newton County: 85 countNewton County85Barrow County: 82 countBarrow County82Bulloch County: 77 countBulloch County77Troup County: 76 countTroup County76Whitfield County: 74 countWhitfield County74Floyd County: 69 countFloyd County69Dougherty County: 67 countDougherty County67Jackson County: 66 countJackson County66Oconee County: 60 countOconee County60Habersham County: 57 countHabersham County57Thomas County: 56 countThomas County56Effingham County: 50 countEffingham County50Colquitt County: 49 countColquitt County49Baldwin County: 47 countBaldwin County47Fulton County: 2,116 countFulton County2,116Gwinnett County: 1,496 countGwinnett County1,496Cobb County: 1,104 countCobb County1,104DeKalb County: 1,080 countDeKalb County1,080Forsyth County: 469 countForsyth County469Chatham County: 431 countChatham County431Cherokee County: 359 countCherokee County359Hall County: 248 countHall County248Fayette County: 224 countFayette County224Muscogee County: 206 countMuscogee County206Clayton County: 204 countClayton County204Henry County: 195 countHenry County195Bibb County: 175 countBibb County175Clarke County: 166 countClarke County166Paulding County: 149 countPaulding County149Richmond County: 149 countRichmond County149Bartow County: 144 countBartow County144Columbia County: 141 countColumbia County141Coweta County: 139 countCoweta County139Houston County: 137 countHouston County137Glynn County: 124 countGlynn County124Douglas County: 122 countDouglas County122Lowndes County: 111 countLowndes County111Carroll County: 109 countCarroll County109Walton County: 101 countWalton County101Rockdale County: 95 countRockdale County95Newton County: 85 countNewton County85Barrow County: 82 countBarrow County82Bulloch County: 77 countBulloch County77Troup County: 76 countTroup County76Whitfield County: 74 countWhitfield County74Floyd County: 69 countFloyd County69Dougherty County: 67 countDougherty County67Jackson County: 66 countJackson County66Oconee County: 60 countOconee County60Habersham County: 57 countHabersham County57Thomas County: 56 countThomas County56Effingham County: 50 countEffingham County50Colquitt County: 49 countColquitt County49Baldwin County: 47 countBaldwin 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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Fulton County2,116+1.5%
2Gwinnett County1,496+1.6%
3Cobb County1,104-8.4%
4DeKalb County1,080+4.4%
5Forsyth County469+3.8%
6Chatham County431+13.1%
7Cherokee County359+12.2%
8Hall County248+0.8%
9Fayette County224+13.1%
10Muscogee County206+13.8%
11Clayton County204+0.5%
12Henry County195-14.1%
13Bibb County175+2.9%
14Clarke County166+23.9%
15Paulding County149+18.3%
15Richmond County149+9.6%
17Bartow County144+25.2%
18Columbia County141+9.3%
19Coweta County139+4.5%
20Houston County137+4.6%
21Glynn County1240%
22Douglas County122-7.6%
23Lowndes County111-3.5%
24Carroll County109-0.9%
25Walton County101+4.1%
26Rockdale County95-1%
27Newton County85+34.9%
28Barrow County82+26.2%
29Bulloch County77-4.9%
30Troup County76+4.1%
31Whitfield County74-15.9%
32Floyd County69-25.8%
33Dougherty County67-16.3%
34Jackson County66+26.9%
35Oconee County60-29.4%
36Habersham County57+200%
37Thomas County56+9.8%
38Effingham County50+8.7%
39Colquitt County49-2%
40Baldwin County47+2.2%
40Laurens County47-6%
42Fannin County46+15%
42Spalding County46+7%
42Tift County46+24.3%
45Catoosa County43+7.5%
46Gordon County41-12.8%
47Bryan County40-14.9%
48Coffee County37-5.1%
48Pickens County37-11.9%
50Liberty County35-5.4%
51Walker County34-10.5%
52Lumpkin County33-13.2%
53Dawson County32+14.3%
53Ware County32-3%
55Harris County31+34.8%
56Monroe County30+11.1%
57Haralson County29+16%
58Camden County28-12.5%
58Greene County28-3.4%
58Sumter County28+12%
58Toombs County28-20%
62Gilmer County27-18.2%
62Morgan County27+12.5%
62Union County27-10%
62White County27-30.8%
66Decatur County26+23.8%
67Wayne County25+31.6%
68Butts County23+43.8%
69Lee County220%
69Rabun County22+4.8%
71Polk County21+16.7%
72Jones County20+17.6%
72Madison County20+11.1%
72Peach County20+25%
72Pierce County20-4.8%
76Crisp County19-13.6%
76Elbert County19+72.7%
76Upson County19-26.9%
79Chattooga County17+112.5%
79Meriwether County17-5.6%
79Putnam County17-29.2%
82Franklin County16-40.7%
83Banks County15+15.4%
83Grady County15-21.1%
83Hart County15-28.6%
83Stephens County15-42.3%
87Dade County14+7.7%
87McDuffie County14-17.6%
87Mitchell County14-6.7%
87Murray County140%
87Worth County14-12.5%
92Ben Hill County130%
92Dodge County13-23.5%
92Jeff Davis County13+62.5%
92Jefferson County13+116.7%
92Pike County13-18.8%
92Tattnall County13-23.5%
92Towns County130%
92Washington County13+18.2%
100Berrien County12+9.1%
100Dooly County12+71.4%
100Evans County12+9.1%
100Telfair County12+33.3%
104Appling County11-35.3%
104Emanuel County11-45%
104McIntosh County11+10%
107Cook County10-37.5%
107Macon County10+42.9%
109Burke County9-50%
109Early County9-10%
109Hancock County9+80%
109Lamar County9-35.7%
109Lincoln County9+12.5%
109Oglethorpe County9-30.8%
109Screven County9+28.6%
109Wilkes County9+80%
117Bacon County8-38.5%
117Brantley County8-42.9%
117Candler County8+60%
117Charlton County80%
117Johnson County8+166.7%
117Lanier County8+166.7%
117Pulaski County8n/a
124Bleckley County7+75%
124Terrell County7-12.5%
126Irwin County6-25%
126Jasper County6-40%
126Montgomery County6+50%
126Schley County6n/a
126Seminole County6-53.8%
126Wheeler County6+100%
132Brooks County5-44.4%
132Heard County5-16.7%
132Treutlen County5+66.7%
132Turner County5-16.7%
136Atkinson County40%
136Crawford County4-50%
136Echols County4n/a
136Glascock County4+33.3%
136Long County40%
136Marion County4-50%
136Miller County4-55.6%
136Quitman County4n/a
136Taylor County4-20%
136Wilcox County4+33.3%
136Wilkinson County4-42.9%
147Calhoun County3-25%
147Clinch County3-40%
147Talbot County3-25%
147Twiggs County3-50%
147Warren County3n/a
152Chattahoochee County0n/a
152Taliaferro 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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (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, 2014}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Fulton County, with 2,116 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Taliaferro County, with 0 in 2014.

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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. 6 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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