Counties in Georgia by employer firm births

Fulton County had the highest employer firm births of 153 counties in 2019, at 2,467. Wilcox County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 22 and the figure for Georgia was 14,875. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,467Fulton County
Median22153 counties
Georgia14,875History

Map of counties, 2019

Appling County: 18 countAtkinson County: 7 countBacon County: 11 countBaldwin County: 37 countBanks County: 19 countBarrow County: 105 countBartow County: 152 countBen Hill County: 12 countBerrien County: 15 countBibb County: 192 countBleckley County: 6 countBrantley County: 14 countBrooks County: 8 countBryan County: 51 countBulloch County: 98 countBurke County: 17 countButts County: 23 countCalhoun County: 0 countCamden County: 57 countCandler County: 12 countCarroll County: 111 countCatoosa County: 44 countCharlton County: 8 countChatham County: 442 countChattahoochee County: 3 countChattooga County: 16 countCherokee County: 453 countClarke County: 152 countClayton County: 236 countClinch County: 4 countCobb County: 1,321 countCoffee County: 37 countColquitt County: 43 countColumbia County: 172 countCook County: 13 countCoweta County: 180 countCrawford County: 7 countCrisp County: 18 countDade County: 7 countDawson County: 47 countDecatur County: 29 countDeKalb County: 1,169 countDodge County: 9 countDooly County: 11 countDougherty County: 92 countDouglas County: 169 countEarly County: 6 countEchols County: 4 countEffingham County: 63 countElbert County: 11 countEmanuel County: 15 countEvans County: 5 countFannin County: 49 countFayette County: 247 countFloyd County: 88 countForsyth County: 523 countFranklin County: 26 countFulton County: 2,467 countGilmer County: 43 countGlynn County: 145 countGordon County: 49 countGrady County: 15 countGreene County: 23 countGwinnett County: 1,968 countHabersham County: 48 countHall County: 295 countHancock County: 4 countHaralson County: 32 countHarris County: 38 countHart County: 22 countHeard County: 4 countHenry County: 292 countHouston County: 147 countIrwin County: 7 countJackson County: 87 countJasper County: 13 countJeff Davis County: 8 countJefferson County: 11 countJenkins County: 6 countJohnson County: 9 countJones County: 18 countLamar County: 14 countLanier County: 5 countLaurens County: 65 countLee County: 23 countLiberty County: 48 countLincoln County: 11 countLong County: 7 countLowndes County: 116 countLumpkin County: 38 countMcDuffie County: 15 countMcIntosh County: 5 countMacon County: 7 countMadison County: 32 countMarion County: 5 countMeriwether County: 10 countMiller County: 8 countMitchell County: 12 countMonroe County: 32 countMontgomery County: 6 countMorgan County: 24 countMurray County: 22 countMuscogee County: 231 countNewton County: 87 countOconee County: 77 countOglethorpe County: 7 countPaulding County: 189 countPeach County: 18 countPickens County: 53 countPierce County: 22 countPike County: 17 countPolk County: 32 countPulaski County: 5 countPutnam County: 34 countRabun County: 23 countRandolph County: 4 countRichmond County: 186 countRockdale County: 104 countSchley County: 5 countScreven County: 12 countSeminole County: 8 countSpalding County: 59 countStephens County: 18 countSumter County: 23 countTalbot County: 4 countTaliaferro County: 0 countTattnall County: 16 countTaylor County: 6 countTelfair County: 6 countTerrell County: 9 countThomas County: 57 countTift County: 43 countToombs County: 29 countTowns County: 21 countTreutlen County: 3 countTroup County: 76 countTurner County: 10 countTwiggs County: 5 countUnion County: 35 countUpson County: 18 countWalker County: 40 countWalton County: 110 countWare County: 34 countWarren County: 5 countWashington County: 14 countWayne County: 30 countWebster County: 3 countWhite County: 41 countWhitfield County: 95 countWilcox County: 0 countWilkes County: 5 countWilkinson County: 8 countWorth County: 17 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Fulton County: 2,467 countFulton County2,467Gwinnett County: 1,968 countGwinnett County1,968Cobb County: 1,321 countCobb County1,321DeKalb County: 1,169 countDeKalb County1,169Forsyth County: 523 countForsyth County523Cherokee County: 453 countCherokee County453Chatham County: 442 countChatham County442Hall County: 295 countHall County295Henry County: 292 countHenry County292Fayette County: 247 countFayette County247Clayton County: 236 countClayton County236Muscogee County: 231 countMuscogee County231Bibb County: 192 countBibb County192Paulding County: 189 countPaulding County189Richmond County: 186 countRichmond County186Coweta County: 180 countCoweta County180Columbia County: 172 countColumbia County172Douglas County: 169 countDouglas County169Bartow County: 152 countBartow County152Clarke County: 152 countClarke County152Houston County: 147 countHouston County147Glynn County: 145 countGlynn County145Lowndes County: 116 countLowndes County116Carroll County: 111 countCarroll County111Walton County: 110 countWalton County110Barrow County: 105 countBarrow County105Rockdale County: 104 countRockdale County104Bulloch County: 98 countBulloch County98Whitfield County: 95 countWhitfield County95Dougherty County: 92 countDougherty County92Floyd County: 88 countFloyd County88Jackson County: 87 countJackson County87Newton County: 87 countNewton County87Oconee County: 77 countOconee County77Troup County: 76 countTroup County76Laurens County: 65 countLaurens County65Effingham County: 63 countEffingham County63Spalding County: 59 countSpalding County59Camden County: 57 countCamden County57Thomas County: 57 countThomas County57Fulton County: 2,467 countFulton County2,467Gwinnett County: 1,968 countGwinnett County1,968Cobb County: 1,321 countCobb County1,321DeKalb County: 1,169 countDeKalb County1,169Forsyth County: 523 countForsyth County523Cherokee County: 453 countCherokee County453Chatham County: 442 countChatham County442Hall County: 295 countHall County295Henry County: 292 countHenry County292Fayette County: 247 countFayette County247Clayton County: 236 countClayton County236Muscogee County: 231 countMuscogee County231Bibb County: 192 countBibb County192Paulding County: 189 countPaulding County189Richmond County: 186 countRichmond County186Coweta County: 180 countCoweta County180Columbia County: 172 countColumbia County172Douglas County: 169 countDouglas County169Bartow County: 152 countBartow County152Clarke County: 152 countClarke County152Houston County: 147 countHouston County147Glynn County: 145 countGlynn County145Lowndes County: 116 countLowndes County116Carroll County: 111 countCarroll County111Walton County: 110 countWalton County110Barrow County: 105 countBarrow County105Rockdale County: 104 countRockdale County104Bulloch County: 98 countBulloch County98Whitfield County: 95 countWhitfield County95Dougherty County: 92 countDougherty County92Floyd County: 88 countFloyd County88Jackson County: 87 countJackson County87Newton County: 87 countNewton County87Oconee County: 77 countOconee County77Troup County: 76 countTroup County76Laurens County: 65 countLaurens County65Effingham County: 63 countEffingham County63Spalding County: 59 countSpalding County59Camden County: 57 countCamden County57Thomas County: 57 countThomas County57
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

RankCounties2019
count
Change on 2018
1Fulton County2,467+3.1%
2Gwinnett County1,968+7.7%
3Cobb County1,321+2.4%
4DeKalb County1,169-0.4%
5Forsyth County523+3.4%
6Cherokee County453+8.6%
7Chatham County442+2.1%
8Hall County295+17.1%
9Henry County292+12.7%
10Fayette County247+22.3%
11Clayton County236-0.4%
12Muscogee County231+19.7%
13Bibb County192+0.5%
14Paulding County189+8.6%
15Richmond County186+11.4%
16Coweta County1800%
17Columbia County172+3.6%
18Douglas County169+31%
19Bartow County152+8.6%
19Clarke County152-1.9%
21Houston County147-4.5%
22Glynn County145-3.3%
23Lowndes County116-15.3%
24Carroll County111-5.9%
25Walton County110-17.9%
26Barrow County105+2.9%
27Rockdale County104-9.6%
28Bulloch County98+21%
29Whitfield County95-5.9%
30Dougherty County920%
31Floyd County88-22.8%
32Jackson County87-8.4%
32Newton County87+7.4%
34Oconee County77-3.8%
35Troup County76-2.6%
36Laurens County65+44.4%
37Effingham County63+57.5%
38Spalding County59-14.5%
39Camden County57+23.9%
39Thomas County57+3.6%
41Pickens County53+6%
42Bryan County51+34.2%
43Fannin County49+2.1%
43Gordon County49-14%
45Habersham County48-2%
45Liberty County48+20%
47Dawson County47-14.5%
48Catoosa County44+18.9%
49Colquitt County43+4.9%
49Gilmer County43+22.9%
49Tift County43+10.3%
52White County41+5.1%
53Walker County40+8.1%
54Harris County38+65.2%
54Lumpkin County38+15.2%
56Baldwin County37-14%
56Coffee County37+19.4%
58Union County35+34.6%
59Putnam County34-2.9%
59Ware County34-8.1%
61Haralson County32+28%
61Madison County32+23.1%
61Monroe County32-3%
61Polk County32+6.7%
65Wayne County30+3.4%
66Decatur County29-3.3%
66Toombs County29+16%
68Franklin County26+36.8%
69Morgan County24+14.3%
70Butts County23-14.8%
70Greene County23-11.5%
70Lee County23+9.5%
70Rabun County23-11.5%
70Sumter County23-23.3%
75Hart County22+15.8%
75Murray County22-21.4%
75Pierce County22+15.8%
78Towns County21+23.5%
79Banks County19+35.7%
80Appling County180%
80Crisp County18+5.9%
80Jones County18-14.3%
80Peach County180%
80Stephens County18-14.3%
80Upson County18-14.3%
86Burke County17+6.3%
86Pike County17+6.3%
86Worth County17+142.9%
89Chattooga County16-5.9%
89Tattnall County16+14.3%
91Berrien County15-6.3%
91Emanuel County15-25%
91Grady County15-21.1%
91McDuffie County15-11.8%
95Brantley County14-30%
95Lamar County14-6.7%
95Washington County14+27.3%
98Cook County13-45.8%
98Jasper County13-7.1%
100Ben Hill County12+9.1%
100Candler County12+33.3%
100Mitchell County12-14.3%
100Screven County12+50%
104Bacon County11-15.4%
104Dooly County11+83.3%
104Elbert County11-8.3%
104Jefferson County11-26.7%
104Lincoln County11+175%
109Meriwether County10+11.1%
109Turner County10-9.1%
111Dodge County9-18.2%
111Johnson County9+50%
111Terrell County9+200%
114Brooks County8-50%
114Charlton County8+100%
114Jeff Davis County8-27.3%
114Miller County8+60%
114Seminole County8+60%
114Wilkinson County8-11.1%
120Atkinson County7-30%
120Crawford County7+16.7%
120Dade County7-61.1%
120Irwin County7+133.3%
120Long County70%
120Macon County7+40%
120Oglethorpe County7-41.7%
127Bleckley County6-40%
127Early County6-25%
127Jenkins County6+20%
127Montgomery County6+50%
127Taylor County6+50%
127Telfair County6+20%
133Evans County5-50%
133Lanier County50%
133Marion County5-16.7%
133McIntosh County50%
133Pulaski County5-28.6%
133Schley County5n/a
133Twiggs County5-37.5%
133Warren County5-16.7%
133Wilkes County5-50%
142Clinch County4-33.3%
142Echols County4n/a
142Hancock County4+33.3%
142Heard County4-20%
142Randolph County4-50%
142Talbot County4-20%
148Chattahoochee County3n/a
148Treutlen County3n/a
148Webster County3n/a
151Calhoun County0-100%
151Taliaferro County0n/a
151Wilcox County0-100%

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 2019 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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (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, 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Fulton County, with 2,467 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wilcox County, with 0 in 2019.

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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 2019 and are not ranked.

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