Counties in Georgia by employer firm births

Fulton County had the highest employer firm births of 149 counties in 2022, at 3,089. Webster County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 33 and the figure for Georgia was 18,628. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,089Fulton County
Median33149 counties
Georgia18,628History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 20 countBacon County: 12 countBaker County: 0 countBaldwin County: 64 countBanks County: 16 countBarrow County: 109 countBartow County: 167 countBen Hill County: 10 countBerrien County: 9 countBibb County: 233 countBleckley County: 3 countBrantley County: 16 countBrooks County: 11 countBryan County: 66 countBulloch County: 92 countBurke County: 23 countButts County: 29 countCalhoun County: 3 countCamden County: 79 countCandler County: 12 countCarroll County: 149 countCatoosa County: 59 countCharlton County: 9 countChatham County: 537 countChattooga County: 17 countCherokee County: 529 countClarke County: 183 countClay County: 3 countClayton County: 380 countCobb County: 1,545 countCoffee County: 56 countColquitt County: 52 countColumbia County: 207 countCook County: 14 countCoweta County: 243 countCrawford County: 8 countCrisp County: 20 countDade County: 14 countDawson County: 68 countDecatur County: 33 countDeKalb County: 1,498 countDodge County: 15 countDooly County: 9 countDougherty County: 115 countDouglas County: 205 countEarly County: 7 countEffingham County: 82 countElbert County: 22 countEmanuel County: 19 countEvans County: 11 countFannin County: 59 countFayette County: 311 countFloyd County: 114 countForsyth County: 699 countFranklin County: 36 countFulton County: 3,089 countGilmer County: 59 countGlascock County: 3 countGlynn County: 166 countGordon County: 58 countGrady County: 27 countGreene County: 28 countGwinnett County: 2,314 countHabersham County: 65 countHall County: 357 countHancock County: 5 countHaralson County: 40 countHarris County: 34 countHart County: 40 countHeard County: 10 countHenry County: 427 countHouston County: 190 countIrwin County: 7 countJackson County: 144 countJasper County: 28 countJeff Davis County: 13 countJefferson County: 19 countJenkins County: 4 countJohnson County: 5 countJones County: 36 countLamar County: 14 countLanier County: 10 countLaurens County: 50 countLee County: 29 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 14 countLong County: 14 countLowndes County: 153 countLumpkin County: 41 countMcDuffie County: 15 countMcIntosh County: 11 countMacon County: 10 countMadison County: 29 countMarion County: 15 countMeriwether County: 35 countMiller County: 6 countMitchell County: 17 countMonroe County: 45 countMontgomery County: 4 countMorgan County: 34 countMurray County: 21 countMuscogee County: 263 countNewton County: 134 countOconee County: 102 countOglethorpe County: 13 countPaulding County: 210 countPeach County: 42 countPickens County: 54 countPierce County: 18 countPike County: 33 countPolk County: 39 countPulaski County: 6 countPutnam County: 38 countRabun County: 34 countRandolph County: 4 countRichmond County: 194 countRockdale County: 188 countSchley County: 5 countScreven County: 19 countSeminole County: 14 countSpalding County: 90 countStephens County: 32 countSumter County: 34 countTalbot County: 5 countTattnall County: 21 countTaylor County: 11 countTelfair County: 10 countTerrell County: 3 countThomas County: 63 countTift County: 60 countToombs County: 37 countTowns County: 15 countTroup County: 176 countTurner County: 12 countTwiggs County: 5 countUnion County: 40 countUpson County: 40 countWalker County: 56 countWalton County: 150 countWare County: 50 countWashington County: 20 countWayne County: 38 countWebster County: 0 countWhite County: 43 countWhitfield County: 138 countWilcox County: 7 countWilkes County: 9 countWilkinson County: 5 countWorth County: 21 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Fulton County: 3,089 countFulton County3,089Gwinnett County: 2,314 countGwinnett County2,314Cobb County: 1,545 countCobb County1,545DeKalb County: 1,498 countDeKalb County1,498Forsyth County: 699 countForsyth County699Chatham County: 537 countChatham County537Cherokee County: 529 countCherokee County529Henry County: 427 countHenry County427Clayton County: 380 countClayton County380Hall County: 357 countHall County357Fayette County: 311 countFayette County311Muscogee County: 263 countMuscogee County263Coweta County: 243 countCoweta County243Bibb County: 233 countBibb County233Paulding County: 210 countPaulding County210Columbia County: 207 countColumbia County207Douglas County: 205 countDouglas County205Richmond County: 194 countRichmond County194Houston County: 190 countHouston County190Rockdale County: 188 countRockdale County188Clarke County: 183 countClarke County183Troup County: 176 countTroup County176Bartow County: 167 countBartow County167Glynn County: 166 countGlynn County166Lowndes County: 153 countLowndes County153Walton County: 150 countWalton County150Carroll County: 149 countCarroll County149Jackson County: 144 countJackson County144Whitfield County: 138 countWhitfield County138Newton County: 134 countNewton County134Dougherty County: 115 countDougherty County115Floyd County: 114 countFloyd County114Barrow County: 109 countBarrow County109Oconee County: 102 countOconee County102Bulloch County: 92 countBulloch County92Spalding County: 90 countSpalding County90Effingham County: 82 countEffingham County82Camden County: 79 countCamden County79Dawson County: 68 countDawson County68Bryan County: 66 countBryan County66Fulton County: 3,089 countFulton County3,089Gwinnett County: 2,314 countGwinnett County2,314Cobb County: 1,545 countCobb County1,545DeKalb County: 1,498 countDeKalb County1,498Forsyth County: 699 countForsyth County699Chatham County: 537 countChatham County537Cherokee County: 529 countCherokee County529Henry County: 427 countHenry County427Clayton County: 380 countClayton County380Hall County: 357 countHall County357Fayette County: 311 countFayette County311Muscogee County: 263 countMuscogee County263Coweta County: 243 countCoweta County243Bibb County: 233 countBibb County233Paulding County: 210 countPaulding County210Columbia County: 207 countColumbia County207Douglas County: 205 countDouglas County205Richmond County: 194 countRichmond County194Houston County: 190 countHouston County190Rockdale County: 188 countRockdale County188Clarke County: 183 countClarke County183Troup County: 176 countTroup County176Bartow County: 167 countBartow County167Glynn County: 166 countGlynn County166Lowndes County: 153 countLowndes County153Walton County: 150 countWalton County150Carroll County: 149 countCarroll County149Jackson County: 144 countJackson County144Whitfield County: 138 countWhitfield County138Newton County: 134 countNewton County134Dougherty County: 115 countDougherty County115Floyd County: 114 countFloyd County114Barrow County: 109 countBarrow County109Oconee County: 102 countOconee County102Bulloch County: 92 countBulloch County92Spalding County: 90 countSpalding County90Effingham County: 82 countEffingham County82Camden County: 79 countCamden County79Dawson County: 68 countDawson County68Bryan County: 66 countBryan County66
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

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Fulton County3,089-13.2%
2Gwinnett County2,314-1.2%
3Cobb County1,545-11%
4DeKalb County1,498-13.2%
5Forsyth County699+16.7%
6Chatham County537+3.7%
7Cherokee County529+14.3%
8Henry County427-4.5%
9Clayton County380-20.5%
10Hall County357+17%
11Fayette County311+4%
12Muscogee County263-5.1%
13Coweta County243-2.8%
14Bibb County233+7.4%
15Paulding County210-12.1%
16Columbia County207+2.5%
17Douglas County205-27%
18Richmond County194-13.4%
19Houston County190-5.5%
20Rockdale County188-19%
21Clarke County183-1.1%
22Troup County176-37.1%
23Bartow County167+10.6%
24Glynn County166+19.4%
25Lowndes County153-15%
26Walton County150-6.3%
27Carroll County149+12%
28Jackson County144+13.4%
29Whitfield County138+26.6%
30Newton County134-10.7%
31Dougherty County115+2.7%
32Floyd County114-0.9%
33Barrow County109+4.8%
34Oconee County102+17.2%
35Bulloch County92-12.4%
36Spalding County90+9.8%
37Effingham County82+26.2%
38Camden County79+49.1%
39Dawson County68+54.5%
40Bryan County66+3.1%
41Habersham County65+4.8%
42Baldwin County64+25.5%
43Thomas County63-1.6%
44Tift County60+11.1%
45Catoosa County59+7.3%
45Fannin County59+22.9%
45Gilmer County59+63.9%
48Gordon County58+5.5%
49Coffee County56+40%
49Liberty County560%
49Walker County56+64.7%
52Pickens County54+63.6%
53Colquitt County52-11.9%
54Laurens County50+6.4%
54Ware County50+35.1%
56Monroe County45+28.6%
57White County43-8.5%
58Peach County42+35.5%
59Lumpkin County41+24.2%
60Haralson County40+42.9%
60Hart County40+2.6%
60Union County40-13%
60Upson County40+33.3%
64Polk County39+62.5%
65Putnam County38+18.8%
65Wayne County38+8.6%
67Toombs County37+42.3%
68Franklin County36+24.1%
68Jones County36+63.6%
70Meriwether County35-23.9%
71Harris County34+6.3%
71Morgan County34-20.9%
71Rabun County34+25.9%
71Sumter County34+36%
75Decatur County33-2.9%
75Pike County33+65%
77Stephens County32+23.1%
78Butts County29-9.4%
78Lee County29-25.6%
78Madison County29-21.6%
81Greene County28-6.7%
81Jasper County28+47.4%
83Grady County27+12.5%
84Burke County23-23.3%
85Elbert County22-4.3%
86Murray County21+16.7%
86Tattnall County21+75%
86Worth County21+75%
89Appling County20-33.3%
89Crisp County20-13%
89Washington County20+100%
92Emanuel County19+35.7%
92Jefferson County19+58.3%
92Screven County19+58.3%
95Pierce County18-5.3%
96Chattooga County17-5.6%
96Mitchell County17-15%
98Banks County16-40.7%
98Brantley County16+14.3%
100Dodge County15-16.7%
100Marion County15+87.5%
100McDuffie County15-37.5%
100Towns County15-37.5%
104Cook County14+40%
104Dade County140%
104Lamar County14-36.4%
104Lincoln County14+40%
104Long County140%
104Seminole County14+55.6%
110Jeff Davis County13-7.1%
110Oglethorpe County130%
112Bacon County12-25%
112Candler County12+9.1%
112Turner County12+100%
115Brooks County11-8.3%
115Evans County11+83.3%
115McIntosh County11-8.3%
115Taylor County11+120%
119Ben Hill County10-9.1%
119Heard County10-9.1%
119Lanier County10+150%
119Macon County10+66.7%
119Telfair County10+100%
124Berrien County9-40%
124Charlton County9+80%
124Dooly County9-25%
124Wilkes County9+12.5%
128Crawford County8+14.3%
129Early County7-22.2%
129Irwin County7+133.3%
129Wilcox County7+133.3%
132Miller County6+50%
132Pulaski County6-40%
134Hancock County5n/a
134Johnson County50%
134Schley County50%
134Talbot County5-16.7%
134Twiggs County5-16.7%
134Wilkinson County5-61.5%
140Jenkins County4-20%
140Montgomery County4-33.3%
140Randolph County4-33.3%
143Bleckley County3-70%
143Calhoun County3-40%
143Clay County3-50%
143Glascock County3n/a
143Terrell County3-78.6%
148Baker County0n/a
148Webster 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. 10 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Fulton County, with 3,089 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Webster County, with 0 in 2022.

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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. 10 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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