Counties in Georgia by employer firms, 2023

Fulton County had the highest employer firms of 159 counties in 2023, at 28,012. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 18. The median was 382 and the figure for Georgia was 177,543. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28,012Fulton County
Median382159 counties
Georgia177,543History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 350 countAtkinson County: 78 countBacon County: 202 countBaker County: 25 countBaldwin County: 745 countBanks County: 298 countBarrow County: 1,285 countBartow County: 2,038 countBen Hill County: 271 countBerrien County: 201 countBibb County: 3,235 countBleckley County: 148 countBrantley County: 209 countBrooks County: 193 countBryan County: 720 countBulloch County: 1,420 countBurke County: 326 countButts County: 382 countCalhoun County: 64 countCamden County: 776 countCandler County: 191 countCarroll County: 1,895 countCatoosa County: 880 countCharlton County: 130 countChatham County: 6,727 countChattahoochee County: 45 countChattooga County: 277 countCherokee County: 5,117 countClarke County: 2,701 countClay County: 41 countClayton County: 3,283 countClinch County: 117 countCobb County: 16,001 countCoffee County: 754 countColquitt County: 809 countColumbia County: 2,358 countCook County: 280 countCoweta County: 2,411 countCrawford County: 107 countCrisp County: 415 countDade County: 205 countDawson County: 668 countDecatur County: 529 countDeKalb County: 13,941 countDodge County: 260 countDooly County: 135 countDougherty County: 1,750 countDouglas County: 2,319 countEarly County: 171 countEchols County: 33 countEffingham County: 830 countElbert County: 392 countEmanuel County: 364 countEvans County: 202 countFannin County: 645 countFayette County: 3,171 countFloyd County: 1,669 countForsyth County: 6,253 countFranklin County: 445 countFulton County: 28,012 countGilmer County: 603 countGlascock County: 26 countGlynn County: 2,317 countGordon County: 948 countGrady County: 407 countGreene County: 462 countGwinnett County: 20,903 countHabersham County: 784 countHall County: 4,111 countHancock County: 64 countHaralson County: 464 countHarris County: 397 countHart County: 420 countHeard County: 104 countHenry County: 3,446 countHouston County: 2,207 countIrwin County: 99 countJackson County: 1,359 countJasper County: 193 countJeff Davis County: 227 countJefferson County: 266 countJenkins County: 94 countJohnson County: 108 countJones County: 312 countLamar County: 240 countLanier County: 91 countLaurens County: 933 countLee County: 378 countLiberty County: 754 countLincoln County: 143 countLong County: 107 countLowndes County: 2,238 countLumpkin County: 606 countMcDuffie County: 396 countMcIntosh County: 160 countMacon County: 148 countMadison County: 370 countMarion County: 80 countMeriwether County: 283 countMiller County: 108 countMitchell County: 314 countMonroe County: 506 countMontgomery County: 80 countMorgan County: 502 countMurray County: 362 countMuscogee County: 3,388 countNewton County: 1,369 countOconee County: 1,153 countOglethorpe County: 159 countPaulding County: 1,998 countPeach County: 430 countPickens County: 675 countPierce County: 324 countPike County: 275 countPolk County: 550 countPulaski County: 159 countPutnam County: 447 countQuitman County: 28 countRabun County: 456 countRandolph County: 108 countRichmond County: 3,260 countRockdale County: 1,838 countSchley County: 67 countScreven County: 219 countSeminole County: 141 countSpalding County: 1,039 countStephens County: 470 countStewart County: 44 countSumter County: 552 countTalbot County: 53 countTaliaferro County: 18 countTattnall County: 266 countTaylor County: 109 countTelfair County: 158 countTerrell County: 143 countThomas County: 1,034 countTift County: 896 countToombs County: 588 countTowns County: 263 countTreutlen County: 73 countTroup County: 1,286 countTurner County: 140 countTwiggs County: 68 countUnion County: 580 countUpson County: 398 countWalker County: 633 countWalton County: 1,686 countWare County: 759 countWarren County: 68 countWashington County: 303 countWayne County: 566 countWebster County: 30 countWheeler County: 48 countWhite County: 647 countWhitfield County: 1,954 countWilcox County: 72 countWilkes County: 166 countWilkinson County: 127 countWorth County: 252 count
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count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Fulton County: 28,012 countFulton County28,012Gwinnett County: 20,903 countGwinnett County20,903Cobb County: 16,001 countCobb County16,001DeKalb County: 13,941 countDeKalb County13,941Chatham County: 6,727 countChatham County6,727Forsyth County: 6,253 countForsyth County6,253Cherokee County: 5,117 countCherokee County5,117Hall County: 4,111 countHall County4,111Henry County: 3,446 countHenry County3,446Muscogee County: 3,388 countMuscogee County3,388Clayton County: 3,283 countClayton County3,283Richmond County: 3,260 countRichmond County3,260Bibb County: 3,235 countBibb County3,235Fayette County: 3,171 countFayette County3,171Clarke County: 2,701 countClarke County2,701Coweta County: 2,411 countCoweta County2,411Columbia County: 2,358 countColumbia County2,358Douglas County: 2,319 countDouglas County2,319Glynn County: 2,317 countGlynn County2,317Lowndes County: 2,238 countLowndes County2,238Houston County: 2,207 countHouston County2,207Bartow County: 2,038 countBartow County2,038Paulding County: 1,998 countPaulding County1,998Whitfield County: 1,954 countWhitfield County1,954Carroll County: 1,895 countCarroll County1,895Rockdale County: 1,838 countRockdale County1,838Dougherty County: 1,750 countDougherty County1,750Walton County: 1,686 countWalton County1,686Floyd County: 1,669 countFloyd County1,669Bulloch County: 1,420 countBulloch County1,420Newton County: 1,369 countNewton County1,369Jackson County: 1,359 countJackson County1,359Troup County: 1,286 countTroup County1,286Barrow County: 1,285 countBarrow County1,285Oconee County: 1,153 countOconee County1,153Spalding County: 1,039 countSpalding County1,039Thomas County: 1,034 countThomas County1,034Gordon County: 948 countGordon County948Laurens County: 933 countLaurens County933Tift County: 896 countTift County896Fulton County: 28,012 countFulton County28,012Gwinnett County: 20,903 countGwinnett County20,903Cobb County: 16,001 countCobb County16,001DeKalb County: 13,941 countDeKalb County13,941Chatham County: 6,727 countChatham County6,727Forsyth County: 6,253 countForsyth County6,253Cherokee County: 5,117 countCherokee County5,117Hall County: 4,111 countHall County4,111Henry County: 3,446 countHenry County3,446Muscogee County: 3,388 countMuscogee County3,388Clayton County: 3,283 countClayton County3,283Richmond County: 3,260 countRichmond County3,260Bibb County: 3,235 countBibb County3,235Fayette County: 3,171 countFayette County3,171Clarke County: 2,701 countClarke County2,701Coweta County: 2,411 countCoweta County2,411Columbia County: 2,358 countColumbia County2,358Douglas County: 2,319 countDouglas County2,319Glynn County: 2,317 countGlynn County2,317Lowndes County: 2,238 countLowndes County2,238Houston County: 2,207 countHouston County2,207Bartow County: 2,038 countBartow County2,038Paulding County: 1,998 countPaulding County1,998Whitfield County: 1,954 countWhitfield County1,954Carroll County: 1,895 countCarroll County1,895Rockdale County: 1,838 countRockdale County1,838Dougherty County: 1,750 countDougherty County1,750Walton County: 1,686 countWalton County1,686Floyd County: 1,669 countFloyd County1,669Bulloch County: 1,420 countBulloch County1,420Newton County: 1,369 countNewton County1,369Jackson County: 1,359 countJackson County1,359Troup County: 1,286 countTroup County1,286Barrow County: 1,285 countBarrow County1,285Oconee County: 1,153 countOconee County1,153Spalding County: 1,039 countSpalding County1,039Thomas County: 1,034 countThomas County1,034Gordon County: 948 countGordon County948Laurens County: 933 countLaurens County933Tift County: 896 countTift County896
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Fulton County28,012+1.1%
2Gwinnett County20,903+1.7%
3Cobb County16,001+0.2%
4DeKalb County13,941+0.2%
5Chatham County6,727+2.4%
6Forsyth County6,253+4.1%
7Cherokee County5,117+2.9%
8Hall County4,111+2.6%
9Henry County3,446+0.4%
10Muscogee County3,388-0.4%
11Clayton County3,283-1.6%
12Richmond County3,260+0.2%
13Bibb County3,235-0.6%
14Fayette County3,171+1.4%
15Clarke County2,701+2.3%
16Coweta County2,411+2.4%
17Columbia County2,358+1.7%
18Douglas County2,319+0.4%
19Glynn County2,317+3.8%
20Lowndes County2,238+0.2%
21Houston County2,207+1.2%
22Bartow County2,038+2.3%
23Paulding County1,998+2.3%
24Whitfield County1,954+2%
25Carroll County1,895+0.3%
26Rockdale County1,838-2.2%
27Dougherty County1,750-2.2%
28Walton County1,686+2.2%
29Floyd County1,669+1.2%
30Bulloch County1,420+3.4%
31Newton County1,369+2.3%
32Jackson County1,359+4.1%
33Troup County1,286-7.7%
34Barrow County1,285+4.6%
35Oconee County1,153+3.9%
36Spalding County1,039+1.4%
37Thomas County1,034+3%
38Gordon County948+2.7%
39Laurens County933+0.3%
40Tift County896-0.6%
41Catoosa County880+1.4%
42Effingham County830+9.1%
43Colquitt County809+3.5%
44Habersham County784+1.4%
45Camden County776+0.9%
46Ware County759+1.5%
47Coffee County754+1.9%
47Liberty County754+1.6%
49Baldwin County745+0.8%
50Bryan County720+7%
51Pickens County675+1.4%
52Dawson County668+4%
53White County647+3.9%
54Fannin County645+3%
55Walker County633+1.6%
56Lumpkin County606+1.5%
57Gilmer County603+6%
58Toombs County588+0.9%
59Union County580+5.3%
60Wayne County566+6.4%
61Sumter County552+1.8%
62Polk County550+2.8%
63Decatur County529+2.9%
64Monroe County506+3.7%
65Morgan County502+4.4%
66Stephens County470-0.4%
67Haralson County464+0.7%
68Greene County462+4.1%
69Rabun County456-1.5%
70Putnam County447+5.4%
71Franklin County445+1.8%
72Peach County430-0.2%
73Hart County420-0.5%
74Crisp County415+0.2%
75Grady County407-0.2%
76Upson County3980%
77Harris County397+4.7%
78McDuffie County396+4.5%
79Elbert County392+1%
80Butts County382+1.6%
81Lee County378+3.8%
82Madison County370+2.8%
83Emanuel County364+6.7%
84Murray County362+2.3%
85Appling County350+4.5%
86Burke County326+2.8%
87Pierce County324+3.5%
88Mitchell County314+1.6%
89Jones County312-0.6%
90Washington County303-0.7%
91Banks County298+4.6%
92Meriwether County283-0.4%
93Cook County280+5.3%
94Chattooga County277+1.8%
95Pike County275+6.6%
96Ben Hill County271+1.5%
97Jefferson County266+0.4%
97Tattnall County266+3.1%
99Towns County263+2.7%
100Dodge County2600%
101Worth County252+4.6%
102Lamar County240+3.4%
103Jeff Davis County227+7.1%
104Screven County219+3.3%
105Brantley County209+5.6%
106Dade County205+2%
107Bacon County202-2.9%
107Evans County2020%
109Berrien County201-6.9%
110Brooks County193+1.6%
110Jasper County193+1%
112Candler County191+3.8%
113Early County171-2.8%
114Wilkes County166-0.6%
115McIntosh County160+1.3%
116Oglethorpe County159-0.6%
116Pulaski County159-1.2%
118Telfair County158-0.6%
119Bleckley County148+8.8%
119Macon County148-6.9%
121Lincoln County143-0.7%
121Terrell County143+0.7%
123Seminole County141-6%
124Turner County140+6.1%
125Dooly County135-0.7%
126Charlton County130-7.1%
127Wilkinson County127+0.8%
128Clinch County117+0.9%
129Taylor County109-2.7%
130Johnson County108+0.9%
130Miller County108-4.4%
130Randolph County108-4.4%
133Crawford County1070%
133Long County107+15.1%
135Heard County104+1%
136Irwin County99+1%
137Jenkins County94-5.1%
138Lanier County91+1.1%
139Marion County80-11.1%
139Montgomery County80-1.2%
141Atkinson County78+8.3%
142Treutlen County73+1.4%
143Wilcox County72+2.9%
144Twiggs County68+6.3%
144Warren County68-2.9%
146Schley County67+11.7%
147Calhoun County64+1.6%
147Hancock County640%
149Talbot County53-1.9%
150Wheeler County48+14.3%
151Chattahoochee County450%
152Stewart County44-4.3%
153Clay County41+5.1%
154Echols County33+22.2%
155Webster County30+11.1%
156Quitman County28+3.7%
157Glascock County26-10.3%
158Baker County25-13.8%
159Taliaferro County18+5.9%

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Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Georgia by employer firms, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Georgia by employer firms, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/georgia-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Georgia by employer firms, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/georgia-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Georgia by employer firms, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/georgia-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Fulton County, with 28,012 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Taliaferro County, with 18 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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