Counties in Georgia by employer firms

Fulton County had the highest employer firms of 159 counties in 2013, at 22,926. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 18. The median was 348 and the figure for Georgia was 148,978. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22,926Fulton County
Median348159 counties
Georgia148,978History

Map of counties, 2013

Appling County: 334 countAtkinson County: 77 countBacon County: 198 countBaker County: 21 countBaldwin County: 697 countBanks County: 236 countBarrow County: 959 countBartow County: 1,598 countBen Hill County: 300 countBerrien County: 219 countBibb County: 3,209 countBleckley County: 147 countBrantley County: 165 countBrooks County: 189 countBryan County: 513 countBulloch County: 1,177 countBurke County: 268 countButts County: 326 countCalhoun County: 68 countCamden County: 674 countCandler County: 179 countCarroll County: 1,605 countCatoosa County: 774 countCharlton County: 128 countChatham County: 5,562 countChattahoochee County: 47 countChattooga County: 251 countCherokee County: 3,847 countClarke County: 2,319 countClay County: 30 countClayton County: 2,957 countClinch County: 120 countCobb County: 13,862 countCoffee County: 708 countColquitt County: 750 countColumbia County: 1,806 countCook County: 249 countCoweta County: 1,723 countCrawford County: 101 countCrisp County: 438 countDade County: 190 countDawson County: 437 countDecatur County: 502 countDeKalb County: 12,026 countDodge County: 289 countDooly County: 138 countDougherty County: 1,859 countDouglas County: 1,969 countEarly County: 190 countEchols County: 21 countEffingham County: 599 countElbert County: 394 countEmanuel County: 360 countEvans County: 183 countFannin County: 496 countFayette County: 2,513 countFloyd County: 1,545 countForsyth County: 4,467 countFranklin County: 359 countFulton County: 22,926 countGilmer County: 466 countGlascock County: 20 countGlynn County: 2,022 countGordon County: 863 countGrady County: 365 countGreene County: 394 countGwinnett County: 15,866 countHabersham County: 664 countHall County: 3,297 countHancock County: 61 countHaralson County: 414 countHarris County: 302 countHart County: 362 countHeard County: 112 countHenry County: 2,618 countHouston County: 1,832 countIrwin County: 107 countJackson County: 957 countJasper County: 138 countJeff Davis County: 220 countJefferson County: 249 countJenkins County: 87 countJohnson County: 105 countJones County: 282 countLamar County: 222 countLanier County: 87 countLaurens County: 890 countLee County: 317 countLiberty County: 674 countLincoln County: 125 countLong County: 67 countLowndes County: 2,108 countLumpkin County: 539 countMcDuffie County: 383 countMcIntosh County: 158 countMacon County: 171 countMadison County: 310 countMarion County: 75 countMeriwether County: 264 countMiller County: 118 countMitchell County: 316 countMonroe County: 430 countMontgomery County: 102 countMorgan County: 389 countMurray County: 348 countMuscogee County: 3,194 countNewton County: 1,135 countOconee County: 857 countOglethorpe County: 154 countPaulding County: 1,396 countPeach County: 403 countPickens County: 566 countPierce County: 286 countPike County: 206 countPolk County: 487 countPulaski County: 156 countPutnam County: 351 countQuitman County: 29 countRabun County: 407 countRandolph County: 124 countRichmond County: 3,314 countRockdale County: 1,590 countSchley County: 55 countScreven County: 190 countSeminole County: 152 countSpalding County: 986 countStephens County: 507 countStewart County: 54 countSumter County: 556 countTalbot County: 51 countTaliaferro County: 18 countTattnall County: 250 countTaylor County: 101 countTelfair County: 168 countTerrell County: 149 countThomas County: 932 countTift County: 860 countToombs County: 603 countTowns County: 253 countTreutlen County: 78 countTroup County: 1,167 countTurner County: 132 countTwiggs County: 67 countUnion County: 470 countUpson County: 407 countWalker County: 623 countWalton County: 1,326 countWare County: 735 countWarren County: 60 countWashington County: 315 countWayne County: 485 countWebster County: 26 countWheeler County: 60 countWhite County: 510 countWhitfield County: 1,794 countWilcox County: 77 countWilkes County: 177 countWilkinson County: 133 countWorth County: 262 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Fulton County: 22,926 countFulton County22,926Gwinnett County: 15,866 countGwinnett County15,866Cobb County: 13,862 countCobb County13,862DeKalb County: 12,026 countDeKalb County12,026Chatham County: 5,562 countChatham County5,562Forsyth County: 4,467 countForsyth County4,467Cherokee County: 3,847 countCherokee County3,847Richmond County: 3,314 countRichmond County3,314Hall County: 3,297 countHall County3,297Bibb County: 3,209 countBibb County3,209Muscogee County: 3,194 countMuscogee County3,194Clayton County: 2,957 countClayton County2,957Henry County: 2,618 countHenry County2,618Fayette County: 2,513 countFayette County2,513Clarke County: 2,319 countClarke County2,319Lowndes County: 2,108 countLowndes County2,108Glynn County: 2,022 countGlynn County2,022Douglas County: 1,969 countDouglas County1,969Dougherty County: 1,859 countDougherty County1,859Houston County: 1,832 countHouston County1,832Columbia County: 1,806 countColumbia County1,806Whitfield County: 1,794 countWhitfield County1,794Coweta County: 1,723 countCoweta County1,723Carroll County: 1,605 countCarroll County1,605Bartow County: 1,598 countBartow County1,598Rockdale County: 1,590 countRockdale County1,590Floyd County: 1,545 countFloyd County1,545Paulding County: 1,396 countPaulding County1,396Walton County: 1,326 countWalton County1,326Bulloch County: 1,177 countBulloch County1,177Troup County: 1,167 countTroup County1,167Newton County: 1,135 countNewton County1,135Spalding County: 986 countSpalding County986Barrow County: 959 countBarrow County959Jackson County: 957 countJackson County957Thomas County: 932 countThomas County932Laurens County: 890 countLaurens County890Gordon County: 863 countGordon County863Tift County: 860 countTift County860Oconee County: 857 countOconee County857Fulton County: 22,926 countFulton County22,926Gwinnett County: 15,866 countGwinnett County15,866Cobb County: 13,862 countCobb County13,862DeKalb County: 12,026 countDeKalb County12,026Chatham County: 5,562 countChatham County5,562Forsyth County: 4,467 countForsyth County4,467Cherokee County: 3,847 countCherokee County3,847Richmond County: 3,314 countRichmond County3,314Hall County: 3,297 countHall County3,297Bibb County: 3,209 countBibb County3,209Muscogee County: 3,194 countMuscogee County3,194Clayton County: 2,957 countClayton County2,957Henry County: 2,618 countHenry County2,618Fayette County: 2,513 countFayette County2,513Clarke County: 2,319 countClarke County2,319Lowndes County: 2,108 countLowndes County2,108Glynn County: 2,022 countGlynn County2,022Douglas County: 1,969 countDouglas County1,969Dougherty County: 1,859 countDougherty County1,859Houston County: 1,832 countHouston County1,832Columbia County: 1,806 countColumbia County1,806Whitfield County: 1,794 countWhitfield County1,794Coweta County: 1,723 countCoweta County1,723Carroll County: 1,605 countCarroll County1,605Bartow County: 1,598 countBartow County1,598Rockdale County: 1,590 countRockdale County1,590Floyd County: 1,545 countFloyd County1,545Paulding County: 1,396 countPaulding County1,396Walton County: 1,326 countWalton County1,326Bulloch County: 1,177 countBulloch County1,177Troup County: 1,167 countTroup County1,167Newton County: 1,135 countNewton County1,135Spalding County: 986 countSpalding County986Barrow County: 959 countBarrow County959Jackson County: 957 countJackson County957Thomas County: 932 countThomas County932Laurens County: 890 countLaurens County890Gordon County: 863 countGordon County863Tift County: 860 countTift County860Oconee County: 857 countOconee County857
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Fulton County22,926+1.8%
2Gwinnett County15,866+2%
3Cobb County13,862+1.4%
4DeKalb County12,026+1.6%
5Chatham County5,562+1.7%
6Forsyth County4,467+2.9%
7Cherokee County3,847+1.4%
8Richmond County3,314-0.9%
9Hall County3,297+0.8%
10Bibb County3,209-0.8%
11Muscogee County3,194-1.5%
12Clayton County2,957-1.5%
13Henry County2,618+1.7%
14Fayette County2,513+0.9%
15Clarke County2,319+1.7%
16Lowndes County2,108-1%
17Glynn County2,022+0.6%
18Douglas County1,969+0.4%
19Dougherty County1,859-2.2%
20Houston County1,832+2.2%
21Columbia County1,806+1.3%
22Whitfield County1,794-0.4%
23Coweta County1,723+0.9%
24Carroll County1,605+0.2%
25Bartow County1,598+1.6%
26Rockdale County1,590-0.1%
27Floyd County1,545-1%
28Paulding County1,396+1.6%
29Walton County1,326-0.5%
30Bulloch County1,177+0.4%
31Troup County1,167+1.5%
32Newton County1,135-1.3%
33Spalding County986-2.6%
34Barrow County959+0.4%
35Jackson County957-0.2%
36Thomas County932-1.4%
37Laurens County890-0.4%
38Gordon County863-0.9%
39Tift County860-3.8%
40Oconee County857+2.3%
41Catoosa County774+0.9%
42Colquitt County750+2.9%
43Ware County735-1.2%
44Coffee County708-1.3%
45Baldwin County697-0.7%
46Camden County674-1.7%
46Liberty County674-2.6%
48Habersham County664-2.4%
49Walker County623+1.5%
50Toombs County603+1.3%
51Effingham County599+0.5%
52Pickens County566+0.9%
53Sumter County556-3.6%
54Lumpkin County539-1.3%
55Bryan County513+3.6%
56White County510+2.4%
57Stephens County507+3.5%
58Decatur County502-4.2%
59Fannin County496+1.2%
60Polk County487-1%
61Wayne County485+0.2%
62Union County470+4%
63Gilmer County466-0.4%
64Crisp County438+2.1%
65Dawson County437+0.5%
66Monroe County430-1.1%
67Haralson County414+2.2%
68Rabun County407-1.2%
68Upson County407+0.5%
70Peach County403-1.9%
71Elbert County394-5.1%
71Greene County394+2.1%
73Morgan County389+0.5%
74McDuffie County383+0.3%
75Grady County365-2.9%
76Hart County362+2%
77Emanuel County360+2.6%
78Franklin County359-0.8%
79Putnam County351+1.2%
80Murray County3480%
81Appling County334-1.2%
82Butts County326-0.6%
83Lee County317-1.9%
84Mitchell County316-0.6%
85Washington County315-0.9%
86Madison County3100%
87Harris County302+2%
88Ben Hill County300-0.7%
89Dodge County289+2.8%
90Pierce County286+1.4%
91Jones County282-1.4%
92Burke County268+1.1%
93Meriwether County264-5.4%
94Worth County262+3.6%
95Towns County253+2.8%
96Chattooga County251-4.2%
97Tattnall County250-1.6%
98Cook County249-0.4%
98Jefferson County249-3.1%
100Banks County236+1.7%
101Lamar County222+2.3%
102Jeff Davis County220-0.9%
103Berrien County219-6%
104Pike County206+5.1%
105Bacon County198+5.3%
106Dade County1900%
106Early County190+1.6%
106Screven County190-1%
109Brooks County1890%
110Evans County183-1.6%
111Candler County179-4.8%
112Wilkes County177-9.2%
113Macon County171-0.6%
114Telfair County168-0.6%
115Brantley County165+2.5%
116McIntosh County158-6%
117Pulaski County156-1.3%
118Oglethorpe County154-0.6%
119Seminole County152-1.3%
120Terrell County149-6.3%
121Bleckley County147-4.5%
122Dooly County138-2.8%
122Jasper County138-1.4%
124Wilkinson County1330%
125Turner County132+0.8%
126Charlton County128+0.8%
127Lincoln County125+1.6%
128Randolph County124-0.8%
129Clinch County120+2.6%
130Miller County118+0.9%
131Heard County112+1.8%
132Irwin County1070%
133Johnson County105-6.3%
134Montgomery County102+3%
135Crawford County101-4.7%
135Taylor County101-1%
137Jenkins County87-6.5%
137Lanier County87-1.1%
139Treutlen County78-1.3%
140Atkinson County77-4.9%
140Wilcox County770%
142Marion County75+7.1%
143Calhoun County680%
144Long County67-1.5%
144Twiggs County67+9.8%
146Hancock County61-4.7%
147Warren County60-1.6%
147Wheeler County60-6.3%
149Schley County550%
150Stewart County54-1.8%
151Talbot County51-3.8%
152Chattahoochee County47-2.1%
153Clay County30-21.1%
154Quitman County29-6.5%
155Webster County260%
156Baker County21-4.5%
156Echols County210%
158Glascock County20+11.1%
159Taliaferro County18-18.2%

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Fulton County, with 22,926 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Taliaferro County, with 18 in 2013.

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