Counties in Georgia by employer firms

Fulton County had the highest employer firms of 159 counties in 2014, at 23,240. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 20. The median was 339 and the figure for Georgia was 150,245. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23,240Fulton County
Median339159 counties
Georgia150,245History

Map of counties, 2014

Appling County: 325 countAtkinson County: 80 countBacon County: 191 countBaker County: 21 countBaldwin County: 690 countBanks County: 235 countBarrow County: 981 countBartow County: 1,633 countBen Hill County: 295 countBerrien County: 206 countBibb County: 3,211 countBleckley County: 144 countBrantley County: 160 countBrooks County: 181 countBryan County: 518 countBulloch County: 1,189 countBurke County: 261 countButts County: 332 countCalhoun County: 62 countCamden County: 663 countCandler County: 180 countCarroll County: 1,613 countCatoosa County: 775 countCharlton County: 131 countChatham County: 5,686 countChattahoochee County: 43 countChattooga County: 257 countCherokee County: 4,006 countClarke County: 2,368 countClay County: 34 countClayton County: 2,937 countClinch County: 121 countCobb County: 13,923 countCoffee County: 717 countColquitt County: 762 countColumbia County: 1,824 countCook County: 251 countCoweta County: 1,772 countCrawford County: 98 countCrisp County: 429 countDade County: 187 countDawson County: 441 countDecatur County: 504 countDeKalb County: 12,146 countDodge County: 291 countDooly County: 144 countDougherty County: 1,853 countDouglas County: 1,979 countEarly County: 180 countEchols County: 22 countEffingham County: 611 countElbert County: 391 countEmanuel County: 355 countEvans County: 187 countFannin County: 518 countFayette County: 2,587 countFloyd County: 1,523 countForsyth County: 4,636 countFranklin County: 361 countFulton County: 23,240 countGilmer County: 464 countGlascock County: 22 countGlynn County: 2,029 countGordon County: 861 countGrady County: 363 countGreene County: 398 countGwinnett County: 16,108 countHabersham County: 683 countHall County: 3,354 countHancock County: 61 countHaralson County: 414 countHarris County: 324 countHart County: 356 countHeard County: 116 countHenry County: 2,621 countHouston County: 1,862 countIrwin County: 109 countJackson County: 977 countJasper County: 135 countJeff Davis County: 219 countJefferson County: 254 countJenkins County: 87 countJohnson County: 106 countJones County: 287 countLamar County: 208 countLanier County: 93 countLaurens County: 902 countLee County: 315 countLiberty County: 676 countLincoln County: 121 countLong County: 71 countLowndes County: 2,090 countLumpkin County: 555 countMcDuffie County: 388 countMcIntosh County: 154 countMacon County: 171 countMadison County: 309 countMarion County: 72 countMeriwether County: 262 countMiller County: 116 countMitchell County: 313 countMonroe County: 427 countMontgomery County: 100 countMorgan County: 390 countMurray County: 339 countMuscogee County: 3,221 countNewton County: 1,152 countOconee County: 867 countOglethorpe County: 155 countPaulding County: 1,451 countPeach County: 395 countPickens County: 579 countPierce County: 289 countPike County: 212 countPolk County: 483 countPulaski County: 159 countPutnam County: 349 countQuitman County: 29 countRabun County: 407 countRandolph County: 120 countRichmond County: 3,268 countRockdale County: 1,586 countSchley County: 57 countScreven County: 187 countSeminole County: 144 countSpalding County: 980 countStephens County: 489 countStewart County: 50 countSumter County: 541 countTalbot County: 53 countTaliaferro County: 20 countTattnall County: 253 countTaylor County: 103 countTelfair County: 169 countTerrell County: 147 countThomas County: 948 countTift County: 876 countToombs County: 596 countTowns County: 248 countTreutlen County: 78 countTroup County: 1,183 countTurner County: 130 countTwiggs County: 65 countUnion County: 486 countUpson County: 410 countWalker County: 616 countWalton County: 1,336 countWare County: 742 countWarren County: 62 countWashington County: 312 countWayne County: 486 countWebster County: 27 countWheeler County: 58 countWhite County: 511 countWhitfield County: 1,785 countWilcox County: 79 countWilkes County: 177 countWilkinson County: 130 countWorth County: 253 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Fulton County: 23,240 countFulton County23,240Gwinnett County: 16,108 countGwinnett County16,108Cobb County: 13,923 countCobb County13,923DeKalb County: 12,146 countDeKalb County12,146Chatham County: 5,686 countChatham County5,686Forsyth County: 4,636 countForsyth County4,636Cherokee County: 4,006 countCherokee County4,006Hall County: 3,354 countHall County3,354Richmond County: 3,268 countRichmond County3,268Muscogee County: 3,221 countMuscogee County3,221Bibb County: 3,211 countBibb County3,211Clayton County: 2,937 countClayton County2,937Henry County: 2,621 countHenry County2,621Fayette County: 2,587 countFayette County2,587Clarke County: 2,368 countClarke County2,368Lowndes County: 2,090 countLowndes County2,090Glynn County: 2,029 countGlynn County2,029Douglas County: 1,979 countDouglas County1,979Houston County: 1,862 countHouston County1,862Dougherty County: 1,853 countDougherty County1,853Columbia County: 1,824 countColumbia County1,824Whitfield County: 1,785 countWhitfield County1,785Coweta County: 1,772 countCoweta County1,772Bartow County: 1,633 countBartow County1,633Carroll County: 1,613 countCarroll County1,613Rockdale County: 1,586 countRockdale County1,586Floyd County: 1,523 countFloyd County1,523Paulding County: 1,451 countPaulding County1,451Walton County: 1,336 countWalton County1,336Bulloch County: 1,189 countBulloch County1,189Troup County: 1,183 countTroup County1,183Newton County: 1,152 countNewton County1,152Barrow County: 981 countBarrow County981Spalding County: 980 countSpalding County980Jackson County: 977 countJackson County977Thomas County: 948 countThomas County948Laurens County: 902 countLaurens County902Tift County: 876 countTift County876Oconee County: 867 countOconee County867Gordon County: 861 countGordon County861Fulton County: 23,240 countFulton County23,240Gwinnett County: 16,108 countGwinnett County16,108Cobb County: 13,923 countCobb County13,923DeKalb County: 12,146 countDeKalb County12,146Chatham County: 5,686 countChatham County5,686Forsyth County: 4,636 countForsyth County4,636Cherokee County: 4,006 countCherokee County4,006Hall County: 3,354 countHall County3,354Richmond County: 3,268 countRichmond County3,268Muscogee County: 3,221 countMuscogee County3,221Bibb County: 3,211 countBibb County3,211Clayton County: 2,937 countClayton County2,937Henry County: 2,621 countHenry County2,621Fayette County: 2,587 countFayette County2,587Clarke County: 2,368 countClarke County2,368Lowndes County: 2,090 countLowndes County2,090Glynn County: 2,029 countGlynn County2,029Douglas County: 1,979 countDouglas County1,979Houston County: 1,862 countHouston County1,862Dougherty County: 1,853 countDougherty County1,853Columbia County: 1,824 countColumbia County1,824Whitfield County: 1,785 countWhitfield County1,785Coweta County: 1,772 countCoweta County1,772Bartow County: 1,633 countBartow County1,633Carroll County: 1,613 countCarroll County1,613Rockdale County: 1,586 countRockdale County1,586Floyd County: 1,523 countFloyd County1,523Paulding County: 1,451 countPaulding County1,451Walton County: 1,336 countWalton County1,336Bulloch County: 1,189 countBulloch County1,189Troup County: 1,183 countTroup County1,183Newton County: 1,152 countNewton County1,152Barrow County: 981 countBarrow County981Spalding County: 980 countSpalding County980Jackson County: 977 countJackson County977Thomas County: 948 countThomas County948Laurens County: 902 countLaurens County902Tift County: 876 countTift County876Oconee County: 867 countOconee County867Gordon County: 861 countGordon County861
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Fulton County23,240+1.4%
2Gwinnett County16,108+1.5%
3Cobb County13,923+0.4%
4DeKalb County12,146+1%
5Chatham County5,686+2.2%
6Forsyth County4,636+3.8%
7Cherokee County4,006+4.1%
8Hall County3,354+1.7%
9Richmond County3,268-1.4%
10Muscogee County3,221+0.8%
11Bibb County3,211+0.1%
12Clayton County2,937-0.7%
13Henry County2,621+0.1%
14Fayette County2,587+2.9%
15Clarke County2,368+2.1%
16Lowndes County2,090-0.9%
17Glynn County2,029+0.3%
18Douglas County1,979+0.5%
19Houston County1,862+1.6%
20Dougherty County1,853-0.3%
21Columbia County1,824+1%
22Whitfield County1,785-0.5%
23Coweta County1,772+2.8%
24Bartow County1,633+2.2%
25Carroll County1,613+0.5%
26Rockdale County1,586-0.3%
27Floyd County1,523-1.4%
28Paulding County1,451+3.9%
29Walton County1,336+0.8%
30Bulloch County1,189+1%
31Troup County1,183+1.4%
32Newton County1,152+1.5%
33Barrow County981+2.3%
34Spalding County980-0.6%
35Jackson County977+2.1%
36Thomas County948+1.7%
37Laurens County902+1.3%
38Tift County876+1.9%
39Oconee County867+1.2%
40Gordon County861-0.2%
41Catoosa County775+0.1%
42Colquitt County762+1.6%
43Ware County742+1%
44Coffee County717+1.3%
45Baldwin County690-1%
46Habersham County683+2.9%
47Liberty County676+0.3%
48Camden County663-1.6%
49Walker County616-1.1%
50Effingham County611+2%
51Toombs County596-1.2%
52Pickens County579+2.3%
53Lumpkin County555+3%
54Sumter County541-2.7%
55Bryan County518+1%
55Fannin County518+4.4%
57White County511+0.2%
58Decatur County504+0.4%
59Stephens County489-3.6%
60Union County486+3.4%
60Wayne County486+0.2%
62Polk County483-0.8%
63Gilmer County464-0.4%
64Dawson County441+0.9%
65Crisp County429-2.1%
66Monroe County427-0.7%
67Haralson County4140%
68Upson County410+0.7%
69Rabun County4070%
70Greene County398+1%
71Peach County395-2%
72Elbert County391-0.8%
73Morgan County390+0.3%
74McDuffie County388+1.3%
75Grady County363-0.5%
76Franklin County361+0.6%
77Hart County356-1.7%
78Emanuel County355-1.4%
79Putnam County349-0.6%
80Murray County339-2.6%
81Butts County332+1.8%
82Appling County325-2.7%
83Harris County324+7.3%
84Lee County315-0.6%
85Mitchell County313-0.9%
86Washington County312-1%
87Madison County309-0.3%
88Ben Hill County295-1.7%
89Dodge County291+0.7%
90Pierce County289+1%
91Jones County287+1.8%
92Meriwether County262-0.8%
93Burke County261-2.6%
94Chattooga County257+2.4%
95Jefferson County254+2%
96Tattnall County253+1.2%
96Worth County253-3.4%
98Cook County251+0.8%
99Towns County248-2%
100Banks County235-0.4%
101Jeff Davis County219-0.5%
102Pike County212+2.9%
103Lamar County208-6.3%
104Berrien County206-5.9%
105Bacon County191-3.5%
106Dade County187-1.6%
106Evans County187+2.2%
106Screven County187-1.6%
109Brooks County181-4.2%
110Candler County180+0.6%
110Early County180-5.3%
112Wilkes County1770%
113Macon County1710%
114Telfair County169+0.6%
115Brantley County160-3%
116Pulaski County159+1.9%
117Oglethorpe County155+0.6%
118McIntosh County154-2.5%
119Terrell County147-1.3%
120Bleckley County144-2%
120Dooly County144+4.3%
120Seminole County144-5.3%
123Jasper County135-2.2%
124Charlton County131+2.3%
125Turner County130-1.5%
125Wilkinson County130-2.3%
127Clinch County121+0.8%
127Lincoln County121-3.2%
129Randolph County120-3.2%
130Heard County116+3.6%
130Miller County116-1.7%
132Irwin County109+1.9%
133Johnson County106+1%
134Taylor County103+2%
135Montgomery County100-2%
136Crawford County98-3%
137Lanier County93+6.9%
138Jenkins County870%
139Atkinson County80+3.9%
140Wilcox County79+2.6%
141Treutlen County780%
142Marion County72-4%
143Long County71+6%
144Twiggs County65-3%
145Calhoun County62-8.8%
145Warren County62+3.3%
147Hancock County610%
148Wheeler County58-3.3%
149Schley County57+3.6%
150Talbot County53+3.9%
151Stewart County50-7.4%
152Chattahoochee County43-8.5%
153Clay County34+13.3%
154Quitman County290%
155Webster County27+3.8%
156Echols County22+4.8%
156Glascock County22+10%
158Baker County210%
159Taliaferro County20+11.1%

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

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Fulton County, with 23,240 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Taliaferro County, with 20 in 2014.

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