Counties in Georgia by employer firms

Fulton County had the highest employer firms of 159 counties in 2015, at 23,673. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 21. The median was 334 and the figure for Georgia was 152,389. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23,673Fulton County
Median334159 counties
Georgia152,389History

Map of counties, 2015

Appling County: 321 countAtkinson County: 80 countBacon County: 197 countBaker County: 23 countBaldwin County: 701 countBanks County: 244 countBarrow County: 1,001 countBartow County: 1,656 countBen Hill County: 299 countBerrien County: 201 countBibb County: 3,208 countBleckley County: 143 countBrantley County: 167 countBrooks County: 191 countBryan County: 540 countBulloch County: 1,205 countBurke County: 259 countButts County: 329 countCalhoun County: 64 countCamden County: 675 countCandler County: 183 countCarroll County: 1,609 countCatoosa County: 779 countCharlton County: 130 countChatham County: 5,773 countChattahoochee County: 41 countChattooga County: 263 countCherokee County: 4,081 countClarke County: 2,415 countClay County: 33 countClayton County: 2,940 countClinch County: 119 countCobb County: 14,149 countCoffee County: 702 countColquitt County: 770 countColumbia County: 1,883 countCook County: 245 countCoweta County: 1,870 countCrawford County: 107 countCrisp County: 425 countDade County: 190 countDawson County: 448 countDecatur County: 515 countDeKalb County: 12,307 countDodge County: 274 countDooly County: 139 countDougherty County: 1,795 countDouglas County: 1,996 countEarly County: 187 countEchols County: 24 countEffingham County: 620 countElbert County: 387 countEmanuel County: 341 countEvans County: 195 countFannin County: 536 countFayette County: 2,618 countFloyd County: 1,523 countForsyth County: 4,803 countFranklin County: 362 countFulton County: 23,673 countGilmer County: 476 countGlascock County: 24 countGlynn County: 2,056 countGordon County: 875 countGrady County: 368 countGreene County: 401 countGwinnett County: 16,604 countHabersham County: 690 countHall County: 3,475 countHancock County: 61 countHaralson County: 407 countHarris County: 323 countHart County: 366 countHeard County: 114 countHenry County: 2,686 countHouston County: 1,905 countIrwin County: 104 countJackson County: 1,001 countJasper County: 135 countJeff Davis County: 209 countJefferson County: 255 countJenkins County: 94 countJohnson County: 106 countJones County: 282 countLamar County: 215 countLanier County: 90 countLaurens County: 885 countLee County: 325 countLiberty County: 670 countLincoln County: 119 countLong County: 65 countLowndes County: 2,116 countLumpkin County: 556 countMcDuffie County: 384 countMcIntosh County: 155 countMacon County: 170 countMadison County: 301 countMarion County: 77 countMeriwether County: 280 countMiller County: 113 countMitchell County: 318 countMonroe County: 434 countMontgomery County: 97 countMorgan County: 407 countMurray County: 334 countMuscogee County: 3,225 countNewton County: 1,167 countOconee County: 913 countOglethorpe County: 159 countPaulding County: 1,519 countPeach County: 397 countPickens County: 594 countPierce County: 302 countPike County: 222 countPolk County: 506 countPulaski County: 160 countPutnam County: 376 countQuitman County: 31 countRabun County: 422 countRandolph County: 117 countRichmond County: 3,260 countRockdale County: 1,619 countSchley County: 61 countScreven County: 183 countSeminole County: 155 countSpalding County: 972 countStephens County: 478 countStewart County: 56 countSumter County: 540 countTalbot County: 56 countTaliaferro County: 21 countTattnall County: 250 countTaylor County: 99 countTelfair County: 170 countTerrell County: 152 countThomas County: 950 countTift County: 865 countToombs County: 587 countTowns County: 244 countTreutlen County: 82 countTroup County: 1,191 countTurner County: 133 countTwiggs County: 66 countUnion County: 492 countUpson County: 400 countWalker County: 589 countWalton County: 1,353 countWare County: 735 countWarren County: 62 countWashington County: 314 countWayne County: 482 countWebster County: 25 countWheeler County: 58 countWhite County: 516 countWhitfield County: 1,775 countWilcox County: 78 countWilkes County: 182 countWilkinson County: 123 countWorth County: 240 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Fulton County: 23,673 countFulton County23,673Gwinnett County: 16,604 countGwinnett County16,604Cobb County: 14,149 countCobb County14,149DeKalb County: 12,307 countDeKalb County12,307Chatham County: 5,773 countChatham County5,773Forsyth County: 4,803 countForsyth County4,803Cherokee County: 4,081 countCherokee County4,081Hall County: 3,475 countHall County3,475Richmond County: 3,260 countRichmond County3,260Muscogee County: 3,225 countMuscogee County3,225Bibb County: 3,208 countBibb County3,208Clayton County: 2,940 countClayton County2,940Henry County: 2,686 countHenry County2,686Fayette County: 2,618 countFayette County2,618Clarke County: 2,415 countClarke County2,415Lowndes County: 2,116 countLowndes County2,116Glynn County: 2,056 countGlynn County2,056Douglas County: 1,996 countDouglas County1,996Houston County: 1,905 countHouston County1,905Columbia County: 1,883 countColumbia County1,883Coweta County: 1,870 countCoweta County1,870Dougherty County: 1,795 countDougherty County1,795Whitfield County: 1,775 countWhitfield County1,775Bartow County: 1,656 countBartow County1,656Rockdale County: 1,619 countRockdale County1,619Carroll County: 1,609 countCarroll County1,609Floyd County: 1,523 countFloyd County1,523Paulding County: 1,519 countPaulding County1,519Walton County: 1,353 countWalton County1,353Bulloch County: 1,205 countBulloch County1,205Troup County: 1,191 countTroup County1,191Newton County: 1,167 countNewton County1,167Barrow County: 1,001 countBarrow County1,001Jackson County: 1,001 countJackson County1,001Spalding County: 972 countSpalding County972Thomas County: 950 countThomas County950Oconee County: 913 countOconee County913Laurens County: 885 countLaurens County885Gordon County: 875 countGordon County875Tift County: 865 countTift County865Fulton County: 23,673 countFulton County23,673Gwinnett County: 16,604 countGwinnett County16,604Cobb County: 14,149 countCobb County14,149DeKalb County: 12,307 countDeKalb County12,307Chatham County: 5,773 countChatham County5,773Forsyth County: 4,803 countForsyth County4,803Cherokee County: 4,081 countCherokee County4,081Hall County: 3,475 countHall County3,475Richmond County: 3,260 countRichmond County3,260Muscogee County: 3,225 countMuscogee County3,225Bibb County: 3,208 countBibb County3,208Clayton County: 2,940 countClayton County2,940Henry County: 2,686 countHenry County2,686Fayette County: 2,618 countFayette County2,618Clarke County: 2,415 countClarke County2,415Lowndes County: 2,116 countLowndes County2,116Glynn County: 2,056 countGlynn County2,056Douglas County: 1,996 countDouglas County1,996Houston County: 1,905 countHouston County1,905Columbia County: 1,883 countColumbia County1,883Coweta County: 1,870 countCoweta County1,870Dougherty County: 1,795 countDougherty County1,795Whitfield County: 1,775 countWhitfield County1,775Bartow County: 1,656 countBartow County1,656Rockdale County: 1,619 countRockdale County1,619Carroll County: 1,609 countCarroll County1,609Floyd County: 1,523 countFloyd County1,523Paulding County: 1,519 countPaulding County1,519Walton County: 1,353 countWalton County1,353Bulloch County: 1,205 countBulloch County1,205Troup County: 1,191 countTroup County1,191Newton County: 1,167 countNewton County1,167Barrow County: 1,001 countBarrow County1,001Jackson County: 1,001 countJackson County1,001Spalding County: 972 countSpalding County972Thomas County: 950 countThomas County950Oconee County: 913 countOconee County913Laurens County: 885 countLaurens County885Gordon County: 875 countGordon County875Tift County: 865 countTift County865
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
count
Change on 2014
1Fulton County23,673+1.9%
2Gwinnett County16,604+3.1%
3Cobb County14,149+1.6%
4DeKalb County12,307+1.3%
5Chatham County5,773+1.5%
6Forsyth County4,803+3.6%
7Cherokee County4,081+1.9%
8Hall County3,475+3.6%
9Richmond County3,260-0.2%
10Muscogee County3,225+0.1%
11Bibb County3,208-0.1%
12Clayton County2,940+0.1%
13Henry County2,686+2.5%
14Fayette County2,618+1.2%
15Clarke County2,415+2%
16Lowndes County2,116+1.2%
17Glynn County2,056+1.3%
18Douglas County1,996+0.9%
19Houston County1,905+2.3%
20Columbia County1,883+3.2%
21Coweta County1,870+5.5%
22Dougherty County1,795-3.1%
23Whitfield County1,775-0.6%
24Bartow County1,656+1.4%
25Rockdale County1,619+2.1%
26Carroll County1,609-0.2%
27Floyd County1,5230%
28Paulding County1,519+4.7%
29Walton County1,353+1.3%
30Bulloch County1,205+1.3%
31Troup County1,191+0.7%
32Newton County1,167+1.3%
33Barrow County1,001+2%
33Jackson County1,001+2.5%
35Spalding County972-0.8%
36Thomas County950+0.2%
37Oconee County913+5.3%
38Laurens County885-1.9%
39Gordon County875+1.6%
40Tift County865-1.3%
41Catoosa County779+0.5%
42Colquitt County770+1%
43Ware County735-0.9%
44Coffee County702-2.1%
45Baldwin County701+1.6%
46Habersham County690+1%
47Camden County675+1.8%
48Liberty County670-0.9%
49Effingham County620+1.5%
50Pickens County594+2.6%
51Walker County589-4.4%
52Toombs County587-1.5%
53Lumpkin County556+0.2%
54Bryan County540+4.2%
54Sumter County540-0.2%
56Fannin County536+3.5%
57White County516+1%
58Decatur County515+2.2%
59Polk County506+4.8%
60Union County492+1.2%
61Wayne County482-0.8%
62Stephens County478-2.2%
63Gilmer County476+2.6%
64Dawson County448+1.6%
65Monroe County434+1.6%
66Crisp County425-0.9%
67Rabun County422+3.7%
68Haralson County407-1.7%
68Morgan County407+4.4%
70Greene County401+0.8%
71Upson County400-2.4%
72Peach County397+0.5%
73Elbert County387-1%
74McDuffie County384-1%
75Putnam County376+7.7%
76Grady County368+1.4%
77Hart County366+2.8%
78Franklin County362+0.3%
79Emanuel County341-3.9%
80Murray County334-1.5%
81Butts County329-0.9%
82Lee County325+3.2%
83Harris County323-0.3%
84Appling County321-1.2%
85Mitchell County318+1.6%
86Washington County314+0.6%
87Pierce County302+4.5%
88Madison County301-2.6%
89Ben Hill County299+1.4%
90Jones County282-1.7%
91Meriwether County280+6.9%
92Dodge County274-5.8%
93Chattooga County263+2.3%
94Burke County259-0.8%
95Jefferson County255+0.4%
96Tattnall County250-1.2%
97Cook County245-2.4%
98Banks County244+3.8%
98Towns County244-1.6%
100Worth County240-5.1%
101Pike County222+4.7%
102Lamar County215+3.4%
103Jeff Davis County209-4.6%
104Berrien County201-2.4%
105Bacon County197+3.1%
106Evans County195+4.3%
107Brooks County191+5.5%
108Dade County190+1.6%
109Early County187+3.9%
110Candler County183+1.7%
110Screven County183-2.1%
112Wilkes County182+2.8%
113Macon County170-0.6%
113Telfair County170+0.6%
115Brantley County167+4.4%
116Pulaski County160+0.6%
117Oglethorpe County159+2.6%
118McIntosh County155+0.6%
118Seminole County155+7.6%
120Terrell County152+3.4%
121Bleckley County143-0.7%
122Dooly County139-3.5%
123Jasper County1350%
124Turner County133+2.3%
125Charlton County130-0.8%
126Wilkinson County123-5.4%
127Clinch County119-1.7%
127Lincoln County119-1.7%
129Randolph County117-2.5%
130Heard County114-1.7%
131Miller County113-2.6%
132Crawford County107+9.2%
133Johnson County1060%
134Irwin County104-4.6%
135Taylor County99-3.9%
136Montgomery County97-3%
137Jenkins County94+8%
138Lanier County90-3.2%
139Treutlen County82+5.1%
140Atkinson County800%
141Wilcox County78-1.3%
142Marion County77+6.9%
143Twiggs County66+1.5%
144Long County65-8.5%
145Calhoun County64+3.2%
146Warren County620%
147Hancock County610%
147Schley County61+7%
149Wheeler County580%
150Stewart County56+12%
150Talbot County56+5.7%
152Chattahoochee County41-4.7%
153Clay County33-2.9%
154Quitman County31+6.9%
155Webster County25-7.4%
156Echols County24+9.1%
156Glascock County24+9.1%
158Baker County23+9.5%
159Taliaferro County21+5%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Fulton County, with 23,673 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Taliaferro County, with 21 in 2015.

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