Counties in Georgia by employer firms

Fulton County had the highest employer firms of 159 counties in 2019, at 25,370. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 15. The median was 346 and the figure for Georgia was 162,157. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25,370Fulton County
Median346159 counties
Georgia162,157History

Map of counties, 2019

Appling County: 328 countAtkinson County: 83 countBacon County: 209 countBaker County: 30 countBaldwin County: 710 countBanks County: 271 countBarrow County: 1,128 countBartow County: 1,865 countBen Hill County: 276 countBerrien County: 205 countBibb County: 3,189 countBleckley County: 144 countBrantley County: 181 countBrooks County: 187 countBryan County: 593 countBulloch County: 1,303 countBurke County: 292 countButts County: 343 countCalhoun County: 57 countCamden County: 736 countCandler County: 189 countCarroll County: 1,738 countCatoosa County: 817 countCharlton County: 136 countChatham County: 6,095 countChattahoochee County: 42 countChattooga County: 274 countCherokee County: 4,593 countClarke County: 2,512 countClay County: 34 countClayton County: 3,013 countClinch County: 116 countCobb County: 14,953 countCoffee County: 708 countColquitt County: 760 countColumbia County: 2,063 countCook County: 264 countCoweta County: 2,147 countCrawford County: 100 countCrisp County: 423 countDade County: 192 countDawson County: 542 countDecatur County: 519 countDeKalb County: 12,976 countDodge County: 260 countDooly County: 135 countDougherty County: 1,765 countDouglas County: 2,144 countEarly County: 174 countEchols County: 28 countEffingham County: 670 countElbert County: 385 countEmanuel County: 346 countEvans County: 203 countFannin County: 569 countFayette County: 2,894 countFloyd County: 1,593 countForsyth County: 5,333 countFranklin County: 397 countFulton County: 25,370 countGilmer County: 496 countGlascock County: 26 countGlynn County: 2,171 countGordon County: 906 countGrady County: 375 countGreene County: 429 countGwinnett County: 18,546 countHabersham County: 705 countHall County: 3,738 countHancock County: 58 countHaralson County: 434 countHarris County: 344 countHart County: 382 countHeard County: 101 countHenry County: 2,999 countHouston County: 2,006 countIrwin County: 103 countJackson County: 1,120 countJasper County: 154 countJeff Davis County: 214 countJefferson County: 263 countJenkins County: 93 countJohnson County: 112 countJones County: 292 countLamar County: 233 countLanier County: 86 countLaurens County: 915 countLee County: 346 countLiberty County: 707 countLincoln County: 133 countLong County: 71 countLowndes County: 2,164 countLumpkin County: 562 countMcDuffie County: 370 countMcIntosh County: 150 countMacon County: 167 countMadison County: 334 countMarion County: 76 countMeriwether County: 257 countMiller County: 108 countMitchell County: 303 countMonroe County: 456 countMontgomery County: 90 countMorgan County: 435 countMurray County: 349 countMuscogee County: 3,318 countNewton County: 1,205 countOconee County: 1,027 countOglethorpe County: 160 countPaulding County: 1,721 countPeach County: 409 countPickens County: 635 countPierce County: 298 countPike County: 232 countPolk County: 517 countPulaski County: 164 countPutnam County: 395 countQuitman County: 29 countRabun County: 430 countRandolph County: 118 countRichmond County: 3,252 countRockdale County: 1,718 countSchley County: 54 countScreven County: 196 countSeminole County: 148 countSpalding County: 987 countStephens County: 484 countStewart County: 48 countSumter County: 536 countTalbot County: 51 countTaliaferro County: 15 countTattnall County: 256 countTaylor County: 103 countTelfair County: 159 countTerrell County: 147 countThomas County: 979 countTift County: 886 countToombs County: 574 countTowns County: 244 countTreutlen County: 75 countTroup County: 1,220 countTurner County: 134 countTwiggs County: 63 countUnion County: 505 countUpson County: 391 countWalker County: 608 countWalton County: 1,490 countWare County: 742 countWarren County: 67 countWashington County: 311 countWayne County: 518 countWebster County: 29 countWheeler County: 50 countWhite County: 596 countWhitfield County: 1,797 countWilcox County: 74 countWilkes County: 169 countWilkinson County: 122 countWorth County: 246 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Fulton County: 25,370 countFulton County25,370Gwinnett County: 18,546 countGwinnett County18,546Cobb County: 14,953 countCobb County14,953DeKalb County: 12,976 countDeKalb County12,976Chatham County: 6,095 countChatham County6,095Forsyth County: 5,333 countForsyth County5,333Cherokee County: 4,593 countCherokee County4,593Hall County: 3,738 countHall County3,738Muscogee County: 3,318 countMuscogee County3,318Richmond County: 3,252 countRichmond County3,252Bibb County: 3,189 countBibb County3,189Clayton County: 3,013 countClayton County3,013Henry County: 2,999 countHenry County2,999Fayette County: 2,894 countFayette County2,894Clarke County: 2,512 countClarke County2,512Glynn County: 2,171 countGlynn County2,171Lowndes County: 2,164 countLowndes County2,164Coweta County: 2,147 countCoweta County2,147Douglas County: 2,144 countDouglas County2,144Columbia County: 2,063 countColumbia County2,063Houston County: 2,006 countHouston County2,006Bartow County: 1,865 countBartow County1,865Whitfield County: 1,797 countWhitfield County1,797Dougherty County: 1,765 countDougherty County1,765Carroll County: 1,738 countCarroll County1,738Paulding County: 1,721 countPaulding County1,721Rockdale County: 1,718 countRockdale County1,718Floyd County: 1,593 countFloyd County1,593Walton County: 1,490 countWalton County1,490Bulloch County: 1,303 countBulloch County1,303Troup County: 1,220 countTroup County1,220Newton County: 1,205 countNewton County1,205Barrow County: 1,128 countBarrow County1,128Jackson County: 1,120 countJackson County1,120Oconee County: 1,027 countOconee County1,027Spalding County: 987 countSpalding County987Thomas County: 979 countThomas County979Laurens County: 915 countLaurens County915Gordon County: 906 countGordon County906Tift County: 886 countTift County886Fulton County: 25,370 countFulton County25,370Gwinnett County: 18,546 countGwinnett County18,546Cobb County: 14,953 countCobb County14,953DeKalb County: 12,976 countDeKalb County12,976Chatham County: 6,095 countChatham County6,095Forsyth County: 5,333 countForsyth County5,333Cherokee County: 4,593 countCherokee County4,593Hall County: 3,738 countHall County3,738Muscogee County: 3,318 countMuscogee County3,318Richmond County: 3,252 countRichmond County3,252Bibb County: 3,189 countBibb County3,189Clayton County: 3,013 countClayton County3,013Henry County: 2,999 countHenry County2,999Fayette County: 2,894 countFayette County2,894Clarke County: 2,512 countClarke County2,512Glynn County: 2,171 countGlynn County2,171Lowndes County: 2,164 countLowndes County2,164Coweta County: 2,147 countCoweta County2,147Douglas County: 2,144 countDouglas County2,144Columbia County: 2,063 countColumbia County2,063Houston County: 2,006 countHouston County2,006Bartow County: 1,865 countBartow County1,865Whitfield County: 1,797 countWhitfield County1,797Dougherty County: 1,765 countDougherty County1,765Carroll County: 1,738 countCarroll County1,738Paulding County: 1,721 countPaulding County1,721Rockdale County: 1,718 countRockdale County1,718Floyd County: 1,593 countFloyd County1,593Walton County: 1,490 countWalton County1,490Bulloch County: 1,303 countBulloch County1,303Troup County: 1,220 countTroup County1,220Newton County: 1,205 countNewton County1,205Barrow County: 1,128 countBarrow County1,128Jackson County: 1,120 countJackson County1,120Oconee County: 1,027 countOconee County1,027Spalding County: 987 countSpalding County987Thomas County: 979 countThomas County979Laurens County: 915 countLaurens County915Gordon County: 906 countGordon County906Tift County: 886 countTift County886
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
count
Change on 2018
1Fulton County25,370+1.6%
2Gwinnett County18,546+3.3%
3Cobb County14,953+0.8%
4DeKalb County12,976+1.3%
5Chatham County6,095+1.6%
6Forsyth County5,333+2.1%
7Cherokee County4,593+3.9%
8Hall County3,738+2%
9Muscogee County3,318+2.2%
10Richmond County3,252+0.8%
11Bibb County3,189-0.6%
12Clayton County3,013+0.6%
13Henry County2,999+2.6%
14Fayette County2,894+3.1%
15Clarke County2,512+1.5%
16Glynn County2,171+1%
17Lowndes County2,164-0.4%
18Coweta County2,147+3.3%
19Douglas County2,144+2.3%
20Columbia County2,063+2.4%
21Houston County2,006+1.5%
22Bartow County1,865+3.3%
23Whitfield County1,797+1.1%
24Dougherty County1,765-0.1%
25Carroll County1,738+0.5%
26Paulding County1,721+3.9%
27Rockdale County1,718+0.8%
28Floyd County1,593+0.4%
29Walton County1,490+1.2%
30Bulloch County1,303+2.2%
31Troup County1,220+2.7%
32Newton County1,205+0.6%
33Barrow County1,128+0.6%
34Jackson County1,120+1%
35Oconee County1,027+0.8%
36Spalding County987-1.7%
37Thomas County979+0.7%
38Laurens County915+2.5%
39Gordon County906-0.2%
40Tift County886+1.8%
41Catoosa County817+1.7%
42Colquitt County760-0.3%
43Ware County742-0.4%
44Camden County736+4%
45Baldwin County710+2%
46Coffee County708+0.6%
47Liberty County707+1.9%
48Habersham County705+0.1%
49Effingham County670+3.1%
50Pickens County635+0.8%
51Walker County608+2.5%
52White County596+5.1%
53Bryan County593+3.7%
54Toombs County574+0.7%
55Fannin County569+0.9%
56Lumpkin County562+1.3%
57Dawson County542+3.4%
58Sumter County536-2.9%
59Decatur County519+2.6%
60Wayne County518+3%
61Polk County517+3.4%
62Union County505+2%
63Gilmer County496+1.4%
64Stephens County484-1.8%
65Monroe County456+1.1%
66Morgan County4350%
67Haralson County434+4.3%
68Rabun County430+1.4%
69Greene County429+2.1%
70Crisp County4230%
71Peach County409+2.3%
72Franklin County397+2.8%
73Putnam County395+3.1%
74Upson County391-0.3%
75Elbert County385-0.3%
76Hart County382+1.6%
77Grady County375-1.3%
78McDuffie County370+0.3%
79Murray County349-1.1%
80Emanuel County346-3.4%
80Lee County346+2.7%
82Harris County344+0.9%
83Butts County3430%
84Madison County334+4.4%
85Appling County328+1.9%
86Washington County311+0.6%
87Mitchell County303+0.7%
88Pierce County298+2.4%
89Burke County292+2.8%
89Jones County292+1.7%
91Ben Hill County276-0.4%
92Chattooga County274+3.4%
93Banks County271+3.4%
94Cook County264-4%
95Jefferson County263-0.4%
96Dodge County260-3.3%
97Meriwether County257-3.4%
98Tattnall County256-1.5%
99Worth County246+4.7%
100Towns County2440%
101Lamar County233+3.1%
102Pike County232-2.1%
103Jeff Davis County214-1.8%
104Bacon County209+1%
105Berrien County205+2.5%
106Evans County203+2%
107Screven County196+4.3%
108Dade County1920%
109Candler County189+7.4%
110Brooks County187-3.6%
111Brantley County181+0.6%
112Early County174-3.9%
113Wilkes County169-4%
114Macon County167+2.5%
115Pulaski County1640%
116Oglethorpe County160-1.2%
117Telfair County159-4.2%
118Jasper County154+0.7%
119McIntosh County150-3.2%
120Seminole County148-2%
121Terrell County147-2.6%
122Bleckley County144-1.4%
123Charlton County136+3%
124Dooly County1350%
125Turner County134+4.7%
126Lincoln County133+7.3%
127Wilkinson County122+3.4%
128Randolph County118-0.8%
129Clinch County116-4.1%
130Johnson County112+5.7%
131Miller County108+3.8%
132Irwin County103+5.1%
132Taylor County103+3%
134Heard County101-6.5%
135Crawford County100-2%
136Jenkins County93-2.1%
137Montgomery County90-3.2%
138Lanier County86+1.2%
139Atkinson County83+7.8%
140Marion County760%
141Treutlen County75+1.4%
142Wilcox County74-1.3%
143Long County71+4.4%
144Warren County67+3.1%
145Twiggs County63-1.6%
146Hancock County58+1.8%
147Calhoun County57-8.1%
148Schley County54+5.9%
149Talbot County51-3.8%
150Wheeler County50-5.7%
151Stewart County480%
152Chattahoochee County42+2.4%
153Clay County34+3%
154Baker County30+20%
155Quitman County29+3.6%
155Webster County29+26.1%
157Echols County28+7.7%
158Glascock County26-7.1%
159Taliaferro County150%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Fulton County, with 25,370 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Taliaferro County, with 15 in 2019.

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