Counties in Georgia by employer firms

Fulton County had the highest employer firms of 159 counties in 2022, at 27,720. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 17. The median was 376 and the figure for Georgia was 175,445. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27,720Fulton County
Median376159 counties
Georgia175,445History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 335 countAtkinson County: 72 countBacon County: 208 countBaker County: 29 countBaldwin County: 739 countBanks County: 285 countBarrow County: 1,228 countBartow County: 1,993 countBen Hill County: 267 countBerrien County: 216 countBibb County: 3,256 countBleckley County: 136 countBrantley County: 198 countBrooks County: 190 countBryan County: 673 countBulloch County: 1,373 countBurke County: 317 countButts County: 376 countCalhoun County: 63 countCamden County: 769 countCandler County: 184 countCarroll County: 1,890 countCatoosa County: 868 countCharlton County: 140 countChatham County: 6,570 countChattahoochee County: 45 countChattooga County: 272 countCherokee County: 4,975 countClarke County: 2,639 countClay County: 39 countClayton County: 3,338 countClinch County: 116 countCobb County: 15,967 countCoffee County: 740 countColquitt County: 782 countColumbia County: 2,318 countCook County: 266 countCoweta County: 2,354 countCrawford County: 107 countCrisp County: 414 countDade County: 201 countDawson County: 642 countDecatur County: 514 countDeKalb County: 13,909 countDodge County: 260 countDooly County: 136 countDougherty County: 1,789 countDouglas County: 2,310 countEarly County: 176 countEchols County: 27 countEffingham County: 761 countElbert County: 388 countEmanuel County: 341 countEvans County: 202 countFannin County: 626 countFayette County: 3,127 countFloyd County: 1,650 countForsyth County: 6,006 countFranklin County: 437 countFulton County: 27,720 countGilmer County: 569 countGlascock County: 29 countGlynn County: 2,233 countGordon County: 923 countGrady County: 408 countGreene County: 444 countGwinnett County: 20,549 countHabersham County: 773 countHall County: 4,007 countHancock County: 64 countHaralson County: 461 countHarris County: 379 countHart County: 422 countHeard County: 103 countHenry County: 3,431 countHouston County: 2,180 countIrwin County: 98 countJackson County: 1,305 countJasper County: 191 countJeff Davis County: 212 countJefferson County: 265 countJenkins County: 99 countJohnson County: 107 countJones County: 314 countLamar County: 232 countLanier County: 90 countLaurens County: 930 countLee County: 364 countLiberty County: 742 countLincoln County: 144 countLong County: 93 countLowndes County: 2,234 countLumpkin County: 597 countMcDuffie County: 379 countMcIntosh County: 158 countMacon County: 159 countMadison County: 360 countMarion County: 90 countMeriwether County: 284 countMiller County: 113 countMitchell County: 309 countMonroe County: 488 countMontgomery County: 81 countMorgan County: 481 countMurray County: 354 countMuscogee County: 3,403 countNewton County: 1,338 countOconee County: 1,110 countOglethorpe County: 160 countPaulding County: 1,954 countPeach County: 431 countPickens County: 666 countPierce County: 313 countPike County: 258 countPolk County: 535 countPulaski County: 161 countPutnam County: 424 countQuitman County: 27 countRabun County: 463 countRandolph County: 113 countRichmond County: 3,255 countRockdale County: 1,879 countSchley County: 60 countScreven County: 212 countSeminole County: 150 countSpalding County: 1,025 countStephens County: 472 countStewart County: 46 countSumter County: 542 countTalbot County: 54 countTaliaferro County: 17 countTattnall County: 258 countTaylor County: 112 countTelfair County: 159 countTerrell County: 142 countThomas County: 1,004 countTift County: 901 countToombs County: 583 countTowns County: 256 countTreutlen County: 72 countTroup County: 1,393 countTurner County: 132 countTwiggs County: 64 countUnion County: 551 countUpson County: 398 countWalker County: 623 countWalton County: 1,650 countWare County: 748 countWarren County: 70 countWashington County: 305 countWayne County: 532 countWebster County: 27 countWheeler County: 42 countWhite County: 623 countWhitfield County: 1,915 countWilcox County: 70 countWilkes County: 167 countWilkinson County: 126 countWorth County: 241 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Fulton County: 27,720 countFulton County27,720Gwinnett County: 20,549 countGwinnett County20,549Cobb County: 15,967 countCobb County15,967DeKalb County: 13,909 countDeKalb County13,909Chatham County: 6,570 countChatham County6,570Forsyth County: 6,006 countForsyth County6,006Cherokee County: 4,975 countCherokee County4,975Hall County: 4,007 countHall County4,007Henry County: 3,431 countHenry County3,431Muscogee County: 3,403 countMuscogee County3,403Clayton County: 3,338 countClayton County3,338Bibb County: 3,256 countBibb County3,256Richmond County: 3,255 countRichmond County3,255Fayette County: 3,127 countFayette County3,127Clarke County: 2,639 countClarke County2,639Coweta County: 2,354 countCoweta County2,354Columbia County: 2,318 countColumbia County2,318Douglas County: 2,310 countDouglas County2,310Lowndes County: 2,234 countLowndes County2,234Glynn County: 2,233 countGlynn County2,233Houston County: 2,180 countHouston County2,180Bartow County: 1,993 countBartow County1,993Paulding County: 1,954 countPaulding County1,954Whitfield County: 1,915 countWhitfield County1,915Carroll County: 1,890 countCarroll County1,890Rockdale County: 1,879 countRockdale County1,879Dougherty County: 1,789 countDougherty County1,789Floyd County: 1,650 countFloyd County1,650Walton County: 1,650 countWalton County1,650Troup County: 1,393 countTroup County1,393Bulloch County: 1,373 countBulloch County1,373Newton County: 1,338 countNewton County1,338Jackson County: 1,305 countJackson County1,305Barrow County: 1,228 countBarrow County1,228Oconee County: 1,110 countOconee County1,110Spalding County: 1,025 countSpalding County1,025Thomas County: 1,004 countThomas County1,004Laurens County: 930 countLaurens County930Gordon County: 923 countGordon County923Tift County: 901 countTift County901Fulton County: 27,720 countFulton County27,720Gwinnett County: 20,549 countGwinnett County20,549Cobb County: 15,967 countCobb County15,967DeKalb County: 13,909 countDeKalb County13,909Chatham County: 6,570 countChatham County6,570Forsyth County: 6,006 countForsyth County6,006Cherokee County: 4,975 countCherokee County4,975Hall County: 4,007 countHall County4,007Henry County: 3,431 countHenry County3,431Muscogee County: 3,403 countMuscogee County3,403Clayton County: 3,338 countClayton County3,338Bibb County: 3,256 countBibb County3,256Richmond County: 3,255 countRichmond County3,255Fayette County: 3,127 countFayette County3,127Clarke County: 2,639 countClarke County2,639Coweta County: 2,354 countCoweta County2,354Columbia County: 2,318 countColumbia County2,318Douglas County: 2,310 countDouglas County2,310Lowndes County: 2,234 countLowndes County2,234Glynn County: 2,233 countGlynn County2,233Houston County: 2,180 countHouston County2,180Bartow County: 1,993 countBartow County1,993Paulding County: 1,954 countPaulding County1,954Whitfield County: 1,915 countWhitfield County1,915Carroll County: 1,890 countCarroll County1,890Rockdale County: 1,879 countRockdale County1,879Dougherty County: 1,789 countDougherty County1,789Floyd County: 1,650 countFloyd County1,650Walton County: 1,650 countWalton County1,650Troup County: 1,393 countTroup County1,393Bulloch County: 1,373 countBulloch County1,373Newton County: 1,338 countNewton County1,338Jackson County: 1,305 countJackson County1,305Barrow County: 1,228 countBarrow County1,228Oconee County: 1,110 countOconee County1,110Spalding County: 1,025 countSpalding County1,025Thomas County: 1,004 countThomas County1,004Laurens County: 930 countLaurens County930Gordon County: 923 countGordon County923Tift County: 901 countTift County901
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Fulton County27,720+1.4%
2Gwinnett County20,549+3.3%
3Cobb County15,967+1.2%
4DeKalb County13,909+0.9%
5Chatham County6,570+3.6%
6Forsyth County6,006+4.6%
7Cherokee County4,975+3.6%
8Hall County4,007+2.8%
9Henry County3,431+2.8%
10Muscogee County3,403+1%
11Clayton County3,338+0.4%
12Bibb County3,256+0.4%
13Richmond County3,255-0.2%
14Fayette County3,127+3.2%
15Clarke County2,639+2.3%
16Coweta County2,354+1%
17Columbia County2,318+4%
18Douglas County2,310+0.3%
19Lowndes County2,234+0.4%
20Glynn County2,233+2.1%
21Houston County2,180+2.9%
22Bartow County1,993+3.5%
23Paulding County1,954+3.6%
24Whitfield County1,915+3.3%
25Carroll County1,890+3.1%
26Rockdale County1,879+0.7%
27Dougherty County1,789+1.5%
28Floyd County1,650+2.3%
28Walton County1,650+3.5%
30Troup County1,393-3%
31Bulloch County1,373+1.6%
32Newton County1,338+2%
33Jackson County1,305+5.6%
34Barrow County1,228+3.6%
35Oconee County1,110+3.4%
36Spalding County1,025+0.1%
37Thomas County1,004+1.7%
38Laurens County930+2.4%
39Gordon County923+2.3%
40Tift County901-0.4%
41Catoosa County868+2.4%
42Colquitt County782+1.2%
43Habersham County773+3.9%
44Camden County769+4.1%
45Effingham County761+6.7%
46Ware County748+0.4%
47Liberty County742+3.2%
48Coffee County740+4.2%
49Baldwin County739+0.3%
50Bryan County673+4.3%
51Pickens County666+2.8%
52Dawson County642+7.4%
53Fannin County626+5.2%
54Walker County623+2.6%
54White County623+3.7%
56Lumpkin County597+4.2%
57Toombs County583+2.6%
58Gilmer County569+6.8%
59Union County551+0.9%
60Sumter County542+1.1%
61Polk County535+3.9%
62Wayne County532+0.2%
63Decatur County514-1.7%
64Monroe County488+2.3%
65Morgan County481+2.1%
66Stephens County472-0.4%
67Rabun County463+7.2%
68Haralson County461+3.6%
69Greene County444+1.4%
70Franklin County437+6.8%
71Peach County431+2.9%
72Putnam County424+3.9%
73Hart County422+5%
74Crisp County414+2.7%
75Grady County408+2%
76Upson County398-0.5%
77Elbert County388+1.8%
78Harris County379+3%
78McDuffie County379+0.8%
80Butts County376+0.5%
81Lee County364-2.7%
82Madison County360+0.6%
83Murray County354+2%
84Emanuel County341+0.3%
85Appling County335-0.3%
86Burke County317+2.3%
87Jones County314+3.3%
88Pierce County3130%
89Mitchell County309+0.3%
90Washington County305-0.7%
91Banks County2850%
92Meriwether County284-1.4%
93Chattooga County2720%
94Ben Hill County267-1.1%
95Cook County266+1.5%
96Jefferson County265+1.9%
97Dodge County2600%
98Pike County258+10.3%
98Tattnall County258+1.2%
100Towns County256+1.2%
101Worth County241+3%
102Lamar County232-4.5%
103Berrien County216-0.9%
104Jeff Davis County212-0.5%
104Screven County212+5%
106Bacon County208+1%
107Evans County202+0.5%
108Dade County201+1%
109Brantley County198+5.9%
110Jasper County191+12.4%
111Brooks County190-0.5%
112Candler County184+0.5%
113Early County176-0.6%
114Wilkes County167+1.8%
115Pulaski County161-3%
116Oglethorpe County160+3.2%
117Macon County159+2.6%
117Telfair County159+3.9%
119McIntosh County158+2.6%
120Seminole County150+2.7%
121Lincoln County144+2.9%
122Terrell County142-4.7%
123Charlton County140+2.9%
124Bleckley County136-7.5%
124Dooly County136+3%
126Turner County1320%
127Wilkinson County1260%
128Clinch County116-3.3%
129Miller County1130%
129Randolph County113-3.4%
131Taylor County112+4.7%
132Crawford County107-4.5%
132Johnson County107+0.9%
134Heard County103-8.8%
135Jenkins County99+3.1%
136Irwin County98-3%
137Long County93+9.4%
138Lanier County90+5.9%
138Marion County90+7.1%
140Montgomery County81-3.6%
141Atkinson County72-7.7%
141Treutlen County72-2.7%
143Warren County70-2.8%
143Wilcox County70-2.8%
145Hancock County64+10.3%
145Twiggs County64-7.2%
147Calhoun County630%
148Schley County60-3.2%
149Talbot County54+10.2%
150Stewart County46-9.8%
151Chattahoochee County45+4.7%
152Wheeler County42-6.7%
153Clay County39+2.6%
154Baker County29+7.4%
154Glascock County29+7.4%
156Echols County270%
156Quitman County27-3.6%
156Webster County270%
159Taliaferro County170%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Fulton County, with 27,720 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Taliaferro County, with 17 in 2022.

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