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Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate

Heard County had the highest establishment entry rate of 153 counties in 2012, at 17.04%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 2.874%. The median was 8.94% and the figure for Georgia was 10.858%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.04Heard County
Lowest2.874Pulaski County
Median8.94153 counties
Georgia10.858History

Map of counties, 2012

Appling County: 7.102 %Atkinson County: 10.465 %Bacon County: 4.963 %Baldwin County: 8.453 %Banks County: 9.583 %Barrow County: 12.621 %Bartow County: 10.849 %Ben Hill County: 7.937 %Berrien County: 9.901 %Bibb County: 7.881 %Bleckley County: 5.66 %Brantley County: 5.698 %Brooks County: 11.302 %Bryan County: 12.225 %Bulloch County: 9.304 %Burke County: 6.529 %Butts County: 9.199 %Calhoun County: 8.633 %Camden County: 9.031 %Candler County: 9.302 %Carroll County: 10.155 %Catoosa County: 8.397 %Charlton County: 12.121 %Chatham County: 9.356 %Chattahoochee County: 7.767 %Chattooga County: 9.123 %Cherokee County: 13.364 %Clarke County: 8.91 %Clayton County: 10.013 %Clinch County: 11.966 %Cobb County: 12.654 %Coffee County: 6.564 %Colquitt County: 7.969 %Columbia County: 9.555 %Cook County: 6.534 %Coweta County: 13.387 %Crawford County: 13.953 %Crisp County: 8.403 %Dade County: 9.645 %Dawson County: 12.6 %Decatur County: 7.534 %DeKalb County: 12.043 %Dodge County: 6.462 %Dooly County: 6.689 %Dougherty County: 6.531 %Douglas County: 11.101 %Early County: 8.629 %Effingham County: 8.032 %Elbert County: 5.098 %Emanuel County: 5.57 %Evans County: 5.67 %Fannin County: 11.479 %Fayette County: 11.941 %Floyd County: 9.301 %Forsyth County: 14.518 %Franklin County: 8.986 %Fulton County: 12.852 %Gilmer County: 11.789 %Glynn County: 9.113 %Gordon County: 7.839 %Grady County: 9.114 %Greene County: 10.579 %Gwinnett County: 13.087 %Habersham County: 8.961 %Hall County: 11.19 %Hancock County: 11.94 %Haralson County: 8.696 %Harris County: 9.174 %Hart County: 7.114 %Heard County: 17.04 %Henry County: 12.875 %Houston County: 8.94 %Irwin County: 9.442 %Jackson County: 11.004 %Jasper County: 10.526 %Jeff Davis County: 6.034 %Jefferson County: 6.838 %Jenkins County: 10.582 %Johnson County: 6.78 %Jones County: 9.333 %Lamar County: 7.792 %Lanier County: 3.125 %Laurens County: 6.764 %Lee County: 10.014 %Liberty County: 10.39 %Lincoln County: 8.696 %Long County: 7.299 %Lowndes County: 9.82 %Lumpkin County: 10.535 %McDuffie County: 6.112 %McIntosh County: 11.765 %Macon County: 7.887 %Madison County: 8.841 %Marion County: 10.145 %Meriwether County: 8.389 %Miller County: 8.163 %Mitchell County: 6.946 %Monroe County: 9.241 %Montgomery County: 15.238 %Morgan County: 9.889 %Murray County: 7.282 %Muscogee County: 8.147 %Newton County: 10.42 %Oconee County: 11.364 %Oglethorpe County: 8.889 %Paulding County: 14.553 %Peach County: 8.559 %Pickens County: 12.003 %Pierce County: 4.096 %Pike County: 6.88 %Polk County: 8.592 %Pulaski County: 2.874 %Putnam County: 9.836 %Rabun County: 10.414 %Randolph County: 12 %Richmond County: 8.167 %Rockdale County: 9 %Schley County: 12.281 %Screven County: 6.914 %Seminole County: 6.369 %Spalding County: 8.237 %Stephens County: 6.763 %Stewart County: 12.069 %Sumter County: 6.886 %Talbot County: 11.429 %Tattnall County: 9.489 %Taylor County: 7.86 %Telfair County: 5.42 %Terrell County: 5.373 %Thomas County: 9.077 %Tift County: 7.783 %Toombs County: 9.427 %Towns County: 7.519 %Treutlen County: 7.362 %Troup County: 8.34 %Turner County: 4.461 %Twiggs County: 6.452 %Union County: 8.008 %Upson County: 5.343 %Walker County: 5.748 %Walton County: 12.617 %Ware County: 5.012 %Warren County: 7.937 %Washington County: 5.279 %Wayne County: 8.653 %Webster County: 11.765 %Wheeler County: 14.815 %White County: 10.962 %Whitfield County: 6.873 %Wilcox County: 9.302 %Wilkes County: 5.985 %Wilkinson County: 8.791 %Worth County: 7.648 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Heard County: 17.04 %Heard County17.04Montgomery County: 15.238 %Montgomery County15.238Wheeler County: 14.815 %Wheeler County14.815Paulding County: 14.553 %Paulding County14.553Forsyth County: 14.518 %Forsyth County14.518Crawford County: 13.953 %Crawford County13.953Coweta County: 13.387 %Coweta County13.387Cherokee County: 13.364 %Cherokee County13.364Gwinnett County: 13.087 %Gwinnett County13.087Henry County: 12.875 %Henry County12.875Fulton County: 12.852 %Fulton County12.852Cobb County: 12.654 %Cobb County12.654Barrow County: 12.621 %Barrow County12.621Walton County: 12.617 %Walton County12.617Dawson County: 12.6 %Dawson County12.6Schley County: 12.281 %Schley County12.281Bryan County: 12.225 %Bryan County12.225Charlton County: 12.121 %Charlton County12.121Stewart County: 12.069 %Stewart County12.069DeKalb County: 12.043 %DeKalb County12.043Pickens County: 12.003 %Pickens County12.003Randolph County: 12 %Randolph County12Clinch County: 11.966 %Clinch County11.966Fayette County: 11.941 %Fayette County11.941Hancock County: 11.94 %Hancock County11.94Gilmer County: 11.789 %Gilmer County11.789McIntosh County: 11.765 %McIntosh County11.765Webster County: 11.765 %Webster County11.765Fannin County: 11.479 %Fannin County11.479Talbot County: 11.429 %Talbot County11.429Oconee County: 11.364 %Oconee County11.364Brooks County: 11.302 %Brooks County11.302Hall County: 11.19 %Hall County11.19Douglas County: 11.101 %Douglas County11.101Jackson County: 11.004 %Jackson County11.004White County: 10.962 %White County10.962Bartow County: 10.849 %Bartow County10.849Jenkins County: 10.582 %Jenkins County10.582Greene County: 10.579 %Greene County10.579Lumpkin County: 10.535 %Lumpkin County10.535Heard County: 17.04 %Heard County17.04Montgomery County: 15.238 %Montgomery County15.238Wheeler County: 14.815 %Wheeler County14.815Paulding County: 14.553 %Paulding County14.553Forsyth County: 14.518 %Forsyth County14.518Crawford County: 13.953 %Crawford County13.953Coweta County: 13.387 %Coweta County13.387Cherokee County: 13.364 %Cherokee County13.364Gwinnett County: 13.087 %Gwinnett County13.087Henry County: 12.875 %Henry County12.875Fulton County: 12.852 %Fulton County12.852Cobb County: 12.654 %Cobb County12.654Barrow County: 12.621 %Barrow County12.621Walton County: 12.617 %Walton County12.617Dawson County: 12.6 %Dawson County12.6Schley County: 12.281 %Schley County12.281Bryan County: 12.225 %Bryan County12.225Charlton County: 12.121 %Charlton County12.121Stewart County: 12.069 %Stewart County12.069DeKalb County: 12.043 %DeKalb County12.043Pickens County: 12.003 %Pickens County12.003Randolph County: 12 %Randolph County12Clinch County: 11.966 %Clinch County11.966Fayette County: 11.941 %Fayette County11.941Hancock County: 11.94 %Hancock County11.94Gilmer County: 11.789 %Gilmer County11.789McIntosh County: 11.765 %McIntosh County11.765Webster County: 11.765 %Webster County11.765Fannin County: 11.479 %Fannin County11.479Talbot County: 11.429 %Talbot County11.429Oconee County: 11.364 %Oconee County11.364Brooks County: 11.302 %Brooks County11.302Hall County: 11.19 %Hall County11.19Douglas County: 11.101 %Douglas County11.101Jackson County: 11.004 %Jackson County11.004White County: 10.962 %White County10.962Bartow County: 10.849 %Bartow County10.849Jenkins County: 10.582 %Jenkins County10.582Greene County: 10.579 %Greene County10.579Lumpkin County: 10.535 %Lumpkin County10.535
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Heard County17.04+10.7 pts
2Montgomery County15.238+4.76 pts
3Wheeler County14.815+4.67 pts
4Paulding County14.553+1.67 pts
5Forsyth County14.518+0.11 pts
6Crawford County13.953+5.58 pts
7Coweta County13.387+2.79 pts
8Cherokee County13.364+0.35 pts
9Gwinnett County13.087+0.71 pts
10Henry County12.875+0.92 pts
11Fulton County12.852+0.37 pts
12Cobb County12.654+0.5 pts
13Barrow County12.621-0.11 pts
14Walton County12.617+0.77 pts
15Dawson County12.6+1.35 pts
16Schley County12.281+3.81 pts
17Bryan County12.225+0.65 pts
18Charlton County12.121+1.63 pts
19Stewart County12.069+3.45 pts
20DeKalb County12.043+0.28 pts
21Pickens County12.003-2.26 pts
22Randolph County12+5.57 pts
23Clinch County11.966+8.59 pts
24Fayette County11.941+0.18 pts
25Hancock County11.94+3.24 pts
26Gilmer County11.789+3.25 pts
27McIntosh County11.765+3.55 pts
27Webster County11.765-10.46 pts
29Fannin County11.479-0.6 pts
30Talbot County11.429+5.77 pts
31Oconee County11.364-0.07 pts
32Brooks County11.302+1.57 pts
33Hall County11.19+1.17 pts
34Douglas County11.101+1.18 pts
35Jackson County11.004+0.62 pts
36White County10.962+2.25 pts
37Bartow County10.849+1.44 pts
38Jenkins County10.582+1.26 pts
39Greene County10.579+1.19 pts
40Lumpkin County10.535-2.36 pts
41Jasper County10.526+2.99 pts
42Atkinson County10.465+4.72 pts
43Newton County10.42-0.64 pts
44Rabun County10.414+2.84 pts
45Liberty County10.39+0.29 pts
46Carroll County10.155+1.41 pts
47Marion County10.145+5.95 pts
48Lee County10.014-0.93 pts
49Clayton County10.013-0.09 pts
50Berrien County9.901-0.26 pts
51Morgan County9.889-1.63 pts
52Putnam County9.836+0.85 pts
53Lowndes County9.82+0.31 pts
54Dade County9.645+0.03 pts
55Banks County9.583-0.23 pts
56Columbia County9.555-1.95 pts
57Tattnall County9.489+3.05 pts
58Irwin County9.442-5.56 pts
59Toombs County9.427+3.43 pts
60Chatham County9.356-0.1 pts
61Jones County9.333-1.01 pts
62Bulloch County9.304+0.25 pts
63Candler County9.302-2.1 pts
63Wilcox County9.302-4.82 pts
65Floyd County9.301+0.26 pts
66Monroe County9.241-2.04 pts
67Butts County9.199-1.61 pts
68Harris County9.174-1.4 pts
69Chattooga County9.123-2.81 pts
70Grady County9.114+1.73 pts
71Glynn County9.113-0.35 pts
72Thomas County9.077+1.17 pts
73Camden County9.031+1.28 pts
74Rockdale County9-0.28 pts
75Franklin County8.986+1.6 pts
76Habersham County8.961+0.91 pts
77Houston County8.94+0.3 pts
78Clarke County8.91-0.42 pts
79Oglethorpe County8.889-0.99 pts
80Madison County8.841-3.45 pts
81Wilkinson County8.791-0.49 pts
82Haralson County8.696-0.23 pts
82Lincoln County8.696+2 pts
84Wayne County8.653+0.84 pts
85Calhoun County8.633+0.24 pts
86Early County8.629+2.38 pts
87Polk County8.592+1.94 pts
88Peach County8.559-2.17 pts
89Baldwin County8.453+1.02 pts
90Crisp County8.403+2.03 pts
91Catoosa County8.397+2.17 pts
92Meriwether County8.389-1.94 pts
93Troup County8.34+0.88 pts
94Spalding County8.237+1.12 pts
95Richmond County8.167+0.64 pts
96Miller County8.163+0.03 pts
97Muscogee County8.147-0.45 pts
98Effingham County8.032-4.98 pts
99Union County8.008-2.32 pts
100Colquitt County7.969+0.6 pts
101Ben Hill County7.937-1.08 pts
101Warren County7.937-7.94 pts
103Macon County7.887+4.04 pts
104Bibb County7.881-1.49 pts
105Taylor County7.86+2.71 pts
106Gordon County7.839-1.61 pts
107Lamar County7.792+0.69 pts
108Tift County7.783+1.38 pts
109Chattahoochee County7.767n/a
110Worth County7.648-0.12 pts
111Decatur County7.534+0.1 pts
112Towns County7.519+1.51 pts
113Treutlen County7.362-3.35 pts
114Long County7.299-2.92 pts
115Murray County7.282+0.09 pts
116Hart County7.114+1.04 pts
117Appling County7.102-0.26 pts
118Mitchell County6.946-3.34 pts
119Screven County6.914-0.78 pts
120Sumter County6.886+0.44 pts
121Pike County6.88+3.16 pts
122Whitfield County6.873-0.98 pts
123Jefferson County6.838+1.09 pts
124Johnson County6.78-5.08 pts
125Laurens County6.764-0.31 pts
126Stephens County6.763+0.62 pts
127Dooly County6.689-1.05 pts
128Coffee County6.564+0.19 pts
129Cook County6.534+0.23 pts
130Dougherty County6.531-0.47 pts
131Burke County6.529-4.09 pts
132Dodge County6.462-0.13 pts
133Twiggs County6.452-1.42 pts
134Seminole County6.369-3.95 pts
135McDuffie County6.112-2.52 pts
136Jeff Davis County6.034+0.21 pts
137Wilkes County5.985-0.31 pts
138Walker County5.748-2.65 pts
139Brantley County5.698-5.6 pts
140Evans County5.67-2.27 pts
141Bleckley County5.66+1.35 pts
142Emanuel County5.57-1.86 pts
143Telfair County5.42-1.39 pts
144Terrell County5.373+0.02 pts
145Upson County5.343-1.88 pts
146Washington County5.279-0.39 pts
147Elbert County5.098-1.23 pts
148Ware County5.012-2.52 pts
149Bacon County4.963-2.84 pts
150Turner County4.461+0.03 pts
151Pierce County4.096-3.14 pts
152Lanier County3.125-3.64 pts
153Pulaski County2.874-6.49 pts

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Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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/establishment-entry-rate/georgia-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/georgia-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/georgia-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Heard County, with 17.04% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Pulaski County, with 2.874% in 2012.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 6 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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