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Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate

Hancock County had the highest establishment entry rate of 156 counties in 2014, at 19.048%. Randolph County had the lowest, at 2.381%. The median was 8.978% and the figure for Georgia was 10.726%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.048Hancock County
Lowest2.381Randolph County
Median8.978156 counties
Georgia10.726History

Map of counties, 2014

Appling County: 6.414 %Atkinson County: 9.467 %Bacon County: 5.97 %Baldwin County: 9.284 %Banks County: 8.714 %Barrow County: 13.11 %Bartow County: 12.3 %Ben Hill County: 7.553 %Berrien County: 10.278 %Bibb County: 9.115 %Bleckley County: 6.645 %Brantley County: 9.714 %Brooks County: 9.548 %Bryan County: 10.43 %Bulloch County: 9.291 %Burke County: 6.283 %Butts County: 8.85 %Calhoun County: 6.107 %Camden County: 7.448 %Candler County: 7.588 %Carroll County: 9.22 %Catoosa County: 7.661 %Charlton County: 8.759 %Chatham County: 10.895 %Chattahoochee County: 8 %Chattooga County: 9.472 %Cherokee County: 14.185 %Clarke County: 9.782 %Clay County: 11.765 %Clayton County: 9.652 %Clinch County: 5.691 %Cobb County: 11.14 %Coffee County: 7.474 %Colquitt County: 9.097 %Columbia County: 10.495 %Cook County: 11.355 %Coweta County: 11.323 %Crawford County: 6.931 %Crisp County: 6.458 %Dade County: 9.16 %Dawson County: 11.223 %Decatur County: 8.991 %DeKalb County: 12.533 %Dodge County: 6.995 %Dooly County: 12.414 %Dougherty County: 7.243 %Douglas County: 9.727 %Early County: 7.813 %Echols County: 17.391 %Effingham County: 11.774 %Elbert County: 7.187 %Emanuel County: 5.369 %Evans County: 8.995 %Fannin County: 12.909 %Fayette County: 12.289 %Floyd County: 7.973 %Forsyth County: 14.03 %Franklin County: 6.218 %Fulton County: 12.143 %Gilmer County: 8.705 %Glascock County: 18.182 %Glynn County: 9.329 %Gordon County: 7.112 %Grady County: 6.545 %Greene County: 9.65 %Gwinnett County: 12.394 %Habersham County: 9.431 %Hall County: 10.71 %Hancock County: 19.048 %Haralson County: 10.262 %Harris County: 16.839 %Hart County: 7.104 %Heard County: 9.322 %Henry County: 10.781 %Houston County: 10.779 %Irwin County: 7.273 %Jackson County: 10.764 %Jasper County: 8.633 %Jeff Davis County: 7.048 %Jefferson County: 7.105 %Jenkins County: 7.735 %Johnson County: 10.046 %Jones County: 11.545 %Lamar County: 6.195 %Lanier County: 17.617 %Laurens County: 7.389 %Lee County: 10.479 %Liberty County: 9.967 %Lincoln County: 8.765 %Long County: 11.429 %Lowndes County: 10.186 %Lumpkin County: 10.922 %McDuffie County: 7.16 %McIntosh County: 10.366 %Macon County: 8.523 %Madison County: 10.061 %Marion County: 8.163 %Meriwether County: 8.244 %Miller County: 5.691 %Mitchell County: 8.555 %Monroe County: 8.53 %Montgomery County: 9.39 %Morgan County: 9.215 %Murray County: 5.135 %Muscogee County: 9.384 %Newton County: 10.977 %Oconee County: 10.7 %Oglethorpe County: 9.585 %Paulding County: 13.459 %Peach County: 8.121 %Pickens County: 9.114 %Pierce County: 9.045 %Pike County: 10.185 %Polk County: 8.467 %Pulaski County: 6.667 %Putnam County: 8.424 %Quitman County: 13.333 %Rabun County: 8.623 %Randolph County: 2.381 %Richmond County: 7.479 %Rockdale County: 9.983 %Schley County: 16.071 %Screven County: 6.633 %Seminole County: 5.882 %Spalding County: 7.86 %Stephens County: 5.248 %Sumter County: 7.27 %Talbot County: 5.66 %Taliaferro County: 15.789 %Tattnall County: 8.44 %Taylor County: 7.895 %Telfair County: 8.964 %Terrell County: 5.825 %Thomas County: 9.254 %Tift County: 8.412 %Toombs County: 6.724 %Towns County: 6.936 %Treutlen County: 6.329 %Troup County: 8.729 %Turner County: 6.618 %Twiggs County: 10.219 %Union County: 9.533 %Upson County: 7.286 %Walker County: 7.675 %Walton County: 11.365 %Ware County: 6.854 %Warren County: 8 %Washington County: 5.414 %Wayne County: 7.961 %Wheeler County: 9.524 %White County: 7.91 %Whitfield County: 6.181 %Wilcox County: 10.714 %Wilkes County: 6.593 %Wilkinson County: 4.396 %Worth County: 7.678 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Hancock County: 19.048 %Hancock County19.048Glascock County: 18.182 %Glascock County18.182Lanier County: 17.617 %Lanier County17.617Echols County: 17.391 %Echols County17.391Harris County: 16.839 %Harris County16.839Schley County: 16.071 %Schley County16.071Taliaferro County: 15.789 %Taliaferro County15.789Cherokee County: 14.185 %Cherokee County14.185Forsyth County: 14.03 %Forsyth County14.03Paulding County: 13.459 %Paulding County13.459Quitman County: 13.333 %Quitman County13.333Barrow County: 13.11 %Barrow County13.11Fannin County: 12.909 %Fannin County12.909DeKalb County: 12.533 %DeKalb County12.533Dooly County: 12.414 %Dooly County12.414Gwinnett County: 12.394 %Gwinnett County12.394Bartow County: 12.3 %Bartow County12.3Fayette County: 12.289 %Fayette County12.289Fulton County: 12.143 %Fulton County12.143Effingham County: 11.774 %Effingham County11.774Clay County: 11.765 %Clay County11.765Jones County: 11.545 %Jones County11.545Long County: 11.429 %Long County11.429Walton County: 11.365 %Walton County11.365Cook County: 11.355 %Cook County11.355Coweta County: 11.323 %Coweta County11.323Dawson County: 11.223 %Dawson County11.223Cobb County: 11.14 %Cobb County11.14Newton County: 10.977 %Newton County10.977Lumpkin County: 10.922 %Lumpkin County10.922Chatham County: 10.895 %Chatham County10.895Henry County: 10.781 %Henry County10.781Houston County: 10.779 %Houston County10.779Jackson County: 10.764 %Jackson County10.764Wilcox County: 10.714 %Wilcox County10.714Hall County: 10.71 %Hall County10.71Oconee County: 10.7 %Oconee County10.7Columbia County: 10.495 %Columbia County10.495Lee County: 10.479 %Lee County10.479Bryan County: 10.43 %Bryan County10.43Hancock County: 19.048 %Hancock County19.048Glascock County: 18.182 %Glascock County18.182Lanier County: 17.617 %Lanier County17.617Echols County: 17.391 %Echols County17.391Harris County: 16.839 %Harris County16.839Schley County: 16.071 %Schley County16.071Taliaferro County: 15.789 %Taliaferro County15.789Cherokee County: 14.185 %Cherokee County14.185Forsyth County: 14.03 %Forsyth County14.03Paulding County: 13.459 %Paulding County13.459Quitman County: 13.333 %Quitman County13.333Barrow County: 13.11 %Barrow County13.11Fannin County: 12.909 %Fannin County12.909DeKalb County: 12.533 %DeKalb County12.533Dooly County: 12.414 %Dooly County12.414Gwinnett County: 12.394 %Gwinnett County12.394Bartow County: 12.3 %Bartow County12.3Fayette County: 12.289 %Fayette County12.289Fulton County: 12.143 %Fulton County12.143Effingham County: 11.774 %Effingham County11.774Clay County: 11.765 %Clay County11.765Jones County: 11.545 %Jones County11.545Long County: 11.429 %Long County11.429Walton County: 11.365 %Walton County11.365Cook County: 11.355 %Cook County11.355Coweta County: 11.323 %Coweta County11.323Dawson County: 11.223 %Dawson County11.223Cobb County: 11.14 %Cobb County11.14Newton County: 10.977 %Newton County10.977Lumpkin County: 10.922 %Lumpkin County10.922Chatham County: 10.895 %Chatham County10.895Henry County: 10.781 %Henry County10.781Houston County: 10.779 %Houston County10.779Jackson County: 10.764 %Jackson County10.764Wilcox County: 10.714 %Wilcox County10.714Hall County: 10.71 %Hall County10.71Oconee County: 10.7 %Oconee County10.7Columbia County: 10.495 %Columbia County10.495Lee County: 10.479 %Lee County10.479Bryan County: 10.43 %Bryan County10.43
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Hancock County19.048+9.67 pts
2Glascock County18.182-1.82 pts
3Lanier County17.617+12.18 pts
4Echols County17.391n/a
5Harris County16.839+5.04 pts
6Schley County16.071n/a
7Taliaferro County15.789n/a
8Cherokee County14.185+1.41 pts
9Forsyth County14.03+0.2 pts
10Paulding County13.459-0.04 pts
11Quitman County13.333n/a
12Barrow County13.11+2.56 pts
13Fannin County12.909+2.51 pts
14DeKalb County12.533+0.47 pts
15Dooly County12.414+3.42 pts
16Gwinnett County12.394+0.09 pts
17Bartow County12.3+2.33 pts
18Fayette County12.289+0.94 pts
19Fulton County12.143-0.22 pts
20Effingham County11.774+0.65 pts
21Clay County11.765n/a
22Jones County11.545+1.96 pts
23Long County11.429+2.67 pts
24Walton County11.365+0.99 pts
25Cook County11.355+2.03 pts
26Coweta County11.323+0.39 pts
27Dawson County11.223+1.26 pts
28Cobb County11.14-0.42 pts
29Newton County10.977+2.32 pts
30Lumpkin County10.922+0.79 pts
31Chatham County10.895+0.83 pts
32Henry County10.781-1.32 pts
33Houston County10.779+0.08 pts
34Jackson County10.764+1.65 pts
35Wilcox County10.714+3.57 pts
36Hall County10.71+0.36 pts
37Oconee County10.7-1.53 pts
38Columbia County10.495+0.34 pts
39Lee County10.479-1.06 pts
40Bryan County10.43-2.25 pts
41McIntosh County10.366+2.83 pts
42Berrien County10.278+2.89 pts
43Haralson County10.262+1.26 pts
44Twiggs County10.219-6.45 pts
45Lowndes County10.186+2.79 pts
46Pike County10.185-0.87 pts
47Madison County10.061+0.91 pts
48Johnson County10.046+6.49 pts
49Rockdale County9.983+0.95 pts
50Liberty County9.967+1.83 pts
51Clarke County9.782+0.79 pts
52Douglas County9.727-0.57 pts
53Brantley County9.714-1.71 pts
54Clayton County9.652-0.06 pts
55Greene County9.65+0.09 pts
56Oglethorpe County9.585-0.64 pts
57Brooks County9.548+1.05 pts
58Union County9.533-1.6 pts
59Wheeler County9.524-1.16 pts
60Chattooga County9.472+3.32 pts
61Atkinson County9.467+1.23 pts
62Habersham County9.431+3.5 pts
63Montgomery County9.39+0.13 pts
64Muscogee County9.384+1.72 pts
65Glynn County9.329-0.2 pts
66Heard County9.322-1.93 pts
67Bulloch County9.291-0.02 pts
68Baldwin County9.284+1.01 pts
69Thomas County9.254+0.57 pts
70Carroll County9.22+0.41 pts
71Morgan County9.215-1.3 pts
72Dade County9.16+0.05 pts
73Bibb County9.115+1.04 pts
74Pickens County9.114-2.02 pts
75Colquitt County9.097-1.48 pts
76Pierce County9.045-0.12 pts
77Evans County8.995+1.04 pts
78Decatur County8.991+2.26 pts
79Telfair County8.964+2.28 pts
80Butts County8.85+2.02 pts
81Lincoln County8.765-1.47 pts
82Charlton County8.759-1.69 pts
83Troup County8.729-0.03 pts
84Banks County8.714-0.45 pts
85Gilmer County8.705-1.96 pts
86Jasper County8.633-1.26 pts
87Rabun County8.623+1.48 pts
88Mitchell County8.555+0.03 pts
89Monroe County8.53-0.82 pts
90Macon County8.523+1.74 pts
91Polk County8.467+0.2 pts
92Tattnall County8.44+1.11 pts
93Putnam County8.424-0.87 pts
94Tift County8.412+1.71 pts
95Meriwether County8.244-1.15 pts
96Marion County8.163-5.63 pts
97Peach County8.121+0.58 pts
98Chattahoochee County8+0.23 pts
98Warren County8+3.12 pts
100Floyd County7.973+0.12 pts
101Wayne County7.961+0.73 pts
102White County7.91-2.38 pts
103Taylor County7.895-0.04 pts
104Spalding County7.86+1.01 pts
105Early County7.813-0.39 pts
106Jenkins County7.735+2.39 pts
107Worth County7.678-2.3 pts
108Walker County7.675-1.21 pts
109Catoosa County7.661-0.4 pts
110Candler County7.588+1.77 pts
111Ben Hill County7.553+1.38 pts
112Richmond County7.479-0.02 pts
113Coffee County7.474-0.03 pts
114Camden County7.448+0.5 pts
115Laurens County7.389-0.35 pts
116Upson County7.286-1.47 pts
117Irwin County7.273-5.63 pts
118Sumter County7.27+0.35 pts
119Dougherty County7.243+0.68 pts
120Elbert County7.187+3.56 pts
121McDuffie County7.16-0.54 pts
122Gordon County7.112-0.78 pts
123Jefferson County7.105+2.89 pts
124Hart County7.104-3.31 pts
125Jeff Davis County7.048+0.89 pts
126Dodge County6.995-4.01 pts
127Towns County6.936-4.22 pts
128Crawford County6.931-2.55 pts
129Ware County6.854-0.26 pts
130Toombs County6.724-2.03 pts
131Pulaski County6.667+2.4 pts
132Bleckley County6.645+0.21 pts
133Screven County6.633-0.94 pts
134Turner County6.618+0.03 pts
135Wilkes County6.593+2.43 pts
136Grady County6.545-0.93 pts
137Crisp County6.458-1.05 pts
138Appling County6.414-0.47 pts
139Treutlen County6.329-1.27 pts
140Burke County6.283-1.34 pts
141Franklin County6.218-3.53 pts
142Lamar County6.195-5.13 pts
143Whitfield County6.181-0.64 pts
144Calhoun County6.107-2.59 pts
145Bacon County5.97-4.5 pts
146Seminole County5.882-3.64 pts
147Terrell County5.825-1.03 pts
148Clinch County5.691-1.78 pts
148Miller County5.691-3.22 pts
150Talbot County5.66-1.89 pts
151Washington County5.414-2.36 pts
152Emanuel County5.369-4.05 pts
153Stephens County5.248-4.28 pts
154Murray County5.135-1.21 pts
155Wilkinson County4.396-2.88 pts
156Randolph County2.381-4.62 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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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, 2014) [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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/georgia-counties?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/georgia-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Hancock County, with 19.048% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Randolph County, with 2.381% in 2014.

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