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Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate

Glascock County had the highest establishment entry rate of 156 counties in 2015, at 25%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.717% and the figure for Georgia was 10.837%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25Glascock County
Lowest0Webster County
Median8.717156 counties
Georgia10.837History

Map of counties, 2015

Appling County: 5.03 %Atkinson County: 5.848 %Bacon County: 7.5 %Baker County: 13.043 %Baldwin County: 9.404 %Banks County: 11.861 %Barrow County: 12.284 %Bartow County: 10.385 %Ben Hill County: 9.165 %Berrien County: 8 %Bibb County: 8.083 %Bleckley County: 8.054 %Brantley County: 10.857 %Brooks County: 7.94 %Bryan County: 11.439 %Bulloch County: 8.766 %Burke County: 8.666 %Butts County: 8.517 %Calhoun County: 6.202 %Camden County: 9.73 %Candler County: 8.533 %Carroll County: 8.764 %Catoosa County: 7.638 %Charlton County: 9.42 %Chatham County: 10.074 %Chattahoochee County: 0 %Chattooga County: 9.204 %Cherokee County: 12.633 %Clarke County: 10.07 %Clayton County: 10.117 %Clinch County: 6.478 %Cobb County: 11.806 %Coffee County: 6.718 %Colquitt County: 9.699 %Columbia County: 11.143 %Cook County: 8.029 %Coweta County: 13.363 %Crawford County: 11.594 %Crisp County: 5.913 %Dade County: 7.634 %Dawson County: 12.611 %Decatur County: 8.993 %DeKalb County: 11.994 %Dodge County: 5.528 %Dooly County: 4.811 %Dougherty County: 6.512 %Douglas County: 10.309 %Early County: 8.333 %Echols County: 16.327 %Effingham County: 10.493 %Elbert County: 6.242 %Emanuel County: 5.487 %Evans County: 7.179 %Fannin County: 11.924 %Fayette County: 10.877 %Floyd County: 8.89 %Forsyth County: 14.513 %Franklin County: 6.995 %Fulton County: 12.873 %Gilmer County: 11.716 %Glascock County: 25 %Glynn County: 9.791 %Gordon County: 8.565 %Grady County: 7.022 %Greene County: 7.656 %Gwinnett County: 12.572 %Habersham County: 9.277 %Hall County: 11.447 %Hancock County: 6.349 %Haralson County: 7.086 %Harris County: 11.38 %Hart County: 8.333 %Heard County: 9.205 %Henry County: 12.39 %Houston County: 10.2 %Irwin County: 4.587 %Jackson County: 11.71 %Jasper County: 7.246 %Jeff Davis County: 4.955 %Jefferson County: 5.634 %Jenkins County: 14.894 %Johnson County: 6.364 %Jones County: 7.47 %Lamar County: 9.417 %Lanier County: 8.04 %Laurens County: 7.891 %Lee County: 11.16 %Liberty County: 8.206 %Lincoln County: 8.13 %Lowndes County: 8.526 %Lumpkin County: 8.968 %McDuffie County: 6.888 %McIntosh County: 9.259 %Macon County: 11.898 %Madison County: 6.78 %Marion County: 12.081 %Meriwether County: 11.867 %Miller County: 4.149 %Mitchell County: 9.091 %Monroe County: 12.277 %Montgomery County: 3.81 %Morgan County: 10.45 %Murray County: 6.319 %Muscogee County: 8.364 %Newton County: 9.702 %Oconee County: 12.493 %Oglethorpe County: 8.777 %Paulding County: 13.046 %Peach County: 8.392 %Pickens County: 10.202 %Pierce County: 13.029 %Pike County: 12.5 %Polk County: 10.816 %Pulaski County: 4.204 %Putnam County: 17.255 %Quitman County: 9.677 %Rabun County: 8.685 %Randolph County: 5.738 %Richmond County: 7.346 %Rockdale County: 10.698 %Schley County: 13.559 %Screven County: 7.772 %Seminole County: 11.65 %Spalding County: 8.25 %Stephens County: 5.97 %Stewart County: 12.5 %Sumter County: 6.672 %Talbot County: 14.414 %Tattnall County: 8.044 %Taylor County: 6.222 %Telfair County: 5.618 %Terrell County: 7.051 %Thomas County: 9.305 %Tift County: 6.792 %Toombs County: 7.413 %Towns County: 7.874 %Treutlen County: 9.756 %Troup County: 9.06 %Turner County: 10.219 %Twiggs County: 7.299 %Union County: 8.748 %Upson County: 5.444 %Walker County: 4.391 %Walton County: 10.169 %Ware County: 6.318 %Warren County: 7.874 %Washington County: 6.297 %Wayne County: 6.621 %Webster County: 0 %Wheeler County: 4.839 %White County: 8.411 %Whitfield County: 7.043 %Wilcox County: 10.588 %Wilkes County: 10.298 %Wilkinson County: 4.545 %Worth County: 4.418 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Glascock County: 25 %Glascock County25Putnam County: 17.255 %Putnam County17.255Echols County: 16.327 %Echols County16.327Jenkins County: 14.894 %Jenkins County14.894Forsyth County: 14.513 %Forsyth County14.513Talbot County: 14.414 %Talbot County14.414Schley County: 13.559 %Schley County13.559Coweta County: 13.363 %Coweta County13.363Paulding County: 13.046 %Paulding County13.046Baker County: 13.043 %Baker County13.043Pierce County: 13.029 %Pierce County13.029Fulton County: 12.873 %Fulton County12.873Cherokee County: 12.633 %Cherokee County12.633Dawson County: 12.611 %Dawson County12.611Gwinnett County: 12.572 %Gwinnett County12.572Pike County: 12.5 %Pike County12.5Stewart County: 12.5 %Stewart County12.5Oconee County: 12.493 %Oconee County12.493Henry County: 12.39 %Henry County12.39Barrow County: 12.284 %Barrow County12.284Monroe County: 12.277 %Monroe County12.277Marion County: 12.081 %Marion County12.081DeKalb County: 11.994 %DeKalb County11.994Fannin County: 11.924 %Fannin County11.924Macon County: 11.898 %Macon County11.898Meriwether County: 11.867 %Meriwether County11.867Banks County: 11.861 %Banks County11.861Cobb County: 11.806 %Cobb County11.806Gilmer County: 11.716 %Gilmer County11.716Jackson County: 11.71 %Jackson County11.71Seminole County: 11.65 %Seminole County11.65Crawford County: 11.594 %Crawford County11.594Hall County: 11.447 %Hall County11.447Bryan County: 11.439 %Bryan County11.439Harris County: 11.38 %Harris County11.38Lee County: 11.16 %Lee County11.16Columbia County: 11.143 %Columbia County11.143Fayette County: 10.877 %Fayette County10.877Brantley County: 10.857 %Brantley County10.857Polk County: 10.816 %Polk County10.816Glascock County: 25 %Glascock County25Putnam County: 17.255 %Putnam County17.255Echols County: 16.327 %Echols County16.327Jenkins County: 14.894 %Jenkins County14.894Forsyth County: 14.513 %Forsyth County14.513Talbot County: 14.414 %Talbot County14.414Schley County: 13.559 %Schley County13.559Coweta County: 13.363 %Coweta County13.363Paulding County: 13.046 %Paulding County13.046Baker County: 13.043 %Baker County13.043Pierce County: 13.029 %Pierce County13.029Fulton County: 12.873 %Fulton County12.873Cherokee County: 12.633 %Cherokee County12.633Dawson County: 12.611 %Dawson County12.611Gwinnett County: 12.572 %Gwinnett County12.572Pike County: 12.5 %Pike County12.5Stewart County: 12.5 %Stewart County12.5Oconee County: 12.493 %Oconee County12.493Henry County: 12.39 %Henry County12.39Barrow County: 12.284 %Barrow County12.284Monroe County: 12.277 %Monroe County12.277Marion County: 12.081 %Marion County12.081DeKalb County: 11.994 %DeKalb County11.994Fannin County: 11.924 %Fannin County11.924Macon County: 11.898 %Macon County11.898Meriwether County: 11.867 %Meriwether County11.867Banks County: 11.861 %Banks County11.861Cobb County: 11.806 %Cobb County11.806Gilmer County: 11.716 %Gilmer County11.716Jackson County: 11.71 %Jackson County11.71Seminole County: 11.65 %Seminole County11.65Crawford County: 11.594 %Crawford County11.594Hall County: 11.447 %Hall County11.447Bryan County: 11.439 %Bryan County11.439Harris County: 11.38 %Harris County11.38Lee County: 11.16 %Lee County11.16Columbia County: 11.143 %Columbia County11.143Fayette County: 10.877 %Fayette County10.877Brantley County: 10.857 %Brantley County10.857Polk County: 10.816 %Polk County10.816
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Glascock County25+6.82 pts
2Putnam County17.255+8.83 pts
3Echols County16.327-1.06 pts
4Jenkins County14.894+7.16 pts
5Forsyth County14.513+0.48 pts
6Talbot County14.414+8.75 pts
7Schley County13.559-2.51 pts
8Coweta County13.363+2.04 pts
9Paulding County13.046-0.41 pts
10Baker County13.043n/a
11Pierce County13.029+3.98 pts
12Fulton County12.873+0.73 pts
13Cherokee County12.633-1.55 pts
14Dawson County12.611+1.39 pts
15Gwinnett County12.572+0.18 pts
16Pike County12.5+2.31 pts
16Stewart County12.5n/a
18Oconee County12.493+1.79 pts
19Henry County12.39+1.61 pts
20Barrow County12.284-0.83 pts
21Monroe County12.277+3.75 pts
22Marion County12.081+3.92 pts
23DeKalb County11.994-0.54 pts
24Fannin County11.924-0.99 pts
25Macon County11.898+3.38 pts
26Meriwether County11.867+3.62 pts
27Banks County11.861+3.15 pts
28Cobb County11.806+0.67 pts
29Gilmer County11.716+3.01 pts
30Jackson County11.71+0.95 pts
31Seminole County11.65+5.77 pts
32Crawford County11.594+4.66 pts
33Hall County11.447+0.74 pts
34Bryan County11.439+1.01 pts
35Harris County11.38-5.46 pts
36Lee County11.16+0.68 pts
37Columbia County11.143+0.65 pts
38Fayette County10.877-1.41 pts
39Brantley County10.857+1.14 pts
40Polk County10.816+2.35 pts
41Rockdale County10.698+0.71 pts
42Wilcox County10.588-0.13 pts
43Effingham County10.493-1.28 pts
44Morgan County10.45+1.23 pts
45Bartow County10.385-1.92 pts
46Douglas County10.309+0.58 pts
47Wilkes County10.298+3.71 pts
48Turner County10.219+3.6 pts
49Pickens County10.202+1.09 pts
50Houston County10.2-0.58 pts
51Walton County10.169-1.2 pts
52Clayton County10.117+0.47 pts
53Chatham County10.074-0.82 pts
54Clarke County10.07+0.29 pts
55Glynn County9.791+0.46 pts
56Treutlen County9.756+3.43 pts
57Camden County9.73+2.28 pts
58Newton County9.702-1.28 pts
59Colquitt County9.699+0.6 pts
60Quitman County9.677-3.66 pts
61Charlton County9.42+0.66 pts
62Lamar County9.417+3.22 pts
63Baldwin County9.404+0.12 pts
64Thomas County9.305+0.05 pts
65Habersham County9.277-0.15 pts
66McIntosh County9.259-1.11 pts
67Heard County9.205-0.12 pts
68Chattooga County9.204-0.27 pts
69Ben Hill County9.165+1.61 pts
70Mitchell County9.091+0.54 pts
71Troup County9.06+0.33 pts
72Decatur County8.9930 pts
73Lumpkin County8.968-1.95 pts
74Floyd County8.89+0.92 pts
75Oglethorpe County8.777-0.81 pts
76Bulloch County8.766-0.53 pts
77Carroll County8.764-0.46 pts
78Union County8.748-0.79 pts
79Rabun County8.685+0.06 pts
80Burke County8.666+2.38 pts
81Gordon County8.565+1.45 pts
82Candler County8.533+0.94 pts
83Lowndes County8.526-1.66 pts
84Butts County8.517-0.33 pts
85White County8.411+0.5 pts
86Peach County8.392+0.27 pts
87Muscogee County8.364-1.02 pts
88Early County8.333+0.52 pts
88Hart County8.333+1.23 pts
90Spalding County8.25+0.39 pts
91Liberty County8.206-1.76 pts
92Lincoln County8.13-0.63 pts
93Bibb County8.083-1.03 pts
94Bleckley County8.054+1.41 pts
95Tattnall County8.044-0.4 pts
96Lanier County8.04-9.58 pts
97Cook County8.029-3.33 pts
98Berrien County8-2.28 pts
99Brooks County7.94-1.61 pts
100Laurens County7.891+0.5 pts
101Towns County7.874+0.94 pts
101Warren County7.874-0.13 pts
103Screven County7.772+1.14 pts
104Greene County7.656-1.99 pts
105Catoosa County7.638-0.02 pts
106Dade County7.634-1.53 pts
107Bacon County7.5+1.53 pts
108Jones County7.47-4.08 pts
109Toombs County7.413+0.69 pts
110Richmond County7.346-0.13 pts
111Twiggs County7.299-2.92 pts
112Jasper County7.246-1.39 pts
113Evans County7.179-1.82 pts
114Haralson County7.086-3.18 pts
115Terrell County7.051+1.23 pts
116Whitfield County7.043+0.86 pts
117Grady County7.022+0.48 pts
118Franklin County6.995+0.78 pts
119McDuffie County6.888-0.27 pts
120Tift County6.792-1.62 pts
121Madison County6.78-3.28 pts
122Coffee County6.718-0.76 pts
123Sumter County6.672-0.6 pts
124Wayne County6.621-1.34 pts
125Dougherty County6.512-0.73 pts
126Clinch County6.478+0.79 pts
127Johnson County6.364-3.68 pts
128Hancock County6.349-12.7 pts
129Murray County6.319+1.18 pts
130Ware County6.318-0.54 pts
131Washington County6.297+0.88 pts
132Elbert County6.242-0.95 pts
133Taylor County6.222-1.67 pts
134Calhoun County6.202+0.09 pts
135Stephens County5.97+0.72 pts
136Crisp County5.913-0.54 pts
137Atkinson County5.848-3.62 pts
138Randolph County5.738+3.36 pts
139Jefferson County5.634-1.47 pts
140Telfair County5.618-3.35 pts
141Dodge County5.528-1.47 pts
142Emanuel County5.487+0.12 pts
143Upson County5.444-1.84 pts
144Appling County5.03-1.38 pts
145Jeff Davis County4.955-2.09 pts
146Wheeler County4.839-4.68 pts
147Dooly County4.811-7.6 pts
148Irwin County4.587-2.69 pts
149Wilkinson County4.545+0.15 pts
150Worth County4.418-3.26 pts
151Walker County4.391-3.28 pts
152Pulaski County4.204-2.46 pts
153Miller County4.149-1.54 pts
154Montgomery County3.81-5.58 pts
155Chattahoochee County0-8 pts
155Webster County0n/a

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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 2015 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, 2015) [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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/georgia-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/georgia-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Glascock County, with 25% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Webster County, with 0% in 2015.

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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. 3 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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