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Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate

Baker County had the highest establishment entry rate of 154 counties in 2016, at 16.667%. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.08% and the figure for Georgia was 10.882%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.667Baker County
Lowest0Taliaferro County
Median9.08154 counties
Georgia10.882History

Map of counties, 2016

Appling County: 5.935 %Atkinson County: 5.917 %Bacon County: 8.354 %Baker County: 16.667 %Baldwin County: 7.451 %Banks County: 10.176 %Barrow County: 11.246 %Bartow County: 12.449 %Ben Hill County: 6.281 %Berrien County: 9.888 %Bibb County: 8 %Bleckley County: 6.164 %Brantley County: 8.38 %Brooks County: 7.805 %Bryan County: 9.896 %Bulloch County: 9.909 %Burke County: 8.681 %Butts County: 7.342 %Calhoun County: 13.846 %Camden County: 8.812 %Candler County: 7.937 %Carroll County: 11.366 %Catoosa County: 9.773 %Charlton County: 10.753 %Chatham County: 10.079 %Chattahoochee County: 10.101 %Chattooga County: 7.356 %Cherokee County: 11.244 %Clarke County: 8.086 %Clay County: 8.571 %Clayton County: 9.325 %Clinch County: 8.871 %Cobb County: 12.132 %Coffee County: 7.417 %Colquitt County: 9.362 %Columbia County: 10.839 %Cook County: 10.054 %Coweta County: 11.787 %Crawford County: 8.738 %Crisp County: 7.173 %Dade County: 9.5 %Dawson County: 9.946 %Decatur County: 6.756 %DeKalb County: 11.915 %Dodge County: 6.154 %Dooly County: 10.922 %Dougherty County: 8.109 %Douglas County: 10.923 %Early County: 6.667 %Echols County: 15.385 %Effingham County: 11.656 %Elbert County: 8.856 %Emanuel County: 8.242 %Evans County: 8.978 %Fannin County: 9.799 %Fayette County: 11.396 %Floyd County: 9.3 %Forsyth County: 13.665 %Franklin County: 11.069 %Fulton County: 13.079 %Gilmer County: 10.159 %Glynn County: 10.184 %Gordon County: 9.11 %Grady County: 6.932 %Greene County: 7.337 %Gwinnett County: 12.966 %Habersham County: 9.473 %Hall County: 9.633 %Hancock County: 8.065 %Haralson County: 8.834 %Harris County: 10.719 %Hart County: 7.864 %Heard County: 10.042 %Henry County: 11.9 %Houston County: 10.354 %Irwin County: 5.687 %Jackson County: 12.124 %Jasper County: 7.857 %Jeff Davis County: 9.05 %Jefferson County: 6.981 %Jenkins County: 8.205 %Johnson County: 9.865 %Jones County: 9.915 %Lamar County: 7.391 %Lanier County: 5.291 %Laurens County: 9.323 %Lee County: 12.605 %Liberty County: 9.599 %Lincoln County: 8.871 %Long County: 13.433 %Lowndes County: 8.019 %Lumpkin County: 7.843 %McDuffie County: 4.668 %McIntosh County: 10.366 %Macon County: 10.256 %Madison County: 8.978 %Marion County: 15 %Meriwether County: 9.524 %Miller County: 6.926 %Mitchell County: 7.463 %Monroe County: 9.302 %Montgomery County: 7.843 %Morgan County: 12.357 %Murray County: 8.791 %Muscogee County: 8.776 %Newton County: 9.176 %Oconee County: 12.665 %Oglethorpe County: 10.494 %Paulding County: 11.726 %Peach County: 8.847 %Pickens County: 11.155 %Pierce County: 11.356 %Pike County: 9.871 %Polk County: 7.811 %Pulaski County: 8.333 %Putnam County: 9.645 %Rabun County: 8.545 %Randolph County: 5.691 %Richmond County: 7.863 %Rockdale County: 9.169 %Screven County: 7.254 %Seminole County: 5.66 %Spalding County: 9.168 %Stephens County: 7.761 %Stewart County: 8.85 %Sumter County: 9.251 %Talbot County: 5.505 %Taliaferro County: 0 %Tattnall County: 8.073 %Taylor County: 15.044 %Telfair County: 6.18 %Terrell County: 5.016 %Thomas County: 10.135 %Tift County: 7.318 %Toombs County: 7.149 %Towns County: 9.127 %Troup County: 8.783 %Turner County: 6.498 %Twiggs County: 7.463 %Union County: 9.261 %Upson County: 9.871 %Walker County: 8.333 %Walton County: 10.815 %Ware County: 7.299 %Warren County: 10.606 %Washington County: 6.577 %Wayne County: 9.302 %Webster County: 12.245 %Wheeler County: 4.959 %White County: 11.989 %Whitfield County: 5.924 %Wilkes County: 3.288 %Wilkinson County: 2.4 %Worth County: 7.819 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Baker County: 16.667 %Baker County16.667Echols County: 15.385 %Echols County15.385Taylor County: 15.044 %Taylor County15.044Marion County: 15 %Marion County15Calhoun County: 13.846 %Calhoun County13.846Forsyth County: 13.665 %Forsyth County13.665Long County: 13.433 %Long County13.433Fulton County: 13.079 %Fulton County13.079Gwinnett County: 12.966 %Gwinnett County12.966Oconee County: 12.665 %Oconee County12.665Lee County: 12.605 %Lee County12.605Bartow County: 12.449 %Bartow County12.449Morgan County: 12.357 %Morgan County12.357Webster County: 12.245 %Webster County12.245Cobb County: 12.132 %Cobb County12.132Jackson County: 12.124 %Jackson County12.124White County: 11.989 %White County11.989DeKalb County: 11.915 %DeKalb County11.915Henry County: 11.9 %Henry County11.9Coweta County: 11.787 %Coweta County11.787Paulding County: 11.726 %Paulding County11.726Effingham County: 11.656 %Effingham County11.656Fayette County: 11.396 %Fayette County11.396Carroll County: 11.366 %Carroll County11.366Pierce County: 11.356 %Pierce County11.356Barrow County: 11.246 %Barrow County11.246Cherokee County: 11.244 %Cherokee County11.244Pickens County: 11.155 %Pickens County11.155Franklin County: 11.069 %Franklin County11.069Douglas County: 10.923 %Douglas County10.923Dooly County: 10.922 %Dooly County10.922Columbia County: 10.839 %Columbia County10.839Walton County: 10.815 %Walton County10.815Charlton County: 10.753 %Charlton County10.753Harris County: 10.719 %Harris County10.719Warren County: 10.606 %Warren County10.606Oglethorpe County: 10.494 %Oglethorpe County10.494McIntosh County: 10.366 %McIntosh County10.366Houston County: 10.354 %Houston County10.354Macon County: 10.256 %Macon County10.256Baker County: 16.667 %Baker County16.667Echols County: 15.385 %Echols County15.385Taylor County: 15.044 %Taylor County15.044Marion County: 15 %Marion County15Calhoun County: 13.846 %Calhoun County13.846Forsyth County: 13.665 %Forsyth County13.665Long County: 13.433 %Long County13.433Fulton County: 13.079 %Fulton County13.079Gwinnett County: 12.966 %Gwinnett County12.966Oconee County: 12.665 %Oconee County12.665Lee County: 12.605 %Lee County12.605Bartow County: 12.449 %Bartow County12.449Morgan County: 12.357 %Morgan County12.357Webster County: 12.245 %Webster County12.245Cobb County: 12.132 %Cobb County12.132Jackson County: 12.124 %Jackson County12.124White County: 11.989 %White County11.989DeKalb County: 11.915 %DeKalb County11.915Henry County: 11.9 %Henry County11.9Coweta County: 11.787 %Coweta County11.787Paulding County: 11.726 %Paulding County11.726Effingham County: 11.656 %Effingham County11.656Fayette County: 11.396 %Fayette County11.396Carroll County: 11.366 %Carroll County11.366Pierce County: 11.356 %Pierce County11.356Barrow County: 11.246 %Barrow County11.246Cherokee County: 11.244 %Cherokee County11.244Pickens County: 11.155 %Pickens County11.155Franklin County: 11.069 %Franklin County11.069Douglas County: 10.923 %Douglas County10.923Dooly County: 10.922 %Dooly County10.922Columbia County: 10.839 %Columbia County10.839Walton County: 10.815 %Walton County10.815Charlton County: 10.753 %Charlton County10.753Harris County: 10.719 %Harris County10.719Warren County: 10.606 %Warren County10.606Oglethorpe County: 10.494 %Oglethorpe County10.494McIntosh County: 10.366 %McIntosh County10.366Houston County: 10.354 %Houston County10.354Macon County: 10.256 %Macon County10.256
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Baker County16.667+3.62 pts
2Echols County15.385-0.94 pts
3Taylor County15.044+8.82 pts
4Marion County15+2.92 pts
5Calhoun County13.846+7.64 pts
6Forsyth County13.665-0.85 pts
7Long County13.433n/a
8Fulton County13.079+0.21 pts
9Gwinnett County12.966+0.39 pts
10Oconee County12.665+0.17 pts
11Lee County12.605+1.45 pts
12Bartow County12.449+2.06 pts
13Morgan County12.357+1.91 pts
14Webster County12.245+12.24 pts
15Cobb County12.132+0.33 pts
16Jackson County12.124+0.41 pts
17White County11.989+3.58 pts
18DeKalb County11.915-0.08 pts
19Henry County11.9-0.49 pts
20Coweta County11.787-1.58 pts
21Paulding County11.726-1.32 pts
22Effingham County11.656+1.16 pts
23Fayette County11.396+0.52 pts
24Carroll County11.366+2.6 pts
25Pierce County11.356-1.67 pts
26Barrow County11.246-1.04 pts
27Cherokee County11.244-1.39 pts
28Pickens County11.155+0.95 pts
29Franklin County11.069+4.07 pts
30Douglas County10.923+0.61 pts
31Dooly County10.922+6.11 pts
32Columbia County10.839-0.3 pts
33Walton County10.815+0.65 pts
34Charlton County10.753+1.33 pts
35Harris County10.719-0.66 pts
36Warren County10.606+2.73 pts
37Oglethorpe County10.494+1.72 pts
38McIntosh County10.366+1.11 pts
39Houston County10.354+0.15 pts
40Macon County10.256-1.64 pts
41Glynn County10.184+0.39 pts
42Banks County10.176-1.69 pts
43Gilmer County10.159-1.56 pts
44Thomas County10.135+0.83 pts
45Chattahoochee County10.101+10.1 pts
46Chatham County10.079+0.01 pts
47Cook County10.054+2.03 pts
48Heard County10.042+0.84 pts
49Dawson County9.946-2.67 pts
50Jones County9.915+2.44 pts
51Bulloch County9.909+1.14 pts
52Bryan County9.896-1.54 pts
53Berrien County9.888+1.89 pts
54Pike County9.871-2.63 pts
54Upson County9.871+4.43 pts
56Johnson County9.865+3.5 pts
57Fannin County9.799-2.13 pts
58Catoosa County9.773+2.13 pts
59Putnam County9.645-7.61 pts
60Hall County9.633-1.81 pts
61Liberty County9.599+1.39 pts
62Meriwether County9.524-2.34 pts
63Dade County9.5+1.87 pts
64Habersham County9.473+0.2 pts
65Colquitt County9.362-0.34 pts
66Clayton County9.325-0.79 pts
67Laurens County9.323+1.43 pts
68Monroe County9.302-2.97 pts
68Wayne County9.302+2.68 pts
70Floyd County9.3+0.41 pts
71Union County9.261+0.51 pts
72Sumter County9.251+2.58 pts
73Newton County9.176-0.53 pts
74Rockdale County9.169-1.53 pts
75Spalding County9.168+0.92 pts
76Towns County9.127+1.25 pts
77Gordon County9.11+0.54 pts
78Jeff Davis County9.05+4.1 pts
79Evans County8.978+1.8 pts
79Madison County8.978+2.2 pts
81Clinch County8.871+2.39 pts
81Lincoln County8.871+0.74 pts
83Elbert County8.856+2.61 pts
84Stewart County8.85-3.65 pts
85Peach County8.847+0.46 pts
86Haralson County8.834+1.75 pts
87Camden County8.812-0.92 pts
88Murray County8.791+2.47 pts
89Troup County8.783-0.28 pts
90Muscogee County8.776+0.41 pts
91Crawford County8.738-2.86 pts
92Burke County8.681+0.01 pts
93Clay County8.571n/a
94Rabun County8.545-0.14 pts
95Brantley County8.38-2.48 pts
96Bacon County8.354+0.85 pts
97Pulaski County8.333+4.13 pts
97Walker County8.333+3.94 pts
99Emanuel County8.242+2.76 pts
100Jenkins County8.205-6.69 pts
101Dougherty County8.109+1.6 pts
102Clarke County8.086-1.98 pts
103Tattnall County8.073+0.03 pts
104Hancock County8.065+1.72 pts
105Lowndes County8.019-0.51 pts
106Bibb County8-0.08 pts
107Candler County7.937-0.6 pts
108Hart County7.864-0.47 pts
109Richmond County7.863+0.52 pts
110Jasper County7.857+0.61 pts
111Lumpkin County7.843-1.13 pts
111Montgomery County7.843+4.03 pts
113Worth County7.819+3.4 pts
114Polk County7.811-3.01 pts
115Brooks County7.805-0.14 pts
116Stephens County7.761+1.79 pts
117Mitchell County7.463-1.63 pts
117Twiggs County7.463+0.16 pts
119Baldwin County7.451-1.95 pts
120Coffee County7.417+0.7 pts
121Lamar County7.391-2.03 pts
122Chattooga County7.356-1.85 pts
123Butts County7.342-1.17 pts
124Greene County7.337-0.32 pts
125Tift County7.318+0.53 pts
126Ware County7.299+0.98 pts
127Screven County7.254-0.52 pts
128Crisp County7.173+1.26 pts
129Toombs County7.149-0.26 pts
130Jefferson County6.981+1.35 pts
131Grady County6.932-0.09 pts
132Miller County6.926+2.78 pts
133Decatur County6.756-2.24 pts
134Early County6.667-1.67 pts
135Washington County6.577+0.28 pts
136Turner County6.498-3.72 pts
137Ben Hill County6.281-2.88 pts
138Telfair County6.18+0.56 pts
139Bleckley County6.164-1.89 pts
140Dodge County6.154+0.63 pts
141Appling County5.935+0.9 pts
142Whitfield County5.924-1.12 pts
143Atkinson County5.917+0.07 pts
144Randolph County5.691-0.05 pts
145Irwin County5.687+1.1 pts
146Seminole County5.66-5.99 pts
147Talbot County5.505-8.91 pts
148Lanier County5.291-2.75 pts
149Terrell County5.016-2.04 pts
150Wheeler County4.959+0.12 pts
151McDuffie County4.668-2.22 pts
152Wilkes County3.288-7.01 pts
153Wilkinson County2.4-2.15 pts
154Taliaferro 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. 5 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Baker County, with 16.667% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Taliaferro County, with 0% in 2016.

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