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Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate

Webster County had the highest establishment entry rate of 155 counties in 2017, at 19.231%. Lanier County had the lowest, at 3.297%. The median was 9.029% and the figure for Georgia was 10.528%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.231Webster County
Lowest3.297Lanier County
Median9.029155 counties
Georgia10.528History

Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 6.204 %Atkinson County: 4.938 %Bacon County: 10.577 %Baker County: 18.868 %Baldwin County: 8.115 %Banks County: 8.663 %Barrow County: 12.545 %Bartow County: 11.566 %Ben Hill County: 7.395 %Berrien County: 9.029 %Bibb County: 8.529 %Bleckley County: 9.655 %Brantley County: 8.38 %Brooks County: 7.299 %Bryan County: 10.797 %Bulloch County: 9.227 %Burke County: 8.724 %Butts County: 11.354 %Calhoun County: 12.403 %Camden County: 9.701 %Candler County: 10.08 %Carroll County: 8.546 %Catoosa County: 10.376 %Charlton County: 12.057 %Chatham County: 9.631 %Chattahoochee County: 7.547 %Chattooga County: 8.127 %Cherokee County: 12.464 %Clarke County: 8.463 %Clayton County: 9.517 %Clinch County: 5.645 %Cobb County: 11.485 %Coffee County: 7.277 %Colquitt County: 7.898 %Columbia County: 10.69 %Cook County: 10.435 %Coweta County: 11.478 %Crawford County: 9.901 %Crisp County: 6.112 %Dade County: 8.04 %Dawson County: 14.891 %Decatur County: 5.893 %DeKalb County: 11.544 %Dodge County: 10.256 %Dooly County: 6.143 %Dougherty County: 6.989 %Douglas County: 9.729 %Early County: 4.113 %Echols County: 10.714 %Effingham County: 9.97 %Elbert County: 6.98 %Emanuel County: 7.547 %Evans County: 4 %Fannin County: 9.302 %Fayette County: 11.788 %Floyd County: 8.705 %Forsyth County: 13.76 %Franklin County: 10.386 %Fulton County: 12.118 %Gilmer County: 10.526 %Glynn County: 9.169 %Gordon County: 8.17 %Grady County: 7.888 %Greene County: 10.453 %Gwinnett County: 12.469 %Habersham County: 7.02 %Hall County: 9.659 %Hancock County: 9.917 %Haralson County: 6.943 %Harris County: 14.305 %Hart County: 7.752 %Heard County: 9.836 %Henry County: 13.301 %Houston County: 9.247 %Irwin County: 6.796 %Jackson County: 9.983 %Jasper County: 9.689 %Jeff Davis County: 10.989 %Jefferson County: 8.966 %Jenkins County: 9.231 %Johnson County: 8.036 %Jones County: 10.473 %Lamar County: 9.342 %Lanier County: 3.297 %Laurens County: 6.178 %Lee County: 9.302 %Liberty County: 11.082 %Lincoln County: 7.937 %Long County: 8.889 %Lowndes County: 7.936 %Lumpkin County: 10.204 %McDuffie County: 6.15 %McIntosh County: 9.786 %Macon County: 5.202 %Madison County: 10.272 %Marion County: 6.25 %Meriwether County: 3.806 %Miller County: 5.405 %Mitchell County: 7.657 %Monroe County: 9.051 %Montgomery County: 12.683 %Morgan County: 6.904 %Murray County: 9.96 %Muscogee County: 7.863 %Newton County: 10.949 %Oconee County: 9.145 %Oglethorpe County: 9.317 %Paulding County: 12.603 %Peach County: 9.007 %Pickens County: 8.749 %Pierce County: 6.774 %Pike County: 11.227 %Polk County: 9.298 %Pulaski County: 5.373 %Putnam County: 8.516 %Rabun County: 6.744 %Randolph County: 4.839 %Richmond County: 6.865 %Rockdale County: 10.987 %Schley County: 12.5 %Screven County: 7.035 %Seminole County: 10.726 %Spalding County: 9.967 %Stephens County: 10.753 %Stewart County: 7.339 %Sumter County: 6.015 %Talbot County: 9.346 %Tattnall County: 9.559 %Taylor County: 7.93 %Telfair County: 6.18 %Terrell County: 6.173 %Thomas County: 8.931 %Tift County: 7.896 %Toombs County: 6.683 %Towns County: 9.037 %Treutlen County: 8.537 %Troup County: 8.831 %Turner County: 6.569 %Twiggs County: 9.231 %Union County: 9.329 %Upson County: 5.418 %Walker County: 8.889 %Walton County: 11.325 %Ware County: 7.515 %Warren County: 7.463 %Washington County: 9.836 %Wayne County: 10.397 %Webster County: 19.231 %Wheeler County: 5.357 %White County: 9.465 %Whitfield County: 7.568 %Wilcox County: 6.494 %Wilkes County: 8.791 %Wilkinson County: 4.839 %Worth County: 8.13 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Webster County: 19.231 %Webster County19.231Baker County: 18.868 %Baker County18.868Dawson County: 14.891 %Dawson County14.891Harris County: 14.305 %Harris County14.305Forsyth County: 13.76 %Forsyth County13.76Henry County: 13.301 %Henry County13.301Montgomery County: 12.683 %Montgomery County12.683Paulding County: 12.603 %Paulding County12.603Barrow County: 12.545 %Barrow County12.545Schley County: 12.5 %Schley County12.5Gwinnett County: 12.469 %Gwinnett County12.469Cherokee County: 12.464 %Cherokee County12.464Calhoun County: 12.403 %Calhoun County12.403Fulton County: 12.118 %Fulton County12.118Charlton County: 12.057 %Charlton County12.057Fayette County: 11.788 %Fayette County11.788Bartow County: 11.566 %Bartow County11.566DeKalb County: 11.544 %DeKalb County11.544Cobb County: 11.485 %Cobb County11.485Coweta County: 11.478 %Coweta County11.478Butts County: 11.354 %Butts County11.354Walton County: 11.325 %Walton County11.325Pike County: 11.227 %Pike County11.227Liberty County: 11.082 %Liberty County11.082Jeff Davis County: 10.989 %Jeff Davis County10.989Rockdale County: 10.987 %Rockdale County10.987Newton County: 10.949 %Newton County10.949Bryan County: 10.797 %Bryan County10.797Stephens County: 10.753 %Stephens County10.753Seminole County: 10.726 %Seminole County10.726Echols County: 10.714 %Echols County10.714Columbia County: 10.69 %Columbia County10.69Bacon County: 10.577 %Bacon County10.577Gilmer County: 10.526 %Gilmer County10.526Jones County: 10.473 %Jones County10.473Greene County: 10.453 %Greene County10.453Cook County: 10.435 %Cook County10.435Wayne County: 10.397 %Wayne County10.397Franklin County: 10.386 %Franklin County10.386Catoosa County: 10.376 %Catoosa County10.376Webster County: 19.231 %Webster County19.231Baker County: 18.868 %Baker County18.868Dawson County: 14.891 %Dawson County14.891Harris County: 14.305 %Harris County14.305Forsyth County: 13.76 %Forsyth County13.76Henry County: 13.301 %Henry County13.301Montgomery County: 12.683 %Montgomery County12.683Paulding County: 12.603 %Paulding County12.603Barrow County: 12.545 %Barrow County12.545Schley County: 12.5 %Schley County12.5Gwinnett County: 12.469 %Gwinnett County12.469Cherokee County: 12.464 %Cherokee County12.464Calhoun County: 12.403 %Calhoun County12.403Fulton County: 12.118 %Fulton County12.118Charlton County: 12.057 %Charlton County12.057Fayette County: 11.788 %Fayette County11.788Bartow County: 11.566 %Bartow County11.566DeKalb County: 11.544 %DeKalb County11.544Cobb County: 11.485 %Cobb County11.485Coweta County: 11.478 %Coweta County11.478Butts County: 11.354 %Butts County11.354Walton County: 11.325 %Walton County11.325Pike County: 11.227 %Pike County11.227Liberty County: 11.082 %Liberty County11.082Jeff Davis County: 10.989 %Jeff Davis County10.989Rockdale County: 10.987 %Rockdale County10.987Newton County: 10.949 %Newton County10.949Bryan County: 10.797 %Bryan County10.797Stephens County: 10.753 %Stephens County10.753Seminole County: 10.726 %Seminole County10.726Echols County: 10.714 %Echols County10.714Columbia County: 10.69 %Columbia County10.69Bacon County: 10.577 %Bacon County10.577Gilmer County: 10.526 %Gilmer County10.526Jones County: 10.473 %Jones County10.473Greene County: 10.453 %Greene County10.453Cook County: 10.435 %Cook County10.435Wayne County: 10.397 %Wayne County10.397Franklin County: 10.386 %Franklin County10.386Catoosa County: 10.376 %Catoosa County10.376
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Webster County19.231+6.99 pts
2Baker County18.868+2.2 pts
3Dawson County14.891+4.95 pts
4Harris County14.305+3.59 pts
5Forsyth County13.76+0.1 pts
6Henry County13.301+1.4 pts
7Montgomery County12.683+4.84 pts
8Paulding County12.603+0.88 pts
9Barrow County12.545+1.3 pts
10Schley County12.5n/a
11Gwinnett County12.469-0.5 pts
12Cherokee County12.464+1.22 pts
13Calhoun County12.403-1.44 pts
14Fulton County12.118-0.96 pts
15Charlton County12.057+1.3 pts
16Fayette County11.788+0.39 pts
17Bartow County11.566-0.88 pts
18DeKalb County11.544-0.37 pts
19Cobb County11.485-0.65 pts
20Coweta County11.478-0.31 pts
21Butts County11.354+4.01 pts
22Walton County11.325+0.51 pts
23Pike County11.227+1.36 pts
24Liberty County11.082+1.48 pts
25Jeff Davis County10.989+1.94 pts
26Rockdale County10.987+1.82 pts
27Newton County10.949+1.77 pts
28Bryan County10.797+0.9 pts
29Stephens County10.753+2.99 pts
30Seminole County10.726+5.07 pts
31Echols County10.714-4.67 pts
32Columbia County10.69-0.15 pts
33Bacon County10.577+2.22 pts
34Gilmer County10.526+0.37 pts
35Jones County10.473+0.56 pts
36Greene County10.453+3.12 pts
37Cook County10.435+0.38 pts
38Wayne County10.397+1.1 pts
39Franklin County10.386-0.68 pts
40Catoosa County10.376+0.6 pts
41Madison County10.272+1.29 pts
42Dodge County10.256+4.1 pts
43Lumpkin County10.204+2.36 pts
44Candler County10.08+2.14 pts
45Jackson County9.983-2.14 pts
46Effingham County9.97-1.69 pts
47Spalding County9.967+0.8 pts
48Murray County9.96+1.17 pts
49Hancock County9.917+1.85 pts
50Crawford County9.901+1.16 pts
51Heard County9.836-0.21 pts
51Washington County9.836+3.26 pts
53McIntosh County9.786-0.58 pts
54Douglas County9.729-1.19 pts
55Camden County9.701+0.89 pts
56Jasper County9.689+1.83 pts
57Hall County9.659+0.03 pts
58Bleckley County9.655+3.49 pts
59Chatham County9.631-0.45 pts
60Tattnall County9.559+1.49 pts
61Clayton County9.517+0.19 pts
62White County9.465-2.52 pts
63Talbot County9.346+3.84 pts
64Lamar County9.342+1.95 pts
65Union County9.329+0.07 pts
66Oglethorpe County9.317-1.18 pts
67Fannin County9.302-0.5 pts
67Lee County9.302-3.3 pts
69Polk County9.298+1.49 pts
70Houston County9.247-1.11 pts
71Jenkins County9.231+1.03 pts
71Twiggs County9.231+1.77 pts
73Bulloch County9.227-0.68 pts
74Glynn County9.169-1.01 pts
75Oconee County9.145-3.52 pts
76Monroe County9.051-0.25 pts
77Towns County9.037-0.09 pts
78Berrien County9.029-0.86 pts
79Peach County9.007+0.16 pts
80Jefferson County8.966+1.98 pts
81Thomas County8.931-1.2 pts
82Long County8.889-4.54 pts
82Walker County8.889+0.56 pts
84Troup County8.831+0.05 pts
85Wilkes County8.791+5.5 pts
86Pickens County8.749-2.41 pts
87Burke County8.724+0.04 pts
88Floyd County8.705-0.6 pts
89Banks County8.663-1.51 pts
90Carroll County8.546-2.82 pts
91Treutlen County8.537n/a
92Bibb County8.529+0.53 pts
93Putnam County8.516-1.13 pts
94Clarke County8.463+0.38 pts
95Brantley County8.380 pts
96Gordon County8.17-0.94 pts
97Worth County8.13+0.31 pts
98Chattooga County8.127+0.77 pts
99Baldwin County8.115+0.66 pts
100Dade County8.04-1.46 pts
101Johnson County8.036-1.83 pts
102Lincoln County7.937-0.93 pts
103Lowndes County7.936-0.08 pts
104Taylor County7.93-7.11 pts
105Colquitt County7.898-1.46 pts
106Tift County7.896+0.58 pts
107Grady County7.888+0.96 pts
108Muscogee County7.863-0.91 pts
109Hart County7.752-0.11 pts
110Mitchell County7.657+0.19 pts
111Whitfield County7.568+1.64 pts
112Chattahoochee County7.547-2.55 pts
112Emanuel County7.547-0.7 pts
114Ware County7.515+0.22 pts
115Warren County7.463-3.14 pts
116Ben Hill County7.395+1.11 pts
117Stewart County7.339-1.51 pts
118Brooks County7.299-0.51 pts
119Coffee County7.277-0.14 pts
120Screven County7.035-0.22 pts
121Habersham County7.02-2.45 pts
122Dougherty County6.989-1.12 pts
123Elbert County6.98-1.88 pts
124Haralson County6.943-1.89 pts
125Morgan County6.904-5.45 pts
126Richmond County6.865-1 pts
127Irwin County6.796+1.11 pts
128Pierce County6.774-4.58 pts
129Rabun County6.744-1.8 pts
130Toombs County6.683-0.47 pts
131Turner County6.569+0.07 pts
132Wilcox County6.494n/a
133Marion County6.25-8.75 pts
134Appling County6.204+0.27 pts
135Telfair County6.180 pts
136Laurens County6.178-3.15 pts
137Terrell County6.173+1.16 pts
138McDuffie County6.15+1.48 pts
139Dooly County6.143-4.78 pts
140Crisp County6.112-1.06 pts
141Sumter County6.015-3.24 pts
142Decatur County5.893-0.86 pts
143Clinch County5.645-3.23 pts
144Upson County5.418-4.45 pts
145Miller County5.405-1.52 pts
146Pulaski County5.373-2.96 pts
147Wheeler County5.357+0.4 pts
148Macon County5.202-5.05 pts
149Atkinson County4.938-0.98 pts
150Randolph County4.839-0.85 pts
150Wilkinson County4.839+2.44 pts
152Early County4.113-2.55 pts
153Evans County4-4.98 pts
154Meriwether County3.806-5.72 pts
155Lanier County3.297-1.99 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Webster County, with 19.231% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lanier County, with 3.297% in 2017.

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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. 4 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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