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Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate

Clay County had the highest establishment entry rate of 155 counties in 2018, at 17.91%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.623% and the figure for Georgia was 10.15%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.91Clay County
Lowest0Webster County
Median8.623155 counties
Georgia10.15History

Map of counties, 2018

Appling County: 6.765 %Atkinson County: 13.58 %Bacon County: 7.944 %Baldwin County: 7.937 %Banks County: 8.582 %Barrow County: 12.129 %Bartow County: 10.429 %Ben Hill County: 5.812 %Berrien County: 9.195 %Bibb County: 7.779 %Bleckley County: 10.738 %Brantley County: 15.094 %Brooks County: 11.138 %Bryan County: 10.235 %Bulloch County: 9.615 %Burke County: 9.873 %Butts County: 11.648 %Calhoun County: 12.598 %Camden County: 10.223 %Candler County: 8 %Carroll County: 8.404 %Catoosa County: 6.565 %Charlton County: 5.755 %Chatham County: 9.971 %Chattahoochee County: 0 %Chattooga County: 9.894 %Cherokee County: 11.84 %Clarke County: 8.272 %Clay County: 17.91 %Clayton County: 9.545 %Clinch County: 5.668 %Cobb County: 10.922 %Coffee County: 6.104 %Colquitt County: 7.248 %Columbia County: 10.125 %Cook County: 10.508 %Coweta County: 11.422 %Crawford County: 6.731 %Crisp County: 6.787 %Dade County: 11.139 %Dawson County: 15.474 %Decatur County: 7.194 %DeKalb County: 11.367 %Dodge County: 5.076 %Dooly County: 8.511 %Dougherty County: 6.423 %Douglas County: 8.833 %Early County: 6.753 %Effingham County: 9.67 %Elbert County: 5.61 %Emanuel County: 7.268 %Evans County: 9.926 %Fannin County: 11.33 %Fayette County: 10.16 %Floyd County: 8.643 %Forsyth County: 12.39 %Franklin County: 7.126 %Fulton County: 11.544 %Gilmer County: 8.984 %Glascock County: 11.111 %Glynn County: 9.13 %Gordon County: 9.357 %Grady County: 7.809 %Greene County: 7.56 %Gwinnett County: 12.172 %Habersham County: 9.247 %Hall County: 9.181 %Hancock County: 10.169 %Haralson County: 7.424 %Harris County: 10.326 %Hart County: 7.198 %Heard County: 8.368 %Henry County: 11.257 %Houston County: 9.706 %Irwin County: 5.882 %Jackson County: 11.591 %Jasper County: 12.5 %Jeff Davis County: 8.297 %Jefferson County: 7.547 %Jenkins County: 8.29 %Johnson County: 9.009 %Jones County: 9.045 %Lamar County: 8.351 %Lanier County: 8.743 %Laurens County: 6.761 %Lee County: 8.299 %Liberty County: 8.712 %Lincoln County: 4.781 %Long County: 14.706 %Lowndes County: 7.554 %Lumpkin County: 8.615 %McDuffie County: 5.514 %McIntosh County: 6.769 %Macon County: 5.248 %Madison County: 9.778 %Marion County: 11.765 %Meriwether County: 6.028 %Miller County: 6.335 %Mitchell County: 7.988 %Monroe County: 10.799 %Montgomery County: 4.854 %Morgan County: 9.183 %Murray County: 10.554 %Muscogee County: 7.368 %Newton County: 8.659 %Oconee County: 11.737 %Oglethorpe County: 12.923 %Paulding County: 13.752 %Peach County: 8.037 %Pickens County: 9.878 %Pierce County: 9.967 %Pike County: 8.98 %Polk County: 8.53 %Pulaski County: 8.309 %Putnam County: 13.52 %Quitman County: 0 %Rabun County: 9.502 %Randolph County: 7.377 %Richmond County: 7.067 %Rockdale County: 8.598 %Screven County: 5.025 %Seminole County: 5.079 %Spalding County: 8.623 %Stephens County: 6.22 %Stewart County: 5.607 %Sumter County: 6.961 %Talbot County: 10.909 %Taliaferro County: 0 %Tattnall County: 10.469 %Taylor County: 5.333 %Telfair County: 5.602 %Terrell County: 2.484 %Thomas County: 8.045 %Tift County: 6.023 %Toombs County: 6.597 %Towns County: 11.219 %Troup County: 8.99 %Turner County: 9.594 %Twiggs County: 13.636 %Union County: 6.615 %Upson County: 8.134 %Walker County: 8.282 %Walton County: 11.903 %Ware County: 7.515 %Warren County: 12.03 %Washington County: 5.672 %Wayne County: 6.748 %Webster County: 0 %Wheeler County: 16.514 %White County: 8.763 %Whitfield County: 7.351 %Wilcox County: 15.385 %Wilkes County: 8.696 %Wilkinson County: 7.937 %Worth County: 5.306 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Clay County: 17.91 %Clay County17.91Wheeler County: 16.514 %Wheeler County16.514Dawson County: 15.474 %Dawson County15.474Wilcox County: 15.385 %Wilcox County15.385Brantley County: 15.094 %Brantley County15.094Long County: 14.706 %Long County14.706Paulding County: 13.752 %Paulding County13.752Twiggs County: 13.636 %Twiggs County13.636Atkinson County: 13.58 %Atkinson County13.58Putnam County: 13.52 %Putnam County13.52Oglethorpe County: 12.923 %Oglethorpe County12.923Calhoun County: 12.598 %Calhoun County12.598Jasper County: 12.5 %Jasper County12.5Forsyth County: 12.39 %Forsyth County12.39Gwinnett County: 12.172 %Gwinnett County12.172Barrow County: 12.129 %Barrow County12.129Warren County: 12.03 %Warren County12.03Walton County: 11.903 %Walton County11.903Cherokee County: 11.84 %Cherokee County11.84Marion County: 11.765 %Marion County11.765Oconee County: 11.737 %Oconee County11.737Butts County: 11.648 %Butts County11.648Jackson County: 11.591 %Jackson County11.591Fulton County: 11.544 %Fulton County11.544Coweta County: 11.422 %Coweta County11.422DeKalb County: 11.367 %DeKalb County11.367Fannin County: 11.33 %Fannin County11.33Henry County: 11.257 %Henry County11.257Towns County: 11.219 %Towns County11.219Dade County: 11.139 %Dade County11.139Brooks County: 11.138 %Brooks County11.138Glascock County: 11.111 %Glascock County11.111Cobb County: 10.922 %Cobb County10.922Talbot County: 10.909 %Talbot County10.909Monroe County: 10.799 %Monroe County10.799Bleckley County: 10.738 %Bleckley County10.738Murray County: 10.554 %Murray County10.554Cook County: 10.508 %Cook County10.508Tattnall County: 10.469 %Tattnall County10.469Bartow County: 10.429 %Bartow County10.429Clay County: 17.91 %Clay County17.91Wheeler County: 16.514 %Wheeler County16.514Dawson County: 15.474 %Dawson County15.474Wilcox County: 15.385 %Wilcox County15.385Brantley County: 15.094 %Brantley County15.094Long County: 14.706 %Long County14.706Paulding County: 13.752 %Paulding County13.752Twiggs County: 13.636 %Twiggs County13.636Atkinson County: 13.58 %Atkinson County13.58Putnam County: 13.52 %Putnam County13.52Oglethorpe County: 12.923 %Oglethorpe County12.923Calhoun County: 12.598 %Calhoun County12.598Jasper County: 12.5 %Jasper County12.5Forsyth County: 12.39 %Forsyth County12.39Gwinnett County: 12.172 %Gwinnett County12.172Barrow County: 12.129 %Barrow County12.129Warren County: 12.03 %Warren County12.03Walton County: 11.903 %Walton County11.903Cherokee County: 11.84 %Cherokee County11.84Marion County: 11.765 %Marion County11.765Oconee County: 11.737 %Oconee County11.737Butts County: 11.648 %Butts County11.648Jackson County: 11.591 %Jackson County11.591Fulton County: 11.544 %Fulton County11.544Coweta County: 11.422 %Coweta County11.422DeKalb County: 11.367 %DeKalb County11.367Fannin County: 11.33 %Fannin County11.33Henry County: 11.257 %Henry County11.257Towns County: 11.219 %Towns County11.219Dade County: 11.139 %Dade County11.139Brooks County: 11.138 %Brooks County11.138Glascock County: 11.111 %Glascock County11.111Cobb County: 10.922 %Cobb County10.922Talbot County: 10.909 %Talbot County10.909Monroe County: 10.799 %Monroe County10.799Bleckley County: 10.738 %Bleckley County10.738Murray County: 10.554 %Murray County10.554Cook County: 10.508 %Cook County10.508Tattnall County: 10.469 %Tattnall County10.469Bartow County: 10.429 %Bartow County10.429
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Clay County17.91n/a
2Wheeler County16.514+11.16 pts
3Dawson County15.474+0.58 pts
4Wilcox County15.385+8.89 pts
5Brantley County15.094+6.71 pts
6Long County14.706+5.82 pts
7Paulding County13.752+1.15 pts
8Twiggs County13.636+4.4 pts
9Atkinson County13.58+8.64 pts
10Putnam County13.52+5 pts
11Oglethorpe County12.923+3.61 pts
12Calhoun County12.598+0.2 pts
13Jasper County12.5+2.81 pts
14Forsyth County12.39-1.37 pts
15Gwinnett County12.172-0.3 pts
16Barrow County12.129-0.42 pts
17Warren County12.03+4.57 pts
18Walton County11.903+0.58 pts
19Cherokee County11.84-0.62 pts
20Marion County11.765+5.52 pts
21Oconee County11.737+2.59 pts
22Butts County11.648+0.29 pts
23Jackson County11.591+1.61 pts
24Fulton County11.544-0.57 pts
25Coweta County11.422-0.06 pts
26DeKalb County11.367-0.18 pts
27Fannin County11.33+2.03 pts
28Henry County11.257-2.04 pts
29Towns County11.219+2.18 pts
30Dade County11.139+3.1 pts
31Brooks County11.138+3.84 pts
32Glascock County11.111n/a
33Cobb County10.922-0.56 pts
34Talbot County10.909+1.56 pts
35Monroe County10.799+1.75 pts
36Bleckley County10.738+1.08 pts
37Murray County10.554+0.59 pts
38Cook County10.508+0.07 pts
39Tattnall County10.469+0.91 pts
40Bartow County10.429-1.14 pts
41Harris County10.326-3.98 pts
42Bryan County10.235-0.56 pts
43Camden County10.223+0.52 pts
44Hancock County10.169+0.25 pts
45Fayette County10.16-1.63 pts
46Columbia County10.125-0.56 pts
47Chatham County9.971+0.34 pts
48Pierce County9.967+3.19 pts
49Evans County9.926+5.93 pts
50Chattooga County9.894+1.77 pts
51Pickens County9.878+1.13 pts
52Burke County9.873+1.15 pts
53Madison County9.778-0.49 pts
54Houston County9.706+0.46 pts
55Effingham County9.67-0.3 pts
56Bulloch County9.615+0.39 pts
57Turner County9.594+3.02 pts
58Clayton County9.545+0.03 pts
59Rabun County9.502+2.76 pts
60Gordon County9.357+1.19 pts
61Habersham County9.247+2.23 pts
62Berrien County9.195+0.17 pts
63Morgan County9.183+2.28 pts
64Hall County9.181-0.48 pts
65Glynn County9.13-0.04 pts
66Jones County9.045-1.43 pts
67Johnson County9.009+0.97 pts
68Troup County8.99+0.16 pts
69Gilmer County8.984-1.54 pts
70Pike County8.98-2.25 pts
71Douglas County8.833-0.9 pts
72White County8.763-0.7 pts
73Lanier County8.743+5.45 pts
74Liberty County8.712-2.37 pts
75Wilkes County8.696-0.1 pts
76Newton County8.659-2.29 pts
77Floyd County8.643-0.06 pts
78Spalding County8.623-1.34 pts
79Lumpkin County8.615-1.59 pts
80Rockdale County8.598-2.39 pts
81Banks County8.582-0.08 pts
82Polk County8.53-0.77 pts
83Dooly County8.511+2.37 pts
84Carroll County8.404-0.14 pts
85Heard County8.368-1.47 pts
86Lamar County8.351-0.99 pts
87Pulaski County8.309+2.94 pts
88Lee County8.299-1 pts
89Jeff Davis County8.297-2.69 pts
90Jenkins County8.29-0.94 pts
91Walker County8.282-0.61 pts
92Clarke County8.272-0.19 pts
93Upson County8.134+2.72 pts
94Thomas County8.045-0.89 pts
95Peach County8.037-0.97 pts
96Candler County8-2.08 pts
97Mitchell County7.988+0.33 pts
98Bacon County7.944-2.63 pts
99Baldwin County7.937-0.18 pts
99Wilkinson County7.937+3.1 pts
101Grady County7.809-0.08 pts
102Bibb County7.779-0.75 pts
103Greene County7.56-2.89 pts
104Lowndes County7.554-0.38 pts
105Jefferson County7.547-1.42 pts
106Ware County7.5150 pts
107Haralson County7.424+0.48 pts
108Randolph County7.377+2.54 pts
109Muscogee County7.368-0.5 pts
110Whitfield County7.351-0.22 pts
111Emanuel County7.268-0.28 pts
112Colquitt County7.248-0.65 pts
113Hart County7.198-0.55 pts
114Decatur County7.194+1.3 pts
115Franklin County7.126-3.26 pts
116Richmond County7.067+0.2 pts
117Sumter County6.961+0.95 pts
118Crisp County6.787+0.67 pts
119McIntosh County6.769-3.02 pts
120Appling County6.765+0.56 pts
121Laurens County6.761+0.58 pts
122Early County6.753+2.64 pts
123Wayne County6.748-3.65 pts
124Crawford County6.731-3.17 pts
125Union County6.615-2.71 pts
126Toombs County6.597-0.09 pts
127Catoosa County6.565-3.81 pts
128Dougherty County6.423-0.57 pts
129Miller County6.335+0.93 pts
130Stephens County6.22-4.53 pts
131Coffee County6.104-1.17 pts
132Meriwether County6.028+2.22 pts
133Tift County6.023-1.87 pts
134Irwin County5.882-0.91 pts
135Ben Hill County5.812-1.58 pts
136Charlton County5.755-6.3 pts
137Washington County5.672-4.16 pts
138Clinch County5.668+0.02 pts
139Elbert County5.61-1.37 pts
140Stewart County5.607-1.73 pts
141Telfair County5.602-0.58 pts
142McDuffie County5.514-0.64 pts
143Taylor County5.333-2.6 pts
144Worth County5.306-2.82 pts
145Macon County5.248+0.05 pts
146Seminole County5.079-5.65 pts
147Dodge County5.076-5.18 pts
148Screven County5.025-2.01 pts
149Montgomery County4.854-7.83 pts
150Lincoln County4.781-3.16 pts
151Terrell County2.484-3.69 pts
152Chattahoochee County0-7.55 pts
152Quitman County0n/a
152Taliaferro County0n/a
152Webster County0-19.23 pts

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About this ranking

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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Clay County, with 17.91% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Webster County, with 0% in 2018.

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