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Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate

Webster County had the highest establishment entry rate of 153 counties in 2019, at 23.077%. Jeff Davis County had the lowest, at 3.991%. The median was 9.002% and the figure for Georgia was 10.525%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.077Webster County
Lowest3.991Jeff Davis County
Median9.002153 counties
Georgia10.525History

Map of counties, 2019

Appling County: 7.883 %Atkinson County: 12.717 %Bacon County: 6.497 %Baker County: 21.818 %Baldwin County: 7.073 %Banks County: 10.313 %Barrow County: 11.37 %Bartow County: 11.133 %Ben Hill County: 6.632 %Berrien County: 10.478 %Bibb County: 7.559 %Bleckley County: 8 %Brantley County: 9.278 %Brooks County: 5.882 %Bryan County: 10.732 %Bulloch County: 9.779 %Burke County: 7.278 %Butts County: 8.345 %Camden County: 10.152 %Candler County: 10.336 %Carroll County: 8.078 %Catoosa County: 7.783 %Charlton County: 7.885 %Chatham County: 9.91 %Chattahoochee County: 6.316 %Chattooga County: 8.997 %Cherokee County: 12.658 %Clarke County: 8.249 %Clayton County: 9.793 %Clinch County: 4.115 %Cobb County: 10.843 %Coffee County: 7.106 %Colquitt County: 7.891 %Columbia County: 10.66 %Cook County: 5.424 %Coweta County: 11.43 %Crawford County: 7.767 %Crisp County: 7.611 %Dade County: 6.516 %Dawson County: 12.968 %Decatur County: 8.021 %DeKalb County: 11.485 %Dodge County: 5.217 %Dooly County: 10.676 %Dougherty County: 7.49 %Douglas County: 10.013 %Early County: 5.836 %Echols County: 14.286 %Effingham County: 12.06 %Elbert County: 5.198 %Emanuel County: 7.133 %Evans County: 8.696 %Fannin County: 11.516 %Fayette County: 10.795 %Floyd County: 7.541 %Forsyth County: 12.687 %Franklin County: 8.879 %Fulton County: 12.235 %Gilmer County: 11.902 %Glynn County: 9.037 %Gordon County: 7.657 %Grady County: 5.815 %Greene County: 10.419 %Gwinnett County: 12.68 %Habersham County: 9.002 %Hall County: 10.606 %Hancock County: 11.966 %Haralson County: 10.781 %Harris County: 13.243 %Hart County: 9.694 %Heard County: 9.865 %Henry County: 12.267 %Houston County: 9.58 %Irwin County: 9.479 %Jackson County: 9.748 %Jasper County: 11.392 %Jeff Davis County: 3.991 %Jefferson County: 6.885 %Jenkins County: 10.526 %Johnson County: 9.649 %Jones County: 9.256 %Lamar County: 8.571 %Lanier County: 6.486 %Laurens County: 9.676 %Lee County: 9.904 %Liberty County: 8.917 %Lincoln County: 10.853 %Long County: 15.493 %Lowndes County: 7.166 %Lumpkin County: 9.74 %McDuffie County: 7.125 %McIntosh County: 5.031 %Macon County: 5.158 %Madison County: 12.392 %Marion County: 10.39 %Meriwether County: 6.204 %Miller County: 14.097 %Mitchell County: 7.988 %Monroe County: 9.705 %Montgomery County: 8.122 %Morgan County: 7.581 %Murray County: 7.682 %Muscogee County: 9.576 %Newton County: 9.905 %Oconee County: 10.162 %Oglethorpe County: 7.273 %Paulding County: 13.193 %Peach County: 7.946 %Pickens County: 10.226 %Pierce County: 10.82 %Pike County: 9.836 %Polk County: 9.353 %Pulaski County: 5.865 %Putnam County: 11.057 %Rabun County: 9.308 %Randolph County: 5.761 %Richmond County: 8.035 %Rockdale County: 9.069 %Schley County: 17.143 %Screven County: 10.553 %Seminole County: 7.843 %Spalding County: 8.908 %Stephens County: 5.906 %Sumter County: 6.05 %Talbot County: 9.259 %Tattnall County: 7.829 %Taylor County: 6.987 %Telfair County: 4.585 %Terrell County: 7.006 %Thomas County: 8.208 %Tift County: 7.121 %Toombs County: 7.12 %Towns County: 11.946 %Treutlen County: 6.536 %Troup County: 8.673 %Turner County: 10.87 %Twiggs County: 10.448 %Union County: 10.107 %Upson County: 8.582 %Walker County: 8.841 %Walton County: 10.401 %Ware County: 7.99 %Warren County: 10.072 %Washington County: 6.617 %Wayne County: 7.985 %Webster County: 23.077 %Wheeler County: 5.505 %White County: 10.158 %Whitfield County: 7.44 %Wilcox County: 5 %Wilkes County: 4.469 %Wilkinson County: 7.813 %Worth County: 8.434 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Webster County: 23.077 %Webster County23.077Baker County: 21.818 %Baker County21.818Schley County: 17.143 %Schley County17.143Long County: 15.493 %Long County15.493Echols County: 14.286 %Echols County14.286Miller County: 14.097 %Miller County14.097Harris County: 13.243 %Harris County13.243Paulding County: 13.193 %Paulding County13.193Dawson County: 12.968 %Dawson County12.968Atkinson County: 12.717 %Atkinson County12.717Forsyth County: 12.687 %Forsyth County12.687Gwinnett County: 12.68 %Gwinnett County12.68Cherokee County: 12.658 %Cherokee County12.658Madison County: 12.392 %Madison County12.392Henry County: 12.267 %Henry County12.267Fulton County: 12.235 %Fulton County12.235Effingham County: 12.06 %Effingham County12.06Hancock County: 11.966 %Hancock County11.966Towns County: 11.946 %Towns County11.946Gilmer County: 11.902 %Gilmer County11.902Fannin County: 11.516 %Fannin County11.516DeKalb County: 11.485 %DeKalb County11.485Coweta County: 11.43 %Coweta County11.43Jasper County: 11.392 %Jasper County11.392Barrow County: 11.37 %Barrow County11.37Bartow County: 11.133 %Bartow County11.133Putnam County: 11.057 %Putnam County11.057Turner County: 10.87 %Turner County10.87Lincoln County: 10.853 %Lincoln County10.853Cobb County: 10.843 %Cobb County10.843Pierce County: 10.82 %Pierce County10.82Fayette County: 10.795 %Fayette County10.795Haralson County: 10.781 %Haralson County10.781Bryan County: 10.732 %Bryan County10.732Dooly County: 10.676 %Dooly County10.676Columbia County: 10.66 %Columbia County10.66Hall County: 10.606 %Hall County10.606Screven County: 10.553 %Screven County10.553Jenkins County: 10.526 %Jenkins County10.526Berrien County: 10.478 %Berrien County10.478Webster County: 23.077 %Webster County23.077Baker County: 21.818 %Baker County21.818Schley County: 17.143 %Schley County17.143Long County: 15.493 %Long County15.493Echols County: 14.286 %Echols County14.286Miller County: 14.097 %Miller County14.097Harris County: 13.243 %Harris County13.243Paulding County: 13.193 %Paulding County13.193Dawson County: 12.968 %Dawson County12.968Atkinson County: 12.717 %Atkinson County12.717Forsyth County: 12.687 %Forsyth County12.687Gwinnett County: 12.68 %Gwinnett County12.68Cherokee County: 12.658 %Cherokee County12.658Madison County: 12.392 %Madison County12.392Henry County: 12.267 %Henry County12.267Fulton County: 12.235 %Fulton County12.235Effingham County: 12.06 %Effingham County12.06Hancock County: 11.966 %Hancock County11.966Towns County: 11.946 %Towns County11.946Gilmer County: 11.902 %Gilmer County11.902Fannin County: 11.516 %Fannin County11.516DeKalb County: 11.485 %DeKalb County11.485Coweta County: 11.43 %Coweta County11.43Jasper County: 11.392 %Jasper County11.392Barrow County: 11.37 %Barrow County11.37Bartow County: 11.133 %Bartow County11.133Putnam County: 11.057 %Putnam County11.057Turner County: 10.87 %Turner County10.87Lincoln County: 10.853 %Lincoln County10.853Cobb County: 10.843 %Cobb County10.843Pierce County: 10.82 %Pierce County10.82Fayette County: 10.795 %Fayette County10.795Haralson County: 10.781 %Haralson County10.781Bryan County: 10.732 %Bryan County10.732Dooly County: 10.676 %Dooly County10.676Columbia County: 10.66 %Columbia County10.66Hall County: 10.606 %Hall County10.606Screven County: 10.553 %Screven County10.553Jenkins County: 10.526 %Jenkins County10.526Berrien County: 10.478 %Berrien County10.478
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Webster County23.077+23.08 pts
2Baker County21.818n/a
3Schley County17.143n/a
4Long County15.493+0.79 pts
5Echols County14.286n/a
6Miller County14.097+7.76 pts
7Harris County13.243+2.92 pts
8Paulding County13.193-0.56 pts
9Dawson County12.968-2.51 pts
10Atkinson County12.717-0.86 pts
11Forsyth County12.687+0.3 pts
12Gwinnett County12.68+0.51 pts
13Cherokee County12.658+0.82 pts
14Madison County12.392+2.61 pts
15Henry County12.267+1.01 pts
16Fulton County12.235+0.69 pts
17Effingham County12.06+2.39 pts
18Hancock County11.966+1.8 pts
19Towns County11.946+0.73 pts
20Gilmer County11.902+2.92 pts
21Fannin County11.516+0.19 pts
22DeKalb County11.485+0.12 pts
23Coweta County11.43+0.01 pts
24Jasper County11.392-1.11 pts
25Barrow County11.37-0.76 pts
26Bartow County11.133+0.7 pts
27Putnam County11.057-2.46 pts
28Turner County10.87+1.28 pts
29Lincoln County10.853+6.07 pts
30Cobb County10.843-0.08 pts
31Pierce County10.82+0.85 pts
32Fayette County10.795+0.63 pts
33Haralson County10.781+3.36 pts
34Bryan County10.732+0.5 pts
35Dooly County10.676+2.17 pts
36Columbia County10.66+0.54 pts
37Hall County10.606+1.43 pts
38Screven County10.553+5.53 pts
39Jenkins County10.526+2.24 pts
40Berrien County10.478+1.28 pts
41Twiggs County10.448-3.19 pts
42Greene County10.419+2.86 pts
43Walton County10.401-1.5 pts
44Marion County10.39-1.38 pts
45Candler County10.336+2.34 pts
46Banks County10.313+1.73 pts
47Pickens County10.226+0.35 pts
48Oconee County10.162-1.57 pts
49White County10.158+1.39 pts
50Camden County10.152-0.07 pts
51Union County10.107+3.49 pts
52Warren County10.072-1.96 pts
53Douglas County10.013+1.18 pts
54Chatham County9.91-0.06 pts
55Newton County9.905+1.25 pts
56Lee County9.904+1.61 pts
57Heard County9.865+1.5 pts
58Pike County9.836+0.86 pts
59Clayton County9.793+0.25 pts
60Bulloch County9.779+0.16 pts
61Jackson County9.748-1.84 pts
62Lumpkin County9.74+1.13 pts
63Monroe County9.705-1.09 pts
64Hart County9.694+2.5 pts
65Laurens County9.676+2.92 pts
66Johnson County9.649+0.64 pts
67Houston County9.58-0.13 pts
68Muscogee County9.576+2.21 pts
69Irwin County9.479+3.6 pts
70Polk County9.353+0.82 pts
71Rabun County9.308-0.19 pts
72Brantley County9.278-5.82 pts
73Talbot County9.259-1.65 pts
74Jones County9.256+0.21 pts
75Rockdale County9.069+0.47 pts
76Glynn County9.037-0.09 pts
77Habersham County9.002-0.24 pts
78Chattooga County8.997-0.9 pts
79Liberty County8.917+0.21 pts
80Spalding County8.908+0.29 pts
81Franklin County8.879+1.75 pts
82Walker County8.841+0.56 pts
83Evans County8.696-1.23 pts
84Troup County8.673-0.32 pts
85Upson County8.582+0.45 pts
86Lamar County8.571+0.22 pts
87Worth County8.434+3.13 pts
88Butts County8.345-3.3 pts
89Clarke County8.249-0.02 pts
90Thomas County8.208+0.16 pts
91Montgomery County8.122+3.27 pts
92Carroll County8.078-0.33 pts
93Richmond County8.035+0.97 pts
94Decatur County8.021+0.83 pts
95Bleckley County8-2.74 pts
96Ware County7.99+0.48 pts
97Mitchell County7.9880 pts
98Wayne County7.985+1.24 pts
99Peach County7.946-0.09 pts
100Colquitt County7.891+0.64 pts
101Charlton County7.885+2.13 pts
102Appling County7.883+1.12 pts
103Seminole County7.843+2.76 pts
104Tattnall County7.829-2.64 pts
105Wilkinson County7.813-0.12 pts
106Catoosa County7.783+1.22 pts
107Crawford County7.767+1.04 pts
108Murray County7.682-2.87 pts
109Gordon County7.657-1.7 pts
110Crisp County7.611+0.82 pts
111Morgan County7.581-1.6 pts
112Bibb County7.559-0.22 pts
113Floyd County7.541-1.1 pts
114Dougherty County7.49+1.07 pts
115Whitfield County7.44+0.09 pts
116Burke County7.278-2.59 pts
117Oglethorpe County7.273-5.65 pts
118Lowndes County7.166-0.39 pts
119Emanuel County7.133-0.13 pts
120McDuffie County7.125+1.61 pts
121Tift County7.121+1.1 pts
122Toombs County7.12+0.52 pts
123Coffee County7.106+1 pts
124Baldwin County7.073-0.86 pts
125Terrell County7.006+4.52 pts
126Taylor County6.987+1.65 pts
127Jefferson County6.885-0.66 pts
128Ben Hill County6.632+0.82 pts
129Washington County6.617+0.95 pts
130Treutlen County6.536n/a
131Dade County6.516-4.62 pts
132Bacon County6.497-1.45 pts
133Lanier County6.486-2.26 pts
134Chattahoochee County6.316+6.32 pts
135Meriwether County6.204+0.18 pts
136Sumter County6.05-0.91 pts
137Stephens County5.906-0.31 pts
138Brooks County5.882-5.26 pts
139Pulaski County5.865-2.44 pts
140Early County5.836-0.92 pts
141Grady County5.815-1.99 pts
142Randolph County5.761-1.62 pts
143Wheeler County5.505-11.01 pts
144Cook County5.424-5.08 pts
145Dodge County5.217+0.14 pts
146Elbert County5.198-0.41 pts
147Macon County5.158-0.09 pts
148McIntosh County5.031-1.74 pts
149Wilcox County5-10.38 pts
150Telfair County4.585-1.02 pts
151Wilkes County4.469-4.23 pts
152Clinch County4.115-1.55 pts
153Jeff Davis County3.991-4.31 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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Webster County, with 23.077% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Jeff Davis County, with 3.991% in 2019.

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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. 6 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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