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Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate

Glascock County had the highest establishment entry rate of 156 counties in 2020, at 18.182%. Atkinson County had the lowest, at 3.429%. The median was 8.849% and the figure for Georgia was 10.526%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.182Glascock County
Lowest3.429Atkinson County
Median8.849156 counties
Georgia10.526History

Map of counties, 2020

Appling County: 6.706 %Atkinson County: 3.429 %Bacon County: 8.756 %Baker County: 10.169 %Baldwin County: 7.379 %Banks County: 6.498 %Barrow County: 12.167 %Bartow County: 9.282 %Ben Hill County: 6.018 %Berrien County: 12.389 %Bibb County: 7.658 %Bleckley County: 12.5 %Brantley County: 8.142 %Brooks County: 8.479 %Bryan County: 11.737 %Bulloch County: 8.724 %Burke County: 6.26 %Butts County: 11.924 %Calhoun County: 8.475 %Camden County: 7.361 %Candler County: 8.04 %Carroll County: 9.944 %Catoosa County: 8.236 %Charlton County: 9.187 %Chatham County: 9.442 %Chattahoochee County: 14 %Chattooga County: 10.221 %Cherokee County: 11.541 %Clarke County: 8.198 %Clay County: 11.111 %Clayton County: 10.752 %Clinch County: 10.612 %Cobb County: 11.365 %Coffee County: 6.928 %Colquitt County: 8.461 %Columbia County: 11.84 %Cook County: 5.272 %Coweta County: 10.854 %Crawford County: 14.884 %Crisp County: 7.495 %Dade County: 8.955 %Dawson County: 15.385 %Decatur County: 7.944 %DeKalb County: 11.482 %Dodge County: 5.348 %Dooly County: 8.602 %Dougherty County: 7.043 %Douglas County: 10.685 %Early County: 10.133 %Echols County: 10.345 %Effingham County: 12.656 %Elbert County: 9.618 %Emanuel County: 7.283 %Evans County: 8.633 %Fannin County: 9.858 %Fayette County: 10.695 %Floyd County: 8.866 %Forsyth County: 13.274 %Franklin County: 6.993 %Fulton County: 12.123 %Gilmer County: 10.909 %Glascock County: 18.182 %Glynn County: 8.804 %Gordon County: 5.685 %Grady County: 8.586 %Greene County: 9.989 %Gwinnett County: 12.52 %Habersham County: 9.009 %Hall County: 9.968 %Hancock County: 6.723 %Haralson County: 10.426 %Harris County: 16.774 %Hart County: 6.835 %Heard County: 13.453 %Henry County: 12.947 %Houston County: 9.536 %Irwin County: 5.581 %Jackson County: 12.967 %Jasper County: 10.526 %Jeff Davis County: 6.393 %Jefferson County: 7.89 %Jenkins County: 4.255 %Johnson County: 4.329 %Jones County: 10.016 %Lamar County: 7.229 %Lanier County: 6.417 %Laurens County: 7.586 %Lee County: 10.825 %Liberty County: 8.936 %Lincoln County: 9.701 %Long County: 13.699 %Lowndes County: 7.462 %Lumpkin County: 8.768 %McDuffie County: 5.845 %McIntosh County: 11.95 %Macon County: 5.747 %Madison County: 9.873 %Marion County: 10.127 %Meriwether County: 7.865 %Miller County: 10.256 %Mitchell County: 8.563 %Monroe County: 10.737 %Montgomery County: 11.282 %Morgan County: 9.713 %Murray County: 8.3 %Muscogee County: 7.475 %Newton County: 11.132 %Oconee County: 11.111 %Oglethorpe County: 8.669 %Paulding County: 12.818 %Peach County: 8.072 %Pickens County: 9.858 %Pierce County: 10.306 %Pike County: 9.053 %Polk County: 7.74 %Pulaski County: 3.561 %Putnam County: 9.662 %Quitman County: 9.677 %Rabun County: 8.929 %Randolph County: 5.761 %Richmond County: 7.636 %Rockdale County: 9.266 %Schley County: 11.111 %Screven County: 6.863 %Seminole County: 5.246 %Spalding County: 9.708 %Stephens County: 5.634 %Stewart County: 5.769 %Sumter County: 8.831 %Tattnall County: 6.822 %Taylor County: 7.692 %Telfair County: 5.882 %Terrell County: 4.636 %Thomas County: 7.491 %Tift County: 8.687 %Toombs County: 7.413 %Towns County: 8.478 %Treutlen County: 8.974 %Troup County: 7.472 %Turner County: 11.388 %Twiggs County: 8.889 %Union County: 8.935 %Upson County: 8.393 %Walker County: 7.402 %Walton County: 10.493 %Ware County: 7.456 %Warren County: 13.793 %Washington County: 5.414 %Wayne County: 8.219 %Wheeler County: 11.429 %White County: 7.875 %Whitfield County: 8.378 %Wilcox County: 3.75 %Wilkes County: 8.069 %Wilkinson County: 9.231 %Worth County: 6.324 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Glascock County: 18.182 %Glascock County18.182Harris County: 16.774 %Harris County16.774Dawson County: 15.385 %Dawson County15.385Crawford County: 14.884 %Crawford County14.884Chattahoochee County: 14 %Chattahoochee County14Warren County: 13.793 %Warren County13.793Long County: 13.699 %Long County13.699Heard County: 13.453 %Heard County13.453Forsyth County: 13.274 %Forsyth County13.274Jackson County: 12.967 %Jackson County12.967Henry County: 12.947 %Henry County12.947Paulding County: 12.818 %Paulding County12.818Effingham County: 12.656 %Effingham County12.656Gwinnett County: 12.52 %Gwinnett County12.52Bleckley County: 12.5 %Bleckley County12.5Berrien County: 12.389 %Berrien County12.389Barrow County: 12.167 %Barrow County12.167Fulton County: 12.123 %Fulton County12.123McIntosh County: 11.95 %McIntosh County11.95Butts County: 11.924 %Butts County11.924Columbia County: 11.84 %Columbia County11.84Bryan County: 11.737 %Bryan County11.737Cherokee County: 11.541 %Cherokee County11.541DeKalb County: 11.482 %DeKalb County11.482Wheeler County: 11.429 %Wheeler County11.429Turner County: 11.388 %Turner County11.388Cobb County: 11.365 %Cobb County11.365Montgomery County: 11.282 %Montgomery County11.282Newton County: 11.132 %Newton County11.132Clay County: 11.111 %Clay County11.111Oconee County: 11.111 %Oconee County11.111Schley County: 11.111 %Schley County11.111Gilmer County: 10.909 %Gilmer County10.909Coweta County: 10.854 %Coweta County10.854Lee County: 10.825 %Lee County10.825Clayton County: 10.752 %Clayton County10.752Monroe County: 10.737 %Monroe County10.737Fayette County: 10.695 %Fayette County10.695Douglas County: 10.685 %Douglas County10.685Clinch County: 10.612 %Clinch County10.612Glascock County: 18.182 %Glascock County18.182Harris County: 16.774 %Harris County16.774Dawson County: 15.385 %Dawson County15.385Crawford County: 14.884 %Crawford County14.884Chattahoochee County: 14 %Chattahoochee County14Warren County: 13.793 %Warren County13.793Long County: 13.699 %Long County13.699Heard County: 13.453 %Heard County13.453Forsyth County: 13.274 %Forsyth County13.274Jackson County: 12.967 %Jackson County12.967Henry County: 12.947 %Henry County12.947Paulding County: 12.818 %Paulding County12.818Effingham County: 12.656 %Effingham County12.656Gwinnett County: 12.52 %Gwinnett County12.52Bleckley County: 12.5 %Bleckley County12.5Berrien County: 12.389 %Berrien County12.389Barrow County: 12.167 %Barrow County12.167Fulton County: 12.123 %Fulton County12.123McIntosh County: 11.95 %McIntosh County11.95Butts County: 11.924 %Butts County11.924Columbia County: 11.84 %Columbia County11.84Bryan County: 11.737 %Bryan County11.737Cherokee County: 11.541 %Cherokee County11.541DeKalb County: 11.482 %DeKalb County11.482Wheeler County: 11.429 %Wheeler County11.429Turner County: 11.388 %Turner County11.388Cobb County: 11.365 %Cobb County11.365Montgomery County: 11.282 %Montgomery County11.282Newton County: 11.132 %Newton County11.132Clay County: 11.111 %Clay County11.111Oconee County: 11.111 %Oconee County11.111Schley County: 11.111 %Schley County11.111Gilmer County: 10.909 %Gilmer County10.909Coweta County: 10.854 %Coweta County10.854Lee County: 10.825 %Lee County10.825Clayton County: 10.752 %Clayton County10.752Monroe County: 10.737 %Monroe County10.737Fayette County: 10.695 %Fayette County10.695Douglas County: 10.685 %Douglas County10.685Clinch County: 10.612 %Clinch County10.612
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Glascock County18.182n/a
2Harris County16.774+3.53 pts
3Dawson County15.385+2.42 pts
4Crawford County14.884+7.12 pts
5Chattahoochee County14+7.68 pts
6Warren County13.793+3.72 pts
7Long County13.699-1.79 pts
8Heard County13.453+3.59 pts
9Forsyth County13.274+0.59 pts
10Jackson County12.967+3.22 pts
11Henry County12.947+0.68 pts
12Paulding County12.818-0.38 pts
13Effingham County12.656+0.6 pts
14Gwinnett County12.52-0.16 pts
15Bleckley County12.5+4.5 pts
16Berrien County12.389+1.91 pts
17Barrow County12.167+0.8 pts
18Fulton County12.123-0.11 pts
19McIntosh County11.95+6.92 pts
20Butts County11.924+3.58 pts
21Columbia County11.84+1.18 pts
22Bryan County11.737+1.01 pts
23Cherokee County11.541-1.12 pts
24DeKalb County11.482-0 pts
25Wheeler County11.429+5.92 pts
26Turner County11.388+0.52 pts
27Cobb County11.365+0.52 pts
28Montgomery County11.282+3.16 pts
29Newton County11.132+1.23 pts
30Clay County11.111n/a
30Oconee County11.111+0.95 pts
30Schley County11.111-6.03 pts
33Gilmer County10.909-0.99 pts
34Coweta County10.854-0.58 pts
35Lee County10.825+0.92 pts
36Clayton County10.752+0.96 pts
37Monroe County10.737+1.03 pts
38Fayette County10.695-0.1 pts
39Douglas County10.685+0.67 pts
40Clinch County10.612+6.5 pts
41Jasper County10.526-0.87 pts
42Walton County10.493+0.09 pts
43Haralson County10.426-0.36 pts
44Echols County10.345-3.94 pts
45Pierce County10.306-0.51 pts
46Miller County10.256-3.84 pts
47Chattooga County10.221+1.22 pts
48Baker County10.169-11.65 pts
49Early County10.133+4.3 pts
50Marion County10.127-0.26 pts
51Jones County10.016+0.76 pts
52Greene County9.989-0.43 pts
53Hall County9.968-0.64 pts
54Carroll County9.944+1.87 pts
55Madison County9.873-2.52 pts
56Fannin County9.858-1.66 pts
56Pickens County9.858-0.37 pts
58Morgan County9.713+2.13 pts
59Spalding County9.708+0.8 pts
60Lincoln County9.701-1.15 pts
61Quitman County9.677n/a
62Putnam County9.662-1.39 pts
63Elbert County9.618+4.42 pts
64Houston County9.536-0.04 pts
65Chatham County9.442-0.47 pts
66Bartow County9.282-1.85 pts
67Rockdale County9.266+0.2 pts
68Wilkinson County9.231+1.42 pts
69Charlton County9.187+1.3 pts
70Pike County9.053-0.78 pts
71Habersham County9.009+0.01 pts
72Treutlen County8.974+2.44 pts
73Dade County8.955+2.44 pts
74Liberty County8.936+0.02 pts
75Union County8.935-1.17 pts
76Rabun County8.929-0.38 pts
77Twiggs County8.889-1.56 pts
78Floyd County8.866+1.32 pts
79Sumter County8.831+2.78 pts
80Glynn County8.804-0.23 pts
81Lumpkin County8.768-0.97 pts
82Bacon County8.756+2.26 pts
83Bulloch County8.724-1.05 pts
84Tift County8.687+1.57 pts
85Oglethorpe County8.669+1.4 pts
86Evans County8.633-0.06 pts
87Dooly County8.602-2.07 pts
88Grady County8.586+2.77 pts
89Mitchell County8.563+0.58 pts
90Brooks County8.479+2.6 pts
91Towns County8.478-3.47 pts
92Calhoun County8.475n/a
93Colquitt County8.461+0.57 pts
94Upson County8.393-0.19 pts
95Whitfield County8.378+0.94 pts
96Murray County8.3+0.62 pts
97Catoosa County8.236+0.45 pts
98Wayne County8.219+0.23 pts
99Clarke County8.198-0.05 pts
100Brantley County8.142-1.14 pts
101Peach County8.072+0.13 pts
102Wilkes County8.069+3.6 pts
103Candler County8.04-2.3 pts
104Decatur County7.944-0.08 pts
105Jefferson County7.89+1 pts
106White County7.875-2.28 pts
107Meriwether County7.865+1.66 pts
108Polk County7.74-1.61 pts
109Taylor County7.692+0.71 pts
110Bibb County7.658+0.1 pts
111Richmond County7.636-0.4 pts
112Laurens County7.586-2.09 pts
113Crisp County7.495-0.12 pts
114Thomas County7.491-0.72 pts
115Muscogee County7.475-2.1 pts
116Troup County7.472-1.2 pts
117Lowndes County7.462+0.3 pts
118Ware County7.456-0.53 pts
119Toombs County7.413+0.29 pts
120Walker County7.402-1.44 pts
121Baldwin County7.379+0.31 pts
122Camden County7.361-2.79 pts
123Emanuel County7.283+0.15 pts
124Lamar County7.229-1.34 pts
125Dougherty County7.043-0.45 pts
126Franklin County6.993-1.89 pts
127Coffee County6.928-0.18 pts
128Screven County6.863-3.69 pts
129Hart County6.835-2.86 pts
130Tattnall County6.822-1.01 pts
131Hancock County6.723-5.24 pts
132Appling County6.706-1.18 pts
133Banks County6.498-3.82 pts
134Lanier County6.417-0.07 pts
135Jeff Davis County6.393+2.4 pts
136Worth County6.324-2.11 pts
137Burke County6.26-1.02 pts
138Ben Hill County6.018-0.61 pts
139Telfair County5.882+1.3 pts
140McDuffie County5.845-1.28 pts
141Stewart County5.769n/a
142Randolph County5.7610 pts
143Macon County5.747+0.59 pts
144Gordon County5.685-1.97 pts
145Stephens County5.634-0.27 pts
146Irwin County5.581-3.9 pts
147Washington County5.414-1.2 pts
148Dodge County5.348+0.13 pts
149Cook County5.272-0.15 pts
150Seminole County5.246-2.6 pts
151Terrell County4.636-2.37 pts
152Johnson County4.329-5.32 pts
153Jenkins County4.255-6.27 pts
154Wilcox County3.75-1.25 pts
155Pulaski County3.561-2.3 pts
156Atkinson County3.429-9.29 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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Glascock County, with 18.182% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Atkinson County, with 3.429% in 2020.

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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 2020 and are not ranked.

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