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Counties in Georgia by establishment entry rate

Long County had the highest establishment entry rate of 153 counties in 2022, at 20.994%. Clinch County had the lowest, at 3.32%. The median was 10.593% and the figure for Georgia was 12.58%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.994Long County
Lowest3.32Clinch County
Median10.593153 counties
Georgia12.58History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 9.078 %Atkinson County: 6.173 %Bacon County: 9.767 %Baker County: 10.345 %Baldwin County: 11.411 %Banks County: 8.247 %Barrow County: 14.045 %Bartow County: 11.153 %Ben Hill County: 6.486 %Berrien County: 8.584 %Bibb County: 9.136 %Bleckley County: 6.803 %Brantley County: 9.709 %Brooks County: 10.811 %Bryan County: 13.131 %Bulloch County: 10.195 %Burke County: 9.384 %Butts County: 10.38 %Calhoun County: 9.375 %Camden County: 13.455 %Candler County: 9.794 %Carroll County: 10.204 %Catoosa County: 9.979 %Charlton County: 11.15 %Chatham County: 11.416 %Chattahoochee County: 11.765 %Chattooga County: 8.562 %Cherokee County: 13.817 %Clarke County: 10.292 %Clay County: 7.407 %Clayton County: 14.133 %Clinch County: 3.32 %Cobb County: 12.637 %Coffee County: 10.886 %Colquitt County: 10.558 %Columbia County: 12.708 %Cook County: 9.028 %Coweta County: 13.802 %Crawford County: 9.778 %Crisp County: 9.287 %Dade County: 9.201 %Dawson County: 16.05 %Decatur County: 8.304 %DeKalb County: 13.708 %Dodge County: 8.865 %Dooly County: 12.1 %Dougherty County: 9.859 %Douglas County: 12.43 %Early County: 5.277 %Effingham County: 17.147 %Elbert County: 9.714 %Emanuel County: 7.606 %Evans County: 6.22 %Fannin County: 12.802 %Fayette County: 12.8 %Floyd County: 10.358 %Forsyth County: 15.47 %Franklin County: 12.061 %Fulton County: 14.154 %Gilmer County: 14.136 %Glascock County: 17.857 %Glynn County: 10.224 %Gordon County: 10.116 %Grady County: 9.917 %Greene County: 11.329 %Gwinnett County: 14.42 %Habersham County: 11.286 %Hall County: 12.113 %Hancock County: 16.129 %Haralson County: 12.487 %Harris County: 11.5 %Hart County: 12.264 %Heard County: 8.734 %Henry County: 15.355 %Houston County: 11.348 %Irwin County: 7.692 %Jackson County: 14.863 %Jasper County: 17.79 %Jeff Davis County: 8.929 %Jefferson County: 10.671 %Jenkins County: 9.137 %Johnson County: 8.072 %Jones County: 13.313 %Lamar County: 9.037 %Lanier County: 11.702 %Laurens County: 8.856 %Lee County: 11.355 %Liberty County: 10.284 %Lincoln County: 12.587 %Long County: 20.994 %Lowndes County: 9.243 %Lumpkin County: 9.799 %McDuffie County: 8.739 %McIntosh County: 12.384 %Macon County: 12.232 %Madison County: 11.406 %Marion County: 19.101 %Meriwether County: 14.43 %Miller County: 8.333 %Mitchell County: 9.38 %Monroe County: 11.406 %Montgomery County: 6.704 %Morgan County: 10.01 %Murray County: 8.136 %Muscogee County: 10.246 %Newton County: 13.143 %Oconee County: 12.516 %Oglethorpe County: 10.559 %Paulding County: 14.397 %Peach County: 14.455 %Pickens County: 11.519 %Pierce County: 8.841 %Pike County: 16.047 %Polk County: 12.206 %Pulaski County: 5.9 %Putnam County: 13.149 %Rabun County: 12.826 %Randolph County: 7.627 %Richmond County: 9.36 %Rockdale County: 13.096 %Schley County: 8.197 %Screven County: 12.121 %Seminole County: 11.881 %Spalding County: 12.27 %Stephens County: 9.256 %Sumter County: 9.632 %Talbot County: 20.37 %Tattnall County: 11.151 %Taylor County: 9.877 %Telfair County: 10.876 %Terrell County: 3.883 %Thomas County: 8.987 %Tift County: 8.821 %Toombs County: 10.593 %Towns County: 11.918 %Treutlen County: 5.442 %Troup County: 13.778 %Turner County: 12.274 %Twiggs County: 8.511 %Union County: 9.859 %Upson County: 11.294 %Walker County: 13.008 %Walton County: 12.173 %Ware County: 8.348 %Warren County: 6.849 %Washington County: 7.317 %Wayne County: 10.801 %White County: 10.119 %Whitfield County: 9.71 %Wilcox County: 12.987 %Wilkes County: 8.696 %Wilkinson County: 8.922 %Worth County: 13.469 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Long County: 20.994 %Long County20.994Talbot County: 20.37 %Talbot County20.37Marion County: 19.101 %Marion County19.101Glascock County: 17.857 %Glascock County17.857Jasper County: 17.79 %Jasper County17.79Effingham County: 17.147 %Effingham County17.147Hancock County: 16.129 %Hancock County16.129Dawson County: 16.05 %Dawson County16.05Pike County: 16.047 %Pike County16.047Forsyth County: 15.47 %Forsyth County15.47Henry County: 15.355 %Henry County15.355Jackson County: 14.863 %Jackson County14.863Peach County: 14.455 %Peach County14.455Meriwether County: 14.43 %Meriwether County14.43Gwinnett County: 14.42 %Gwinnett County14.42Paulding County: 14.397 %Paulding County14.397Fulton County: 14.154 %Fulton County14.154Gilmer County: 14.136 %Gilmer County14.136Clayton County: 14.133 %Clayton County14.133Barrow County: 14.045 %Barrow County14.045Cherokee County: 13.817 %Cherokee County13.817Coweta County: 13.802 %Coweta County13.802Troup County: 13.778 %Troup County13.778DeKalb County: 13.708 %DeKalb County13.708Worth County: 13.469 %Worth County13.469Camden County: 13.455 %Camden County13.455Jones County: 13.313 %Jones County13.313Putnam County: 13.149 %Putnam County13.149Newton County: 13.143 %Newton County13.143Bryan County: 13.131 %Bryan County13.131Rockdale County: 13.096 %Rockdale County13.096Walker County: 13.008 %Walker County13.008Wilcox County: 12.987 %Wilcox County12.987Rabun County: 12.826 %Rabun County12.826Fannin County: 12.802 %Fannin County12.802Fayette County: 12.8 %Fayette County12.8Columbia County: 12.708 %Columbia County12.708Cobb County: 12.637 %Cobb County12.637Lincoln County: 12.587 %Lincoln County12.587Oconee County: 12.516 %Oconee County12.516Long County: 20.994 %Long County20.994Talbot County: 20.37 %Talbot County20.37Marion County: 19.101 %Marion County19.101Glascock County: 17.857 %Glascock County17.857Jasper County: 17.79 %Jasper County17.79Effingham County: 17.147 %Effingham County17.147Hancock County: 16.129 %Hancock County16.129Dawson County: 16.05 %Dawson County16.05Pike County: 16.047 %Pike County16.047Forsyth County: 15.47 %Forsyth County15.47Henry County: 15.355 %Henry County15.355Jackson County: 14.863 %Jackson County14.863Peach County: 14.455 %Peach County14.455Meriwether County: 14.43 %Meriwether County14.43Gwinnett County: 14.42 %Gwinnett County14.42Paulding County: 14.397 %Paulding County14.397Fulton County: 14.154 %Fulton County14.154Gilmer County: 14.136 %Gilmer County14.136Clayton County: 14.133 %Clayton County14.133Barrow County: 14.045 %Barrow County14.045Cherokee County: 13.817 %Cherokee County13.817Coweta County: 13.802 %Coweta County13.802Troup County: 13.778 %Troup County13.778DeKalb County: 13.708 %DeKalb County13.708Worth County: 13.469 %Worth County13.469Camden County: 13.455 %Camden County13.455Jones County: 13.313 %Jones County13.313Putnam County: 13.149 %Putnam County13.149Newton County: 13.143 %Newton County13.143Bryan County: 13.131 %Bryan County13.131Rockdale County: 13.096 %Rockdale County13.096Walker County: 13.008 %Walker County13.008Wilcox County: 12.987 %Wilcox County12.987Rabun County: 12.826 %Rabun County12.826Fannin County: 12.802 %Fannin County12.802Fayette County: 12.8 %Fayette County12.8Columbia County: 12.708 %Columbia County12.708Cobb County: 12.637 %Cobb County12.637Lincoln County: 12.587 %Lincoln County12.587Oconee County: 12.516 %Oconee County12.516
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Long County20.994-2.76 pts
2Talbot County20.37+8.49 pts
3Marion County19.101+5.77 pts
4Glascock County17.857+17.86 pts
5Jasper County17.79+3.04 pts
6Effingham County17.147+3.94 pts
7Hancock County16.129+9.41 pts
8Dawson County16.05+5 pts
9Pike County16.047+3.75 pts
10Forsyth County15.47+0.22 pts
11Henry County15.355-1.29 pts
12Jackson County14.863+2.25 pts
13Peach County14.455+3.4 pts
14Meriwether County14.43-4.72 pts
15Gwinnett County14.42-0.8 pts
16Paulding County14.397-1.66 pts
17Fulton County14.154-1.99 pts
18Gilmer County14.136+2.73 pts
19Clayton County14.133-3.12 pts
20Barrow County14.045+1.72 pts
21Cherokee County13.817+0.49 pts
22Coweta County13.802-0.78 pts
23Troup County13.778-8.25 pts
24DeKalb County13.708-1.83 pts
25Worth County13.469+6.17 pts
26Camden County13.455+2.88 pts
27Jones County13.313+3.49 pts
28Putnam County13.149+1.5 pts
29Newton County13.143-1.82 pts
30Bryan County13.131-0.71 pts
31Rockdale County13.096-2.36 pts
32Walker County13.008+4.42 pts
33Wilcox County12.987+9.16 pts
34Rabun County12.826+4.34 pts
35Fannin County12.802+1.39 pts
36Fayette County12.8+0.29 pts
37Columbia County12.708+0.96 pts
38Cobb County12.637-1.46 pts
39Lincoln County12.587+0.22 pts
40Oconee County12.516+1.16 pts
41Haralson County12.487+3 pts
42Douglas County12.43-2.67 pts
43McIntosh County12.384+2.42 pts
44Turner County12.274+2.99 pts
45Spalding County12.27-0.38 pts
46Hart County12.264+1.15 pts
47Macon County12.232+7.43 pts
48Polk County12.206+4.64 pts
49Walton County12.173-1.86 pts
50Screven County12.121+3.89 pts
51Hall County12.113+1.04 pts
52Dooly County12.1-0.22 pts
53Franklin County12.061+1.45 pts
54Towns County11.918-2.1 pts
55Seminole County11.881+3.91 pts
56Chattahoochee County11.765+0.23 pts
57Lanier County11.702+6.33 pts
58Pickens County11.519+2.82 pts
59Harris County11.5+1.96 pts
60Chatham County11.416+0.34 pts
61Baldwin County11.411+2.36 pts
62Madison County11.406-2 pts
62Monroe County11.406-0.07 pts
64Lee County11.355-3.57 pts
65Houston County11.348-0.57 pts
66Greene County11.329+1.88 pts
67Upson County11.294+1.35 pts
68Habersham County11.286+0.26 pts
69Bartow County11.153+0.37 pts
70Tattnall County11.151+3.21 pts
71Charlton County11.15+4.08 pts
72Coffee County10.886+3.45 pts
73Telfair County10.876+6.66 pts
74Brooks County10.811+0.96 pts
75Wayne County10.801+1.38 pts
76Jefferson County10.671+4.12 pts
77Toombs County10.593+1.12 pts
78Oglethorpe County10.559-2.06 pts
79Colquitt County10.558+1.17 pts
80Butts County10.38-2.05 pts
81Floyd County10.358+1.12 pts
82Baker County10.345-0.18 pts
83Clarke County10.292+0.31 pts
84Liberty County10.284-0.37 pts
85Muscogee County10.246+0.38 pts
86Glynn County10.224+0.72 pts
87Carroll County10.204-0.04 pts
88Bulloch County10.195-1.03 pts
89White County10.119-1.3 pts
90Gordon County10.116+0.48 pts
91Morgan County10.01-1.89 pts
92Catoosa County9.979+0.68 pts
93Grady County9.917+0.38 pts
94Taylor County9.877+3.15 pts
95Dougherty County9.859+1.73 pts
95Union County9.859-3.62 pts
97Lumpkin County9.799+0.62 pts
98Candler County9.794+0.61 pts
99Crawford County9.778+0.13 pts
100Bacon County9.767+0.97 pts
101Elbert County9.714+2 pts
102Whitfield County9.71+2.46 pts
103Brantley County9.709+1.69 pts
104Sumter County9.632+3.56 pts
105Burke County9.384-2.49 pts
106Mitchell County9.38-0.65 pts
107Calhoun County9.375-3.53 pts
108Richmond County9.36+0.16 pts
109Crisp County9.287+2.08 pts
110Stephens County9.256+1.36 pts
111Lowndes County9.243-0.18 pts
112Dade County9.201-2.1 pts
113Jenkins County9.137+1.81 pts
114Bibb County9.136-0.09 pts
115Appling County9.078-0.99 pts
116Lamar County9.037-3.96 pts
117Cook County9.028+0.89 pts
118Thomas County8.987-0.7 pts
119Jeff Davis County8.929-0.64 pts
120Wilkinson County8.922-3.96 pts
121Dodge County8.865+0.29 pts
122Laurens County8.856+0.89 pts
123Pierce County8.841-1.82 pts
124Tift County8.821+1.21 pts
125McDuffie County8.739+0.4 pts
126Heard County8.734-5.73 pts
127Wilkes County8.696+2.26 pts
128Berrien County8.584+0.41 pts
129Chattooga County8.562+0.71 pts
130Twiggs County8.511-2.84 pts
131Ware County8.348+0.8 pts
132Miller County8.333+4.11 pts
133Decatur County8.304+0.73 pts
134Banks County8.247-3.35 pts
135Schley County8.197-9.04 pts
136Murray County8.136-0.43 pts
137Johnson County8.072+1.85 pts
138Irwin County7.692+3.92 pts
139Randolph County7.627+0.16 pts
140Emanuel County7.606+0.84 pts
141Clay County7.407-13.65 pts
142Washington County7.317+1.88 pts
143Warren County6.849-2.61 pts
144Bleckley County6.803-3.62 pts
145Montgomery County6.704-0.7 pts
146Ben Hill County6.486+0.05 pts
147Evans County6.22+0.94 pts
148Atkinson County6.173+1.47 pts
149Pulaski County5.9-1.77 pts
150Treutlen County5.442-3.65 pts
151Early County5.277-2.11 pts
152Terrell County3.883-9.27 pts
153Clinch County3.32-2.3 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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Long County, with 20.994% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Clinch County, with 3.32% in 2022.

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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 2022 and are not ranked.

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