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Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate, 2023

Baker County had the highest establishment exit rate of 156 counties in 2023, at 21.429%. Lanier County had the lowest, at 3.109%. The median was 8.885% and the figure for Georgia was 10.23%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.429Baker County
Lowest3.109Lanier County
Median8.885156 counties
Georgia10.23History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Baker County: 21.429 %Baker County21.429Glascock County: 18.182 %Glascock County18.182Marion County: 17.143 %Marion County17.143Hancock County: 16.794 %Hancock County16.794Troup County: 16.561 %Troup County16.561Heard County: 15.596 %Heard County15.596Berrien County: 14.286 %Berrien County14.286Pulaski County: 13.213 %Pulaski County13.213Macon County: 13.125 %Macon County13.125Twiggs County: 12.857 %Twiggs County12.857Rockdale County: 12.643 %Rockdale County12.643Dooly County: 12.632 %Dooly County12.632Taylor County: 12.295 %Taylor County12.295Jones County: 12.251 %Jones County12.251Randolph County: 12.227 %Randolph County12.227DeKalb County: 12.151 %DeKalb County12.151Fulton County: 11.842 %Fulton County11.842Clayton County: 11.825 %Clayton County11.825Henry County: 11.797 %Henry County11.797Rabun County: 11.567 %Rabun County11.567Newton County: 11.386 %Newton County11.386Seminole County: 11.221 %Seminole County11.221Meriwether County: 11.168 %Meriwether County11.168Harris County: 11.165 %Harris County11.165Gwinnett County: 11.091 %Gwinnett County11.091Paulding County: 10.856 %Paulding County10.856Cobb County: 10.758 %Cobb County10.758Jasper County: 10.633 %Jasper County10.633Quitman County: 10.526 %Quitman County10.526Butts County: 10.5 %Butts County10.5Coweta County: 10.496 %Coweta County10.496Oglethorpe County: 10.462 %Oglethorpe County10.462Upson County: 10.341 %Upson County10.341Douglas County: 10.282 %Douglas County10.282Muscogee County: 10.266 %Muscogee County10.266Jenkins County: 10.256 %Jenkins County10.256Lowndes County: 10.207 %Lowndes County10.207Stewart County: 10.204 %Stewart County10.204Walton County: 10.057 %Walton County10.057Forsyth County: 10.056 %Forsyth County10.056
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Baker County21.429n/a
2Glascock County18.182+7.47 pts
3Marion County17.143+4.78 pts
4Hancock County16.794+10.34 pts
5Troup County16.561+0.24 pts
6Heard County15.596-2.75 pts
7Berrien County14.286+4.84 pts
8Pulaski County13.213+4.36 pts
9Macon County13.125+3.95 pts
10Twiggs County12.857-2.75 pts
11Rockdale County12.643+0.71 pts
12Dooly County12.632+4.09 pts
13Taylor County12.295+4.89 pts
14Jones County12.251+2.03 pts
15Randolph County12.227+2.91 pts
16DeKalb County12.151-0.94 pts
17Fulton County11.842-1.17 pts
18Clayton County11.825-1.91 pts
19Henry County11.797-1.1 pts
20Rabun County11.567+6.13 pts
21Newton County11.386+0.19 pts
22Seminole County11.221+3.96 pts
23Meriwether County11.168-3.93 pts
24Harris County11.165+2.16 pts
25Gwinnett County11.091-0.44 pts
26Paulding County10.856-0.13 pts
27Cobb County10.758-0.82 pts
28Jasper County10.633+4.16 pts
29Quitman County10.5260 pts
30Butts County10.5+0.63 pts
31Coweta County10.496-1.6 pts
32Oglethorpe County10.462+3.63 pts
33Upson County10.341-2.37 pts
34Douglas County10.282-2.11 pts
35Muscogee County10.266+0.59 pts
36Jenkins County10.256+4.17 pts
37Lowndes County10.207+1.5 pts
38Stewart County10.204-3.13 pts
39Walton County10.057+1.12 pts
40Forsyth County10.056-0.94 pts
41Peach County10.043-2.04 pts
42Bibb County10.003+1.35 pts
43Fayette County9.996-0.2 pts
44Dougherty County9.938+1.27 pts
45Charlton County9.929+2.26 pts
46Hart County9.908+2.36 pts
47Columbia County9.86+1.03 pts
48Long County9.852-3.41 pts
49Echols County9.836n/a
50Monroe County9.779+0.54 pts
51Cherokee County9.74-0.75 pts
52Houston County9.738+0.36 pts
53Chattahoochee County9.709-5.98 pts
54Bryan County9.706+0.9 pts
55Lincoln County9.689-0.1 pts
56Irwin County9.662+0.05 pts
57Towns County9.594-2.7 pts
58Pickens County9.577+0.79 pts
59Barrow County9.57-0.94 pts
60Treutlen County9.524+2.72 pts
61Lee County9.499-5.21 pts
62Telfair County9.496+2.85 pts
63Murray County9.427+3.92 pts
64Grady County9.368+2.05 pts
65Camden County9.322+0.23 pts
66Stephens County9.293-0.37 pts
67Carroll County9.258+1.88 pts
68Baldwin County9.21-1.82 pts
69Chattooga County9.168+0.61 pts
70Fannin County9.159+1.51 pts
71Catoosa County9.152+2.36 pts
72Walker County9.091-0.81 pts
73Oconee County9.068-0.06 pts
74Cook County9.06+2.12 pts
75Laurens County9.012+2.2 pts
76McIntosh County9.009-0.28 pts
77Lumpkin County8.92+2.82 pts
78Union County8.919-0.59 pts
79Talbot County8.85-0.41 pts
80Chatham County8.793+0.6 pts
80Haralson County8.793-0.57 pts
82Brooks County8.759-2.54 pts
83Pike County8.727+1.68 pts
83Spalding County8.727-3.81 pts
85Wilkes County8.646+1.69 pts
86Candler County8.629-1.17 pts
87Tift County8.579-0.84 pts
88Jackson County8.562-1.27 pts
89Colquitt County8.561-1.03 pts
90Gilmer County8.532+0.68 pts
91Hall County8.525-0.84 pts
92Dodge County8.511-0.35 pts
93Dawson County8.47-0.5 pts
94Warren County8.451-1.14 pts
95Bacon County8.411-0.43 pts
96Coffee County8.374+0.78 pts
97Clarke County8.347+0.25 pts
98Lamar County8.333-5.03 pts
99Liberty County8.294+0.31 pts
100Crisp County8.289+2.03 pts
101Effingham County8.279-1.83 pts
102Habersham County8.2+0.07 pts
103Richmond County8.15-1.87 pts
104Crawford County8.108-6.11 pts
105Toombs County8.068-0.15 pts
106Bartow County8.038+0.08 pts
107Putnam County7.973-2.18 pts
108Floyd County7.882-0.77 pts
109Greene County7.839-1.75 pts
110Polk County7.783-1.11 pts
111Burke County7.736+0.7 pts
112Glynn County7.722-0.92 pts
113Miller County7.595+0.93 pts
114Evans County7.583+2.32 pts
115Ben Hill County7.5680 pts
116Whitfield County7.551+0.81 pts
117Morgan County7.532-0.64 pts
118Thomas County7.427+0.73 pts
119Brantley County7.39+2.54 pts
120White County7.334+0.54 pts
121Madison County7.282-3.06 pts
122Appling County7.273-2.66 pts
123Terrell County7.19+0.07 pts
124Clay County7.143n/a
125Dade County7.126-0.62 pts
126Elbert County7.108-0.36 pts
127Gordon County7.104-0.48 pts
128Johnson County7.08-0.09 pts
129Bulloch County7.062-1.56 pts
130Washington County7.044-0.88 pts
131Turner County7.042-5.95 pts
132Decatur County7.018-2.35 pts
133Mitchell County6.907-2.17 pts
134Ware County6.872-1.36 pts
135Montgomery County6.857-3.2 pts
136Bleckley County6.757-6.85 pts
137Banks County6.711-1.54 pts
137Screven County6.711-0.28 pts
139Worth County6.667-3.54 pts
140Sumter County6.552-1.68 pts
141Early County6.452+0.65 pts
142Franklin County6.316+0.39 pts
143Schley County6.299-5.18 pts
144Wayne County6.266-3.99 pts
145Jefferson County6.122-2.14 pts
146McDuffie County6.061-0.93 pts
147Pierce County5.961-1.66 pts
148Emanuel County5.691-0.79 pts
149Tattnall County5.585-4.13 pts
150Wilkinson County5.166-3.01 pts
151Wilcox County5.128-7.86 pts
152Clinch County5.021-0.79 pts
153Jeff Davis County4.752-4.18 pts
154Calhoun County4.651-4.72 pts
155Atkinson County3.659-9.92 pts
156Lanier County3.109-4.34 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 2023 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/georgia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/georgia-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/georgia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Baker County, with 21.429% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lanier County, with 3.109% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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