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Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate

Irwin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 155 counties in 2012, at 24.034%. Glascock County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.756% and the figure for Georgia was 10.566%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.034Irwin County
Lowest0Glascock County
Median9.756155 counties
Georgia10.566History

Map of counties, 2012

Appling County: 7.67 %Atkinson County: 8.14 %Bacon County: 10.422 %Baker County: 12.5 %Baldwin County: 9.233 %Banks County: 11.25 %Barrow County: 10.076 %Bartow County: 9.906 %Ben Hill County: 11.746 %Berrien County: 11.089 %Bibb County: 9.018 %Bleckley County: 5.66 %Brantley County: 8.547 %Brooks County: 13.759 %Bryan County: 10.506 %Bulloch County: 9.861 %Burke County: 8.591 %Butts County: 8.012 %Calhoun County: 10.072 %Camden County: 8.499 %Candler County: 8.786 %Carroll County: 8.94 %Catoosa County: 9.698 %Charlton County: 10.606 %Chatham County: 9.264 %Chattahoochee County: 5.825 %Chattooga County: 11.228 %Cherokee County: 11.633 %Clarke County: 10.26 %Clay County: 7.407 %Clayton County: 11.242 %Clinch County: 8.547 %Cobb County: 10.526 %Coffee County: 7.336 %Colquitt County: 8.997 %Columbia County: 9.803 %Cook County: 11.978 %Coweta County: 10.763 %Crawford County: 13.023 %Crisp County: 9.244 %Dade County: 9.645 %Dawson County: 10.997 %Decatur County: 6.996 %DeKalb County: 12.156 %Dodge County: 10.016 %Dooly County: 10.033 %Dougherty County: 8.473 %Douglas County: 10.92 %Early County: 11.675 %Echols County: 12.766 %Effingham County: 9.478 %Elbert County: 8.575 %Emanuel County: 9.814 %Evans County: 9.794 %Fannin County: 10.7 %Fayette County: 10.842 %Floyd County: 9.58 %Forsyth County: 10.959 %Franklin County: 7.702 %Fulton County: 12.12 %Gilmer County: 12.602 %Glascock County: 0 %Glynn County: 10.241 %Gordon County: 8.051 %Grady County: 9.62 %Greene County: 7.557 %Gwinnett County: 11.495 %Habersham County: 9.64 %Hall County: 9.993 %Hancock County: 14.925 %Haralson County: 7.051 %Harris County: 14.067 %Hart County: 9.029 %Heard County: 10.762 %Henry County: 10.923 %Houston County: 9.603 %Irwin County: 24.034 %Jackson County: 11.583 %Jasper County: 9.825 %Jeff Davis County: 9.483 %Jefferson County: 8.547 %Jenkins County: 5.291 %Johnson County: 10.169 %Jones County: 13.333 %Lamar County: 12.121 %Lanier County: 9.375 %Laurens County: 7.875 %Lee County: 14.878 %Liberty County: 9.091 %Lincoln County: 9.486 %Long County: 5.839 %Lowndes County: 11.343 %Lumpkin County: 8.808 %McDuffie County: 10.024 %McIntosh County: 12.325 %Macon County: 7.324 %Madison County: 8.841 %Marion County: 7.246 %Meriwether County: 10.403 %Miller County: 7.347 %Mitchell County: 10.13 %Monroe County: 10.781 %Montgomery County: 9.524 %Morgan County: 12.608 %Murray County: 9.623 %Muscogee County: 9.297 %Newton County: 9.612 %Oconee County: 10.909 %Oglethorpe County: 9.524 %Paulding County: 12.581 %Peach County: 9.91 %Pickens County: 12.849 %Pierce County: 4.778 %Pike County: 7.371 %Polk County: 13.346 %Pulaski County: 13.218 %Putnam County: 10.929 %Rabun County: 10.178 %Randolph County: 5.6 %Richmond County: 7.993 %Rockdale County: 9.741 %Schley County: 19.298 %Screven County: 10.37 %Seminole County: 5.096 %Spalding County: 8.7 %Stephens County: 10.821 %Stewart County: 8.621 %Sumter County: 9.287 %Talbot County: 5.714 %Tattnall County: 8.029 %Taylor County: 8.734 %Telfair County: 10.298 %Terrell County: 8.358 %Thomas County: 8.18 %Tift County: 8.705 %Toombs County: 9.269 %Towns County: 15.038 %Treutlen County: 11.043 %Troup County: 8.34 %Turner County: 2.23 %Union County: 11.17 %Upson County: 9.756 %Walker County: 8.254 %Walton County: 10.454 %Ware County: 9.308 %Warren County: 11.111 %Washington County: 8.211 %Wayne County: 8.063 %Wheeler County: 16.296 %White County: 10.962 %Whitfield County: 8.556 %Wilcox County: 11.628 %Wilkes County: 5.486 %Wilkinson County: 8.059 %Worth County: 11.09 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Irwin County: 24.034 %Irwin County24.034Schley County: 19.298 %Schley County19.298Wheeler County: 16.296 %Wheeler County16.296Towns County: 15.038 %Towns County15.038Hancock County: 14.925 %Hancock County14.925Lee County: 14.878 %Lee County14.878Harris County: 14.067 %Harris County14.067Brooks County: 13.759 %Brooks County13.759Polk County: 13.346 %Polk County13.346Jones County: 13.333 %Jones County13.333Pulaski County: 13.218 %Pulaski County13.218Crawford County: 13.023 %Crawford County13.023Pickens County: 12.849 %Pickens County12.849Echols County: 12.766 %Echols County12.766Morgan County: 12.608 %Morgan County12.608Gilmer County: 12.602 %Gilmer County12.602Paulding County: 12.581 %Paulding County12.581Baker County: 12.5 %Baker County12.5McIntosh County: 12.325 %McIntosh County12.325DeKalb County: 12.156 %DeKalb County12.156Lamar County: 12.121 %Lamar County12.121Fulton County: 12.12 %Fulton County12.12Cook County: 11.978 %Cook County11.978Ben Hill County: 11.746 %Ben Hill County11.746Early County: 11.675 %Early County11.675Cherokee County: 11.633 %Cherokee County11.633Wilcox County: 11.628 %Wilcox County11.628Jackson County: 11.583 %Jackson County11.583Gwinnett County: 11.495 %Gwinnett County11.495Lowndes County: 11.343 %Lowndes County11.343Banks County: 11.25 %Banks County11.25Clayton County: 11.242 %Clayton County11.242Chattooga County: 11.228 %Chattooga County11.228Union County: 11.17 %Union County11.17Warren County: 11.111 %Warren County11.111Worth County: 11.09 %Worth County11.09Berrien County: 11.089 %Berrien County11.089Treutlen County: 11.043 %Treutlen County11.043Dawson County: 10.997 %Dawson County10.997White County: 10.962 %White County10.962Irwin County: 24.034 %Irwin County24.034Schley County: 19.298 %Schley County19.298Wheeler County: 16.296 %Wheeler County16.296Towns County: 15.038 %Towns County15.038Hancock County: 14.925 %Hancock County14.925Lee County: 14.878 %Lee County14.878Harris County: 14.067 %Harris County14.067Brooks County: 13.759 %Brooks County13.759Polk County: 13.346 %Polk County13.346Jones County: 13.333 %Jones County13.333Pulaski County: 13.218 %Pulaski County13.218Crawford County: 13.023 %Crawford County13.023Pickens County: 12.849 %Pickens County12.849Echols County: 12.766 %Echols County12.766Morgan County: 12.608 %Morgan County12.608Gilmer County: 12.602 %Gilmer County12.602Paulding County: 12.581 %Paulding County12.581Baker County: 12.5 %Baker County12.5McIntosh County: 12.325 %McIntosh County12.325DeKalb County: 12.156 %DeKalb County12.156Lamar County: 12.121 %Lamar County12.121Fulton County: 12.12 %Fulton County12.12Cook County: 11.978 %Cook County11.978Ben Hill County: 11.746 %Ben Hill County11.746Early County: 11.675 %Early County11.675Cherokee County: 11.633 %Cherokee County11.633Wilcox County: 11.628 %Wilcox County11.628Jackson County: 11.583 %Jackson County11.583Gwinnett County: 11.495 %Gwinnett County11.495Lowndes County: 11.343 %Lowndes County11.343Banks County: 11.25 %Banks County11.25Clayton County: 11.242 %Clayton County11.242Chattooga County: 11.228 %Chattooga County11.228Union County: 11.17 %Union County11.17Warren County: 11.111 %Warren County11.111Worth County: 11.09 %Worth County11.09Berrien County: 11.089 %Berrien County11.089Treutlen County: 11.043 %Treutlen County11.043Dawson County: 10.997 %Dawson County10.997White County: 10.962 %White County10.962
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Irwin County24.034+17.37 pts
2Schley County19.298+10.82 pts
3Wheeler County16.296+3.25 pts
4Towns County15.038+4.08 pts
5Hancock County14.925+3.33 pts
6Lee County14.878+4.78 pts
7Harris County14.067+0.26 pts
8Brooks County13.759+5.49 pts
9Polk County13.346+2.67 pts
10Jones County13.333+0.73 pts
11Pulaski County13.218+6.61 pts
12Crawford County13.023+3.72 pts
13Pickens County12.849+0.29 pts
14Echols County12.766+0.27 pts
15Morgan County12.608+2.07 pts
16Gilmer County12.602+0.29 pts
17Paulding County12.581+0.39 pts
18Baker County12.5+12.5 pts
19McIntosh County12.325+0.27 pts
20DeKalb County12.156+0.07 pts
21Lamar County12.121+2.1 pts
22Fulton County12.12+0.39 pts
23Cook County11.978+4.62 pts
24Ben Hill County11.746+2.42 pts
25Early County11.675-2.27 pts
26Cherokee County11.633-0.59 pts
27Wilcox County11.628+2.22 pts
28Jackson County11.583+0.92 pts
29Gwinnett County11.495-1.01 pts
30Lowndes County11.343+2.71 pts
31Banks County11.25-0.61 pts
32Clayton County11.242+0.35 pts
33Chattooga County11.228+1.4 pts
34Union County11.17-0.4 pts
35Warren County11.111-1.59 pts
36Worth County11.09-0 pts
37Berrien County11.089-0.63 pts
38Treutlen County11.043-2.05 pts
39Dawson County10.997-1.4 pts
40White County10.962-0.78 pts
41Forsyth County10.959-1.85 pts
42Putnam County10.929-4.13 pts
43Henry County10.923-1.24 pts
44Douglas County10.92-0.89 pts
45Oconee County10.909+0.27 pts
46Fayette County10.842-0.84 pts
47Stephens County10.821+1.32 pts
48Monroe County10.781+2.15 pts
49Coweta County10.763-0.54 pts
50Heard County10.762-0.1 pts
51Fannin County10.7-1.96 pts
52Charlton County10.606-3.63 pts
53Cobb County10.526-1.89 pts
54Bryan County10.506-0.49 pts
55Walton County10.454-3.2 pts
56Bacon County10.422+4.57 pts
57Meriwether County10.403+0.74 pts
58Screven County10.37+0.75 pts
59Telfair County10.298+1.4 pts
60Clarke County10.26+1.5 pts
61Glynn County10.241-2.14 pts
62Rabun County10.178-3.6 pts
63Johnson County10.169+1.69 pts
64Mitchell County10.13+0.42 pts
65Barrow County10.076-1.83 pts
66Calhoun County10.072-2.52 pts
67Dooly County10.033-1.58 pts
68McDuffie County10.024+1.39 pts
69Dodge County10.016+1.85 pts
70Hall County9.993-1.33 pts
71Peach County9.91-0.59 pts
72Bartow County9.906-0.92 pts
73Bulloch County9.861-0.61 pts
74Jasper County9.825-3.19 pts
75Emanuel County9.814-0.43 pts
76Columbia County9.803+0.46 pts
77Evans County9.794-1.62 pts
78Upson County9.756+1.18 pts
79Rockdale County9.741-2.45 pts
80Catoosa County9.698-0.11 pts
81Dade County9.645-0.48 pts
82Habersham County9.64-0.02 pts
83Murray County9.623+2.69 pts
84Grady County9.62-2.93 pts
85Newton County9.612-2.57 pts
86Houston County9.603+0.3 pts
87Floyd County9.58-0.07 pts
88Montgomery County9.524-6.67 pts
88Oglethorpe County9.524-5.29 pts
90Lincoln County9.486-8.36 pts
91Jeff Davis County9.483-0.08 pts
92Effingham County9.478-2.09 pts
93Lanier County9.375-6.08 pts
94Ware County9.308+0.04 pts
95Muscogee County9.297+0.85 pts
96Sumter County9.287+1.58 pts
97Toombs County9.269-1.18 pts
98Chatham County9.264-0.13 pts
99Crisp County9.244-0.62 pts
100Baldwin County9.233+2.97 pts
101Liberty County9.091-0.49 pts
102Hart County9.029-2.32 pts
103Bibb County9.018-1.14 pts
104Colquitt County8.997+0.23 pts
105Carroll County8.94-1.73 pts
106Madison County8.841-1.91 pts
107Lumpkin County8.808-4.08 pts
108Candler County8.786-2.61 pts
109Taylor County8.734+1.01 pts
110Tift County8.705-1.2 pts
111Spalding County8.7-0.7 pts
112Stewart County8.621-3.45 pts
113Burke County8.591-0.66 pts
114Elbert County8.575+0.21 pts
115Whitfield County8.556-0.81 pts
116Brantley County8.547-0.49 pts
116Clinch County8.547-0.74 pts
116Jefferson County8.547+2.8 pts
119Camden County8.499-1.88 pts
120Dougherty County8.473+0.43 pts
121Terrell County8.358+5.38 pts
122Troup County8.34-1.71 pts
123Walker County8.254-1.16 pts
124Washington County8.211-1.42 pts
125Thomas County8.18+0.18 pts
126Atkinson County8.14-2.21 pts
127Wayne County8.063-1.7 pts
128Wilkinson County8.059-6.94 pts
129Gordon County8.051-0.76 pts
130Tattnall County8.029-3.78 pts
131Butts County8.012-1.6 pts
132Richmond County7.993-0.34 pts
133Laurens County7.875-0.6 pts
134Franklin County7.702-2.49 pts
135Appling County7.67+0.3 pts
136Greene County7.557-3.36 pts
137Clay County7.407+0.26 pts
138Pike County7.371-6.58 pts
139Miller County7.347-2.41 pts
140Coffee County7.336-0.18 pts
141Macon County7.324-2.02 pts
142Marion County7.246-6.74 pts
143Haralson County7.051-3.53 pts
144Decatur County6.996-3.62 pts
145Long County5.839-5.84 pts
146Chattahoochee County5.825n/a
147Talbot County5.714-7.49 pts
148Bleckley County5.66-2.96 pts
149Randolph County5.6-6.45 pts
150Wilkes County5.486-7.1 pts
151Jenkins County5.291-11.29 pts
152Seminole County5.096-3.94 pts
153Pierce County4.778-9.04 pts
154Turner County2.23-5.89 pts
155Glascock County0-21.62 pts

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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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Irwin County, with 24.034% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Glascock County, with 0% in 2012.

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