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Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate

Clay County had the highest establishment exit rate of 155 counties in 2013, at 25%. Clinch County had the lowest, at 4.979%. The median was 9.143% and the figure for Georgia was 9.805%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25Clay County
Lowest4.979Clinch County
Median9.143155 counties
Georgia9.805History

Map of counties, 2013

Appling County: 7.747 %Atkinson County: 12.941 %Bacon County: 5.985 %Baker County: 13.333 %Baldwin County: 9.455 %Banks County: 7.5 %Barrow County: 10.447 %Bartow County: 8.688 %Ben Hill County: 6.818 %Berrien County: 12.731 %Bibb County: 9.386 %Bleckley County: 10.932 %Brantley County: 9.143 %Brooks County: 9.5 %Bryan County: 9.506 %Bulloch County: 8.671 %Burke County: 7.279 %Butts County: 7.418 %Calhoun County: 8.696 %Camden County: 8.417 %Candler County: 12.169 %Carroll County: 8.431 %Catoosa County: 7.109 %Charlton County: 8.955 %Chatham County: 8.714 %Chattahoochee County: 9.709 %Chattooga County: 10.127 %Cherokee County: 10.881 %Clarke County: 7.798 %Clay County: 25 %Clayton County: 11.663 %Clinch County: 4.979 %Cobb County: 10.96 %Coffee County: 7.896 %Colquitt County: 7.771 %Columbia County: 10.06 %Cook County: 9.328 %Coweta County: 9.724 %Crawford County: 14.218 %Crisp County: 5.214 %Dade County: 8.608 %Dawson County: 9.287 %Decatur County: 10.191 %DeKalb County: 10.414 %Dodge County: 7.767 %Dooly County: 12.457 %Dougherty County: 8.273 %Douglas County: 9.842 %Early County: 7.179 %Effingham County: 10.314 %Elbert County: 8.454 %Emanuel County: 8.075 %Evans County: 9.549 %Fannin County: 9.047 %Fayette County: 10.444 %Floyd County: 8.803 %Forsyth County: 10.993 %Franklin County: 10.769 %Fulton County: 10.512 %Gilmer County: 11.692 %Glynn County: 8.627 %Gordon County: 9.067 %Grady County: 10.567 %Greene County: 7.108 %Gwinnett County: 10.43 %Habersham County: 8.69 %Hall County: 9.39 %Hancock County: 12.5 %Haralson County: 7.159 %Harris County: 9.938 %Hart County: 8.767 %Heard County: 10.39 %Henry County: 10.282 %Houston County: 8.304 %Irwin County: 11.982 %Jackson County: 9.505 %Jasper County: 12.014 %Jeff Davis County: 6.593 %Jefferson County: 8.421 %Jenkins County: 12.834 %Johnson County: 9.778 %Jones County: 10.959 %Lamar County: 8.279 %Lanier County: 7.609 %Laurens County: 8.147 %Lee County: 13.314 %Liberty County: 11.549 %Lincoln County: 8.661 %Long County: 10.219 %Lowndes County: 8.371 %Lumpkin County: 10.825 %McDuffie County: 6.957 %McIntosh County: 13.913 %Macon County: 7.91 %Madison County: 9.146 %Marion County: 6.897 %Meriwether County: 13.913 %Miller County: 8.097 %Mitchell County: 9.118 %Monroe County: 10.245 %Montgomery County: 11.111 %Morgan County: 9.762 %Murray County: 7.407 %Muscogee County: 9.253 %Newton County: 9.713 %Oconee County: 10.213 %Oglethorpe County: 10.863 %Paulding County: 11.765 %Peach County: 9.143 %Pickens County: 9.781 %Pierce County: 7.47 %Pike County: 6.25 %Polk County: 9.398 %Pulaski County: 5.488 %Putnam County: 8.197 %Quitman County: 9.677 %Rabun County: 8.571 %Randolph County: 7.782 %Richmond County: 8.474 %Rockdale County: 8.974 %Screven County: 8.586 %Seminole County: 10.159 %Spalding County: 9.01 %Stephens County: 6.42 %Stewart County: 12.069 %Sumter County: 9.885 %Talbot County: 11.321 %Taliaferro County: 25 %Tattnall County: 9.524 %Taylor County: 8.811 %Telfair County: 7.242 %Terrell County: 12.461 %Thomas County: 9.985 %Tift County: 9.942 %Toombs County: 8.288 %Towns County: 8.077 %Treutlen County: 7.595 %Troup County: 7.84 %Turner County: 5.861 %Twiggs County: 7.576 %Union County: 6.933 %Upson County: 8.047 %Walker County: 7.254 %Walton County: 11.02 %Ware County: 8.098 %Warren County: 6.504 %Washington County: 8.67 %Wayne County: 6.256 %Wheeler County: 15.267 %White County: 8.381 %Whitfield County: 7.552 %Wilcox County: 9.524 %Wilkes County: 13.542 %Wilkinson County: 6.545 %Worth County: 6.526 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Clay County: 25 %Clay County25Taliaferro County: 25 %Taliaferro County25Wheeler County: 15.267 %Wheeler County15.267Crawford County: 14.218 %Crawford County14.218McIntosh County: 13.913 %McIntosh County13.913Meriwether County: 13.913 %Meriwether County13.913Wilkes County: 13.542 %Wilkes County13.542Baker County: 13.333 %Baker County13.333Lee County: 13.314 %Lee County13.314Atkinson County: 12.941 %Atkinson County12.941Jenkins County: 12.834 %Jenkins County12.834Berrien County: 12.731 %Berrien County12.731Hancock County: 12.5 %Hancock County12.5Terrell County: 12.461 %Terrell County12.461Dooly County: 12.457 %Dooly County12.457Candler County: 12.169 %Candler County12.169Stewart County: 12.069 %Stewart County12.069Jasper County: 12.014 %Jasper County12.014Irwin County: 11.982 %Irwin County11.982Paulding County: 11.765 %Paulding County11.765Gilmer County: 11.692 %Gilmer County11.692Clayton County: 11.663 %Clayton County11.663Liberty County: 11.549 %Liberty County11.549Talbot County: 11.321 %Talbot County11.321Montgomery County: 11.111 %Montgomery County11.111Walton County: 11.02 %Walton County11.02Forsyth County: 10.993 %Forsyth County10.993Cobb County: 10.96 %Cobb County10.96Jones County: 10.959 %Jones County10.959Bleckley County: 10.932 %Bleckley County10.932Cherokee County: 10.881 %Cherokee County10.881Oglethorpe County: 10.863 %Oglethorpe County10.863Lumpkin County: 10.825 %Lumpkin County10.825Franklin County: 10.769 %Franklin County10.769Grady County: 10.567 %Grady County10.567Fulton County: 10.512 %Fulton County10.512Barrow County: 10.447 %Barrow County10.447Fayette County: 10.444 %Fayette County10.444Gwinnett County: 10.43 %Gwinnett County10.43DeKalb County: 10.414 %DeKalb County10.414Clay County: 25 %Clay County25Taliaferro County: 25 %Taliaferro County25Wheeler County: 15.267 %Wheeler County15.267Crawford County: 14.218 %Crawford County14.218McIntosh County: 13.913 %McIntosh County13.913Meriwether County: 13.913 %Meriwether County13.913Wilkes County: 13.542 %Wilkes County13.542Baker County: 13.333 %Baker County13.333Lee County: 13.314 %Lee County13.314Atkinson County: 12.941 %Atkinson County12.941Jenkins County: 12.834 %Jenkins County12.834Berrien County: 12.731 %Berrien County12.731Hancock County: 12.5 %Hancock County12.5Terrell County: 12.461 %Terrell County12.461Dooly County: 12.457 %Dooly County12.457Candler County: 12.169 %Candler County12.169Stewart County: 12.069 %Stewart County12.069Jasper County: 12.014 %Jasper County12.014Irwin County: 11.982 %Irwin County11.982Paulding County: 11.765 %Paulding County11.765Gilmer County: 11.692 %Gilmer County11.692Clayton County: 11.663 %Clayton County11.663Liberty County: 11.549 %Liberty County11.549Talbot County: 11.321 %Talbot County11.321Montgomery County: 11.111 %Montgomery County11.111Walton County: 11.02 %Walton County11.02Forsyth County: 10.993 %Forsyth County10.993Cobb County: 10.96 %Cobb County10.96Jones County: 10.959 %Jones County10.959Bleckley County: 10.932 %Bleckley County10.932Cherokee County: 10.881 %Cherokee County10.881Oglethorpe County: 10.863 %Oglethorpe County10.863Lumpkin County: 10.825 %Lumpkin County10.825Franklin County: 10.769 %Franklin County10.769Grady County: 10.567 %Grady County10.567Fulton County: 10.512 %Fulton County10.512Barrow County: 10.447 %Barrow County10.447Fayette County: 10.444 %Fayette County10.444Gwinnett County: 10.43 %Gwinnett County10.43DeKalb County: 10.414 %DeKalb County10.414
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Clay County25+17.59 pts
1Taliaferro County25n/a
3Wheeler County15.267-1.03 pts
4Crawford County14.218+1.2 pts
5McIntosh County13.913+1.59 pts
5Meriwether County13.913+3.51 pts
7Wilkes County13.542+8.06 pts
8Baker County13.333+0.83 pts
9Lee County13.314-1.56 pts
10Atkinson County12.941+4.8 pts
11Jenkins County12.834+7.54 pts
12Berrien County12.731+1.64 pts
13Hancock County12.5-2.43 pts
14Terrell County12.461+4.1 pts
15Dooly County12.457+2.42 pts
16Candler County12.169+3.38 pts
17Stewart County12.069+3.45 pts
18Jasper County12.014+2.19 pts
19Irwin County11.982-12.05 pts
20Paulding County11.765-0.82 pts
21Gilmer County11.692-0.91 pts
22Clayton County11.663+0.42 pts
23Liberty County11.549+2.46 pts
24Talbot County11.321+5.61 pts
25Montgomery County11.111+1.59 pts
26Walton County11.02+0.57 pts
27Forsyth County10.993+0.03 pts
28Cobb County10.96+0.43 pts
29Jones County10.959-2.37 pts
30Bleckley County10.932+5.27 pts
31Cherokee County10.881-0.75 pts
32Oglethorpe County10.863+1.34 pts
33Lumpkin County10.825+2.02 pts
34Franklin County10.769+3.07 pts
35Grady County10.567+0.95 pts
36Fulton County10.512-1.61 pts
37Barrow County10.447+0.37 pts
38Fayette County10.444-0.4 pts
39Gwinnett County10.43-1.06 pts
40DeKalb County10.414-1.74 pts
41Heard County10.39-0.37 pts
42Effingham County10.314+0.84 pts
43Henry County10.282-0.64 pts
44Monroe County10.245-0.54 pts
45Long County10.219+4.38 pts
46Oconee County10.213-0.7 pts
47Decatur County10.191+3.2 pts
48Seminole County10.159+5.06 pts
49Chattooga County10.127-1.1 pts
50Columbia County10.06+0.26 pts
51Thomas County9.985+1.8 pts
52Tift County9.942+1.24 pts
53Harris County9.938-4.13 pts
54Sumter County9.885+0.6 pts
55Douglas County9.842-1.08 pts
56Pickens County9.781-3.07 pts
57Johnson County9.778-0.39 pts
58Morgan County9.762-2.85 pts
59Coweta County9.724-1.04 pts
60Newton County9.713+0.1 pts
61Chattahoochee County9.709+3.88 pts
62Quitman County9.677n/a
63Evans County9.549-0.25 pts
64Tattnall County9.524+1.49 pts
64Wilcox County9.524-2.1 pts
66Bryan County9.506-1 pts
67Jackson County9.505-2.08 pts
68Brooks County9.5-4.26 pts
69Baldwin County9.455+0.22 pts
70Polk County9.398-3.95 pts
71Hall County9.39-0.6 pts
72Bibb County9.386+0.37 pts
73Cook County9.328-2.65 pts
74Dawson County9.287-1.71 pts
75Muscogee County9.253-0.04 pts
76Madison County9.146+0.31 pts
77Brantley County9.143+0.6 pts
77Peach County9.143-0.77 pts
79Mitchell County9.118-1.01 pts
80Gordon County9.067+1.02 pts
81Fannin County9.047-1.65 pts
82Spalding County9.01+0.31 pts
83Rockdale County8.974-0.77 pts
84Charlton County8.955-1.65 pts
85Taylor County8.811+0.08 pts
86Floyd County8.803-0.78 pts
87Hart County8.767-0.26 pts
88Chatham County8.714-0.55 pts
89Calhoun County8.696-1.38 pts
90Habersham County8.69-0.95 pts
91Bartow County8.688-1.22 pts
92Bulloch County8.671-1.19 pts
93Washington County8.67+0.46 pts
94Lincoln County8.661-0.83 pts
95Glynn County8.627-1.61 pts
96Dade County8.608-1.04 pts
97Screven County8.586-1.78 pts
98Rabun County8.571-1.61 pts
99Richmond County8.474+0.48 pts
100Elbert County8.454-0.12 pts
101Carroll County8.431-0.51 pts
102Jefferson County8.421-0.13 pts
103Camden County8.417-0.08 pts
104White County8.381-2.58 pts
105Lowndes County8.371-2.97 pts
106Houston County8.304-1.3 pts
107Toombs County8.288-0.98 pts
108Lamar County8.279-3.84 pts
109Dougherty County8.273-0.2 pts
110Putnam County8.197-2.73 pts
111Laurens County8.147+0.27 pts
112Ware County8.098-1.21 pts
113Miller County8.097+0.75 pts
114Towns County8.077-6.96 pts
115Emanuel County8.075-1.74 pts
116Upson County8.047-1.71 pts
117Macon County7.91+0.59 pts
118Coffee County7.896+0.56 pts
119Troup County7.84-0.5 pts
120Clarke County7.798-2.46 pts
121Randolph County7.782+2.18 pts
122Colquitt County7.771-1.23 pts
123Dodge County7.767-2.25 pts
124Appling County7.747+0.08 pts
125Lanier County7.609-1.77 pts
126Treutlen County7.595-3.45 pts
127Twiggs County7.576n/a
128Whitfield County7.552-1 pts
129Banks County7.5-3.75 pts
130Pierce County7.47+2.69 pts
131Butts County7.418-0.59 pts
132Murray County7.407-2.22 pts
133Burke County7.279-1.31 pts
134Walker County7.254-1 pts
135Telfair County7.242-3.06 pts
136Early County7.179-4.5 pts
137Haralson County7.159+0.11 pts
138Catoosa County7.109-2.59 pts
139Greene County7.108-0.45 pts
140McDuffie County6.957-3.07 pts
141Union County6.933-4.24 pts
142Marion County6.897-0.35 pts
143Ben Hill County6.818-4.93 pts
144Jeff Davis County6.593-2.89 pts
145Wilkinson County6.545-1.51 pts
146Worth County6.526-4.56 pts
147Warren County6.504-4.61 pts
148Stephens County6.42-4.4 pts
149Wayne County6.256-1.81 pts
150Pike County6.25-1.12 pts
151Bacon County5.985-4.44 pts
152Turner County5.861+3.63 pts
153Pulaski County5.488-7.73 pts
154Crisp County5.214-4.03 pts
155Clinch County4.979-3.57 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 2013 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Clay County, with 25% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Clinch County, with 4.979% in 2013.

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