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Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate

Schley County had the highest establishment exit rate of 151 counties in 2017, at 16.071%. Screven County had the lowest, at 3.015%. The median was 8.096% and the figure for Georgia was 9.048%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.071Schley County
Lowest3.015Screven County
Median8.096151 counties
Georgia9.048History

Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 5.318 %Atkinson County: 12.346 %Bacon County: 6.731 %Baldwin County: 9.686 %Banks County: 6.026 %Barrow County: 9.273 %Bartow County: 7.394 %Ben Hill County: 7.731 %Berrien County: 12.19 %Bibb County: 7.601 %Bleckley County: 6.897 %Brantley County: 9.497 %Brooks County: 7.786 %Bryan County: 9.94 %Bulloch County: 8.327 %Burke County: 6.462 %Butts County: 10.48 %Calhoun County: 13.953 %Camden County: 9.568 %Candler County: 10.61 %Carroll County: 7.504 %Catoosa County: 8.096 %Charlton County: 13.475 %Chatham County: 9.295 %Chattooga County: 8.834 %Cherokee County: 8.302 %Clarke County: 7.957 %Clay County: 14.925 %Clayton County: 9.133 %Clinch County: 7.258 %Cobb County: 9.859 %Coffee County: 7.407 %Colquitt County: 9.356 %Columbia County: 6.852 %Cook County: 9.391 %Coweta County: 7.897 %Crawford County: 3.96 %Crisp County: 7.587 %Dade County: 12.06 %Dawson County: 8.893 %Decatur County: 6.964 %DeKalb County: 10.752 %Dodge County: 5.812 %Dooly County: 10.922 %Dougherty County: 7.683 %Douglas County: 8.833 %Early County: 4.627 %Effingham County: 6.994 %Elbert County: 6.739 %Emanuel County: 7.008 %Evans County: 6 %Fannin County: 9.819 %Fayette County: 9.483 %Floyd County: 7.052 %Forsyth County: 10.242 %Franklin County: 7.488 %Fulton County: 10.351 %Gilmer County: 9.747 %Glynn County: 8.567 %Gordon County: 7.963 %Grady County: 6.87 %Greene County: 7.898 %Gwinnett County: 9.939 %Habersham County: 8.344 %Hall County: 7.37 %Hancock County: 11.57 %Haralson County: 7.615 %Harris County: 11.279 %Hart County: 6.718 %Heard County: 6.557 %Henry County: 9.475 %Houston County: 7.957 %Irwin County: 8.738 %Jackson County: 8.247 %Jasper County: 6.228 %Jeff Davis County: 8.791 %Jefferson County: 7.586 %Jenkins County: 10.256 %Johnson County: 9.821 %Jones County: 9.122 %Lamar County: 7.219 %Lanier County: 5.495 %Laurens County: 8.271 %Lee County: 9.576 %Liberty County: 8.505 %Lincoln County: 7.937 %Long County: 10.37 %Lowndes County: 7.664 %Lumpkin County: 8.503 %McDuffie County: 6.888 %McIntosh County: 11.621 %Macon County: 7.514 %Madison County: 7.855 %Marion County: 13.75 %Meriwether County: 6.574 %Miller County: 7.207 %Mitchell County: 7.963 %Monroe County: 8.168 %Montgomery County: 5.854 %Morgan County: 8.686 %Murray County: 6.46 %Muscogee County: 7.668 %Newton County: 7.58 %Oconee County: 8.358 %Oglethorpe County: 11.801 %Paulding County: 9.423 %Peach County: 7.159 %Pickens County: 7.982 %Pierce County: 12.581 %Pike County: 8.316 %Polk County: 7.293 %Pulaski County: 7.164 %Putnam County: 10.323 %Rabun County: 8.605 %Randolph County: 8.065 %Richmond County: 8.178 %Rockdale County: 7.125 %Schley County: 16.071 %Screven County: 3.015 %Seminole County: 8.833 %Spalding County: 8.197 %Stephens County: 8.993 %Stewart County: 5.505 %Sumter County: 8.187 %Taliaferro County: 15.789 %Tattnall County: 10.294 %Taylor County: 10.573 %Telfair County: 5.056 %Terrell County: 4.938 %Thomas County: 7.696 %Tift County: 6.753 %Toombs County: 6.842 %Towns County: 6.287 %Treutlen County: 10.976 %Troup County: 7.866 %Turner County: 8.029 %Twiggs County: 9.231 %Union County: 7.58 %Upson County: 9.423 %Walker County: 8.123 %Walton County: 7.887 %Ware County: 6.788 %Warren County: 10.448 %Washington County: 8.346 %Wayne County: 7.75 %Wheeler County: 16.071 %White County: 6.836 %Whitfield County: 6.486 %Wilcox County: 9.091 %Wilkes County: 4.396 %Worth County: 6.504 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Schley County: 16.071 %Schley County16.071Wheeler County: 16.071 %Wheeler County16.071Taliaferro County: 15.789 %Taliaferro County15.789Clay County: 14.925 %Clay County14.925Calhoun County: 13.953 %Calhoun County13.953Marion County: 13.75 %Marion County13.75Charlton County: 13.475 %Charlton County13.475Pierce County: 12.581 %Pierce County12.581Atkinson County: 12.346 %Atkinson County12.346Berrien County: 12.19 %Berrien County12.19Dade County: 12.06 %Dade County12.06Oglethorpe County: 11.801 %Oglethorpe County11.801McIntosh County: 11.621 %McIntosh County11.621Hancock County: 11.57 %Hancock County11.57Harris County: 11.279 %Harris County11.279Treutlen County: 10.976 %Treutlen County10.976Dooly County: 10.922 %Dooly County10.922DeKalb County: 10.752 %DeKalb County10.752Candler County: 10.61 %Candler County10.61Taylor County: 10.573 %Taylor County10.573Butts County: 10.48 %Butts County10.48Warren County: 10.448 %Warren County10.448Long County: 10.37 %Long County10.37Fulton County: 10.351 %Fulton County10.351Putnam County: 10.323 %Putnam County10.323Tattnall County: 10.294 %Tattnall County10.294Jenkins County: 10.256 %Jenkins County10.256Forsyth County: 10.242 %Forsyth County10.242Bryan County: 9.94 %Bryan County9.94Gwinnett County: 9.939 %Gwinnett County9.939Cobb County: 9.859 %Cobb County9.859Johnson County: 9.821 %Johnson County9.821Fannin County: 9.819 %Fannin County9.819Gilmer County: 9.747 %Gilmer County9.747Baldwin County: 9.686 %Baldwin County9.686Lee County: 9.576 %Lee County9.576Camden County: 9.568 %Camden County9.568Brantley County: 9.497 %Brantley County9.497Fayette County: 9.483 %Fayette County9.483Henry County: 9.475 %Henry County9.475Schley County: 16.071 %Schley County16.071Wheeler County: 16.071 %Wheeler County16.071Taliaferro County: 15.789 %Taliaferro County15.789Clay County: 14.925 %Clay County14.925Calhoun County: 13.953 %Calhoun County13.953Marion County: 13.75 %Marion County13.75Charlton County: 13.475 %Charlton County13.475Pierce County: 12.581 %Pierce County12.581Atkinson County: 12.346 %Atkinson County12.346Berrien County: 12.19 %Berrien County12.19Dade County: 12.06 %Dade County12.06Oglethorpe County: 11.801 %Oglethorpe County11.801McIntosh County: 11.621 %McIntosh County11.621Hancock County: 11.57 %Hancock County11.57Harris County: 11.279 %Harris County11.279Treutlen County: 10.976 %Treutlen County10.976Dooly County: 10.922 %Dooly County10.922DeKalb County: 10.752 %DeKalb County10.752Candler County: 10.61 %Candler County10.61Taylor County: 10.573 %Taylor County10.573Butts County: 10.48 %Butts County10.48Warren County: 10.448 %Warren County10.448Long County: 10.37 %Long County10.37Fulton County: 10.351 %Fulton County10.351Putnam County: 10.323 %Putnam County10.323Tattnall County: 10.294 %Tattnall County10.294Jenkins County: 10.256 %Jenkins County10.256Forsyth County: 10.242 %Forsyth County10.242Bryan County: 9.94 %Bryan County9.94Gwinnett County: 9.939 %Gwinnett County9.939Cobb County: 9.859 %Cobb County9.859Johnson County: 9.821 %Johnson County9.821Fannin County: 9.819 %Fannin County9.819Gilmer County: 9.747 %Gilmer County9.747Baldwin County: 9.686 %Baldwin County9.686Lee County: 9.576 %Lee County9.576Camden County: 9.568 %Camden County9.568Brantley County: 9.497 %Brantley County9.497Fayette County: 9.483 %Fayette County9.483Henry County: 9.475 %Henry County9.475
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Schley County16.071+5.9 pts
1Wheeler County16.071+6.15 pts
3Taliaferro County15.789n/a
4Clay County14.925+6.35 pts
5Calhoun County13.953+0.11 pts
6Marion County13.75+6.25 pts
7Charlton County13.475+6.31 pts
8Pierce County12.581+3.12 pts
9Atkinson County12.346+5.25 pts
10Berrien County12.19+4.55 pts
11Dade County12.06+5.56 pts
12Oglethorpe County11.801+2.54 pts
13McIntosh County11.621+2.47 pts
14Hancock County11.57+0.28 pts
15Harris County11.279+2.53 pts
16Treutlen County10.976+7.38 pts
17Dooly County10.922+4.78 pts
18DeKalb County10.752+0.78 pts
19Candler County10.61+2.67 pts
20Taylor County10.573-0.93 pts
21Butts County10.48+4.02 pts
22Warren County10.448+5.9 pts
23Long County10.37-0.08 pts
24Fulton County10.351+0.23 pts
25Putnam County10.323-0.84 pts
26Tattnall County10.294+2.59 pts
27Jenkins County10.256+3.08 pts
28Forsyth County10.242-0.45 pts
29Bryan County9.94+1.78 pts
30Gwinnett County9.939+0.33 pts
31Cobb County9.859+0.59 pts
32Johnson County9.821+2.65 pts
33Fannin County9.819+3.7 pts
34Gilmer County9.747+2.77 pts
35Baldwin County9.686+3.54 pts
36Lee County9.576+2.01 pts
37Camden County9.568+1.56 pts
38Brantley County9.497+2.23 pts
39Fayette County9.483+1.72 pts
40Henry County9.475+0.94 pts
41Paulding County9.423-0.31 pts
41Upson County9.423+3.08 pts
43Cook County9.391+5.44 pts
44Colquitt County9.356+1.09 pts
45Chatham County9.295+1.36 pts
46Barrow County9.273+0.84 pts
47Twiggs County9.231-4.2 pts
48Clayton County9.1330 pts
49Jones County9.122+0.23 pts
50Wilcox County9.091-0.73 pts
51Stephens County8.993+3.02 pts
52Dawson County8.893+1.76 pts
53Chattooga County8.834+0.43 pts
54Douglas County8.833+0.96 pts
54Seminole County8.833+1.92 pts
56Jeff Davis County8.791+3.36 pts
57Irwin County8.738+0.21 pts
58Morgan County8.686+3.65 pts
59Rabun County8.605+0.52 pts
60Glynn County8.567+0.83 pts
61Liberty County8.505+0.35 pts
62Lumpkin County8.503-0.53 pts
63Oconee County8.358+0.96 pts
64Washington County8.346+0.87 pts
65Habersham County8.344+1.67 pts
66Bulloch County8.327+0.71 pts
67Pike County8.316+1.88 pts
68Cherokee County8.302-1.43 pts
69Laurens County8.271+2.26 pts
70Jackson County8.247+1.24 pts
71Spalding County8.197+0.16 pts
72Sumter County8.187+2.47 pts
73Richmond County8.178+0.64 pts
74Monroe County8.168-1.36 pts
75Walker County8.123+0.41 pts
76Catoosa County8.096+0.07 pts
77Randolph County8.065n/a
78Turner County8.029+0.81 pts
79Pickens County7.982+0.75 pts
80Gordon County7.963+1.16 pts
80Mitchell County7.963-4.28 pts
82Clarke County7.957+0.78 pts
82Houston County7.957-0.48 pts
84Lincoln County7.937+2.29 pts
85Greene County7.898+1.74 pts
86Coweta County7.897-0.66 pts
87Walton County7.887-0.78 pts
88Troup County7.866-1.14 pts
89Madison County7.855+1.35 pts
90Brooks County7.786+0.96 pts
91Wayne County7.75+0.77 pts
92Ben Hill County7.731-1.53 pts
93Thomas County7.696-0.51 pts
94Dougherty County7.683+0.41 pts
95Muscogee County7.668+0.02 pts
96Lowndes County7.664+1.45 pts
97Haralson County7.615+1.73 pts
98Bibb County7.601-0.27 pts
99Crisp County7.587+1.68 pts
100Jefferson County7.586+1.65 pts
101Newton County7.58-0.18 pts
101Union County7.58-1.09 pts
103Macon County7.514-3.31 pts
104Carroll County7.504-0.02 pts
105Franklin County7.488+1.7 pts
106Coffee County7.407+0.38 pts
107Bartow County7.394-1.71 pts
108Hall County7.37-0.41 pts
109Polk County7.293-3.24 pts
110Clinch County7.2580 pts
111Lamar County7.219+2.44 pts
112Miller County7.207-5.78 pts
113Pulaski County7.164+0.02 pts
114Peach County7.159-1.92 pts
115Rockdale County7.125-1.65 pts
116Floyd County7.052-0.46 pts
117Emanuel County7.008+2.06 pts
118Effingham County6.994-1.6 pts
119Decatur County6.964+0.39 pts
120Bleckley County6.897-2.01 pts
121McDuffie County6.888+2.71 pts
122Grady County6.87+1.22 pts
123Columbia County6.852-1.63 pts
124Toombs County6.842-0.47 pts
125White County6.836-0.61 pts
126Ware County6.788-0.51 pts
127Tift County6.753-0.25 pts
128Elbert County6.739+2.06 pts
129Bacon County6.731-1.13 pts
130Hart County6.718+0.69 pts
131Meriwether County6.574-3.63 pts
132Heard County6.557-2.65 pts
133Worth County6.504-0.49 pts
134Whitfield County6.486+0.31 pts
135Burke County6.462+2.12 pts
136Murray County6.46-1.78 pts
137Towns County6.287-3.63 pts
138Jasper County6.228+1.23 pts
139Banks County6.026+0.94 pts
140Evans County6-1.48 pts
141Montgomery County5.854-5.91 pts
142Dodge County5.812-4.79 pts
143Stewart County5.505-12.19 pts
144Lanier County5.495-5.09 pts
145Appling County5.318-0.62 pts
146Telfair County5.056-2.25 pts
147Terrell County4.938+1.8 pts
148Early County4.627-2.04 pts
149Wilkes County4.396-3.82 pts
150Crawford County3.96-14.49 pts
151Screven County3.015-2.17 pts

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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. 8 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Schley County, with 16.071% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Screven County, with 3.015% in 2017.

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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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 8 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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