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Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate

Webster County had the highest establishment exit rate of 158 counties in 2018, at 19.608%. Taylor County had the lowest, at 4.444%. The median was 8.307% and the figure for Georgia was 9.311%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.608Webster County
Lowest4.444Taylor County
Median8.307158 counties
Georgia9.311History

Map of counties, 2018

Appling County: 7.353 %Atkinson County: 6.173 %Bacon County: 7.009 %Baker County: 18.868 %Baldwin County: 8.201 %Banks County: 9.328 %Barrow County: 7.243 %Bartow County: 8.939 %Ben Hill County: 9.573 %Berrien County: 9.655 %Bibb County: 7.831 %Bleckley County: 8.054 %Brantley County: 7.008 %Brooks County: 9.685 %Bryan County: 6.879 %Bulloch County: 7.692 %Burke County: 10.51 %Butts County: 7.67 %Calhoun County: 14.173 %Camden County: 7.602 %Candler County: 8.533 %Carroll County: 7.218 %Catoosa County: 7.357 %Charlton County: 7.194 %Chatham County: 8.302 %Chattahoochee County: 13.861 %Chattooga County: 9.187 %Cherokee County: 10.202 %Clarke County: 7.589 %Clay County: 8.955 %Clayton County: 9.874 %Clinch County: 4.858 %Cobb County: 10.258 %Coffee County: 5.844 %Colquitt County: 7.985 %Columbia County: 8.965 %Cook County: 7.119 %Coweta County: 8.4 %Crawford County: 6.731 %Crisp County: 6.575 %Dade County: 8.608 %Dawson County: 7.737 %Decatur County: 7.554 %DeKalb County: 10.64 %Dodge County: 7.445 %Dooly County: 9.929 %Dougherty County: 8.298 %Douglas County: 7.735 %Early County: 8.312 %Echols County: 10.714 %Effingham County: 8.938 %Elbert County: 8.537 %Emanuel County: 7.537 %Evans County: 6.452 %Fannin County: 9.785 %Fayette County: 8.963 %Floyd County: 8.862 %Forsyth County: 10.268 %Franklin County: 6.651 %Fulton County: 10.79 %Gilmer County: 10.156 %Glynn County: 7.935 %Gordon County: 7.815 %Grady County: 6.801 %Greene County: 7.331 %Gwinnett County: 10.319 %Habersham County: 7.398 %Hall County: 7.601 %Hancock County: 13.559 %Haralson County: 7.649 %Harris County: 10.87 %Hart County: 7.198 %Heard County: 15.9 %Henry County: 9.573 %Houston County: 8.94 %Irwin County: 5.882 %Jackson County: 8.037 %Jasper County: 5.921 %Jeff Davis County: 9.17 %Jefferson County: 7.89 %Jenkins County: 9.326 %Johnson County: 9.009 %Jones County: 8.71 %Lamar County: 7.098 %Lanier County: 7.65 %Laurens County: 6.963 %Lee County: 10.235 %Liberty County: 9.353 %Lincoln County: 5.578 %Long County: 11.765 %Lowndes County: 6.895 %Lumpkin County: 8.953 %McDuffie County: 8.521 %McIntosh County: 7.385 %Macon County: 4.665 %Madison County: 8.296 %Marion County: 13.072 %Meriwether County: 8.156 %Miller County: 5.43 %Mitchell County: 8.295 %Monroe County: 7.343 %Montgomery County: 10.68 %Morgan County: 8.511 %Murray County: 10.026 %Muscogee County: 8.719 %Newton County: 10.254 %Oconee County: 6.393 %Oglethorpe County: 8.615 %Paulding County: 10.613 %Peach County: 8.266 %Pickens County: 8.359 %Pierce County: 9.967 %Pike County: 8.163 %Polk County: 9.619 %Pulaski County: 5.341 %Putnam County: 9.439 %Quitman County: 12.903 %Rabun County: 6.952 %Randolph County: 7.377 %Richmond County: 7.807 %Rockdale County: 8.224 %Schley County: 9.434 %Screven County: 9.045 %Seminole County: 9.524 %Spalding County: 9.458 %Stephens County: 7.191 %Stewart County: 11.215 %Sumter County: 7.98 %Talbot County: 10.909 %Taliaferro County: 18.182 %Tattnall County: 6.137 %Taylor County: 4.444 %Telfair County: 6.162 %Terrell County: 4.969 %Thomas County: 8.519 %Tift County: 7.269 %Toombs County: 8.367 %Towns County: 10.832 %Treutlen County: 8.917 %Troup County: 8.548 %Turner County: 10.332 %Twiggs County: 10.606 %Union County: 8.949 %Upson County: 7.177 %Walker County: 9.202 %Walton County: 9.287 %Ware County: 8.242 %Warren County: 7.519 %Washington County: 7.463 %Wayne County: 7.685 %Webster County: 19.608 %Wheeler County: 11.009 %White County: 7.388 %Whitfield County: 7.988 %Wilcox County: 10.256 %Wilkes County: 10.87 %Wilkinson County: 7.937 %Worth County: 7.755 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Webster County: 19.608 %Webster County19.608Baker County: 18.868 %Baker County18.868Taliaferro County: 18.182 %Taliaferro County18.182Heard County: 15.9 %Heard County15.9Calhoun County: 14.173 %Calhoun County14.173Chattahoochee County: 13.861 %Chattahoochee County13.861Hancock County: 13.559 %Hancock County13.559Marion County: 13.072 %Marion County13.072Quitman County: 12.903 %Quitman County12.903Long County: 11.765 %Long County11.765Stewart County: 11.215 %Stewart County11.215Wheeler County: 11.009 %Wheeler County11.009Talbot County: 10.909 %Talbot County10.909Harris County: 10.87 %Harris County10.87Wilkes County: 10.87 %Wilkes County10.87Towns County: 10.832 %Towns County10.832Fulton County: 10.79 %Fulton County10.79Echols County: 10.714 %Echols County10.714Montgomery County: 10.68 %Montgomery County10.68DeKalb County: 10.64 %DeKalb County10.64Paulding County: 10.613 %Paulding County10.613Twiggs County: 10.606 %Twiggs County10.606Burke County: 10.51 %Burke County10.51Turner County: 10.332 %Turner County10.332Gwinnett County: 10.319 %Gwinnett County10.319Forsyth County: 10.268 %Forsyth County10.268Cobb County: 10.258 %Cobb County10.258Wilcox County: 10.256 %Wilcox County10.256Newton County: 10.254 %Newton County10.254Lee County: 10.235 %Lee County10.235Cherokee County: 10.202 %Cherokee County10.202Gilmer County: 10.156 %Gilmer County10.156Murray County: 10.026 %Murray County10.026Pierce County: 9.967 %Pierce County9.967Dooly County: 9.929 %Dooly County9.929Clayton County: 9.874 %Clayton County9.874Fannin County: 9.785 %Fannin County9.785Brooks County: 9.685 %Brooks County9.685Berrien County: 9.655 %Berrien County9.655Polk County: 9.619 %Polk County9.619Webster County: 19.608 %Webster County19.608Baker County: 18.868 %Baker County18.868Taliaferro County: 18.182 %Taliaferro County18.182Heard County: 15.9 %Heard County15.9Calhoun County: 14.173 %Calhoun County14.173Chattahoochee County: 13.861 %Chattahoochee County13.861Hancock County: 13.559 %Hancock County13.559Marion County: 13.072 %Marion County13.072Quitman County: 12.903 %Quitman County12.903Long County: 11.765 %Long County11.765Stewart County: 11.215 %Stewart County11.215Wheeler County: 11.009 %Wheeler County11.009Talbot County: 10.909 %Talbot County10.909Harris County: 10.87 %Harris County10.87Wilkes County: 10.87 %Wilkes County10.87Towns County: 10.832 %Towns County10.832Fulton County: 10.79 %Fulton County10.79Echols County: 10.714 %Echols County10.714Montgomery County: 10.68 %Montgomery County10.68DeKalb County: 10.64 %DeKalb County10.64Paulding County: 10.613 %Paulding County10.613Twiggs County: 10.606 %Twiggs County10.606Burke County: 10.51 %Burke County10.51Turner County: 10.332 %Turner County10.332Gwinnett County: 10.319 %Gwinnett County10.319Forsyth County: 10.268 %Forsyth County10.268Cobb County: 10.258 %Cobb County10.258Wilcox County: 10.256 %Wilcox County10.256Newton County: 10.254 %Newton County10.254Lee County: 10.235 %Lee County10.235Cherokee County: 10.202 %Cherokee County10.202Gilmer County: 10.156 %Gilmer County10.156Murray County: 10.026 %Murray County10.026Pierce County: 9.967 %Pierce County9.967Dooly County: 9.929 %Dooly County9.929Clayton County: 9.874 %Clayton County9.874Fannin County: 9.785 %Fannin County9.785Brooks County: 9.685 %Brooks County9.685Berrien County: 9.655 %Berrien County9.655Polk County: 9.619 %Polk County9.619
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Webster County19.608n/a
2Baker County18.868n/a
3Taliaferro County18.182+2.39 pts
4Heard County15.9+9.34 pts
5Calhoun County14.173+0.22 pts
6Chattahoochee County13.861n/a
7Hancock County13.559+1.99 pts
8Marion County13.072-0.68 pts
9Quitman County12.903n/a
10Long County11.765+1.4 pts
11Stewart County11.215+5.71 pts
12Wheeler County11.009-5.06 pts
13Talbot County10.909n/a
14Harris County10.87-0.41 pts
14Wilkes County10.87+6.47 pts
16Towns County10.832+4.55 pts
17Fulton County10.79+0.44 pts
18Echols County10.714n/a
19Montgomery County10.68+4.83 pts
20DeKalb County10.64-0.11 pts
21Paulding County10.613+1.19 pts
22Twiggs County10.606+1.38 pts
23Burke County10.51+4.05 pts
24Turner County10.332+2.3 pts
25Gwinnett County10.319+0.38 pts
26Forsyth County10.268+0.03 pts
27Cobb County10.258+0.4 pts
28Wilcox County10.256+1.17 pts
29Newton County10.254+2.67 pts
30Lee County10.235+0.66 pts
31Cherokee County10.202+1.9 pts
32Gilmer County10.156+0.41 pts
33Murray County10.026+3.57 pts
34Pierce County9.967-2.61 pts
35Dooly County9.929-0.99 pts
36Clayton County9.874+0.74 pts
37Fannin County9.785-0.03 pts
38Brooks County9.685+1.9 pts
39Berrien County9.655-2.54 pts
40Polk County9.619+2.33 pts
41Ben Hill County9.573+1.84 pts
41Henry County9.573+0.1 pts
43Seminole County9.524+0.69 pts
44Spalding County9.458+1.26 pts
45Putnam County9.439-0.88 pts
46Schley County9.434-6.64 pts
47Liberty County9.353+0.85 pts
48Banks County9.328+3.3 pts
49Jenkins County9.326-0.93 pts
50Walton County9.287+1.4 pts
51Walker County9.202+1.08 pts
52Chattooga County9.187+0.35 pts
53Jeff Davis County9.17+0.38 pts
54Screven County9.045+6.03 pts
55Johnson County9.009-0.81 pts
56Columbia County8.965+2.11 pts
57Fayette County8.963-0.52 pts
58Clay County8.955-5.97 pts
59Lumpkin County8.953+0.45 pts
60Union County8.949+1.37 pts
61Houston County8.94+0.98 pts
62Bartow County8.939+1.54 pts
63Effingham County8.938+1.94 pts
64Treutlen County8.917-2.06 pts
65Floyd County8.862+1.81 pts
66Muscogee County8.719+1.05 pts
67Jones County8.71-0.41 pts
68Oglethorpe County8.615-3.19 pts
69Dade County8.608-3.45 pts
70Troup County8.548+0.68 pts
71Elbert County8.537+1.8 pts
72Candler County8.533-2.08 pts
73McDuffie County8.521+1.63 pts
74Thomas County8.519+0.82 pts
75Morgan County8.511-0.18 pts
76Coweta County8.4+0.5 pts
77Toombs County8.367+1.53 pts
78Pickens County8.359+0.38 pts
79Early County8.312+3.68 pts
80Chatham County8.302-0.99 pts
81Dougherty County8.298+0.62 pts
82Madison County8.296+0.44 pts
83Mitchell County8.295+0.33 pts
84Peach County8.266+1.11 pts
85Ware County8.242+1.45 pts
86Rockdale County8.224+1.1 pts
87Baldwin County8.201-1.48 pts
88Pike County8.163-0.15 pts
89Meriwether County8.156+1.58 pts
90Bleckley County8.054+1.16 pts
91Jackson County8.037-0.21 pts
92Whitfield County7.988+1.5 pts
93Colquitt County7.985-1.37 pts
94Sumter County7.98-0.21 pts
95Wilkinson County7.937n/a
96Glynn County7.935-0.63 pts
97Jefferson County7.89+0.3 pts
98Bibb County7.831+0.23 pts
99Gordon County7.815-0.15 pts
100Richmond County7.807-0.37 pts
101Worth County7.755+1.25 pts
102Dawson County7.737-1.16 pts
103Douglas County7.735-1.1 pts
104Bulloch County7.692-0.63 pts
105Wayne County7.685-0.07 pts
106Butts County7.67-2.81 pts
107Lanier County7.65+2.16 pts
108Haralson County7.649+0.03 pts
109Camden County7.602-1.97 pts
110Hall County7.601+0.23 pts
111Clarke County7.589-0.37 pts
112Decatur County7.554+0.59 pts
113Emanuel County7.537+0.53 pts
114Warren County7.519-2.93 pts
115Washington County7.463-0.88 pts
116Dodge County7.445+1.63 pts
117Habersham County7.398-0.95 pts
118White County7.388+0.55 pts
119McIntosh County7.385-4.24 pts
120Randolph County7.377-0.69 pts
121Catoosa County7.357-0.74 pts
122Appling County7.353+2.04 pts
123Monroe County7.343-0.82 pts
124Greene County7.331-0.57 pts
125Tift County7.269+0.52 pts
126Barrow County7.243-2.03 pts
127Carroll County7.218-0.29 pts
128Hart County7.198+0.48 pts
129Charlton County7.194-6.28 pts
130Stephens County7.191-1.8 pts
131Upson County7.177-2.25 pts
132Cook County7.119-2.27 pts
133Lamar County7.098-0.12 pts
134Bacon County7.009+0.28 pts
135Brantley County7.008-2.49 pts
136Laurens County6.963-1.31 pts
137Rabun County6.952-1.65 pts
138Lowndes County6.895-0.77 pts
139Bryan County6.879-3.06 pts
140Grady County6.801-0.07 pts
141Crawford County6.731+2.77 pts
142Franklin County6.651-0.84 pts
143Crisp County6.575-1.01 pts
144Evans County6.452+0.45 pts
145Oconee County6.393-1.97 pts
146Atkinson County6.173-6.17 pts
147Telfair County6.162+1.11 pts
148Tattnall County6.137-4.16 pts
149Jasper County5.921-0.31 pts
150Irwin County5.882-2.86 pts
151Coffee County5.844-1.56 pts
152Lincoln County5.578-2.36 pts
153Miller County5.43-1.78 pts
154Pulaski County5.341-1.82 pts
155Terrell County4.969+0.03 pts
156Clinch County4.858-2.4 pts
157Macon County4.665-2.85 pts
158Taylor County4.444-6.13 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Webster County, with 19.608% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Taylor County, with 4.444% in 2018.

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