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Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate

Heard County had the highest establishment exit rate of 152 counties in 2019, at 16.143%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.824% and the figure for Georgia was 8.805%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.143Heard County
Lowest0Webster County
Median7.824152 counties
Georgia8.805History

Map of counties, 2019

Appling County: 5.839 %Atkinson County: 6.936 %Bacon County: 6.032 %Baldwin County: 4.846 %Banks County: 6.998 %Barrow County: 10.437 %Bartow County: 7.823 %Ben Hill County: 7.679 %Berrien County: 9.112 %Bibb County: 7.944 %Bleckley County: 9.333 %Brantley County: 8.247 %Brooks County: 9.804 %Bryan County: 7.805 %Bulloch County: 7.534 %Burke County: 5.38 %Butts County: 8.067 %Calhoun County: 11.57 %Camden County: 6.599 %Candler County: 3.618 %Carroll County: 7.771 %Catoosa County: 6.091 %Charlton County: 5.735 %Chatham County: 7.538 %Chattooga County: 5.536 %Cherokee County: 8.963 %Clarke County: 6.649 %Clayton County: 9 %Clinch County: 8.23 %Cobb County: 9.918 %Coffee County: 6.589 %Colquitt County: 7.891 %Columbia County: 8.598 %Cook County: 9.492 %Coweta County: 8.454 %Crawford County: 9.709 %Crisp County: 7.188 %Dade County: 6.015 %Dawson County: 9.498 %Decatur County: 5.882 %DeKalb County: 10.111 %Dodge County: 8.348 %Dooly County: 9.964 %Dougherty County: 7.822 %Douglas County: 8.594 %Early County: 8.488 %Effingham County: 8.758 %Elbert County: 5.198 %Emanuel County: 10.151 %Evans County: 6.763 %Fannin County: 10.33 %Fayette County: 8.224 %Floyd County: 7.322 %Forsyth County: 10.282 %Franklin County: 6.075 %Fulton County: 10.228 %Gilmer County: 10.537 %Glascock County: 14.815 %Glynn County: 8.108 %Gordon County: 7.555 %Grady County: 7.585 %Greene County: 7.928 %Gwinnett County: 9.721 %Habersham County: 8.35 %Hall County: 7.949 %Hancock County: 10.256 %Haralson County: 6.161 %Harris County: 11.622 %Hart County: 8.673 %Heard County: 16.143 %Henry County: 9.352 %Houston County: 7.731 %Irwin County: 4.739 %Jackson County: 8.344 %Jasper County: 10.127 %Jeff Davis County: 6.208 %Jefferson County: 7.229 %Jenkins County: 12.632 %Johnson County: 4.386 %Jones County: 6.942 %Lamar County: 5.306 %Lanier County: 5.405 %Laurens County: 7.382 %Lee County: 6.878 %Liberty County: 7.389 %Lincoln County: 3.101 %Long County: 9.859 %Lowndes County: 7.825 %Lumpkin County: 8.228 %McDuffie County: 7.125 %McIntosh County: 8.805 %Macon County: 3.438 %Madison County: 8.357 %Marion County: 7.792 %Meriwether County: 9.854 %Miller County: 9.692 %Mitchell County: 7.68 %Monroe County: 8.439 %Montgomery County: 11.168 %Morgan County: 7.358 %Murray County: 9.007 %Muscogee County: 6.701 %Newton County: 9.067 %Oconee County: 8.961 %Oglethorpe County: 8.485 %Paulding County: 9.716 %Peach County: 5.902 %Pickens County: 9.624 %Pierce County: 8.197 %Pike County: 11.475 %Polk County: 6.115 %Pulaski County: 6.452 %Putnam County: 7.617 %Rabun County: 7.719 %Randolph County: 6.584 %Richmond County: 6.662 %Rockdale County: 8.062 %Schley County: 11.429 %Screven County: 6.533 %Seminole County: 9.15 %Spalding County: 9.939 %Stephens County: 7.48 %Sumter County: 8.643 %Talbot County: 12.963 %Tattnall County: 9.253 %Taylor County: 2.62 %Telfair County: 8.596 %Terrell County: 9.554 %Thomas County: 7.075 %Tift County: 5.493 %Toombs County: 6.472 %Towns County: 11.561 %Treutlen County: 5.229 %Troup County: 7.07 %Turner County: 7.971 %Twiggs County: 10.448 %Union County: 7.58 %Upson County: 8.82 %Walker County: 6.707 %Walton County: 9.053 %Ware County: 7.022 %Warren County: 5.755 %Washington County: 6.316 %Wayne County: 5.2 %Webster County: 0 %Wheeler County: 11.009 %White County: 5.329 %Whitfield County: 6.657 %Wilcox County: 5 %Wilkes County: 7.821 %Wilkinson County: 4.688 %Worth County: 4.418 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Heard County: 16.143 %Heard County16.143Glascock County: 14.815 %Glascock County14.815Talbot County: 12.963 %Talbot County12.963Jenkins County: 12.632 %Jenkins County12.632Harris County: 11.622 %Harris County11.622Calhoun County: 11.57 %Calhoun County11.57Towns County: 11.561 %Towns County11.561Pike County: 11.475 %Pike County11.475Schley County: 11.429 %Schley County11.429Montgomery County: 11.168 %Montgomery County11.168Wheeler County: 11.009 %Wheeler County11.009Gilmer County: 10.537 %Gilmer County10.537Twiggs County: 10.448 %Twiggs County10.448Barrow County: 10.437 %Barrow County10.437Fannin County: 10.33 %Fannin County10.33Forsyth County: 10.282 %Forsyth County10.282Hancock County: 10.256 %Hancock County10.256Fulton County: 10.228 %Fulton County10.228Emanuel County: 10.151 %Emanuel County10.151Jasper County: 10.127 %Jasper County10.127DeKalb County: 10.111 %DeKalb County10.111Dooly County: 9.964 %Dooly County9.964Spalding County: 9.939 %Spalding County9.939Cobb County: 9.918 %Cobb County9.918Long County: 9.859 %Long County9.859Meriwether County: 9.854 %Meriwether County9.854Brooks County: 9.804 %Brooks County9.804Gwinnett County: 9.721 %Gwinnett County9.721Paulding County: 9.716 %Paulding County9.716Crawford County: 9.709 %Crawford County9.709Miller County: 9.692 %Miller County9.692Pickens County: 9.624 %Pickens County9.624Terrell County: 9.554 %Terrell County9.554Dawson County: 9.498 %Dawson County9.498Cook County: 9.492 %Cook County9.492Henry County: 9.352 %Henry County9.352Bleckley County: 9.333 %Bleckley County9.333Tattnall County: 9.253 %Tattnall County9.253Seminole County: 9.15 %Seminole County9.15Berrien County: 9.112 %Berrien County9.112Heard County: 16.143 %Heard County16.143Glascock County: 14.815 %Glascock County14.815Talbot County: 12.963 %Talbot County12.963Jenkins County: 12.632 %Jenkins County12.632Harris County: 11.622 %Harris County11.622Calhoun County: 11.57 %Calhoun County11.57Towns County: 11.561 %Towns County11.561Pike County: 11.475 %Pike County11.475Schley County: 11.429 %Schley County11.429Montgomery County: 11.168 %Montgomery County11.168Wheeler County: 11.009 %Wheeler County11.009Gilmer County: 10.537 %Gilmer County10.537Twiggs County: 10.448 %Twiggs County10.448Barrow County: 10.437 %Barrow County10.437Fannin County: 10.33 %Fannin County10.33Forsyth County: 10.282 %Forsyth County10.282Hancock County: 10.256 %Hancock County10.256Fulton County: 10.228 %Fulton County10.228Emanuel County: 10.151 %Emanuel County10.151Jasper County: 10.127 %Jasper County10.127DeKalb County: 10.111 %DeKalb County10.111Dooly County: 9.964 %Dooly County9.964Spalding County: 9.939 %Spalding County9.939Cobb County: 9.918 %Cobb County9.918Long County: 9.859 %Long County9.859Meriwether County: 9.854 %Meriwether County9.854Brooks County: 9.804 %Brooks County9.804Gwinnett County: 9.721 %Gwinnett County9.721Paulding County: 9.716 %Paulding County9.716Crawford County: 9.709 %Crawford County9.709Miller County: 9.692 %Miller County9.692Pickens County: 9.624 %Pickens County9.624Terrell County: 9.554 %Terrell County9.554Dawson County: 9.498 %Dawson County9.498Cook County: 9.492 %Cook County9.492Henry County: 9.352 %Henry County9.352Bleckley County: 9.333 %Bleckley County9.333Tattnall County: 9.253 %Tattnall County9.253Seminole County: 9.15 %Seminole County9.15Berrien County: 9.112 %Berrien County9.112
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Heard County16.143+0.24 pts
2Glascock County14.815n/a
3Talbot County12.963+2.05 pts
4Jenkins County12.632+3.31 pts
5Harris County11.622+0.75 pts
6Calhoun County11.57-2.6 pts
7Towns County11.561+0.73 pts
8Pike County11.475+3.31 pts
9Schley County11.429+2 pts
10Montgomery County11.168+0.49 pts
11Wheeler County11.0090 pts
12Gilmer County10.537+0.38 pts
13Twiggs County10.448-0.16 pts
14Barrow County10.437+3.19 pts
15Fannin County10.33+0.54 pts
16Forsyth County10.282+0.01 pts
17Hancock County10.256-3.3 pts
18Fulton County10.228-0.56 pts
19Emanuel County10.151+2.61 pts
20Jasper County10.127+4.21 pts
21DeKalb County10.111-0.53 pts
22Dooly County9.964+0.04 pts
23Spalding County9.939+0.48 pts
24Cobb County9.918-0.34 pts
25Long County9.859-1.91 pts
26Meriwether County9.854+1.7 pts
27Brooks County9.804+0.12 pts
28Gwinnett County9.721-0.6 pts
29Paulding County9.716-0.9 pts
30Crawford County9.709+2.98 pts
31Miller County9.692+4.26 pts
32Pickens County9.624+1.27 pts
33Terrell County9.554+4.58 pts
34Dawson County9.498+1.76 pts
35Cook County9.492+2.37 pts
36Henry County9.352-0.22 pts
37Bleckley County9.333+1.28 pts
38Tattnall County9.253+3.12 pts
39Seminole County9.15-0.37 pts
40Berrien County9.112-0.54 pts
41Newton County9.067-1.19 pts
42Walton County9.053-0.23 pts
43Murray County9.007-1.02 pts
44Clayton County9-0.87 pts
45Cherokee County8.963-1.24 pts
46Oconee County8.961+2.57 pts
47Upson County8.82+1.64 pts
48McIntosh County8.805+1.42 pts
49Effingham County8.758-0.18 pts
50Hart County8.673+1.47 pts
51Sumter County8.643+0.66 pts
52Columbia County8.598-0.37 pts
53Telfair County8.596+2.43 pts
54Douglas County8.594+0.86 pts
55Early County8.488+0.18 pts
56Oglethorpe County8.485-0.13 pts
57Coweta County8.454+0.05 pts
58Monroe County8.439+1.1 pts
59Madison County8.357+0.06 pts
60Habersham County8.35+0.95 pts
61Dodge County8.348+0.9 pts
62Jackson County8.344+0.31 pts
63Brantley County8.247+1.24 pts
64Clinch County8.23+3.37 pts
65Lumpkin County8.228-0.72 pts
66Fayette County8.224-0.74 pts
67Pierce County8.197-1.77 pts
68Glynn County8.108+0.17 pts
69Butts County8.067+0.4 pts
70Rockdale County8.062-0.16 pts
71Turner County7.971-2.36 pts
72Hall County7.949+0.35 pts
73Bibb County7.944+0.11 pts
74Greene County7.928+0.6 pts
75Colquitt County7.891-0.09 pts
76Lowndes County7.825+0.93 pts
77Bartow County7.823-1.12 pts
78Dougherty County7.822-0.48 pts
79Wilkes County7.821-3.05 pts
80Bryan County7.805+0.93 pts
81Marion County7.792-5.28 pts
82Carroll County7.771+0.55 pts
83Houston County7.731-1.21 pts
84Rabun County7.719+0.77 pts
85Mitchell County7.68-0.62 pts
86Ben Hill County7.679-1.89 pts
87Putnam County7.617-1.82 pts
88Grady County7.585+0.78 pts
89Union County7.58-1.37 pts
90Gordon County7.555-0.26 pts
91Chatham County7.538-0.76 pts
92Bulloch County7.534-0.16 pts
93Stephens County7.48+0.29 pts
94Liberty County7.389-1.96 pts
95Laurens County7.382+0.42 pts
96Morgan County7.358-1.15 pts
97Floyd County7.322-1.54 pts
98Jefferson County7.229-0.66 pts
99Crisp County7.188+0.61 pts
100McDuffie County7.125-1.4 pts
101Thomas County7.075-1.44 pts
102Troup County7.07-1.48 pts
103Ware County7.022-1.22 pts
104Banks County6.998-2.33 pts
105Jones County6.942-1.77 pts
106Atkinson County6.936+0.76 pts
107Lee County6.878-3.36 pts
108Evans County6.763+0.31 pts
109Walker County6.707-2.5 pts
110Muscogee County6.701-2.02 pts
111Richmond County6.662-1.15 pts
112Whitfield County6.657-1.33 pts
113Clarke County6.649-0.94 pts
114Camden County6.599-1 pts
115Coffee County6.589+0.75 pts
116Randolph County6.584-0.79 pts
117Screven County6.533-2.51 pts
118Toombs County6.472-1.9 pts
119Pulaski County6.452+1.11 pts
120Washington County6.316-1.15 pts
121Jeff Davis County6.208-2.96 pts
122Haralson County6.161-1.49 pts
123Polk County6.115-3.5 pts
124Catoosa County6.091-1.27 pts
125Franklin County6.075-0.58 pts
126Bacon County6.032-0.98 pts
127Dade County6.015-2.59 pts
128Peach County5.902-2.36 pts
129Decatur County5.882-1.67 pts
130Appling County5.839-1.51 pts
131Warren County5.755-1.76 pts
132Charlton County5.735-1.46 pts
133Chattooga County5.536-3.65 pts
134Tift County5.493-1.78 pts
135Lanier County5.405-2.25 pts
136Burke County5.38-5.13 pts
137White County5.329-2.06 pts
138Lamar County5.306-1.79 pts
139Treutlen County5.229-3.69 pts
140Wayne County5.2-2.48 pts
141Elbert County5.198-3.34 pts
142Wilcox County5-5.26 pts
143Baldwin County4.846-3.36 pts
144Irwin County4.739-1.14 pts
145Wilkinson County4.688-3.25 pts
146Worth County4.418-3.34 pts
147Johnson County4.386-4.62 pts
148Candler County3.618-4.91 pts
149Macon County3.438-1.23 pts
150Lincoln County3.101-2.48 pts
151Taylor County2.62-1.82 pts
152Webster County0-19.61 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. 7 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Heard County, with 16.143% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Webster County, with 0% in 2019.

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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. 7 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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