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Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate

Webster County had the highest establishment exit rate of 157 counties in 2020, at 14.286%. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.176% and the figure for Georgia was 9.487%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.286Webster County
Lowest0Taliaferro County
Median8.176157 counties
Georgia9.487History

Map of counties, 2020

Appling County: 8.455 %Atkinson County: 6.857 %Bacon County: 7.834 %Baker County: 13.559 %Baldwin County: 7.249 %Banks County: 5.776 %Barrow County: 9.5 %Bartow County: 9.331 %Ben Hill County: 7.788 %Berrien County: 7.965 %Bibb County: 7.118 %Bleckley County: 8.553 %Brantley County: 6.616 %Brooks County: 7.98 %Bryan County: 9.675 %Bulloch County: 8.366 %Burke County: 5.947 %Butts County: 7.046 %Calhoun County: 5.085 %Camden County: 7.486 %Candler County: 9.045 %Carroll County: 7.723 %Catoosa County: 7.234 %Charlton County: 8.481 %Chatham County: 8.584 %Chattahoochee County: 6 %Chattooga County: 9.881 %Cherokee County: 10.554 %Clarke County: 7.776 %Clay County: 11.111 %Clayton County: 9.533 %Clinch County: 4.898 %Cobb County: 10.591 %Coffee County: 6.03 %Colquitt County: 7.357 %Columbia County: 8.007 %Cook County: 8.436 %Coweta County: 8.919 %Crawford County: 4.651 %Crisp County: 10.493 %Dade County: 8.955 %Dawson County: 7.952 %Decatur County: 8.12 %DeKalb County: 10.873 %Dodge County: 7.13 %Dooly County: 10.753 %Dougherty County: 7.376 %Douglas County: 9.86 %Early County: 8.533 %Echols County: 10.345 %Effingham County: 9.597 %Elbert County: 8.878 %Emanuel County: 8.403 %Evans County: 9.113 %Fannin County: 8.354 %Fayette County: 9.635 %Floyd County: 8.268 %Forsyth County: 11.466 %Franklin County: 8.858 %Fulton County: 11.061 %Gilmer County: 8.038 %Glynn County: 9.225 %Gordon County: 8.269 %Grady County: 6.566 %Greene County: 8.435 %Gwinnett County: 10.853 %Habersham County: 6.95 %Hall County: 8.008 %Hancock County: 5.042 %Haralson County: 8.298 %Harris County: 9.29 %Hart County: 6.329 %Heard County: 7.175 %Henry County: 9.592 %Houston County: 8.706 %Irwin County: 6.512 %Jackson County: 6.921 %Jasper County: 7.43 %Jeff Davis County: 10.046 %Jefferson County: 6.861 %Jenkins County: 4.255 %Johnson County: 6.926 %Jones County: 7.754 %Lamar County: 7.229 %Lanier County: 5.348 %Laurens County: 7.389 %Lee County: 10.555 %Liberty County: 8.055 %Lincoln County: 9.701 %Long County: 13.699 %Lowndes County: 6.418 %Lumpkin County: 7.279 %McDuffie County: 5.591 %McIntosh County: 8.176 %Macon County: 8.046 %Madison County: 9.027 %Marion County: 10.127 %Meriwether County: 10.112 %Miller County: 8.547 %Mitchell County: 7.951 %Monroe County: 11.158 %Montgomery County: 10.256 %Morgan County: 8.389 %Murray County: 9.103 %Muscogee County: 7.595 %Newton County: 9.252 %Oconee County: 11.111 %Oglethorpe County: 11.765 %Paulding County: 10.619 %Peach County: 7.623 %Pickens County: 9.41 %Pierce County: 9.34 %Pike County: 8.23 %Polk County: 6.508 %Pulaski County: 5.341 %Putnam County: 9.662 %Rabun County: 7.143 %Randolph County: 4.938 %Richmond County: 7.99 %Rockdale County: 8.792 %Schley County: 11.111 %Screven County: 5.882 %Seminole County: 4.59 %Spalding County: 9.331 %Stephens County: 8.451 %Stewart County: 5.769 %Sumter County: 6.58 %Talbot County: 9.709 %Taliaferro County: 0 %Tattnall County: 7.181 %Taylor County: 7.692 %Telfair County: 7.059 %Terrell County: 9.934 %Thomas County: 7.303 %Tift County: 6.59 %Toombs County: 7.252 %Towns County: 8.863 %Treutlen County: 6.41 %Troup County: 8.125 %Turner County: 10.676 %Twiggs County: 7.407 %Union County: 7.034 %Upson County: 8.873 %Walker County: 7.704 %Walton County: 9.921 %Ware County: 7.336 %Warren County: 9.655 %Washington County: 5.714 %Wayne County: 7.671 %Webster County: 14.286 %Wheeler County: 13.333 %White County: 9.68 %Whitfield County: 7.022 %Wilcox County: 3.75 %Wilkes County: 10.951 %Wilkinson County: 9.231 %Worth County: 7.115 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Webster County: 14.286 %Webster County14.286Long County: 13.699 %Long County13.699Baker County: 13.559 %Baker County13.559Wheeler County: 13.333 %Wheeler County13.333Oglethorpe County: 11.765 %Oglethorpe County11.765Forsyth County: 11.466 %Forsyth County11.466Monroe County: 11.158 %Monroe County11.158Clay County: 11.111 %Clay County11.111Oconee County: 11.111 %Oconee County11.111Schley County: 11.111 %Schley County11.111Fulton County: 11.061 %Fulton County11.061Wilkes County: 10.951 %Wilkes County10.951DeKalb County: 10.873 %DeKalb County10.873Gwinnett County: 10.853 %Gwinnett County10.853Dooly County: 10.753 %Dooly County10.753Turner County: 10.676 %Turner County10.676Paulding County: 10.619 %Paulding County10.619Cobb County: 10.591 %Cobb County10.591Lee County: 10.555 %Lee County10.555Cherokee County: 10.554 %Cherokee County10.554Crisp County: 10.493 %Crisp County10.493Echols County: 10.345 %Echols County10.345Montgomery County: 10.256 %Montgomery County10.256Marion County: 10.127 %Marion County10.127Meriwether County: 10.112 %Meriwether County10.112Jeff Davis County: 10.046 %Jeff Davis County10.046Terrell County: 9.934 %Terrell County9.934Walton County: 9.921 %Walton County9.921Chattooga County: 9.881 %Chattooga County9.881Douglas County: 9.86 %Douglas County9.86Talbot County: 9.709 %Talbot County9.709Lincoln County: 9.701 %Lincoln County9.701White County: 9.68 %White County9.68Bryan County: 9.675 %Bryan County9.675Putnam County: 9.662 %Putnam County9.662Warren County: 9.655 %Warren County9.655Fayette County: 9.635 %Fayette County9.635Effingham County: 9.597 %Effingham County9.597Henry County: 9.592 %Henry County9.592Clayton County: 9.533 %Clayton County9.533Webster County: 14.286 %Webster County14.286Long County: 13.699 %Long County13.699Baker County: 13.559 %Baker County13.559Wheeler County: 13.333 %Wheeler County13.333Oglethorpe County: 11.765 %Oglethorpe County11.765Forsyth County: 11.466 %Forsyth County11.466Monroe County: 11.158 %Monroe County11.158Clay County: 11.111 %Clay County11.111Oconee County: 11.111 %Oconee County11.111Schley County: 11.111 %Schley County11.111Fulton County: 11.061 %Fulton County11.061Wilkes County: 10.951 %Wilkes County10.951DeKalb County: 10.873 %DeKalb County10.873Gwinnett County: 10.853 %Gwinnett County10.853Dooly County: 10.753 %Dooly County10.753Turner County: 10.676 %Turner County10.676Paulding County: 10.619 %Paulding County10.619Cobb County: 10.591 %Cobb County10.591Lee County: 10.555 %Lee County10.555Cherokee County: 10.554 %Cherokee County10.554Crisp County: 10.493 %Crisp County10.493Echols County: 10.345 %Echols County10.345Montgomery County: 10.256 %Montgomery County10.256Marion County: 10.127 %Marion County10.127Meriwether County: 10.112 %Meriwether County10.112Jeff Davis County: 10.046 %Jeff Davis County10.046Terrell County: 9.934 %Terrell County9.934Walton County: 9.921 %Walton County9.921Chattooga County: 9.881 %Chattooga County9.881Douglas County: 9.86 %Douglas County9.86Talbot County: 9.709 %Talbot County9.709Lincoln County: 9.701 %Lincoln County9.701White County: 9.68 %White County9.68Bryan County: 9.675 %Bryan County9.675Putnam County: 9.662 %Putnam County9.662Warren County: 9.655 %Warren County9.655Fayette County: 9.635 %Fayette County9.635Effingham County: 9.597 %Effingham County9.597Henry County: 9.592 %Henry County9.592Clayton County: 9.533 %Clayton County9.533
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Webster County14.286+14.29 pts
2Long County13.699+3.84 pts
3Baker County13.559n/a
4Wheeler County13.333+2.32 pts
5Oglethorpe County11.765+3.28 pts
6Forsyth County11.466+1.18 pts
7Monroe County11.158+2.72 pts
8Clay County11.111n/a
8Oconee County11.111+2.15 pts
8Schley County11.111-0.32 pts
11Fulton County11.061+0.83 pts
12Wilkes County10.951+3.13 pts
13DeKalb County10.873+0.76 pts
14Gwinnett County10.853+1.13 pts
15Dooly County10.753+0.79 pts
16Turner County10.676+2.71 pts
17Paulding County10.619+0.9 pts
18Cobb County10.591+0.67 pts
19Lee County10.555+3.68 pts
20Cherokee County10.554+1.59 pts
21Crisp County10.493+3.31 pts
22Echols County10.345n/a
23Montgomery County10.256-0.91 pts
24Marion County10.127+2.34 pts
25Meriwether County10.112+0.26 pts
26Jeff Davis County10.046+3.84 pts
27Terrell County9.934+0.38 pts
28Walton County9.921+0.87 pts
29Chattooga County9.881+4.35 pts
30Douglas County9.86+1.27 pts
31Talbot County9.709-3.25 pts
32Lincoln County9.701+6.6 pts
33White County9.68+4.35 pts
34Bryan County9.675+1.87 pts
35Putnam County9.662+2.05 pts
36Warren County9.655+3.9 pts
37Fayette County9.635+1.41 pts
38Effingham County9.597+0.84 pts
39Henry County9.592+0.24 pts
40Clayton County9.533+0.53 pts
41Barrow County9.5-0.94 pts
42Pickens County9.41-0.21 pts
43Pierce County9.34+1.14 pts
44Bartow County9.331+1.51 pts
44Spalding County9.331-0.61 pts
46Harris County9.29-2.33 pts
47Newton County9.252+0.19 pts
48Wilkinson County9.231+4.54 pts
49Glynn County9.225+1.12 pts
50Evans County9.113+2.35 pts
51Murray County9.103+0.1 pts
52Candler County9.045+5.43 pts
53Madison County9.027+0.67 pts
54Dade County8.955+2.94 pts
55Coweta County8.919+0.46 pts
56Elbert County8.878+3.68 pts
57Upson County8.873+0.05 pts
58Towns County8.863-2.7 pts
59Franklin County8.858+2.78 pts
60Rockdale County8.792+0.73 pts
61Houston County8.706+0.97 pts
62Chatham County8.584+1.05 pts
63Bleckley County8.553-0.78 pts
64Miller County8.547-1.14 pts
65Early County8.533+0.04 pts
66Charlton County8.481+2.75 pts
67Appling County8.455+2.62 pts
68Stephens County8.451+0.97 pts
69Cook County8.436-1.06 pts
70Greene County8.435+0.51 pts
71Emanuel County8.403-1.75 pts
72Morgan County8.389+1.03 pts
73Bulloch County8.366+0.83 pts
74Fannin County8.354-1.98 pts
75Haralson County8.298+2.14 pts
76Gordon County8.269+0.71 pts
77Floyd County8.268+0.95 pts
78Pike County8.23-3.24 pts
79McIntosh County8.176-0.63 pts
80Troup County8.125+1.05 pts
81Decatur County8.12+2.24 pts
82Liberty County8.055+0.67 pts
83Macon County8.046+4.61 pts
84Gilmer County8.038-2.5 pts
85Hall County8.008+0.06 pts
86Columbia County8.007-0.59 pts
87Richmond County7.99+1.33 pts
88Brooks County7.98-1.82 pts
89Berrien County7.965-1.15 pts
90Dawson County7.952-1.55 pts
91Mitchell County7.951+0.27 pts
92Bacon County7.834+1.8 pts
93Ben Hill County7.788+0.11 pts
94Clarke County7.776+1.13 pts
95Jones County7.754+0.81 pts
96Carroll County7.723-0.05 pts
97Walker County7.704+1 pts
98Taylor County7.692+5.07 pts
99Wayne County7.671+2.47 pts
100Peach County7.623+1.72 pts
101Muscogee County7.595+0.89 pts
102Camden County7.486+0.89 pts
103Jasper County7.43-2.7 pts
104Twiggs County7.407-3.04 pts
105Laurens County7.389+0.01 pts
106Dougherty County7.376-0.45 pts
107Colquitt County7.357-0.53 pts
108Ware County7.336+0.31 pts
109Thomas County7.303+0.23 pts
110Lumpkin County7.279-0.95 pts
111Toombs County7.252+0.78 pts
112Baldwin County7.249+2.4 pts
113Catoosa County7.234+1.14 pts
114Lamar County7.229+1.92 pts
115Tattnall County7.181-2.07 pts
116Heard County7.175-8.97 pts
117Rabun County7.143-0.58 pts
118Dodge County7.13-1.22 pts
119Bibb County7.118-0.83 pts
120Worth County7.115+2.7 pts
121Telfair County7.059-1.54 pts
122Butts County7.046-1.02 pts
123Union County7.034-0.55 pts
124Whitfield County7.022+0.37 pts
125Habersham County6.95-1.4 pts
126Johnson County6.926+2.54 pts
127Jackson County6.921-1.42 pts
128Jefferson County6.861-0.37 pts
129Atkinson County6.857-0.08 pts
130Brantley County6.616-1.63 pts
131Tift County6.59+1.1 pts
132Sumter County6.58-2.06 pts
133Grady County6.566-1.02 pts
134Irwin County6.512+1.77 pts
135Polk County6.508+0.39 pts
136Lowndes County6.418-1.41 pts
137Treutlen County6.41+1.18 pts
138Hart County6.329-2.34 pts
139Coffee County6.03-0.56 pts
140Chattahoochee County6n/a
141Burke County5.947+0.57 pts
142Screven County5.882-0.65 pts
143Banks County5.776-1.22 pts
144Stewart County5.769n/a
145Washington County5.714-0.6 pts
146McDuffie County5.591-1.53 pts
147Lanier County5.348-0.06 pts
148Pulaski County5.341-1.11 pts
149Calhoun County5.085-6.49 pts
150Hancock County5.042-5.21 pts
151Randolph County4.938-1.65 pts
152Clinch County4.898-3.33 pts
153Crawford County4.651-5.06 pts
154Seminole County4.59-4.56 pts
155Jenkins County4.255-8.38 pts
156Wilcox County3.75-1.25 pts
157Taliaferro County0n/a

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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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Webster County, with 14.286% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Taliaferro County, with 0% in 2020.

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