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Counties in Georgia by establishment exit rate

Heard County had the highest establishment exit rate of 154 counties in 2022, at 18.341%. Brantley County had the lowest, at 4.854%. The median was 9.038% and the figure for Georgia was 10.748%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.341Heard County
Lowest4.854Brantley County
Median9.038154 counties
Georgia10.748History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 9.929 %Atkinson County: 13.58 %Bacon County: 8.837 %Baldwin County: 11.034 %Banks County: 8.247 %Barrow County: 10.514 %Bartow County: 7.953 %Ben Hill County: 7.568 %Berrien County: 9.442 %Bibb County: 8.653 %Bleckley County: 13.605 %Brantley County: 4.854 %Brooks County: 11.302 %Bryan County: 8.802 %Bulloch County: 8.621 %Burke County: 7.038 %Butts County: 9.873 %Calhoun County: 9.375 %Camden County: 9.091 %Candler County: 9.794 %Carroll County: 7.377 %Catoosa County: 6.794 %Charlton County: 7.666 %Chatham County: 8.193 %Chattahoochee County: 15.686 %Chattooga County: 8.562 %Cherokee County: 10.488 %Clarke County: 8.096 %Clayton County: 13.734 %Clinch County: 5.809 %Cobb County: 11.581 %Coffee County: 7.595 %Colquitt County: 9.587 %Columbia County: 8.828 %Cook County: 6.944 %Coweta County: 12.092 %Crawford County: 14.222 %Crisp County: 6.263 %Dade County: 7.748 %Dawson County: 8.969 %Decatur County: 9.364 %DeKalb County: 13.089 %Dodge County: 8.865 %Dooly County: 8.541 %Dougherty County: 8.669 %Douglas County: 12.391 %Early County: 5.805 %Effingham County: 10.109 %Elbert County: 7.472 %Emanuel County: 6.479 %Evans County: 5.263 %Fannin County: 7.65 %Fayette County: 10.193 %Floyd County: 8.649 %Forsyth County: 10.999 %Franklin County: 5.921 %Fulton County: 13.013 %Gilmer County: 7.853 %Glascock County: 10.714 %Glynn County: 8.645 %Gordon County: 7.587 %Grady County: 7.32 %Greene County: 9.586 %Gwinnett County: 11.529 %Habersham County: 8.131 %Hall County: 9.364 %Hancock County: 6.452 %Haralson County: 9.365 %Harris County: 9 %Hart County: 7.547 %Heard County: 18.341 %Henry County: 12.898 %Houston County: 9.377 %Irwin County: 9.615 %Jackson County: 9.836 %Jasper County: 6.469 %Jeff Davis County: 8.929 %Jefferson County: 8.262 %Jenkins County: 6.091 %Johnson County: 7.175 %Jones County: 10.217 %Lamar County: 13.36 %Lanier County: 7.447 %Laurens County: 6.813 %Lee County: 14.71 %Liberty County: 7.985 %Lincoln County: 9.79 %Long County: 13.26 %Lowndes County: 8.711 %Lumpkin County: 6.104 %McDuffie County: 6.991 %McIntosh County: 9.288 %Macon County: 9.174 %Madison County: 10.345 %Marion County: 12.36 %Meriwether County: 15.101 %Miller County: 6.667 %Mitchell County: 9.077 %Monroe County: 9.243 %Montgomery County: 10.056 %Morgan County: 8.172 %Murray County: 5.512 %Muscogee County: 9.673 %Newton County: 11.196 %Oconee County: 9.126 %Oglethorpe County: 6.832 %Paulding County: 10.981 %Peach County: 12.082 %Pickens County: 8.783 %Pierce County: 7.622 %Pike County: 7.045 %Polk County: 8.893 %Pulaski County: 8.85 %Putnam County: 10.15 %Quitman County: 10.526 %Rabun County: 5.435 %Randolph County: 9.322 %Richmond County: 10.018 %Rockdale County: 11.928 %Schley County: 11.475 %Screven County: 6.993 %Seminole County: 7.261 %Spalding County: 12.539 %Stephens County: 9.658 %Stewart County: 13.333 %Sumter County: 8.231 %Talbot County: 9.259 %Tattnall County: 9.712 %Taylor County: 7.407 %Telfair County: 6.647 %Terrell County: 7.12 %Thomas County: 6.694 %Tift County: 9.415 %Toombs County: 8.221 %Towns County: 12.291 %Treutlen County: 6.803 %Troup County: 16.317 %Turner County: 12.996 %Twiggs County: 15.603 %Union County: 9.507 %Upson County: 12.706 %Walker County: 9.904 %Walton County: 8.939 %Ware County: 8.229 %Warren County: 9.589 %Washington County: 7.927 %Wayne County: 10.261 %Wheeler County: 10.989 %White County: 6.798 %Whitfield County: 6.741 %Wilcox County: 12.987 %Wilkes County: 6.957 %Wilkinson County: 8.178 %Worth County: 10.204 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Heard County: 18.341 %Heard County18.341Troup County: 16.317 %Troup County16.317Chattahoochee County: 15.686 %Chattahoochee County15.686Twiggs County: 15.603 %Twiggs County15.603Meriwether County: 15.101 %Meriwether County15.101Lee County: 14.71 %Lee County14.71Crawford County: 14.222 %Crawford County14.222Clayton County: 13.734 %Clayton County13.734Bleckley County: 13.605 %Bleckley County13.605Atkinson County: 13.58 %Atkinson County13.58Lamar County: 13.36 %Lamar County13.36Stewart County: 13.333 %Stewart County13.333Long County: 13.26 %Long County13.26DeKalb County: 13.089 %DeKalb County13.089Fulton County: 13.013 %Fulton County13.013Turner County: 12.996 %Turner County12.996Wilcox County: 12.987 %Wilcox County12.987Henry County: 12.898 %Henry County12.898Upson County: 12.706 %Upson County12.706Spalding County: 12.539 %Spalding County12.539Douglas County: 12.391 %Douglas County12.391Marion County: 12.36 %Marion County12.36Towns County: 12.291 %Towns County12.291Coweta County: 12.092 %Coweta County12.092Peach County: 12.082 %Peach County12.082Rockdale County: 11.928 %Rockdale County11.928Cobb County: 11.581 %Cobb County11.581Gwinnett County: 11.529 %Gwinnett County11.529Schley County: 11.475 %Schley County11.475Brooks County: 11.302 %Brooks County11.302Newton County: 11.196 %Newton County11.196Baldwin County: 11.034 %Baldwin County11.034Forsyth County: 10.999 %Forsyth County10.999Wheeler County: 10.989 %Wheeler County10.989Paulding County: 10.981 %Paulding County10.981Glascock County: 10.714 %Glascock County10.714Quitman County: 10.526 %Quitman County10.526Barrow County: 10.514 %Barrow County10.514Cherokee County: 10.488 %Cherokee County10.488Madison County: 10.345 %Madison County10.345Heard County: 18.341 %Heard County18.341Troup County: 16.317 %Troup County16.317Chattahoochee County: 15.686 %Chattahoochee County15.686Twiggs County: 15.603 %Twiggs County15.603Meriwether County: 15.101 %Meriwether County15.101Lee County: 14.71 %Lee County14.71Crawford County: 14.222 %Crawford County14.222Clayton County: 13.734 %Clayton County13.734Bleckley County: 13.605 %Bleckley County13.605Atkinson County: 13.58 %Atkinson County13.58Lamar County: 13.36 %Lamar County13.36Stewart County: 13.333 %Stewart County13.333Long County: 13.26 %Long County13.26DeKalb County: 13.089 %DeKalb County13.089Fulton County: 13.013 %Fulton County13.013Turner County: 12.996 %Turner County12.996Wilcox County: 12.987 %Wilcox County12.987Henry County: 12.898 %Henry County12.898Upson County: 12.706 %Upson County12.706Spalding County: 12.539 %Spalding County12.539Douglas County: 12.391 %Douglas County12.391Marion County: 12.36 %Marion County12.36Towns County: 12.291 %Towns County12.291Coweta County: 12.092 %Coweta County12.092Peach County: 12.082 %Peach County12.082Rockdale County: 11.928 %Rockdale County11.928Cobb County: 11.581 %Cobb County11.581Gwinnett County: 11.529 %Gwinnett County11.529Schley County: 11.475 %Schley County11.475Brooks County: 11.302 %Brooks County11.302Newton County: 11.196 %Newton County11.196Baldwin County: 11.034 %Baldwin County11.034Forsyth County: 10.999 %Forsyth County10.999Wheeler County: 10.989 %Wheeler County10.989Paulding County: 10.981 %Paulding County10.981Glascock County: 10.714 %Glascock County10.714Quitman County: 10.526 %Quitman County10.526Barrow County: 10.514 %Barrow County10.514Cherokee County: 10.488 %Cherokee County10.488Madison County: 10.345 %Madison County10.345
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Heard County18.341+8.13 pts
2Troup County16.317+9.18 pts
3Chattahoochee County15.686+4.15 pts
4Twiggs County15.603+11.35 pts
5Meriwether County15.101+8.72 pts
6Lee County14.71+6.07 pts
7Crawford County14.222+6.33 pts
8Clayton County13.734+3.97 pts
9Bleckley County13.605+1.23 pts
10Atkinson County13.58+6.52 pts
11Lamar County13.36+5.09 pts
12Stewart County13.333+5.86 pts
13Long County13.26+7.01 pts
14DeKalb County13.089+1.52 pts
15Fulton County13.013+1.13 pts
16Turner County12.996+2.28 pts
17Wilcox County12.987+5.34 pts
18Henry County12.898+3.21 pts
19Upson County12.706+5.37 pts
20Spalding County12.539+4.93 pts
21Douglas County12.391+2.89 pts
22Marion County12.36+7.51 pts
23Towns County12.291+2.06 pts
24Coweta County12.092+3.57 pts
25Peach County12.082+3.46 pts
26Rockdale County11.928+3.46 pts
27Cobb County11.581+1.03 pts
28Gwinnett County11.529+0.78 pts
29Schley County11.475n/a
30Brooks County11.302+2.43 pts
31Newton County11.196+2.16 pts
32Baldwin County11.034+5.04 pts
33Forsyth County10.999+0.97 pts
34Wheeler County10.989-5.17 pts
35Paulding County10.981+1.54 pts
36Glascock County10.714n/a
37Quitman County10.526-2.59 pts
38Barrow County10.514+1.19 pts
39Cherokee County10.488+0.89 pts
40Madison County10.345+2.14 pts
41Wayne County10.261+1.93 pts
42Jones County10.217+1.98 pts
43Worth County10.204-1.56 pts
44Fayette County10.193+0.88 pts
45Putnam County10.15+1.59 pts
46Effingham County10.109+0.14 pts
47Montgomery County10.056-4.76 pts
48Richmond County10.018+1.3 pts
49Appling County9.929+4.17 pts
50Walker County9.904+2.07 pts
51Butts County9.873+1.58 pts
52Jackson County9.836+0.49 pts
53Candler County9.794-1.43 pts
54Lincoln County9.79+2.52 pts
55Tattnall County9.712+1.05 pts
56Muscogee County9.673+0.29 pts
57Stephens County9.658+3.38 pts
58Irwin County9.615+3.96 pts
59Warren County9.589+0.13 pts
60Colquitt County9.587+0.2 pts
61Greene County9.586+0.58 pts
62Union County9.507+2.58 pts
63Berrien County9.442+2.56 pts
64Tift County9.415+1.81 pts
65Houston County9.377+1.15 pts
66Calhoun County9.375+2.92 pts
67Haralson County9.365-0.33 pts
68Decatur County9.364+2.5 pts
68Hall County9.364+1.47 pts
70Randolph County9.322-0.64 pts
71McIntosh County9.288-2.55 pts
72Talbot County9.259-0.64 pts
73Monroe County9.243+3.5 pts
74Macon County9.174-2.24 pts
75Oconee County9.126+1.74 pts
76Camden County9.091-0.74 pts
77Mitchell County9.077-0.35 pts
78Harris County9-2.29 pts
79Dawson County8.969+0.06 pts
80Walton County8.939+0.75 pts
81Jeff Davis County8.929+3.46 pts
82Polk County8.893-0.09 pts
83Dodge County8.865+1.72 pts
84Pulaski County8.85+4.13 pts
85Bacon County8.837-1.81 pts
86Columbia County8.828+0.57 pts
87Bryan County8.802+1.2 pts
88Pickens County8.783+2.15 pts
89Lowndes County8.711+0.17 pts
90Dougherty County8.669-0.03 pts
91Bibb County8.653-0.12 pts
92Floyd County8.649+0.11 pts
93Glynn County8.645-0.1 pts
94Bulloch County8.621+0.83 pts
95Chattooga County8.562+0.03 pts
96Dooly County8.541-3.78 pts
97Jefferson County8.262-0.36 pts
98Banks County8.247+1.22 pts
99Sumter County8.231-0.62 pts
100Ware County8.229+1.4 pts
101Toombs County8.221-0.61 pts
102Chatham County8.193-0.56 pts
103Wilkinson County8.178-1.67 pts
104Morgan County8.172+2.43 pts
105Habersham County8.131+0.36 pts
106Clarke County8.096-0.59 pts
107Liberty County7.985-0.31 pts
108Bartow County7.953+0.42 pts
109Washington County7.927+1.88 pts
110Gilmer County7.853+0.68 pts
111Dade County7.748-1.1 pts
112Charlton County7.666-0.11 pts
113Fannin County7.65-0.34 pts
114Pierce County7.622+1.35 pts
115Coffee County7.595-0.73 pts
116Gordon County7.587+0.13 pts
117Ben Hill County7.568+0.77 pts
118Hart County7.547+0.88 pts
119Elbert County7.472-2.73 pts
120Lanier County7.447-0.08 pts
121Taylor County7.407+4.05 pts
122Carroll County7.377-0.21 pts
123Grady County7.32+2.19 pts
124Seminole County7.261-2.71 pts
125Johnson County7.175-1.71 pts
126Terrell County7.12+0.54 pts
127Pike County7.045-5.25 pts
128Burke County7.038+0.34 pts
129Screven County6.993+1.18 pts
130McDuffie County6.991-0.59 pts
131Wilkes County6.957+0.52 pts
132Cook County6.944+0.57 pts
133Oglethorpe County6.832-6.42 pts
134Laurens County6.813-1.06 pts
135Treutlen County6.803-7.48 pts
136White County6.798-1.69 pts
137Catoosa County6.794+0.23 pts
138Whitfield County6.741+0.07 pts
139Thomas County6.694-2.06 pts
140Miller County6.667+3.29 pts
141Telfair County6.647-1.18 pts
142Emanuel County6.479-1.14 pts
143Jasper County6.469-1.79 pts
144Hancock County6.452-1.95 pts
145Crisp County6.263-1.82 pts
146Lumpkin County6.104-2.75 pts
147Jenkins County6.091+1.9 pts
148Franklin County5.921-0.77 pts
149Clinch County5.809-2.22 pts
150Early County5.805-1.06 pts
151Murray County5.512-1.72 pts
152Rabun County5.435-4.83 pts
153Evans County5.263+0.47 pts
154Brantley County4.854-1.66 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. 5 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Heard County, with 18.341% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Brantley County, with 4.854% in 2022.

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