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Counties in Georgia by real GDP growth

Clay County had the highest real GDP growth of 159 counties in 2013, at 33.5%. Heard County had the lowest, at -30.6%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for Georgia was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest33.5Clay County
Lowest-30.6Heard County
Median1.2159 counties
Georgia2.2History

Top 40 counties, 2013

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Clay CountyClay County: 33.5 %33.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 17.9 %17.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 15.3 %15.3Harris CountyHarris County: 10.5 %10.5Echols CountyEchols County: 10.3 %10.3Warren CountyWarren County: 10 %10Jones CountyJones County: 9.6 %9.6Banks CountyBanks County: 9.2 %9.2Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 9.1 %9.1Clinch CountyClinch County: 8.2 %8.2Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 7.1 %7.1Atkinson CountyAtkinson County: 6.8 %6.8Pierce CountyPierce County: 6.8 %6.8Chattooga CountyChattooga County: 6.4 %6.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 6.4 %6.4Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 6.3 %6.3Taylor CountyTaylor County: 5.9 %5.9Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 5.9 %5.9Coffee CountyCoffee County: 5.8 %5.8Cobb CountyCobb County: 5.7 %5.7Glascock CountyGlascock County: 5.7 %5.7Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 5.5 %5.5Lee CountyLee County: 5.4 %5.4Barrow CountyBarrow County: 5.3 %5.3Coweta CountyCoweta County: 5.1 %5.1Henry CountyHenry County: 4.9 %4.9Telfair CountyTelfair County: 4.9 %4.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 4.8 %4.8Crisp CountyCrisp County: 4.8 %4.8Laurens CountyLaurens County: 4.8 %4.8Walker CountyWalker County: 4.8 %4.8Marion CountyMarion County: 4.7 %4.7Newton CountyNewton County: 4.7 %4.7Quitman CountyQuitman County: 4.5 %4.5Madison CountyMadison County: 4.4 %4.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 4.4 %4.4Stewart CountyStewart County: 4.4 %4.4Elbert CountyElbert County: 4.2 %4.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.2 %4.2Butts CountyButts County: 3.9 %3.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Clay County33.5+48.7 pts
2Wayne County17.9+14.5 pts
3Hancock County15.3+20.4 pts
4Harris County10.5+18.9 pts
5Echols County10.3+30.2 pts
6Warren County10+9.6 pts
7Jones County9.6+9.4 pts
8Banks County9.2-5.4 pts
9Taliaferro County9.1+22.5 pts
10Clinch County8.2+12 pts
11Wilkinson County7.1+13.1 pts
12Atkinson County6.8+8.2 pts
12Pierce County6.8+5.2 pts
14Chattooga County6.4+9.3 pts
14Douglas County6.4+3.2 pts
16Forsyth County6.3-0.6 pts
17Taylor County5.9+9.3 pts
17Twiggs County5.9+8.9 pts
19Coffee County5.8+6.7 pts
20Cobb County5.7+1.2 pts
20Glascock County5.7+7 pts
22Gilmer County5.5-2.3 pts
23Lee County5.4-0.3 pts
24Barrow County5.3+0.1 pts
25Coweta County5.1+4.1 pts
26Henry County4.9+5.9 pts
26Telfair County4.9-2.8 pts
28Cherokee County4.8+0.5 pts
28Crisp County4.8+4.5 pts
28Laurens County4.8+21.8 pts
28Walker County4.8-2 pts
32Marion County4.7-3.7 pts
32Newton County4.7+2.7 pts
34Quitman County4.5+1.1 pts
35Madison County4.4-6.4 pts
35Putnam County4.4+29.6 pts
35Stewart County4.4+4.6 pts
38Elbert County4.2+1 pts
38Franklin County4.2-8.8 pts
40Butts County3.9+3.9 pts
41Clayton County3.8+2 pts
41Emanuel County3.8+6.8 pts
41Rockdale County3.8+3.8 pts
44Pickens County3.7+14.1 pts
45Colquitt County3.6+4.9 pts
46Gwinnett County3.5-0.2 pts
47Fulton County3.3+2 pts
48Columbia County3.2-3.7 pts
48Jefferson County3.2+5.7 pts
50Bartow County3.1+11.1 pts
50Bryan County3.1+0.5 pts
50Long County3.1-0.3 pts
53Bacon County3+4.7 pts
53Brantley County3+3.7 pts
55Wilkes County2.9+5.4 pts
56Fannin County2.8-0.8 pts
56Hall County2.8+3.5 pts
58Bulloch County2.6-2 pts
58Jackson County2.6-11.1 pts
58McIntosh County2.6-0.3 pts
61Whitfield County2.5-0.6 pts
62Burke County2.4-6.4 pts
62Pulaski County2.4-3.4 pts
64Rabun County2.3+6.8 pts
64Troup County2.3-1 pts
66Clarke County2.1-0.1 pts
67Sumter County2-1 pts
68Johnson County1.9+12.7 pts
69Lumpkin County1.8-1.2 pts
69Paulding County1.8-9.5 pts
69Toombs County1.8+1.9 pts
69Washington County1.8+0.3 pts
73Jenkins County1.7+6.4 pts
74Charlton County1.6+4.7 pts
74Greene County1.6-5.2 pts
74Lincoln County1.6+9.7 pts
77Thomas County1.5+1.2 pts
78Union County1.4-1.1 pts
79Macon County1.3-0.8 pts
80Habersham County1.2+2.9 pts
80Mitchell County1.2+3.5 pts
80Richmond County1.2+1.6 pts
83Evans County1.1+5.8 pts
83Gordon County1.1-2.9 pts
83McDuffie County1.1+21.9 pts
86Brooks County1+16.9 pts
86Peach County1+6.6 pts
88Chatham County0.9-2.7 pts
88Oconee County0.9-13.7 pts
90Ware County0.8+3.8 pts
91Decatur County0.6+6 pts
92Grady County0.5+5.3 pts
92Stephens County0.5+4.6 pts
94Ben Hill County0.4+2.2 pts
94Lowndes County0.4-1 pts
94Terrell County0.4+5.2 pts
94Tift County0.4-0.2 pts
98Glynn County0.3+2.8 pts
98Montgomery County0.3+4.4 pts
98Seminole County0.3-1.9 pts
101Candler County0.2+3.2 pts
101Dougherty County0.2-0.4 pts
103Pike County0.1-7.8 pts
104Bibb County0-2.1 pts
104Morgan County0-11.2 pts
106Carroll County-0.1-4.8 pts
106Lamar County-0.1-7.1 pts
108Monroe County-0.2+2.2 pts
109Catoosa County-0.3-1.9 pts
110Houston County-0.4-2 pts
111Camden County-0.5-2.8 pts
112Tattnall County-0.6-2.6 pts
113Randolph County-0.7+0.5 pts
114Dade County-0.8-2.8 pts
114White County-0.8-15.5 pts
116DeKalb County-0.9-1.2 pts
117Walton County-1+0.3 pts
118Towns County-1.1+0.9 pts
119Fayette County-1.2-6.8 pts
119Hart County-1.2-9.2 pts
121Lanier County-1.3+2.8 pts
121Muscogee County-1.3-3.3 pts
123Polk County-1.5-2.5 pts
124Floyd County-2.2+0.4 pts
125Liberty County-2.4+1.5 pts
126Dodge County-2.5+1.4 pts
126Jeff Davis County-2.5-3.4 pts
128Cook County-2.6+6.7 pts
128Turner County-2.6+0.5 pts
130Dawson County-2.7+1.8 pts
131Early County-2.8-9.3 pts
132Jasper County-2.9-18.3 pts
133Appling County-3-5.9 pts
133Baldwin County-3-1.9 pts
135Bleckley County-3.2-5 pts
136Miller County-3.3+4.2 pts
137Dooly County-3.6-2.6 pts
137Treutlen County-3.6+5.2 pts
139Crawford County-3.7+7.1 pts
140Oglethorpe County-4.3-25.3 pts
140Screven County-4.3-8.8 pts
142Effingham County-4.6-4.8 pts
142Upson County-4.6-8.3 pts
144Meriwether County-4.7-1.4 pts
144Spalding County-4.7-1.4 pts
144Webster County-4.7-3.6 pts
147Schley County-5.1+5.2 pts
148Haralson County-6.5-3.8 pts
149Baker County-6.7-8.1 pts
150Berrien County-7.3+9.5 pts
151Worth County-7.8-11 pts
152Chattahoochee County-8-8.2 pts
153Wheeler County-9-13.4 pts
154Talbot County-10.3-4.6 pts
155Irwin County-11.7-0.9 pts
156Calhoun County-12.2-3 pts
157Murray County-12.4-17.9 pts
158Wilcox County-14.8-10.7 pts
159Heard County-30.6-28.4 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Clay County, with 33.5% in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Heard County, with -30.6% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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