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Counties in Georgia by real GDP growth

Taylor County had the highest real GDP growth of 159 counties in 2016, at 30.9%. Banks County had the lowest, at -11.5%. The median was 1% and the figure for Georgia was 4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest30.9Taylor County
Lowest-11.5Banks County
Median1159 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2016

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 30.9 %30.9Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 24.3 %24.3Talbot CountyTalbot County: 20.4 %20.4Dooly CountyDooly County: 18.1 %18.1Burke CountyBurke County: 14.7 %14.7Murray CountyMurray County: 14 %14Baker CountyBaker County: 11.2 %11.2Quitman CountyQuitman County: 9.9 %9.9Jenkins CountyJenkins County: 9.6 %9.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 9.3 %9.3Lee CountyLee County: 8.4 %8.4Bartow CountyBartow County: 7.8 %7.8Clayton CountyClayton County: 7.8 %7.8Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 7.7 %7.7Dodge CountyDodge County: 7.6 %7.6Fannin CountyFannin County: 7.4 %7.4Cobb CountyCobb County: 7.1 %7.1Appling CountyAppling County: 7 %7Bryan CountyBryan County: 7 %7Fayette CountyFayette County: 7 %7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 6.9 %6.9Walton CountyWalton County: 6.9 %6.9Heard CountyHeard County: 6.8 %6.8Long CountyLong County: 6.7 %6.7Brooks CountyBrooks County: 6.5 %6.5Fulton CountyFulton County: 6.5 %6.5Treutlen CountyTreutlen County: 6.4 %6.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 6.3 %6.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 5.3 %5.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.2 %5.2Miller CountyMiller County: 5.2 %5.2Peach CountyPeach County: 5.1 %5.1Butts CountyButts County: 4.6 %4.6Haralson CountyHaralson County: 4.6 %4.6Polk CountyPolk County: 4.6 %4.6Bacon CountyBacon County: 4.5 %4.5Effingham CountyEffingham County: 4.5 %4.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4.3 %4.3Laurens CountyLaurens County: 4.3 %4.3Floyd CountyFloyd County: 4.2 %4.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Taylor County30.9+24.6 pts
2Twiggs County24.3+23.5 pts
3Talbot County20.4+11.5 pts
4Dooly County18.1-4.5 pts
5Burke County14.7+7.4 pts
6Murray County14+2.2 pts
7Baker County11.2+15.3 pts
8Quitman County9.9+6.9 pts
9Jenkins County9.6-1.4 pts
10Jackson County9.3-0.7 pts
11Lee County8.4+13.5 pts
12Bartow County7.8+12.3 pts
12Clayton County7.8+1.2 pts
14Meriwether County7.7+4 pts
15Dodge County7.6+4 pts
16Fannin County7.4+3.1 pts
17Cobb County7.1+3.2 pts
18Appling County7+5.3 pts
18Bryan County7-1.9 pts
18Fayette County7+1 pts
21Douglas County6.9+4.3 pts
21Walton County6.9+0.2 pts
23Heard County6.8-3.4 pts
24Long County6.7-1.5 pts
25Brooks County6.5+1.6 pts
25Fulton County6.5+0.8 pts
27Treutlen County6.4+2 pts
28Cherokee County6.3-3.4 pts
29Carroll County5.3+1.8 pts
30Jefferson County5.2+4.6 pts
30Miller County5.2+0.7 pts
32Peach County5.1+4.4 pts
33Butts County4.6+5 pts
33Haralson County4.6+3.3 pts
33Polk County4.6+2.5 pts
36Bacon County4.5+2.6 pts
36Effingham County4.5-3.1 pts
38Columbia County4.3+1.9 pts
38Laurens County4.3+1.9 pts
40Floyd County4.2+1 pts
41Oconee County4-3.6 pts
42Hall County3.9-0.7 pts
43Coweta County3.8-1.4 pts
44Camden County3.7+3.1 pts
44Henry County3.7-1.8 pts
46Chatham County3.6+1.4 pts
47Newton County3.5-1.8 pts
48Bulloch County3.3-0.5 pts
48Dawson County3.3-2.9 pts
48Pierce County3.3-1.3 pts
51Pickens County3.2-0.9 pts
52Pike County3.1+2.2 pts
53Irwin County3+1.3 pts
54Ware County2.9-2.5 pts
55DeKalb County2.8-2.7 pts
56Coffee County2.7-1.4 pts
56Evans County2.7+1.2 pts
56Gwinnett County2.7-1.8 pts
56Paulding County2.7-4.5 pts
60Clinch County2.5-2.3 pts
60Crisp County2.5-1.8 pts
60Habersham County2.5+2.9 pts
63Wilkes County2.4-4.9 pts
64Jones County2.3+2.3 pts
65Clarke County2.2-1.7 pts
65Greene County2.2-4.8 pts
65Monroe County2.2+9.2 pts
68Candler County2+3.8 pts
68Wilkinson County2+9 pts
70Forsyth County1.9-6.5 pts
70Lowndes County1.9+1.4 pts
72Rabun County1.6-2.3 pts
73Whitfield County1.5+0.1 pts
74Barrow County1.3-2.1 pts
74Wayne County1.3+45.4 pts
76Dougherty County1.2+1.7 pts
76Oglethorpe County1.2+1 pts
78Houston County1.1-0.8 pts
79Brantley County1-4 pts
79Hart County1+3 pts
81Towns County0.9-3.8 pts
82Colquitt County0.8-11.2 pts
82Emanuel County0.8-5.8 pts
84Calhoun County0.7-14.2 pts
85Ben Hill County0.6+1.3 pts
86Franklin County0.3-6.4 pts
86Glascock County0.3-8.7 pts
86Lamar County0.3-0.1 pts
86Tattnall County0.3-10.8 pts
90Screven County0.2+1.5 pts
90Union County0.2-8.9 pts
90White County0.2-3.6 pts
93Lincoln County0.1-4.5 pts
93Pulaski County0.1-6.7 pts
93Stewart County0.1-3.3 pts
93Wilcox County0.1-22.7 pts
97Berrien County0+5.3 pts
97Cook County0-1.9 pts
99Decatur County-0.2-6.3 pts
100Baldwin County-0.3+0.9 pts
101Catoosa County-0.4-1.9 pts
101Gordon County-0.4-2.1 pts
101Morgan County-0.4-6.6 pts
104Lumpkin County-0.5-6 pts
104Muscogee County-0.5-1 pts
104Richmond County-0.5-4.8 pts
107McDuffie County-0.6-5.6 pts
107Upson County-0.6-2.2 pts
109Dade County-0.7-7.4 pts
109Terrell County-0.7-3 pts
111Montgomery County-0.9-10.3 pts
111Wheeler County-0.9+1.8 pts
113Charlton County-1.1-8.1 pts
113Clay County-1.1+1.7 pts
113Crawford County-1.1-5.3 pts
113Glynn County-1.1-6.4 pts
113Jasper County-1.1-1.7 pts
113Spalding County-1.1-5.4 pts
119Elbert County-1.2+1 pts
119Liberty County-1.2+0.5 pts
121Madison County-1.6-6.3 pts
122Bibb County-1.7-4.9 pts
122Chattooga County-1.7-3.3 pts
122Worth County-1.7-6.9 pts
125Taliaferro County-1.9-6.9 pts
125Toombs County-1.9-5.7 pts
127Webster County-2-15.6 pts
128Sumter County-2.2-3.6 pts
128Thomas County-2.2-6.3 pts
128Troup County-2.2-5.2 pts
131Seminole County-2.30 pts
132Rockdale County-2.4-10.3 pts
133Johnson County-2.8-1.7 pts
134Mitchell County-3.4-10.8 pts
134Stephens County-3.4-7.1 pts
136Bleckley County-3.5-3.3 pts
137Walker County-3.9-5.1 pts
138Washington County-4-5 pts
139Turner County-4.1-12 pts
140Lanier County-4.2-3.1 pts
141Atkinson County-4.4-19.1 pts
141Early County-4.4-13.7 pts
141Gilmer County-4.4-6.3 pts
141Jeff Davis County-4.4-2.1 pts
141McIntosh County-4.4-5.4 pts
146Harris County-4.5-12.3 pts
147Hancock County-4.7-7.6 pts
148Schley County-4.8-2.5 pts
149Macon County-5-16 pts
150Putnam County-5.5+15.9 pts
151Grady County-5.9-12.2 pts
152Randolph County-6.7-6.2 pts
153Echols County-7-3.4 pts
154Telfair County-7.4-13.5 pts
155Chattahoochee County-7.8-10 pts
156Tift County-9-21.6 pts
157Warren County-10.8-12.3 pts
158Marion County-11-4.8 pts
159Banks County-11.5-11.4 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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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Taylor County, with 30.9% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Banks County, with -11.5% in 2016.

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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