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Counties in Georgia by real GDP growth

Meriwether County had the highest real GDP growth of 159 counties in 2017, at 12.8%. Quitman County had the lowest, at -14.7%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for Georgia was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest12.8Meriwether County
Lowest-14.7Quitman County
Median1.7159 counties
Georgia3.9History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 12.8 %12.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 11.8 %11.8Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 11.5 %11.5Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 11 %11Dawson CountyDawson County: 10.9 %10.9Banks CountyBanks County: 10.1 %10.1Gordon CountyGordon County: 10 %10Harris CountyHarris County: 9.6 %9.6Atkinson CountyAtkinson County: 8.8 %8.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 8.6 %8.6Crisp CountyCrisp County: 8.4 %8.4Emanuel CountyEmanuel County: 8.2 %8.2Irwin CountyIrwin County: 8.1 %8.1Stewart CountyStewart County: 8.1 %8.1Hall CountyHall County: 7.7 %7.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 6.9 %6.9Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 6.8 %6.8Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 6.8 %6.8Bryan CountyBryan County: 6.7 %6.7Fannin CountyFannin County: 6.5 %6.5Grady CountyGrady County: 6.5 %6.5Clarke CountyClarke County: 6.4 %6.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 6.3 %6.3Butts CountyButts County: 6.1 %6.1Cobb CountyCobb County: 6 %6Hart CountyHart County: 5.7 %5.7Coffee CountyCoffee County: 5.6 %5.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 5.1 %5.1White CountyWhite County: 4.9 %4.9Barrow CountyBarrow County: 4.8 %4.8Catoosa CountyCatoosa County: 4.8 %4.8Haralson CountyHaralson County: 4.5 %4.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 4.4 %4.4Berrien CountyBerrien County: 4.3 %4.3Bulloch CountyBulloch County: 4.3 %4.3Lee CountyLee County: 4.3 %4.3Walker CountyWalker County: 4.1 %4.1Bacon CountyBacon County: 4 %4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 4 %4Oconee CountyOconee County: 4 %4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Meriwether County12.8+5.1 pts
2Wayne County11.8+10.5 pts
3Wilkinson County11.5+9.5 pts
4Twiggs County11-13.3 pts
5Dawson County10.9+7.6 pts
6Banks County10.1+21.6 pts
7Gordon County10+10.4 pts
8Harris County9.6+14.1 pts
9Atkinson County8.8+13.2 pts
10Jackson County8.6-0.7 pts
11Crisp County8.4+5.9 pts
12Emanuel County8.2+7.4 pts
13Irwin County8.1+5.1 pts
13Stewart County8.1+8 pts
15Hall County7.7+3.8 pts
16Fulton County6.9+0.4 pts
17Lumpkin County6.8+7.3 pts
17Wilcox County6.8+6.7 pts
19Bryan County6.7-0.3 pts
20Fannin County6.5-0.9 pts
20Grady County6.5+12.4 pts
22Clarke County6.4+4.2 pts
23Franklin County6.3+6 pts
24Butts County6.1+1.5 pts
25Cobb County6-1.1 pts
26Hart County5.7+4.7 pts
27Coffee County5.6+2.9 pts
28Morgan County5.1+5.5 pts
29White County4.9+4.7 pts
30Barrow County4.8+3.5 pts
30Catoosa County4.8+5.2 pts
32Haralson County4.5-0.1 pts
33Douglas County4.4-2.5 pts
34Berrien County4.3+4.3 pts
34Bulloch County4.3+1 pts
34Lee County4.3-4.1 pts
37Walker County4.1+8 pts
38Bacon County4-0.5 pts
38Calhoun County4+3.3 pts
38Oconee County40 pts
38Paulding County4+1.3 pts
42Greene County3.9+1.7 pts
43Burke County3.8-10.9 pts
43Coweta County3.80 pts
43Dade County3.8+4.5 pts
43Evans County3.8+1.1 pts
43Gilmer County3.8+8.2 pts
48Cook County3.6+3.6 pts
49Cherokee County3.5-2.8 pts
50Columbia County3.4-0.9 pts
51Houston County3.2+2.1 pts
51Pike County3.2+0.1 pts
51Walton County3.2-3.7 pts
54Madison County3.1+4.7 pts
54Newton County3.1-0.4 pts
54Pickens County3.1-0.1 pts
57DeKalb County3+0.2 pts
57Laurens County3-1.3 pts
59Chattooga County2.9+4.6 pts
59Henry County2.9-0.8 pts
59Ware County2.90 pts
62Jasper County2.6+3.7 pts
63Chatham County2.5-1.1 pts
63Glynn County2.5+3.6 pts
63McIntosh County2.5+6.9 pts
66Decatur County2.4+2.6 pts
66Macon County2.4+7.4 pts
68Clayton County2.3-5.5 pts
69Candler County2.1+0.1 pts
69Gwinnett County2.1-0.6 pts
69Seminole County2.1+4.4 pts
72Camden County2-1.7 pts
72Lowndes County2+0.1 pts
72Wilkes County2-0.4 pts
75Colquitt County1.9+1.1 pts
75Union County1.9+1.7 pts
77Troup County1.8+4 pts
78Fayette County1.7-5.3 pts
78Jefferson County1.7-3.5 pts
78Spalding County1.7+2.8 pts
81Bibb County1.6+3.3 pts
81Miller County1.6-3.6 pts
81Rockdale County1.6+4 pts
81Schley County1.6+6.4 pts
85Jeff Davis County1.5+5.9 pts
85Jones County1.5-0.8 pts
85Muscogee County1.5+2 pts
88Long County1.3-5.4 pts
88Pierce County1.3-2 pts
90Rabun County1.1-0.5 pts
91Tattnall County1+0.7 pts
91Webster County1+3 pts
93Forsyth County0.9-1 pts
93Sumter County0.9+3.1 pts
95Towns County0.8-0.1 pts
96Carroll County0.7-4.6 pts
96McDuffie County0.7+1.3 pts
96Oglethorpe County0.7-0.5 pts
96Putnam County0.7+6.2 pts
100Effingham County0.4-4.1 pts
100Liberty County0.4+1.6 pts
100Screven County0.4+0.2 pts
103Bartow County0.3-7.5 pts
104Stephens County0.2+3.6 pts
105Habersham County-0.1-2.6 pts
105Washington County-0.1+3.9 pts
107Ben Hill County-0.3-0.9 pts
108Marion County-0.4+10.6 pts
108Whitfield County-0.4-1.9 pts
110Brantley County-0.5-1.5 pts
110Brooks County-0.5-7 pts
110Crawford County-0.5+0.6 pts
110Richmond County-0.50 pts
110Thomas County-0.5+1.7 pts
110Toombs County-0.5+1.4 pts
110Warren County-0.5+10.3 pts
117Tift County-0.7+8.3 pts
118Lamar County-0.8-1.1 pts
118Worth County-0.8+0.9 pts
120Lanier County-0.9+3.3 pts
121Bleckley County-1+2.5 pts
122Dougherty County-1.1-2.3 pts
122Polk County-1.1-5.7 pts
122Pulaski County-1.1-1.2 pts
125Baldwin County-1.3-1 pts
125Peach County-1.3-6.4 pts
127Upson County-1.7-1.1 pts
128Echols County-2+5 pts
129Dooly County-2.2-20.3 pts
129Taylor County-2.2-33.1 pts
131Elbert County-2.6-1.4 pts
132Terrell County-2.9-2.2 pts
133Chattahoochee County-3+4.8 pts
134Floyd County-3.2-7.4 pts
135Turner County-3.4+0.7 pts
136Clinch County-3.6-6.1 pts
137Lincoln County-3.8-3.9 pts
137Treutlen County-3.8-10.2 pts
139Hancock County-3.9+0.8 pts
140Telfair County-4.1+3.3 pts
141Heard County-4.3-11.1 pts
142Appling County-4.8-11.8 pts
142Murray County-4.8-18.8 pts
144Wheeler County-5-4.1 pts
145Early County-5.2-0.8 pts
146Mitchell County-5.4-2 pts
147Johnson County-6-3.2 pts
148Randolph County-6.3+0.4 pts
149Clay County-6.6-5.5 pts
150Glascock County-7.3-7.6 pts
151Montgomery County-7.4-6.5 pts
152Taliaferro County-9.1-7.2 pts
153Charlton County-10.4-9.3 pts
154Monroe County-10.6-12.8 pts
155Talbot County-13-33.4 pts
156Dodge County-13.4-21 pts
157Baker County-14.7-25.9 pts
157Jenkins County-14.7-24.3 pts
157Quitman County-14.7-24.6 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?

Meriwether County, with 12.8% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Quitman County, with -14.7% in 2017.

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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