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Counties in Georgia by real GDP growth

Clay County had the highest real GDP growth of 159 counties in 2018, at 13.6%. Heard County had the lowest, at -15.7%. The median was 1.1% and the figure for Georgia was 3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest13.6Clay County
Lowest-15.7Heard County
Median1.1159 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2018

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Clay CountyClay County: 13.6 %13.6Warren CountyWarren County: 12.8 %12.8Talbot CountyTalbot County: 12.4 %12.4Hart CountyHart County: 10.5 %10.5Schley CountySchley County: 10 %10Greene CountyGreene County: 9.7 %9.7Miller CountyMiller County: 9.6 %9.6Stewart CountyStewart County: 8 %8Oconee CountyOconee County: 7.9 %7.9Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 7.9 %7.9Dade CountyDade County: 7.3 %7.3Barrow CountyBarrow County: 7.2 %7.2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 6.5 %6.5Madison CountyMadison County: 5.8 %5.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 5.7 %5.7Henry CountyHenry County: 5.7 %5.7Cook CountyCook County: 5.6 %5.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.6 %5.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 5.4 %5.4Oglethorpe CountyOglethorpe County: 5.3 %5.3Fannin CountyFannin County: 5.2 %5.2Coweta CountyCoweta County: 5 %5Paulding CountyPaulding County: 5 %5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4.9 %4.9Hall CountyHall County: 4.9 %4.9Fulton CountyFulton County: 4.8 %4.8Clayton CountyClayton County: 4.6 %4.6Quitman CountyQuitman County: 4.6 %4.6Baker CountyBaker County: 4.5 %4.5Banks CountyBanks County: 4.4 %4.4Habersham CountyHabersham County: 4.4 %4.4Newton CountyNewton County: 4.1 %4.1DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 4 %4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4 %4Harris CountyHarris County: 4 %4Tattnall CountyTattnall County: 4 %4Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County: 3.9 %3.9Colquitt CountyColquitt County: 3.9 %3.9Glynn CountyGlynn County: 3.8 %3.8Worth CountyWorth County: 3.4 %3.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Clay County13.6+20.2 pts
2Warren County12.8+13.3 pts
3Talbot County12.4+25.4 pts
4Hart County10.5+4.8 pts
5Schley County10+8.4 pts
6Greene County9.7+5.8 pts
7Miller County9.6+8 pts
8Stewart County8-0.1 pts
9Oconee County7.9+3.9 pts
9Twiggs County7.9-3.1 pts
11Dade County7.3+3.5 pts
12Barrow County7.2+2.4 pts
13Morgan County6.5+1.4 pts
14Madison County5.8+2.7 pts
15Carroll County5.7+5 pts
15Henry County5.7+2.8 pts
17Cook County5.6+2 pts
17Jackson County5.6-3 pts
19Fayette County5.4+3.7 pts
20Oglethorpe County5.3+4.6 pts
21Fannin County5.2-1.3 pts
22Coweta County5+1.2 pts
22Paulding County5+1 pts
24Columbia County4.9+1.5 pts
24Hall County4.9-2.8 pts
26Fulton County4.8-2.1 pts
27Clayton County4.6+2.3 pts
27Quitman County4.6+19.3 pts
29Baker County4.5+19.2 pts
30Banks County4.4-5.7 pts
30Habersham County4.4+4.5 pts
32Newton County4.1+1 pts
33DeKalb County4+1 pts
33Franklin County4-2.3 pts
33Harris County4-5.6 pts
33Tattnall County4+3 pts
37Ben Hill County3.9+4.2 pts
37Colquitt County3.9+2 pts
39Glynn County3.8+1.3 pts
40Worth County3.4+4.2 pts
41Douglas County3.3-1.1 pts
42Brantley County3.2+3.7 pts
42Bryan County3.2-3.5 pts
42Haralson County3.2-1.3 pts
42Tift County3.2+3.9 pts
42Wilkes County3.2+1.2 pts
47Cobb County3.1-2.9 pts
47Gilmer County3.1-0.7 pts
47Irwin County3.1-5 pts
47Rockdale County3.1+1.5 pts
51Catoosa County2.7-2.1 pts
51Laurens County2.7-0.3 pts
51Monroe County2.7+13.3 pts
54Clarke County2.5-3.9 pts
54Dawson County2.5-8.4 pts
56Echols County2.4+4.4 pts
56Pickens County2.4-0.7 pts
56Taliaferro County2.4+11.5 pts
59Butts County2.3-3.8 pts
59Lowndes County2.3+0.3 pts
59Pulaski County2.3+3.4 pts
62Coffee County2-3.6 pts
63Bartow County1.9+1.6 pts
63Bibb County1.9+0.3 pts
63Candler County1.9-0.2 pts
66Gwinnett County1.8-0.3 pts
66Jeff Davis County1.8+0.3 pts
66Thomas County1.8+2.3 pts
69Atkinson County1.7-7.1 pts
69Johnson County1.7+7.7 pts
69Peach County1.7+3 pts
69Polk County1.7+2.8 pts
73Effingham County1.5+1.1 pts
73Houston County1.5-1.7 pts
73Marion County1.5+1.9 pts
73McIntosh County1.5-1 pts
73Stephens County1.5+1.3 pts
78Chatham County1.3-1.2 pts
79Liberty County1.2+0.8 pts
80Pike County1.1-2.1 pts
80Upson County1.1+2.8 pts
80Walton County1.1-2.1 pts
83Bulloch County0.9-3.4 pts
83Burke County0.9-2.9 pts
83Lamar County0.9+1.7 pts
86Cherokee County0.8-2.7 pts
86Wilkinson County0.8-10.7 pts
88Muscogee County0.7-0.8 pts
88Pierce County0.7-0.6 pts
88Randolph County0.7+7 pts
88Richmond County0.7+1.2 pts
88Whitfield County0.7+1.1 pts
93Elbert County0.6+3.2 pts
93Spalding County0.6-1.1 pts
95Wheeler County0.5+5.5 pts
96Bleckley County0.4+1.4 pts
96Decatur County0.4-2 pts
96Dougherty County0.4+1.5 pts
99Gordon County0.3-9.7 pts
100Jenkins County0.2+14.9 pts
100Ware County0.2-2.7 pts
102Putnam County0.1-0.6 pts
103Baldwin County0+1.3 pts
103Crisp County0-8.4 pts
103Hancock County0+3.9 pts
103Towns County0-0.8 pts
107Berrien County-0.1-4.4 pts
107Lee County-0.1-4.4 pts
109Chattooga County-0.2-3.1 pts
109Lumpkin County-0.2-7 pts
111Toombs County-0.3+0.2 pts
112Troup County-0.4-2.2 pts
113Evans County-0.5-4.3 pts
113McDuffie County-0.5-1.2 pts
113Walker County-0.5-4.6 pts
116Floyd County-0.6+2.6 pts
116Sumter County-0.6-1.5 pts
116Taylor County-0.6+1.6 pts
119Grady County-0.8-7.3 pts
119Washington County-0.8-0.7 pts
119Wayne County-0.8-12.6 pts
122Forsyth County-0.9-1.8 pts
122Montgomery County-0.9+6.5 pts
122Seminole County-0.9-3 pts
122Union County-0.9-2.8 pts
126Crawford County-1-0.5 pts
127Long County-1.2-2.5 pts
128Bacon County-1.3-5.3 pts
128Screven County-1.3-1.7 pts
130Early County-1.4+3.8 pts
131White County-1.7-6.6 pts
132Lincoln County-2.2+1.6 pts
132Rabun County-2.2-3.3 pts
134Brooks County-2.3-1.8 pts
135Jasper County-2.6-5.2 pts
136Lanier County-2.7-1.8 pts
136Mitchell County-2.7+2.7 pts
138Meriwether County-2.8-15.6 pts
139Macon County-3.4-5.8 pts
140Dooly County-3.5-1.3 pts
141Turner County-3.8-0.4 pts
142Clinch County-4-0.4 pts
143Appling County-4.1+0.7 pts
143Charlton County-4.1+6.3 pts
145Treutlen County-4.3-0.5 pts
146Telfair County-4.6-0.5 pts
147Dodge County-4.8+8.6 pts
147Wilcox County-4.8-11.6 pts
149Calhoun County-5.6-9.6 pts
150Camden County-5.7-7.7 pts
151Chattahoochee County-5.8-2.8 pts
152Glascock County-6.2+1.1 pts
152Murray County-6.2-1.4 pts
154Jefferson County-6.4-8.1 pts
155Emanuel County-6.8-15 pts
156Jones County-7.8-9.3 pts
157Webster County-8-9 pts
158Terrell County-8.5-5.6 pts
159Heard County-15.7-11.4 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?

Clay County, with 13.6% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Heard County, with -15.7% in 2018.

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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