Counties in Georgia by real GDP growth

Wayne County had the highest real GDP growth of 159 counties in 2019, at 45%. Quitman County had the lowest, at -11.9%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for Georgia was 3.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest45Wayne County
Lowest-11.9Quitman County
Median1.7159 counties
Georgia3.3History

Top 40 counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Wayne CountyWayne County: 45 %45Brooks CountyBrooks County: 26.3 %26.3Burke CountyBurke County: 12.9 %12.9Heard CountyHeard County: 12.3 %12.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 10.7 %10.7Berrien CountyBerrien County: 10.2 %10.2Rabun CountyRabun County: 9.4 %9.4Turner CountyTurner County: 8.6 %8.6Seminole CountySeminole County: 8.5 %8.5Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 8.3 %8.3Irwin CountyIrwin County: 8.2 %8.2Lee CountyLee County: 8.1 %8.1Coweta CountyCoweta County: 7.8 %7.8Webster CountyWebster County: 7.6 %7.6White CountyWhite County: 7.2 %7.2Stewart CountyStewart County: 7 %7Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 6.9 %6.9McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 6.6 %6.6Towns CountyTowns County: 6.5 %6.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 6.3 %6.3Fulton CountyFulton County: 6.3 %6.3Dodge CountyDodge County: 6.2 %6.2Oconee CountyOconee County: 6.2 %6.2Pike CountyPike County: 6.1 %6.1Paulding CountyPaulding County: 5.8 %5.8Peach CountyPeach County: 5.8 %5.8Candler CountyCandler County: 5.7 %5.7Polk CountyPolk County: 5.7 %5.7Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 5.7 %5.7Jenkins CountyJenkins County: 5.6 %5.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 5.4 %5.4Walton CountyWalton County: 5.2 %5.2Miller CountyMiller County: 5 %5Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 4.8 %4.8Taylor CountyTaylor County: 4.8 %4.8Chatham CountyChatham County: 4.5 %4.5Butts CountyButts County: 4.4 %4.4Newton CountyNewton County: 4.4 %4.4Union CountyUnion County: 4.4 %4.4Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 4.3 %4.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Wayne County45+45.8 pts
2Brooks County26.3+28.6 pts
3Burke County12.9+12 pts
4Heard County12.3+28 pts
5Morgan County10.7+4.2 pts
6Berrien County10.2+10.3 pts
7Rabun County9.4+11.6 pts
8Turner County8.6+12.4 pts
9Seminole County8.5+9.4 pts
10Lumpkin County8.3+8.5 pts
11Irwin County8.2+5.1 pts
12Lee County8.1+8.2 pts
13Coweta County7.8+2.8 pts
14Webster County7.6+15.6 pts
15White County7.2+8.9 pts
16Stewart County7-1 pts
17Taliaferro County6.9+4.5 pts
18McDuffie County6.6+7.1 pts
19Towns County6.5+6.5 pts
20Calhoun County6.3+11.9 pts
20Fulton County6.3+1.5 pts
22Dodge County6.2+11 pts
22Oconee County6.2-1.7 pts
24Pike County6.1+5 pts
25Paulding County5.8+0.8 pts
25Peach County5.8+4.1 pts
27Candler County5.7+3.8 pts
27Polk County5.7+4 pts
27Wilkinson County5.7+4.9 pts
30Jenkins County5.6+5.4 pts
31Cherokee County5.4+4.6 pts
32Walton County5.2+4.1 pts
33Miller County5-4.6 pts
34Baldwin County4.8+4.8 pts
34Taylor County4.8+5.4 pts
36Chatham County4.5+3.2 pts
37Butts County4.4+2.1 pts
37Newton County4.4+0.3 pts
37Union County4.4+5.3 pts
40Wilcox County4.3+9.1 pts
41Baker County4.2-0.3 pts
42Putnam County4.1+4 pts
43Appling County3.9+8 pts
43Forsyth County3.9+4.8 pts
45Bulloch County3.7+2.8 pts
45Douglas County3.7+0.4 pts
45Jefferson County3.7+10.1 pts
48Crisp County3.6+3.6 pts
49Jones County3.5+11.3 pts
49Tift County3.5+0.3 pts
51Fayette County3.4-2 pts
51Lamar County3.4+2.5 pts
53Gwinnett County3.2+1.4 pts
53Jeff Davis County3.2+1.4 pts
53Troup County3.2+3.6 pts
56Clinch County3.1+7.1 pts
56Terrell County3.1+11.6 pts
58Cobb County3-0.1 pts
58Coffee County3+1 pts
58Dawson County3+0.5 pts
58Houston County3+1.5 pts
62Bryan County2.9-0.3 pts
63Carroll County2.7-3 pts
63Emanuel County2.7+9.5 pts
65Henry County2.6-3.1 pts
65Mitchell County2.6+5.3 pts
67Jasper County2.5+5.1 pts
67Muscogee County2.5+1.8 pts
69Hall County2.4-2.5 pts
69Stephens County2.4+0.9 pts
71Chattahoochee County2.3+8.1 pts
71Haralson County2.3-0.9 pts
71Murray County2.3+8.5 pts
74Fannin County2.1-3.1 pts
75Catoosa County2-0.7 pts
75Gordon County2+1.7 pts
75Jackson County2-3.6 pts
75Washington County2+2.8 pts
79Lowndes County1.9-0.4 pts
80Atkinson County1.70 pts
81Barrow County1.6-5.6 pts
81Spalding County1.6+1 pts
81Worth County1.6-1.8 pts
84Dougherty County1.5+1.1 pts
84Echols County1.5-0.9 pts
84Hancock County1.5+1.5 pts
87Decatur County1.3+0.9 pts
87Glascock County1.3+7.5 pts
87Sumter County1.3+1.9 pts
87Upson County1.3+0.2 pts
91Treutlen County1.2+5.5 pts
92Dooly County1+4.5 pts
92Liberty County1-0.2 pts
92Lincoln County1+3.2 pts
95Bartow County0.9-1 pts
96Warren County0.8-12 pts
97Grady County0.6+1.4 pts
98Randolph County0.5-0.2 pts
99Bleckley County0.40 pts
100Columbia County0.3-4.6 pts
100Lanier County0.3+3 pts
102Laurens County0.2-2.5 pts
103Effingham County0.1-1.4 pts
103Whitfield County0.1-0.6 pts
105Clay County0-13.6 pts
105Dade County0-7.3 pts
105DeKalb County0-4 pts
105Richmond County0-0.7 pts
105Thomas County0-1.8 pts
110Cook County-0.1-5.7 pts
111Bacon County-0.2+1.1 pts
111Greene County-0.2-9.9 pts
113Colquitt County-0.3-4.2 pts
113Johnson County-0.3-2 pts
115Pickens County-0.6-3 pts
115Twiggs County-0.6-8.5 pts
117Pierce County-0.7-1.4 pts
118Long County-0.9+0.3 pts
119Charlton County-1+3.1 pts
120Clarke County-1.1-3.6 pts
120Elbert County-1.1-1.7 pts
120Toombs County-1.1-0.8 pts
123Bibb County-1.2-3.1 pts
123Brantley County-1.2-4.4 pts
123Habersham County-1.2-5.6 pts
126Early County-1.3+0.1 pts
126Meriwether County-1.3+1.5 pts
126Rockdale County-1.3-4.4 pts
129Clayton County-1.4-6 pts
130Walker County-1.5-1 pts
131Floyd County-1.7-1.1 pts
132Camden County-1.8+3.9 pts
133Glynn County-2.1-5.9 pts
133Hart County-2.1-12.6 pts
135Montgomery County-2.3-1.4 pts
136Screven County-2.7-1.4 pts
136Wheeler County-2.7-3.2 pts
138Ware County-3-3.2 pts
139McIntosh County-3.2-4.7 pts
140Gilmer County-3.6-6.7 pts
141Harris County-3.9-7.9 pts
142Ben Hill County-4.2-8.1 pts
142Pulaski County-4.2-6.5 pts
144Banks County-4.6-9 pts
145Franklin County-4.7-8.7 pts
145Monroe County-4.7-7.4 pts
147Talbot County-4.8-17.2 pts
148Macon County-4.9-1.5 pts
149Madison County-5.6-11.4 pts
150Telfair County-5.9-1.3 pts
151Crawford County-6-5 pts
152Evans County-6.2-5.7 pts
153Chattooga County-6.6-6.4 pts
153Marion County-6.6-8.1 pts
155Schley County-6.9-16.9 pts
156Wilkes County-10.2-13.4 pts
157Tattnall County-10.5-14.5 pts
158Oglethorpe County-10.7-16 pts
159Quitman County-11.9-16.5 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?

Wayne County, with 45% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Quitman County, with -11.9% in 2019.

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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