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Counties in Georgia by real GDP growth

Clay County had the highest real GDP growth of 159 counties in 2020, at 17.8%. Monroe County had the lowest, at -25.2%. The median was -1.7% and the figure for Georgia was -2.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest17.8Clay County
Lowest-25.2Monroe County
Median-1.7159 counties
Georgia-2.8History

Top 40 counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Clay CountyClay County: 17.8 %17.8Brooks CountyBrooks County: 16.8 %16.8Talbot CountyTalbot County: 14.7 %14.7Carroll CountyCarroll County: 12.1 %12.1Webster CountyWebster County: 9.5 %9.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 8.7 %8.7Marion CountyMarion County: 8.6 %8.6Effingham CountyEffingham County: 8.1 %8.1Jenkins CountyJenkins County: 7.8 %7.8Quitman CountyQuitman County: 7.6 %7.6Warren CountyWarren County: 7.3 %7.3Appling CountyAppling County: 7.2 %7.2Glascock CountyGlascock County: 6.5 %6.5Pierce CountyPierce County: 6.3 %6.3Early CountyEarly County: 5.3 %5.3Burke CountyBurke County: 5.2 %5.2Brantley CountyBrantley County: 4.5 %4.5Grady CountyGrady County: 4.3 %4.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.1 %4.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4 %4Barrow CountyBarrow County: 3.5 %3.5Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 3.4 %3.4Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 3.1 %3.1Decatur CountyDecatur County: 2.9 %2.9Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 2.8 %2.8Hancock CountyHancock County: 2.5 %2.5Henry CountyHenry County: 2.4 %2.4Lee CountyLee County: 2.3 %2.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 2 %2Clinch CountyClinch County: 1.8 %1.8Elbert CountyElbert County: 1.8 %1.8Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County: 1.7 %1.7Crisp CountyCrisp County: 1.7 %1.7McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 1.7 %1.7Oconee CountyOconee County: 1.7 %1.7Colquitt CountyColquitt County: 1.6 %1.6Stewart CountyStewart County: 1.6 %1.6Hall CountyHall County: 1.5 %1.5Schley CountySchley County: 1.5 %1.5Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 1.3 %1.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Clay County17.8+17.8 pts
2Brooks County16.8-9.5 pts
3Talbot County14.7+19.5 pts
4Carroll County12.1+9.4 pts
5Webster County9.5+1.9 pts
6Jackson County8.7+6.7 pts
7Marion County8.6+15.2 pts
8Effingham County8.1+8 pts
9Jenkins County7.8+2.2 pts
10Quitman County7.6+19.5 pts
11Warren County7.3+6.5 pts
12Appling County7.2+3.3 pts
13Glascock County6.5+5.2 pts
14Pierce County6.3+7 pts
15Early County5.3+6.6 pts
16Burke County5.2-7.7 pts
17Brantley County4.5+5.7 pts
18Grady County4.3+3.7 pts
19Lincoln County4.1+3.1 pts
20Jefferson County4+0.3 pts
21Barrow County3.5+1.9 pts
22Rockdale County3.4+4.7 pts
23Jeff Davis County3.1-0.1 pts
24Decatur County2.9+1.6 pts
25Mitchell County2.8+0.2 pts
26Hancock County2.5+1 pts
27Henry County2.4-0.2 pts
28Lee County2.3-5.8 pts
29Morgan County2-8.7 pts
30Clinch County1.8-1.3 pts
30Elbert County1.8+2.9 pts
32Ben Hill County1.7+5.9 pts
32Crisp County1.7-1.9 pts
32McDuffie County1.7-4.9 pts
32Oconee County1.7-4.5 pts
36Colquitt County1.6+1.9 pts
36Stewart County1.6-5.4 pts
38Hall County1.5-0.9 pts
38Schley County1.5+8.4 pts
40Wilkinson County1.3-4.4 pts
41Miller County1.1-3.9 pts
41Treutlen County1.1-0.1 pts
43Butts County1-3.4 pts
43Chattahoochee County1-1.3 pts
43Heard County1-11.3 pts
43Wheeler County1+3.7 pts
47Coweta County0.8-7 pts
47Stephens County0.8-1.6 pts
49Bryan County0.7-2.2 pts
50Calhoun County0.5-5.8 pts
50Cherokee County0.5-4.9 pts
52Randolph County0.4-0.1 pts
53Emanuel County0.2-2.5 pts
54Seminole County0.1-8.4 pts
55Fayette County0-3.4 pts
55Houston County0-3 pts
57Harris County-0.1+3.8 pts
58Thomas County-0.2-0.2 pts
59Camden County-0.3+1.5 pts
59Echols County-0.3-1.8 pts
61Bartow County-0.4-1.3 pts
62Charlton County-0.5+0.5 pts
62Evans County-0.5+5.7 pts
62Forsyth County-0.5-4.4 pts
62Laurens County-0.5-0.7 pts
66Catoosa County-0.6-2.6 pts
66Columbia County-0.6-0.9 pts
66Dade County-0.6-0.6 pts
66Douglas County-0.6-4.3 pts
66Toombs County-0.6+0.5 pts
66Washington County-0.6-2.6 pts
72Paulding County-0.7-6.5 pts
73Newton County-0.8-5.2 pts
74Jasper County-0.9-3.4 pts
75Lowndes County-1.1-3 pts
75Walker County-1.1+0.4 pts
75Walton County-1.1-6.3 pts
78Bacon County-1.5-1.3 pts
79Sumter County-1.6-2.9 pts
80Coffee County-1.7-4.7 pts
80Dougherty County-1.7-3.2 pts
80Haralson County-1.7-4 pts
80Liberty County-1.7-2.7 pts
84Atkinson County-1.8-3.5 pts
85Bleckley County-1.9-2.3 pts
85Chatham County-1.9-6.4 pts
85McIntosh County-1.9+1.3 pts
85Richmond County-1.9-1.9 pts
85Tift County-1.9-5.4 pts
90Greene County-2-1.8 pts
91DeKalb County-2.1-2.1 pts
91Gwinnett County-2.1-5.3 pts
93Lanier County-2.2-2.5 pts
94Murray County-2.3-4.6 pts
95Muscogee County-2.4-4.9 pts
95Terrell County-2.4-5.5 pts
97Irwin County-2.5-10.7 pts
98Glynn County-2.6-0.5 pts
99Cobb County-2.7-5.7 pts
100Lamar County-2.9-6.3 pts
101Pike County-3-9.1 pts
102Lumpkin County-3.1-11.4 pts
103Bibb County-3.2-2 pts
103Union County-3.2-7.6 pts
105Whitfield County-3.4-3.5 pts
106Meriwether County-3.6-2.3 pts
107Polk County-3.7-9.4 pts
108Floyd County-3.8-2.1 pts
109Troup County-3.9-7.1 pts
110Fulton County-4-10.3 pts
111Dodge County-4.1-10.3 pts
111Johnson County-4.1-3.8 pts
113Taylor County-4.2-9 pts
114Spalding County-4.3-5.9 pts
115Candler County-4.5-10.2 pts
116Habersham County-4.6-3.4 pts
116Montgomery County-4.6-2.3 pts
118Cook County-4.7-4.6 pts
119Pickens County-4.9-4.3 pts
120Clarke County-5-3.9 pts
121Bulloch County-5.2-8.9 pts
122Pulaski County-5.6-1.4 pts
122Putnam County-5.6-9.7 pts
122Rabun County-5.6-15 pts
122Worth County-5.6-7.2 pts
126Gordon County-5.9-7.9 pts
126Towns County-5.9-12.4 pts
128Dawson County-6.1-9.1 pts
129Ware County-6.3-3.3 pts
130Baldwin County-6.5-11.3 pts
130Peach County-6.5-12.3 pts
130Turner County-6.5-15.1 pts
133Baker County-6.6-10.8 pts
134Fannin County-6.7-8.8 pts
135Hart County-6.8-4.7 pts
136Twiggs County-6.9-6.3 pts
137Screven County-7.1-4.4 pts
138Banks County-7.4-2.8 pts
139Macon County-7.7-2.8 pts
140Franklin County-7.8-3.1 pts
141Dooly County-7.9-8.9 pts
142Upson County-8-9.3 pts
143Gilmer County-8.2-4.6 pts
143Jones County-8.2-11.7 pts
145Berrien County-8.8-19 pts
146Madison County-9.4-3.8 pts
146White County-9.4-16.6 pts
148Wilcox County-10.2-14.5 pts
149Tattnall County-10.3+0.2 pts
150Chattooga County-10.7-4.1 pts
151Wayne County-11-56 pts
152Long County-11.4-10.5 pts
153Wilkes County-13.7-3.5 pts
154Telfair County-14.1-8.2 pts
155Taliaferro County-14.3-21.2 pts
156Oglethorpe County-15.2-4.5 pts
157Crawford County-16.9-10.9 pts
158Clayton County-20.7-19.3 pts
159Monroe County-25.2-20.5 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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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Clay County, with 17.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Monroe County, with -25.2% in 2020.

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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