Counties in Georgia by real GDP growth

Long County had the highest real GDP growth of 159 counties in 2021, at 21.4%. Talbot County had the lowest, at -14.6%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for Georgia was 7.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest21.4Long County
Lowest-14.6Talbot County
Median5.6159 counties
Georgia7.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Long CountyLong County: 21.4 %21.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 20.5 %20.5Bryan CountyBryan County: 20.2 %20.2Oglethorpe CountyOglethorpe County: 20.2 %20.2Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 16.3 %16.3Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 16.3 %16.3Fannin CountyFannin County: 15.7 %15.7Greene CountyGreene County: 15.4 %15.4Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 14.9 %14.9Murray CountyMurray County: 14.7 %14.7Clayton CountyClayton County: 13.8 %13.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.8 %13.8Madison CountyMadison County: 13.7 %13.7Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 13.1 %13.1Dawson CountyDawson County: 12.3 %12.3Rabun CountyRabun County: 12.3 %12.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 12.1 %12.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 12.1 %12.1Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 11.8 %11.8Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 11.6 %11.6White CountyWhite County: 11.6 %11.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 11.4 %11.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 11.4 %11.4Gordon CountyGordon County: 11.2 %11.2Towns CountyTowns County: 11.2 %11.2Walker CountyWalker County: 11.2 %11.2Macon CountyMacon County: 10.5 %10.5Cook CountyCook County: 10.4 %10.4Tattnall CountyTattnall County: 10 %10Henry CountyHenry County: 9.8 %9.8Screven CountyScreven County: 9.5 %9.5Banks CountyBanks County: 9.4 %9.4Lamar CountyLamar County: 9.3 %9.3Pickens CountyPickens County: 9.3 %9.3Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 9.2 %9.2Catoosa CountyCatoosa County: 9.1 %9.1Cobb CountyCobb County: 9.1 %9.1Chatham CountyChatham County: 9 %9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 9 %9Spalding CountySpalding County: 8.8 %8.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Long County21.4+32.8 pts
2Crawford County20.5+37.4 pts
3Bryan County20.2+19.5 pts
3Oglethorpe County20.2+35.4 pts
5Taliaferro County16.3+30.6 pts
5Wheeler County16.3+15.3 pts
7Fannin County15.7+22.4 pts
8Greene County15.4+17.4 pts
9Gilmer County14.9+23.1 pts
10Murray County14.7+17 pts
11Clayton County13.8+34.5 pts
11Monroe County13.8+39 pts
13Madison County13.7+23.1 pts
14Lumpkin County13.1+16.2 pts
15Dawson County12.3+18.4 pts
15Rabun County12.3+17.9 pts
17Morgan County12.1+10.1 pts
17Putnam County12.1+17.7 pts
19Wilkes County11.8+25.5 pts
20Twiggs County11.6+18.5 pts
20White County11.6+21 pts
22Franklin County11.4+19.2 pts
22Jackson County11.4+2.7 pts
24Gordon County11.2+17.1 pts
24Towns County11.2+17.1 pts
24Walker County11.2+12.3 pts
27Macon County10.5+18.2 pts
28Cook County10.4+15.1 pts
29Tattnall County10+20.3 pts
30Henry County9.8+7.4 pts
31Screven County9.5+16.6 pts
32Banks County9.4+16.8 pts
33Lamar County9.3+12.2 pts
33Pickens County9.3+14.2 pts
35Forsyth County9.2+9.7 pts
36Catoosa County9.1+9.7 pts
36Cobb County9.1+11.8 pts
38Chatham County9+10.9 pts
38Douglas County9+9.6 pts
40Spalding County8.8+13.1 pts
40Union County8.8+12 pts
42Rockdale County8.5+5.1 pts
43Liberty County8.3+10 pts
43Wilkinson County8.3+7 pts
45Glynn County8.2+10.8 pts
45Haralson County8.2+9.9 pts
45Jeff Davis County8.2+5.1 pts
48Decatur County8.1+5.2 pts
48Paulding County8.1+8.8 pts
48Thomas County8.1+8.3 pts
51Baldwin County7.5+14 pts
52Crisp County7.3+5.6 pts
52Pike County7.3+10.3 pts
54Pulaski County7.2+12.8 pts
55Troup County7.1+11 pts
56Barrow County7+3.5 pts
57Fulton County6.8+10.8 pts
57Upson County6.8+14.8 pts
59Laurens County6.7+7.2 pts
60Bulloch County6.6+11.8 pts
60Meriwether County6.6+10.2 pts
60Terrell County6.6+9 pts
63Dade County6.5+7.1 pts
63Oconee County6.5+4.8 pts
65Butts County6.4+5.4 pts
65Coweta County6.4+5.6 pts
67Floyd County6.3+10.1 pts
67Telfair County6.3+20.4 pts
67Whitfield County6.3+9.7 pts
70Cherokee County6.2+5.7 pts
70Dougherty County6.2+7.9 pts
70Gwinnett County6.2+8.3 pts
70Irwin County6.2+8.7 pts
74Baker County6.1+12.7 pts
74Toombs County6.1+6.7 pts
76DeKalb County5.9+8 pts
76Hall County5.9+4.4 pts
76Webster County5.9-3.6 pts
79Candler County5.7+10.2 pts
80Peach County5.6+12.1 pts
80Walton County5.6+6.7 pts
82Bartow County5.5+5.9 pts
83Bibb County5.4+8.6 pts
84Polk County5.3+9 pts
85Evans County5.2+5.7 pts
85Jones County5.2+13.4 pts
85Richmond County5.2+7.1 pts
88Brantley County5.1+0.6 pts
88Chattooga County5.1+15.8 pts
88Stephens County5.1+4.3 pts
91Charlton County5+5.5 pts
91Clarke County5+10 pts
93Columbia County4.9+5.5 pts
93Fayette County4.9+4.9 pts
95Coffee County4.7+6.4 pts
95Lowndes County4.7+5.8 pts
97Atkinson County4.1+5.9 pts
97Houston County4.1+4.1 pts
99Tift County3.6+5.5 pts
100Berrien County3.5+12.3 pts
100Elbert County3.5+1.7 pts
100Jasper County3.5+4.4 pts
103Pierce County3.4-2.9 pts
104Effingham County3.3-4.8 pts
105Ben Hill County3.1+1.4 pts
106Camden County2.9+3.2 pts
107Lee County2.7+0.4 pts
108Chattahoochee County2.6+1.6 pts
108Colquitt County2.6+1 pts
108Grady County2.6-1.7 pts
111Emanuel County2.3+2.1 pts
112Early County2.2-3.1 pts
113Harris County2+2.1 pts
113Washington County2+2.6 pts
115Muscogee County1.9+4.3 pts
116Jefferson County1.8-2.2 pts
116Wilcox County1.8+12 pts
118Bleckley County1.7+3.6 pts
118McDuffie County1.70 pts
118Wayne County1.7+12.7 pts
121Brooks County1.6-15.2 pts
121Dodge County1.6+5.7 pts
123Turner County1.5+8 pts
124Lanier County1.1+3.3 pts
125Ware County1+7.3 pts
126Montgomery County0.8+5.4 pts
127Taylor County0.4+4.6 pts
128Carroll County0-12.1 pts
128McIntosh County0+1.9 pts
130Newton County-0.1+0.7 pts
131Habersham County-0.3+4.3 pts
132Echols County-0.5-0.2 pts
132Lincoln County-0.5-4.6 pts
134Appling County-0.8-8 pts
135Johnson County-1+3.1 pts
136Hart County-1.4+5.4 pts
137Calhoun County-1.5-2 pts
138Bacon County-1.6-0.1 pts
139Stewart County-1.8-3.4 pts
140Worth County-2.1+3.5 pts
141Miller County-2.6-3.7 pts
142Heard County-2.7-3.7 pts
142Sumter County-2.7-1.1 pts
144Dooly County-3.1+4.8 pts
144Mitchell County-3.1-5.9 pts
146Seminole County-3.2-3.3 pts
147Schley County-4-5.5 pts
148Hancock County-4.1-6.6 pts
149Randolph County-4.3-4.7 pts
150Quitman County-4.7-12.3 pts
151Jenkins County-4.9-12.7 pts
152Marion County-5-13.6 pts
153Burke County-5.2-10.4 pts
154Glascock County-5.7-12.2 pts
155Warren County-6.2-13.5 pts
156Treutlen County-6.7-7.8 pts
157Clay County-8.2-26 pts
158Clinch County-9.2-11 pts
159Talbot County-14.6-29.3 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?

Long County, with 21.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Talbot County, with -14.6% in 2021.

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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