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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate, 2023

Taliaferro County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2023, at 85.141%. Early County had the lowest, at 4.459%. The median was 13.35% and the figure for Georgia was 14.24%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.141Taliaferro County
Lowest4.459Early County
Median13.35159 counties
Georgia14.24History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 11.993 %Atkinson County: 9.551 %Bacon County: 14.841 %Baker County: 4.678 %Baldwin County: 12.681 %Banks County: 11.562 %Barrow County: 15.619 %Bartow County: 14.669 %Ben Hill County: 12.96 %Berrien County: 14.168 %Bibb County: 10.746 %Bleckley County: 19.915 %Brantley County: 14.88 %Brooks County: 12.047 %Bryan County: 20.775 %Bulloch County: 13.956 %Burke County: 5.986 %Butts County: 27.186 %Calhoun County: 10.931 %Camden County: 14.211 %Candler County: 10.533 %Carroll County: 15.736 %Catoosa County: 10.28 %Charlton County: 6.365 %Chatham County: 14.108 %Chattahoochee County: 34.915 %Chattooga County: 8.579 %Cherokee County: 14.615 %Clarke County: 13.006 %Clay County: 24.476 %Clayton County: 12.945 %Clinch County: 6.124 %Cobb County: 13.299 %Coffee County: 11.361 %Colquitt County: 11.4 %Columbia County: 13.611 %Cook County: 17.614 %Coweta County: 12.656 %Crawford County: 20.889 %Crisp County: 10.962 %Dade County: 11.668 %Dawson County: 18.398 %Decatur County: 12.039 %DeKalb County: 14.449 %Dodge County: 12.234 %Dooly County: 13.58 %Dougherty County: 12.093 %Douglas County: 13.823 %Early County: 4.459 %Echols County: 18.985 %Effingham County: 16.683 %Elbert County: 10.321 %Emanuel County: 16.629 %Evans County: 10.838 %Fannin County: 13.853 %Fayette County: 13.239 %Floyd County: 13.894 %Forsyth County: 14.908 %Franklin County: 10.393 %Fulton County: 16.565 %Gilmer County: 13.62 %Glascock County: 44.639 %Glynn County: 13.457 %Gordon County: 11.956 %Grady County: 8.624 %Greene County: 16.578 %Gwinnett County: 15.625 %Habersham County: 11.5 %Hall County: 14.054 %Hancock County: 13.313 %Haralson County: 13.35 %Harris County: 12.489 %Hart County: 12.23 %Heard County: 15.091 %Henry County: 14.978 %Houston County: 14.286 %Irwin County: 7.276 %Jackson County: 17.334 %Jasper County: 14.27 %Jeff Davis County: 10.825 %Jefferson County: 14.015 %Jenkins County: 13.303 %Johnson County: 17.457 %Jones County: 12.786 %Lamar County: 20.059 %Lanier County: 11.223 %Laurens County: 10.608 %Lee County: 18.847 %Liberty County: 11.273 %Lincoln County: 14.531 %Long County: 19.201 %Lowndes County: 14.545 %Lumpkin County: 12.314 %McDuffie County: 9.706 %McIntosh County: 20.246 %Macon County: 9.382 %Madison County: 14.074 %Marion County: 12.57 %Meriwether County: 26.563 %Miller County: 5.305 %Mitchell County: 7.771 %Monroe County: 14.526 %Montgomery County: 13.72 %Morgan County: 12.453 %Murray County: 11.443 %Muscogee County: 13.752 %Newton County: 16.704 %Oconee County: 19.455 %Oglethorpe County: 13.815 %Paulding County: 14.021 %Peach County: 12.134 %Pickens County: 13.506 %Pierce County: 10.51 %Pike County: 17.821 %Polk County: 10.289 %Pulaski County: 12.053 %Putnam County: 19.438 %Quitman County: 6.962 %Rabun County: 15.174 %Randolph County: 19.381 %Richmond County: 10.911 %Rockdale County: 13.419 %Schley County: 13.824 %Screven County: 17.725 %Seminole County: 13.921 %Spalding County: 11.989 %Stephens County: 10.902 %Stewart County: 31.977 %Sumter County: 13.388 %Talbot County: 16.838 %Taliaferro County: 85.141 %Tattnall County: 10.104 %Taylor County: 15.813 %Telfair County: 16.473 %Terrell County: 14.537 %Thomas County: 10.308 %Tift County: 10.127 %Toombs County: 10.991 %Towns County: 12.424 %Treutlen County: 12.54 %Troup County: 12.182 %Turner County: 10.593 %Twiggs County: 11.086 %Union County: 10.646 %Upson County: 12.902 %Walker County: 9.803 %Walton County: 15.004 %Ware County: 13.308 %Warren County: 5.222 %Washington County: 11.888 %Wayne County: 16.605 %Webster County: 4.715 %Wheeler County: 22.406 %White County: 13.186 %Whitfield County: 13.356 %Wilcox County: 11.33 %Wilkes County: 15.367 %Wilkinson County: 12.004 %Worth County: 14.795 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Taliaferro County: 85.141 %Taliaferro County85.141Glascock County: 44.639 %Glascock County44.639Chattahoochee County: 34.915 %Chattahoochee County34.915Stewart County: 31.977 %Stewart County31.977Butts County: 27.186 %Butts County27.186Meriwether County: 26.563 %Meriwether County26.563Clay County: 24.476 %Clay County24.476Wheeler County: 22.406 %Wheeler County22.406Crawford County: 20.889 %Crawford County20.889Bryan County: 20.775 %Bryan County20.775McIntosh County: 20.246 %McIntosh County20.246Lamar County: 20.059 %Lamar County20.059Bleckley County: 19.915 %Bleckley County19.915Oconee County: 19.455 %Oconee County19.455Putnam County: 19.438 %Putnam County19.438Randolph County: 19.381 %Randolph County19.381Long County: 19.201 %Long County19.201Echols County: 18.985 %Echols County18.985Lee County: 18.847 %Lee County18.847Dawson County: 18.398 %Dawson County18.398Pike County: 17.821 %Pike County17.821Screven County: 17.725 %Screven County17.725Cook County: 17.614 %Cook County17.614Johnson County: 17.457 %Johnson County17.457Jackson County: 17.334 %Jackson County17.334Talbot County: 16.838 %Talbot County16.838Newton County: 16.704 %Newton County16.704Effingham County: 16.683 %Effingham County16.683Emanuel County: 16.629 %Emanuel County16.629Wayne County: 16.605 %Wayne County16.605Greene County: 16.578 %Greene County16.578Fulton County: 16.565 %Fulton County16.565Telfair County: 16.473 %Telfair County16.473Taylor County: 15.813 %Taylor County15.813Carroll County: 15.736 %Carroll County15.736Gwinnett County: 15.625 %Gwinnett County15.625Barrow County: 15.619 %Barrow County15.619Wilkes County: 15.367 %Wilkes County15.367Rabun County: 15.174 %Rabun County15.174Heard County: 15.091 %Heard County15.091Taliaferro County: 85.141 %Taliaferro County85.141Glascock County: 44.639 %Glascock County44.639Chattahoochee County: 34.915 %Chattahoochee County34.915Stewart County: 31.977 %Stewart County31.977Butts County: 27.186 %Butts County27.186Meriwether County: 26.563 %Meriwether County26.563Clay County: 24.476 %Clay County24.476Wheeler County: 22.406 %Wheeler County22.406Crawford County: 20.889 %Crawford County20.889Bryan County: 20.775 %Bryan County20.775McIntosh County: 20.246 %McIntosh County20.246Lamar County: 20.059 %Lamar County20.059Bleckley County: 19.915 %Bleckley County19.915Oconee County: 19.455 %Oconee County19.455Putnam County: 19.438 %Putnam County19.438Randolph County: 19.381 %Randolph County19.381Long County: 19.201 %Long County19.201Echols County: 18.985 %Echols County18.985Lee County: 18.847 %Lee County18.847Dawson County: 18.398 %Dawson County18.398Pike County: 17.821 %Pike County17.821Screven County: 17.725 %Screven County17.725Cook County: 17.614 %Cook County17.614Johnson County: 17.457 %Johnson County17.457Jackson County: 17.334 %Jackson County17.334Talbot County: 16.838 %Talbot County16.838Newton County: 16.704 %Newton County16.704Effingham County: 16.683 %Effingham County16.683Emanuel County: 16.629 %Emanuel County16.629Wayne County: 16.605 %Wayne County16.605Greene County: 16.578 %Greene County16.578Fulton County: 16.565 %Fulton County16.565Telfair County: 16.473 %Telfair County16.473Taylor County: 15.813 %Taylor County15.813Carroll County: 15.736 %Carroll County15.736Gwinnett County: 15.625 %Gwinnett County15.625Barrow County: 15.619 %Barrow County15.619Wilkes County: 15.367 %Wilkes County15.367Rabun County: 15.174 %Rabun County15.174Heard County: 15.091 %Heard County15.091
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Taliaferro County85.141+72.77 pts
2Glascock County44.639+24.79 pts
3Chattahoochee County34.915+21.93 pts
4Stewart County31.977+25.06 pts
5Butts County27.186+7.81 pts
6Meriwether County26.563+9.9 pts
7Clay County24.476+16.02 pts
8Wheeler County22.406+15.06 pts
9Crawford County20.889+6.23 pts
10Bryan County20.775-7.37 pts
11McIntosh County20.246+4.62 pts
12Lamar County20.059+5.6 pts
13Bleckley County19.915+6.43 pts
14Oconee County19.455+4.82 pts
15Putnam County19.438+2.24 pts
16Randolph County19.381+11.79 pts
17Long County19.201-25.4 pts
18Echols County18.985-18.15 pts
19Lee County18.847+6.4 pts
20Dawson County18.398-1.42 pts
21Pike County17.821+3.7 pts
22Screven County17.725+4.07 pts
23Cook County17.614+1.23 pts
24Johnson County17.457+7.42 pts
25Jackson County17.334-17.53 pts
26Talbot County16.838-3.55 pts
27Newton County16.704+2.35 pts
28Effingham County16.683-0.16 pts
29Emanuel County16.629+5.04 pts
30Wayne County16.605+0.61 pts
31Greene County16.578+1.07 pts
32Fulton County16.565-3.19 pts
33Telfair County16.473+8.48 pts
34Taylor County15.813+2.02 pts
35Carroll County15.736+0.28 pts
36Gwinnett County15.625-1.27 pts
37Barrow County15.619+2.04 pts
38Wilkes County15.367-2.32 pts
39Rabun County15.174+0.26 pts
40Heard County15.091+4.8 pts
41Walton County15.004+0.35 pts
42Henry County14.978-3.61 pts
43Forsyth County14.908-2.01 pts
44Brantley County14.88+0.27 pts
45Bacon County14.841+1.75 pts
46Worth County14.795+4.72 pts
47Bartow County14.669+0.05 pts
48Cherokee County14.615-2.03 pts
49Lowndes County14.545+0.96 pts
50Terrell County14.537+1.22 pts
51Lincoln County14.531-2.34 pts
52Monroe County14.526-3.18 pts
53DeKalb County14.449-2.37 pts
54Houston County14.286+0.93 pts
55Jasper County14.27-4.36 pts
56Camden County14.211-2.3 pts
57Berrien County14.168-0.04 pts
58Chatham County14.108-4.48 pts
59Madison County14.074-1.81 pts
60Hall County14.054+1.72 pts
61Paulding County14.021+0.26 pts
62Jefferson County14.015+0.61 pts
63Bulloch County13.956-0.06 pts
64Seminole County13.921+0.51 pts
65Floyd County13.894-1.47 pts
66Fannin County13.853-5.29 pts
67Schley County13.824+0.64 pts
68Douglas County13.823-5.31 pts
69Oglethorpe County13.815+0.24 pts
70Muscogee County13.752+2.42 pts
71Montgomery County13.72-0.88 pts
72Gilmer County13.62+0.88 pts
73Columbia County13.611-1.52 pts
74Dooly County13.58+7.31 pts
75Pickens County13.506+0.53 pts
76Glynn County13.457-0.77 pts
77Rockdale County13.419-4.81 pts
78Sumter County13.388+2.19 pts
79Whitfield County13.356+2.47 pts
80Haralson County13.35-2.18 pts
81Hancock County13.313-1.26 pts
82Ware County13.308-6.9 pts
83Jenkins County13.303+0.46 pts
84Cobb County13.299-4.29 pts
85Fayette County13.239-3.4 pts
86White County13.186-4.2 pts
87Clarke County13.006-1.82 pts
88Ben Hill County12.96+2.73 pts
89Clayton County12.945-6.19 pts
90Upson County12.902-5.41 pts
91Jones County12.786-0.92 pts
92Baldwin County12.681-1.87 pts
93Coweta County12.656-5.56 pts
94Marion County12.57-4.04 pts
95Treutlen County12.54-3.47 pts
96Harris County12.489+0.25 pts
97Morgan County12.453-1.34 pts
98Towns County12.424-5.36 pts
99Lumpkin County12.314-4.97 pts
100Dodge County12.234-1.95 pts
101Hart County12.23-6.01 pts
102Troup County12.182-0.7 pts
103Peach County12.134-16.67 pts
104Dougherty County12.093-0.46 pts
105Pulaski County12.053+1.42 pts
106Brooks County12.047-0.54 pts
107Decatur County12.039-2.7 pts
108Wilkinson County12.004-4.72 pts
109Appling County11.993-0.11 pts
110Spalding County11.989-7 pts
111Gordon County11.956-1.98 pts
112Washington County11.888-0.17 pts
113Dade County11.668-5.8 pts
114Banks County11.562+1.09 pts
115Habersham County11.5+0.77 pts
116Murray County11.443-8.16 pts
117Colquitt County11.4-0.28 pts
118Coffee County11.361-3.13 pts
119Wilcox County11.33-3.76 pts
120Liberty County11.273-3.89 pts
121Lanier County11.223-3.14 pts
122Twiggs County11.086-12.83 pts
123Toombs County10.991-1.52 pts
124Crisp County10.962+0.25 pts
125Calhoun County10.931+2.56 pts
126Richmond County10.911-3.61 pts
127Stephens County10.902-1.1 pts
128Evans County10.838+3.57 pts
129Jeff Davis County10.825+0.56 pts
130Bibb County10.746-0.5 pts
131Union County10.646-7.06 pts
132Laurens County10.608-3.25 pts
133Turner County10.593-1.59 pts
134Candler County10.533-7.99 pts
135Pierce County10.51-4.85 pts
136Franklin County10.393-1.65 pts
137Elbert County10.321-5.61 pts
138Thomas County10.308-3.76 pts
139Polk County10.289+0.18 pts
140Catoosa County10.28-4.95 pts
141Tift County10.127-2.01 pts
142Tattnall County10.104-2.67 pts
143Walker County9.803-1.79 pts
144McDuffie County9.706-3.9 pts
145Atkinson County9.551+1.44 pts
146Macon County9.382-6.73 pts
147Grady County8.624-5.32 pts
148Chattooga County8.579+1.41 pts
149Mitchell County7.771-1.52 pts
150Irwin County7.276-7.3 pts
151Quitman County6.962-6.6 pts
152Charlton County6.365-8.41 pts
153Clinch County6.124-2.81 pts
154Burke County5.986-3.77 pts
155Miller County5.305-19 pts
156Warren County5.222-8.84 pts
157Webster County4.715-74.81 pts
158Baker County4.678-2.87 pts
159Early County4.459-6.87 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Taliaferro County, with 85.141% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Early County, with 4.459% in 2023.

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