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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Jenkins County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2012, at 37.139%. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 4.061%. The median was 12.435% and the figure for Georgia was 14.12%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.139Jenkins County
Lowest4.061Taliaferro County
Median12.435159 counties
Georgia14.12History

Map of counties, 2012

Appling County: 10.528 %Atkinson County: 14.406 %Bacon County: 10.116 %Baker County: 8.842 %Baldwin County: 11.599 %Banks County: 13.855 %Barrow County: 14.704 %Bartow County: 11.268 %Ben Hill County: 16.216 %Berrien County: 15.377 %Bibb County: 11.314 %Bleckley County: 5.089 %Brantley County: 8.857 %Brooks County: 15.65 %Bryan County: 16.85 %Bulloch County: 10.65 %Burke County: 11.594 %Butts County: 10.879 %Calhoun County: 13.84 %Camden County: 14.102 %Candler County: 14.989 %Carroll County: 13.467 %Catoosa County: 11.35 %Charlton County: 15.362 %Chatham County: 14.205 %Chattahoochee County: 26.98 %Chattooga County: 8.2 %Cherokee County: 15.848 %Clarke County: 11.501 %Clay County: 4.629 %Clayton County: 12.206 %Clinch County: 16.468 %Cobb County: 17.246 %Coffee County: 10.792 %Colquitt County: 9.514 %Columbia County: 11.996 %Cook County: 12.103 %Coweta County: 14.994 %Crawford County: 14.78 %Crisp County: 12.121 %Dade County: 16.677 %Dawson County: 14.395 %Decatur County: 7.825 %DeKalb County: 13.81 %Dodge County: 9.547 %Dooly County: 20.676 %Dougherty County: 15.298 %Douglas County: 12.464 %Early County: 12.685 %Echols County: 17.857 %Effingham County: 10.077 %Elbert County: 15.497 %Emanuel County: 11.073 %Evans County: 6.173 %Fannin County: 14.911 %Fayette County: 15.083 %Floyd County: 10.593 %Forsyth County: 16.657 %Franklin County: 18.43 %Fulton County: 15.34 %Gilmer County: 11.359 %Glascock County: 16.384 %Glynn County: 13.652 %Gordon County: 10.978 %Grady County: 13.352 %Greene County: 12.435 %Gwinnett County: 14.611 %Habersham County: 9.832 %Hall County: 12.621 %Hancock County: 8.138 %Haralson County: 13.82 %Harris County: 7.24 %Hart County: 13.023 %Heard County: 13.922 %Henry County: 15.761 %Houston County: 12.607 %Irwin County: 13.666 %Jackson County: 14.184 %Jasper County: 15.637 %Jeff Davis County: 8.663 %Jefferson County: 10.534 %Jenkins County: 37.139 %Johnson County: 10.648 %Jones County: 12.39 %Lamar County: 14.836 %Lanier County: 8.833 %Laurens County: 11.536 %Lee County: 16.349 %Liberty County: 12.979 %Lincoln County: 17.749 %Long County: 8.867 %Lowndes County: 15.562 %Lumpkin County: 12.003 %McDuffie County: 7.541 %McIntosh County: 19.314 %Macon County: 11.401 %Madison County: 12.149 %Marion County: 13.474 %Meriwether County: 21.675 %Miller County: 12.178 %Mitchell County: 9.771 %Monroe County: 12.436 %Montgomery County: 16.697 %Morgan County: 9.538 %Murray County: 9.021 %Muscogee County: 12.901 %Newton County: 16.704 %Oconee County: 13.244 %Oglethorpe County: 13.168 %Paulding County: 17.083 %Peach County: 10.772 %Pickens County: 16.248 %Pierce County: 13.295 %Pike County: 10.466 %Polk County: 7.357 %Pulaski County: 9.659 %Putnam County: 10.234 %Quitman County: 20.098 %Rabun County: 14.025 %Randolph County: 18.393 %Richmond County: 11.027 %Rockdale County: 16.619 %Schley County: 11.661 %Screven County: 9.347 %Seminole County: 12.252 %Spalding County: 11.247 %Stephens County: 10.757 %Stewart County: 11.577 %Sumter County: 14.55 %Talbot County: 11.081 %Taliaferro County: 4.061 %Tattnall County: 14.612 %Taylor County: 11.948 %Telfair County: 15.772 %Terrell County: 15.857 %Thomas County: 11.307 %Tift County: 12.064 %Toombs County: 14.046 %Towns County: 6.761 %Treutlen County: 31.912 %Troup County: 14.171 %Turner County: 11.35 %Twiggs County: 5.291 %Union County: 12.437 %Upson County: 7.104 %Walker County: 7.517 %Walton County: 12.145 %Ware County: 9.062 %Warren County: 8.911 %Washington County: 10.203 %Wayne County: 10.001 %Webster County: 36.945 %Wheeler County: 7.655 %White County: 16.105 %Whitfield County: 7.73 %Wilcox County: 9.141 %Wilkes County: 10.24 %Wilkinson County: 11.357 %Worth County: 20.992 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Jenkins County: 37.139 %Jenkins County37.139Webster County: 36.945 %Webster County36.945Treutlen County: 31.912 %Treutlen County31.912Chattahoochee County: 26.98 %Chattahoochee County26.98Meriwether County: 21.675 %Meriwether County21.675Worth County: 20.992 %Worth County20.992Dooly County: 20.676 %Dooly County20.676Quitman County: 20.098 %Quitman County20.098McIntosh County: 19.314 %McIntosh County19.314Franklin County: 18.43 %Franklin County18.43Randolph County: 18.393 %Randolph County18.393Echols County: 17.857 %Echols County17.857Lincoln County: 17.749 %Lincoln County17.749Cobb County: 17.246 %Cobb County17.246Paulding County: 17.083 %Paulding County17.083Bryan County: 16.85 %Bryan County16.85Newton County: 16.704 %Newton County16.704Montgomery County: 16.697 %Montgomery County16.697Dade County: 16.677 %Dade County16.677Forsyth County: 16.657 %Forsyth County16.657Rockdale County: 16.619 %Rockdale County16.619Clinch County: 16.468 %Clinch County16.468Glascock County: 16.384 %Glascock County16.384Lee County: 16.349 %Lee County16.349Pickens County: 16.248 %Pickens County16.248Ben Hill County: 16.216 %Ben Hill County16.216White County: 16.105 %White County16.105Terrell County: 15.857 %Terrell County15.857Cherokee County: 15.848 %Cherokee County15.848Telfair County: 15.772 %Telfair County15.772Henry County: 15.761 %Henry County15.761Brooks County: 15.65 %Brooks County15.65Jasper County: 15.637 %Jasper County15.637Lowndes County: 15.562 %Lowndes County15.562Elbert County: 15.497 %Elbert County15.497Berrien County: 15.377 %Berrien County15.377Charlton County: 15.362 %Charlton County15.362Fulton County: 15.34 %Fulton County15.34Dougherty County: 15.298 %Dougherty County15.298Fayette County: 15.083 %Fayette County15.083Jenkins County: 37.139 %Jenkins County37.139Webster County: 36.945 %Webster County36.945Treutlen County: 31.912 %Treutlen County31.912Chattahoochee County: 26.98 %Chattahoochee County26.98Meriwether County: 21.675 %Meriwether County21.675Worth County: 20.992 %Worth County20.992Dooly County: 20.676 %Dooly County20.676Quitman County: 20.098 %Quitman County20.098McIntosh County: 19.314 %McIntosh County19.314Franklin County: 18.43 %Franklin County18.43Randolph County: 18.393 %Randolph County18.393Echols County: 17.857 %Echols County17.857Lincoln County: 17.749 %Lincoln County17.749Cobb County: 17.246 %Cobb County17.246Paulding County: 17.083 %Paulding County17.083Bryan County: 16.85 %Bryan County16.85Newton County: 16.704 %Newton County16.704Montgomery County: 16.697 %Montgomery County16.697Dade County: 16.677 %Dade County16.677Forsyth County: 16.657 %Forsyth County16.657Rockdale County: 16.619 %Rockdale County16.619Clinch County: 16.468 %Clinch County16.468Glascock County: 16.384 %Glascock County16.384Lee County: 16.349 %Lee County16.349Pickens County: 16.248 %Pickens County16.248Ben Hill County: 16.216 %Ben Hill County16.216White County: 16.105 %White County16.105Terrell County: 15.857 %Terrell County15.857Cherokee County: 15.848 %Cherokee County15.848Telfair County: 15.772 %Telfair County15.772Henry County: 15.761 %Henry County15.761Brooks County: 15.65 %Brooks County15.65Jasper County: 15.637 %Jasper County15.637Lowndes County: 15.562 %Lowndes County15.562Elbert County: 15.497 %Elbert County15.497Berrien County: 15.377 %Berrien County15.377Charlton County: 15.362 %Charlton County15.362Fulton County: 15.34 %Fulton County15.34Dougherty County: 15.298 %Dougherty County15.298Fayette County: 15.083 %Fayette County15.083
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Jenkins County37.139+16.13 pts
2Webster County36.945+24.56 pts
3Treutlen County31.912+25.5 pts
4Chattahoochee County26.98+17.04 pts
5Meriwether County21.675+9.16 pts
6Worth County20.992+11 pts
7Dooly County20.676+14.52 pts
8Quitman County20.098+9.18 pts
9McIntosh County19.314-3 pts
10Franklin County18.43-0.34 pts
11Randolph County18.393+10.14 pts
12Echols County17.857-17.6 pts
13Lincoln County17.749+10.82 pts
14Cobb County17.246+3.62 pts
15Paulding County17.083+2.82 pts
16Bryan County16.85+2.74 pts
17Newton County16.704+4.09 pts
18Montgomery County16.697+8.17 pts
19Dade County16.677+7.5 pts
20Forsyth County16.657-2.58 pts
21Rockdale County16.619+3.09 pts
22Clinch County16.468-0.96 pts
23Glascock County16.384+6.75 pts
24Lee County16.349-1.17 pts
25Pickens County16.248-0.33 pts
26Ben Hill County16.216+2.61 pts
27White County16.105+3.67 pts
28Terrell County15.857+9.34 pts
29Cherokee County15.848+1.24 pts
30Telfair County15.772+11.34 pts
31Henry County15.761+0.8 pts
32Brooks County15.65+6.41 pts
33Jasper County15.637+5.55 pts
34Lowndes County15.562+3.56 pts
35Elbert County15.497+6.84 pts
36Berrien County15.377+9.26 pts
37Charlton County15.362+1.02 pts
38Fulton County15.34+1.25 pts
39Dougherty County15.298+3.64 pts
40Fayette County15.083+1.92 pts
41Coweta County14.994+2.87 pts
42Candler County14.989-0.93 pts
43Fannin County14.911+1.26 pts
44Lamar County14.836+4.11 pts
45Crawford County14.78+1.6 pts
46Barrow County14.704+4.57 pts
47Tattnall County14.612+1.91 pts
48Gwinnett County14.611+0.54 pts
49Sumter County14.55+3.41 pts
50Atkinson County14.406-4.3 pts
51Dawson County14.395-5.35 pts
52Chatham County14.205-1.46 pts
53Jackson County14.184-3.44 pts
54Troup County14.171-8.96 pts
55Camden County14.102+1.76 pts
56Toombs County14.046+2.28 pts
57Rabun County14.025+3.67 pts
58Heard County13.922-7.71 pts
59Banks County13.855+0.82 pts
60Calhoun County13.84-2.09 pts
61Haralson County13.82+3.09 pts
62DeKalb County13.81+0.94 pts
63Irwin County13.666+0.54 pts
64Glynn County13.652+0.83 pts
65Marion County13.474+3.81 pts
66Carroll County13.467+2.93 pts
67Grady County13.352+0.66 pts
68Pierce County13.295+3.64 pts
69Oconee County13.244+1.07 pts
70Oglethorpe County13.168-4.69 pts
71Hart County13.023-2.72 pts
72Liberty County12.979+0.07 pts
73Muscogee County12.901+2.14 pts
74Early County12.685+3.18 pts
75Hall County12.621-0.88 pts
76Houston County12.607-1.04 pts
77Douglas County12.464-0.39 pts
78Union County12.437+2.93 pts
79Monroe County12.436+1.41 pts
80Greene County12.435+1.65 pts
81Jones County12.39-2.26 pts
82Seminole County12.252+1.13 pts
83Clayton County12.206+1.52 pts
84Miller County12.178+3.75 pts
85Madison County12.149-2.52 pts
86Walton County12.145-2.68 pts
87Crisp County12.121+3.79 pts
88Cook County12.103+3.29 pts
89Tift County12.064+1.36 pts
90Lumpkin County12.003-9.55 pts
91Columbia County11.996-2.61 pts
92Taylor County11.948+3.75 pts
93Schley County11.661+5.92 pts
94Baldwin County11.599+4.08 pts
95Burke County11.594-14.14 pts
96Stewart County11.577+6.87 pts
97Laurens County11.536+2.66 pts
98Clarke County11.501+1.21 pts
99Macon County11.401+6.1 pts
100Gilmer County11.359+4.03 pts
101Wilkinson County11.357-3.47 pts
102Catoosa County11.35+1.58 pts
102Turner County11.35-1.62 pts
104Bibb County11.314-1.39 pts
105Thomas County11.307+2.76 pts
106Bartow County11.268-5.34 pts
107Spalding County11.247-1.37 pts
108Talbot County11.081+7.98 pts
109Emanuel County11.073-1.39 pts
110Richmond County11.027+0.27 pts
111Gordon County10.978-7.21 pts
112Butts County10.879-2.32 pts
113Coffee County10.792+2.57 pts
114Peach County10.772-21.24 pts
115Stephens County10.757+3.47 pts
116Bulloch County10.65-1.09 pts
117Johnson County10.648-12.98 pts
118Floyd County10.593+1.64 pts
119Jefferson County10.534+0.64 pts
120Appling County10.528-0.29 pts
121Pike County10.466-0.65 pts
122Wilkes County10.24-2.53 pts
123Putnam County10.234+0.38 pts
124Washington County10.203+1.98 pts
125Bacon County10.116+1.34 pts
126Effingham County10.077-5.16 pts
127Wayne County10.001-4.77 pts
128Habersham County9.832-2.02 pts
129Mitchell County9.771+1 pts
130Pulaski County9.659+0.82 pts
131Dodge County9.547-5.18 pts
132Morgan County9.538-0.92 pts
133Colquitt County9.514+0.41 pts
134Screven County9.347-8.74 pts
135Wilcox County9.141+1.63 pts
136Ware County9.062-3.85 pts
137Murray County9.021+2.18 pts
138Warren County8.911-5.05 pts
139Long County8.867-3.67 pts
140Brantley County8.857-4.5 pts
141Baker County8.842+0.79 pts
142Lanier County8.833+0.99 pts
143Jeff Davis County8.663-1.35 pts
144Chattooga County8.2-6.49 pts
145Hancock County8.138+0.23 pts
146Decatur County7.825-1.45 pts
147Whitfield County7.73-3.73 pts
148Wheeler County7.655-4.91 pts
149McDuffie County7.541-5.75 pts
150Walker County7.517-9.38 pts
151Polk County7.357-1.92 pts
152Harris County7.24-3.98 pts
153Upson County7.104-1.98 pts
154Towns County6.761-11.38 pts
155Evans County6.173-1.78 pts
156Twiggs County5.291-4.4 pts
157Bleckley County5.089-3.42 pts
158Clay County4.629-3.63 pts
159Taliaferro County4.061-16.14 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.

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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Georgia by job creation rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Georgia by job creation rate, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/georgia-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jenkins County, with 37.139% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Taliaferro County, with 4.061% in 2012.

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