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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Twiggs County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2013, at 68.433%. Clay County had the lowest, at 4.426%. The median was 11.409% and the figure for Georgia was 13.726%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.433Twiggs County
Lowest4.426Clay County
Median11.409159 counties
Georgia13.726History

Map of counties, 2013

Appling County: 10.309 %Atkinson County: 13.104 %Bacon County: 16.847 %Baker County: 6.466 %Baldwin County: 8.078 %Banks County: 10.843 %Barrow County: 13.96 %Bartow County: 12.596 %Ben Hill County: 12.63 %Berrien County: 8.767 %Bibb County: 10.055 %Bleckley County: 12.155 %Brantley County: 16.87 %Brooks County: 9.26 %Bryan County: 17.019 %Bulloch County: 13.345 %Burke County: 8.708 %Butts County: 16.197 %Calhoun County: 19.316 %Camden County: 18.913 %Candler County: 8.38 %Carroll County: 13.442 %Catoosa County: 11.21 %Charlton County: 11.758 %Chatham County: 12.995 %Chattahoochee County: 17.497 %Chattooga County: 6.196 %Cherokee County: 15.324 %Clarke County: 11.644 %Clay County: 4.426 %Clayton County: 12.254 %Clinch County: 15.376 %Cobb County: 14.435 %Coffee County: 9.108 %Colquitt County: 10.096 %Columbia County: 15.935 %Cook County: 17.305 %Coweta County: 14.848 %Crawford County: 17.454 %Crisp County: 13.166 %Dade County: 7.342 %Dawson County: 11.898 %Decatur County: 13.114 %DeKalb County: 13.267 %Dodge County: 10.25 %Dooly County: 11.218 %Dougherty County: 10.758 %Douglas County: 14.313 %Early County: 9.585 %Echols County: 8.178 %Effingham County: 12.188 %Elbert County: 7.383 %Emanuel County: 8.823 %Evans County: 7.126 %Fannin County: 12.409 %Fayette County: 12.656 %Floyd County: 11.409 %Forsyth County: 14.42 %Franklin County: 8.848 %Fulton County: 16.276 %Gilmer County: 12.64 %Glascock County: 9.677 %Glynn County: 13.834 %Gordon County: 14.621 %Grady County: 15.406 %Greene County: 23.015 %Gwinnett County: 13.863 %Habersham County: 9.229 %Hall County: 12.136 %Hancock County: 5.008 %Haralson County: 9.91 %Harris County: 19.819 %Hart County: 9.711 %Heard County: 20.609 %Henry County: 16.257 %Houston County: 16.946 %Irwin County: 12.031 %Jackson County: 14.634 %Jasper County: 15.447 %Jeff Davis County: 10.276 %Jefferson County: 8.208 %Jenkins County: 9.791 %Johnson County: 6.952 %Jones County: 10.882 %Lamar County: 17.278 %Lanier County: 8.969 %Laurens County: 11.231 %Lee County: 16.756 %Liberty County: 12.311 %Lincoln County: 10.526 %Long County: 21.088 %Lowndes County: 10.647 %Lumpkin County: 17.148 %McDuffie County: 11.293 %McIntosh County: 9.685 %Macon County: 10.302 %Madison County: 15.249 %Marion County: 5.78 %Meriwether County: 8.396 %Miller County: 10.844 %Mitchell County: 6.121 %Monroe County: 9.675 %Montgomery County: 12.247 %Morgan County: 10.928 %Murray County: 10.162 %Muscogee County: 10.954 %Newton County: 11.274 %Oconee County: 14.924 %Oglethorpe County: 19.817 %Paulding County: 13.709 %Peach County: 12.625 %Pickens County: 12.917 %Pierce County: 10.925 %Pike County: 11.761 %Polk County: 9.979 %Pulaski County: 7.309 %Putnam County: 11.935 %Quitman County: 12.766 %Rabun County: 12.617 %Randolph County: 5.706 %Richmond County: 9.916 %Rockdale County: 13.303 %Schley County: 6.175 %Screven County: 8.801 %Seminole County: 12.376 %Spalding County: 8.975 %Stephens County: 11.141 %Stewart County: 15.128 %Sumter County: 9.303 %Talbot County: 10.082 %Taliaferro County: 4.651 %Tattnall County: 12.921 %Taylor County: 9.248 %Telfair County: 4.851 %Terrell County: 8.159 %Thomas County: 10.041 %Tift County: 11.171 %Toombs County: 13.214 %Towns County: 12.354 %Treutlen County: 8.701 %Troup County: 10.607 %Turner County: 7.199 %Twiggs County: 68.433 %Union County: 11.071 %Upson County: 10.169 %Walker County: 8.257 %Walton County: 12.388 %Ware County: 15.287 %Warren County: 16.558 %Washington County: 6.838 %Wayne County: 8.934 %Webster County: 50.237 %Wheeler County: 10.171 %White County: 11.269 %Whitfield County: 12.779 %Wilcox County: 28.897 %Wilkes County: 5.495 %Wilkinson County: 9.956 %Worth County: 17.807 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Twiggs County: 68.433 %Twiggs County68.433Webster County: 50.237 %Webster County50.237Wilcox County: 28.897 %Wilcox County28.897Greene County: 23.015 %Greene County23.015Long County: 21.088 %Long County21.088Heard County: 20.609 %Heard County20.609Harris County: 19.819 %Harris County19.819Oglethorpe County: 19.817 %Oglethorpe County19.817Calhoun County: 19.316 %Calhoun County19.316Camden County: 18.913 %Camden County18.913Worth County: 17.807 %Worth County17.807Chattahoochee County: 17.497 %Chattahoochee County17.497Crawford County: 17.454 %Crawford County17.454Cook County: 17.305 %Cook County17.305Lamar County: 17.278 %Lamar County17.278Lumpkin County: 17.148 %Lumpkin County17.148Bryan County: 17.019 %Bryan County17.019Houston County: 16.946 %Houston County16.946Brantley County: 16.87 %Brantley County16.87Bacon County: 16.847 %Bacon County16.847Lee County: 16.756 %Lee County16.756Warren County: 16.558 %Warren County16.558Fulton County: 16.276 %Fulton County16.276Henry County: 16.257 %Henry County16.257Butts County: 16.197 %Butts County16.197Columbia County: 15.935 %Columbia County15.935Jasper County: 15.447 %Jasper County15.447Grady County: 15.406 %Grady County15.406Clinch County: 15.376 %Clinch County15.376Cherokee County: 15.324 %Cherokee County15.324Ware County: 15.287 %Ware County15.287Madison County: 15.249 %Madison County15.249Stewart County: 15.128 %Stewart County15.128Oconee County: 14.924 %Oconee County14.924Coweta County: 14.848 %Coweta County14.848Jackson County: 14.634 %Jackson County14.634Gordon County: 14.621 %Gordon County14.621Cobb County: 14.435 %Cobb County14.435Forsyth County: 14.42 %Forsyth County14.42Douglas County: 14.313 %Douglas County14.313Twiggs County: 68.433 %Twiggs County68.433Webster County: 50.237 %Webster County50.237Wilcox County: 28.897 %Wilcox County28.897Greene County: 23.015 %Greene County23.015Long County: 21.088 %Long County21.088Heard County: 20.609 %Heard County20.609Harris County: 19.819 %Harris County19.819Oglethorpe County: 19.817 %Oglethorpe County19.817Calhoun County: 19.316 %Calhoun County19.316Camden County: 18.913 %Camden County18.913Worth County: 17.807 %Worth County17.807Chattahoochee County: 17.497 %Chattahoochee County17.497Crawford County: 17.454 %Crawford County17.454Cook County: 17.305 %Cook County17.305Lamar County: 17.278 %Lamar County17.278Lumpkin County: 17.148 %Lumpkin County17.148Bryan County: 17.019 %Bryan County17.019Houston County: 16.946 %Houston County16.946Brantley County: 16.87 %Brantley County16.87Bacon County: 16.847 %Bacon County16.847Lee County: 16.756 %Lee County16.756Warren County: 16.558 %Warren County16.558Fulton County: 16.276 %Fulton County16.276Henry County: 16.257 %Henry County16.257Butts County: 16.197 %Butts County16.197Columbia County: 15.935 %Columbia County15.935Jasper County: 15.447 %Jasper County15.447Grady County: 15.406 %Grady County15.406Clinch County: 15.376 %Clinch County15.376Cherokee County: 15.324 %Cherokee County15.324Ware County: 15.287 %Ware County15.287Madison County: 15.249 %Madison County15.249Stewart County: 15.128 %Stewart County15.128Oconee County: 14.924 %Oconee County14.924Coweta County: 14.848 %Coweta County14.848Jackson County: 14.634 %Jackson County14.634Gordon County: 14.621 %Gordon County14.621Cobb County: 14.435 %Cobb County14.435Forsyth County: 14.42 %Forsyth County14.42Douglas County: 14.313 %Douglas County14.313
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Twiggs County68.433+63.14 pts
2Webster County50.237+13.29 pts
3Wilcox County28.897+19.76 pts
4Greene County23.015+10.58 pts
5Long County21.088+12.22 pts
6Heard County20.609+6.69 pts
7Harris County19.819+12.58 pts
8Oglethorpe County19.817+6.65 pts
9Calhoun County19.316+5.48 pts
10Camden County18.913+4.81 pts
11Worth County17.807-3.19 pts
12Chattahoochee County17.497-9.48 pts
13Crawford County17.454+2.67 pts
14Cook County17.305+5.2 pts
15Lamar County17.278+2.44 pts
16Lumpkin County17.148+5.14 pts
17Bryan County17.019+0.17 pts
18Houston County16.946+4.34 pts
19Brantley County16.87+8.01 pts
20Bacon County16.847+6.73 pts
21Lee County16.756+0.41 pts
22Warren County16.558+7.65 pts
23Fulton County16.276+0.94 pts
24Henry County16.257+0.5 pts
25Butts County16.197+5.32 pts
26Columbia County15.935+3.94 pts
27Jasper County15.447-0.19 pts
28Grady County15.406+2.05 pts
29Clinch County15.376-1.09 pts
30Cherokee County15.324-0.52 pts
31Ware County15.287+6.23 pts
32Madison County15.249+3.1 pts
33Stewart County15.128+3.55 pts
34Oconee County14.924+1.68 pts
35Coweta County14.848-0.15 pts
36Jackson County14.634+0.45 pts
37Gordon County14.621+3.64 pts
38Cobb County14.435-2.81 pts
39Forsyth County14.42-2.24 pts
40Douglas County14.313+1.85 pts
41Barrow County13.96-0.74 pts
42Gwinnett County13.863-0.75 pts
43Glynn County13.834+0.18 pts
44Paulding County13.709-3.37 pts
45Carroll County13.442-0.03 pts
46Bulloch County13.345+2.7 pts
47Rockdale County13.303-3.32 pts
48DeKalb County13.267-0.54 pts
49Toombs County13.214-0.83 pts
50Crisp County13.166+1.04 pts
51Decatur County13.114+5.29 pts
52Atkinson County13.104-1.3 pts
53Chatham County12.995-1.21 pts
54Tattnall County12.921-1.69 pts
55Pickens County12.917-3.33 pts
56Whitfield County12.779+5.05 pts
57Quitman County12.766-7.33 pts
58Fayette County12.656-2.43 pts
59Gilmer County12.64+1.28 pts
60Ben Hill County12.63-3.59 pts
61Peach County12.625+1.85 pts
62Rabun County12.617-1.41 pts
63Bartow County12.596+1.33 pts
64Fannin County12.409-2.5 pts
65Walton County12.388+0.24 pts
66Seminole County12.376+0.12 pts
67Towns County12.354+5.59 pts
68Liberty County12.311-0.67 pts
69Clayton County12.254+0.05 pts
70Montgomery County12.247-4.45 pts
71Effingham County12.188+2.11 pts
72Bleckley County12.155+7.07 pts
73Hall County12.136-0.49 pts
74Irwin County12.031-1.63 pts
75Putnam County11.935+1.7 pts
76Dawson County11.898-2.5 pts
77Pike County11.761+1.29 pts
78Charlton County11.758-3.6 pts
79Clarke County11.644+0.14 pts
80Floyd County11.409+0.82 pts
81McDuffie County11.293+3.75 pts
82Newton County11.274-5.43 pts
83White County11.269-4.84 pts
84Laurens County11.231-0.3 pts
85Dooly County11.218-9.46 pts
86Catoosa County11.21-0.14 pts
87Tift County11.171-0.89 pts
88Stephens County11.141+0.38 pts
89Union County11.071-1.37 pts
90Muscogee County10.954-1.95 pts
91Morgan County10.928+1.39 pts
92Pierce County10.925-2.37 pts
93Jones County10.882-1.51 pts
94Miller County10.844-1.33 pts
95Banks County10.843-3.01 pts
96Dougherty County10.758-4.54 pts
97Lowndes County10.647-4.91 pts
98Troup County10.607-3.56 pts
99Lincoln County10.526-7.22 pts
100Appling County10.309-0.22 pts
101Macon County10.302-1.1 pts
102Jeff Davis County10.276+1.61 pts
103Dodge County10.25+0.7 pts
104Wheeler County10.171+2.52 pts
105Upson County10.169+3.07 pts
106Murray County10.162+1.14 pts
107Colquitt County10.096+0.58 pts
108Talbot County10.082-1 pts
109Bibb County10.055-1.26 pts
110Thomas County10.041-1.27 pts
111Polk County9.979+2.62 pts
112Wilkinson County9.956-1.4 pts
113Richmond County9.916-1.11 pts
114Haralson County9.91-3.91 pts
115Jenkins County9.791-27.35 pts
116Hart County9.711-3.31 pts
117McIntosh County9.685-9.63 pts
118Glascock County9.677-6.71 pts
119Monroe County9.675-2.76 pts
120Early County9.585-3.1 pts
121Sumter County9.303-5.25 pts
122Brooks County9.26-6.39 pts
123Taylor County9.248-2.7 pts
124Habersham County9.229-0.6 pts
125Coffee County9.108-1.68 pts
126Spalding County8.975-2.27 pts
127Lanier County8.969+0.14 pts
128Wayne County8.934-1.07 pts
129Franklin County8.848-9.58 pts
130Emanuel County8.823-2.25 pts
131Screven County8.801-0.55 pts
132Berrien County8.767-6.61 pts
133Burke County8.708-2.89 pts
134Treutlen County8.701-23.21 pts
135Meriwether County8.396-13.28 pts
136Candler County8.38-6.61 pts
137Walker County8.257+0.74 pts
138Jefferson County8.208-2.33 pts
139Echols County8.178-9.68 pts
140Terrell County8.159-7.7 pts
141Baldwin County8.078-3.52 pts
142Elbert County7.383-8.11 pts
143Dade County7.342-9.34 pts
144Pulaski County7.309-2.35 pts
145Turner County7.199-4.15 pts
146Evans County7.126+0.95 pts
147Johnson County6.952-3.7 pts
148Washington County6.838-3.36 pts
149Baker County6.466-2.38 pts
150Chattooga County6.196-2 pts
151Schley County6.175-5.49 pts
152Mitchell County6.121-3.65 pts
153Marion County5.78-7.69 pts
154Randolph County5.706-12.69 pts
155Wilkes County5.495-4.75 pts
156Hancock County5.008-3.13 pts
157Telfair County4.851-10.92 pts
158Taliaferro County4.651+0.59 pts
159Clay County4.426-0.2 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Twiggs County, with 68.433% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Clay County, with 4.426% in 2013.

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