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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Echols County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2014, at 27.35%. Baker County had the lowest, at 4.082%. The median was 12.218% and the figure for Georgia was 13.543%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.35Echols County
Lowest4.082Baker County
Median12.218159 counties
Georgia13.543History

Map of counties, 2014

Appling County: 11.638 %Atkinson County: 11.574 %Bacon County: 16.663 %Baker County: 4.082 %Baldwin County: 11.518 %Banks County: 9.369 %Barrow County: 14.042 %Bartow County: 22.399 %Ben Hill County: 7.267 %Berrien County: 9.949 %Bibb County: 10.355 %Bleckley County: 13.299 %Brantley County: 11.746 %Brooks County: 14.085 %Bryan County: 13.683 %Bulloch County: 10.704 %Burke County: 15.222 %Butts County: 13.615 %Calhoun County: 10.626 %Camden County: 13.674 %Candler County: 6.806 %Carroll County: 12.278 %Catoosa County: 12.768 %Charlton County: 11.752 %Chatham County: 14.372 %Chattahoochee County: 9.354 %Chattooga County: 8.694 %Cherokee County: 17.473 %Clarke County: 12.218 %Clay County: 12.233 %Clayton County: 11.699 %Clinch County: 10.739 %Cobb County: 15.217 %Coffee County: 10.997 %Colquitt County: 9.153 %Columbia County: 12.441 %Cook County: 19.512 %Coweta County: 15.397 %Crawford County: 15.348 %Crisp County: 9.68 %Dade County: 7.672 %Dawson County: 12.432 %Decatur County: 9.331 %DeKalb County: 12.624 %Dodge County: 11.548 %Dooly County: 15.846 %Dougherty County: 10.43 %Douglas County: 14.413 %Early County: 16.107 %Echols County: 27.35 %Effingham County: 11.85 %Elbert County: 11.348 %Emanuel County: 10.352 %Evans County: 7.217 %Fannin County: 15.687 %Fayette County: 12.088 %Floyd County: 10.225 %Forsyth County: 16.799 %Franklin County: 17.233 %Fulton County: 13.855 %Gilmer County: 11.332 %Glascock County: 10.471 %Glynn County: 12.982 %Gordon County: 11.927 %Grady County: 17.697 %Greene County: 10.235 %Gwinnett County: 14.276 %Habersham County: 9.275 %Hall County: 12.968 %Hancock County: 11.352 %Haralson County: 15.145 %Harris County: 20.568 %Hart County: 8.977 %Heard County: 8.013 %Henry County: 14.087 %Houston County: 11.106 %Irwin County: 22.265 %Jackson County: 12.753 %Jasper County: 8.731 %Jeff Davis County: 13.837 %Jefferson County: 13.642 %Jenkins County: 11.165 %Johnson County: 10.11 %Jones County: 19.648 %Lamar County: 12.566 %Lanier County: 16.613 %Laurens County: 10.791 %Lee County: 14.96 %Liberty County: 10.248 %Lincoln County: 11.887 %Long County: 21.732 %Lowndes County: 11.268 %Lumpkin County: 15.023 %McDuffie County: 12.171 %McIntosh County: 21.96 %Macon County: 14.971 %Madison County: 17.304 %Marion County: 7.914 %Meriwether County: 10.678 %Miller County: 11.998 %Mitchell County: 6.163 %Monroe County: 12.2 %Montgomery County: 16.682 %Morgan County: 8.886 %Murray County: 14.588 %Muscogee County: 11.709 %Newton County: 13.291 %Oconee County: 14.245 %Oglethorpe County: 20.39 %Paulding County: 15.154 %Peach County: 15.628 %Pickens County: 12.939 %Pierce County: 14.39 %Pike County: 12.066 %Polk County: 15.14 %Pulaski County: 17.415 %Putnam County: 11.793 %Quitman County: 15.851 %Rabun County: 12.629 %Randolph County: 7.291 %Richmond County: 12.849 %Rockdale County: 17.683 %Schley County: 12.843 %Screven County: 7.632 %Seminole County: 11.53 %Spalding County: 11.184 %Stephens County: 11.198 %Stewart County: 6.329 %Sumter County: 13.282 %Talbot County: 12.716 %Taliaferro County: 20.359 %Tattnall County: 11.826 %Taylor County: 12.388 %Telfair County: 14.636 %Terrell County: 9.872 %Thomas County: 8.141 %Tift County: 8.11 %Toombs County: 12.086 %Towns County: 8.969 %Treutlen County: 15.695 %Troup County: 8.944 %Turner County: 9.265 %Twiggs County: 7.722 %Union County: 11.366 %Upson County: 8.823 %Walker County: 11.064 %Walton County: 13.517 %Ware County: 10.52 %Warren County: 22.087 %Washington County: 10.117 %Wayne County: 12.52 %Webster County: 12.704 %Wheeler County: 5.876 %White County: 18.06 %Whitfield County: 7.991 %Wilcox County: 16.842 %Wilkes County: 8.128 %Wilkinson County: 14.241 %Worth County: 20.903 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Echols County: 27.35 %Echols County27.35Bartow County: 22.399 %Bartow County22.399Irwin County: 22.265 %Irwin County22.265Warren County: 22.087 %Warren County22.087McIntosh County: 21.96 %McIntosh County21.96Long County: 21.732 %Long County21.732Worth County: 20.903 %Worth County20.903Harris County: 20.568 %Harris County20.568Oglethorpe County: 20.39 %Oglethorpe County20.39Taliaferro County: 20.359 %Taliaferro County20.359Jones County: 19.648 %Jones County19.648Cook County: 19.512 %Cook County19.512White County: 18.06 %White County18.06Grady County: 17.697 %Grady County17.697Rockdale County: 17.683 %Rockdale County17.683Cherokee County: 17.473 %Cherokee County17.473Pulaski County: 17.415 %Pulaski County17.415Madison County: 17.304 %Madison County17.304Franklin County: 17.233 %Franklin County17.233Wilcox County: 16.842 %Wilcox County16.842Forsyth County: 16.799 %Forsyth County16.799Montgomery County: 16.682 %Montgomery County16.682Bacon County: 16.663 %Bacon County16.663Lanier County: 16.613 %Lanier County16.613Early County: 16.107 %Early County16.107Quitman County: 15.851 %Quitman County15.851Dooly County: 15.846 %Dooly County15.846Treutlen County: 15.695 %Treutlen County15.695Fannin County: 15.687 %Fannin County15.687Peach County: 15.628 %Peach County15.628Coweta County: 15.397 %Coweta County15.397Crawford County: 15.348 %Crawford County15.348Burke County: 15.222 %Burke County15.222Cobb County: 15.217 %Cobb County15.217Paulding County: 15.154 %Paulding County15.154Haralson County: 15.145 %Haralson County15.145Polk County: 15.14 %Polk County15.14Lumpkin County: 15.023 %Lumpkin County15.023Macon County: 14.971 %Macon County14.971Lee County: 14.96 %Lee County14.96Echols County: 27.35 %Echols County27.35Bartow County: 22.399 %Bartow County22.399Irwin County: 22.265 %Irwin County22.265Warren County: 22.087 %Warren County22.087McIntosh County: 21.96 %McIntosh County21.96Long County: 21.732 %Long County21.732Worth County: 20.903 %Worth County20.903Harris County: 20.568 %Harris County20.568Oglethorpe County: 20.39 %Oglethorpe County20.39Taliaferro County: 20.359 %Taliaferro County20.359Jones County: 19.648 %Jones County19.648Cook County: 19.512 %Cook County19.512White County: 18.06 %White County18.06Grady County: 17.697 %Grady County17.697Rockdale County: 17.683 %Rockdale County17.683Cherokee County: 17.473 %Cherokee County17.473Pulaski County: 17.415 %Pulaski County17.415Madison County: 17.304 %Madison County17.304Franklin County: 17.233 %Franklin County17.233Wilcox County: 16.842 %Wilcox County16.842Forsyth County: 16.799 %Forsyth County16.799Montgomery County: 16.682 %Montgomery County16.682Bacon County: 16.663 %Bacon County16.663Lanier County: 16.613 %Lanier County16.613Early County: 16.107 %Early County16.107Quitman County: 15.851 %Quitman County15.851Dooly County: 15.846 %Dooly County15.846Treutlen County: 15.695 %Treutlen County15.695Fannin County: 15.687 %Fannin County15.687Peach County: 15.628 %Peach County15.628Coweta County: 15.397 %Coweta County15.397Crawford County: 15.348 %Crawford County15.348Burke County: 15.222 %Burke County15.222Cobb County: 15.217 %Cobb County15.217Paulding County: 15.154 %Paulding County15.154Haralson County: 15.145 %Haralson County15.145Polk County: 15.14 %Polk County15.14Lumpkin County: 15.023 %Lumpkin County15.023Macon County: 14.971 %Macon County14.971Lee County: 14.96 %Lee County14.96
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Echols County27.35+19.17 pts
2Bartow County22.399+9.8 pts
3Irwin County22.265+10.23 pts
4Warren County22.087+5.53 pts
5McIntosh County21.96+12.28 pts
6Long County21.732+0.64 pts
7Worth County20.903+3.1 pts
8Harris County20.568+0.75 pts
9Oglethorpe County20.39+0.57 pts
10Taliaferro County20.359+15.71 pts
11Jones County19.648+8.77 pts
12Cook County19.512+2.21 pts
13White County18.06+6.79 pts
14Grady County17.697+2.29 pts
15Rockdale County17.683+4.38 pts
16Cherokee County17.473+2.15 pts
17Pulaski County17.415+10.11 pts
18Madison County17.304+2.05 pts
19Franklin County17.233+8.38 pts
20Wilcox County16.842-12.05 pts
21Forsyth County16.799+2.38 pts
22Montgomery County16.682+4.43 pts
23Bacon County16.663-0.18 pts
24Lanier County16.613+7.64 pts
25Early County16.107+6.52 pts
26Quitman County15.851+3.09 pts
27Dooly County15.846+4.63 pts
28Treutlen County15.695+6.99 pts
29Fannin County15.687+3.28 pts
30Peach County15.628+3 pts
31Coweta County15.397+0.55 pts
32Crawford County15.348-2.11 pts
33Burke County15.222+6.51 pts
34Cobb County15.217+0.78 pts
35Paulding County15.154+1.45 pts
36Haralson County15.145+5.23 pts
37Polk County15.14+5.16 pts
38Lumpkin County15.023-2.13 pts
39Macon County14.971+4.67 pts
40Lee County14.96-1.8 pts
41Telfair County14.636+9.79 pts
42Murray County14.588+4.43 pts
43Douglas County14.413+0.1 pts
44Pierce County14.39+3.46 pts
45Chatham County14.372+1.38 pts
46Gwinnett County14.276+0.41 pts
47Oconee County14.245-0.68 pts
48Wilkinson County14.241+4.29 pts
49Henry County14.087-2.17 pts
50Brooks County14.085+4.83 pts
51Barrow County14.042+0.08 pts
52Fulton County13.855-2.42 pts
53Jeff Davis County13.837+3.56 pts
54Bryan County13.683-3.34 pts
55Camden County13.674-5.24 pts
56Jefferson County13.642+5.43 pts
57Butts County13.615-2.58 pts
58Walton County13.517+1.13 pts
59Bleckley County13.299+1.14 pts
60Newton County13.291+2.02 pts
61Sumter County13.282+3.98 pts
62Glynn County12.982-0.85 pts
63Hall County12.968+0.83 pts
64Pickens County12.939+0.02 pts
65Richmond County12.849+2.93 pts
66Schley County12.843+6.67 pts
67Catoosa County12.768+1.56 pts
68Jackson County12.753-1.88 pts
69Talbot County12.716+2.63 pts
70Webster County12.704-37.53 pts
71Rabun County12.629+0.01 pts
72DeKalb County12.624-0.64 pts
73Lamar County12.566-4.71 pts
74Wayne County12.52+3.59 pts
75Columbia County12.441-3.49 pts
76Dawson County12.432+0.53 pts
77Taylor County12.388+3.14 pts
78Carroll County12.278-1.16 pts
79Clay County12.233+7.81 pts
80Clarke County12.218+0.57 pts
81Monroe County12.2+2.52 pts
82McDuffie County12.171+0.88 pts
83Fayette County12.088-0.57 pts
84Toombs County12.086-1.13 pts
85Pike County12.066+0.31 pts
86Miller County11.998+1.15 pts
87Gordon County11.927-2.69 pts
88Lincoln County11.887+1.36 pts
89Effingham County11.85-0.34 pts
90Tattnall County11.826-1.09 pts
91Putnam County11.793-0.14 pts
92Charlton County11.752-0.01 pts
93Brantley County11.746-5.12 pts
94Muscogee County11.709+0.75 pts
95Clayton County11.699-0.55 pts
96Appling County11.638+1.33 pts
97Atkinson County11.574-1.53 pts
98Dodge County11.548+1.3 pts
99Seminole County11.53-0.85 pts
100Baldwin County11.518+3.44 pts
101Union County11.366+0.29 pts
102Hancock County11.352+6.34 pts
103Elbert County11.348+3.97 pts
104Gilmer County11.332-1.31 pts
105Lowndes County11.268+0.62 pts
106Stephens County11.198+0.06 pts
107Spalding County11.184+2.21 pts
108Jenkins County11.165+1.37 pts
109Houston County11.106-5.84 pts
110Walker County11.064+2.81 pts
111Coffee County10.997+1.89 pts
112Laurens County10.791-0.44 pts
113Clinch County10.739-4.64 pts
114Bulloch County10.704-2.64 pts
115Meriwether County10.678+2.28 pts
116Calhoun County10.626-8.69 pts
117Ware County10.52-4.77 pts
118Glascock County10.471+0.79 pts
119Dougherty County10.43-0.33 pts
120Bibb County10.355+0.3 pts
121Emanuel County10.352+1.53 pts
122Liberty County10.248-2.06 pts
123Greene County10.235-12.78 pts
124Floyd County10.225-1.18 pts
125Washington County10.117+3.28 pts
126Johnson County10.11+3.16 pts
127Berrien County9.949+1.18 pts
128Terrell County9.872+1.71 pts
129Crisp County9.68-3.49 pts
130Banks County9.369-1.47 pts
131Chattahoochee County9.354-8.14 pts
132Decatur County9.331-3.78 pts
133Habersham County9.275+0.05 pts
134Turner County9.265+2.07 pts
135Colquitt County9.153-0.94 pts
136Hart County8.977-0.73 pts
137Towns County8.969-3.38 pts
138Troup County8.944-1.66 pts
139Morgan County8.886-2.04 pts
140Upson County8.823-1.35 pts
141Jasper County8.731-6.72 pts
142Chattooga County8.694+2.5 pts
143Thomas County8.141-1.9 pts
144Wilkes County8.128+2.63 pts
145Tift County8.11-3.06 pts
146Heard County8.013-12.6 pts
147Whitfield County7.991-4.79 pts
148Marion County7.914+2.13 pts
149Twiggs County7.722-60.71 pts
150Dade County7.672+0.33 pts
151Screven County7.632-1.17 pts
152Randolph County7.291+1.58 pts
153Ben Hill County7.267-5.36 pts
154Evans County7.217+0.09 pts
155Candler County6.806-1.57 pts
156Stewart County6.329-8.8 pts
157Mitchell County6.163+0.04 pts
158Wheeler County5.876-4.29 pts
159Baker County4.082-2.38 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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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Echols County, with 27.35% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Baker County, with 4.082% in 2014.

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