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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Burke County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2015, at 65.188%. Webster County had the lowest, at 2.261%. The median was 12.014% and the figure for Georgia was 14.738%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.188Burke County
Lowest2.261Webster County
Median12.014159 counties
Georgia14.738History

Map of counties, 2015

Appling County: 15.703 %Atkinson County: 14.561 %Bacon County: 22.344 %Baker County: 10.268 %Baldwin County: 11.558 %Banks County: 16.325 %Barrow County: 14.841 %Bartow County: 14.011 %Ben Hill County: 17.129 %Berrien County: 49.725 %Bibb County: 9.641 %Bleckley County: 22.896 %Brantley County: 10.67 %Brooks County: 12.942 %Bryan County: 14.449 %Bulloch County: 16.399 %Burke County: 65.188 %Butts County: 12.014 %Calhoun County: 11.809 %Camden County: 18.896 %Candler County: 12.356 %Carroll County: 14.882 %Catoosa County: 11.712 %Charlton County: 10.231 %Chatham County: 15.115 %Chattahoochee County: 9.739 %Chattooga County: 8.997 %Cherokee County: 19.131 %Clarke County: 12.699 %Clay County: 4.382 %Clayton County: 10.955 %Clinch County: 9.917 %Cobb County: 15.328 %Coffee County: 10.927 %Colquitt County: 9.921 %Columbia County: 14.721 %Cook County: 11.834 %Coweta County: 13.186 %Crawford County: 12.235 %Crisp County: 10.414 %Dade County: 5.453 %Dawson County: 14.411 %Decatur County: 9.338 %DeKalb County: 15.417 %Dodge County: 11.184 %Dooly County: 13.103 %Dougherty County: 13.182 %Douglas County: 14.857 %Early County: 9.526 %Echols County: 22.581 %Effingham County: 11.756 %Elbert County: 8.092 %Emanuel County: 11.485 %Evans County: 5.623 %Fannin County: 19.464 %Fayette County: 13.471 %Floyd County: 10.439 %Forsyth County: 16.993 %Franklin County: 8.853 %Fulton County: 16.887 %Gilmer County: 11.928 %Glascock County: 20.241 %Glynn County: 11.104 %Gordon County: 9.239 %Grady County: 8.867 %Greene County: 17.102 %Gwinnett County: 15.287 %Habersham County: 7.732 %Hall County: 17.036 %Hancock County: 9.935 %Haralson County: 11.443 %Harris County: 14.119 %Hart County: 11.657 %Heard County: 19.198 %Henry County: 15.28 %Houston County: 14.53 %Irwin County: 9.071 %Jackson County: 18.65 %Jasper County: 12.608 %Jeff Davis County: 15.698 %Jefferson County: 6.92 %Jenkins County: 12.708 %Johnson County: 10.803 %Jones County: 10.977 %Lamar County: 17.498 %Lanier County: 14.964 %Laurens County: 11.072 %Lee County: 11.798 %Liberty County: 11.606 %Lincoln County: 10.39 %Long County: 14.03 %Lowndes County: 10.877 %Lumpkin County: 14.843 %McDuffie County: 17.123 %McIntosh County: 12.661 %Macon County: 10.829 %Madison County: 15.531 %Marion County: 8.05 %Meriwether County: 12.439 %Miller County: 8.92 %Mitchell County: 12.492 %Monroe County: 18.51 %Montgomery County: 7.303 %Morgan County: 14.122 %Murray County: 11.853 %Muscogee County: 11.232 %Newton County: 14.283 %Oconee County: 16.617 %Oglethorpe County: 19.447 %Paulding County: 18.741 %Peach County: 11.075 %Pickens County: 14.678 %Pierce County: 12.502 %Pike County: 11.85 %Polk County: 14.378 %Pulaski County: 6.033 %Putnam County: 16.522 %Quitman County: 5.023 %Rabun County: 8.498 %Randolph County: 8.012 %Richmond County: 10.707 %Rockdale County: 14.048 %Schley County: 20.128 %Screven County: 10.09 %Seminole County: 9.02 %Spalding County: 9.719 %Stephens County: 13.048 %Stewart County: 7.515 %Sumter County: 9.055 %Talbot County: 8.687 %Taliaferro County: 8.989 %Tattnall County: 12.782 %Taylor County: 10.881 %Telfair County: 5.603 %Terrell County: 6.204 %Thomas County: 11.617 %Tift County: 10.367 %Toombs County: 12.74 %Towns County: 13.191 %Treutlen County: 12.071 %Troup County: 12.126 %Turner County: 14.481 %Twiggs County: 16.567 %Union County: 11.84 %Upson County: 10.31 %Walker County: 8.414 %Walton County: 14.61 %Ware County: 10.481 %Warren County: 11.118 %Washington County: 8.008 %Wayne County: 13.608 %Webster County: 2.261 %Wheeler County: 6.797 %White County: 17.551 %Whitfield County: 10.241 %Wilcox County: 14.249 %Wilkes County: 8.635 %Wilkinson County: 7.467 %Worth County: 12.886 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Burke County: 65.188 %Burke County65.188Berrien County: 49.725 %Berrien County49.725Bleckley County: 22.896 %Bleckley County22.896Echols County: 22.581 %Echols County22.581Bacon County: 22.344 %Bacon County22.344Glascock County: 20.241 %Glascock County20.241Schley County: 20.128 %Schley County20.128Fannin County: 19.464 %Fannin County19.464Oglethorpe County: 19.447 %Oglethorpe County19.447Heard County: 19.198 %Heard County19.198Cherokee County: 19.131 %Cherokee County19.131Camden County: 18.896 %Camden County18.896Paulding County: 18.741 %Paulding County18.741Jackson County: 18.65 %Jackson County18.65Monroe County: 18.51 %Monroe County18.51White County: 17.551 %White County17.551Lamar County: 17.498 %Lamar County17.498Ben Hill County: 17.129 %Ben Hill County17.129McDuffie County: 17.123 %McDuffie County17.123Greene County: 17.102 %Greene County17.102Hall County: 17.036 %Hall County17.036Forsyth County: 16.993 %Forsyth County16.993Fulton County: 16.887 %Fulton County16.887Oconee County: 16.617 %Oconee County16.617Twiggs County: 16.567 %Twiggs County16.567Putnam County: 16.522 %Putnam County16.522Bulloch County: 16.399 %Bulloch County16.399Banks County: 16.325 %Banks County16.325Appling County: 15.703 %Appling County15.703Jeff Davis County: 15.698 %Jeff Davis County15.698Madison County: 15.531 %Madison County15.531DeKalb County: 15.417 %DeKalb County15.417Cobb County: 15.328 %Cobb County15.328Gwinnett County: 15.287 %Gwinnett County15.287Henry County: 15.28 %Henry County15.28Chatham County: 15.115 %Chatham County15.115Lanier County: 14.964 %Lanier County14.964Carroll County: 14.882 %Carroll County14.882Douglas County: 14.857 %Douglas County14.857Lumpkin County: 14.843 %Lumpkin County14.843Burke County: 65.188 %Burke County65.188Berrien County: 49.725 %Berrien County49.725Bleckley County: 22.896 %Bleckley County22.896Echols County: 22.581 %Echols County22.581Bacon County: 22.344 %Bacon County22.344Glascock County: 20.241 %Glascock County20.241Schley County: 20.128 %Schley County20.128Fannin County: 19.464 %Fannin County19.464Oglethorpe County: 19.447 %Oglethorpe County19.447Heard County: 19.198 %Heard County19.198Cherokee County: 19.131 %Cherokee County19.131Camden County: 18.896 %Camden County18.896Paulding County: 18.741 %Paulding County18.741Jackson County: 18.65 %Jackson County18.65Monroe County: 18.51 %Monroe County18.51White County: 17.551 %White County17.551Lamar County: 17.498 %Lamar County17.498Ben Hill County: 17.129 %Ben Hill County17.129McDuffie County: 17.123 %McDuffie County17.123Greene County: 17.102 %Greene County17.102Hall County: 17.036 %Hall County17.036Forsyth County: 16.993 %Forsyth County16.993Fulton County: 16.887 %Fulton County16.887Oconee County: 16.617 %Oconee County16.617Twiggs County: 16.567 %Twiggs County16.567Putnam County: 16.522 %Putnam County16.522Bulloch County: 16.399 %Bulloch County16.399Banks County: 16.325 %Banks County16.325Appling County: 15.703 %Appling County15.703Jeff Davis County: 15.698 %Jeff Davis County15.698Madison County: 15.531 %Madison County15.531DeKalb County: 15.417 %DeKalb County15.417Cobb County: 15.328 %Cobb County15.328Gwinnett County: 15.287 %Gwinnett County15.287Henry County: 15.28 %Henry County15.28Chatham County: 15.115 %Chatham County15.115Lanier County: 14.964 %Lanier County14.964Carroll County: 14.882 %Carroll County14.882Douglas County: 14.857 %Douglas County14.857Lumpkin County: 14.843 %Lumpkin County14.843
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Burke County65.188+49.97 pts
2Berrien County49.725+39.78 pts
3Bleckley County22.896+9.6 pts
4Echols County22.581-4.77 pts
5Bacon County22.344+5.68 pts
6Glascock County20.241+9.77 pts
7Schley County20.128+7.29 pts
8Fannin County19.464+3.78 pts
9Oglethorpe County19.447-0.94 pts
10Heard County19.198+11.19 pts
11Cherokee County19.131+1.66 pts
12Camden County18.896+5.22 pts
13Paulding County18.741+3.59 pts
14Jackson County18.65+5.9 pts
15Monroe County18.51+6.31 pts
16White County17.551-0.51 pts
17Lamar County17.498+4.93 pts
18Ben Hill County17.129+9.86 pts
19McDuffie County17.123+4.95 pts
20Greene County17.102+6.87 pts
21Hall County17.036+4.07 pts
22Forsyth County16.993+0.19 pts
23Fulton County16.887+3.03 pts
24Oconee County16.617+2.37 pts
25Twiggs County16.567+8.84 pts
26Putnam County16.522+4.73 pts
27Bulloch County16.399+5.7 pts
28Banks County16.325+6.96 pts
29Appling County15.703+4.06 pts
30Jeff Davis County15.698+1.86 pts
31Madison County15.531-1.77 pts
32DeKalb County15.417+2.79 pts
33Cobb County15.328+0.11 pts
34Gwinnett County15.287+1.01 pts
35Henry County15.28+1.19 pts
36Chatham County15.115+0.74 pts
37Lanier County14.964-1.65 pts
38Carroll County14.882+2.6 pts
39Douglas County14.857+0.44 pts
40Lumpkin County14.843-0.18 pts
41Barrow County14.841+0.8 pts
42Columbia County14.721+2.28 pts
43Pickens County14.678+1.74 pts
44Walton County14.61+1.09 pts
45Atkinson County14.561+2.99 pts
46Houston County14.53+3.42 pts
47Turner County14.481+5.22 pts
48Bryan County14.449+0.77 pts
49Dawson County14.411+1.98 pts
50Polk County14.378-0.76 pts
51Newton County14.283+0.99 pts
52Wilcox County14.249-2.59 pts
53Morgan County14.122+5.24 pts
54Harris County14.119-6.45 pts
55Rockdale County14.048-3.63 pts
56Long County14.03-7.7 pts
57Bartow County14.011-8.39 pts
58Wayne County13.608+1.09 pts
59Fayette County13.471+1.38 pts
60Towns County13.191+4.22 pts
61Coweta County13.186-2.21 pts
62Dougherty County13.182+2.75 pts
63Dooly County13.103-2.74 pts
64Stephens County13.048+1.85 pts
65Brooks County12.942-1.14 pts
66Worth County12.886-8.02 pts
67Tattnall County12.782+0.96 pts
68Toombs County12.74+0.65 pts
69Jenkins County12.708+1.54 pts
70Clarke County12.699+0.48 pts
71McIntosh County12.661-9.3 pts
72Jasper County12.608+3.88 pts
73Pierce County12.502-1.89 pts
74Mitchell County12.492+6.33 pts
75Meriwether County12.439+1.76 pts
76Candler County12.356+5.55 pts
77Crawford County12.235-3.11 pts
78Troup County12.126+3.18 pts
79Treutlen County12.071-3.62 pts
80Butts County12.014-1.6 pts
81Gilmer County11.928+0.6 pts
82Murray County11.853-2.73 pts
83Pike County11.85-0.22 pts
84Union County11.84+0.47 pts
85Cook County11.834-7.68 pts
86Calhoun County11.809+1.18 pts
87Lee County11.798-3.16 pts
88Effingham County11.756-0.09 pts
89Catoosa County11.712-1.06 pts
90Hart County11.657+2.68 pts
91Thomas County11.617+3.48 pts
92Liberty County11.606+1.36 pts
93Baldwin County11.558+0.04 pts
94Emanuel County11.485+1.13 pts
95Haralson County11.443-3.7 pts
96Muscogee County11.232-0.48 pts
97Dodge County11.184-0.36 pts
98Warren County11.118-10.97 pts
99Glynn County11.104-1.88 pts
100Peach County11.075-4.55 pts
101Laurens County11.072+0.28 pts
102Jones County10.977-8.67 pts
103Clayton County10.955-0.74 pts
104Coffee County10.927-0.07 pts
105Taylor County10.881-1.51 pts
106Lowndes County10.877-0.39 pts
107Macon County10.829-4.14 pts
108Johnson County10.803+0.69 pts
109Richmond County10.707-2.14 pts
110Brantley County10.67-1.08 pts
111Ware County10.481-0.04 pts
112Floyd County10.439+0.21 pts
113Crisp County10.414+0.73 pts
114Lincoln County10.39-1.5 pts
115Tift County10.367+2.26 pts
116Upson County10.31+1.49 pts
117Baker County10.268+6.19 pts
118Whitfield County10.241+2.25 pts
119Charlton County10.231-1.52 pts
120Screven County10.09+2.46 pts
121Hancock County9.935-1.42 pts
122Colquitt County9.921+0.77 pts
123Clinch County9.917-0.82 pts
124Chattahoochee County9.739+0.39 pts
125Spalding County9.719-1.46 pts
126Bibb County9.641-0.71 pts
127Early County9.526-6.58 pts
128Decatur County9.338+0.01 pts
129Gordon County9.239-2.69 pts
130Irwin County9.071-13.19 pts
131Sumter County9.055-4.23 pts
132Seminole County9.02-2.51 pts
133Chattooga County8.997+0.3 pts
134Taliaferro County8.989-11.37 pts
135Miller County8.92-3.08 pts
136Grady County8.867-8.83 pts
137Franklin County8.853-8.38 pts
138Talbot County8.687-4.03 pts
139Wilkes County8.635+0.51 pts
140Rabun County8.498-4.13 pts
141Walker County8.414-2.65 pts
142Elbert County8.092-3.26 pts
143Marion County8.05+0.14 pts
144Randolph County8.012+0.72 pts
145Washington County8.008-2.11 pts
146Habersham County7.732-1.54 pts
147Stewart County7.515+1.19 pts
148Wilkinson County7.467-6.77 pts
149Montgomery County7.303-9.38 pts
150Jefferson County6.92-6.72 pts
151Wheeler County6.797+0.92 pts
152Terrell County6.204-3.67 pts
153Pulaski County6.033-11.38 pts
154Evans County5.623-1.59 pts
155Telfair County5.603-9.03 pts
156Dade County5.453-2.22 pts
157Quitman County5.023-10.83 pts
158Clay County4.382-7.85 pts
159Webster County2.261-10.44 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Burke County, with 65.188% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Webster County, with 2.261% in 2015.

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