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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Chattahoochee County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2016, at 38.398%. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 11.812% and the figure for Georgia was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.398Chattahoochee County
Lowest0Taliaferro County
Median11.812159 counties
Georgia13.5History

Map of counties, 2016

Appling County: 8.704 %Atkinson County: 7.751 %Bacon County: 12.342 %Baker County: 4.783 %Baldwin County: 12.397 %Banks County: 13.984 %Barrow County: 10.62 %Bartow County: 12.706 %Ben Hill County: 8.917 %Berrien County: 7.421 %Bibb County: 10.255 %Bleckley County: 9.858 %Brantley County: 17.177 %Brooks County: 12.899 %Bryan County: 13.531 %Bulloch County: 12.22 %Burke County: 5.214 %Butts County: 11.601 %Calhoun County: 8.443 %Camden County: 12.064 %Candler County: 11.341 %Carroll County: 11.945 %Catoosa County: 15.607 %Charlton County: 10.378 %Chatham County: 12.585 %Chattahoochee County: 38.398 %Chattooga County: 7.324 %Cherokee County: 15.665 %Clarke County: 12.058 %Clay County: 6.762 %Clayton County: 12.417 %Clinch County: 7.018 %Cobb County: 13.714 %Coffee County: 10.49 %Colquitt County: 10.075 %Columbia County: 13.528 %Cook County: 21.02 %Coweta County: 14.738 %Crawford County: 18.705 %Crisp County: 10.937 %Dade County: 7.019 %Dawson County: 15.487 %Decatur County: 8.363 %DeKalb County: 13.549 %Dodge County: 12.538 %Dooly County: 36.046 %Dougherty County: 12.818 %Douglas County: 13.185 %Early County: 7.451 %Echols County: 7.86 %Effingham County: 14.218 %Elbert County: 10.698 %Emanuel County: 14.441 %Evans County: 5.78 %Fannin County: 14.756 %Fayette County: 15.953 %Floyd County: 12.237 %Forsyth County: 14.096 %Franklin County: 17.635 %Fulton County: 14.149 %Gilmer County: 9.651 %Glascock County: 9.888 %Glynn County: 13.986 %Gordon County: 10.983 %Grady County: 11.812 %Greene County: 17.084 %Gwinnett County: 14.823 %Habersham County: 10.464 %Hall County: 11.418 %Hancock County: 4.057 %Haralson County: 10.891 %Harris County: 15.399 %Hart County: 11.542 %Heard County: 13.878 %Henry County: 15.417 %Houston County: 11.413 %Irwin County: 10.794 %Jackson County: 16.623 %Jasper County: 10.452 %Jeff Davis County: 11.804 %Jefferson County: 12.283 %Jenkins County: 7.712 %Johnson County: 11.19 %Jones County: 16.548 %Lamar County: 12.023 %Lanier County: 12.376 %Laurens County: 10.711 %Lee County: 10.247 %Liberty County: 12.557 %Lincoln County: 9.383 %Long County: 16.519 %Lowndes County: 11.594 %Lumpkin County: 14.01 %McDuffie County: 10.238 %McIntosh County: 12.153 %Macon County: 10.723 %Madison County: 26.028 %Marion County: 7.613 %Meriwether County: 11.45 %Miller County: 11.901 %Mitchell County: 8.264 %Monroe County: 11.569 %Montgomery County: 12.592 %Morgan County: 14.727 %Murray County: 9.348 %Muscogee County: 10.829 %Newton County: 10.937 %Oconee County: 16.118 %Oglethorpe County: 11.865 %Paulding County: 14.631 %Peach County: 10.293 %Pickens County: 12.739 %Pierce County: 13.685 %Pike County: 16.142 %Polk County: 8.457 %Pulaski County: 14.275 %Putnam County: 12.525 %Quitman County: 9.048 %Rabun County: 11.203 %Randolph County: 5.21 %Richmond County: 10.039 %Rockdale County: 11.887 %Schley County: 7.252 %Screven County: 10.435 %Seminole County: 5.451 %Spalding County: 12.927 %Stephens County: 10.597 %Stewart County: 12.392 %Sumter County: 13.093 %Talbot County: 24.108 %Taliaferro County: 0 %Tattnall County: 14.226 %Taylor County: 38.258 %Telfair County: 7.092 %Terrell County: 7.004 %Thomas County: 13.448 %Tift County: 11.425 %Toombs County: 11.82 %Towns County: 11.823 %Treutlen County: 11.668 %Troup County: 9.868 %Turner County: 10.29 %Twiggs County: 5.373 %Union County: 19.003 %Upson County: 10.996 %Walker County: 8.184 %Walton County: 16.781 %Ware County: 10.754 %Warren County: 25.254 %Washington County: 9.529 %Wayne County: 11.817 %Webster County: 6.154 %Wheeler County: 4.473 %White County: 18.502 %Whitfield County: 9.506 %Wilcox County: 10.306 %Wilkes County: 9.455 %Wilkinson County: 13.505 %Worth County: 12.145 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Chattahoochee County: 38.398 %Chattahoochee County38.398Taylor County: 38.258 %Taylor County38.258Dooly County: 36.046 %Dooly County36.046Madison County: 26.028 %Madison County26.028Warren County: 25.254 %Warren County25.254Talbot County: 24.108 %Talbot County24.108Cook County: 21.02 %Cook County21.02Union County: 19.003 %Union County19.003Crawford County: 18.705 %Crawford County18.705White County: 18.502 %White County18.502Franklin County: 17.635 %Franklin County17.635Brantley County: 17.177 %Brantley County17.177Greene County: 17.084 %Greene County17.084Walton County: 16.781 %Walton County16.781Jackson County: 16.623 %Jackson County16.623Jones County: 16.548 %Jones County16.548Long County: 16.519 %Long County16.519Pike County: 16.142 %Pike County16.142Oconee County: 16.118 %Oconee County16.118Fayette County: 15.953 %Fayette County15.953Cherokee County: 15.665 %Cherokee County15.665Catoosa County: 15.607 %Catoosa County15.607Dawson County: 15.487 %Dawson County15.487Henry County: 15.417 %Henry County15.417Harris County: 15.399 %Harris County15.399Gwinnett County: 14.823 %Gwinnett County14.823Fannin County: 14.756 %Fannin County14.756Coweta County: 14.738 %Coweta County14.738Morgan County: 14.727 %Morgan County14.727Paulding County: 14.631 %Paulding County14.631Emanuel County: 14.441 %Emanuel County14.441Pulaski County: 14.275 %Pulaski County14.275Tattnall County: 14.226 %Tattnall County14.226Effingham County: 14.218 %Effingham County14.218Fulton County: 14.149 %Fulton County14.149Forsyth County: 14.096 %Forsyth County14.096Lumpkin County: 14.01 %Lumpkin County14.01Glynn County: 13.986 %Glynn County13.986Banks County: 13.984 %Banks County13.984Heard County: 13.878 %Heard County13.878Chattahoochee County: 38.398 %Chattahoochee County38.398Taylor County: 38.258 %Taylor County38.258Dooly County: 36.046 %Dooly County36.046Madison County: 26.028 %Madison County26.028Warren County: 25.254 %Warren County25.254Talbot County: 24.108 %Talbot County24.108Cook County: 21.02 %Cook County21.02Union County: 19.003 %Union County19.003Crawford County: 18.705 %Crawford County18.705White County: 18.502 %White County18.502Franklin County: 17.635 %Franklin County17.635Brantley County: 17.177 %Brantley County17.177Greene County: 17.084 %Greene County17.084Walton County: 16.781 %Walton County16.781Jackson County: 16.623 %Jackson County16.623Jones County: 16.548 %Jones County16.548Long County: 16.519 %Long County16.519Pike County: 16.142 %Pike County16.142Oconee County: 16.118 %Oconee County16.118Fayette County: 15.953 %Fayette County15.953Cherokee County: 15.665 %Cherokee County15.665Catoosa County: 15.607 %Catoosa County15.607Dawson County: 15.487 %Dawson County15.487Henry County: 15.417 %Henry County15.417Harris County: 15.399 %Harris County15.399Gwinnett County: 14.823 %Gwinnett County14.823Fannin County: 14.756 %Fannin County14.756Coweta County: 14.738 %Coweta County14.738Morgan County: 14.727 %Morgan County14.727Paulding County: 14.631 %Paulding County14.631Emanuel County: 14.441 %Emanuel County14.441Pulaski County: 14.275 %Pulaski County14.275Tattnall County: 14.226 %Tattnall County14.226Effingham County: 14.218 %Effingham County14.218Fulton County: 14.149 %Fulton County14.149Forsyth County: 14.096 %Forsyth County14.096Lumpkin County: 14.01 %Lumpkin County14.01Glynn County: 13.986 %Glynn County13.986Banks County: 13.984 %Banks County13.984Heard County: 13.878 %Heard County13.878
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Chattahoochee County38.398+28.66 pts
2Taylor County38.258+27.38 pts
3Dooly County36.046+22.94 pts
4Madison County26.028+10.5 pts
5Warren County25.254+14.14 pts
6Talbot County24.108+15.42 pts
7Cook County21.02+9.19 pts
8Union County19.003+7.16 pts
9Crawford County18.705+6.47 pts
10White County18.502+0.95 pts
11Franklin County17.635+8.78 pts
12Brantley County17.177+6.51 pts
13Greene County17.084-0.02 pts
14Walton County16.781+2.17 pts
15Jackson County16.623-2.03 pts
16Jones County16.548+5.57 pts
17Long County16.519+2.49 pts
18Pike County16.142+4.29 pts
19Oconee County16.118-0.5 pts
20Fayette County15.953+2.48 pts
21Cherokee County15.665-3.47 pts
22Catoosa County15.607+3.89 pts
23Dawson County15.487+1.08 pts
24Henry County15.417+0.14 pts
25Harris County15.399+1.28 pts
26Gwinnett County14.823-0.46 pts
27Fannin County14.756-4.71 pts
28Coweta County14.738+1.55 pts
29Morgan County14.727+0.61 pts
30Paulding County14.631-4.11 pts
31Emanuel County14.441+2.96 pts
32Pulaski County14.275+8.24 pts
33Tattnall County14.226+1.44 pts
34Effingham County14.218+2.46 pts
35Fulton County14.149-2.74 pts
36Forsyth County14.096-2.9 pts
37Lumpkin County14.01-0.83 pts
38Glynn County13.986+2.88 pts
39Banks County13.984-2.34 pts
40Heard County13.878-5.32 pts
41Cobb County13.714-1.61 pts
42Pierce County13.685+1.18 pts
43DeKalb County13.549-1.87 pts
44Bryan County13.531-0.92 pts
45Columbia County13.528-1.19 pts
46Wilkinson County13.505+6.04 pts
47Thomas County13.448+1.83 pts
48Douglas County13.185-1.67 pts
49Sumter County13.093+4.04 pts
50Spalding County12.927+3.21 pts
51Brooks County12.899-0.04 pts
52Dougherty County12.818-0.36 pts
53Pickens County12.739-1.94 pts
54Bartow County12.706-1.3 pts
55Montgomery County12.592+5.29 pts
56Chatham County12.585-2.53 pts
57Liberty County12.557+0.95 pts
58Dodge County12.538+1.35 pts
59Putnam County12.525-4 pts
60Clayton County12.417+1.46 pts
61Baldwin County12.397+0.84 pts
62Stewart County12.392+4.88 pts
63Lanier County12.376-2.59 pts
64Bacon County12.342-10 pts
65Jefferson County12.283+5.36 pts
66Floyd County12.237+1.8 pts
67Bulloch County12.22-4.18 pts
68McIntosh County12.153-0.51 pts
69Worth County12.145-0.74 pts
70Camden County12.064-6.83 pts
71Clarke County12.058-0.64 pts
72Lamar County12.023-5.48 pts
73Carroll County11.945-2.94 pts
74Miller County11.901+2.98 pts
75Rockdale County11.887-2.16 pts
76Oglethorpe County11.865-7.58 pts
77Towns County11.823-1.37 pts
78Toombs County11.82-0.92 pts
79Wayne County11.817-1.79 pts
80Grady County11.812+2.94 pts
81Jeff Davis County11.804-3.89 pts
82Treutlen County11.668-0.4 pts
83Butts County11.601-0.41 pts
84Lowndes County11.594+0.72 pts
85Monroe County11.569-6.94 pts
86Hart County11.542-0.12 pts
87Meriwether County11.45-0.99 pts
88Tift County11.425+1.06 pts
89Hall County11.418-5.62 pts
90Houston County11.413-3.12 pts
91Candler County11.341-1.02 pts
92Rabun County11.203+2.71 pts
93Johnson County11.19+0.39 pts
94Upson County10.996+0.69 pts
95Gordon County10.983+1.74 pts
96Crisp County10.937+0.52 pts
96Newton County10.937-3.35 pts
98Haralson County10.891-0.55 pts
99Muscogee County10.829-0.4 pts
100Irwin County10.794+1.72 pts
101Ware County10.754+0.27 pts
102Macon County10.723-0.11 pts
103Laurens County10.711-0.36 pts
104Elbert County10.698+2.61 pts
105Barrow County10.62-4.22 pts
106Stephens County10.597-2.45 pts
107Coffee County10.49-0.44 pts
108Habersham County10.464+2.73 pts
109Jasper County10.452-2.16 pts
110Screven County10.435+0.35 pts
111Charlton County10.378+0.15 pts
112Wilcox County10.306-3.94 pts
113Peach County10.293-0.78 pts
114Turner County10.29-4.19 pts
115Bibb County10.255+0.61 pts
116Lee County10.247-1.55 pts
117McDuffie County10.238-6.89 pts
118Colquitt County10.075+0.15 pts
119Richmond County10.039-0.67 pts
120Glascock County9.888-10.35 pts
121Troup County9.868-2.26 pts
122Bleckley County9.858-13.04 pts
123Gilmer County9.651-2.28 pts
124Washington County9.529+1.52 pts
125Whitfield County9.506-0.73 pts
126Wilkes County9.455+0.82 pts
127Lincoln County9.383-1.01 pts
128Murray County9.348-2.5 pts
129Quitman County9.048+4.03 pts
130Ben Hill County8.917-8.21 pts
131Appling County8.704-7 pts
132Polk County8.457-5.92 pts
133Calhoun County8.443-3.37 pts
134Decatur County8.363-0.97 pts
135Mitchell County8.264-4.23 pts
136Walker County8.184-0.23 pts
137Echols County7.86-14.72 pts
138Atkinson County7.751-6.81 pts
139Jenkins County7.712-5 pts
140Marion County7.613-0.44 pts
141Early County7.451-2.08 pts
142Berrien County7.421-42.3 pts
143Chattooga County7.324-1.67 pts
144Schley County7.252-12.88 pts
145Telfair County7.092+1.49 pts
146Dade County7.019+1.57 pts
147Clinch County7.018-2.9 pts
148Terrell County7.004+0.8 pts
149Clay County6.762+2.38 pts
150Webster County6.154+3.89 pts
151Evans County5.78+0.16 pts
152Seminole County5.451-3.57 pts
153Twiggs County5.373-11.19 pts
154Burke County5.214-59.97 pts
155Randolph County5.21-2.8 pts
156Baker County4.783-5.49 pts
157Wheeler County4.473-2.32 pts
158Hancock County4.057-5.88 pts
159Taliaferro County0-8.99 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Chattahoochee County, with 38.398% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Taliaferro County, with 0% in 2016.

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