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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Schley County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2017, at 42.048%. Clay County had the lowest, at 4.848%. The median was 12.679% and the figure for Georgia was 14.501%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.048Schley County
Lowest4.848Clay County
Median12.679159 counties
Georgia14.501History

Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 11.544 %Atkinson County: 13.573 %Bacon County: 20.051 %Baker County: 8.349 %Baldwin County: 12.349 %Banks County: 9.309 %Barrow County: 13.847 %Bartow County: 13.652 %Ben Hill County: 8.092 %Berrien County: 8.915 %Bibb County: 10.531 %Bleckley County: 15.94 %Brantley County: 11.403 %Brooks County: 10.155 %Bryan County: 14.348 %Bulloch County: 12.599 %Burke County: 9.948 %Butts County: 14.338 %Calhoun County: 13.812 %Camden County: 25.073 %Candler County: 11.537 %Carroll County: 11.181 %Catoosa County: 13.271 %Charlton County: 8.952 %Chatham County: 13.018 %Chattahoochee County: 24.117 %Chattooga County: 15.705 %Cherokee County: 15.356 %Clarke County: 13.132 %Clay County: 4.848 %Clayton County: 10.835 %Clinch County: 7.647 %Cobb County: 14.043 %Coffee County: 11.379 %Colquitt County: 11.958 %Columbia County: 16.965 %Cook County: 15.366 %Coweta County: 12.925 %Crawford County: 13.043 %Crisp County: 12.269 %Dade County: 8.644 %Dawson County: 29.88 %Decatur County: 8.851 %DeKalb County: 12.42 %Dodge County: 20.107 %Dooly County: 6.523 %Dougherty County: 13.784 %Douglas County: 13.521 %Early County: 7.635 %Echols County: 17.062 %Effingham County: 14.94 %Elbert County: 10.764 %Emanuel County: 7.7 %Evans County: 13.633 %Fannin County: 15.366 %Fayette County: 14.305 %Floyd County: 11.766 %Forsyth County: 15.779 %Franklin County: 13.507 %Fulton County: 16.178 %Gilmer County: 10.21 %Glascock County: 8.352 %Glynn County: 14.865 %Gordon County: 12.007 %Grady County: 10.426 %Greene County: 11.736 %Gwinnett County: 14.753 %Habersham County: 8.983 %Hall County: 13.176 %Hancock County: 19.632 %Haralson County: 11.987 %Harris County: 22.589 %Hart County: 15.138 %Heard County: 6.849 %Henry County: 16.757 %Houston County: 13.615 %Irwin County: 10.927 %Jackson County: 21.642 %Jasper County: 14.281 %Jeff Davis County: 12.456 %Jefferson County: 10.748 %Jenkins County: 9.023 %Johnson County: 9.978 %Jones County: 10.508 %Lamar County: 14.467 %Lanier County: 16.452 %Laurens County: 10.181 %Lee County: 17.183 %Liberty County: 12.269 %Lincoln County: 19.952 %Long County: 13.734 %Lowndes County: 10.903 %Lumpkin County: 15.388 %McDuffie County: 11.529 %McIntosh County: 13.565 %Macon County: 9.732 %Madison County: 14.018 %Marion County: 7.795 %Meriwether County: 12.05 %Miller County: 34.831 %Mitchell County: 5.266 %Monroe County: 12.662 %Montgomery County: 24.767 %Morgan County: 13.735 %Murray County: 8.563 %Muscogee County: 14.349 %Newton County: 12.536 %Oconee County: 30.331 %Oglethorpe County: 12.138 %Paulding County: 17.366 %Peach County: 12.596 %Pickens County: 12.206 %Pierce County: 13.926 %Pike County: 17.784 %Polk County: 9.744 %Pulaski County: 14.902 %Putnam County: 12.801 %Quitman County: 15.313 %Rabun County: 20.907 %Randolph County: 9.672 %Richmond County: 11.087 %Rockdale County: 11.729 %Schley County: 42.048 %Screven County: 8.907 %Seminole County: 16.354 %Spalding County: 13.344 %Stephens County: 15.108 %Stewart County: 16.63 %Sumter County: 13.621 %Talbot County: 8.611 %Taliaferro County: 13.333 %Tattnall County: 11.018 %Taylor County: 11.106 %Telfair County: 12.396 %Terrell County: 9.283 %Thomas County: 11.739 %Tift County: 11.636 %Toombs County: 10.874 %Towns County: 9.175 %Treutlen County: 16.319 %Troup County: 10.85 %Turner County: 12.203 %Twiggs County: 15.475 %Union County: 11.593 %Upson County: 11.665 %Walker County: 12.679 %Walton County: 13.785 %Ware County: 15.251 %Warren County: 16.749 %Washington County: 9.537 %Wayne County: 14.61 %Webster County: 13.115 %Wheeler County: 6.531 %White County: 13.021 %Whitfield County: 10.622 %Wilcox County: 15.712 %Wilkes County: 14.411 %Wilkinson County: 7.322 %Worth County: 12.637 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Schley County: 42.048 %Schley County42.048Miller County: 34.831 %Miller County34.831Oconee County: 30.331 %Oconee County30.331Dawson County: 29.88 %Dawson County29.88Camden County: 25.073 %Camden County25.073Montgomery County: 24.767 %Montgomery County24.767Chattahoochee County: 24.117 %Chattahoochee County24.117Harris County: 22.589 %Harris County22.589Jackson County: 21.642 %Jackson County21.642Rabun County: 20.907 %Rabun County20.907Dodge County: 20.107 %Dodge County20.107Bacon County: 20.051 %Bacon County20.051Lincoln County: 19.952 %Lincoln County19.952Hancock County: 19.632 %Hancock County19.632Pike County: 17.784 %Pike County17.784Paulding County: 17.366 %Paulding County17.366Lee County: 17.183 %Lee County17.183Echols County: 17.062 %Echols County17.062Columbia County: 16.965 %Columbia County16.965Henry County: 16.757 %Henry County16.757Warren County: 16.749 %Warren County16.749Stewart County: 16.63 %Stewart County16.63Lanier County: 16.452 %Lanier County16.452Seminole County: 16.354 %Seminole County16.354Treutlen County: 16.319 %Treutlen County16.319Fulton County: 16.178 %Fulton County16.178Bleckley County: 15.94 %Bleckley County15.94Forsyth County: 15.779 %Forsyth County15.779Wilcox County: 15.712 %Wilcox County15.712Chattooga County: 15.705 %Chattooga County15.705Twiggs County: 15.475 %Twiggs County15.475Lumpkin County: 15.388 %Lumpkin County15.388Cook County: 15.366 %Cook County15.366Fannin County: 15.366 %Fannin County15.366Cherokee County: 15.356 %Cherokee County15.356Quitman County: 15.313 %Quitman County15.313Ware County: 15.251 %Ware County15.251Hart County: 15.138 %Hart County15.138Stephens County: 15.108 %Stephens County15.108Effingham County: 14.94 %Effingham County14.94Schley County: 42.048 %Schley County42.048Miller County: 34.831 %Miller County34.831Oconee County: 30.331 %Oconee County30.331Dawson County: 29.88 %Dawson County29.88Camden County: 25.073 %Camden County25.073Montgomery County: 24.767 %Montgomery County24.767Chattahoochee County: 24.117 %Chattahoochee County24.117Harris County: 22.589 %Harris County22.589Jackson County: 21.642 %Jackson County21.642Rabun County: 20.907 %Rabun County20.907Dodge County: 20.107 %Dodge County20.107Bacon County: 20.051 %Bacon County20.051Lincoln County: 19.952 %Lincoln County19.952Hancock County: 19.632 %Hancock County19.632Pike County: 17.784 %Pike County17.784Paulding County: 17.366 %Paulding County17.366Lee County: 17.183 %Lee County17.183Echols County: 17.062 %Echols County17.062Columbia County: 16.965 %Columbia County16.965Henry County: 16.757 %Henry County16.757Warren County: 16.749 %Warren County16.749Stewart County: 16.63 %Stewart County16.63Lanier County: 16.452 %Lanier County16.452Seminole County: 16.354 %Seminole County16.354Treutlen County: 16.319 %Treutlen County16.319Fulton County: 16.178 %Fulton County16.178Bleckley County: 15.94 %Bleckley County15.94Forsyth County: 15.779 %Forsyth County15.779Wilcox County: 15.712 %Wilcox County15.712Chattooga County: 15.705 %Chattooga County15.705Twiggs County: 15.475 %Twiggs County15.475Lumpkin County: 15.388 %Lumpkin County15.388Cook County: 15.366 %Cook County15.366Fannin County: 15.366 %Fannin County15.366Cherokee County: 15.356 %Cherokee County15.356Quitman County: 15.313 %Quitman County15.313Ware County: 15.251 %Ware County15.251Hart County: 15.138 %Hart County15.138Stephens County: 15.108 %Stephens County15.108Effingham County: 14.94 %Effingham County14.94
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Schley County42.048+34.8 pts
2Miller County34.831+22.93 pts
3Oconee County30.331+14.21 pts
4Dawson County29.88+14.39 pts
5Camden County25.073+13.01 pts
6Montgomery County24.767+12.17 pts
7Chattahoochee County24.117-14.28 pts
8Harris County22.589+7.19 pts
9Jackson County21.642+5.02 pts
10Rabun County20.907+9.7 pts
11Dodge County20.107+7.57 pts
12Bacon County20.051+7.71 pts
13Lincoln County19.952+10.57 pts
14Hancock County19.632+15.58 pts
15Pike County17.784+1.64 pts
16Paulding County17.366+2.73 pts
17Lee County17.183+6.94 pts
18Echols County17.062+9.2 pts
19Columbia County16.965+3.44 pts
20Henry County16.757+1.34 pts
21Warren County16.749-8.51 pts
22Stewart County16.63+4.24 pts
23Lanier County16.452+4.08 pts
24Seminole County16.354+10.9 pts
25Treutlen County16.319+4.65 pts
26Fulton County16.178+2.03 pts
27Bleckley County15.94+6.08 pts
28Forsyth County15.779+1.68 pts
29Wilcox County15.712+5.41 pts
30Chattooga County15.705+8.38 pts
31Twiggs County15.475+10.1 pts
32Lumpkin County15.388+1.38 pts
33Cook County15.366-5.65 pts
33Fannin County15.366+0.61 pts
35Cherokee County15.356-0.31 pts
36Quitman County15.313+6.27 pts
37Ware County15.251+4.5 pts
38Hart County15.138+3.6 pts
39Stephens County15.108+4.51 pts
40Effingham County14.94+0.72 pts
41Pulaski County14.902+0.63 pts
42Glynn County14.865+0.88 pts
43Gwinnett County14.753-0.07 pts
44Wayne County14.61+2.79 pts
45Lamar County14.467+2.44 pts
46Wilkes County14.411+4.96 pts
47Muscogee County14.349+3.52 pts
48Bryan County14.348+0.82 pts
49Butts County14.338+2.74 pts
50Fayette County14.305-1.65 pts
51Jasper County14.281+3.83 pts
52Cobb County14.043+0.33 pts
53Madison County14.018-12.01 pts
54Pierce County13.926+0.24 pts
55Barrow County13.847+3.23 pts
56Calhoun County13.812+5.37 pts
57Walton County13.785-3 pts
58Dougherty County13.784+0.97 pts
59Morgan County13.735-0.99 pts
60Long County13.734-2.78 pts
61Bartow County13.652+0.95 pts
62Evans County13.633+7.85 pts
63Sumter County13.621+0.53 pts
64Houston County13.615+2.2 pts
65Atkinson County13.573+5.82 pts
66McIntosh County13.565+1.41 pts
67Douglas County13.521+0.34 pts
68Franklin County13.507-4.13 pts
69Spalding County13.344+0.42 pts
70Taliaferro County13.333+13.33 pts
71Catoosa County13.271-2.34 pts
72Hall County13.176+1.76 pts
73Clarke County13.132+1.07 pts
74Webster County13.115+6.96 pts
75Crawford County13.043-5.66 pts
76White County13.021-5.48 pts
77Chatham County13.018+0.43 pts
78Coweta County12.925-1.81 pts
79Putnam County12.801+0.28 pts
80Walker County12.679+4.5 pts
81Monroe County12.662+1.09 pts
82Worth County12.637+0.49 pts
83Bulloch County12.599+0.38 pts
84Peach County12.596+2.3 pts
85Newton County12.536+1.6 pts
86Jeff Davis County12.456+0.65 pts
87DeKalb County12.42-1.13 pts
88Telfair County12.396+5.3 pts
89Baldwin County12.349-0.05 pts
90Crisp County12.269+1.33 pts
90Liberty County12.269-0.29 pts
92Pickens County12.206-0.53 pts
93Turner County12.203+1.91 pts
94Oglethorpe County12.138+0.27 pts
95Meriwether County12.05+0.6 pts
96Gordon County12.007+1.02 pts
97Haralson County11.987+1.1 pts
98Colquitt County11.958+1.88 pts
99Floyd County11.766-0.47 pts
100Thomas County11.739-1.71 pts
101Greene County11.736-5.35 pts
102Rockdale County11.729-0.16 pts
103Upson County11.665+0.67 pts
104Tift County11.636+0.21 pts
105Union County11.593-7.41 pts
106Appling County11.544+2.84 pts
107Candler County11.537+0.2 pts
108McDuffie County11.529+1.29 pts
109Brantley County11.403-5.77 pts
110Coffee County11.379+0.89 pts
111Carroll County11.181-0.76 pts
112Taylor County11.106-27.15 pts
113Richmond County11.087+1.05 pts
114Tattnall County11.018-3.21 pts
115Irwin County10.927+0.13 pts
116Lowndes County10.903-0.69 pts
117Toombs County10.874-0.95 pts
118Troup County10.85+0.98 pts
119Clayton County10.835-1.58 pts
120Elbert County10.764+0.07 pts
121Jefferson County10.748-1.54 pts
122Whitfield County10.622+1.12 pts
123Bibb County10.531+0.28 pts
124Jones County10.508-6.04 pts
125Grady County10.426-1.39 pts
126Gilmer County10.21+0.56 pts
127Laurens County10.181-0.53 pts
128Brooks County10.155-2.74 pts
129Johnson County9.978-1.21 pts
130Burke County9.948+4.73 pts
131Polk County9.744+1.29 pts
132Macon County9.732-0.99 pts
133Randolph County9.672+4.46 pts
134Washington County9.537+0.01 pts
135Banks County9.309-4.68 pts
136Terrell County9.283+2.28 pts
137Towns County9.175-2.65 pts
138Jenkins County9.023+1.31 pts
139Habersham County8.983-1.48 pts
140Charlton County8.952-1.43 pts
141Berrien County8.915+1.49 pts
142Screven County8.907-1.53 pts
143Decatur County8.851+0.49 pts
144Dade County8.644+1.63 pts
145Talbot County8.611-15.5 pts
146Murray County8.563-0.79 pts
147Glascock County8.352-1.54 pts
148Baker County8.349+3.57 pts
149Ben Hill County8.092-0.82 pts
150Marion County7.795+0.18 pts
151Emanuel County7.7-6.74 pts
152Clinch County7.647+0.63 pts
153Early County7.635+0.18 pts
154Wilkinson County7.322-6.18 pts
155Heard County6.849-7.03 pts
156Wheeler County6.531+2.06 pts
157Dooly County6.523-29.52 pts
158Mitchell County5.266-3 pts
159Clay County4.848-1.91 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Schley County, with 42.048% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Clay County, with 4.848% in 2017.

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