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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Taliaferro County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2018, at 110.078%. Terrell County had the lowest, at 5.496%. The median was 12.533% and the figure for Georgia was 13.904%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest110.078Taliaferro County
Lowest5.496Terrell County
Median12.533159 counties
Georgia13.904History

Map of counties, 2018

Appling County: 6.829 %Atkinson County: 9.421 %Bacon County: 15.97 %Baker County: 6.654 %Baldwin County: 12.385 %Banks County: 12.101 %Barrow County: 17.562 %Bartow County: 13.196 %Ben Hill County: 9.209 %Berrien County: 12.674 %Bibb County: 13.501 %Bleckley County: 16.483 %Brantley County: 14.27 %Brooks County: 6.424 %Bryan County: 16.927 %Bulloch County: 13.312 %Burke County: 46.58 %Butts County: 20.701 %Calhoun County: 7.387 %Camden County: 18.958 %Candler County: 10.866 %Carroll County: 16.543 %Catoosa County: 14.178 %Charlton County: 12.645 %Chatham County: 13.41 %Chattahoochee County: 7.457 %Chattooga County: 6.267 %Cherokee County: 14.023 %Clarke County: 14.465 %Clay County: 9.481 %Clayton County: 13.655 %Clinch County: 13.305 %Cobb County: 16.325 %Coffee County: 12.423 %Colquitt County: 12.557 %Columbia County: 12.533 %Cook County: 13.703 %Coweta County: 14.975 %Crawford County: 22.672 %Crisp County: 13.066 %Dade County: 7.346 %Dawson County: 14.915 %Decatur County: 19.219 %DeKalb County: 16.204 %Dodge County: 9.469 %Dooly County: 5.592 %Dougherty County: 10.71 %Douglas County: 13.034 %Early County: 8.743 %Echols County: 28.571 %Effingham County: 13.041 %Elbert County: 8.685 %Emanuel County: 9.305 %Evans County: 10.152 %Fannin County: 10.411 %Fayette County: 12.335 %Floyd County: 11.443 %Forsyth County: 13.24 %Franklin County: 16.077 %Fulton County: 13.646 %Gilmer County: 14.878 %Glascock County: 9.462 %Glynn County: 12.077 %Gordon County: 11.538 %Grady County: 9.729 %Greene County: 11.671 %Gwinnett County: 14.778 %Habersham County: 11.45 %Hall County: 12.593 %Hancock County: 14.68 %Haralson County: 13.505 %Harris County: 13.599 %Hart County: 12.97 %Heard County: 12.151 %Henry County: 14.953 %Houston County: 12.033 %Irwin County: 7.942 %Jackson County: 19.353 %Jasper County: 11.561 %Jeff Davis County: 11.472 %Jefferson County: 6.637 %Jenkins County: 16.291 %Johnson County: 16.513 %Jones County: 18.271 %Lamar County: 9.694 %Lanier County: 6.549 %Laurens County: 12.624 %Lee County: 10.533 %Liberty County: 15.252 %Lincoln County: 11.868 %Long County: 25.688 %Lowndes County: 11.815 %Lumpkin County: 15.605 %McDuffie County: 5.952 %McIntosh County: 12.866 %Macon County: 12.689 %Madison County: 16.756 %Marion County: 13.984 %Meriwether County: 9.127 %Miller County: 8.967 %Mitchell County: 8.616 %Monroe County: 16.493 %Montgomery County: 11.942 %Morgan County: 10.828 %Murray County: 9.949 %Muscogee County: 10.608 %Newton County: 12.109 %Oconee County: 15.118 %Oglethorpe County: 14.212 %Paulding County: 15.741 %Peach County: 11.623 %Pickens County: 14.074 %Pierce County: 14.638 %Pike County: 10.389 %Polk County: 10.907 %Pulaski County: 15.063 %Putnam County: 18.499 %Quitman County: 11.973 %Rabun County: 9.437 %Randolph County: 13.135 %Richmond County: 10.594 %Rockdale County: 17.914 %Schley County: 7.229 %Screven County: 14.793 %Seminole County: 8.692 %Spalding County: 10.327 %Stephens County: 12.472 %Stewart County: 13.278 %Sumter County: 14.31 %Talbot County: 14.969 %Taliaferro County: 110.078 %Tattnall County: 12.541 %Taylor County: 15.829 %Telfair County: 6.691 %Terrell County: 5.496 %Thomas County: 12.727 %Tift County: 9.903 %Toombs County: 10.986 %Towns County: 9.633 %Treutlen County: 13.013 %Troup County: 9.985 %Turner County: 19.228 %Twiggs County: 6.53 %Union County: 9.457 %Upson County: 6.742 %Walker County: 14.388 %Walton County: 13.003 %Ware County: 12.226 %Warren County: 9.579 %Washington County: 8.094 %Wayne County: 11.175 %Webster County: 11.055 %Wheeler County: 6.316 %White County: 12.212 %Whitfield County: 11.232 %Wilcox County: 20.841 %Wilkes County: 9.741 %Wilkinson County: 9.547 %Worth County: 12.548 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Taliaferro County: 110.078 %Taliaferro County110.078Burke County: 46.58 %Burke County46.58Echols County: 28.571 %Echols County28.571Long County: 25.688 %Long County25.688Crawford County: 22.672 %Crawford County22.672Wilcox County: 20.841 %Wilcox County20.841Butts County: 20.701 %Butts County20.701Jackson County: 19.353 %Jackson County19.353Turner County: 19.228 %Turner County19.228Decatur County: 19.219 %Decatur County19.219Camden County: 18.958 %Camden County18.958Putnam County: 18.499 %Putnam County18.499Jones County: 18.271 %Jones County18.271Rockdale County: 17.914 %Rockdale County17.914Barrow County: 17.562 %Barrow County17.562Bryan County: 16.927 %Bryan County16.927Madison County: 16.756 %Madison County16.756Carroll County: 16.543 %Carroll County16.543Johnson County: 16.513 %Johnson County16.513Monroe County: 16.493 %Monroe County16.493Bleckley County: 16.483 %Bleckley County16.483Cobb County: 16.325 %Cobb County16.325Jenkins County: 16.291 %Jenkins County16.291DeKalb County: 16.204 %DeKalb County16.204Franklin County: 16.077 %Franklin County16.077Bacon County: 15.97 %Bacon County15.97Taylor County: 15.829 %Taylor County15.829Paulding County: 15.741 %Paulding County15.741Lumpkin County: 15.605 %Lumpkin County15.605Liberty County: 15.252 %Liberty County15.252Oconee County: 15.118 %Oconee County15.118Pulaski County: 15.063 %Pulaski County15.063Coweta County: 14.975 %Coweta County14.975Talbot County: 14.969 %Talbot County14.969Henry County: 14.953 %Henry County14.953Dawson County: 14.915 %Dawson County14.915Gilmer County: 14.878 %Gilmer County14.878Screven County: 14.793 %Screven County14.793Gwinnett County: 14.778 %Gwinnett County14.778Hancock County: 14.68 %Hancock County14.68Taliaferro County: 110.078 %Taliaferro County110.078Burke County: 46.58 %Burke County46.58Echols County: 28.571 %Echols County28.571Long County: 25.688 %Long County25.688Crawford County: 22.672 %Crawford County22.672Wilcox County: 20.841 %Wilcox County20.841Butts County: 20.701 %Butts County20.701Jackson County: 19.353 %Jackson County19.353Turner County: 19.228 %Turner County19.228Decatur County: 19.219 %Decatur County19.219Camden County: 18.958 %Camden County18.958Putnam County: 18.499 %Putnam County18.499Jones County: 18.271 %Jones County18.271Rockdale County: 17.914 %Rockdale County17.914Barrow County: 17.562 %Barrow County17.562Bryan County: 16.927 %Bryan County16.927Madison County: 16.756 %Madison County16.756Carroll County: 16.543 %Carroll County16.543Johnson County: 16.513 %Johnson County16.513Monroe County: 16.493 %Monroe County16.493Bleckley County: 16.483 %Bleckley County16.483Cobb County: 16.325 %Cobb County16.325Jenkins County: 16.291 %Jenkins County16.291DeKalb County: 16.204 %DeKalb County16.204Franklin County: 16.077 %Franklin County16.077Bacon County: 15.97 %Bacon County15.97Taylor County: 15.829 %Taylor County15.829Paulding County: 15.741 %Paulding County15.741Lumpkin County: 15.605 %Lumpkin County15.605Liberty County: 15.252 %Liberty County15.252Oconee County: 15.118 %Oconee County15.118Pulaski County: 15.063 %Pulaski County15.063Coweta County: 14.975 %Coweta County14.975Talbot County: 14.969 %Talbot County14.969Henry County: 14.953 %Henry County14.953Dawson County: 14.915 %Dawson County14.915Gilmer County: 14.878 %Gilmer County14.878Screven County: 14.793 %Screven County14.793Gwinnett County: 14.778 %Gwinnett County14.778Hancock County: 14.68 %Hancock County14.68
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Taliaferro County110.078+96.75 pts
2Burke County46.58+36.63 pts
3Echols County28.571+11.51 pts
4Long County25.688+11.95 pts
5Crawford County22.672+9.63 pts
6Wilcox County20.841+5.13 pts
7Butts County20.701+6.36 pts
8Jackson County19.353-2.29 pts
9Turner County19.228+7.03 pts
10Decatur County19.219+10.37 pts
11Camden County18.958-6.12 pts
12Putnam County18.499+5.7 pts
13Jones County18.271+7.76 pts
14Rockdale County17.914+6.19 pts
15Barrow County17.562+3.72 pts
16Bryan County16.927+2.58 pts
17Madison County16.756+2.74 pts
18Carroll County16.543+5.36 pts
19Johnson County16.513+6.54 pts
20Monroe County16.493+3.83 pts
21Bleckley County16.483+0.54 pts
22Cobb County16.325+2.28 pts
23Jenkins County16.291+7.27 pts
24DeKalb County16.204+3.78 pts
25Franklin County16.077+2.57 pts
26Bacon County15.97-4.08 pts
27Taylor County15.829+4.72 pts
28Paulding County15.741-1.63 pts
29Lumpkin County15.605+0.22 pts
30Liberty County15.252+2.98 pts
31Oconee County15.118-15.21 pts
32Pulaski County15.063+0.16 pts
33Coweta County14.975+2.05 pts
34Talbot County14.969+6.36 pts
35Henry County14.953-1.8 pts
36Dawson County14.915-14.96 pts
37Gilmer County14.878+4.67 pts
38Screven County14.793+5.89 pts
39Gwinnett County14.778+0.03 pts
40Hancock County14.68-4.95 pts
41Pierce County14.638+0.71 pts
42Clarke County14.465+1.33 pts
43Walker County14.388+1.71 pts
44Sumter County14.31+0.69 pts
45Brantley County14.27+2.87 pts
46Oglethorpe County14.212+2.07 pts
47Catoosa County14.178+0.91 pts
48Pickens County14.074+1.87 pts
49Cherokee County14.023-1.33 pts
50Marion County13.984+6.19 pts
51Cook County13.703-1.66 pts
52Clayton County13.655+2.82 pts
53Fulton County13.646-2.53 pts
54Harris County13.599-8.99 pts
55Haralson County13.505+1.52 pts
56Bibb County13.501+2.97 pts
57Chatham County13.41+0.39 pts
58Bulloch County13.312+0.71 pts
59Clinch County13.305+5.66 pts
60Stewart County13.278-3.35 pts
61Forsyth County13.24-2.54 pts
62Bartow County13.196-0.46 pts
63Randolph County13.135+3.46 pts
64Crisp County13.066+0.8 pts
65Effingham County13.041-1.9 pts
66Douglas County13.034-0.49 pts
67Treutlen County13.013-3.31 pts
68Walton County13.003-0.78 pts
69Hart County12.97-2.17 pts
70McIntosh County12.866-0.7 pts
71Thomas County12.727+0.99 pts
72Macon County12.689+2.96 pts
73Berrien County12.674+3.76 pts
74Charlton County12.645+3.69 pts
75Laurens County12.624+2.44 pts
76Hall County12.593-0.58 pts
77Colquitt County12.557+0.6 pts
78Worth County12.548-0.09 pts
79Tattnall County12.541+1.52 pts
80Columbia County12.533-4.43 pts
81Stephens County12.472-2.64 pts
82Coffee County12.423+1.04 pts
83Baldwin County12.385+0.04 pts
84Fayette County12.335-1.97 pts
85Ware County12.226-3.02 pts
86White County12.212-0.81 pts
87Heard County12.151+5.3 pts
88Newton County12.109-0.43 pts
89Banks County12.101+2.79 pts
90Glynn County12.077-2.79 pts
91Houston County12.033-1.58 pts
92Quitman County11.973-3.34 pts
93Montgomery County11.942-12.82 pts
94Lincoln County11.868-8.08 pts
95Lowndes County11.815+0.91 pts
96Greene County11.671-0.07 pts
97Peach County11.623-0.97 pts
98Jasper County11.561-2.72 pts
99Gordon County11.538-0.47 pts
100Jeff Davis County11.472-0.98 pts
101Habersham County11.45+2.47 pts
102Floyd County11.443-0.32 pts
103Whitfield County11.232+0.61 pts
104Wayne County11.175-3.43 pts
105Webster County11.055-2.06 pts
106Toombs County10.986+0.11 pts
107Polk County10.907+1.16 pts
108Candler County10.866-0.67 pts
109Morgan County10.828-2.91 pts
110Dougherty County10.71-3.07 pts
111Muscogee County10.608-3.74 pts
112Richmond County10.594-0.49 pts
113Lee County10.533-6.65 pts
114Fannin County10.411-4.96 pts
115Pike County10.389-7.39 pts
116Spalding County10.327-3.02 pts
117Evans County10.152-3.48 pts
118Troup County9.985-0.87 pts
119Murray County9.949+1.39 pts
120Tift County9.903-1.73 pts
121Wilkes County9.741-4.67 pts
122Grady County9.729-0.7 pts
123Lamar County9.694-4.77 pts
124Towns County9.633+0.46 pts
125Warren County9.579-7.17 pts
126Wilkinson County9.547+2.23 pts
127Clay County9.481+4.63 pts
128Dodge County9.469-10.64 pts
129Glascock County9.462+1.11 pts
130Union County9.457-2.14 pts
131Rabun County9.437-11.47 pts
132Atkinson County9.421-4.15 pts
133Emanuel County9.305+1.6 pts
134Ben Hill County9.209+1.12 pts
135Meriwether County9.127-2.92 pts
136Miller County8.967-25.86 pts
137Early County8.743+1.11 pts
138Seminole County8.692-7.66 pts
139Elbert County8.685-2.08 pts
140Mitchell County8.616+3.35 pts
141Washington County8.094-1.44 pts
142Irwin County7.942-2.98 pts
143Chattahoochee County7.457-16.66 pts
144Calhoun County7.387-6.42 pts
145Dade County7.346-1.3 pts
146Schley County7.229-34.82 pts
147Appling County6.829-4.72 pts
148Upson County6.742-4.92 pts
149Telfair County6.691-5.71 pts
150Baker County6.654-1.7 pts
151Jefferson County6.637-4.11 pts
152Lanier County6.549-9.9 pts
153Twiggs County6.53-8.95 pts
154Brooks County6.424-3.73 pts
155Wheeler County6.316-0.21 pts
156Chattooga County6.267-9.44 pts
157McDuffie County5.952-5.58 pts
158Dooly County5.592-0.93 pts
159Terrell County5.496-3.79 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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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Taliaferro County, with 110.078% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Terrell County, with 5.496% in 2018.

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