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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Taylor County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2019, at 55.653%. Quitman County had the lowest, at 2.427%. The median was 11.073% and the figure for Georgia was 13.347%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.653Taylor County
Lowest2.427Quitman County
Median11.073159 counties
Georgia13.347History

Map of counties, 2019

Appling County: 7.172 %Atkinson County: 10.649 %Bacon County: 6.729 %Baker County: 7.91 %Baldwin County: 10.187 %Banks County: 10.775 %Barrow County: 14.535 %Bartow County: 14.006 %Ben Hill County: 8.901 %Berrien County: 8.016 %Bibb County: 8.065 %Bleckley County: 9.735 %Brantley County: 12.912 %Brooks County: 7.049 %Bryan County: 14.354 %Bulloch County: 12.798 %Burke County: 8.092 %Butts County: 13.296 %Calhoun County: 6.279 %Camden County: 11.739 %Candler County: 8.256 %Carroll County: 12.946 %Catoosa County: 12.42 %Charlton County: 13.733 %Chatham County: 15.92 %Chattahoochee County: 9.007 %Chattooga County: 7.366 %Cherokee County: 14.976 %Clarke County: 11.572 %Clay County: 24.75 %Clayton County: 11.602 %Clinch County: 6.541 %Cobb County: 13.978 %Coffee County: 11.367 %Colquitt County: 10.455 %Columbia County: 15.751 %Cook County: 10.688 %Coweta County: 14.836 %Crawford County: 12.404 %Crisp County: 11.148 %Dade County: 8.669 %Dawson County: 13.682 %Decatur County: 8.611 %DeKalb County: 13.949 %Dodge County: 16.916 %Dooly County: 7.822 %Dougherty County: 10.313 %Douglas County: 10.858 %Early County: 12.023 %Echols County: 13.445 %Effingham County: 13.86 %Elbert County: 9.66 %Emanuel County: 9.721 %Evans County: 6.412 %Fannin County: 12.204 %Fayette County: 12.598 %Floyd County: 10.192 %Forsyth County: 12.882 %Franklin County: 11.348 %Fulton County: 14.725 %Gilmer County: 10.495 %Glascock County: 4.803 %Glynn County: 10.436 %Gordon County: 11.972 %Grady County: 7.271 %Greene County: 10.702 %Gwinnett County: 12.844 %Habersham County: 8.608 %Hall County: 12.682 %Hancock County: 11.073 %Haralson County: 12.12 %Harris County: 15.575 %Hart County: 11.388 %Heard County: 7.442 %Henry County: 13.888 %Houston County: 12.737 %Irwin County: 12.847 %Jackson County: 11.995 %Jasper County: 10.605 %Jeff Davis County: 13.216 %Jefferson County: 8.329 %Jenkins County: 10.871 %Johnson County: 11.252 %Jones County: 13.345 %Lamar County: 11.016 %Lanier County: 15.812 %Laurens County: 10.98 %Lee County: 18.146 %Liberty County: 14.924 %Lincoln County: 10.64 %Long County: 20.537 %Lowndes County: 8.867 %Lumpkin County: 13.006 %McDuffie County: 9.115 %McIntosh County: 7.517 %Macon County: 13.793 %Madison County: 14.844 %Marion County: 23.63 %Meriwether County: 9.359 %Miller County: 16.55 %Mitchell County: 8.369 %Monroe County: 11.429 %Montgomery County: 14.088 %Morgan County: 14.922 %Murray County: 10.201 %Muscogee County: 10.281 %Newton County: 10.048 %Oconee County: 10.045 %Oglethorpe County: 7.803 %Paulding County: 14.21 %Peach County: 10.301 %Pickens County: 11.411 %Pierce County: 11.423 %Pike County: 14.849 %Polk County: 13.751 %Pulaski County: 10.505 %Putnam County: 12.076 %Quitman County: 2.427 %Rabun County: 14.261 %Randolph County: 6.769 %Richmond County: 9.838 %Rockdale County: 10.94 %Schley County: 8.914 %Screven County: 7.795 %Seminole County: 12.047 %Spalding County: 10.114 %Stephens County: 9.822 %Stewart County: 7.509 %Sumter County: 6.309 %Talbot County: 15.589 %Taliaferro County: 17.661 %Tattnall County: 10.185 %Taylor County: 55.653 %Telfair County: 5.27 %Terrell County: 10.203 %Thomas County: 7.5 %Tift County: 10.428 %Toombs County: 8.521 %Towns County: 12.531 %Treutlen County: 8.788 %Troup County: 10.868 %Turner County: 15.815 %Twiggs County: 5.61 %Union County: 10.101 %Upson County: 10.636 %Walker County: 13.737 %Walton County: 13.267 %Ware County: 15.256 %Warren County: 7.634 %Washington County: 9.666 %Wayne County: 12.397 %Webster County: 15.198 %Wheeler County: 8.939 %White County: 11.861 %Whitfield County: 11.095 %Wilcox County: 40.254 %Wilkes County: 5.873 %Wilkinson County: 7.21 %Worth County: 11.744 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Taylor County: 55.653 %Taylor County55.653Wilcox County: 40.254 %Wilcox County40.254Clay County: 24.75 %Clay County24.75Marion County: 23.63 %Marion County23.63Long County: 20.537 %Long County20.537Lee County: 18.146 %Lee County18.146Taliaferro County: 17.661 %Taliaferro County17.661Dodge County: 16.916 %Dodge County16.916Miller County: 16.55 %Miller County16.55Chatham County: 15.92 %Chatham County15.92Turner County: 15.815 %Turner County15.815Lanier County: 15.812 %Lanier County15.812Columbia County: 15.751 %Columbia County15.751Talbot County: 15.589 %Talbot County15.589Harris County: 15.575 %Harris County15.575Ware County: 15.256 %Ware County15.256Webster County: 15.198 %Webster County15.198Cherokee County: 14.976 %Cherokee County14.976Liberty County: 14.924 %Liberty County14.924Morgan County: 14.922 %Morgan County14.922Pike County: 14.849 %Pike County14.849Madison County: 14.844 %Madison County14.844Coweta County: 14.836 %Coweta County14.836Fulton County: 14.725 %Fulton County14.725Barrow County: 14.535 %Barrow County14.535Bryan County: 14.354 %Bryan County14.354Rabun County: 14.261 %Rabun County14.261Paulding County: 14.21 %Paulding County14.21Montgomery County: 14.088 %Montgomery County14.088Bartow County: 14.006 %Bartow County14.006Cobb County: 13.978 %Cobb County13.978DeKalb County: 13.949 %DeKalb County13.949Henry County: 13.888 %Henry County13.888Effingham County: 13.86 %Effingham County13.86Macon County: 13.793 %Macon County13.793Polk County: 13.751 %Polk County13.751Walker County: 13.737 %Walker County13.737Charlton County: 13.733 %Charlton County13.733Dawson County: 13.682 %Dawson County13.682Echols County: 13.445 %Echols County13.445Taylor County: 55.653 %Taylor County55.653Wilcox County: 40.254 %Wilcox County40.254Clay County: 24.75 %Clay County24.75Marion County: 23.63 %Marion County23.63Long County: 20.537 %Long County20.537Lee County: 18.146 %Lee County18.146Taliaferro County: 17.661 %Taliaferro County17.661Dodge County: 16.916 %Dodge County16.916Miller County: 16.55 %Miller County16.55Chatham County: 15.92 %Chatham County15.92Turner County: 15.815 %Turner County15.815Lanier County: 15.812 %Lanier County15.812Columbia County: 15.751 %Columbia County15.751Talbot County: 15.589 %Talbot County15.589Harris County: 15.575 %Harris County15.575Ware County: 15.256 %Ware County15.256Webster County: 15.198 %Webster County15.198Cherokee County: 14.976 %Cherokee County14.976Liberty County: 14.924 %Liberty County14.924Morgan County: 14.922 %Morgan County14.922Pike County: 14.849 %Pike County14.849Madison County: 14.844 %Madison County14.844Coweta County: 14.836 %Coweta County14.836Fulton County: 14.725 %Fulton County14.725Barrow County: 14.535 %Barrow County14.535Bryan County: 14.354 %Bryan County14.354Rabun County: 14.261 %Rabun County14.261Paulding County: 14.21 %Paulding County14.21Montgomery County: 14.088 %Montgomery County14.088Bartow County: 14.006 %Bartow County14.006Cobb County: 13.978 %Cobb County13.978DeKalb County: 13.949 %DeKalb County13.949Henry County: 13.888 %Henry County13.888Effingham County: 13.86 %Effingham County13.86Macon County: 13.793 %Macon County13.793Polk County: 13.751 %Polk County13.751Walker County: 13.737 %Walker County13.737Charlton County: 13.733 %Charlton County13.733Dawson County: 13.682 %Dawson County13.682Echols County: 13.445 %Echols County13.445
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Taylor County55.653+39.82 pts
2Wilcox County40.254+19.41 pts
3Clay County24.75+15.27 pts
4Marion County23.63+9.65 pts
5Long County20.537-5.15 pts
6Lee County18.146+7.61 pts
7Taliaferro County17.661-92.42 pts
8Dodge County16.916+7.45 pts
9Miller County16.55+7.58 pts
10Chatham County15.92+2.51 pts
11Turner County15.815-3.41 pts
12Lanier County15.812+9.26 pts
13Columbia County15.751+3.22 pts
14Talbot County15.589+0.62 pts
15Harris County15.575+1.98 pts
16Ware County15.256+3.03 pts
17Webster County15.198+4.14 pts
18Cherokee County14.976+0.95 pts
19Liberty County14.924-0.33 pts
20Morgan County14.922+4.09 pts
21Pike County14.849+4.46 pts
22Madison County14.844-1.91 pts
23Coweta County14.836-0.14 pts
24Fulton County14.725+1.08 pts
25Barrow County14.535-3.03 pts
26Bryan County14.354-2.57 pts
27Rabun County14.261+4.82 pts
28Paulding County14.21-1.53 pts
29Montgomery County14.088+2.15 pts
30Bartow County14.006+0.81 pts
31Cobb County13.978-2.35 pts
32DeKalb County13.949-2.26 pts
33Henry County13.888-1.06 pts
34Effingham County13.86+0.82 pts
35Macon County13.793+1.1 pts
36Polk County13.751+2.84 pts
37Walker County13.737-0.65 pts
38Charlton County13.733+1.09 pts
39Dawson County13.682-1.23 pts
40Echols County13.445-15.13 pts
41Jones County13.345-4.93 pts
42Butts County13.296-7.41 pts
43Walton County13.267+0.26 pts
44Jeff Davis County13.216+1.74 pts
45Lumpkin County13.006-2.6 pts
46Carroll County12.946-3.6 pts
47Brantley County12.912-1.36 pts
48Forsyth County12.882-0.36 pts
49Irwin County12.847+4.9 pts
50Gwinnett County12.844-1.93 pts
51Bulloch County12.798-0.51 pts
52Houston County12.737+0.7 pts
53Hall County12.682+0.09 pts
54Fayette County12.598+0.26 pts
55Towns County12.531+2.9 pts
56Catoosa County12.42-1.76 pts
57Crawford County12.404-10.27 pts
58Wayne County12.397+1.22 pts
59Fannin County12.204+1.79 pts
60Haralson County12.12-1.39 pts
61Putnam County12.076-6.42 pts
62Seminole County12.047+3.36 pts
63Early County12.023+3.28 pts
64Jackson County11.995-7.36 pts
65Gordon County11.972+0.43 pts
66White County11.861-0.35 pts
67Worth County11.744-0.8 pts
68Camden County11.739-7.22 pts
69Clayton County11.602-2.05 pts
70Clarke County11.572-2.89 pts
71Monroe County11.429-5.06 pts
72Pierce County11.423-3.21 pts
73Pickens County11.411-2.66 pts
74Hart County11.388-1.58 pts
75Coffee County11.367-1.06 pts
76Franklin County11.348-4.73 pts
77Johnson County11.252-5.26 pts
78Crisp County11.148-1.92 pts
79Whitfield County11.095-0.14 pts
80Hancock County11.073-3.61 pts
81Lamar County11.016+1.32 pts
82Laurens County10.98-1.64 pts
83Rockdale County10.94-6.97 pts
84Jenkins County10.871-5.42 pts
85Troup County10.868+0.88 pts
86Douglas County10.858-2.18 pts
87Banks County10.775-1.33 pts
88Greene County10.702-0.97 pts
89Cook County10.688-3.01 pts
90Atkinson County10.649+1.23 pts
91Lincoln County10.64-1.23 pts
92Upson County10.636+3.89 pts
93Jasper County10.605-0.96 pts
94Pulaski County10.505-4.56 pts
95Gilmer County10.495-4.38 pts
96Colquitt County10.455-2.1 pts
97Glynn County10.436-1.64 pts
98Tift County10.428+0.53 pts
99Dougherty County10.313-0.4 pts
100Peach County10.301-1.32 pts
101Muscogee County10.281-0.33 pts
102Terrell County10.203+4.71 pts
103Murray County10.201+0.25 pts
104Floyd County10.192-1.25 pts
105Baldwin County10.187-2.2 pts
106Tattnall County10.185-2.36 pts
107Spalding County10.114-0.21 pts
108Union County10.101+0.64 pts
109Newton County10.048-2.06 pts
110Oconee County10.045-5.07 pts
111Richmond County9.838-0.76 pts
112Stephens County9.822-2.65 pts
113Bleckley County9.735-6.75 pts
114Emanuel County9.721+0.42 pts
115Washington County9.666+1.57 pts
116Elbert County9.66+0.97 pts
117Meriwether County9.359+0.23 pts
118McDuffie County9.115+3.16 pts
119Chattahoochee County9.007+1.55 pts
120Wheeler County8.939+2.62 pts
121Schley County8.914+1.68 pts
122Ben Hill County8.901-0.31 pts
123Lowndes County8.867-2.95 pts
124Treutlen County8.788-4.22 pts
125Dade County8.669+1.32 pts
126Decatur County8.611-10.61 pts
127Habersham County8.608-2.84 pts
128Toombs County8.521-2.46 pts
129Mitchell County8.369-0.25 pts
130Jefferson County8.329+1.69 pts
131Candler County8.256-2.61 pts
132Burke County8.092-38.49 pts
133Bibb County8.065-5.44 pts
134Berrien County8.016-4.66 pts
135Baker County7.91+1.26 pts
136Dooly County7.822+2.23 pts
137Oglethorpe County7.803-6.41 pts
138Screven County7.795-7 pts
139Warren County7.634-1.95 pts
140McIntosh County7.517-5.35 pts
141Stewart County7.509-5.77 pts
142Thomas County7.5-5.23 pts
143Heard County7.442-4.71 pts
144Chattooga County7.366+1.1 pts
145Grady County7.271-2.46 pts
146Wilkinson County7.21-2.34 pts
147Appling County7.172+0.34 pts
148Brooks County7.049+0.63 pts
149Randolph County6.769-6.37 pts
150Bacon County6.729-9.24 pts
151Clinch County6.541-6.76 pts
152Evans County6.412-3.74 pts
153Sumter County6.309-8 pts
154Calhoun County6.279-1.11 pts
155Wilkes County5.873-3.87 pts
156Twiggs County5.61-0.92 pts
157Telfair County5.27-1.42 pts
158Glascock County4.803-4.66 pts
159Quitman County2.427-9.55 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Taylor County, with 55.653% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Quitman County, with 2.427% in 2019.

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