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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Chattahoochee County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2020, at 42.754%. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 1.831%. The median was 10.79% and the figure for Georgia was 12.965%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.754Chattahoochee County
Lowest1.831Taliaferro County
Median10.79159 counties
Georgia12.965History

Map of counties, 2020

Appling County: 8.73 %Atkinson County: 3.926 %Bacon County: 7.835 %Baker County: 14.552 %Baldwin County: 10.332 %Banks County: 9.982 %Barrow County: 12.048 %Bartow County: 12.691 %Ben Hill County: 7.216 %Berrien County: 10.268 %Bibb County: 11.893 %Bleckley County: 20.057 %Brantley County: 12.619 %Brooks County: 4.385 %Bryan County: 16.904 %Bulloch County: 11.742 %Burke County: 18.931 %Butts County: 9.637 %Calhoun County: 22.619 %Camden County: 10.611 %Candler County: 9.093 %Carroll County: 9.434 %Catoosa County: 12.533 %Charlton County: 10.176 %Chatham County: 11.545 %Chattahoochee County: 42.754 %Chattooga County: 23.479 %Cherokee County: 13.68 %Clarke County: 10.189 %Clay County: 10.657 %Clayton County: 13.236 %Clinch County: 15.115 %Cobb County: 10.79 %Coffee County: 7.47 %Colquitt County: 12.109 %Columbia County: 12.315 %Cook County: 13.144 %Coweta County: 11.22 %Crawford County: 14.157 %Crisp County: 12.841 %Dade County: 4.785 %Dawson County: 16.556 %Decatur County: 11.406 %DeKalb County: 13.221 %Dodge County: 8.172 %Dooly County: 7.305 %Dougherty County: 10.091 %Douglas County: 14.232 %Early County: 17.841 %Echols County: 35.606 %Effingham County: 12.854 %Elbert County: 12.282 %Emanuel County: 14.203 %Evans County: 6.962 %Fannin County: 12.859 %Fayette County: 12.85 %Floyd County: 10.559 %Forsyth County: 12.598 %Franklin County: 9.174 %Fulton County: 12.584 %Gilmer County: 10.375 %Glascock County: 9.132 %Glynn County: 9.617 %Gordon County: 9.198 %Grady County: 7.096 %Greene County: 13.325 %Gwinnett County: 14.8 %Habersham County: 9.486 %Hall County: 11.365 %Hancock County: 6.766 %Haralson County: 9.718 %Harris County: 15.944 %Hart County: 6.765 %Heard County: 11.272 %Henry County: 12.237 %Houston County: 11.053 %Irwin County: 6.43 %Jackson County: 21.364 %Jasper County: 7.506 %Jeff Davis County: 9.503 %Jefferson County: 9.853 %Jenkins County: 8.161 %Johnson County: 6.377 %Jones County: 7.99 %Lamar County: 8.361 %Lanier County: 9.776 %Laurens County: 10.227 %Lee County: 13.056 %Liberty County: 12.516 %Lincoln County: 10.05 %Long County: 21.304 %Lowndes County: 8.402 %Lumpkin County: 12.481 %McDuffie County: 13.054 %McIntosh County: 12.603 %Macon County: 8.979 %Madison County: 15.656 %Marion County: 5.28 %Meriwether County: 8.36 %Miller County: 8.199 %Mitchell County: 12.034 %Monroe County: 11.133 %Montgomery County: 13.302 %Morgan County: 10.447 %Murray County: 13.021 %Muscogee County: 12.274 %Newton County: 10.135 %Oconee County: 11.065 %Oglethorpe County: 13.498 %Paulding County: 12.903 %Peach County: 7.64 %Pickens County: 10.221 %Pierce County: 16.543 %Pike County: 11.902 %Polk County: 9.392 %Pulaski County: 8.477 %Putnam County: 11.793 %Quitman County: 11.17 %Rabun County: 10.112 %Randolph County: 8.972 %Richmond County: 13.459 %Rockdale County: 10.589 %Schley County: 9.171 %Screven County: 7.166 %Seminole County: 12.577 %Spalding County: 13.867 %Stephens County: 5.757 %Stewart County: 5.051 %Sumter County: 9.236 %Talbot County: 6.823 %Taliaferro County: 1.831 %Tattnall County: 10.146 %Taylor County: 6.358 %Telfair County: 4.972 %Terrell County: 6.223 %Thomas County: 7.844 %Tift County: 10.286 %Toombs County: 9.963 %Towns County: 10.864 %Treutlen County: 35.642 %Troup County: 9.997 %Turner County: 14.708 %Twiggs County: 8.838 %Union County: 9.553 %Upson County: 10.156 %Walker County: 10.795 %Walton County: 9.734 %Ware County: 10.852 %Warren County: 38.737 %Washington County: 7.268 %Wayne County: 13.885 %Webster County: 5.217 %Wheeler County: 5.834 %White County: 11.248 %Whitfield County: 23.025 %Wilcox County: 24.608 %Wilkes County: 18.242 %Wilkinson County: 13.095 %Worth County: 13.703 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Chattahoochee County: 42.754 %Chattahoochee County42.754Warren County: 38.737 %Warren County38.737Treutlen County: 35.642 %Treutlen County35.642Echols County: 35.606 %Echols County35.606Wilcox County: 24.608 %Wilcox County24.608Chattooga County: 23.479 %Chattooga County23.479Whitfield County: 23.025 %Whitfield County23.025Calhoun County: 22.619 %Calhoun County22.619Jackson County: 21.364 %Jackson County21.364Long County: 21.304 %Long County21.304Bleckley County: 20.057 %Bleckley County20.057Burke County: 18.931 %Burke County18.931Wilkes County: 18.242 %Wilkes County18.242Early County: 17.841 %Early County17.841Bryan County: 16.904 %Bryan County16.904Dawson County: 16.556 %Dawson County16.556Pierce County: 16.543 %Pierce County16.543Harris County: 15.944 %Harris County15.944Madison County: 15.656 %Madison County15.656Clinch County: 15.115 %Clinch County15.115Gwinnett County: 14.8 %Gwinnett County14.8Turner County: 14.708 %Turner County14.708Baker County: 14.552 %Baker County14.552Douglas County: 14.232 %Douglas County14.232Emanuel County: 14.203 %Emanuel County14.203Crawford County: 14.157 %Crawford County14.157Wayne County: 13.885 %Wayne County13.885Spalding County: 13.867 %Spalding County13.867Worth County: 13.703 %Worth County13.703Cherokee County: 13.68 %Cherokee County13.68Oglethorpe County: 13.498 %Oglethorpe County13.498Richmond County: 13.459 %Richmond County13.459Greene County: 13.325 %Greene County13.325Montgomery County: 13.302 %Montgomery County13.302Clayton County: 13.236 %Clayton County13.236DeKalb County: 13.221 %DeKalb County13.221Cook County: 13.144 %Cook County13.144Wilkinson County: 13.095 %Wilkinson County13.095Lee County: 13.056 %Lee County13.056McDuffie County: 13.054 %McDuffie County13.054Chattahoochee County: 42.754 %Chattahoochee County42.754Warren County: 38.737 %Warren County38.737Treutlen County: 35.642 %Treutlen County35.642Echols County: 35.606 %Echols County35.606Wilcox County: 24.608 %Wilcox County24.608Chattooga County: 23.479 %Chattooga County23.479Whitfield County: 23.025 %Whitfield County23.025Calhoun County: 22.619 %Calhoun County22.619Jackson County: 21.364 %Jackson County21.364Long County: 21.304 %Long County21.304Bleckley County: 20.057 %Bleckley County20.057Burke County: 18.931 %Burke County18.931Wilkes County: 18.242 %Wilkes County18.242Early County: 17.841 %Early County17.841Bryan County: 16.904 %Bryan County16.904Dawson County: 16.556 %Dawson County16.556Pierce County: 16.543 %Pierce County16.543Harris County: 15.944 %Harris County15.944Madison County: 15.656 %Madison County15.656Clinch County: 15.115 %Clinch County15.115Gwinnett County: 14.8 %Gwinnett County14.8Turner County: 14.708 %Turner County14.708Baker County: 14.552 %Baker County14.552Douglas County: 14.232 %Douglas County14.232Emanuel County: 14.203 %Emanuel County14.203Crawford County: 14.157 %Crawford County14.157Wayne County: 13.885 %Wayne County13.885Spalding County: 13.867 %Spalding County13.867Worth County: 13.703 %Worth County13.703Cherokee County: 13.68 %Cherokee County13.68Oglethorpe County: 13.498 %Oglethorpe County13.498Richmond County: 13.459 %Richmond County13.459Greene County: 13.325 %Greene County13.325Montgomery County: 13.302 %Montgomery County13.302Clayton County: 13.236 %Clayton County13.236DeKalb County: 13.221 %DeKalb County13.221Cook County: 13.144 %Cook County13.144Wilkinson County: 13.095 %Wilkinson County13.095Lee County: 13.056 %Lee County13.056McDuffie County: 13.054 %McDuffie County13.054
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Chattahoochee County42.754+33.75 pts
2Warren County38.737+31.1 pts
3Treutlen County35.642+26.85 pts
4Echols County35.606+22.16 pts
5Wilcox County24.608-15.65 pts
6Chattooga County23.479+16.11 pts
7Whitfield County23.025+11.93 pts
8Calhoun County22.619+16.34 pts
9Jackson County21.364+9.37 pts
10Long County21.304+0.77 pts
11Bleckley County20.057+10.32 pts
12Burke County18.931+10.84 pts
13Wilkes County18.242+12.37 pts
14Early County17.841+5.82 pts
15Bryan County16.904+2.55 pts
16Dawson County16.556+2.87 pts
17Pierce County16.543+5.12 pts
18Harris County15.944+0.37 pts
19Madison County15.656+0.81 pts
20Clinch County15.115+8.57 pts
21Gwinnett County14.8+1.96 pts
22Turner County14.708-1.11 pts
23Baker County14.552+6.64 pts
24Douglas County14.232+3.37 pts
25Emanuel County14.203+4.48 pts
26Crawford County14.157+1.75 pts
27Wayne County13.885+1.49 pts
28Spalding County13.867+3.75 pts
29Worth County13.703+1.96 pts
30Cherokee County13.68-1.3 pts
31Oglethorpe County13.498+5.69 pts
32Richmond County13.459+3.62 pts
33Greene County13.325+2.62 pts
34Montgomery County13.302-0.79 pts
35Clayton County13.236+1.63 pts
36DeKalb County13.221-0.73 pts
37Cook County13.144+2.46 pts
38Wilkinson County13.095+5.89 pts
39Lee County13.056-5.09 pts
40McDuffie County13.054+3.94 pts
41Murray County13.021+2.82 pts
42Paulding County12.903-1.31 pts
43Fannin County12.859+0.65 pts
44Effingham County12.854-1.01 pts
45Fayette County12.85+0.25 pts
46Crisp County12.841+1.69 pts
47Bartow County12.691-1.31 pts
48Brantley County12.619-0.29 pts
49McIntosh County12.603+5.09 pts
50Forsyth County12.598-0.28 pts
51Fulton County12.584-2.14 pts
52Seminole County12.577+0.53 pts
53Catoosa County12.533+0.11 pts
54Liberty County12.516-2.41 pts
55Lumpkin County12.481-0.53 pts
56Columbia County12.315-3.44 pts
57Elbert County12.282+2.62 pts
58Muscogee County12.274+1.99 pts
59Henry County12.237-1.65 pts
60Colquitt County12.109+1.65 pts
61Barrow County12.048-2.49 pts
62Mitchell County12.034+3.67 pts
63Pike County11.902-2.95 pts
64Bibb County11.893+3.83 pts
65Putnam County11.793-0.28 pts
66Bulloch County11.742-1.06 pts
67Chatham County11.545-4.38 pts
68Decatur County11.406+2.79 pts
69Hall County11.365-1.32 pts
70Heard County11.272+3.83 pts
71White County11.248-0.61 pts
72Coweta County11.22-3.62 pts
73Quitman County11.17+8.74 pts
74Monroe County11.133-0.3 pts
75Oconee County11.065+1.02 pts
76Houston County11.053-1.68 pts
77Towns County10.864-1.67 pts
78Ware County10.852-4.4 pts
79Walker County10.795-2.94 pts
80Cobb County10.79-3.19 pts
81Clay County10.657-14.09 pts
82Camden County10.611-1.13 pts
83Rockdale County10.589-0.35 pts
84Floyd County10.559+0.37 pts
85Morgan County10.447-4.48 pts
86Gilmer County10.375-0.12 pts
87Baldwin County10.332+0.15 pts
88Tift County10.286-0.14 pts
89Berrien County10.268+2.25 pts
90Laurens County10.227-0.75 pts
91Pickens County10.221-1.19 pts
92Clarke County10.189-1.38 pts
93Charlton County10.176-3.56 pts
94Upson County10.156-0.48 pts
95Tattnall County10.146-0.04 pts
96Newton County10.135+0.09 pts
97Rabun County10.112-4.15 pts
98Dougherty County10.091-0.22 pts
99Lincoln County10.05-0.59 pts
100Troup County9.997-0.87 pts
101Banks County9.982-0.79 pts
102Toombs County9.963+1.44 pts
103Jefferson County9.853+1.52 pts
104Lanier County9.776-6.04 pts
105Walton County9.734-3.53 pts
106Haralson County9.718-2.4 pts
107Butts County9.637-3.66 pts
108Glynn County9.617-0.82 pts
109Union County9.553-0.55 pts
110Jeff Davis County9.503-3.71 pts
111Habersham County9.486+0.88 pts
112Carroll County9.434-3.51 pts
113Polk County9.392-4.36 pts
114Sumter County9.236+2.93 pts
115Gordon County9.198-2.77 pts
116Franklin County9.174-2.17 pts
117Schley County9.171+0.26 pts
118Glascock County9.132+4.33 pts
119Candler County9.093+0.84 pts
120Macon County8.979-4.81 pts
121Randolph County8.972+2.2 pts
122Twiggs County8.838+3.23 pts
123Appling County8.73+1.56 pts
124Pulaski County8.477-2.03 pts
125Lowndes County8.402-0.47 pts
126Lamar County8.361-2.65 pts
127Meriwether County8.36-1 pts
128Miller County8.199-8.35 pts
129Dodge County8.172-8.74 pts
130Jenkins County8.161-2.71 pts
131Jones County7.99-5.36 pts
132Thomas County7.844+0.34 pts
133Bacon County7.835+1.11 pts
134Peach County7.64-2.66 pts
135Jasper County7.506-3.1 pts
136Coffee County7.47-3.9 pts
137Dooly County7.305-0.52 pts
138Washington County7.268-2.4 pts
139Ben Hill County7.216-1.68 pts
140Screven County7.166-0.63 pts
141Grady County7.096-0.17 pts
142Evans County6.962+0.55 pts
143Talbot County6.823-8.77 pts
144Hancock County6.766-4.31 pts
145Hart County6.765-4.62 pts
146Irwin County6.43-6.42 pts
147Johnson County6.377-4.88 pts
148Taylor County6.358-49.3 pts
149Terrell County6.223-3.98 pts
150Wheeler County5.834-3.11 pts
151Stephens County5.757-4.06 pts
152Marion County5.28-18.35 pts
153Webster County5.217-9.98 pts
154Stewart County5.051-2.46 pts
155Telfair County4.972-0.3 pts
156Dade County4.785-3.88 pts
157Brooks County4.385-2.66 pts
158Atkinson County3.926-6.72 pts
159Taliaferro County1.831-15.83 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Chattahoochee County, with 42.754% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Taliaferro County, with 1.831% in 2020.

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