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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Toombs County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2021, at 33.387%. Glascock County had the lowest, at 2.457%. The median was 11.68% and the figure for Georgia was 13.16%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.387Toombs County
Lowest2.457Glascock County
Median11.68159 counties
Georgia13.16History

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 10.122 %Atkinson County: 10.699 %Bacon County: 16.479 %Baker County: 4.461 %Baldwin County: 10.234 %Banks County: 18.898 %Barrow County: 10.517 %Bartow County: 13.64 %Ben Hill County: 9.279 %Berrien County: 10.126 %Bibb County: 9.569 %Bleckley County: 14.47 %Brantley County: 12.199 %Brooks County: 8.731 %Bryan County: 18.547 %Bulloch County: 12.355 %Burke County: 4.901 %Butts County: 11.114 %Calhoun County: 8.574 %Camden County: 14.396 %Candler County: 10.431 %Carroll County: 11.844 %Catoosa County: 11.298 %Charlton County: 18.68 %Chatham County: 11.923 %Chattahoochee County: 6.383 %Chattooga County: 6.923 %Cherokee County: 12.689 %Clarke County: 12.249 %Clay County: 13.904 %Clayton County: 18.203 %Clinch County: 10.338 %Cobb County: 13.181 %Coffee County: 9.028 %Colquitt County: 10.97 %Columbia County: 13.543 %Cook County: 14.475 %Coweta County: 14.621 %Crawford County: 12.463 %Crisp County: 12.765 %Dade County: 8.661 %Dawson County: 10.511 %Decatur County: 9.348 %DeKalb County: 11.67 %Dodge County: 9.776 %Dooly County: 6.739 %Dougherty County: 9.726 %Douglas County: 14.134 %Early County: 8.071 %Echols County: 17.252 %Effingham County: 16.1 %Elbert County: 12.634 %Emanuel County: 10.258 %Evans County: 9.865 %Fannin County: 15.985 %Fayette County: 13.519 %Floyd County: 12.379 %Forsyth County: 14.089 %Franklin County: 17.744 %Fulton County: 14.116 %Gilmer County: 10.468 %Glascock County: 2.457 %Glynn County: 13.241 %Gordon County: 9.725 %Grady County: 14.317 %Greene County: 9.524 %Gwinnett County: 13.405 %Habersham County: 9.311 %Hall County: 12.912 %Hancock County: 7.191 %Haralson County: 8.514 %Harris County: 9.907 %Hart County: 13.004 %Heard County: 9.035 %Henry County: 17.756 %Houston County: 11.68 %Irwin County: 14.165 %Jackson County: 14.69 %Jasper County: 17.904 %Jeff Davis County: 15.251 %Jefferson County: 7.839 %Jenkins County: 28.082 %Johnson County: 10.662 %Jones County: 10.49 %Lamar County: 14.796 %Lanier County: 12.267 %Laurens County: 10.72 %Lee County: 10.258 %Liberty County: 10.747 %Lincoln County: 14.144 %Long County: 19.857 %Lowndes County: 10.27 %Lumpkin County: 13.013 %McDuffie County: 13.106 %McIntosh County: 15.623 %Macon County: 12.787 %Madison County: 20.593 %Marion County: 13.091 %Meriwether County: 14.831 %Miller County: 7.444 %Mitchell County: 7.668 %Monroe County: 11.655 %Montgomery County: 11.839 %Morgan County: 15.045 %Murray County: 14.058 %Muscogee County: 8.663 %Newton County: 14.238 %Oconee County: 19.94 %Oglethorpe County: 11.78 %Paulding County: 14.009 %Peach County: 13.565 %Pickens County: 12.586 %Pierce County: 22.19 %Pike County: 16.486 %Polk County: 11.616 %Pulaski County: 7.098 %Putnam County: 16.258 %Quitman County: 5.978 %Rabun County: 12.67 %Randolph County: 10.526 %Richmond County: 10.459 %Rockdale County: 12.344 %Schley County: 11.62 %Screven County: 6.766 %Seminole County: 8.793 %Spalding County: 11.136 %Stephens County: 7.461 %Stewart County: 9.465 %Sumter County: 10.006 %Talbot County: 11.971 %Taliaferro County: 3.218 %Tattnall County: 8.526 %Taylor County: 11.89 %Telfair County: 6.471 %Terrell County: 7.966 %Thomas County: 15.783 %Tift County: 8.341 %Toombs County: 33.387 %Towns County: 13.827 %Treutlen County: 9.017 %Troup County: 11.097 %Turner County: 11.142 %Twiggs County: 3.453 %Union County: 12.452 %Upson County: 10.926 %Walker County: 15.617 %Walton County: 13.877 %Ware County: 11.182 %Warren County: 8.92 %Washington County: 7.678 %Wayne County: 13.538 %Webster County: 13.382 %Wheeler County: 14.487 %White County: 11.561 %Whitfield County: 10.165 %Wilcox County: 6.519 %Wilkes County: 12.404 %Wilkinson County: 11.457 %Worth County: 8.822 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Toombs County: 33.387 %Toombs County33.387Jenkins County: 28.082 %Jenkins County28.082Pierce County: 22.19 %Pierce County22.19Madison County: 20.593 %Madison County20.593Oconee County: 19.94 %Oconee County19.94Long County: 19.857 %Long County19.857Banks County: 18.898 %Banks County18.898Charlton County: 18.68 %Charlton County18.68Bryan County: 18.547 %Bryan County18.547Clayton County: 18.203 %Clayton County18.203Jasper County: 17.904 %Jasper County17.904Henry County: 17.756 %Henry County17.756Franklin County: 17.744 %Franklin County17.744Echols County: 17.252 %Echols County17.252Pike County: 16.486 %Pike County16.486Bacon County: 16.479 %Bacon County16.479Putnam County: 16.258 %Putnam County16.258Effingham County: 16.1 %Effingham County16.1Fannin County: 15.985 %Fannin County15.985Thomas County: 15.783 %Thomas County15.783McIntosh County: 15.623 %McIntosh County15.623Walker County: 15.617 %Walker County15.617Jeff Davis County: 15.251 %Jeff Davis County15.251Morgan County: 15.045 %Morgan County15.045Meriwether County: 14.831 %Meriwether County14.831Lamar County: 14.796 %Lamar County14.796Jackson County: 14.69 %Jackson County14.69Coweta County: 14.621 %Coweta County14.621Wheeler County: 14.487 %Wheeler County14.487Cook County: 14.475 %Cook County14.475Bleckley County: 14.47 %Bleckley County14.47Camden County: 14.396 %Camden County14.396Grady County: 14.317 %Grady County14.317Newton County: 14.238 %Newton County14.238Irwin County: 14.165 %Irwin County14.165Lincoln County: 14.144 %Lincoln County14.144Douglas County: 14.134 %Douglas County14.134Fulton County: 14.116 %Fulton County14.116Forsyth County: 14.089 %Forsyth County14.089Murray County: 14.058 %Murray County14.058Toombs County: 33.387 %Toombs County33.387Jenkins County: 28.082 %Jenkins County28.082Pierce County: 22.19 %Pierce County22.19Madison County: 20.593 %Madison County20.593Oconee County: 19.94 %Oconee County19.94Long County: 19.857 %Long County19.857Banks County: 18.898 %Banks County18.898Charlton County: 18.68 %Charlton County18.68Bryan County: 18.547 %Bryan County18.547Clayton County: 18.203 %Clayton County18.203Jasper County: 17.904 %Jasper County17.904Henry County: 17.756 %Henry County17.756Franklin County: 17.744 %Franklin County17.744Echols County: 17.252 %Echols County17.252Pike County: 16.486 %Pike County16.486Bacon County: 16.479 %Bacon County16.479Putnam County: 16.258 %Putnam County16.258Effingham County: 16.1 %Effingham County16.1Fannin County: 15.985 %Fannin County15.985Thomas County: 15.783 %Thomas County15.783McIntosh County: 15.623 %McIntosh County15.623Walker County: 15.617 %Walker County15.617Jeff Davis County: 15.251 %Jeff Davis County15.251Morgan County: 15.045 %Morgan County15.045Meriwether County: 14.831 %Meriwether County14.831Lamar County: 14.796 %Lamar County14.796Jackson County: 14.69 %Jackson County14.69Coweta County: 14.621 %Coweta County14.621Wheeler County: 14.487 %Wheeler County14.487Cook County: 14.475 %Cook County14.475Bleckley County: 14.47 %Bleckley County14.47Camden County: 14.396 %Camden County14.396Grady County: 14.317 %Grady County14.317Newton County: 14.238 %Newton County14.238Irwin County: 14.165 %Irwin County14.165Lincoln County: 14.144 %Lincoln County14.144Douglas County: 14.134 %Douglas County14.134Fulton County: 14.116 %Fulton County14.116Forsyth County: 14.089 %Forsyth County14.089Murray County: 14.058 %Murray County14.058
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Toombs County33.387+23.42 pts
2Jenkins County28.082+19.92 pts
3Pierce County22.19+5.65 pts
4Madison County20.593+4.94 pts
5Oconee County19.94+8.88 pts
6Long County19.857-1.45 pts
7Banks County18.898+8.92 pts
8Charlton County18.68+8.5 pts
9Bryan County18.547+1.64 pts
10Clayton County18.203+4.97 pts
11Jasper County17.904+10.4 pts
12Henry County17.756+5.52 pts
13Franklin County17.744+8.57 pts
14Echols County17.252-18.35 pts
15Pike County16.486+4.58 pts
16Bacon County16.479+8.64 pts
17Putnam County16.258+4.46 pts
18Effingham County16.1+3.25 pts
19Fannin County15.985+3.13 pts
20Thomas County15.783+7.94 pts
21McIntosh County15.623+3.02 pts
22Walker County15.617+4.82 pts
23Jeff Davis County15.251+5.75 pts
24Morgan County15.045+4.6 pts
25Meriwether County14.831+6.47 pts
26Lamar County14.796+6.43 pts
27Jackson County14.69-6.67 pts
28Coweta County14.621+3.4 pts
29Wheeler County14.487+8.65 pts
30Cook County14.475+1.33 pts
31Bleckley County14.47-5.59 pts
32Camden County14.396+3.79 pts
33Grady County14.317+7.22 pts
34Newton County14.238+4.1 pts
35Irwin County14.165+7.73 pts
36Lincoln County14.144+4.09 pts
37Douglas County14.134-0.1 pts
38Fulton County14.116+1.53 pts
39Forsyth County14.089+1.49 pts
40Murray County14.058+1.04 pts
41Paulding County14.009+1.11 pts
42Clay County13.904+3.25 pts
43Walton County13.877+4.14 pts
44Towns County13.827+2.96 pts
45Bartow County13.64+0.95 pts
46Peach County13.565+5.92 pts
47Columbia County13.543+1.23 pts
48Wayne County13.538-0.35 pts
49Fayette County13.519+0.67 pts
50Gwinnett County13.405-1.4 pts
51Webster County13.382+8.16 pts
52Glynn County13.241+3.62 pts
53Cobb County13.181+2.39 pts
54McDuffie County13.106+0.05 pts
55Marion County13.091+7.81 pts
56Lumpkin County13.013+0.53 pts
57Hart County13.004+6.24 pts
58Hall County12.912+1.55 pts
59Macon County12.787+3.81 pts
60Crisp County12.765-0.08 pts
61Cherokee County12.689-0.99 pts
62Rabun County12.67+2.56 pts
63Elbert County12.634+0.35 pts
64Pickens County12.586+2.37 pts
65Crawford County12.463-1.69 pts
66Union County12.452+2.9 pts
67Wilkes County12.404-5.84 pts
68Floyd County12.379+1.82 pts
69Bulloch County12.355+0.61 pts
70Rockdale County12.344+1.75 pts
71Lanier County12.267+2.49 pts
72Clarke County12.249+2.06 pts
73Brantley County12.199-0.42 pts
74Talbot County11.971+5.15 pts
75Chatham County11.923+0.38 pts
76Taylor County11.89+5.53 pts
77Carroll County11.844+2.41 pts
78Montgomery County11.839-1.46 pts
79Oglethorpe County11.78-1.72 pts
80Houston County11.68+0.63 pts
81DeKalb County11.67-1.55 pts
82Monroe County11.655+0.52 pts
83Schley County11.62+2.45 pts
84Polk County11.616+2.22 pts
85White County11.561+0.31 pts
86Wilkinson County11.457-1.64 pts
87Catoosa County11.298-1.23 pts
88Ware County11.182+0.33 pts
89Turner County11.142-3.57 pts
90Spalding County11.136-2.73 pts
91Butts County11.114+1.48 pts
92Troup County11.097+1.1 pts
93Colquitt County10.97-1.14 pts
94Upson County10.926+0.77 pts
95Liberty County10.747-1.77 pts
96Laurens County10.72+0.49 pts
97Atkinson County10.699+6.77 pts
98Johnson County10.662+4.29 pts
99Randolph County10.526+1.55 pts
100Barrow County10.517-1.53 pts
101Dawson County10.511-6.05 pts
102Jones County10.49+2.5 pts
103Gilmer County10.468+0.09 pts
104Richmond County10.459-3 pts
105Candler County10.431+1.34 pts
106Clinch County10.338-4.78 pts
107Lowndes County10.27+1.87 pts
108Emanuel County10.258-3.95 pts
108Lee County10.258-2.8 pts
110Baldwin County10.234-0.1 pts
111Whitfield County10.165-12.86 pts
112Berrien County10.126-0.14 pts
113Appling County10.122+1.39 pts
114Sumter County10.006+0.77 pts
115Harris County9.907-6.04 pts
116Evans County9.865+2.9 pts
117Dodge County9.776+1.6 pts
118Dougherty County9.726-0.36 pts
119Gordon County9.725+0.53 pts
120Bibb County9.569-2.32 pts
121Greene County9.524-3.8 pts
122Stewart County9.465+4.41 pts
123Decatur County9.348-2.06 pts
124Habersham County9.311-0.18 pts
125Ben Hill County9.279+2.06 pts
126Heard County9.035-2.24 pts
127Coffee County9.028+1.56 pts
128Treutlen County9.017-26.63 pts
129Warren County8.92-29.82 pts
130Worth County8.822-4.88 pts
131Seminole County8.793-3.78 pts
132Brooks County8.731+4.35 pts
133Muscogee County8.663-3.61 pts
134Dade County8.661+3.88 pts
135Calhoun County8.574-14.04 pts
136Tattnall County8.526-1.62 pts
137Haralson County8.514-1.2 pts
138Tift County8.341-1.95 pts
139Early County8.071-9.77 pts
140Terrell County7.966+1.74 pts
141Jefferson County7.839-2.01 pts
142Washington County7.678+0.41 pts
143Mitchell County7.668-4.37 pts
144Stephens County7.461+1.7 pts
145Miller County7.444-0.75 pts
146Hancock County7.191+0.42 pts
147Pulaski County7.098-1.38 pts
148Chattooga County6.923-16.56 pts
149Screven County6.766-0.4 pts
150Dooly County6.739-0.57 pts
151Wilcox County6.519-18.09 pts
152Telfair County6.471+1.5 pts
153Chattahoochee County6.383-36.37 pts
154Quitman County5.978-5.19 pts
155Burke County4.901-14.03 pts
156Baker County4.461-10.09 pts
157Twiggs County3.453-5.38 pts
158Taliaferro County3.218+1.39 pts
159Glascock County2.457-6.67 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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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Georgia by job creation rate, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Toombs County, with 33.387% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Glascock County, with 2.457% in 2021.

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