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Counties in Georgia by job creation rate

Webster County had the highest job creation rate of 159 counties in 2022, at 79.526%. Dooly County had the lowest, at 6.271%. The median was 14.361% and the figure for Georgia was 16.816%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79.526Webster County
Lowest6.271Dooly County
Median14.361159 counties
Georgia16.816History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 12.102 %Atkinson County: 8.108 %Bacon County: 13.087 %Baker County: 7.547 %Baldwin County: 14.55 %Banks County: 10.468 %Barrow County: 13.583 %Bartow County: 14.615 %Ben Hill County: 10.23 %Berrien County: 14.206 %Bibb County: 11.243 %Bleckley County: 13.487 %Brantley County: 14.615 %Brooks County: 12.583 %Bryan County: 28.141 %Bulloch County: 14.02 %Burke County: 9.761 %Butts County: 19.372 %Calhoun County: 8.372 %Camden County: 16.515 %Candler County: 18.524 %Carroll County: 15.461 %Catoosa County: 15.226 %Charlton County: 14.777 %Chatham County: 18.589 %Chattahoochee County: 12.981 %Chattooga County: 7.173 %Cherokee County: 16.643 %Clarke County: 14.822 %Clay County: 8.456 %Clayton County: 19.134 %Clinch County: 8.938 %Cobb County: 17.592 %Coffee County: 14.49 %Colquitt County: 11.675 %Columbia County: 15.133 %Cook County: 16.384 %Coweta County: 18.221 %Crawford County: 14.659 %Crisp County: 10.709 %Dade County: 17.472 %Dawson County: 19.819 %Decatur County: 14.738 %DeKalb County: 16.814 %Dodge County: 14.179 %Dooly County: 6.271 %Dougherty County: 12.558 %Douglas County: 19.135 %Early County: 11.327 %Echols County: 37.135 %Effingham County: 16.848 %Elbert County: 15.928 %Emanuel County: 11.593 %Evans County: 7.269 %Fannin County: 19.143 %Fayette County: 16.636 %Floyd County: 15.363 %Forsyth County: 16.92 %Franklin County: 12.04 %Fulton County: 19.754 %Gilmer County: 12.744 %Glascock County: 19.847 %Glynn County: 14.225 %Gordon County: 13.939 %Grady County: 13.944 %Greene County: 15.511 %Gwinnett County: 16.899 %Habersham County: 10.728 %Hall County: 12.329 %Hancock County: 14.575 %Haralson County: 15.529 %Harris County: 12.237 %Hart County: 18.244 %Heard County: 10.288 %Henry County: 18.587 %Houston County: 13.36 %Irwin County: 14.574 %Jackson County: 34.865 %Jasper County: 18.632 %Jeff Davis County: 10.267 %Jefferson County: 13.41 %Jenkins County: 12.839 %Johnson County: 10.035 %Jones County: 13.707 %Lamar County: 14.461 %Lanier County: 14.361 %Laurens County: 13.859 %Lee County: 12.447 %Liberty County: 15.16 %Lincoln County: 16.873 %Long County: 44.597 %Lowndes County: 13.586 %Lumpkin County: 17.283 %McDuffie County: 13.605 %McIntosh County: 15.624 %Macon County: 16.113 %Madison County: 15.884 %Marion County: 16.608 %Meriwether County: 16.664 %Miller County: 24.303 %Mitchell County: 9.292 %Monroe County: 17.71 %Montgomery County: 14.601 %Morgan County: 13.788 %Murray County: 19.606 %Muscogee County: 11.334 %Newton County: 14.352 %Oconee County: 14.636 %Oglethorpe County: 13.579 %Paulding County: 13.758 %Peach County: 28.808 %Pickens County: 12.974 %Pierce County: 15.362 %Pike County: 14.118 %Polk County: 10.111 %Pulaski County: 10.63 %Putnam County: 17.197 %Quitman County: 13.559 %Rabun County: 14.917 %Randolph County: 7.594 %Richmond County: 14.516 %Rockdale County: 18.225 %Schley County: 13.188 %Screven County: 13.651 %Seminole County: 13.408 %Spalding County: 18.988 %Stephens County: 12.003 %Stewart County: 6.915 %Sumter County: 11.201 %Talbot County: 20.392 %Taliaferro County: 12.371 %Tattnall County: 12.776 %Taylor County: 13.79 %Telfair County: 7.99 %Terrell County: 13.318 %Thomas County: 14.065 %Tift County: 12.14 %Toombs County: 12.512 %Towns County: 17.779 %Treutlen County: 16.011 %Troup County: 12.877 %Turner County: 12.186 %Twiggs County: 23.914 %Union County: 17.707 %Upson County: 18.312 %Walker County: 11.593 %Walton County: 14.654 %Ware County: 20.206 %Warren County: 14.066 %Washington County: 12.057 %Wayne County: 15.992 %Webster County: 79.526 %Wheeler County: 7.346 %White County: 17.384 %Whitfield County: 10.882 %Wilcox County: 15.094 %Wilkes County: 17.685 %Wilkinson County: 16.72 %Worth County: 10.078 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Webster County: 79.526 %Webster County79.526Long County: 44.597 %Long County44.597Echols County: 37.135 %Echols County37.135Jackson County: 34.865 %Jackson County34.865Peach County: 28.808 %Peach County28.808Bryan County: 28.141 %Bryan County28.141Miller County: 24.303 %Miller County24.303Twiggs County: 23.914 %Twiggs County23.914Talbot County: 20.392 %Talbot County20.392Ware County: 20.206 %Ware County20.206Glascock County: 19.847 %Glascock County19.847Dawson County: 19.819 %Dawson County19.819Fulton County: 19.754 %Fulton County19.754Murray County: 19.606 %Murray County19.606Butts County: 19.372 %Butts County19.372Fannin County: 19.143 %Fannin County19.143Douglas County: 19.135 %Douglas County19.135Clayton County: 19.134 %Clayton County19.134Spalding County: 18.988 %Spalding County18.988Jasper County: 18.632 %Jasper County18.632Chatham County: 18.589 %Chatham County18.589Henry County: 18.587 %Henry County18.587Candler County: 18.524 %Candler County18.524Upson County: 18.312 %Upson County18.312Hart County: 18.244 %Hart County18.244Rockdale County: 18.225 %Rockdale County18.225Coweta County: 18.221 %Coweta County18.221Towns County: 17.779 %Towns County17.779Monroe County: 17.71 %Monroe County17.71Union County: 17.707 %Union County17.707Wilkes County: 17.685 %Wilkes County17.685Cobb County: 17.592 %Cobb County17.592Dade County: 17.472 %Dade County17.472White County: 17.384 %White County17.384Lumpkin County: 17.283 %Lumpkin County17.283Putnam County: 17.197 %Putnam County17.197Forsyth County: 16.92 %Forsyth County16.92Gwinnett County: 16.899 %Gwinnett County16.899Lincoln County: 16.873 %Lincoln County16.873Effingham County: 16.848 %Effingham County16.848Webster County: 79.526 %Webster County79.526Long County: 44.597 %Long County44.597Echols County: 37.135 %Echols County37.135Jackson County: 34.865 %Jackson County34.865Peach County: 28.808 %Peach County28.808Bryan County: 28.141 %Bryan County28.141Miller County: 24.303 %Miller County24.303Twiggs County: 23.914 %Twiggs County23.914Talbot County: 20.392 %Talbot County20.392Ware County: 20.206 %Ware County20.206Glascock County: 19.847 %Glascock County19.847Dawson County: 19.819 %Dawson County19.819Fulton County: 19.754 %Fulton County19.754Murray County: 19.606 %Murray County19.606Butts County: 19.372 %Butts County19.372Fannin County: 19.143 %Fannin County19.143Douglas County: 19.135 %Douglas County19.135Clayton County: 19.134 %Clayton County19.134Spalding County: 18.988 %Spalding County18.988Jasper County: 18.632 %Jasper County18.632Chatham County: 18.589 %Chatham County18.589Henry County: 18.587 %Henry County18.587Candler County: 18.524 %Candler County18.524Upson County: 18.312 %Upson County18.312Hart County: 18.244 %Hart County18.244Rockdale County: 18.225 %Rockdale County18.225Coweta County: 18.221 %Coweta County18.221Towns County: 17.779 %Towns County17.779Monroe County: 17.71 %Monroe County17.71Union County: 17.707 %Union County17.707Wilkes County: 17.685 %Wilkes County17.685Cobb County: 17.592 %Cobb County17.592Dade County: 17.472 %Dade County17.472White County: 17.384 %White County17.384Lumpkin County: 17.283 %Lumpkin County17.283Putnam County: 17.197 %Putnam County17.197Forsyth County: 16.92 %Forsyth County16.92Gwinnett County: 16.899 %Gwinnett County16.899Lincoln County: 16.873 %Lincoln County16.873Effingham County: 16.848 %Effingham County16.848
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Webster County79.526+66.14 pts
2Long County44.597+24.74 pts
3Echols County37.135+19.88 pts
4Jackson County34.865+20.18 pts
5Peach County28.808+15.24 pts
6Bryan County28.141+9.59 pts
7Miller County24.303+16.86 pts
8Twiggs County23.914+20.46 pts
9Talbot County20.392+8.42 pts
10Ware County20.206+9.02 pts
11Glascock County19.847+17.39 pts
12Dawson County19.819+9.31 pts
13Fulton County19.754+5.64 pts
14Murray County19.606+5.55 pts
15Butts County19.372+8.26 pts
16Fannin County19.143+3.16 pts
17Douglas County19.135+5 pts
18Clayton County19.134+0.93 pts
19Spalding County18.988+7.85 pts
20Jasper County18.632+0.73 pts
21Chatham County18.589+6.67 pts
22Henry County18.587+0.83 pts
23Candler County18.524+8.09 pts
24Upson County18.312+7.39 pts
25Hart County18.244+5.24 pts
26Rockdale County18.225+5.88 pts
27Coweta County18.221+3.6 pts
28Towns County17.779+3.95 pts
29Monroe County17.71+6.06 pts
30Union County17.707+5.26 pts
31Wilkes County17.685+5.28 pts
32Cobb County17.592+4.41 pts
33Dade County17.472+8.81 pts
34White County17.384+5.82 pts
35Lumpkin County17.283+4.27 pts
36Putnam County17.197+0.94 pts
37Forsyth County16.92+2.83 pts
38Gwinnett County16.899+3.49 pts
39Lincoln County16.873+2.73 pts
40Effingham County16.848+0.75 pts
41DeKalb County16.814+5.14 pts
42Wilkinson County16.72+5.26 pts
43Meriwether County16.664+1.83 pts
44Cherokee County16.643+3.95 pts
45Fayette County16.636+3.12 pts
46Marion County16.608+3.52 pts
47Camden County16.515+2.12 pts
48Cook County16.384+1.91 pts
49Macon County16.113+3.33 pts
50Treutlen County16.011+6.99 pts
51Wayne County15.992+2.45 pts
52Elbert County15.928+3.29 pts
53Madison County15.884-4.71 pts
54McIntosh County15.6240 pts
55Haralson County15.529+7.02 pts
56Greene County15.511+5.99 pts
57Carroll County15.461+3.62 pts
58Floyd County15.363+2.98 pts
59Pierce County15.362-6.83 pts
60Catoosa County15.226+3.93 pts
61Liberty County15.16+4.41 pts
62Columbia County15.133+1.59 pts
63Wilcox County15.094+8.57 pts
64Rabun County14.917+2.25 pts
65Clarke County14.822+2.57 pts
66Charlton County14.777-3.9 pts
67Decatur County14.738+5.39 pts
68Crawford County14.659+2.2 pts
69Walton County14.654+0.78 pts
70Oconee County14.636-5.3 pts
71Bartow County14.615+0.97 pts
71Brantley County14.615+2.42 pts
73Montgomery County14.601+2.76 pts
74Hancock County14.575+7.38 pts
75Irwin County14.574+0.41 pts
76Baldwin County14.55+4.32 pts
77Richmond County14.516+4.06 pts
78Coffee County14.49+5.46 pts
79Lamar County14.461-0.33 pts
80Lanier County14.361+2.09 pts
81Newton County14.352+0.11 pts
82Glynn County14.225+0.98 pts
83Berrien County14.206+4.08 pts
84Dodge County14.179+4.4 pts
85Pike County14.118-2.37 pts
86Warren County14.066+5.15 pts
87Thomas County14.065-1.72 pts
88Bulloch County14.02+1.66 pts
89Grady County13.944-0.37 pts
90Gordon County13.939+4.21 pts
91Laurens County13.859+3.14 pts
92Taylor County13.79+1.9 pts
93Morgan County13.788-1.26 pts
94Paulding County13.758-0.25 pts
95Jones County13.707+3.22 pts
96Screven County13.651+6.88 pts
97McDuffie County13.605+0.5 pts
98Lowndes County13.586+3.32 pts
99Barrow County13.583+3.07 pts
100Oglethorpe County13.579+1.8 pts
101Quitman County13.559+7.58 pts
102Bleckley County13.487-0.98 pts
103Jefferson County13.41+5.57 pts
104Seminole County13.408+4.62 pts
105Houston County13.36+1.68 pts
106Terrell County13.318+5.35 pts
107Schley County13.188+1.57 pts
108Bacon County13.087-3.39 pts
109Chattahoochee County12.981+6.6 pts
110Pickens County12.974+0.39 pts
111Troup County12.877+1.78 pts
112Jenkins County12.839-15.24 pts
113Tattnall County12.776+4.25 pts
114Gilmer County12.744+2.28 pts
115Brooks County12.583+3.85 pts
116Dougherty County12.558+2.83 pts
117Toombs County12.512-20.88 pts
118Lee County12.447+2.19 pts
119Taliaferro County12.371+9.15 pts
120Hall County12.329-0.58 pts
121Harris County12.237+2.33 pts
122Turner County12.186+1.04 pts
123Tift County12.14+3.8 pts
124Appling County12.102+1.98 pts
125Washington County12.057+4.38 pts
126Franklin County12.04-5.7 pts
127Stephens County12.003+4.54 pts
128Colquitt County11.675+0.71 pts
129Emanuel County11.593+1.34 pts
129Walker County11.593-4.02 pts
131Muscogee County11.334+2.67 pts
132Early County11.327+3.26 pts
133Bibb County11.243+1.67 pts
134Sumter County11.201+1.2 pts
135Whitfield County10.882+0.72 pts
136Habersham County10.728+1.42 pts
137Crisp County10.709-2.06 pts
138Pulaski County10.63+3.53 pts
139Banks County10.468-8.43 pts
140Heard County10.288+1.25 pts
141Jeff Davis County10.267-4.98 pts
142Ben Hill County10.23+0.95 pts
143Polk County10.111-1.5 pts
144Worth County10.078+1.26 pts
145Johnson County10.035-0.63 pts
146Burke County9.761+4.86 pts
147Mitchell County9.292+1.62 pts
148Clinch County8.938-1.4 pts
149Clay County8.456-5.45 pts
150Calhoun County8.372-0.2 pts
151Atkinson County8.108-2.59 pts
152Telfair County7.99+1.52 pts
153Randolph County7.594-2.93 pts
154Baker County7.547+3.09 pts
155Wheeler County7.346-7.14 pts
156Evans County7.269-2.6 pts
157Chattooga County7.173+0.25 pts
158Stewart County6.915-2.55 pts
159Dooly County6.271-0.47 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Webster County, with 79.526% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dooly County, with 6.271% in 2022.

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