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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate, 2023

Quitman County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2023, at 32.911%. Stewart County had the lowest, at 2.751%. The median was 10.403% and the figure for Georgia was 11.659%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.911Quitman County
Lowest2.751Stewart County
Median10.403159 counties
Georgia11.659History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 8.872 %Atkinson County: 9.714 %Bacon County: 7.606 %Baker County: 9.747 %Baldwin County: 11.956 %Banks County: 11.342 %Barrow County: 13.525 %Bartow County: 11.116 %Ben Hill County: 11.365 %Berrien County: 10.696 %Bibb County: 9.598 %Bleckley County: 7.264 %Brantley County: 10.53 %Brooks County: 7.654 %Bryan County: 20.487 %Bulloch County: 8.121 %Burke County: 32.233 %Butts County: 9.249 %Calhoun County: 3.079 %Camden County: 12.062 %Candler County: 10.009 %Carroll County: 8.466 %Catoosa County: 11.478 %Charlton County: 11.386 %Chatham County: 13.641 %Chattahoochee County: 4.744 %Chattooga County: 21.667 %Cherokee County: 10.685 %Clarke County: 10.224 %Clay County: 12.587 %Clayton County: 11.405 %Clinch County: 9.025 %Cobb County: 14.11 %Coffee County: 7.527 %Colquitt County: 9.941 %Columbia County: 13.5 %Cook County: 13.949 %Coweta County: 10.73 %Crawford County: 11.59 %Crisp County: 12.855 %Dade County: 11.749 %Dawson County: 12.564 %Decatur County: 9.602 %DeKalb County: 10.799 %Dodge County: 12.385 %Dooly County: 8.04 %Dougherty County: 11.646 %Douglas County: 10.148 %Early County: 9.2 %Echols County: 6.181 %Effingham County: 8.657 %Elbert County: 8.383 %Emanuel County: 7.795 %Evans County: 6.493 %Fannin County: 11.248 %Fayette County: 10.842 %Floyd County: 12.709 %Forsyth County: 10.745 %Franklin County: 9.471 %Fulton County: 11.743 %Gilmer County: 10.042 %Glascock County: 20.569 %Glynn County: 11.554 %Gordon County: 8.397 %Grady County: 13.945 %Greene County: 8.815 %Gwinnett County: 10.915 %Habersham County: 10.604 %Hall County: 9.531 %Hancock County: 9.077 %Haralson County: 12.3 %Harris County: 10.586 %Hart County: 12.409 %Heard County: 15.836 %Henry County: 12.748 %Houston County: 8.788 %Irwin County: 13.287 %Jackson County: 8.781 %Jasper County: 13.048 %Jeff Davis County: 7.736 %Jefferson County: 5.952 %Jenkins County: 7.371 %Johnson County: 12.486 %Jones County: 18.782 %Lamar County: 10.785 %Lanier County: 7.632 %Laurens County: 12.301 %Lee County: 11.005 %Liberty County: 6.973 %Lincoln County: 11.098 %Long County: 24.731 %Lowndes County: 9.945 %Lumpkin County: 13.524 %McDuffie County: 9.424 %McIntosh County: 13.934 %Macon County: 9.668 %Madison County: 7.68 %Marion County: 8.865 %Meriwether County: 12.169 %Miller County: 7.199 %Mitchell County: 6.051 %Monroe County: 13.174 %Montgomery County: 10.866 %Morgan County: 6.459 %Murray County: 20.527 %Muscogee County: 13.312 %Newton County: 7.342 %Oconee County: 11.079 %Oglethorpe County: 10.113 %Paulding County: 9.962 %Peach County: 11.43 %Pickens County: 8.784 %Pierce County: 14.075 %Pike County: 9.54 %Polk County: 12.204 %Pulaski County: 11.788 %Putnam County: 7.481 %Quitman County: 32.911 %Rabun County: 10.186 %Randolph County: 11.075 %Richmond County: 8.189 %Rockdale County: 8.847 %Schley County: 8.272 %Screven County: 15.751 %Seminole County: 10.52 %Spalding County: 11.725 %Stephens County: 9.544 %Stewart County: 2.751 %Sumter County: 9.813 %Talbot County: 14.219 %Taliaferro County: 4.819 %Tattnall County: 13.566 %Taylor County: 7.658 %Telfair County: 27.666 %Terrell County: 24.267 %Thomas County: 9.195 %Tift County: 6.603 %Toombs County: 13.397 %Towns County: 9.462 %Treutlen County: 11.516 %Troup County: 10.403 %Turner County: 11.017 %Twiggs County: 3.474 %Union County: 6.731 %Upson County: 11.289 %Walker County: 10.23 %Walton County: 9.824 %Ware County: 13.831 %Warren County: 8.768 %Washington County: 9.144 %Wayne County: 6.985 %Webster County: 6.948 %Wheeler County: 8.271 %White County: 9.738 %Whitfield County: 8.608 %Wilcox County: 13.047 %Wilkes County: 8.052 %Wilkinson County: 10.164 %Worth County: 7.004 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Quitman County: 32.911 %Quitman County32.911Burke County: 32.233 %Burke County32.233Telfair County: 27.666 %Telfair County27.666Long County: 24.731 %Long County24.731Terrell County: 24.267 %Terrell County24.267Chattooga County: 21.667 %Chattooga County21.667Glascock County: 20.569 %Glascock County20.569Murray County: 20.527 %Murray County20.527Bryan County: 20.487 %Bryan County20.487Jones County: 18.782 %Jones County18.782Heard County: 15.836 %Heard County15.836Screven County: 15.751 %Screven County15.751Talbot County: 14.219 %Talbot County14.219Cobb County: 14.11 %Cobb County14.11Pierce County: 14.075 %Pierce County14.075Cook County: 13.949 %Cook County13.949Grady County: 13.945 %Grady County13.945McIntosh County: 13.934 %McIntosh County13.934Ware County: 13.831 %Ware County13.831Chatham County: 13.641 %Chatham County13.641Tattnall County: 13.566 %Tattnall County13.566Barrow County: 13.525 %Barrow County13.525Lumpkin County: 13.524 %Lumpkin County13.524Columbia County: 13.5 %Columbia County13.5Toombs County: 13.397 %Toombs County13.397Muscogee County: 13.312 %Muscogee County13.312Irwin County: 13.287 %Irwin County13.287Monroe County: 13.174 %Monroe County13.174Jasper County: 13.048 %Jasper County13.048Wilcox County: 13.047 %Wilcox County13.047Crisp County: 12.855 %Crisp County12.855Henry County: 12.748 %Henry County12.748Floyd County: 12.709 %Floyd County12.709Clay County: 12.587 %Clay County12.587Dawson County: 12.564 %Dawson County12.564Johnson County: 12.486 %Johnson County12.486Hart County: 12.409 %Hart County12.409Dodge County: 12.385 %Dodge County12.385Laurens County: 12.301 %Laurens County12.301Haralson County: 12.3 %Haralson County12.3Quitman County: 32.911 %Quitman County32.911Burke County: 32.233 %Burke County32.233Telfair County: 27.666 %Telfair County27.666Long County: 24.731 %Long County24.731Terrell County: 24.267 %Terrell County24.267Chattooga County: 21.667 %Chattooga County21.667Glascock County: 20.569 %Glascock County20.569Murray County: 20.527 %Murray County20.527Bryan County: 20.487 %Bryan County20.487Jones County: 18.782 %Jones County18.782Heard County: 15.836 %Heard County15.836Screven County: 15.751 %Screven County15.751Talbot County: 14.219 %Talbot County14.219Cobb County: 14.11 %Cobb County14.11Pierce County: 14.075 %Pierce County14.075Cook County: 13.949 %Cook County13.949Grady County: 13.945 %Grady County13.945McIntosh County: 13.934 %McIntosh County13.934Ware County: 13.831 %Ware County13.831Chatham County: 13.641 %Chatham County13.641Tattnall County: 13.566 %Tattnall County13.566Barrow County: 13.525 %Barrow County13.525Lumpkin County: 13.524 %Lumpkin County13.524Columbia County: 13.5 %Columbia County13.5Toombs County: 13.397 %Toombs County13.397Muscogee County: 13.312 %Muscogee County13.312Irwin County: 13.287 %Irwin County13.287Monroe County: 13.174 %Monroe County13.174Jasper County: 13.048 %Jasper County13.048Wilcox County: 13.047 %Wilcox County13.047Crisp County: 12.855 %Crisp County12.855Henry County: 12.748 %Henry County12.748Floyd County: 12.709 %Floyd County12.709Clay County: 12.587 %Clay County12.587Dawson County: 12.564 %Dawson County12.564Johnson County: 12.486 %Johnson County12.486Hart County: 12.409 %Hart County12.409Dodge County: 12.385 %Dodge County12.385Laurens County: 12.301 %Laurens County12.301Haralson County: 12.3 %Haralson County12.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Quitman County32.911+19.92 pts
2Burke County32.233+3.55 pts
3Telfair County27.666-33.67 pts
4Long County24.731+9.12 pts
5Terrell County24.267+17.2 pts
6Chattooga County21.667+11.92 pts
7Glascock County20.569+5.3 pts
8Murray County20.527+10.59 pts
9Bryan County20.487+9.89 pts
10Jones County18.782+8.93 pts
11Heard County15.836-6.92 pts
12Screven County15.751+5.5 pts
13Talbot County14.219+2.26 pts
14Cobb County14.11+3.29 pts
15Pierce County14.075+5.56 pts
16Cook County13.949-3.67 pts
17Grady County13.945+3.95 pts
18McIntosh County13.934-3.13 pts
19Ware County13.831+1.2 pts
20Chatham County13.641+2.35 pts
21Tattnall County13.566+3.85 pts
22Barrow County13.525+3.58 pts
23Lumpkin County13.524+6.17 pts
24Columbia County13.5+2.27 pts
25Toombs County13.397+4.78 pts
26Muscogee County13.312+2.49 pts
27Irwin County13.287+3.89 pts
28Monroe County13.174+0.7 pts
29Jasper County13.048+2.16 pts
30Wilcox County13.047-42.16 pts
31Crisp County12.855+4.41 pts
32Henry County12.748-0.08 pts
33Floyd County12.709+2.85 pts
34Clay County12.587+2.29 pts
35Dawson County12.564+2.42 pts
36Johnson County12.486-1.87 pts
37Hart County12.409-5.95 pts
38Dodge County12.385+4.94 pts
39Laurens County12.301+0.46 pts
40Haralson County12.3+4.19 pts
41Polk County12.204+0.57 pts
42Meriwether County12.169-2.29 pts
43Camden County12.062-0.59 pts
44Baldwin County11.956+1 pts
45Pulaski County11.788+4.39 pts
46Dade County11.749+4.74 pts
47Fulton County11.743-1.88 pts
48Spalding County11.725-2.51 pts
49Dougherty County11.646+1.37 pts
50Crawford County11.59+0.71 pts
51Glynn County11.554-1.35 pts
52Treutlen County11.516+2.71 pts
53Catoosa County11.478+0.69 pts
54Peach County11.43+1.05 pts
55Clayton County11.405-2.45 pts
56Charlton County11.386-4.22 pts
57Ben Hill County11.365-0.84 pts
58Banks County11.342-1.88 pts
59Upson County11.289+0.61 pts
60Fannin County11.248-0.69 pts
61Bartow County11.116+0.82 pts
62Lincoln County11.098-3.3 pts
63Oconee County11.079-2.18 pts
64Randolph County11.075-13.02 pts
65Turner County11.017+0.25 pts
66Lee County11.005-10.74 pts
67Gwinnett County10.915-0.91 pts
68Montgomery County10.866+1.84 pts
69Fayette County10.842+0.67 pts
70DeKalb County10.799-0.49 pts
71Lamar County10.785-1.1 pts
72Forsyth County10.745-0.18 pts
73Coweta County10.73-1.84 pts
74Berrien County10.696-2.76 pts
75Cherokee County10.685+0.11 pts
76Habersham County10.604-1.34 pts
77Harris County10.586-2.28 pts
78Brantley County10.53-2.2 pts
79Seminole County10.52+2.79 pts
80Troup County10.403-0.63 pts
81Walker County10.23+1.91 pts
82Clarke County10.224+0.57 pts
83Rabun County10.186-0.52 pts
84Wilkinson County10.164+0.22 pts
85Douglas County10.148-0.89 pts
86Oglethorpe County10.113-7.24 pts
87Gilmer County10.042+0.04 pts
88Candler County10.009-3.63 pts
89Paulding County9.962-2.28 pts
90Lowndes County9.945-4.49 pts
91Colquitt County9.941-0.09 pts
92Walton County9.824-1.88 pts
93Sumter County9.813-1.05 pts
94Baker County9.747-0.44 pts
95White County9.738-1.06 pts
96Atkinson County9.714-27.98 pts
97Macon County9.668-4.31 pts
98Decatur County9.602-1.1 pts
99Bibb County9.598-0.25 pts
100Stephens County9.544-3.74 pts
101Pike County9.54-3.25 pts
102Hall County9.531-1.65 pts
103Franklin County9.471-7.59 pts
104Towns County9.462-4.95 pts
105McDuffie County9.424+0.99 pts
106Butts County9.249-1.83 pts
107Early County9.2-5.95 pts
108Thomas County9.195+0.75 pts
109Washington County9.144+0.91 pts
110Hancock County9.077+1.95 pts
111Clinch County9.025-1.33 pts
112Appling County8.872-3.09 pts
113Marion County8.865+2.9 pts
114Rockdale County8.847-3.05 pts
115Greene County8.815-0.6 pts
116Houston County8.788-3.67 pts
117Pickens County8.784-2.64 pts
118Jackson County8.781+1.48 pts
119Warren County8.768-2.62 pts
120Effingham County8.657-2.01 pts
121Whitfield County8.608+0.08 pts
122Carroll County8.466-2.2 pts
123Gordon County8.397-1.33 pts
124Elbert County8.383+0.62 pts
125Schley County8.272+2.71 pts
126Wheeler County8.271-14.22 pts
127Richmond County8.189-4.19 pts
128Bulloch County8.121-0.83 pts
129Wilkes County8.052-5.15 pts
130Dooly County8.04-13.08 pts
131Emanuel County7.795-3.18 pts
132Jeff Davis County7.736-6.88 pts
133Madison County7.68-4.74 pts
134Taylor County7.658-5.3 pts
135Brooks County7.654-1.43 pts
136Lanier County7.632-2.64 pts
137Bacon County7.606-11.18 pts
138Coffee County7.527-1.9 pts
139Putnam County7.481-6.5 pts
140Jenkins County7.371-10.8 pts
141Newton County7.342-2.21 pts
142Bleckley County7.264-7.57 pts
143Miller County7.199+3 pts
144Worth County7.004-22.74 pts
145Wayne County6.985-2.4 pts
146Liberty County6.973-3.34 pts
147Webster County6.948+2.89 pts
148Union County6.731-0.99 pts
149Tift County6.603-3.91 pts
150Evans County6.493-6.41 pts
151Morgan County6.459-3.46 pts
152Echols County6.181-8.67 pts
153Mitchell County6.051-3.91 pts
154Jefferson County5.952-6.98 pts
155Taliaferro County4.819-102.4 pts
156Chattahoochee County4.744-11.76 pts
157Twiggs County3.474-1.02 pts
158Calhoun County3.079-4.36 pts
159Stewart County2.751-2.67 pts

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Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/georgia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Quitman County, with 32.911% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Stewart County, with 2.751% in 2023.

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