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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Clay County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2012, at 24.117%. Quitman County had the lowest, at 4.412%. The median was 12.016% and the figure for Georgia was 12.785%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.117Clay County
Lowest4.412Quitman County
Median12.016159 counties
Georgia12.785History

Map of counties, 2012

Appling County: 9.561 %Atkinson County: 10.049 %Bacon County: 15.023 %Baker County: 10.105 %Baldwin County: 14.882 %Banks County: 13.717 %Barrow County: 9.793 %Bartow County: 14.965 %Ben Hill County: 22.942 %Berrien County: 12.659 %Bibb County: 10.925 %Bleckley County: 18.141 %Brantley County: 14.815 %Brooks County: 18.6 %Bryan County: 15.484 %Bulloch County: 11.948 %Burke County: 12.239 %Butts County: 12.77 %Calhoun County: 12.776 %Camden County: 19.098 %Candler County: 8.009 %Carroll County: 10.996 %Catoosa County: 16.767 %Charlton County: 8.937 %Chatham County: 12.548 %Chattahoochee County: 13.119 %Chattooga County: 6.15 %Cherokee County: 12.825 %Clarke County: 15.516 %Clay County: 24.117 %Clayton County: 11.691 %Clinch County: 17.955 %Cobb County: 12.168 %Coffee County: 10.757 %Colquitt County: 10.66 %Columbia County: 12.061 %Cook County: 12.529 %Coweta County: 11.287 %Crawford County: 18.553 %Crisp County: 12.42 %Dade County: 5.528 %Dawson County: 9.102 %Decatur County: 10.778 %DeKalb County: 12.368 %Dodge County: 12.25 %Dooly County: 10.008 %Dougherty County: 11.128 %Douglas County: 12.129 %Early County: 11.548 %Echols County: 18.571 %Effingham County: 10.538 %Elbert County: 8.054 %Emanuel County: 10.021 %Evans County: 5.986 %Fannin County: 12.016 %Fayette County: 11.051 %Floyd County: 11.143 %Forsyth County: 12.494 %Franklin County: 9.25 %Fulton County: 14.858 %Gilmer County: 11.974 %Glascock County: 6.78 %Glynn County: 10.353 %Gordon County: 13.541 %Grady County: 12.105 %Greene County: 14.098 %Gwinnett County: 13.328 %Habersham County: 10.99 %Hall County: 9.451 %Hancock County: 8.294 %Haralson County: 8.616 %Harris County: 19.258 %Hart County: 7.703 %Heard County: 9.46 %Henry County: 12.097 %Houston County: 14.049 %Irwin County: 13.853 %Jackson County: 11.226 %Jasper County: 11.765 %Jeff Davis County: 15.231 %Jefferson County: 8.253 %Jenkins County: 9.034 %Johnson County: 14.818 %Jones County: 17.555 %Lamar County: 8.708 %Lanier County: 10.943 %Laurens County: 11.418 %Lee County: 20.268 %Liberty County: 14.599 %Lincoln County: 13.745 %Long County: 21.018 %Lowndes County: 13.23 %Lumpkin County: 15.691 %McDuffie County: 13.892 %McIntosh County: 23.404 %Macon County: 11.063 %Madison County: 12.834 %Marion County: 6.153 %Meriwether County: 9.471 %Miller County: 16.634 %Mitchell County: 8.388 %Monroe County: 19.321 %Montgomery County: 15.688 %Morgan County: 8.766 %Murray County: 17.444 %Muscogee County: 12.454 %Newton County: 14.325 %Oconee County: 10.771 %Oglethorpe County: 18.559 %Paulding County: 11.873 %Peach County: 7.193 %Pickens County: 12.396 %Pierce County: 8.547 %Pike County: 13.999 %Polk County: 13.546 %Pulaski County: 13.574 %Putnam County: 13.284 %Quitman County: 4.412 %Rabun County: 11.491 %Randolph County: 6.398 %Richmond County: 10.755 %Rockdale County: 14.501 %Schley County: 9.356 %Screven County: 16.122 %Seminole County: 12.032 %Spalding County: 8.822 %Stephens County: 10.01 %Stewart County: 12.446 %Sumter County: 12.037 %Talbot County: 9.628 %Taliaferro County: 13.198 %Tattnall County: 8.574 %Taylor County: 12.702 %Telfair County: 5.735 %Terrell County: 6.561 %Thomas County: 9.091 %Tift County: 9.044 %Toombs County: 9.383 %Towns County: 13.616 %Treutlen County: 21.179 %Troup County: 8.752 %Turner County: 11.429 %Twiggs County: 6.217 %Union County: 10.611 %Upson County: 8.842 %Walker County: 10.826 %Walton County: 13.538 %Ware County: 10.979 %Warren County: 17.327 %Washington County: 8.554 %Wayne County: 11.799 %Webster County: 4.618 %Wheeler County: 14.132 %White County: 11.163 %Whitfield County: 14.096 %Wilcox County: 21.389 %Wilkes County: 10.24 %Wilkinson County: 10.56 %Worth County: 15.147 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Clay County: 24.117 %Clay County24.117McIntosh County: 23.404 %McIntosh County23.404Ben Hill County: 22.942 %Ben Hill County22.942Wilcox County: 21.389 %Wilcox County21.389Treutlen County: 21.179 %Treutlen County21.179Long County: 21.018 %Long County21.018Lee County: 20.268 %Lee County20.268Monroe County: 19.321 %Monroe County19.321Harris County: 19.258 %Harris County19.258Camden County: 19.098 %Camden County19.098Brooks County: 18.6 %Brooks County18.6Echols County: 18.571 %Echols County18.571Oglethorpe County: 18.559 %Oglethorpe County18.559Crawford County: 18.553 %Crawford County18.553Bleckley County: 18.141 %Bleckley County18.141Clinch County: 17.955 %Clinch County17.955Jones County: 17.555 %Jones County17.555Murray County: 17.444 %Murray County17.444Warren County: 17.327 %Warren County17.327Catoosa County: 16.767 %Catoosa County16.767Miller County: 16.634 %Miller County16.634Screven County: 16.122 %Screven County16.122Lumpkin County: 15.691 %Lumpkin County15.691Montgomery County: 15.688 %Montgomery County15.688Clarke County: 15.516 %Clarke County15.516Bryan County: 15.484 %Bryan County15.484Jeff Davis County: 15.231 %Jeff Davis County15.231Worth County: 15.147 %Worth County15.147Bacon County: 15.023 %Bacon County15.023Bartow County: 14.965 %Bartow County14.965Baldwin County: 14.882 %Baldwin County14.882Fulton County: 14.858 %Fulton County14.858Johnson County: 14.818 %Johnson County14.818Brantley County: 14.815 %Brantley County14.815Liberty County: 14.599 %Liberty County14.599Rockdale County: 14.501 %Rockdale County14.501Newton County: 14.325 %Newton County14.325Wheeler County: 14.132 %Wheeler County14.132Greene County: 14.098 %Greene County14.098Whitfield County: 14.096 %Whitfield County14.096Clay County: 24.117 %Clay County24.117McIntosh County: 23.404 %McIntosh County23.404Ben Hill County: 22.942 %Ben Hill County22.942Wilcox County: 21.389 %Wilcox County21.389Treutlen County: 21.179 %Treutlen County21.179Long County: 21.018 %Long County21.018Lee County: 20.268 %Lee County20.268Monroe County: 19.321 %Monroe County19.321Harris County: 19.258 %Harris County19.258Camden County: 19.098 %Camden County19.098Brooks County: 18.6 %Brooks County18.6Echols County: 18.571 %Echols County18.571Oglethorpe County: 18.559 %Oglethorpe County18.559Crawford County: 18.553 %Crawford County18.553Bleckley County: 18.141 %Bleckley County18.141Clinch County: 17.955 %Clinch County17.955Jones County: 17.555 %Jones County17.555Murray County: 17.444 %Murray County17.444Warren County: 17.327 %Warren County17.327Catoosa County: 16.767 %Catoosa County16.767Miller County: 16.634 %Miller County16.634Screven County: 16.122 %Screven County16.122Lumpkin County: 15.691 %Lumpkin County15.691Montgomery County: 15.688 %Montgomery County15.688Clarke County: 15.516 %Clarke County15.516Bryan County: 15.484 %Bryan County15.484Jeff Davis County: 15.231 %Jeff Davis County15.231Worth County: 15.147 %Worth County15.147Bacon County: 15.023 %Bacon County15.023Bartow County: 14.965 %Bartow County14.965Baldwin County: 14.882 %Baldwin County14.882Fulton County: 14.858 %Fulton County14.858Johnson County: 14.818 %Johnson County14.818Brantley County: 14.815 %Brantley County14.815Liberty County: 14.599 %Liberty County14.599Rockdale County: 14.501 %Rockdale County14.501Newton County: 14.325 %Newton County14.325Wheeler County: 14.132 %Wheeler County14.132Greene County: 14.098 %Greene County14.098Whitfield County: 14.096 %Whitfield County14.096
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Clay County24.117+11.73 pts
2McIntosh County23.404+11.37 pts
3Ben Hill County22.942+6.14 pts
4Wilcox County21.389+6.87 pts
5Treutlen County21.179-6.89 pts
6Long County21.018+5.12 pts
7Lee County20.268+2.3 pts
8Monroe County19.321+4.64 pts
9Harris County19.258+7.94 pts
10Camden County19.098+1.6 pts
11Brooks County18.6+8.2 pts
12Echols County18.571-16.89 pts
13Oglethorpe County18.559+6 pts
14Crawford County18.553+1.73 pts
15Bleckley County18.141+9.72 pts
16Clinch County17.955+5.69 pts
17Jones County17.555+6.6 pts
18Murray County17.444+3.23 pts
19Warren County17.327+9.45 pts
20Catoosa County16.767+5.69 pts
21Miller County16.634+6.58 pts
22Screven County16.122+0.85 pts
23Lumpkin County15.691+0.89 pts
24Montgomery County15.688-5.63 pts
25Clarke County15.516+6.53 pts
26Bryan County15.484+1.28 pts
27Jeff Davis County15.231+2.23 pts
28Worth County15.147+4.17 pts
29Bacon County15.023+3.43 pts
30Bartow County14.965+4.29 pts
31Baldwin County14.882+7.29 pts
32Fulton County14.858+2.23 pts
33Johnson County14.818-1.41 pts
34Brantley County14.815-6.04 pts
35Liberty County14.599+4.42 pts
36Rockdale County14.501+3.44 pts
37Newton County14.325+4.81 pts
38Wheeler County14.132+4.17 pts
39Greene County14.098+4.25 pts
40Whitfield County14.096+1.4 pts
41Houston County14.049+1.88 pts
42Pike County13.999+0.98 pts
43McDuffie County13.892+1.34 pts
44Irwin County13.853+3.03 pts
45Lincoln County13.745-6.42 pts
46Banks County13.717+3.49 pts
47Towns County13.616+3.18 pts
48Pulaski County13.574+7.53 pts
49Polk County13.546+5.19 pts
50Gordon County13.541+3.99 pts
51Walton County13.538-0.49 pts
52Gwinnett County13.328-0.07 pts
53Putnam County13.284-1.06 pts
54Lowndes County13.23+2.07 pts
55Taliaferro County13.198-0.94 pts
56Chattahoochee County13.119-22.49 pts
57Madison County12.834-0.6 pts
58Cherokee County12.825-0.69 pts
59Calhoun County12.776+3.15 pts
60Butts County12.77+0.11 pts
61Taylor County12.702-2.27 pts
62Berrien County12.659-9.54 pts
63Chatham County12.548+0.66 pts
64Cook County12.529-8.35 pts
65Forsyth County12.494-0.4 pts
66Muscogee County12.454+0.59 pts
67Stewart County12.446+5.18 pts
68Crisp County12.42+2.39 pts
69Pickens County12.396-1.95 pts
70DeKalb County12.368+0.18 pts
71Dodge County12.25+0.59 pts
72Burke County12.239+5.44 pts
73Cobb County12.168-6.74 pts
74Douglas County12.129-4.2 pts
75Grady County12.105-4.44 pts
76Henry County12.097-1.69 pts
77Columbia County12.061+1.13 pts
78Sumter County12.037+2.58 pts
79Seminole County12.032+1.57 pts
80Fannin County12.016-1.39 pts
81Gilmer County11.974-5.27 pts
82Bulloch County11.948-0.08 pts
83Paulding County11.873-1.68 pts
84Wayne County11.799+0.78 pts
85Jasper County11.765+0.03 pts
86Clayton County11.691-1.14 pts
87Early County11.548-2.47 pts
88Rabun County11.491-9.02 pts
89Turner County11.429+3.58 pts
90Laurens County11.418-2.11 pts
91Coweta County11.287-0.89 pts
92Jackson County11.226+1.97 pts
93White County11.163-2.46 pts
94Floyd County11.143-1.21 pts
95Dougherty County11.128+0.36 pts
96Macon County11.063+3.04 pts
97Fayette County11.051-1.23 pts
98Carroll County10.996+1.01 pts
99Habersham County10.99+2.56 pts
100Ware County10.979-0.63 pts
101Lanier County10.943-4.74 pts
102Bibb County10.925+0.07 pts
103Walker County10.826+1.71 pts
104Decatur County10.778-4.37 pts
105Oconee County10.771-1.84 pts
106Coffee County10.757-1.69 pts
107Richmond County10.755+2.09 pts
108Colquitt County10.66-0.9 pts
109Union County10.611+2.58 pts
110Wilkinson County10.56-2.81 pts
111Effingham County10.538-0.83 pts
112Glynn County10.353-4.52 pts
113Wilkes County10.24+1.11 pts
114Baker County10.105+7.14 pts
115Atkinson County10.049+2.72 pts
116Emanuel County10.021-3.26 pts
117Stephens County10.01-2.79 pts
118Dooly County10.008-14.95 pts
119Barrow County9.793-1.04 pts
120Talbot County9.628-4.51 pts
121Appling County9.561-0.56 pts
122Meriwether County9.471-0.86 pts
123Heard County9.46+0.55 pts
124Hall County9.451+0.06 pts
125Toombs County9.383-6.71 pts
126Schley County9.356-1.72 pts
127Franklin County9.25-0.02 pts
128Dawson County9.102-5.73 pts
129Thomas County9.091+0.1 pts
130Tift County9.044-4.73 pts
131Jenkins County9.034-16.7 pts
132Charlton County8.937-5.04 pts
133Upson County8.842-0.69 pts
134Spalding County8.822-0.37 pts
135Morgan County8.766+0.02 pts
136Troup County8.752-0.35 pts
137Lamar County8.708-3.67 pts
138Haralson County8.616-3.53 pts
139Tattnall County8.574-6.5 pts
140Washington County8.554+2.22 pts
141Pierce County8.547-6.46 pts
142Mitchell County8.388+0.43 pts
143Hancock County8.294-2.25 pts
144Jefferson County8.253+0.86 pts
145Elbert County8.054-9.1 pts
146Candler County8.009-7.96 pts
147Hart County7.703-4.57 pts
148Peach County7.193-9.16 pts
149Glascock County6.78+1.36 pts
150Terrell County6.561-1.6 pts
151Randolph County6.398-1.78 pts
152Twiggs County6.217-2.14 pts
153Marion County6.153-4.8 pts
154Chattooga County6.15-4.98 pts
155Evans County5.986-1.46 pts
156Telfair County5.735-0.27 pts
157Dade County5.528-2.6 pts
158Webster County4.618+0.19 pts
159Quitman County4.412-19.91 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate, 2012) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/georgia-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Clay County, with 24.117% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Quitman County, with 4.412% in 2012.

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