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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Treutlen County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2013, at 55.367%. Marion County had the lowest, at 4.001%. The median was 10.839% and the figure for Georgia was 11.612%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.367Treutlen County
Lowest4.001Marion County
Median10.839159 counties
Georgia11.612History

Map of counties, 2013

Appling County: 10.639 %Atkinson County: 7.308 %Bacon County: 11.299 %Baker County: 10.776 %Baldwin County: 15.114 %Banks County: 8.512 %Barrow County: 10.983 %Bartow County: 9.063 %Ben Hill County: 9.296 %Berrien County: 17.193 %Bibb County: 9.913 %Bleckley County: 40.761 %Brantley County: 12.469 %Brooks County: 14.36 %Bryan County: 10.063 %Bulloch County: 11.054 %Burke County: 20.522 %Butts County: 12.237 %Calhoun County: 21.141 %Camden County: 12.757 %Candler County: 14.878 %Carroll County: 10.712 %Catoosa County: 10.978 %Charlton County: 8.175 %Chatham County: 10.512 %Chattahoochee County: 8.638 %Chattooga County: 6.608 %Cherokee County: 11.173 %Clarke County: 8.681 %Clay County: 8.022 %Clayton County: 13.277 %Clinch County: 6.573 %Cobb County: 13.727 %Coffee County: 7.126 %Colquitt County: 8.264 %Columbia County: 13.271 %Cook County: 10.589 %Coweta County: 10.081 %Crawford County: 17.614 %Crisp County: 9.843 %Dade County: 6.795 %Dawson County: 13.77 %Decatur County: 8.557 %DeKalb County: 10.649 %Dodge County: 10.105 %Dooly County: 16.21 %Dougherty County: 12.878 %Douglas County: 10.734 %Early County: 6.346 %Echols County: 17.1 %Effingham County: 9.809 %Elbert County: 19.092 %Emanuel County: 10.839 %Evans County: 8.706 %Fannin County: 10.502 %Fayette County: 10.861 %Floyd County: 10.74 %Forsyth County: 11.096 %Franklin County: 10.554 %Fulton County: 11.872 %Gilmer County: 10.378 %Glascock County: 9.677 %Glynn County: 10.648 %Gordon County: 7.93 %Grady County: 15.071 %Greene County: 18.256 %Gwinnett County: 11.428 %Habersham County: 9.774 %Hall County: 7.912 %Hancock County: 11.632 %Haralson County: 13.757 %Harris County: 7.508 %Hart County: 13.395 %Heard County: 10.847 %Henry County: 11.299 %Houston County: 10.39 %Irwin County: 12.976 %Jackson County: 10.729 %Jasper County: 16.55 %Jeff Davis County: 6.134 %Jefferson County: 9.609 %Jenkins County: 10.561 %Johnson County: 17.905 %Jones County: 9.541 %Lamar County: 12.691 %Lanier County: 10.576 %Laurens County: 12.592 %Lee County: 14.949 %Liberty County: 10.781 %Lincoln County: 13.89 %Long County: 15.646 %Lowndes County: 10.233 %Lumpkin County: 11.85 %McDuffie County: 11.327 %McIntosh County: 15.058 %Macon County: 6.853 %Madison County: 11.73 %Marion County: 4.001 %Meriwether County: 10.77 %Miller County: 12.276 %Mitchell County: 16.002 %Monroe County: 10.155 %Montgomery County: 18.276 %Morgan County: 13.029 %Murray County: 9.018 %Muscogee County: 11.53 %Newton County: 10.772 %Oconee County: 9.141 %Oglethorpe County: 12.396 %Paulding County: 12.638 %Peach County: 16.208 %Pickens County: 12.304 %Pierce County: 15.119 %Pike County: 8.498 %Polk County: 8.096 %Pulaski County: 8.398 %Putnam County: 10.744 %Quitman County: 17.967 %Rabun County: 12.129 %Randolph County: 10.285 %Richmond County: 12.05 %Rockdale County: 10.527 %Schley County: 15.018 %Screven County: 13.83 %Seminole County: 7.681 %Spalding County: 14.637 %Stephens County: 9.52 %Stewart County: 5.552 %Sumter County: 13.506 %Talbot County: 14.115 %Taliaferro County: 25.581 %Tattnall County: 10.928 %Taylor County: 14.819 %Telfair County: 6.194 %Terrell County: 11.189 %Thomas County: 15.573 %Tift County: 12.246 %Toombs County: 11.785 %Towns County: 21.89 %Treutlen County: 55.367 %Troup County: 12.576 %Turner County: 8.764 %Twiggs County: 5.665 %Union County: 10.367 %Upson County: 9.846 %Walker County: 9.453 %Walton County: 11.092 %Ware County: 9.746 %Warren County: 6.494 %Washington County: 8.525 %Wayne County: 9.703 %Webster County: 4.028 %Wheeler County: 8.157 %White County: 10.447 %Whitfield County: 8.361 %Wilcox County: 23.194 %Wilkes County: 14.34 %Wilkinson County: 8.97 %Worth County: 12.908 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Treutlen County: 55.367 %Treutlen County55.367Bleckley County: 40.761 %Bleckley County40.761Taliaferro County: 25.581 %Taliaferro County25.581Wilcox County: 23.194 %Wilcox County23.194Towns County: 21.89 %Towns County21.89Calhoun County: 21.141 %Calhoun County21.141Burke County: 20.522 %Burke County20.522Elbert County: 19.092 %Elbert County19.092Montgomery County: 18.276 %Montgomery County18.276Greene County: 18.256 %Greene County18.256Quitman County: 17.967 %Quitman County17.967Johnson County: 17.905 %Johnson County17.905Crawford County: 17.614 %Crawford County17.614Berrien County: 17.193 %Berrien County17.193Echols County: 17.1 %Echols County17.1Jasper County: 16.55 %Jasper County16.55Dooly County: 16.21 %Dooly County16.21Peach County: 16.208 %Peach County16.208Mitchell County: 16.002 %Mitchell County16.002Long County: 15.646 %Long County15.646Thomas County: 15.573 %Thomas County15.573Pierce County: 15.119 %Pierce County15.119Baldwin County: 15.114 %Baldwin County15.114Grady County: 15.071 %Grady County15.071McIntosh County: 15.058 %McIntosh County15.058Schley County: 15.018 %Schley County15.018Lee County: 14.949 %Lee County14.949Candler County: 14.878 %Candler County14.878Taylor County: 14.819 %Taylor County14.819Spalding County: 14.637 %Spalding County14.637Brooks County: 14.36 %Brooks County14.36Wilkes County: 14.34 %Wilkes County14.34Talbot County: 14.115 %Talbot County14.115Lincoln County: 13.89 %Lincoln County13.89Screven County: 13.83 %Screven County13.83Dawson County: 13.77 %Dawson County13.77Haralson County: 13.757 %Haralson County13.757Cobb County: 13.727 %Cobb County13.727Sumter County: 13.506 %Sumter County13.506Hart County: 13.395 %Hart County13.395Treutlen County: 55.367 %Treutlen County55.367Bleckley County: 40.761 %Bleckley County40.761Taliaferro County: 25.581 %Taliaferro County25.581Wilcox County: 23.194 %Wilcox County23.194Towns County: 21.89 %Towns County21.89Calhoun County: 21.141 %Calhoun County21.141Burke County: 20.522 %Burke County20.522Elbert County: 19.092 %Elbert County19.092Montgomery County: 18.276 %Montgomery County18.276Greene County: 18.256 %Greene County18.256Quitman County: 17.967 %Quitman County17.967Johnson County: 17.905 %Johnson County17.905Crawford County: 17.614 %Crawford County17.614Berrien County: 17.193 %Berrien County17.193Echols County: 17.1 %Echols County17.1Jasper County: 16.55 %Jasper County16.55Dooly County: 16.21 %Dooly County16.21Peach County: 16.208 %Peach County16.208Mitchell County: 16.002 %Mitchell County16.002Long County: 15.646 %Long County15.646Thomas County: 15.573 %Thomas County15.573Pierce County: 15.119 %Pierce County15.119Baldwin County: 15.114 %Baldwin County15.114Grady County: 15.071 %Grady County15.071McIntosh County: 15.058 %McIntosh County15.058Schley County: 15.018 %Schley County15.018Lee County: 14.949 %Lee County14.949Candler County: 14.878 %Candler County14.878Taylor County: 14.819 %Taylor County14.819Spalding County: 14.637 %Spalding County14.637Brooks County: 14.36 %Brooks County14.36Wilkes County: 14.34 %Wilkes County14.34Talbot County: 14.115 %Talbot County14.115Lincoln County: 13.89 %Lincoln County13.89Screven County: 13.83 %Screven County13.83Dawson County: 13.77 %Dawson County13.77Haralson County: 13.757 %Haralson County13.757Cobb County: 13.727 %Cobb County13.727Sumter County: 13.506 %Sumter County13.506Hart County: 13.395 %Hart County13.395
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Treutlen County55.367+34.19 pts
2Bleckley County40.761+22.62 pts
3Taliaferro County25.581+12.38 pts
4Wilcox County23.194+1.8 pts
5Towns County21.89+8.27 pts
6Calhoun County21.141+8.36 pts
7Burke County20.522+8.28 pts
8Elbert County19.092+11.04 pts
9Montgomery County18.276+2.59 pts
10Greene County18.256+4.16 pts
11Quitman County17.967+13.55 pts
12Johnson County17.905+3.09 pts
13Crawford County17.614-0.94 pts
14Berrien County17.193+4.53 pts
15Echols County17.1-1.47 pts
16Jasper County16.55+4.79 pts
17Dooly County16.21+6.2 pts
18Peach County16.208+9.01 pts
19Mitchell County16.002+7.61 pts
20Long County15.646-5.37 pts
21Thomas County15.573+6.48 pts
22Pierce County15.119+6.57 pts
23Baldwin County15.114+0.23 pts
24Grady County15.071+2.97 pts
25McIntosh County15.058-8.35 pts
26Schley County15.018+5.66 pts
27Lee County14.949-5.32 pts
28Candler County14.878+6.87 pts
29Taylor County14.819+2.12 pts
30Spalding County14.637+5.82 pts
31Brooks County14.36-4.24 pts
32Wilkes County14.34+4.1 pts
33Talbot County14.115+4.49 pts
34Lincoln County13.89+0.15 pts
35Screven County13.83-2.29 pts
36Dawson County13.77+4.67 pts
37Haralson County13.757+5.14 pts
38Cobb County13.727+1.56 pts
39Sumter County13.506+1.47 pts
40Hart County13.395+5.69 pts
41Clayton County13.277+1.59 pts
42Columbia County13.271+1.21 pts
43Morgan County13.029+4.26 pts
44Irwin County12.976-0.88 pts
45Worth County12.908-2.24 pts
46Dougherty County12.878+1.75 pts
47Camden County12.757-6.34 pts
48Lamar County12.691+3.98 pts
49Paulding County12.638+0.77 pts
50Laurens County12.592+1.17 pts
51Troup County12.576+3.82 pts
52Brantley County12.469-2.35 pts
53Oglethorpe County12.396-6.16 pts
54Pickens County12.304-0.09 pts
55Miller County12.276-4.36 pts
56Tift County12.246+3.2 pts
57Butts County12.237-0.53 pts
58Rabun County12.129+0.64 pts
59Richmond County12.05+1.29 pts
60Fulton County11.872-2.99 pts
61Lumpkin County11.85-3.84 pts
62Toombs County11.785+2.4 pts
63Madison County11.73-1.1 pts
64Hancock County11.632+3.34 pts
65Muscogee County11.53-0.92 pts
66Gwinnett County11.428-1.9 pts
67McDuffie County11.327-2.56 pts
68Bacon County11.299-3.72 pts
68Henry County11.299-0.8 pts
70Terrell County11.189+4.63 pts
71Cherokee County11.173-1.65 pts
72Forsyth County11.096-1.4 pts
73Walton County11.092-2.45 pts
74Bulloch County11.054-0.89 pts
75Barrow County10.983+1.19 pts
76Catoosa County10.978-5.79 pts
77Tattnall County10.928+2.35 pts
78Fayette County10.861-0.19 pts
79Heard County10.847+1.39 pts
80Emanuel County10.839+0.82 pts
81Liberty County10.781-3.82 pts
82Baker County10.776+0.67 pts
83Newton County10.772-3.55 pts
84Meriwether County10.77+1.3 pts
85Putnam County10.744-2.54 pts
86Floyd County10.74-0.4 pts
87Douglas County10.734-1.39 pts
88Jackson County10.729-0.5 pts
89Carroll County10.712-0.28 pts
90DeKalb County10.649-1.72 pts
91Glynn County10.648+0.29 pts
92Appling County10.639+1.08 pts
93Cook County10.589-1.94 pts
94Lanier County10.576-0.37 pts
95Jenkins County10.561+1.53 pts
96Franklin County10.554+1.3 pts
97Rockdale County10.527-3.97 pts
98Chatham County10.512-2.04 pts
99Fannin County10.502-1.51 pts
100White County10.447-0.72 pts
101Houston County10.39-3.66 pts
102Gilmer County10.378-1.6 pts
103Union County10.367-0.24 pts
104Randolph County10.285+3.89 pts
105Lowndes County10.233-3 pts
106Monroe County10.155-9.17 pts
107Dodge County10.105-2.14 pts
108Coweta County10.081-1.21 pts
109Bryan County10.063-5.42 pts
110Bibb County9.913-1.01 pts
111Upson County9.846+1 pts
112Crisp County9.843-2.58 pts
113Effingham County9.809-0.73 pts
114Habersham County9.774-1.22 pts
115Ware County9.746-1.23 pts
116Wayne County9.703-2.1 pts
117Glascock County9.677+2.9 pts
118Jefferson County9.609+1.36 pts
119Jones County9.541-8.01 pts
120Stephens County9.52-0.49 pts
121Walker County9.453-1.37 pts
122Ben Hill County9.296-13.65 pts
123Oconee County9.141-1.63 pts
124Bartow County9.063-5.9 pts
125Murray County9.018-8.43 pts
126Wilkinson County8.97-1.59 pts
127Turner County8.764-2.67 pts
128Evans County8.706+2.72 pts
129Clarke County8.681-6.84 pts
130Chattahoochee County8.638-4.48 pts
131Decatur County8.557-2.22 pts
132Washington County8.525-0.03 pts
133Banks County8.512-5.21 pts
134Pike County8.498-5.5 pts
135Pulaski County8.398-5.18 pts
136Whitfield County8.361-5.73 pts
137Colquitt County8.264-2.4 pts
138Charlton County8.175-0.76 pts
139Wheeler County8.157-5.97 pts
140Polk County8.096-5.45 pts
141Clay County8.022-16.09 pts
142Gordon County7.93-5.61 pts
143Hall County7.912-1.54 pts
144Seminole County7.681-4.35 pts
145Harris County7.508-11.75 pts
146Atkinson County7.308-2.74 pts
147Coffee County7.126-3.63 pts
148Macon County6.853-4.21 pts
149Dade County6.795+1.27 pts
150Chattooga County6.608+0.46 pts
151Clinch County6.573-11.38 pts
152Warren County6.494-10.83 pts
153Early County6.346-5.2 pts
154Telfair County6.194+0.46 pts
155Jeff Davis County6.134-9.1 pts
156Twiggs County5.665-0.55 pts
157Stewart County5.552-6.89 pts
158Webster County4.028-0.59 pts
159Marion County4.001-2.15 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Treutlen County, with 55.367% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Marion County, with 4.001% in 2013.

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