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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Calhoun County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2014, at 34.105%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0.363%. The median was 10.179% and the figure for Georgia was 11.438%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.105Calhoun County
Lowest0.363Webster County
Median10.179159 counties
Georgia11.438History

Map of counties, 2014

Appling County: 10.507 %Atkinson County: 5.232 %Bacon County: 17.106 %Baker County: 8.163 %Baldwin County: 7.779 %Banks County: 9.67 %Barrow County: 8.326 %Bartow County: 9.615 %Ben Hill County: 11.47 %Berrien County: 22.122 %Bibb County: 8.451 %Bleckley County: 18.618 %Brantley County: 10.327 %Brooks County: 10.777 %Bryan County: 18.358 %Bulloch County: 12.914 %Burke County: 10.893 %Butts County: 8.81 %Calhoun County: 34.105 %Camden County: 17.804 %Candler County: 7.651 %Carroll County: 9.575 %Catoosa County: 9.783 %Charlton County: 6.361 %Chatham County: 11.077 %Chattahoochee County: 18.931 %Chattooga County: 6.719 %Cherokee County: 12.034 %Clarke County: 9.348 %Clay County: 12.233 %Clayton County: 12.182 %Clinch County: 8.558 %Cobb County: 10.999 %Coffee County: 7.7 %Colquitt County: 10.995 %Columbia County: 11.963 %Cook County: 13.059 %Coweta County: 8.821 %Crawford County: 11.867 %Crisp County: 8.674 %Dade County: 5.726 %Dawson County: 16.718 %Decatur County: 8.052 %DeKalb County: 12.271 %Dodge County: 22.209 %Dooly County: 12.697 %Dougherty County: 12.352 %Douglas County: 10.222 %Early County: 8.37 %Echols County: 23.077 %Effingham County: 11.053 %Elbert County: 12.617 %Emanuel County: 10.921 %Evans County: 3.502 %Fannin County: 9.593 %Fayette County: 11.395 %Floyd County: 10.375 %Forsyth County: 12.874 %Franklin County: 7.399 %Fulton County: 11.806 %Gilmer County: 7.519 %Glascock County: 7.33 %Glynn County: 11.186 %Gordon County: 8.596 %Grady County: 6.478 %Greene County: 13.85 %Gwinnett County: 12.026 %Habersham County: 10.237 %Hall County: 10.437 %Hancock County: 10.351 %Haralson County: 10.13 %Harris County: 12.995 %Hart County: 5.779 %Heard County: 7.772 %Henry County: 10.459 %Houston County: 12.518 %Irwin County: 20.611 %Jackson County: 9.671 %Jasper County: 7.621 %Jeff Davis County: 6.312 %Jefferson County: 10.183 %Jenkins County: 5.26 %Johnson County: 11.111 %Jones County: 9.361 %Lamar County: 22.166 %Lanier County: 5.751 %Laurens County: 8.497 %Lee County: 9.779 %Liberty County: 11.429 %Lincoln County: 13.848 %Long County: 11.024 %Lowndes County: 7.95 %Lumpkin County: 10.196 %McDuffie County: 10.162 %McIntosh County: 12.783 %Macon County: 19.674 %Madison County: 14.366 %Marion County: 3.885 %Meriwether County: 7.804 %Miller County: 8.948 %Mitchell County: 6.903 %Monroe County: 11.462 %Montgomery County: 9.278 %Morgan County: 11.905 %Murray County: 6.262 %Muscogee County: 10.357 %Newton County: 11.906 %Oconee County: 11.81 %Oglethorpe County: 10.832 %Paulding County: 8.865 %Peach County: 10.441 %Pickens County: 9.475 %Pierce County: 10.09 %Pike County: 8.131 %Polk County: 8.511 %Pulaski County: 5.171 %Putnam County: 8.997 %Quitman County: 6.993 %Rabun County: 12.247 %Randolph County: 9.843 %Richmond County: 7.757 %Rockdale County: 8.392 %Schley County: 23.806 %Screven County: 12.631 %Seminole County: 12.509 %Spalding County: 9.903 %Stephens County: 10.515 %Stewart County: 17.862 %Sumter County: 13.121 %Talbot County: 7.448 %Taliaferro County: 2.395 %Tattnall County: 7.672 %Taylor County: 6.808 %Telfair County: 4.286 %Terrell County: 5.633 %Thomas County: 8.783 %Tift County: 11.546 %Toombs County: 8.281 %Towns County: 10.633 %Treutlen County: 7.055 %Troup County: 8.592 %Turner County: 12.54 %Twiggs County: 10.179 %Union County: 9.491 %Upson County: 12.758 %Walker County: 7.769 %Walton County: 9.679 %Ware County: 9.956 %Warren County: 6.098 %Washington County: 9.515 %Wayne County: 12.802 %Webster County: 0.363 %Wheeler County: 21.154 %White County: 11.891 %Whitfield County: 8.198 %Wilcox County: 5.263 %Wilkes County: 10.443 %Wilkinson County: 8.602 %Worth County: 21.364 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Calhoun County: 34.105 %Calhoun County34.105Schley County: 23.806 %Schley County23.806Echols County: 23.077 %Echols County23.077Dodge County: 22.209 %Dodge County22.209Lamar County: 22.166 %Lamar County22.166Berrien County: 22.122 %Berrien County22.122Worth County: 21.364 %Worth County21.364Wheeler County: 21.154 %Wheeler County21.154Irwin County: 20.611 %Irwin County20.611Macon County: 19.674 %Macon County19.674Chattahoochee County: 18.931 %Chattahoochee County18.931Bleckley County: 18.618 %Bleckley County18.618Bryan County: 18.358 %Bryan County18.358Stewart County: 17.862 %Stewart County17.862Camden County: 17.804 %Camden County17.804Bacon County: 17.106 %Bacon County17.106Dawson County: 16.718 %Dawson County16.718Madison County: 14.366 %Madison County14.366Greene County: 13.85 %Greene County13.85Lincoln County: 13.848 %Lincoln County13.848Sumter County: 13.121 %Sumter County13.121Cook County: 13.059 %Cook County13.059Harris County: 12.995 %Harris County12.995Bulloch County: 12.914 %Bulloch County12.914Forsyth County: 12.874 %Forsyth County12.874Wayne County: 12.802 %Wayne County12.802McIntosh County: 12.783 %McIntosh County12.783Upson County: 12.758 %Upson County12.758Dooly County: 12.697 %Dooly County12.697Screven County: 12.631 %Screven County12.631Elbert County: 12.617 %Elbert County12.617Turner County: 12.54 %Turner County12.54Houston County: 12.518 %Houston County12.518Seminole County: 12.509 %Seminole County12.509Dougherty County: 12.352 %Dougherty County12.352DeKalb County: 12.271 %DeKalb County12.271Rabun County: 12.247 %Rabun County12.247Clay County: 12.233 %Clay County12.233Clayton County: 12.182 %Clayton County12.182Cherokee County: 12.034 %Cherokee County12.034Calhoun County: 34.105 %Calhoun County34.105Schley County: 23.806 %Schley County23.806Echols County: 23.077 %Echols County23.077Dodge County: 22.209 %Dodge County22.209Lamar County: 22.166 %Lamar County22.166Berrien County: 22.122 %Berrien County22.122Worth County: 21.364 %Worth County21.364Wheeler County: 21.154 %Wheeler County21.154Irwin County: 20.611 %Irwin County20.611Macon County: 19.674 %Macon County19.674Chattahoochee County: 18.931 %Chattahoochee County18.931Bleckley County: 18.618 %Bleckley County18.618Bryan County: 18.358 %Bryan County18.358Stewart County: 17.862 %Stewart County17.862Camden County: 17.804 %Camden County17.804Bacon County: 17.106 %Bacon County17.106Dawson County: 16.718 %Dawson County16.718Madison County: 14.366 %Madison County14.366Greene County: 13.85 %Greene County13.85Lincoln County: 13.848 %Lincoln County13.848Sumter County: 13.121 %Sumter County13.121Cook County: 13.059 %Cook County13.059Harris County: 12.995 %Harris County12.995Bulloch County: 12.914 %Bulloch County12.914Forsyth County: 12.874 %Forsyth County12.874Wayne County: 12.802 %Wayne County12.802McIntosh County: 12.783 %McIntosh County12.783Upson County: 12.758 %Upson County12.758Dooly County: 12.697 %Dooly County12.697Screven County: 12.631 %Screven County12.631Elbert County: 12.617 %Elbert County12.617Turner County: 12.54 %Turner County12.54Houston County: 12.518 %Houston County12.518Seminole County: 12.509 %Seminole County12.509Dougherty County: 12.352 %Dougherty County12.352DeKalb County: 12.271 %DeKalb County12.271Rabun County: 12.247 %Rabun County12.247Clay County: 12.233 %Clay County12.233Clayton County: 12.182 %Clayton County12.182Cherokee County: 12.034 %Cherokee County12.034
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Calhoun County34.105+12.96 pts
2Schley County23.806+8.79 pts
3Echols County23.077+5.98 pts
4Dodge County22.209+12.1 pts
5Lamar County22.166+9.47 pts
6Berrien County22.122+4.93 pts
7Worth County21.364+8.46 pts
8Wheeler County21.154+13 pts
9Irwin County20.611+7.63 pts
10Macon County19.674+12.82 pts
11Chattahoochee County18.931+10.29 pts
12Bleckley County18.618-22.14 pts
13Bryan County18.358+8.29 pts
14Stewart County17.862+12.31 pts
15Camden County17.804+5.05 pts
16Bacon County17.106+5.81 pts
17Dawson County16.718+2.95 pts
18Madison County14.366+2.64 pts
19Greene County13.85-4.41 pts
20Lincoln County13.848-0.04 pts
21Sumter County13.121-0.38 pts
22Cook County13.059+2.47 pts
23Harris County12.995+5.49 pts
24Bulloch County12.914+1.86 pts
25Forsyth County12.874+1.78 pts
26Wayne County12.802+3.1 pts
27McIntosh County12.783-2.28 pts
28Upson County12.758+2.91 pts
29Dooly County12.697-3.51 pts
30Screven County12.631-1.2 pts
31Elbert County12.617-6.47 pts
32Turner County12.54+3.78 pts
33Houston County12.518+2.13 pts
34Seminole County12.509+4.83 pts
35Dougherty County12.352-0.53 pts
36DeKalb County12.271+1.62 pts
37Rabun County12.247+0.12 pts
38Clay County12.233+4.21 pts
39Clayton County12.182-1.09 pts
40Cherokee County12.034+0.86 pts
41Gwinnett County12.026+0.6 pts
42Columbia County11.963-1.31 pts
43Newton County11.906+1.13 pts
44Morgan County11.905-1.12 pts
45White County11.891+1.44 pts
46Crawford County11.867-5.75 pts
47Oconee County11.81+2.67 pts
48Fulton County11.806-0.07 pts
49Tift County11.546-0.7 pts
50Ben Hill County11.47+2.17 pts
51Monroe County11.462+1.31 pts
52Liberty County11.429+0.65 pts
53Fayette County11.395+0.53 pts
54Glynn County11.186+0.54 pts
55Johnson County11.111-6.79 pts
56Chatham County11.077+0.56 pts
57Effingham County11.053+1.24 pts
58Long County11.024-4.62 pts
59Cobb County10.999-2.73 pts
60Colquitt County10.995+2.73 pts
61Emanuel County10.921+0.08 pts
62Burke County10.893-9.63 pts
63Oglethorpe County10.832-1.56 pts
64Brooks County10.777-3.58 pts
65Towns County10.633-11.26 pts
66Stephens County10.515+1 pts
67Appling County10.507-0.13 pts
68Henry County10.459-0.84 pts
69Wilkes County10.443-3.9 pts
70Peach County10.441-5.77 pts
71Hall County10.437+2.52 pts
72Floyd County10.375-0.37 pts
73Muscogee County10.357-1.17 pts
74Hancock County10.351-1.28 pts
75Brantley County10.327-2.14 pts
76Habersham County10.237+0.46 pts
77Douglas County10.222-0.51 pts
78Lumpkin County10.196-1.65 pts
79Jefferson County10.183+0.57 pts
80Twiggs County10.179+4.51 pts
81McDuffie County10.162-1.16 pts
82Haralson County10.13-3.63 pts
83Pierce County10.09-5.03 pts
84Ware County9.956+0.21 pts
85Spalding County9.903-4.73 pts
86Randolph County9.843-0.44 pts
87Catoosa County9.783-1.2 pts
88Lee County9.779-5.17 pts
89Walton County9.679-1.41 pts
90Jackson County9.671-1.06 pts
91Banks County9.67+1.16 pts
92Bartow County9.615+0.55 pts
93Fannin County9.593-0.91 pts
94Carroll County9.575-1.14 pts
95Washington County9.515+0.99 pts
96Union County9.491-0.88 pts
97Pickens County9.475-2.83 pts
98Jones County9.361-0.18 pts
99Clarke County9.348+0.67 pts
100Montgomery County9.278-9 pts
101Putnam County8.997-1.75 pts
102Miller County8.948-3.33 pts
103Paulding County8.865-3.77 pts
104Coweta County8.821-1.26 pts
105Butts County8.81-3.43 pts
106Thomas County8.783-6.79 pts
107Crisp County8.674-1.17 pts
108Wilkinson County8.602-0.37 pts
109Gordon County8.596+0.67 pts
110Troup County8.592-3.98 pts
111Clinch County8.558+1.98 pts
112Polk County8.511+0.41 pts
113Laurens County8.497-4.1 pts
114Bibb County8.451-1.46 pts
115Rockdale County8.392-2.13 pts
116Early County8.37+2.02 pts
117Barrow County8.326-2.66 pts
118Toombs County8.281-3.5 pts
119Whitfield County8.198-0.16 pts
120Baker County8.163-2.61 pts
121Pike County8.131-0.37 pts
122Decatur County8.052-0.51 pts
123Lowndes County7.95-2.28 pts
124Meriwether County7.804-2.97 pts
125Baldwin County7.779-7.34 pts
126Heard County7.772-3.07 pts
127Walker County7.769-1.68 pts
128Richmond County7.757-4.29 pts
129Coffee County7.7+0.57 pts
130Tattnall County7.672-3.26 pts
131Candler County7.651-7.23 pts
132Jasper County7.621-8.93 pts
133Gilmer County7.519-2.86 pts
134Talbot County7.448-6.67 pts
135Franklin County7.399-3.16 pts
136Glascock County7.33-2.35 pts
137Treutlen County7.055-48.31 pts
138Quitman County6.993-10.97 pts
139Mitchell County6.903-9.1 pts
140Taylor County6.808-8.01 pts
141Chattooga County6.719+0.11 pts
142Grady County6.478-8.59 pts
143Charlton County6.361-1.81 pts
144Jeff Davis County6.312+0.18 pts
145Murray County6.262-2.76 pts
146Warren County6.098-0.4 pts
147Hart County5.779-7.62 pts
148Lanier County5.751-4.83 pts
149Dade County5.726-1.07 pts
150Terrell County5.633-5.56 pts
151Wilcox County5.263-17.93 pts
152Jenkins County5.26-5.3 pts
153Atkinson County5.232-2.08 pts
154Pulaski County5.171-3.23 pts
155Telfair County4.286-1.91 pts
156Marion County3.885-0.12 pts
157Evans County3.502-5.2 pts
158Taliaferro County2.395-23.19 pts
159Webster County0.363-3.66 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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Calhoun County, with 34.105% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Webster County, with 0.363% in 2014.

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