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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Webster County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2015, at 44.193%. Baker County had the lowest, at 3.125%. The median was 10.824% and the figure for Georgia was 11.098%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.193Webster County
Lowest3.125Baker County
Median10.824159 counties
Georgia11.098History

Map of counties, 2015

Appling County: 5.604 %Atkinson County: 4.077 %Bacon County: 6.293 %Baker County: 3.125 %Baldwin County: 6.946 %Banks County: 10.341 %Barrow County: 8.438 %Bartow County: 13.943 %Ben Hill County: 6.787 %Berrien County: 8.177 %Bibb County: 11.006 %Bleckley County: 14.446 %Brantley County: 10.125 %Brooks County: 8.804 %Bryan County: 11.942 %Bulloch County: 10.293 %Burke County: 5.294 %Butts County: 8.002 %Calhoun County: 6.56 %Camden County: 19.077 %Candler County: 10.717 %Carroll County: 9.831 %Catoosa County: 11.529 %Charlton County: 12.067 %Chatham County: 9.073 %Chattahoochee County: 12.589 %Chattooga County: 4.751 %Cherokee County: 11.657 %Clarke County: 11.002 %Clay County: 26.917 %Clayton County: 10.864 %Clinch County: 15.568 %Cobb County: 11.943 %Coffee County: 7.632 %Colquitt County: 11.68 %Columbia County: 11.761 %Cook County: 16.234 %Coweta County: 11.844 %Crawford County: 13.647 %Crisp County: 8.576 %Dade County: 6.135 %Dawson County: 12.762 %Decatur County: 8.292 %DeKalb County: 12.413 %Dodge County: 11.731 %Dooly County: 5.44 %Dougherty County: 13.738 %Douglas County: 9.772 %Early County: 5.803 %Echols County: 16.129 %Effingham County: 11.968 %Elbert County: 7.075 %Emanuel County: 8.298 %Evans County: 4.457 %Fannin County: 11.613 %Fayette County: 12.317 %Floyd County: 8.578 %Forsyth County: 10.802 %Franklin County: 12.586 %Fulton County: 11.772 %Gilmer County: 11.328 %Glascock County: 8.675 %Glynn County: 11.144 %Gordon County: 11.841 %Grady County: 6.909 %Greene County: 13.184 %Gwinnett County: 12.694 %Habersham County: 6.823 %Hall County: 9.047 %Hancock County: 5.863 %Haralson County: 10.15 %Harris County: 15.674 %Hart County: 6.987 %Heard County: 12.105 %Henry County: 11.042 %Houston County: 10.336 %Irwin County: 10.52 %Jackson County: 10.034 %Jasper County: 8.501 %Jeff Davis County: 8.796 %Jefferson County: 10.888 %Jenkins County: 12.396 %Johnson County: 10.109 %Jones County: 17.432 %Lamar County: 7.565 %Lanier County: 15.45 %Laurens County: 7.801 %Lee County: 9.93 %Liberty County: 7.721 %Lincoln County: 10.142 %Long County: 14.627 %Lowndes County: 10.024 %Lumpkin County: 10.902 %McDuffie County: 7.851 %McIntosh County: 13.287 %Macon County: 26.519 %Madison County: 16.926 %Marion County: 16.026 %Meriwether County: 11.634 %Miller County: 12.164 %Mitchell County: 11.6 %Monroe County: 10.323 %Montgomery County: 14.888 %Morgan County: 5.824 %Murray County: 6.442 %Muscogee County: 9.941 %Newton County: 10.824 %Oconee County: 9.474 %Oglethorpe County: 11.41 %Paulding County: 12.855 %Peach County: 8.598 %Pickens County: 10.556 %Pierce County: 9.474 %Pike County: 8.809 %Polk County: 10.951 %Pulaski County: 14.46 %Putnam County: 22.261 %Quitman County: 10.959 %Rabun County: 9.544 %Randolph County: 6.468 %Richmond County: 9.342 %Rockdale County: 10.84 %Schley County: 12.78 %Screven County: 11.433 %Seminole County: 11.577 %Spalding County: 8.944 %Stephens County: 8.296 %Stewart County: 11.963 %Sumter County: 15.35 %Talbot County: 26.062 %Taliaferro County: 13.483 %Tattnall County: 9.006 %Taylor County: 10.881 %Telfair County: 14.826 %Terrell County: 7.627 %Thomas County: 11.918 %Tift County: 6.438 %Toombs County: 11.728 %Towns County: 7.128 %Treutlen County: 11.111 %Troup County: 8.184 %Turner County: 7.671 %Twiggs County: 3.844 %Union County: 8.531 %Upson County: 13.179 %Walker County: 7.817 %Walton County: 11.501 %Ware County: 11.775 %Warren County: 16.419 %Washington County: 8.354 %Wayne County: 9.26 %Webster County: 44.193 %Wheeler County: 8.065 %White County: 11.725 %Whitfield County: 6.633 %Wilcox County: 21.459 %Wilkes County: 9.639 %Wilkinson County: 14.206 %Worth County: 14.011 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Webster County: 44.193 %Webster County44.193Clay County: 26.917 %Clay County26.917Macon County: 26.519 %Macon County26.519Talbot County: 26.062 %Talbot County26.062Putnam County: 22.261 %Putnam County22.261Wilcox County: 21.459 %Wilcox County21.459Camden County: 19.077 %Camden County19.077Jones County: 17.432 %Jones County17.432Madison County: 16.926 %Madison County16.926Warren County: 16.419 %Warren County16.419Cook County: 16.234 %Cook County16.234Echols County: 16.129 %Echols County16.129Marion County: 16.026 %Marion County16.026Harris County: 15.674 %Harris County15.674Clinch County: 15.568 %Clinch County15.568Lanier County: 15.45 %Lanier County15.45Sumter County: 15.35 %Sumter County15.35Montgomery County: 14.888 %Montgomery County14.888Telfair County: 14.826 %Telfair County14.826Long County: 14.627 %Long County14.627Pulaski County: 14.46 %Pulaski County14.46Bleckley County: 14.446 %Bleckley County14.446Wilkinson County: 14.206 %Wilkinson County14.206Worth County: 14.011 %Worth County14.011Bartow County: 13.943 %Bartow County13.943Dougherty County: 13.738 %Dougherty County13.738Crawford County: 13.647 %Crawford County13.647Taliaferro County: 13.483 %Taliaferro County13.483McIntosh County: 13.287 %McIntosh County13.287Greene County: 13.184 %Greene County13.184Upson County: 13.179 %Upson County13.179Paulding County: 12.855 %Paulding County12.855Schley County: 12.78 %Schley County12.78Dawson County: 12.762 %Dawson County12.762Gwinnett County: 12.694 %Gwinnett County12.694Chattahoochee County: 12.589 %Chattahoochee County12.589Franklin County: 12.586 %Franklin County12.586DeKalb County: 12.413 %DeKalb County12.413Jenkins County: 12.396 %Jenkins County12.396Fayette County: 12.317 %Fayette County12.317Webster County: 44.193 %Webster County44.193Clay County: 26.917 %Clay County26.917Macon County: 26.519 %Macon County26.519Talbot County: 26.062 %Talbot County26.062Putnam County: 22.261 %Putnam County22.261Wilcox County: 21.459 %Wilcox County21.459Camden County: 19.077 %Camden County19.077Jones County: 17.432 %Jones County17.432Madison County: 16.926 %Madison County16.926Warren County: 16.419 %Warren County16.419Cook County: 16.234 %Cook County16.234Echols County: 16.129 %Echols County16.129Marion County: 16.026 %Marion County16.026Harris County: 15.674 %Harris County15.674Clinch County: 15.568 %Clinch County15.568Lanier County: 15.45 %Lanier County15.45Sumter County: 15.35 %Sumter County15.35Montgomery County: 14.888 %Montgomery County14.888Telfair County: 14.826 %Telfair County14.826Long County: 14.627 %Long County14.627Pulaski County: 14.46 %Pulaski County14.46Bleckley County: 14.446 %Bleckley County14.446Wilkinson County: 14.206 %Wilkinson County14.206Worth County: 14.011 %Worth County14.011Bartow County: 13.943 %Bartow County13.943Dougherty County: 13.738 %Dougherty County13.738Crawford County: 13.647 %Crawford County13.647Taliaferro County: 13.483 %Taliaferro County13.483McIntosh County: 13.287 %McIntosh County13.287Greene County: 13.184 %Greene County13.184Upson County: 13.179 %Upson County13.179Paulding County: 12.855 %Paulding County12.855Schley County: 12.78 %Schley County12.78Dawson County: 12.762 %Dawson County12.762Gwinnett County: 12.694 %Gwinnett County12.694Chattahoochee County: 12.589 %Chattahoochee County12.589Franklin County: 12.586 %Franklin County12.586DeKalb County: 12.413 %DeKalb County12.413Jenkins County: 12.396 %Jenkins County12.396Fayette County: 12.317 %Fayette County12.317
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Webster County44.193+43.83 pts
2Clay County26.917+14.68 pts
3Macon County26.519+6.84 pts
4Talbot County26.062+18.61 pts
5Putnam County22.261+13.26 pts
6Wilcox County21.459+16.2 pts
7Camden County19.077+1.27 pts
8Jones County17.432+8.07 pts
9Madison County16.926+2.56 pts
10Warren County16.419+10.32 pts
11Cook County16.234+3.18 pts
12Echols County16.129-6.95 pts
13Marion County16.026+12.14 pts
14Harris County15.674+2.68 pts
15Clinch County15.568+7.01 pts
16Lanier County15.45+9.7 pts
17Sumter County15.35+2.23 pts
18Montgomery County14.888+5.61 pts
19Telfair County14.826+10.54 pts
20Long County14.627+3.6 pts
21Pulaski County14.46+9.29 pts
22Bleckley County14.446-4.17 pts
23Wilkinson County14.206+5.6 pts
24Worth County14.011-7.35 pts
25Bartow County13.943+4.33 pts
26Dougherty County13.738+1.39 pts
27Crawford County13.647+1.78 pts
28Taliaferro County13.483+11.09 pts
29McIntosh County13.287+0.5 pts
30Greene County13.184-0.67 pts
31Upson County13.179+0.42 pts
32Paulding County12.855+3.99 pts
33Schley County12.78-11.03 pts
34Dawson County12.762-3.96 pts
35Gwinnett County12.694+0.67 pts
36Chattahoochee County12.589-6.34 pts
37Franklin County12.586+5.19 pts
38DeKalb County12.413+0.14 pts
39Jenkins County12.396+7.14 pts
40Fayette County12.317+0.92 pts
41Miller County12.164+3.22 pts
42Heard County12.105+4.33 pts
43Charlton County12.067+5.71 pts
44Effingham County11.968+0.91 pts
45Stewart County11.963-5.9 pts
46Cobb County11.943+0.94 pts
47Bryan County11.942-6.42 pts
48Thomas County11.918+3.13 pts
49Coweta County11.844+3.02 pts
50Gordon County11.841+3.24 pts
51Ware County11.775+1.82 pts
52Fulton County11.772-0.03 pts
53Columbia County11.761-0.2 pts
54Dodge County11.731-10.48 pts
55Toombs County11.728+3.45 pts
56White County11.725-0.17 pts
57Colquitt County11.68+0.69 pts
58Cherokee County11.657-0.38 pts
59Meriwether County11.634+3.83 pts
60Fannin County11.613+2.02 pts
61Mitchell County11.6+4.7 pts
62Seminole County11.577-0.93 pts
63Catoosa County11.529+1.75 pts
64Walton County11.501+1.82 pts
65Screven County11.433-1.2 pts
66Oglethorpe County11.41+0.58 pts
67Gilmer County11.328+3.81 pts
68Glynn County11.144-0.04 pts
69Treutlen County11.111+4.06 pts
70Henry County11.042+0.58 pts
71Bibb County11.006+2.55 pts
72Clarke County11.002+1.65 pts
73Quitman County10.959+3.97 pts
74Polk County10.951+2.44 pts
75Lumpkin County10.902+0.71 pts
76Jefferson County10.888+0.71 pts
77Taylor County10.881+4.07 pts
78Clayton County10.864-1.32 pts
79Rockdale County10.84+2.45 pts
80Newton County10.824-1.08 pts
81Forsyth County10.802-2.07 pts
82Candler County10.717+3.07 pts
83Pickens County10.556+1.08 pts
84Irwin County10.52-10.09 pts
85Banks County10.341+0.67 pts
86Houston County10.336-2.18 pts
87Monroe County10.323-1.14 pts
88Bulloch County10.293-2.62 pts
89Haralson County10.15+0.02 pts
90Lincoln County10.142-3.71 pts
91Brantley County10.125-0.2 pts
92Johnson County10.109-1 pts
93Jackson County10.034+0.36 pts
94Lowndes County10.024+2.07 pts
95Muscogee County9.941-0.42 pts
96Lee County9.93+0.15 pts
97Carroll County9.831+0.26 pts
98Douglas County9.772-0.45 pts
99Wilkes County9.639-0.8 pts
100Rabun County9.544-2.7 pts
101Oconee County9.474-2.34 pts
101Pierce County9.474-0.62 pts
103Richmond County9.342+1.59 pts
104Wayne County9.26-3.54 pts
105Chatham County9.073-2 pts
106Hall County9.047-1.39 pts
107Tattnall County9.006+1.33 pts
108Spalding County8.944-0.96 pts
109Pike County8.809+0.68 pts
110Brooks County8.804-1.97 pts
111Jeff Davis County8.796+2.48 pts
112Glascock County8.675+1.35 pts
113Peach County8.598-1.84 pts
114Floyd County8.578-1.8 pts
115Crisp County8.576-0.1 pts
116Union County8.531-0.96 pts
117Jasper County8.501+0.88 pts
118Barrow County8.438+0.11 pts
119Washington County8.354-1.16 pts
120Emanuel County8.298-2.62 pts
121Stephens County8.296-2.22 pts
122Decatur County8.292+0.24 pts
123Troup County8.184-0.41 pts
124Berrien County8.177-13.95 pts
125Wheeler County8.065-13.09 pts
126Butts County8.002-0.81 pts
127McDuffie County7.851-2.31 pts
128Walker County7.817+0.05 pts
129Laurens County7.801-0.7 pts
130Liberty County7.721-3.71 pts
131Turner County7.671-4.87 pts
132Coffee County7.632-0.07 pts
133Terrell County7.627+1.99 pts
134Lamar County7.565-14.6 pts
135Towns County7.128-3.5 pts
136Elbert County7.075-5.54 pts
137Hart County6.987+1.21 pts
138Baldwin County6.946-0.83 pts
139Grady County6.909+0.43 pts
140Habersham County6.823-3.41 pts
141Ben Hill County6.787-4.68 pts
142Whitfield County6.633-1.57 pts
143Calhoun County6.56-27.54 pts
144Randolph County6.468-3.38 pts
145Murray County6.442+0.18 pts
146Tift County6.438-5.11 pts
147Bacon County6.293-10.81 pts
148Dade County6.135+0.41 pts
149Hancock County5.863-4.49 pts
150Morgan County5.824-6.08 pts
151Early County5.803-2.57 pts
152Appling County5.604-4.9 pts
153Dooly County5.44-7.26 pts
154Burke County5.294-5.6 pts
155Chattooga County4.751-1.97 pts
156Evans County4.457+0.96 pts
157Atkinson County4.077-1.16 pts
158Twiggs County3.844-6.34 pts
159Baker County3.125-5.04 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/georgia-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Webster County, with 44.193% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Baker County, with 3.125% in 2015.

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