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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Webster County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2016, at 44.923%. Warren County had the lowest, at 3.232%. The median was 9.934% and the figure for Georgia was 10.534%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.923Webster County
Lowest3.232Warren County
Median9.934159 counties
Georgia10.534History

Map of counties, 2016

Appling County: 7.103 %Atkinson County: 6.298 %Bacon County: 10.904 %Baker County: 6.957 %Baldwin County: 6.584 %Banks County: 7.528 %Barrow County: 10.036 %Bartow County: 8.81 %Ben Hill County: 9.041 %Berrien County: 24.069 %Bibb County: 7.201 %Bleckley County: 15.319 %Brantley County: 11.124 %Brooks County: 7.39 %Bryan County: 9.47 %Bulloch County: 10.455 %Burke County: 7.892 %Butts County: 8.869 %Calhoun County: 12.946 %Camden County: 11.573 %Candler County: 11.648 %Carroll County: 7.007 %Catoosa County: 12.747 %Charlton County: 6.415 %Chatham County: 9.964 %Chattahoochee County: 8.008 %Chattooga County: 4.064 %Cherokee County: 10.194 %Clarke County: 8.745 %Clay County: 11.032 %Clayton County: 12.36 %Clinch County: 16.117 %Cobb County: 10.279 %Coffee County: 6.635 %Colquitt County: 7.004 %Columbia County: 10.805 %Cook County: 7.489 %Coweta County: 7.933 %Crawford County: 20.304 %Crisp County: 10.937 %Dade County: 4.087 %Dawson County: 7.857 %Decatur County: 10.319 %DeKalb County: 10.685 %Dodge County: 14.029 %Dooly County: 8.575 %Dougherty County: 10.927 %Douglas County: 11.811 %Early County: 7.609 %Echols County: 30.568 %Effingham County: 11.107 %Elbert County: 8.454 %Emanuel County: 9.268 %Evans County: 4.855 %Fannin County: 10.03 %Fayette County: 8.865 %Floyd County: 8.467 %Forsyth County: 12.87 %Franklin County: 6.187 %Fulton County: 11.254 %Gilmer County: 6.653 %Glascock County: 7.64 %Glynn County: 11.711 %Gordon County: 6.028 %Grady County: 6.427 %Greene County: 8.127 %Gwinnett County: 12.627 %Habersham County: 4.744 %Hall County: 8.055 %Hancock County: 16.061 %Haralson County: 9.219 %Harris County: 17.146 %Hart County: 10.085 %Heard County: 21.665 %Henry County: 10.506 %Houston County: 10.632 %Irwin County: 8.472 %Jackson County: 6.254 %Jasper County: 10.169 %Jeff Davis County: 13.376 %Jefferson County: 8.78 %Jenkins County: 9.171 %Johnson County: 12.097 %Jones County: 7.296 %Lamar County: 9.934 %Lanier County: 10.542 %Laurens County: 8.138 %Lee County: 11.063 %Liberty County: 15.998 %Lincoln County: 10.37 %Long County: 10.914 %Lowndes County: 8.784 %Lumpkin County: 13.135 %McDuffie County: 7.292 %McIntosh County: 18.229 %Macon County: 11.364 %Madison County: 12.248 %Marion County: 27.141 %Meriwether County: 9.689 %Miller County: 8.27 %Mitchell County: 9.521 %Monroe County: 16.253 %Montgomery County: 26.443 %Morgan County: 12.213 %Murray County: 8.011 %Muscogee County: 10.194 %Newton County: 9.916 %Oconee County: 9.902 %Oglethorpe County: 26.993 %Paulding County: 10.663 %Peach County: 7.74 %Pickens County: 10.2 %Pierce County: 9.671 %Pike County: 8.041 %Polk County: 12.053 %Pulaski County: 10.422 %Putnam County: 11.914 %Quitman County: 12.857 %Rabun County: 8.027 %Randolph County: 3.618 %Richmond County: 9.479 %Rockdale County: 15.464 %Schley County: 17.566 %Screven County: 6.061 %Seminole County: 9.65 %Spalding County: 12.265 %Stephens County: 7.962 %Stewart County: 11.451 %Sumter County: 11.726 %Talbot County: 6.557 %Taliaferro County: 11.043 %Tattnall County: 9.608 %Taylor County: 11.742 %Telfair County: 20.883 %Terrell County: 9.436 %Thomas County: 8.102 %Tift County: 8.056 %Toombs County: 10.308 %Towns County: 5.862 %Treutlen County: 12.766 %Troup County: 7.773 %Turner County: 11.052 %Twiggs County: 11.065 %Union County: 7.944 %Upson County: 8.023 %Walker County: 8.152 %Walton County: 7.975 %Ware County: 14.095 %Warren County: 3.232 %Washington County: 11.446 %Wayne County: 13.45 %Webster County: 44.923 %Wheeler County: 7.652 %White County: 8.363 %Whitfield County: 6.669 %Wilcox County: 11.878 %Wilkes County: 13.278 %Wilkinson County: 7.044 %Worth County: 9.454 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Webster County: 44.923 %Webster County44.923Echols County: 30.568 %Echols County30.568Marion County: 27.141 %Marion County27.141Oglethorpe County: 26.993 %Oglethorpe County26.993Montgomery County: 26.443 %Montgomery County26.443Berrien County: 24.069 %Berrien County24.069Heard County: 21.665 %Heard County21.665Telfair County: 20.883 %Telfair County20.883Crawford County: 20.304 %Crawford County20.304McIntosh County: 18.229 %McIntosh County18.229Schley County: 17.566 %Schley County17.566Harris County: 17.146 %Harris County17.146Monroe County: 16.253 %Monroe County16.253Clinch County: 16.117 %Clinch County16.117Hancock County: 16.061 %Hancock County16.061Liberty County: 15.998 %Liberty County15.998Rockdale County: 15.464 %Rockdale County15.464Bleckley County: 15.319 %Bleckley County15.319Ware County: 14.095 %Ware County14.095Dodge County: 14.029 %Dodge County14.029Wayne County: 13.45 %Wayne County13.45Jeff Davis County: 13.376 %Jeff Davis County13.376Wilkes County: 13.278 %Wilkes County13.278Lumpkin County: 13.135 %Lumpkin County13.135Calhoun County: 12.946 %Calhoun County12.946Forsyth County: 12.87 %Forsyth County12.87Quitman County: 12.857 %Quitman County12.857Treutlen County: 12.766 %Treutlen County12.766Catoosa County: 12.747 %Catoosa County12.747Gwinnett County: 12.627 %Gwinnett County12.627Clayton County: 12.36 %Clayton County12.36Spalding County: 12.265 %Spalding County12.265Madison County: 12.248 %Madison County12.248Morgan County: 12.213 %Morgan County12.213Johnson County: 12.097 %Johnson County12.097Polk County: 12.053 %Polk County12.053Putnam County: 11.914 %Putnam County11.914Wilcox County: 11.878 %Wilcox County11.878Douglas County: 11.811 %Douglas County11.811Taylor County: 11.742 %Taylor County11.742Webster County: 44.923 %Webster County44.923Echols County: 30.568 %Echols County30.568Marion County: 27.141 %Marion County27.141Oglethorpe County: 26.993 %Oglethorpe County26.993Montgomery County: 26.443 %Montgomery County26.443Berrien County: 24.069 %Berrien County24.069Heard County: 21.665 %Heard County21.665Telfair County: 20.883 %Telfair County20.883Crawford County: 20.304 %Crawford County20.304McIntosh County: 18.229 %McIntosh County18.229Schley County: 17.566 %Schley County17.566Harris County: 17.146 %Harris County17.146Monroe County: 16.253 %Monroe County16.253Clinch County: 16.117 %Clinch County16.117Hancock County: 16.061 %Hancock County16.061Liberty County: 15.998 %Liberty County15.998Rockdale County: 15.464 %Rockdale County15.464Bleckley County: 15.319 %Bleckley County15.319Ware County: 14.095 %Ware County14.095Dodge County: 14.029 %Dodge County14.029Wayne County: 13.45 %Wayne County13.45Jeff Davis County: 13.376 %Jeff Davis County13.376Wilkes County: 13.278 %Wilkes County13.278Lumpkin County: 13.135 %Lumpkin County13.135Calhoun County: 12.946 %Calhoun County12.946Forsyth County: 12.87 %Forsyth County12.87Quitman County: 12.857 %Quitman County12.857Treutlen County: 12.766 %Treutlen County12.766Catoosa County: 12.747 %Catoosa County12.747Gwinnett County: 12.627 %Gwinnett County12.627Clayton County: 12.36 %Clayton County12.36Spalding County: 12.265 %Spalding County12.265Madison County: 12.248 %Madison County12.248Morgan County: 12.213 %Morgan County12.213Johnson County: 12.097 %Johnson County12.097Polk County: 12.053 %Polk County12.053Putnam County: 11.914 %Putnam County11.914Wilcox County: 11.878 %Wilcox County11.878Douglas County: 11.811 %Douglas County11.811Taylor County: 11.742 %Taylor County11.742
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Webster County44.923+0.73 pts
2Echols County30.568+14.44 pts
3Marion County27.141+11.11 pts
4Oglethorpe County26.993+15.58 pts
5Montgomery County26.443+11.56 pts
6Berrien County24.069+15.89 pts
7Heard County21.665+9.56 pts
8Telfair County20.883+6.06 pts
9Crawford County20.304+6.66 pts
10McIntosh County18.229+4.94 pts
11Schley County17.566+4.79 pts
12Harris County17.146+1.47 pts
13Monroe County16.253+5.93 pts
14Clinch County16.117+0.55 pts
15Hancock County16.061+10.2 pts
16Liberty County15.998+8.28 pts
17Rockdale County15.464+4.62 pts
18Bleckley County15.319+0.87 pts
19Ware County14.095+2.32 pts
20Dodge County14.029+2.3 pts
21Wayne County13.45+4.19 pts
22Jeff Davis County13.376+4.58 pts
23Wilkes County13.278+3.64 pts
24Lumpkin County13.135+2.23 pts
25Calhoun County12.946+6.39 pts
26Forsyth County12.87+2.07 pts
27Quitman County12.857+1.9 pts
28Treutlen County12.766+1.65 pts
29Catoosa County12.747+1.22 pts
30Gwinnett County12.627-0.07 pts
31Clayton County12.36+1.5 pts
32Spalding County12.265+3.32 pts
33Madison County12.248-4.68 pts
34Morgan County12.213+6.39 pts
35Johnson County12.097+1.99 pts
36Polk County12.053+1.1 pts
37Putnam County11.914-10.35 pts
38Wilcox County11.878-9.58 pts
39Douglas County11.811+2.04 pts
40Taylor County11.742+0.86 pts
41Sumter County11.726-3.62 pts
42Glynn County11.711+0.57 pts
43Candler County11.648+0.93 pts
44Camden County11.573-7.5 pts
45Stewart County11.451-0.51 pts
46Washington County11.446+3.09 pts
47Macon County11.364-15.15 pts
48Fulton County11.254-0.52 pts
49Brantley County11.124+1 pts
50Effingham County11.107-0.86 pts
51Twiggs County11.065+7.22 pts
52Lee County11.063+1.13 pts
53Turner County11.052+3.38 pts
54Taliaferro County11.043-2.44 pts
55Clay County11.032-15.89 pts
56Crisp County10.937+2.36 pts
57Dougherty County10.927-2.81 pts
58Long County10.914-3.71 pts
59Bacon County10.904+4.61 pts
60Columbia County10.805-0.96 pts
61DeKalb County10.685-1.73 pts
62Paulding County10.663-2.19 pts
63Houston County10.632+0.3 pts
64Lanier County10.542-4.91 pts
65Henry County10.506-0.54 pts
66Bulloch County10.455+0.16 pts
67Pulaski County10.422-4.04 pts
68Lincoln County10.37+0.23 pts
69Decatur County10.319+2.03 pts
70Toombs County10.308-1.42 pts
71Cobb County10.279-1.66 pts
72Pickens County10.2-0.36 pts
73Cherokee County10.194-1.46 pts
73Muscogee County10.194+0.25 pts
75Jasper County10.169+1.67 pts
76Hart County10.085+3.1 pts
77Barrow County10.036+1.6 pts
78Fannin County10.03-1.58 pts
79Chatham County9.964+0.89 pts
80Lamar County9.934+2.37 pts
81Newton County9.916-0.91 pts
82Oconee County9.902+0.43 pts
83Meriwether County9.689-1.95 pts
84Pierce County9.671+0.2 pts
85Seminole County9.65-1.93 pts
86Tattnall County9.608+0.6 pts
87Mitchell County9.521-2.08 pts
88Richmond County9.479+0.14 pts
89Bryan County9.47-2.47 pts
90Worth County9.454-4.56 pts
91Terrell County9.436+1.81 pts
92Emanuel County9.268+0.97 pts
93Haralson County9.219-0.93 pts
94Jenkins County9.171-3.23 pts
95Ben Hill County9.041+2.25 pts
96Butts County8.869+0.87 pts
97Fayette County8.865-3.45 pts
98Bartow County8.81-5.13 pts
99Lowndes County8.784-1.24 pts
100Jefferson County8.78-2.11 pts
101Clarke County8.745-2.26 pts
102Dooly County8.575+3.13 pts
103Irwin County8.472-2.05 pts
104Floyd County8.467-0.11 pts
105Elbert County8.454+1.38 pts
106White County8.363-3.36 pts
107Miller County8.27-3.89 pts
108Walker County8.152+0.33 pts
109Laurens County8.138+0.34 pts
110Greene County8.127-5.06 pts
111Thomas County8.102-3.82 pts
112Tift County8.056+1.62 pts
113Hall County8.055-0.99 pts
114Pike County8.041-0.77 pts
115Rabun County8.027-1.52 pts
116Upson County8.023-5.16 pts
117Murray County8.011+1.57 pts
118Chattahoochee County8.008-4.58 pts
119Walton County7.975-3.53 pts
120Stephens County7.962-0.33 pts
121Union County7.944-0.59 pts
122Coweta County7.933-3.91 pts
123Burke County7.892+2.6 pts
124Dawson County7.857-4.91 pts
125Troup County7.773-0.41 pts
126Peach County7.74-0.86 pts
127Wheeler County7.652-0.41 pts
128Glascock County7.64-1.04 pts
129Early County7.609+1.81 pts
130Banks County7.528-2.81 pts
131Cook County7.489-8.75 pts
132Brooks County7.39-1.41 pts
133Jones County7.296-10.14 pts
134McDuffie County7.292-0.56 pts
135Bibb County7.201-3.81 pts
136Appling County7.103+1.5 pts
137Wilkinson County7.044-7.16 pts
138Carroll County7.007-2.82 pts
139Colquitt County7.004-4.68 pts
140Baker County6.957+3.83 pts
141Whitfield County6.669+0.04 pts
142Gilmer County6.653-4.67 pts
143Coffee County6.635-1 pts
144Baldwin County6.584-0.36 pts
145Talbot County6.557-19.51 pts
146Grady County6.427-0.48 pts
147Charlton County6.415-5.65 pts
148Atkinson County6.298+2.22 pts
149Jackson County6.254-3.78 pts
150Franklin County6.187-6.4 pts
151Screven County6.061-5.37 pts
152Gordon County6.028-5.81 pts
153Towns County5.862-1.27 pts
154Evans County4.855+0.4 pts
155Habersham County4.744-2.08 pts
156Dade County4.087-2.05 pts
157Chattooga County4.064-0.69 pts
158Randolph County3.618-2.85 pts
159Warren County3.232-13.19 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Webster County, with 44.923% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Warren County, with 3.232% in 2016.

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