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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Taliaferro County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2017, at 41.481%. Webster County had the lowest, at 4.007%. The median was 10.964% and the figure for Georgia was 12.082%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.481Taliaferro County
Lowest4.007Webster County
Median10.964159 counties
Georgia12.082History

Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 10.181 %Atkinson County: 5.988 %Bacon County: 9.239 %Baker County: 4.554 %Baldwin County: 13.781 %Banks County: 9.914 %Barrow County: 10.908 %Bartow County: 10.132 %Ben Hill County: 14.076 %Berrien County: 10.349 %Bibb County: 10.762 %Bleckley County: 9.507 %Brantley County: 16.579 %Brooks County: 8.256 %Bryan County: 14.675 %Bulloch County: 12.587 %Burke County: 5.936 %Butts County: 10.279 %Calhoun County: 7.366 %Camden County: 16.873 %Candler County: 13.675 %Carroll County: 10.713 %Catoosa County: 9.761 %Charlton County: 30.935 %Chatham County: 12.644 %Chattahoochee County: 22.222 %Chattooga County: 12.708 %Cherokee County: 9.724 %Clarke County: 12.708 %Clay County: 27.071 %Clayton County: 14.338 %Clinch County: 6.969 %Cobb County: 12.496 %Coffee County: 9.607 %Colquitt County: 9.463 %Columbia County: 11.885 %Cook County: 12.671 %Coweta County: 10.306 %Crawford County: 19.064 %Crisp County: 10.041 %Dade County: 6.147 %Dawson County: 9.561 %Decatur County: 11.176 %DeKalb County: 12.872 %Dodge County: 12.646 %Dooly County: 7.505 %Dougherty County: 13.053 %Douglas County: 14.114 %Early County: 6.848 %Echols County: 6.635 %Effingham County: 11.96 %Elbert County: 8.25 %Emanuel County: 11.224 %Evans County: 6.718 %Fannin County: 12.125 %Fayette County: 10.722 %Floyd County: 8.537 %Forsyth County: 11.755 %Franklin County: 19.65 %Fulton County: 12.629 %Gilmer County: 12.417 %Glascock County: 7.033 %Glynn County: 10.964 %Gordon County: 12.472 %Grady County: 8.175 %Greene County: 9.128 %Gwinnett County: 13.011 %Habersham County: 11.227 %Hall County: 9.553 %Hancock County: 16.126 %Haralson County: 10.665 %Harris County: 16.241 %Hart County: 7.245 %Heard County: 9.865 %Henry County: 11.339 %Houston County: 10.406 %Irwin County: 22.309 %Jackson County: 9.287 %Jasper County: 5.753 %Jeff Davis County: 15.711 %Jefferson County: 13.716 %Jenkins County: 11.04 %Johnson County: 27.632 %Jones County: 9.606 %Lamar County: 8.729 %Lanier County: 8.441 %Laurens County: 13.237 %Lee County: 8.238 %Liberty County: 12.776 %Lincoln County: 12.306 %Long County: 14.02 %Lowndes County: 10.629 %Lumpkin County: 14.246 %McDuffie County: 9.366 %McIntosh County: 13.632 %Macon County: 9.674 %Madison County: 12.999 %Marion County: 12.548 %Meriwether County: 14.67 %Miller County: 10.89 %Mitchell County: 16.283 %Monroe County: 11.682 %Montgomery County: 7.358 %Morgan County: 8.333 %Murray County: 16.278 %Muscogee County: 11.347 %Newton County: 10.491 %Oconee County: 9.795 %Oglethorpe County: 11.415 %Paulding County: 8.678 %Peach County: 8.213 %Pickens County: 9.305 %Pierce County: 19.694 %Pike County: 9.086 %Polk County: 8.462 %Pulaski County: 12.506 %Putnam County: 14.848 %Quitman County: 7.425 %Rabun County: 9.279 %Randolph County: 10.899 %Richmond County: 11.973 %Rockdale County: 12.221 %Schley County: 24.825 %Screven County: 10.166 %Seminole County: 13.878 %Spalding County: 12.656 %Stephens County: 12.938 %Stewart County: 4.415 %Sumter County: 13.29 %Talbot County: 28.963 %Taliaferro County: 41.481 %Tattnall County: 12.88 %Taylor County: 33.784 %Telfair County: 6.045 %Terrell County: 7.253 %Thomas County: 9.445 %Tift County: 9.317 %Toombs County: 8.495 %Towns County: 18.317 %Treutlen County: 7.441 %Troup County: 8.853 %Turner County: 8.136 %Twiggs County: 12.744 %Union County: 10.362 %Upson County: 12.518 %Walker County: 13.761 %Walton County: 9.33 %Ware County: 9.88 %Warren County: 21.377 %Washington County: 10.307 %Wayne County: 15.379 %Webster County: 4.007 %Wheeler County: 13.678 %White County: 9.413 %Whitfield County: 13.403 %Wilcox County: 24.769 %Wilkes County: 10.279 %Wilkinson County: 13.4 %Worth County: 7.062 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Taliaferro County: 41.481 %Taliaferro County41.481Taylor County: 33.784 %Taylor County33.784Charlton County: 30.935 %Charlton County30.935Talbot County: 28.963 %Talbot County28.963Johnson County: 27.632 %Johnson County27.632Clay County: 27.071 %Clay County27.071Schley County: 24.825 %Schley County24.825Wilcox County: 24.769 %Wilcox County24.769Irwin County: 22.309 %Irwin County22.309Chattahoochee County: 22.222 %Chattahoochee County22.222Warren County: 21.377 %Warren County21.377Pierce County: 19.694 %Pierce County19.694Franklin County: 19.65 %Franklin County19.65Crawford County: 19.064 %Crawford County19.064Towns County: 18.317 %Towns County18.317Camden County: 16.873 %Camden County16.873Brantley County: 16.579 %Brantley County16.579Mitchell County: 16.283 %Mitchell County16.283Murray County: 16.278 %Murray County16.278Harris County: 16.241 %Harris County16.241Hancock County: 16.126 %Hancock County16.126Jeff Davis County: 15.711 %Jeff Davis County15.711Wayne County: 15.379 %Wayne County15.379Putnam County: 14.848 %Putnam County14.848Bryan County: 14.675 %Bryan County14.675Meriwether County: 14.67 %Meriwether County14.67Clayton County: 14.338 %Clayton County14.338Lumpkin County: 14.246 %Lumpkin County14.246Douglas County: 14.114 %Douglas County14.114Ben Hill County: 14.076 %Ben Hill County14.076Long County: 14.02 %Long County14.02Seminole County: 13.878 %Seminole County13.878Baldwin County: 13.781 %Baldwin County13.781Walker County: 13.761 %Walker County13.761Jefferson County: 13.716 %Jefferson County13.716Wheeler County: 13.678 %Wheeler County13.678Candler County: 13.675 %Candler County13.675McIntosh County: 13.632 %McIntosh County13.632Whitfield County: 13.403 %Whitfield County13.403Wilkinson County: 13.4 %Wilkinson County13.4Taliaferro County: 41.481 %Taliaferro County41.481Taylor County: 33.784 %Taylor County33.784Charlton County: 30.935 %Charlton County30.935Talbot County: 28.963 %Talbot County28.963Johnson County: 27.632 %Johnson County27.632Clay County: 27.071 %Clay County27.071Schley County: 24.825 %Schley County24.825Wilcox County: 24.769 %Wilcox County24.769Irwin County: 22.309 %Irwin County22.309Chattahoochee County: 22.222 %Chattahoochee County22.222Warren County: 21.377 %Warren County21.377Pierce County: 19.694 %Pierce County19.694Franklin County: 19.65 %Franklin County19.65Crawford County: 19.064 %Crawford County19.064Towns County: 18.317 %Towns County18.317Camden County: 16.873 %Camden County16.873Brantley County: 16.579 %Brantley County16.579Mitchell County: 16.283 %Mitchell County16.283Murray County: 16.278 %Murray County16.278Harris County: 16.241 %Harris County16.241Hancock County: 16.126 %Hancock County16.126Jeff Davis County: 15.711 %Jeff Davis County15.711Wayne County: 15.379 %Wayne County15.379Putnam County: 14.848 %Putnam County14.848Bryan County: 14.675 %Bryan County14.675Meriwether County: 14.67 %Meriwether County14.67Clayton County: 14.338 %Clayton County14.338Lumpkin County: 14.246 %Lumpkin County14.246Douglas County: 14.114 %Douglas County14.114Ben Hill County: 14.076 %Ben Hill County14.076Long County: 14.02 %Long County14.02Seminole County: 13.878 %Seminole County13.878Baldwin County: 13.781 %Baldwin County13.781Walker County: 13.761 %Walker County13.761Jefferson County: 13.716 %Jefferson County13.716Wheeler County: 13.678 %Wheeler County13.678Candler County: 13.675 %Candler County13.675McIntosh County: 13.632 %McIntosh County13.632Whitfield County: 13.403 %Whitfield County13.403Wilkinson County: 13.4 %Wilkinson County13.4
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Taliaferro County41.481+30.44 pts
2Taylor County33.784+22.04 pts
3Charlton County30.935+24.52 pts
4Talbot County28.963+22.41 pts
5Johnson County27.632+15.54 pts
6Clay County27.071+16.04 pts
7Schley County24.825+7.26 pts
8Wilcox County24.769+12.89 pts
9Irwin County22.309+13.84 pts
10Chattahoochee County22.222+14.21 pts
11Warren County21.377+18.14 pts
12Pierce County19.694+10.02 pts
13Franklin County19.65+13.46 pts
14Crawford County19.064-1.24 pts
15Towns County18.317+12.46 pts
16Camden County16.873+5.3 pts
17Brantley County16.579+5.46 pts
18Mitchell County16.283+6.76 pts
19Murray County16.278+8.27 pts
20Harris County16.241-0.91 pts
21Hancock County16.126+0.07 pts
22Jeff Davis County15.711+2.34 pts
23Wayne County15.379+1.93 pts
24Putnam County14.848+2.93 pts
25Bryan County14.675+5.21 pts
26Meriwether County14.67+4.98 pts
27Clayton County14.338+1.98 pts
28Lumpkin County14.246+1.11 pts
29Douglas County14.114+2.3 pts
30Ben Hill County14.076+5.04 pts
31Long County14.02+3.11 pts
32Seminole County13.878+4.23 pts
33Baldwin County13.781+7.2 pts
34Walker County13.761+5.61 pts
35Jefferson County13.716+4.94 pts
36Wheeler County13.678+6.03 pts
37Candler County13.675+2.03 pts
38McIntosh County13.632-4.6 pts
39Whitfield County13.403+6.73 pts
40Wilkinson County13.4+6.36 pts
41Sumter County13.29+1.56 pts
42Laurens County13.237+5.1 pts
43Dougherty County13.053+2.13 pts
44Gwinnett County13.011+0.38 pts
45Madison County12.999+0.75 pts
46Stephens County12.938+4.98 pts
47Tattnall County12.88+3.27 pts
48DeKalb County12.872+2.19 pts
49Liberty County12.776-3.22 pts
50Twiggs County12.744+1.68 pts
51Chattooga County12.708+8.64 pts
51Clarke County12.708+3.96 pts
53Cook County12.671+5.18 pts
54Spalding County12.656+0.39 pts
55Dodge County12.646-1.38 pts
56Chatham County12.644+2.68 pts
57Fulton County12.629+1.38 pts
58Bulloch County12.587+2.13 pts
59Marion County12.548-14.59 pts
60Upson County12.518+4.5 pts
61Pulaski County12.506+2.08 pts
62Cobb County12.496+2.22 pts
63Gordon County12.472+6.44 pts
64Gilmer County12.417+5.76 pts
65Lincoln County12.306+1.94 pts
66Rockdale County12.221-3.24 pts
67Fannin County12.125+2.1 pts
68Richmond County11.973+2.49 pts
69Effingham County11.96+0.85 pts
70Columbia County11.885+1.08 pts
71Forsyth County11.755-1.11 pts
72Monroe County11.682-4.57 pts
73Oglethorpe County11.415-15.58 pts
74Muscogee County11.347+1.15 pts
75Henry County11.339+0.83 pts
76Habersham County11.227+6.48 pts
77Emanuel County11.224+1.96 pts
78Decatur County11.176+0.86 pts
79Jenkins County11.04+1.87 pts
80Glynn County10.964-0.75 pts
81Barrow County10.908+0.87 pts
82Randolph County10.899+7.28 pts
83Miller County10.89+2.62 pts
84Bibb County10.762+3.56 pts
85Fayette County10.722+1.86 pts
86Carroll County10.713+3.71 pts
87Haralson County10.665+1.45 pts
88Lowndes County10.629+1.84 pts
89Newton County10.491+0.57 pts
90Houston County10.406-0.23 pts
91Union County10.362+2.42 pts
92Berrien County10.349-13.72 pts
93Washington County10.307-1.14 pts
94Coweta County10.306+2.37 pts
95Butts County10.279+1.41 pts
95Wilkes County10.279-3 pts
97Appling County10.181+3.08 pts
98Screven County10.166+4.11 pts
99Bartow County10.132+1.32 pts
100Crisp County10.041-0.9 pts
101Banks County9.914+2.39 pts
102Ware County9.88-4.21 pts
103Heard County9.865-11.8 pts
104Oconee County9.795-0.11 pts
105Catoosa County9.761-2.99 pts
106Cherokee County9.724-0.47 pts
107Macon County9.674-1.69 pts
108Coffee County9.607+2.97 pts
109Jones County9.606+2.31 pts
110Dawson County9.561+1.7 pts
111Hall County9.553+1.5 pts
112Bleckley County9.507-5.81 pts
113Colquitt County9.463+2.46 pts
114Thomas County9.445+1.34 pts
115White County9.413+1.05 pts
116McDuffie County9.366+2.07 pts
117Walton County9.33+1.36 pts
118Tift County9.317+1.26 pts
119Pickens County9.305-0.89 pts
120Jackson County9.287+3.03 pts
121Rabun County9.279+1.25 pts
122Bacon County9.239-1.66 pts
123Greene County9.128+1 pts
124Pike County9.086+1.04 pts
125Troup County8.853+1.08 pts
126Lamar County8.729-1.21 pts
127Paulding County8.678-1.98 pts
128Floyd County8.537+0.07 pts
129Toombs County8.495-1.81 pts
130Polk County8.462-3.59 pts
131Lanier County8.441-2.1 pts
132Morgan County8.333-3.88 pts
133Brooks County8.256+0.87 pts
134Elbert County8.25-0.2 pts
135Lee County8.238-2.83 pts
136Peach County8.213+0.47 pts
137Grady County8.175+1.75 pts
138Turner County8.136-2.92 pts
139Dooly County7.505-1.07 pts
140Treutlen County7.441-5.33 pts
141Quitman County7.425-5.43 pts
142Calhoun County7.366-5.58 pts
143Montgomery County7.358-19.09 pts
144Terrell County7.253-2.18 pts
145Hart County7.245-2.84 pts
146Worth County7.062-2.39 pts
147Glascock County7.033-0.61 pts
148Clinch County6.969-9.15 pts
149Early County6.848-0.76 pts
150Evans County6.718+1.86 pts
151Echols County6.635-23.93 pts
152Dade County6.147+2.06 pts
153Telfair County6.045-14.84 pts
154Atkinson County5.988-0.31 pts
155Burke County5.936-1.96 pts
156Jasper County5.753-4.42 pts
157Baker County4.554-2.4 pts
158Stewart County4.415-7.04 pts
159Webster County4.007-40.92 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Taliaferro County, with 41.481% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Webster County, with 4.007% in 2017.

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