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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Burke County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2018, at 49.916%. Webster County had the lowest, at 3.35%. The median was 10.034% and the figure for Georgia was 11.719%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.916Burke County
Lowest3.35Webster County
Median10.034159 counties
Georgia11.719History

Map of counties, 2018

Appling County: 14.666 %Atkinson County: 8.53 %Bacon County: 11.26 %Baker County: 6.285 %Baldwin County: 11.095 %Banks County: 10.034 %Barrow County: 10.119 %Bartow County: 10.5 %Ben Hill County: 6.716 %Berrien County: 9.675 %Bibb County: 8.677 %Bleckley County: 10.344 %Brantley County: 9.613 %Brooks County: 9.57 %Bryan County: 8.852 %Bulloch County: 10.744 %Burke County: 49.916 %Butts County: 8.519 %Calhoun County: 9.73 %Camden County: 9.884 %Candler County: 11.587 %Carroll County: 12.819 %Catoosa County: 10.27 %Charlton County: 11.765 %Chatham County: 10.489 %Chattahoochee County: 30.784 %Chattooga County: 10.597 %Cherokee County: 10.494 %Clarke County: 10.964 %Clay County: 7.223 %Clayton County: 11.901 %Clinch County: 8.79 %Cobb County: 14.253 %Coffee County: 6.786 %Colquitt County: 10.83 %Columbia County: 14.258 %Cook County: 9.105 %Coweta County: 10.049 %Crawford County: 11.174 %Crisp County: 7.914 %Dade County: 6.671 %Dawson County: 12.574 %Decatur County: 7.404 %DeKalb County: 12.438 %Dodge County: 16.774 %Dooly County: 5.698 %Dougherty County: 12.129 %Douglas County: 9.232 %Early County: 8.08 %Echols County: 16.45 %Effingham County: 8.981 %Elbert County: 12.849 %Emanuel County: 11.331 %Evans County: 6.838 %Fannin County: 18.889 %Fayette County: 12.359 %Floyd County: 8.009 %Forsyth County: 11.4 %Franklin County: 11.424 %Fulton County: 12.555 %Gilmer County: 10.584 %Glascock County: 6.882 %Glynn County: 12.13 %Gordon County: 12.211 %Grady County: 7.109 %Greene County: 8.481 %Gwinnett County: 11.685 %Habersham County: 10.117 %Hall County: 7.804 %Hancock County: 16.58 %Haralson County: 7.531 %Harris County: 9.49 %Hart County: 8.657 %Heard County: 12.817 %Henry County: 10.347 %Houston County: 11.191 %Irwin County: 7.463 %Jackson County: 8.67 %Jasper County: 9.377 %Jeff Davis County: 12.659 %Jefferson County: 7.807 %Jenkins County: 6.557 %Johnson County: 8.661 %Jones County: 20.119 %Lamar County: 9.319 %Lanier County: 15.403 %Laurens County: 9.258 %Lee County: 13.248 %Liberty County: 9.159 %Lincoln County: 15.864 %Long County: 10.747 %Lowndes County: 8.624 %Lumpkin County: 14.345 %McDuffie County: 14.834 %McIntosh County: 15.157 %Macon County: 12.631 %Madison County: 10.788 %Marion County: 8.165 %Meriwether County: 12.561 %Miller County: 11.774 %Mitchell County: 8.144 %Monroe County: 6.641 %Montgomery County: 8.087 %Morgan County: 9.419 %Murray County: 25.363 %Muscogee County: 10.168 %Newton County: 10.437 %Oconee County: 11.005 %Oglethorpe County: 10.422 %Paulding County: 13.771 %Peach County: 7.338 %Pickens County: 7.86 %Pierce County: 15.466 %Pike County: 10.389 %Polk County: 9.58 %Pulaski County: 11.204 %Putnam County: 14.214 %Quitman County: 8.426 %Rabun County: 10 %Randolph County: 9.017 %Richmond County: 8.853 %Rockdale County: 8.257 %Schley County: 6.52 %Screven County: 9.162 %Seminole County: 7.661 %Spalding County: 11.442 %Stephens County: 9.127 %Stewart County: 13.14 %Sumter County: 8.242 %Talbot County: 4.782 %Taliaferro County: 3.876 %Tattnall County: 8.331 %Taylor County: 5.973 %Telfair County: 6.1 %Terrell County: 7.174 %Thomas County: 10.052 %Tift County: 8.963 %Toombs County: 10.342 %Towns County: 12.14 %Treutlen County: 16.425 %Troup County: 9.601 %Turner County: 12.437 %Twiggs County: 5.506 %Union County: 6.598 %Upson County: 8.701 %Walker County: 8.502 %Walton County: 8.816 %Ware County: 11.225 %Warren County: 9.813 %Washington County: 9.462 %Wayne County: 9.999 %Webster County: 3.35 %Wheeler County: 13.026 %White County: 9.782 %Whitfield County: 10.107 %Wilcox County: 16.635 %Wilkes County: 9.741 %Wilkinson County: 6.771 %Worth County: 12.22 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Burke County: 49.916 %Burke County49.916Chattahoochee County: 30.784 %Chattahoochee County30.784Murray County: 25.363 %Murray County25.363Jones County: 20.119 %Jones County20.119Fannin County: 18.889 %Fannin County18.889Dodge County: 16.774 %Dodge County16.774Wilcox County: 16.635 %Wilcox County16.635Hancock County: 16.58 %Hancock County16.58Echols County: 16.45 %Echols County16.45Treutlen County: 16.425 %Treutlen County16.425Lincoln County: 15.864 %Lincoln County15.864Pierce County: 15.466 %Pierce County15.466Lanier County: 15.403 %Lanier County15.403McIntosh County: 15.157 %McIntosh County15.157McDuffie County: 14.834 %McDuffie County14.834Appling County: 14.666 %Appling County14.666Lumpkin County: 14.345 %Lumpkin County14.345Columbia County: 14.258 %Columbia County14.258Cobb County: 14.253 %Cobb County14.253Putnam County: 14.214 %Putnam County14.214Paulding County: 13.771 %Paulding County13.771Lee County: 13.248 %Lee County13.248Stewart County: 13.14 %Stewart County13.14Wheeler County: 13.026 %Wheeler County13.026Elbert County: 12.849 %Elbert County12.849Carroll County: 12.819 %Carroll County12.819Heard County: 12.817 %Heard County12.817Jeff Davis County: 12.659 %Jeff Davis County12.659Macon County: 12.631 %Macon County12.631Dawson County: 12.574 %Dawson County12.574Meriwether County: 12.561 %Meriwether County12.561Fulton County: 12.555 %Fulton County12.555DeKalb County: 12.438 %DeKalb County12.438Turner County: 12.437 %Turner County12.437Fayette County: 12.359 %Fayette County12.359Worth County: 12.22 %Worth County12.22Gordon County: 12.211 %Gordon County12.211Towns County: 12.14 %Towns County12.14Glynn County: 12.13 %Glynn County12.13Dougherty County: 12.129 %Dougherty County12.129Burke County: 49.916 %Burke County49.916Chattahoochee County: 30.784 %Chattahoochee County30.784Murray County: 25.363 %Murray County25.363Jones County: 20.119 %Jones County20.119Fannin County: 18.889 %Fannin County18.889Dodge County: 16.774 %Dodge County16.774Wilcox County: 16.635 %Wilcox County16.635Hancock County: 16.58 %Hancock County16.58Echols County: 16.45 %Echols County16.45Treutlen County: 16.425 %Treutlen County16.425Lincoln County: 15.864 %Lincoln County15.864Pierce County: 15.466 %Pierce County15.466Lanier County: 15.403 %Lanier County15.403McIntosh County: 15.157 %McIntosh County15.157McDuffie County: 14.834 %McDuffie County14.834Appling County: 14.666 %Appling County14.666Lumpkin County: 14.345 %Lumpkin County14.345Columbia County: 14.258 %Columbia County14.258Cobb County: 14.253 %Cobb County14.253Putnam County: 14.214 %Putnam County14.214Paulding County: 13.771 %Paulding County13.771Lee County: 13.248 %Lee County13.248Stewart County: 13.14 %Stewart County13.14Wheeler County: 13.026 %Wheeler County13.026Elbert County: 12.849 %Elbert County12.849Carroll County: 12.819 %Carroll County12.819Heard County: 12.817 %Heard County12.817Jeff Davis County: 12.659 %Jeff Davis County12.659Macon County: 12.631 %Macon County12.631Dawson County: 12.574 %Dawson County12.574Meriwether County: 12.561 %Meriwether County12.561Fulton County: 12.555 %Fulton County12.555DeKalb County: 12.438 %DeKalb County12.438Turner County: 12.437 %Turner County12.437Fayette County: 12.359 %Fayette County12.359Worth County: 12.22 %Worth County12.22Gordon County: 12.211 %Gordon County12.211Towns County: 12.14 %Towns County12.14Glynn County: 12.13 %Glynn County12.13Dougherty County: 12.129 %Dougherty County12.129
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Burke County49.916+43.98 pts
2Chattahoochee County30.784+8.56 pts
3Murray County25.363+9.09 pts
4Jones County20.119+10.51 pts
5Fannin County18.889+6.76 pts
6Dodge County16.774+4.13 pts
7Wilcox County16.635-8.13 pts
8Hancock County16.58+0.45 pts
9Echols County16.45+9.81 pts
10Treutlen County16.425+8.98 pts
11Lincoln County15.864+3.56 pts
12Pierce County15.466-4.23 pts
13Lanier County15.403+6.96 pts
14McIntosh County15.157+1.53 pts
15McDuffie County14.834+5.47 pts
16Appling County14.666+4.49 pts
17Lumpkin County14.345+0.1 pts
18Columbia County14.258+2.37 pts
19Cobb County14.253+1.76 pts
20Putnam County14.214-0.63 pts
21Paulding County13.771+5.09 pts
22Lee County13.248+5.01 pts
23Stewart County13.14+8.73 pts
24Wheeler County13.026-0.65 pts
25Elbert County12.849+4.6 pts
26Carroll County12.819+2.11 pts
27Heard County12.817+2.95 pts
28Jeff Davis County12.659-3.05 pts
29Macon County12.631+2.96 pts
30Dawson County12.574+3.01 pts
31Meriwether County12.561-2.11 pts
32Fulton County12.555-0.07 pts
33DeKalb County12.438-0.43 pts
34Turner County12.437+4.3 pts
35Fayette County12.359+1.64 pts
36Worth County12.22+5.16 pts
37Gordon County12.211-0.26 pts
38Towns County12.14-6.18 pts
39Glynn County12.13+1.17 pts
40Dougherty County12.129-0.92 pts
41Clayton County11.901-2.44 pts
42Miller County11.774+0.88 pts
43Charlton County11.765-19.17 pts
44Gwinnett County11.685-1.33 pts
45Candler County11.587-2.09 pts
46Spalding County11.442-1.21 pts
47Franklin County11.424-8.23 pts
48Forsyth County11.4-0.36 pts
49Emanuel County11.331+0.11 pts
50Bacon County11.26+2.02 pts
51Ware County11.225+1.34 pts
52Pulaski County11.204-1.3 pts
53Houston County11.191+0.79 pts
54Crawford County11.174-7.89 pts
55Baldwin County11.095-2.69 pts
56Oconee County11.005+1.21 pts
57Clarke County10.964-1.74 pts
58Colquitt County10.83+1.37 pts
59Madison County10.788-2.21 pts
60Long County10.747-3.27 pts
61Bulloch County10.744-1.84 pts
62Chattooga County10.597-2.11 pts
63Gilmer County10.584-1.83 pts
64Bartow County10.5+0.37 pts
65Cherokee County10.494+0.77 pts
66Chatham County10.489-2.15 pts
67Newton County10.437-0.05 pts
68Oglethorpe County10.422-0.99 pts
69Pike County10.389+1.3 pts
70Henry County10.347-0.99 pts
71Bleckley County10.344+0.84 pts
72Toombs County10.342+1.85 pts
73Catoosa County10.27+0.51 pts
74Muscogee County10.168-1.18 pts
75Barrow County10.119-0.79 pts
76Habersham County10.117-1.11 pts
77Whitfield County10.107-3.3 pts
78Thomas County10.052+0.61 pts
79Coweta County10.049-0.26 pts
80Banks County10.034+0.12 pts
81Rabun County10+0.72 pts
82Wayne County9.999-5.38 pts
83Camden County9.884-6.99 pts
84Warren County9.813-11.56 pts
85White County9.782+0.37 pts
86Wilkes County9.741-0.54 pts
87Calhoun County9.73+2.36 pts
88Berrien County9.675-0.67 pts
89Brantley County9.613-6.97 pts
90Troup County9.601+0.75 pts
91Polk County9.58+1.12 pts
92Brooks County9.57+1.31 pts
93Harris County9.49-6.75 pts
94Washington County9.462-0.85 pts
95Morgan County9.419+1.09 pts
96Jasper County9.377+3.62 pts
97Lamar County9.319+0.59 pts
98Laurens County9.258-3.98 pts
99Douglas County9.232-4.88 pts
100Screven County9.162-1 pts
101Liberty County9.159-3.62 pts
102Stephens County9.127-3.81 pts
103Cook County9.105-3.57 pts
104Randolph County9.017-1.88 pts
105Effingham County8.981-2.98 pts
106Tift County8.963-0.35 pts
107Richmond County8.853-3.12 pts
108Bryan County8.852-5.82 pts
109Walton County8.816-0.51 pts
110Clinch County8.79+1.82 pts
111Upson County8.701-3.82 pts
112Bibb County8.677-2.09 pts
113Jackson County8.67-0.62 pts
114Johnson County8.661-18.97 pts
115Hart County8.657+1.41 pts
116Lowndes County8.624-2 pts
117Atkinson County8.53+2.54 pts
118Butts County8.519-1.76 pts
119Walker County8.502-5.26 pts
120Greene County8.481-0.65 pts
121Quitman County8.426+1 pts
122Tattnall County8.331-4.55 pts
123Rockdale County8.257-3.96 pts
124Sumter County8.242-5.05 pts
125Marion County8.165-4.38 pts
126Mitchell County8.144-8.14 pts
127Montgomery County8.087+0.73 pts
128Early County8.08+1.23 pts
129Floyd County8.009-0.53 pts
130Crisp County7.914-2.13 pts
131Pickens County7.86-1.44 pts
132Jefferson County7.807-5.91 pts
133Hall County7.804-1.75 pts
134Seminole County7.661-6.22 pts
135Haralson County7.531-3.13 pts
136Irwin County7.463-14.85 pts
137Decatur County7.404-3.77 pts
138Peach County7.338-0.87 pts
139Clay County7.223-19.85 pts
140Terrell County7.174-0.08 pts
141Grady County7.109-1.07 pts
142Glascock County6.882-0.15 pts
143Evans County6.838+0.12 pts
144Coffee County6.786-2.82 pts
145Wilkinson County6.771-6.63 pts
146Ben Hill County6.716-7.36 pts
147Dade County6.671+0.52 pts
148Monroe County6.641-5.04 pts
149Union County6.598-3.76 pts
150Jenkins County6.557-4.48 pts
151Schley County6.52-18.3 pts
152Baker County6.285+1.73 pts
153Telfair County6.1+0.05 pts
154Taylor County5.973-27.81 pts
155Dooly County5.698-1.81 pts
156Twiggs County5.506-7.24 pts
157Talbot County4.782-24.18 pts
158Taliaferro County3.876-37.61 pts
159Webster County3.35-0.66 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Burke County, with 49.916% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Webster County, with 3.35% in 2018.

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