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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Taylor County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2020, at 67.254%. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 2.288%. The median was 10.148% and the figure for Georgia was 11.302%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.254Taylor County
Lowest2.288Taliaferro County
Median10.148159 counties
Georgia11.302History

Map of counties, 2020

Appling County: 8.424 %Atkinson County: 10.184 %Bacon County: 10.416 %Baker County: 7.463 %Baldwin County: 10.508 %Banks County: 8.494 %Barrow County: 10.758 %Bartow County: 13.639 %Ben Hill County: 11.725 %Berrien County: 17.113 %Bibb County: 9.008 %Bleckley County: 8.262 %Brantley County: 7.463 %Brooks County: 7.431 %Bryan County: 11.086 %Bulloch County: 10.939 %Burke County: 3.749 %Butts County: 7.237 %Calhoun County: 5.272 %Camden County: 10.212 %Candler County: 7.928 %Carroll County: 9.545 %Catoosa County: 11.353 %Charlton County: 6.938 %Chatham County: 11.359 %Chattahoochee County: 9.044 %Chattooga County: 18.38 %Cherokee County: 10.144 %Clarke County: 10.48 %Clay County: 8.526 %Clayton County: 9.81 %Clinch County: 6.536 %Cobb County: 11.412 %Coffee County: 7.769 %Colquitt County: 9.852 %Columbia County: 10.458 %Cook County: 10.751 %Coweta County: 10.148 %Crawford County: 11.145 %Crisp County: 13.06 %Dade County: 6.102 %Dawson County: 8.249 %Decatur County: 11.272 %DeKalb County: 12.171 %Dodge County: 13.494 %Dooly County: 6.146 %Dougherty County: 11.106 %Douglas County: 10.014 %Early County: 5.012 %Echols County: 14.394 %Effingham County: 9.391 %Elbert County: 8.728 %Emanuel County: 7.269 %Evans County: 6.913 %Fannin County: 11.542 %Fayette County: 10.05 %Floyd County: 13.328 %Forsyth County: 11.353 %Franklin County: 10.43 %Fulton County: 12.476 %Gilmer County: 9.684 %Glascock County: 11.872 %Glynn County: 11.346 %Gordon County: 11.128 %Grady County: 8.786 %Greene County: 8.311 %Gwinnett County: 11.682 %Habersham County: 11.166 %Hall County: 8.266 %Hancock County: 5.611 %Haralson County: 10.169 %Harris County: 16.629 %Hart County: 15.149 %Heard County: 5.802 %Henry County: 11.521 %Houston County: 9.93 %Irwin County: 14.022 %Jackson County: 6.465 %Jasper County: 8.768 %Jeff Davis County: 8.672 %Jefferson County: 12.303 %Jenkins County: 11.042 %Johnson County: 8.136 %Jones County: 11.451 %Lamar County: 8.861 %Lanier County: 13.899 %Laurens County: 12.066 %Lee County: 10.315 %Liberty County: 9.876 %Lincoln County: 17.37 %Long County: 12.609 %Lowndes County: 7.956 %Lumpkin County: 10.688 %McDuffie County: 14.428 %McIntosh County: 14.951 %Macon County: 20.483 %Madison County: 10.122 %Marion County: 4.96 %Meriwether County: 9.555 %Miller County: 9.042 %Mitchell County: 6.468 %Monroe County: 12.773 %Montgomery County: 19.34 %Morgan County: 16.848 %Murray County: 19.045 %Muscogee County: 8.968 %Newton County: 9.954 %Oconee County: 12.58 %Oglethorpe County: 14.733 %Paulding County: 9.556 %Peach County: 7.035 %Pickens County: 10.944 %Pierce County: 11.618 %Pike County: 12.989 %Polk County: 8.826 %Pulaski County: 9.526 %Putnam County: 10.888 %Quitman County: 8.511 %Rabun County: 13.797 %Randolph County: 11.233 %Richmond County: 11.431 %Rockdale County: 12.865 %Schley County: 6.878 %Screven County: 6.691 %Seminole County: 8.066 %Spalding County: 9.63 %Stephens County: 8.103 %Stewart County: 5.597 %Sumter County: 10.969 %Talbot County: 20.273 %Taliaferro County: 2.288 %Tattnall County: 6.726 %Taylor County: 67.254 %Telfair County: 18.627 %Terrell County: 12.271 %Thomas County: 7.71 %Tift County: 10.181 %Toombs County: 6.982 %Towns County: 9.14 %Treutlen County: 13.728 %Troup County: 9.979 %Turner County: 13.096 %Twiggs County: 3.087 %Union County: 7.069 %Upson County: 9.208 %Walker County: 9.629 %Walton County: 11.635 %Ware County: 9.197 %Warren County: 23.474 %Washington County: 9.197 %Wayne County: 11.977 %Webster County: 7.246 %Wheeler County: 13.704 %White County: 10.801 %Whitfield County: 9.612 %Wilcox County: 5.775 %Wilkes County: 8.791 %Wilkinson County: 9.044 %Worth County: 12.819 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Taylor County: 67.254 %Taylor County67.254Warren County: 23.474 %Warren County23.474Macon County: 20.483 %Macon County20.483Talbot County: 20.273 %Talbot County20.273Montgomery County: 19.34 %Montgomery County19.34Murray County: 19.045 %Murray County19.045Telfair County: 18.627 %Telfair County18.627Chattooga County: 18.38 %Chattooga County18.38Lincoln County: 17.37 %Lincoln County17.37Berrien County: 17.113 %Berrien County17.113Morgan County: 16.848 %Morgan County16.848Harris County: 16.629 %Harris County16.629Hart County: 15.149 %Hart County15.149McIntosh County: 14.951 %McIntosh County14.951Oglethorpe County: 14.733 %Oglethorpe County14.733McDuffie County: 14.428 %McDuffie County14.428Echols County: 14.394 %Echols County14.394Irwin County: 14.022 %Irwin County14.022Lanier County: 13.899 %Lanier County13.899Rabun County: 13.797 %Rabun County13.797Treutlen County: 13.728 %Treutlen County13.728Wheeler County: 13.704 %Wheeler County13.704Bartow County: 13.639 %Bartow County13.639Dodge County: 13.494 %Dodge County13.494Floyd County: 13.328 %Floyd County13.328Turner County: 13.096 %Turner County13.096Crisp County: 13.06 %Crisp County13.06Pike County: 12.989 %Pike County12.989Rockdale County: 12.865 %Rockdale County12.865Worth County: 12.819 %Worth County12.819Monroe County: 12.773 %Monroe County12.773Long County: 12.609 %Long County12.609Oconee County: 12.58 %Oconee County12.58Fulton County: 12.476 %Fulton County12.476Jefferson County: 12.303 %Jefferson County12.303Terrell County: 12.271 %Terrell County12.271DeKalb County: 12.171 %DeKalb County12.171Laurens County: 12.066 %Laurens County12.066Wayne County: 11.977 %Wayne County11.977Glascock County: 11.872 %Glascock County11.872Taylor County: 67.254 %Taylor County67.254Warren County: 23.474 %Warren County23.474Macon County: 20.483 %Macon County20.483Talbot County: 20.273 %Talbot County20.273Montgomery County: 19.34 %Montgomery County19.34Murray County: 19.045 %Murray County19.045Telfair County: 18.627 %Telfair County18.627Chattooga County: 18.38 %Chattooga County18.38Lincoln County: 17.37 %Lincoln County17.37Berrien County: 17.113 %Berrien County17.113Morgan County: 16.848 %Morgan County16.848Harris County: 16.629 %Harris County16.629Hart County: 15.149 %Hart County15.149McIntosh County: 14.951 %McIntosh County14.951Oglethorpe County: 14.733 %Oglethorpe County14.733McDuffie County: 14.428 %McDuffie County14.428Echols County: 14.394 %Echols County14.394Irwin County: 14.022 %Irwin County14.022Lanier County: 13.899 %Lanier County13.899Rabun County: 13.797 %Rabun County13.797Treutlen County: 13.728 %Treutlen County13.728Wheeler County: 13.704 %Wheeler County13.704Bartow County: 13.639 %Bartow County13.639Dodge County: 13.494 %Dodge County13.494Floyd County: 13.328 %Floyd County13.328Turner County: 13.096 %Turner County13.096Crisp County: 13.06 %Crisp County13.06Pike County: 12.989 %Pike County12.989Rockdale County: 12.865 %Rockdale County12.865Worth County: 12.819 %Worth County12.819Monroe County: 12.773 %Monroe County12.773Long County: 12.609 %Long County12.609Oconee County: 12.58 %Oconee County12.58Fulton County: 12.476 %Fulton County12.476Jefferson County: 12.303 %Jefferson County12.303Terrell County: 12.271 %Terrell County12.271DeKalb County: 12.171 %DeKalb County12.171Laurens County: 12.066 %Laurens County12.066Wayne County: 11.977 %Wayne County11.977Glascock County: 11.872 %Glascock County11.872
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Taylor County67.254+59.96 pts
2Warren County23.474+17.11 pts
3Macon County20.483+14.69 pts
4Talbot County20.273+11.91 pts
5Montgomery County19.34+5.62 pts
6Murray County19.045+4.49 pts
7Telfair County18.627+12.93 pts
8Chattooga County18.38+10.95 pts
9Lincoln County17.37+6.73 pts
10Berrien County17.113+1.83 pts
11Morgan County16.848+7.6 pts
12Harris County16.629+3.24 pts
13Hart County15.149+5.62 pts
14McIntosh County14.951-5.07 pts
15Oglethorpe County14.733+2.63 pts
16McDuffie County14.428+4.81 pts
17Echols County14.394-1.57 pts
18Irwin County14.022+4.25 pts
19Lanier County13.899+8.47 pts
20Rabun County13.797+4.25 pts
21Treutlen County13.728-5.05 pts
22Wheeler County13.704+9.3 pts
23Bartow County13.639+3.61 pts
24Dodge County13.494+2.53 pts
25Floyd County13.328+2.86 pts
26Turner County13.096-1.97 pts
27Crisp County13.06+3.82 pts
28Pike County12.989-2.56 pts
29Rockdale County12.865-1.88 pts
30Worth County12.819+5.65 pts
31Monroe County12.773+2.8 pts
32Long County12.609-0.93 pts
33Oconee County12.58-4.04 pts
34Fulton County12.476-0.41 pts
35Jefferson County12.303+3.07 pts
36Terrell County12.271+4.82 pts
37DeKalb County12.171-0.63 pts
38Laurens County12.066+4.39 pts
39Wayne County11.977+4.24 pts
40Glascock County11.872+0.96 pts
41Ben Hill County11.725-0.15 pts
42Gwinnett County11.682-1.5 pts
43Walton County11.635+2.91 pts
44Pierce County11.618+2.53 pts
45Fannin County11.542+0.53 pts
46Henry County11.521+1.17 pts
47Jones County11.451+0.71 pts
48Richmond County11.431+1.09 pts
49Cobb County11.412-0.02 pts
50Chatham County11.359-1.63 pts
51Catoosa County11.353+0.42 pts
51Forsyth County11.353+0.79 pts
53Glynn County11.346+0.7 pts
54Decatur County11.272+3.69 pts
55Randolph County11.233+2.79 pts
56Habersham County11.166+2.75 pts
57Crawford County11.145-1.41 pts
58Gordon County11.128+2.11 pts
59Dougherty County11.106+0.63 pts
60Bryan County11.086+0.85 pts
61Jenkins County11.042+3.63 pts
62Sumter County10.969-0.69 pts
63Pickens County10.944-0.96 pts
64Bulloch County10.939+2.14 pts
65Putnam County10.888+1 pts
66White County10.801-3.65 pts
67Barrow County10.758-2.3 pts
68Cook County10.751-2.3 pts
69Lumpkin County10.688-2.49 pts
70Baldwin County10.508-0.54 pts
71Clarke County10.48+0.49 pts
72Columbia County10.458+1.78 pts
73Franklin County10.43-1.36 pts
74Bacon County10.416+3.35 pts
75Lee County10.315+1.82 pts
76Camden County10.212-0.35 pts
77Atkinson County10.184+5.59 pts
78Tift County10.181+4.09 pts
79Haralson County10.169+3.14 pts
80Coweta County10.148+1.7 pts
81Cherokee County10.144-1.02 pts
82Madison County10.122-2.44 pts
83Fayette County10.05-0.23 pts
84Douglas County10.014-2.21 pts
85Troup County9.979-1 pts
86Newton County9.954+1.55 pts
87Houston County9.93+1.41 pts
88Liberty County9.876+2.68 pts
89Colquitt County9.852+0.96 pts
90Clayton County9.81-1.34 pts
91Gilmer County9.684+0.47 pts
92Spalding County9.63-1.11 pts
93Walker County9.629+2.12 pts
94Whitfield County9.612-0.47 pts
95Paulding County9.556-2.8 pts
96Meriwether County9.555-10.85 pts
97Carroll County9.545+0.59 pts
98Pulaski County9.526+3.61 pts
99Effingham County9.391-0.7 pts
100Upson County9.208-0.25 pts
101Ware County9.197-6.81 pts
101Washington County9.197+2.58 pts
103Towns County9.14+1.03 pts
104Chattahoochee County9.044-12.43 pts
104Wilkinson County9.044+0.63 pts
106Miller County9.042-4.71 pts
107Bibb County9.008-2.05 pts
108Muscogee County8.968-2.66 pts
109Lamar County8.861+0.23 pts
110Polk County8.826+0.44 pts
111Wilkes County8.791-1.66 pts
112Grady County8.786+0.61 pts
113Jasper County8.768-4.94 pts
114Elbert County8.728+0.02 pts
115Jeff Davis County8.672+0.22 pts
116Clay County8.526+5.33 pts
117Quitman County8.511-15.76 pts
118Banks County8.494-1.22 pts
119Appling County8.424+1.56 pts
120Greene County8.311-1.18 pts
121Hall County8.266-1.82 pts
122Bleckley County8.262-6.17 pts
123Dawson County8.249-2.05 pts
124Johnson County8.136-2.56 pts
125Stephens County8.103-1.77 pts
126Seminole County8.066+0.82 pts
127Lowndes County7.956-1.1 pts
128Candler County7.928+0.08 pts
129Coffee County7.769-1.92 pts
130Thomas County7.71-1.17 pts
131Baker County7.463-6.47 pts
131Brantley County7.463-0.48 pts
133Brooks County7.431-0.25 pts
134Emanuel County7.269-3.99 pts
135Webster County7.246+2.69 pts
136Butts County7.237-0.25 pts
137Union County7.069-1.29 pts
138Peach County7.035-1.42 pts
139Toombs County6.982-0.68 pts
140Charlton County6.938-0.38 pts
141Evans County6.913-4.68 pts
142Schley County6.878+0.75 pts
143Tattnall County6.726-1.95 pts
144Screven County6.691-6.47 pts
145Clinch County6.536-3.67 pts
146Mitchell County6.468-0.44 pts
147Jackson County6.465-3.62 pts
148Dooly County6.146-1.25 pts
149Dade County6.102-1.14 pts
150Heard County5.802-3.25 pts
151Wilcox County5.775-1.67 pts
152Hancock County5.611+0.16 pts
153Stewart County5.597-1.23 pts
154Calhoun County5.272-3.04 pts
155Early County5.012-3 pts
156Marion County4.96-6 pts
157Burke County3.749+1.08 pts
158Twiggs County3.087-0.06 pts
159Taliaferro County2.288-8.21 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Taylor County, with 67.254% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Taliaferro County, with 2.288% in 2020.

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