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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Webster County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2021, at 79.204%. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 3.218%. The median was 11.5% and the figure for Georgia was 14.824%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79.204Webster County
Lowest3.218Taliaferro County
Median11.5159 counties
Georgia14.824History

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 8.786 %Atkinson County: 5.195 %Bacon County: 24.189 %Baker County: 8.922 %Baldwin County: 10.104 %Banks County: 10.381 %Barrow County: 11.415 %Bartow County: 12.13 %Ben Hill County: 11.144 %Berrien County: 11.938 %Bibb County: 10.794 %Bleckley County: 20.601 %Brantley County: 11.408 %Brooks County: 12.289 %Bryan County: 13.795 %Bulloch County: 12.14 %Burke County: 21.071 %Butts County: 6.957 %Calhoun County: 7.794 %Camden County: 12.888 %Candler County: 13.547 %Carroll County: 11.984 %Catoosa County: 11.328 %Charlton County: 36.488 %Chatham County: 15.217 %Chattahoochee County: 26.112 %Chattooga County: 7.567 %Cherokee County: 12.591 %Clarke County: 13.341 %Clay County: 17.112 %Clayton County: 18.569 %Clinch County: 7.204 %Cobb County: 15.258 %Coffee County: 10.421 %Colquitt County: 8.768 %Columbia County: 11.863 %Cook County: 10.223 %Coweta County: 15.298 %Crawford County: 11.869 %Crisp County: 9.123 %Dade County: 18.373 %Dawson County: 12.35 %Decatur County: 12.504 %DeKalb County: 16.721 %Dodge County: 9.905 %Dooly County: 4.873 %Dougherty County: 14.604 %Douglas County: 14.175 %Early County: 9.097 %Echols County: 5.112 %Effingham County: 9.816 %Elbert County: 15.732 %Emanuel County: 14.365 %Evans County: 9.063 %Fannin County: 10.958 %Fayette County: 12.815 %Floyd County: 11.873 %Forsyth County: 13.225 %Franklin County: 7.159 %Fulton County: 18.043 %Gilmer County: 9.434 %Glascock County: 13.759 %Glynn County: 17.218 %Gordon County: 9.191 %Grady County: 10.079 %Greene County: 14.922 %Gwinnett County: 16.02 %Habersham County: 14.473 %Hall County: 10.427 %Hancock County: 10.201 %Haralson County: 12.952 %Harris County: 9.167 %Hart County: 9.575 %Heard County: 10.012 %Henry County: 13.523 %Houston County: 12.632 %Irwin County: 5.083 %Jackson County: 10.077 %Jasper County: 7.518 %Jeff Davis County: 8.12 %Jefferson County: 9.11 %Jenkins County: 18.536 %Johnson County: 12.346 %Jones County: 11.685 %Lamar County: 9.972 %Lanier County: 11.064 %Laurens County: 11.589 %Lee County: 8.025 %Liberty County: 12.996 %Lincoln County: 6.576 %Long County: 14.33 %Lowndes County: 14.094 %Lumpkin County: 13.31 %McDuffie County: 8.491 %McIntosh County: 15.067 %Macon County: 10.902 %Madison County: 11.931 %Marion County: 5.809 %Meriwether County: 9.467 %Miller County: 6.216 %Mitchell County: 13.976 %Monroe County: 12.549 %Montgomery County: 16.206 %Morgan County: 9.385 %Murray County: 7.903 %Muscogee County: 15.256 %Newton County: 9.345 %Oconee County: 9.278 %Oglethorpe County: 16.304 %Paulding County: 10.918 %Peach County: 27.548 %Pickens County: 9.943 %Pierce County: 13.267 %Pike County: 10.019 %Polk County: 11.002 %Pulaski County: 10.804 %Putnam County: 15.92 %Quitman County: 15.761 %Rabun County: 12.001 %Randolph County: 10.882 %Richmond County: 13.244 %Rockdale County: 14.396 %Schley County: 6.198 %Screven County: 10.721 %Seminole County: 10.145 %Spalding County: 15.303 %Stephens County: 11.091 %Stewart County: 9.739 %Sumter County: 11.391 %Talbot County: 10.114 %Taliaferro County: 3.218 %Tattnall County: 9.843 %Taylor County: 7.219 %Telfair County: 5.424 %Terrell County: 7.607 %Thomas County: 11.266 %Tift County: 10.902 %Toombs County: 19.489 %Towns County: 12.638 %Treutlen County: 27.927 %Troup County: 11.78 %Turner County: 17.469 %Twiggs County: 12.947 %Union County: 8.718 %Upson County: 11.422 %Walker County: 10.932 %Walton County: 9.063 %Ware County: 14.391 %Warren County: 12.785 %Washington County: 10.679 %Wayne County: 11.266 %Webster County: 79.204 %Wheeler County: 12.658 %White County: 11.5 %Whitfield County: 17.39 %Wilcox County: 9.662 %Wilkes County: 16.919 %Wilkinson County: 13.561 %Worth County: 19.459 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Webster County: 79.204 %Webster County79.204Charlton County: 36.488 %Charlton County36.488Treutlen County: 27.927 %Treutlen County27.927Peach County: 27.548 %Peach County27.548Chattahoochee County: 26.112 %Chattahoochee County26.112Bacon County: 24.189 %Bacon County24.189Burke County: 21.071 %Burke County21.071Bleckley County: 20.601 %Bleckley County20.601Toombs County: 19.489 %Toombs County19.489Worth County: 19.459 %Worth County19.459Clayton County: 18.569 %Clayton County18.569Jenkins County: 18.536 %Jenkins County18.536Dade County: 18.373 %Dade County18.373Fulton County: 18.043 %Fulton County18.043Turner County: 17.469 %Turner County17.469Whitfield County: 17.39 %Whitfield County17.39Glynn County: 17.218 %Glynn County17.218Clay County: 17.112 %Clay County17.112Wilkes County: 16.919 %Wilkes County16.919DeKalb County: 16.721 %DeKalb County16.721Oglethorpe County: 16.304 %Oglethorpe County16.304Montgomery County: 16.206 %Montgomery County16.206Gwinnett County: 16.02 %Gwinnett County16.02Putnam County: 15.92 %Putnam County15.92Quitman County: 15.761 %Quitman County15.761Elbert County: 15.732 %Elbert County15.732Spalding County: 15.303 %Spalding County15.303Coweta County: 15.298 %Coweta County15.298Cobb County: 15.258 %Cobb County15.258Muscogee County: 15.256 %Muscogee County15.256Chatham County: 15.217 %Chatham County15.217McIntosh County: 15.067 %McIntosh County15.067Greene County: 14.922 %Greene County14.922Dougherty County: 14.604 %Dougherty County14.604Habersham County: 14.473 %Habersham County14.473Rockdale County: 14.396 %Rockdale County14.396Ware County: 14.391 %Ware County14.391Emanuel County: 14.365 %Emanuel County14.365Long County: 14.33 %Long County14.33Douglas County: 14.175 %Douglas County14.175Webster County: 79.204 %Webster County79.204Charlton County: 36.488 %Charlton County36.488Treutlen County: 27.927 %Treutlen County27.927Peach County: 27.548 %Peach County27.548Chattahoochee County: 26.112 %Chattahoochee County26.112Bacon County: 24.189 %Bacon County24.189Burke County: 21.071 %Burke County21.071Bleckley County: 20.601 %Bleckley County20.601Toombs County: 19.489 %Toombs County19.489Worth County: 19.459 %Worth County19.459Clayton County: 18.569 %Clayton County18.569Jenkins County: 18.536 %Jenkins County18.536Dade County: 18.373 %Dade County18.373Fulton County: 18.043 %Fulton County18.043Turner County: 17.469 %Turner County17.469Whitfield County: 17.39 %Whitfield County17.39Glynn County: 17.218 %Glynn County17.218Clay County: 17.112 %Clay County17.112Wilkes County: 16.919 %Wilkes County16.919DeKalb County: 16.721 %DeKalb County16.721Oglethorpe County: 16.304 %Oglethorpe County16.304Montgomery County: 16.206 %Montgomery County16.206Gwinnett County: 16.02 %Gwinnett County16.02Putnam County: 15.92 %Putnam County15.92Quitman County: 15.761 %Quitman County15.761Elbert County: 15.732 %Elbert County15.732Spalding County: 15.303 %Spalding County15.303Coweta County: 15.298 %Coweta County15.298Cobb County: 15.258 %Cobb County15.258Muscogee County: 15.256 %Muscogee County15.256Chatham County: 15.217 %Chatham County15.217McIntosh County: 15.067 %McIntosh County15.067Greene County: 14.922 %Greene County14.922Dougherty County: 14.604 %Dougherty County14.604Habersham County: 14.473 %Habersham County14.473Rockdale County: 14.396 %Rockdale County14.396Ware County: 14.391 %Ware County14.391Emanuel County: 14.365 %Emanuel County14.365Long County: 14.33 %Long County14.33Douglas County: 14.175 %Douglas County14.175
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Webster County79.204+71.96 pts
2Charlton County36.488+29.55 pts
3Treutlen County27.927+14.2 pts
4Peach County27.548+20.51 pts
5Chattahoochee County26.112+17.07 pts
6Bacon County24.189+13.77 pts
7Burke County21.071+17.32 pts
8Bleckley County20.601+12.34 pts
9Toombs County19.489+12.51 pts
10Worth County19.459+6.64 pts
11Clayton County18.569+8.76 pts
12Jenkins County18.536+7.49 pts
13Dade County18.373+12.27 pts
14Fulton County18.043+5.57 pts
15Turner County17.469+4.37 pts
16Whitfield County17.39+7.78 pts
17Glynn County17.218+5.87 pts
18Clay County17.112+8.59 pts
19Wilkes County16.919+8.13 pts
20DeKalb County16.721+4.55 pts
21Oglethorpe County16.304+1.57 pts
22Montgomery County16.206-3.13 pts
23Gwinnett County16.02+4.34 pts
24Putnam County15.92+5.03 pts
25Quitman County15.761+7.25 pts
26Elbert County15.732+7 pts
27Spalding County15.303+5.67 pts
28Coweta County15.298+5.15 pts
29Cobb County15.258+3.85 pts
30Muscogee County15.256+6.29 pts
31Chatham County15.217+3.86 pts
32McIntosh County15.067+0.12 pts
33Greene County14.922+6.61 pts
34Dougherty County14.604+3.5 pts
35Habersham County14.473+3.31 pts
36Rockdale County14.396+1.53 pts
37Ware County14.391+5.19 pts
38Emanuel County14.365+7.1 pts
39Long County14.33+1.72 pts
40Douglas County14.175+4.16 pts
41Lowndes County14.094+6.14 pts
42Mitchell County13.976+7.51 pts
43Bryan County13.795+2.71 pts
44Glascock County13.759+1.89 pts
45Wilkinson County13.561+4.52 pts
46Candler County13.547+5.62 pts
47Henry County13.523+2 pts
48Clarke County13.341+2.86 pts
49Lumpkin County13.31+2.62 pts
50Pierce County13.267+1.65 pts
51Richmond County13.244+1.81 pts
52Forsyth County13.225+1.87 pts
53Liberty County12.996+3.12 pts
54Haralson County12.952+2.78 pts
55Twiggs County12.947+9.86 pts
56Camden County12.888+2.68 pts
57Fayette County12.815+2.76 pts
58Warren County12.785-10.69 pts
59Wheeler County12.658-1.05 pts
60Towns County12.638+3.5 pts
61Houston County12.632+2.7 pts
62Cherokee County12.591+2.45 pts
63Monroe County12.549-0.22 pts
64Decatur County12.504+1.23 pts
65Dawson County12.35+4.1 pts
66Johnson County12.346+4.21 pts
67Brooks County12.289+4.86 pts
68Bulloch County12.14+1.2 pts
69Bartow County12.13-1.51 pts
70Rabun County12.001-1.8 pts
71Carroll County11.984+2.44 pts
72Berrien County11.938-5.17 pts
73Madison County11.931+1.81 pts
74Floyd County11.873-1.46 pts
75Crawford County11.869+0.72 pts
76Columbia County11.863+1.4 pts
77Troup County11.78+1.8 pts
78Jones County11.685+0.23 pts
79Laurens County11.589-0.48 pts
80White County11.5+0.7 pts
81Upson County11.422+2.21 pts
82Barrow County11.415+0.66 pts
83Brantley County11.408+3.94 pts
84Sumter County11.391+0.42 pts
85Catoosa County11.328-0.03 pts
86Thomas County11.266+3.56 pts
86Wayne County11.266-0.71 pts
88Ben Hill County11.144-0.58 pts
89Stephens County11.091+2.99 pts
90Lanier County11.064-2.83 pts
91Polk County11.002+2.18 pts
92Fannin County10.958-0.58 pts
93Walker County10.932+1.3 pts
94Paulding County10.918+1.36 pts
95Macon County10.902-9.58 pts
95Tift County10.902+0.72 pts
97Randolph County10.882-0.35 pts
98Pulaski County10.804+1.28 pts
99Bibb County10.794+1.79 pts
100Screven County10.721+4.03 pts
101Washington County10.679+1.48 pts
102Hall County10.427+2.16 pts
103Coffee County10.421+2.65 pts
104Banks County10.381+1.89 pts
105Cook County10.223-0.53 pts
106Hancock County10.201+4.59 pts
107Seminole County10.145+2.08 pts
108Talbot County10.114-10.16 pts
109Baldwin County10.104-0.4 pts
110Grady County10.079+1.29 pts
111Jackson County10.077+3.61 pts
112Pike County10.019-2.97 pts
113Heard County10.012+4.21 pts
114Lamar County9.972+1.11 pts
115Pickens County9.943-1 pts
116Dodge County9.905-3.59 pts
117Tattnall County9.843+3.12 pts
118Effingham County9.816+0.43 pts
119Stewart County9.739+4.14 pts
120Wilcox County9.662+3.89 pts
121Hart County9.575-5.57 pts
122Meriwether County9.467-0.09 pts
123Gilmer County9.434-0.25 pts
124Morgan County9.385-7.46 pts
125Newton County9.345-0.61 pts
126Oconee County9.278-3.3 pts
127Gordon County9.191-1.94 pts
128Harris County9.167-7.46 pts
129Crisp County9.123-3.94 pts
130Jefferson County9.11-3.19 pts
131Early County9.097+4.08 pts
132Evans County9.063+2.15 pts
132Walton County9.063-2.57 pts
134Baker County8.922+1.46 pts
135Appling County8.786+0.36 pts
136Colquitt County8.768-1.08 pts
137Union County8.718+1.65 pts
138McDuffie County8.491-5.94 pts
139Jeff Davis County8.12-0.55 pts
140Lee County8.025-2.29 pts
141Murray County7.903-11.14 pts
142Calhoun County7.794+2.52 pts
143Terrell County7.607-4.66 pts
144Chattooga County7.567-10.81 pts
145Jasper County7.518-1.25 pts
146Taylor County7.219-60.04 pts
147Clinch County7.204+0.67 pts
148Franklin County7.159-3.27 pts
149Butts County6.957-0.28 pts
150Lincoln County6.576-10.79 pts
151Miller County6.216-2.83 pts
152Schley County6.198-0.68 pts
153Marion County5.809+0.85 pts
154Telfair County5.424-13.2 pts
155Atkinson County5.195-4.99 pts
156Echols County5.112-9.28 pts
157Irwin County5.083-8.94 pts
158Dooly County4.873-1.27 pts
159Taliaferro County3.218+0.93 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Webster County, with 79.204% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Taliaferro County, with 3.218% in 2021.

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