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Counties in Georgia by job destruction rate

Taliaferro County had the highest job destruction rate of 159 counties in 2022, at 107.216%. Webster County had the lowest, at 4.061%. The median was 10.972% and the figure for Georgia was 11.67%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest107.216Taliaferro County
Lowest4.061Webster County
Median10.972159 counties
Georgia11.67History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 11.959 %Atkinson County: 37.699 %Bacon County: 18.785 %Baker County: 10.189 %Baldwin County: 10.958 %Banks County: 13.227 %Barrow County: 9.943 %Bartow County: 10.292 %Ben Hill County: 12.201 %Berrien County: 13.453 %Bibb County: 9.853 %Bleckley County: 14.836 %Brantley County: 12.731 %Brooks County: 9.082 %Bryan County: 10.598 %Bulloch County: 8.956 %Burke County: 28.687 %Butts County: 11.076 %Calhoun County: 7.442 %Camden County: 12.652 %Candler County: 13.635 %Carroll County: 10.67 %Catoosa County: 10.793 %Charlton County: 15.601 %Chatham County: 11.295 %Chattahoochee County: 16.502 %Chattooga County: 9.748 %Cherokee County: 10.578 %Clarke County: 9.658 %Clay County: 10.294 %Clayton County: 13.852 %Clinch County: 10.358 %Cobb County: 10.82 %Coffee County: 9.43 %Colquitt County: 10.027 %Columbia County: 11.235 %Cook County: 17.62 %Coweta County: 12.567 %Crawford County: 10.885 %Crisp County: 8.45 %Dade County: 7.012 %Dawson County: 10.141 %Decatur County: 10.7 %DeKalb County: 11.291 %Dodge County: 7.448 %Dooly County: 21.122 %Dougherty County: 10.276 %Douglas County: 11.041 %Early County: 15.148 %Echols County: 14.854 %Effingham County: 10.662 %Elbert County: 7.759 %Emanuel County: 10.972 %Evans County: 12.9 %Fannin County: 11.935 %Fayette County: 10.176 %Floyd County: 9.857 %Forsyth County: 10.926 %Franklin County: 17.061 %Fulton County: 13.624 %Gilmer County: 9.998 %Glascock County: 15.267 %Glynn County: 12.908 %Gordon County: 9.728 %Grady County: 9.994 %Greene County: 9.416 %Gwinnett County: 11.828 %Habersham County: 11.942 %Hall County: 11.183 %Hancock County: 7.126 %Haralson County: 8.113 %Harris County: 12.863 %Hart County: 18.359 %Heard County: 22.755 %Henry County: 12.824 %Houston County: 12.462 %Irwin County: 9.401 %Jackson County: 7.305 %Jasper County: 10.888 %Jeff Davis County: 14.611 %Jefferson County: 12.931 %Jenkins County: 18.174 %Johnson County: 14.352 %Jones County: 9.855 %Lamar County: 11.883 %Lanier County: 10.274 %Laurens County: 11.838 %Lee County: 21.749 %Liberty County: 10.318 %Lincoln County: 14.395 %Long County: 15.609 %Lowndes County: 14.433 %Lumpkin County: 7.351 %McDuffie County: 8.434 %McIntosh County: 17.059 %Macon County: 13.976 %Madison County: 12.417 %Marion County: 5.962 %Meriwether County: 14.459 %Miller County: 4.2 %Mitchell County: 9.964 %Monroe County: 12.47 %Montgomery County: 9.03 %Morgan County: 9.917 %Murray County: 9.937 %Muscogee County: 10.818 %Newton County: 9.55 %Oconee County: 13.261 %Oglethorpe County: 17.356 %Paulding County: 12.246 %Peach County: 10.378 %Pickens County: 11.428 %Pierce County: 8.519 %Pike County: 12.793 %Polk County: 11.634 %Pulaski County: 7.401 %Putnam County: 13.98 %Quitman County: 12.994 %Rabun County: 10.708 %Randolph County: 24.099 %Richmond County: 12.375 %Rockdale County: 11.897 %Schley County: 5.566 %Screven County: 10.25 %Seminole County: 7.728 %Spalding County: 14.233 %Stephens County: 13.283 %Stewart County: 5.424 %Sumter County: 10.865 %Talbot County: 11.961 %Taliaferro County: 107.216 %Tattnall County: 9.717 %Taylor County: 12.96 %Telfair County: 61.34 %Terrell County: 7.064 %Thomas County: 8.445 %Tift County: 10.513 %Toombs County: 8.614 %Towns County: 14.408 %Treutlen County: 8.806 %Troup County: 11.036 %Turner County: 10.769 %Twiggs County: 4.491 %Union County: 7.724 %Upson County: 10.681 %Walker County: 8.318 %Walton County: 11.708 %Ware County: 12.632 %Warren County: 11.392 %Washington County: 8.23 %Wayne County: 9.38 %Webster County: 4.061 %Wheeler County: 22.489 %White County: 10.798 %Whitfield County: 8.526 %Wilcox County: 55.206 %Wilkes County: 13.202 %Wilkinson County: 9.94 %Worth County: 29.741 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Taliaferro County: 107.216 %Taliaferro County107.216Telfair County: 61.34 %Telfair County61.34Wilcox County: 55.206 %Wilcox County55.206Atkinson County: 37.699 %Atkinson County37.699Worth County: 29.741 %Worth County29.741Burke County: 28.687 %Burke County28.687Randolph County: 24.099 %Randolph County24.099Heard County: 22.755 %Heard County22.755Wheeler County: 22.489 %Wheeler County22.489Lee County: 21.749 %Lee County21.749Dooly County: 21.122 %Dooly County21.122Bacon County: 18.785 %Bacon County18.785Hart County: 18.359 %Hart County18.359Jenkins County: 18.174 %Jenkins County18.174Cook County: 17.62 %Cook County17.62Oglethorpe County: 17.356 %Oglethorpe County17.356Franklin County: 17.061 %Franklin County17.061McIntosh County: 17.059 %McIntosh County17.059Chattahoochee County: 16.502 %Chattahoochee County16.502Long County: 15.609 %Long County15.609Charlton County: 15.601 %Charlton County15.601Glascock County: 15.267 %Glascock County15.267Early County: 15.148 %Early County15.148Echols County: 14.854 %Echols County14.854Bleckley County: 14.836 %Bleckley County14.836Jeff Davis County: 14.611 %Jeff Davis County14.611Meriwether County: 14.459 %Meriwether County14.459Lowndes County: 14.433 %Lowndes County14.433Towns County: 14.408 %Towns County14.408Lincoln County: 14.395 %Lincoln County14.395Johnson County: 14.352 %Johnson County14.352Spalding County: 14.233 %Spalding County14.233Putnam County: 13.98 %Putnam County13.98Macon County: 13.976 %Macon County13.976Clayton County: 13.852 %Clayton County13.852Candler County: 13.635 %Candler County13.635Fulton County: 13.624 %Fulton County13.624Berrien County: 13.453 %Berrien County13.453Stephens County: 13.283 %Stephens County13.283Oconee County: 13.261 %Oconee County13.261Taliaferro County: 107.216 %Taliaferro County107.216Telfair County: 61.34 %Telfair County61.34Wilcox County: 55.206 %Wilcox County55.206Atkinson County: 37.699 %Atkinson County37.699Worth County: 29.741 %Worth County29.741Burke County: 28.687 %Burke County28.687Randolph County: 24.099 %Randolph County24.099Heard County: 22.755 %Heard County22.755Wheeler County: 22.489 %Wheeler County22.489Lee County: 21.749 %Lee County21.749Dooly County: 21.122 %Dooly County21.122Bacon County: 18.785 %Bacon County18.785Hart County: 18.359 %Hart County18.359Jenkins County: 18.174 %Jenkins County18.174Cook County: 17.62 %Cook County17.62Oglethorpe County: 17.356 %Oglethorpe County17.356Franklin County: 17.061 %Franklin County17.061McIntosh County: 17.059 %McIntosh County17.059Chattahoochee County: 16.502 %Chattahoochee County16.502Long County: 15.609 %Long County15.609Charlton County: 15.601 %Charlton County15.601Glascock County: 15.267 %Glascock County15.267Early County: 15.148 %Early County15.148Echols County: 14.854 %Echols County14.854Bleckley County: 14.836 %Bleckley County14.836Jeff Davis County: 14.611 %Jeff Davis County14.611Meriwether County: 14.459 %Meriwether County14.459Lowndes County: 14.433 %Lowndes County14.433Towns County: 14.408 %Towns County14.408Lincoln County: 14.395 %Lincoln County14.395Johnson County: 14.352 %Johnson County14.352Spalding County: 14.233 %Spalding County14.233Putnam County: 13.98 %Putnam County13.98Macon County: 13.976 %Macon County13.976Clayton County: 13.852 %Clayton County13.852Candler County: 13.635 %Candler County13.635Fulton County: 13.624 %Fulton County13.624Berrien County: 13.453 %Berrien County13.453Stephens County: 13.283 %Stephens County13.283Oconee County: 13.261 %Oconee County13.261
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Taliaferro County107.216+104 pts
2Telfair County61.34+55.92 pts
3Wilcox County55.206+45.54 pts
4Atkinson County37.699+32.5 pts
5Worth County29.741+10.28 pts
6Burke County28.687+7.62 pts
7Randolph County24.099+13.22 pts
8Heard County22.755+12.74 pts
9Wheeler County22.489+9.83 pts
10Lee County21.749+13.72 pts
11Dooly County21.122+16.25 pts
12Bacon County18.785-5.4 pts
13Hart County18.359+8.78 pts
14Jenkins County18.174-0.36 pts
15Cook County17.62+7.4 pts
16Oglethorpe County17.356+1.05 pts
17Franklin County17.061+9.9 pts
18McIntosh County17.059+1.99 pts
19Chattahoochee County16.502-9.61 pts
20Long County15.609+1.28 pts
21Charlton County15.601-20.89 pts
22Glascock County15.267+1.51 pts
23Early County15.148+6.05 pts
24Echols County14.854+9.74 pts
25Bleckley County14.836-5.76 pts
26Jeff Davis County14.611+6.49 pts
27Meriwether County14.459+4.99 pts
28Lowndes County14.433+0.34 pts
29Towns County14.408+1.77 pts
30Lincoln County14.395+7.82 pts
31Johnson County14.352+2.01 pts
32Spalding County14.233-1.07 pts
33Putnam County13.98-1.94 pts
34Macon County13.976+3.07 pts
35Clayton County13.852-4.72 pts
36Candler County13.635+0.09 pts
37Fulton County13.624-4.42 pts
38Berrien County13.453+1.51 pts
39Stephens County13.283+2.19 pts
40Oconee County13.261+3.98 pts
41Banks County13.227+2.85 pts
42Wilkes County13.202-3.72 pts
43Quitman County12.994-2.77 pts
44Taylor County12.96+5.74 pts
45Jefferson County12.931+3.82 pts
46Glynn County12.908-4.31 pts
47Evans County12.9+3.84 pts
48Harris County12.863+3.7 pts
49Henry County12.824-0.7 pts
50Pike County12.793+2.77 pts
51Brantley County12.731+1.32 pts
52Camden County12.652-0.24 pts
53Ware County12.632-1.76 pts
54Coweta County12.567-2.73 pts
55Monroe County12.47-0.08 pts
56Houston County12.462-0.17 pts
57Madison County12.417+0.49 pts
58Richmond County12.375-0.87 pts
59Paulding County12.246+1.33 pts
60Ben Hill County12.201+1.06 pts
61Talbot County11.961+1.85 pts
62Appling County11.959+3.17 pts
63Habersham County11.942-2.53 pts
64Fannin County11.935+0.98 pts
65Rockdale County11.897-2.5 pts
66Lamar County11.883+1.91 pts
67Laurens County11.838+0.25 pts
68Gwinnett County11.828-4.19 pts
69Walton County11.708+2.64 pts
70Polk County11.634+0.63 pts
71Pickens County11.428+1.49 pts
72Warren County11.392-1.39 pts
73Chatham County11.295-3.92 pts
74DeKalb County11.291-5.43 pts
75Columbia County11.235-0.63 pts
76Hall County11.183+0.76 pts
77Butts County11.076+4.12 pts
78Douglas County11.041-3.13 pts
79Troup County11.036-0.74 pts
80Emanuel County10.972-3.39 pts
81Baldwin County10.958+0.85 pts
82Forsyth County10.926-2.3 pts
83Jasper County10.888+3.37 pts
84Crawford County10.885-0.98 pts
85Sumter County10.865-0.53 pts
86Cobb County10.82-4.44 pts
87Muscogee County10.818-4.44 pts
88White County10.798-0.7 pts
89Catoosa County10.793-0.54 pts
90Turner County10.769-6.7 pts
91Rabun County10.708-1.29 pts
92Decatur County10.7-1.8 pts
93Upson County10.681-0.74 pts
94Carroll County10.67-1.31 pts
95Effingham County10.662+0.85 pts
96Bryan County10.598-3.2 pts
97Cherokee County10.578-2.01 pts
98Tift County10.513-0.39 pts
99Peach County10.378-17.17 pts
100Clinch County10.358+3.15 pts
101Liberty County10.318-2.68 pts
102Clay County10.294-6.82 pts
103Bartow County10.292-1.84 pts
104Dougherty County10.276-4.33 pts
105Lanier County10.274-0.79 pts
106Screven County10.25-0.47 pts
107Baker County10.189+1.27 pts
108Fayette County10.176-2.64 pts
109Dawson County10.141-2.21 pts
110Colquitt County10.027+1.26 pts
111Gilmer County9.998+0.56 pts
112Grady County9.994-0.09 pts
113Mitchell County9.964-4.01 pts
114Barrow County9.943-1.47 pts
115Wilkinson County9.94-3.62 pts
116Murray County9.937+2.03 pts
117Morgan County9.917+0.53 pts
118Floyd County9.857-2.02 pts
119Jones County9.855-1.83 pts
120Bibb County9.853-0.94 pts
121Chattooga County9.748+2.18 pts
122Gordon County9.728+0.54 pts
123Tattnall County9.717-0.13 pts
124Clarke County9.658-3.68 pts
125Newton County9.55+0.21 pts
126Coffee County9.43-0.99 pts
127Greene County9.416-5.51 pts
128Irwin County9.401+4.32 pts
129Wayne County9.38-1.89 pts
130Brooks County9.082-3.21 pts
131Montgomery County9.03-7.18 pts
132Bulloch County8.956-3.18 pts
133Treutlen County8.806-19.12 pts
134Toombs County8.614-10.88 pts
135Whitfield County8.526-8.86 pts
136Pierce County8.519-4.75 pts
137Crisp County8.45-0.67 pts
138Thomas County8.445-2.82 pts
139McDuffie County8.434-0.06 pts
140Walker County8.318-2.61 pts
141Washington County8.23-2.45 pts
142Haralson County8.113-4.84 pts
143Elbert County7.759-7.97 pts
144Seminole County7.728-2.42 pts
145Union County7.724-0.99 pts
146Dodge County7.448-2.46 pts
147Calhoun County7.442-0.35 pts
148Pulaski County7.401-3.4 pts
149Lumpkin County7.351-5.96 pts
150Jackson County7.305-2.77 pts
151Hancock County7.126-3.08 pts
152Terrell County7.064-0.54 pts
153Dade County7.012-11.36 pts
154Marion County5.962+0.15 pts
155Schley County5.566-0.63 pts
156Stewart County5.424-4.32 pts
157Twiggs County4.491-8.46 pts
158Miller County4.2-2.02 pts
159Webster County4.061-75.14 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Taliaferro County, with 107.216% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Webster County, with 4.061% in 2022.

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