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Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Port Wentworth, GA had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 101 cities in 2022, at 79.4%. Milledgeville, GA had the lowest, at 43.7%. The median was 66% and the figure for Georgia was 63.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79.4Port Wentworth, GA
Lowest43.7Milledgeville, GA
Median66101 cities
Georgia63.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Port Wentworth, GA: 79.4 %Port Wentworth, GA79.4Smyrna, GA: 78.4 %Smyrna, GA78.4Brookhaven, GA: 77.5 %Brookhaven, GA77.5Suwanee, GA: 77 %Suwanee, GA77Chamblee, GA: 76.1 %Chamblee, GA76.1Woodstock, GA: 75.3 %Woodstock, GA75.3Fairburn, GA: 75.1 %Fairburn, GA75.1Pooler, GA: 74.7 %Pooler, GA74.7Flowery Branch, GA: 74.7 %Flowery Branch, GA74.7Richmond Hill, GA: 74.7 %Richmond Hill, GA74.7Norcross, GA: 73.7 %Norcross, GA73.7Sandy Springs, GA: 72.9 %Sandy Springs, GA72.9Duluth, GA: 72.7 %Duluth, GA72.7College Park, GA: 72.6 %College Park, GA72.6Holly Springs, GA: 72.5 %Holly Springs, GA72.5Mableton, GA: 72.4 %Mableton, GA72.4Grovetown, GA: 72.4 %Grovetown, GA72.4Rincon, GA: 71.9 %Rincon, GA71.9Villa Rica, GA: 71.9 %Villa Rica, GA71.9Milton, GA: 71.5 %Milton, GA71.5East Point, GA: 71.4 %East Point, GA71.4Clarkston, GA: 71.4 %Clarkston, GA71.4Acworth, GA: 71.4 %Acworth, GA71.4Alpharetta, GA: 71.1 %Alpharetta, GA71.1Kennesaw, GA: 70.5 %Kennesaw, GA70.5Douglasville, GA: 70.4 %Douglasville, GA70.4Auburn, GA: 70.3 %Auburn, GA70.3Roswell, GA: 70 %Roswell, GA70McDonough, GA: 69.9 %McDonough, GA69.9South Fulton, GA: 69.8 %South Fulton, GA69.8Stockbridge, GA: 69.8 %Stockbridge, GA69.8Powder Springs, GA: 69.7 %Powder Springs, GA69.7Doraville, GA: 69.6 %Doraville, GA69.6Garden City, GA: 69.5 %Garden City, GA69.5Dunwoody, GA: 69.4 %Dunwoody, GA69.4Sugar Hill, GA: 69.4 %Sugar Hill, GA69.4Peachtree Corners, GA: 69.4 %Peachtree Corners, GA69.4Canton, GA: 69.3 %Canton, GA69.3Union City, GA: 69.1 %Union City, GA69.1Riverdale, GA: 69 %Riverdale, GA69Port Wentworth, GA: 79.4 %Port Wentworth, GA79.4Smyrna, GA: 78.4 %Smyrna, GA78.4Brookhaven, GA: 77.5 %Brookhaven, GA77.5Suwanee, GA: 77 %Suwanee, GA77Chamblee, GA: 76.1 %Chamblee, GA76.1Woodstock, GA: 75.3 %Woodstock, GA75.3Fairburn, GA: 75.1 %Fairburn, GA75.1Pooler, GA: 74.7 %Pooler, GA74.7Flowery Branch, GA: 74.7 %Flowery Branch, GA74.7Richmond Hill, GA: 74.7 %Richmond Hill, GA74.7Norcross, GA: 73.7 %Norcross, GA73.7Sandy Springs, GA: 72.9 %Sandy Springs, GA72.9Duluth, GA: 72.7 %Duluth, GA72.7College Park, GA: 72.6 %College Park, GA72.6Holly Springs, GA: 72.5 %Holly Springs, GA72.5Mableton, GA: 72.4 %Mableton, GA72.4Grovetown, GA: 72.4 %Grovetown, GA72.4Rincon, GA: 71.9 %Rincon, GA71.9Villa Rica, GA: 71.9 %Villa Rica, GA71.9Milton, GA: 71.5 %Milton, GA71.5East Point, GA: 71.4 %East Point, GA71.4Clarkston, GA: 71.4 %Clarkston, GA71.4Acworth, GA: 71.4 %Acworth, GA71.4Alpharetta, GA: 71.1 %Alpharetta, GA71.1Kennesaw, GA: 70.5 %Kennesaw, GA70.5Douglasville, GA: 70.4 %Douglasville, GA70.4Auburn, GA: 70.3 %Auburn, GA70.3Roswell, GA: 70 %Roswell, GA70McDonough, GA: 69.9 %McDonough, GA69.9South Fulton, GA: 69.8 %South Fulton, GA69.8Stockbridge, GA: 69.8 %Stockbridge, GA69.8Powder Springs, GA: 69.7 %Powder Springs, GA69.7Doraville, GA: 69.6 %Doraville, GA69.6Garden City, GA: 69.5 %Garden City, GA69.5Dunwoody, GA: 69.4 %Dunwoody, GA69.4Sugar Hill, GA: 69.4 %Sugar Hill, GA69.4Peachtree Corners, GA: 69.4 %Peachtree Corners, GA69.4Canton, GA: 69.3 %Canton, GA69.3Union City, GA: 69.1 %Union City, GA69.1Riverdale, GA: 69 %Riverdale, GA69
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Port Wentworth, GA79.4-1.5 pts
2Smyrna, GA78.4+0.8 pts
3Brookhaven, GA77.5-1 pts
4Suwanee, GA77+0.3 pts
5Chamblee, GA76.1-1.8 pts
6Woodstock, GA75.3-0.3 pts
7Fairburn, GA75.1+3.6 pts
8Pooler, GA74.7-0.3 pts
9Flowery Branch, GA74.7-2.6 pts
9Richmond Hill, GA74.7+1.3 pts
11Norcross, GA73.7-0.6 pts
12Sandy Springs, GA72.9-0.9 pts
13Duluth, GA72.7+1.4 pts
14College Park, GA72.6-2.2 pts
15Holly Springs, GA72.5+0.7 pts
16Mableton, GA72.4+1.5 pts
17Grovetown, GA72.4+7 pts
18Rincon, GA71.9+0.6 pts
19Villa Rica, GA71.9+2 pts
20Milton, GA71.5-1.1 pts
21East Point, GA71.4+1.5 pts
22Clarkston, GA71.4-1.2 pts
23Acworth, GA71.4+0.9 pts
24Alpharetta, GA71.1-0.7 pts
25Kennesaw, GA70.5-0.2 pts
26Douglasville, GA70.4+2.3 pts
27Auburn, GA70.3+2.2 pts
28Roswell, GA70-0 pts
29McDonough, GA69.9+0.8 pts
30South Fulton, GA69.8-1.1 pts
30Stockbridge, GA69.8-2.6 pts
32Powder Springs, GA69.7+1.2 pts
33Doraville, GA69.6-2.6 pts
34Garden City, GA69.5+0.3 pts
35Dunwoody, GA69.4+0.7 pts
36Sugar Hill, GA69.4-1.9 pts
37Peachtree Corners, GA69.4-0.6 pts
38Canton, GA69.3-0.3 pts
39Union City, GA69.1-1.5 pts
40Riverdale, GA69+1 pts
41Braselton, GA68.9-1.2 pts
42Stonecrest, GA68.5-2.1 pts
43Locust Grove, GA68.5+1.2 pts
44Loganville, GA68.3-0.5 pts
45Jefferson, GA67.9+2 pts
46Marietta, GA67.9+0.2 pts
47Warner Robins, GA67.6-0.3 pts
48Atlanta, GA67.3+0.8 pts
49Newnan, GA66.9-1.2 pts
50Hinesville, GA66.3+0.9 pts
51Johns Creek, GA66-1 pts
52Lawrenceville, GA65.3-3.1 pts
53Conyers, GA65.3-1.6 pts
54Decatur, GA64.8-2.4 pts
55Covington, GA64.5+3.1 pts
56Kingsland, GA64.5-2.8 pts
57Winder, GA64.5-1.9 pts
58Savannah, GA64.2-0.1 pts
59Lovejoy, GA63.6+2.1 pts
60Dalton, GA63.6-1.4 pts
61Cartersville, GA63.2+0.3 pts
62Tucker, GA63.1-0.9 pts
63Dallas, GA63+0.4 pts
64Gainesville, GA62.8-0.7 pts
65Lilburn, GA62.5-2.1 pts
66Perry, GA62.5+0.9 pts
67Thomasville, GA62.3-1.7 pts
68Augusta, GA62+0.1 pts
69LaGrange, GA61.7-0.9 pts
70Athens, GA61.6+0.4 pts
71Calhoun, GA61.5+1.6 pts
72Carrollton, GA61.1+2.6 pts
73Columbus, GA60.7-0.3 pts
74Snellville, GA60.6-3.1 pts
75Americus, GA60.5+0.8 pts
76Buford, GA60.2+2.5 pts
77Forest Park, GA59.7+2.8 pts
78Griffin, GA59.3-0.8 pts
79Peachtree City, GA59.1-1.5 pts
80Moultrie, GA58.4+1.9 pts
81Cumming, GA58.4-3.8 pts
82Valdosta, GA58.3+0.2 pts
83Macon, GA57.5+0.1 pts
84Statesboro, GA57.4+0.6 pts
85Fayetteville, GA57-3.4 pts
86St. Marys, GA56.5-0.1 pts
87Cedartown, GA56.3-2.8 pts
88Cairo, GA56.2+3.5 pts
89Rome, GA56.1+1 pts
90Albany, GA55.7+0.4 pts
91Monroe, GA55.50 pts
92Tifton, GA54.7-1.4 pts
93Douglas, GA54.4+0.2 pts
94Fort Oglethorpe, GA54.3-0.4 pts
95Brunswick, GA54.2-0.4 pts
96Vidalia, GA51.3+2.1 pts
97Jesup, GA50.9-3.1 pts
98Bainbridge, GA50.3-0.9 pts
99Waycross, GA47.5+2.6 pts
100Dublin, GA47.4+0.8 pts
101Milledgeville, GA43.7-1.5 pts

Other periods

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Port Wentworth, GA, with 79.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Milledgeville, GA, with 43.7% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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