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

Chattahoochee County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 159 counties in 2021, at 80%. Stewart County had the lowest, at 30.9%. The median was 55.7% and the figure for Georgia was 63.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80Chattahoochee County
Lowest30.9Stewart County
Median55.7159 counties
Georgia63.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 53.4 %Atkinson County: 57.9 %Bacon County: 51.2 %Baker County: 41.3 %Baldwin County: 51.5 %Banks County: 56.6 %Barrow County: 66.3 %Bartow County: 63 %Ben Hill County: 56.2 %Berrien County: 54 %Bibb County: 57.4 %Bleckley County: 46.9 %Brantley County: 46.9 %Brooks County: 54.5 %Bryan County: 69.4 %Bulloch County: 59 %Burke County: 58.8 %Butts County: 49.9 %Calhoun County: 34.1 %Camden County: 63.8 %Candler County: 54.8 %Carroll County: 62.4 %Catoosa County: 61.9 %Charlton County: 51.3 %Chatham County: 64.9 %Chattahoochee County: 80 %Chattooga County: 48.3 %Cherokee County: 68.5 %Clarke County: 61.3 %Clay County: 48.4 %Clayton County: 66.3 %Clinch County: 45.2 %Cobb County: 70 %Coffee County: 54.4 %Colquitt County: 58.6 %Columbia County: 65.5 %Cook County: 60.5 %Coweta County: 65.8 %Crawford County: 53.9 %Crisp County: 56.7 %Dade County: 55.3 %Dawson County: 62.8 %Decatur County: 54.5 %DeKalb County: 69.3 %Dodge County: 47.5 %Dooly County: 44.8 %Dougherty County: 56.4 %Douglas County: 65.9 %Early County: 51.9 %Echols County: 53.1 %Effingham County: 65.8 %Elbert County: 57.3 %Emanuel County: 54.1 %Evans County: 59.5 %Fannin County: 48.5 %Fayette County: 61.1 %Floyd County: 57.7 %Forsyth County: 69.8 %Franklin County: 54.8 %Fulton County: 68.8 %Gilmer County: 51.9 %Glascock County: 55.4 %Glynn County: 59.2 %Gordon County: 59.4 %Grady County: 56.3 %Greene County: 50 %Gwinnett County: 68.5 %Habersham County: 56.7 %Hall County: 64.4 %Hancock County: 31.6 %Haralson County: 62.2 %Harris County: 61.6 %Hart County: 51.9 %Heard County: 54.7 %Henry County: 66.8 %Houston County: 66.3 %Irwin County: 55.7 %Jackson County: 64.1 %Jasper County: 54 %Jeff Davis County: 52.5 %Jefferson County: 53.3 %Jenkins County: 50.2 %Johnson County: 48.8 %Jones County: 59.5 %Lamar County: 54.3 %Lanier County: 50.4 %Laurens County: 52.6 %Lee County: 64.4 %Liberty County: 65.6 %Lincoln County: 49.7 %Long County: 60 %Lowndes County: 59.8 %Lumpkin County: 57.8 %McDuffie County: 56.2 %McIntosh County: 51.7 %Macon County: 42.6 %Madison County: 60.2 %Marion County: 50.7 %Meriwether County: 50.8 %Miller County: 57.3 %Mitchell County: 51.5 %Monroe County: 57.7 %Montgomery County: 51.4 %Morgan County: 60.6 %Murray County: 60.3 %Muscogee County: 61 %Newton County: 64.9 %Oconee County: 64.6 %Oglethorpe County: 62.8 %Paulding County: 67.5 %Peach County: 55.5 %Pickens County: 59 %Pierce County: 55.9 %Pike County: 58.3 %Polk County: 59.2 %Pulaski County: 46.2 %Putnam County: 51.7 %Quitman County: 39.6 %Rabun County: 46.1 %Randolph County: 53.3 %Richmond County: 61.8 %Rockdale County: 62.2 %Schley County: 57.6 %Screven County: 53.5 %Seminole County: 44.3 %Spalding County: 56.2 %Stephens County: 56.4 %Stewart County: 30.9 %Sumter County: 55.4 %Talbot County: 50.7 %Taliaferro County: 50.8 %Tattnall County: 47.8 %Taylor County: 49.8 %Telfair County: 35.5 %Terrell County: 53.3 %Thomas County: 62.9 %Tift County: 57 %Toombs County: 53.3 %Towns County: 44.9 %Treutlen County: 46.8 %Troup County: 59.8 %Turner County: 56 %Twiggs County: 44.2 %Union County: 45.2 %Upson County: 51.6 %Walker County: 59.2 %Walton County: 62.8 %Ware County: 47.5 %Warren County: 48.9 %Washington County: 47.4 %Wayne County: 49.9 %Webster County: 53 %Wheeler County: 47.5 %White County: 55.4 %Whitfield County: 62.6 %Wilcox County: 40.1 %Wilkes County: 53.9 %Wilkinson County: 47.1 %Worth County: 56.1 %
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  • 63 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Chattahoochee County: 80 %Chattahoochee County80Cobb County: 70 %Cobb County70Forsyth County: 69.8 %Forsyth County69.8Bryan County: 69.4 %Bryan County69.4DeKalb County: 69.3 %DeKalb County69.3Fulton County: 68.8 %Fulton County68.8Cherokee County: 68.5 %Cherokee County68.5Gwinnett County: 68.5 %Gwinnett County68.5Paulding County: 67.5 %Paulding County67.5Henry County: 66.8 %Henry County66.8Barrow County: 66.3 %Barrow County66.3Clayton County: 66.3 %Clayton County66.3Houston County: 66.3 %Houston County66.3Douglas County: 65.9 %Douglas County65.9Effingham County: 65.8 %Effingham County65.8Coweta County: 65.8 %Coweta County65.8Liberty County: 65.6 %Liberty County65.6Columbia County: 65.5 %Columbia County65.5Chatham County: 64.9 %Chatham County64.9Newton County: 64.9 %Newton County64.9Oconee County: 64.6 %Oconee County64.6Hall County: 64.4 %Hall County64.4Lee County: 64.4 %Lee County64.4Jackson County: 64.1 %Jackson County64.1Camden County: 63.8 %Camden County63.8Bartow County: 63 %Bartow County63Thomas County: 62.9 %Thomas County62.9Walton County: 62.8 %Walton County62.8Oglethorpe County: 62.8 %Oglethorpe County62.8Dawson County: 62.8 %Dawson County62.8Whitfield County: 62.6 %Whitfield County62.6Carroll County: 62.4 %Carroll County62.4Rockdale County: 62.2 %Rockdale County62.2Haralson County: 62.2 %Haralson County62.2Catoosa County: 61.9 %Catoosa County61.9Richmond County: 61.8 %Richmond County61.8Harris County: 61.6 %Harris County61.6Clarke County: 61.3 %Clarke County61.3Fayette County: 61.1 %Fayette County61.1Muscogee County: 61 %Muscogee County61Chattahoochee County: 80 %Chattahoochee County80Cobb County: 70 %Cobb County70Forsyth County: 69.8 %Forsyth County69.8Bryan County: 69.4 %Bryan County69.4DeKalb County: 69.3 %DeKalb County69.3Fulton County: 68.8 %Fulton County68.8Cherokee County: 68.5 %Cherokee County68.5Gwinnett County: 68.5 %Gwinnett County68.5Paulding County: 67.5 %Paulding County67.5Henry County: 66.8 %Henry County66.8Barrow County: 66.3 %Barrow County66.3Clayton County: 66.3 %Clayton County66.3Houston County: 66.3 %Houston County66.3Douglas County: 65.9 %Douglas County65.9Effingham County: 65.8 %Effingham County65.8Coweta County: 65.8 %Coweta County65.8Liberty County: 65.6 %Liberty County65.6Columbia County: 65.5 %Columbia County65.5Chatham County: 64.9 %Chatham County64.9Newton County: 64.9 %Newton County64.9Oconee County: 64.6 %Oconee County64.6Hall County: 64.4 %Hall County64.4Lee County: 64.4 %Lee County64.4Jackson County: 64.1 %Jackson County64.1Camden County: 63.8 %Camden County63.8Bartow County: 63 %Bartow County63Thomas County: 62.9 %Thomas County62.9Walton County: 62.8 %Walton County62.8Oglethorpe County: 62.8 %Oglethorpe County62.8Dawson County: 62.8 %Dawson County62.8Whitfield County: 62.6 %Whitfield County62.6Carroll County: 62.4 %Carroll County62.4Rockdale County: 62.2 %Rockdale County62.2Haralson County: 62.2 %Haralson County62.2Catoosa County: 61.9 %Catoosa County61.9Richmond County: 61.8 %Richmond County61.8Harris County: 61.6 %Harris County61.6Clarke County: 61.3 %Clarke County61.3Fayette County: 61.1 %Fayette County61.1Muscogee County: 61 %Muscogee County61
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Chattahoochee County80
2Cobb County70
3Forsyth County69.8
4Bryan County69.4
5DeKalb County69.3
6Fulton County68.8
7Cherokee County68.5
8Gwinnett County68.5
9Paulding County67.5
10Henry County66.8
11Barrow County66.3
12Clayton County66.3
13Houston County66.3
14Douglas County65.9
15Effingham County65.8
16Coweta County65.8
17Liberty County65.6
18Columbia County65.5
19Chatham County64.9
20Newton County64.9
21Oconee County64.6
22Hall County64.4
22Lee County64.4
24Jackson County64.1
25Camden County63.8
26Bartow County63
27Thomas County62.9
28Walton County62.8
29Oglethorpe County62.8
30Dawson County62.8
31Whitfield County62.6
32Carroll County62.4
33Rockdale County62.2
34Haralson County62.2
35Catoosa County61.9
36Richmond County61.8
37Harris County61.6
38Clarke County61.3
39Fayette County61.1
40Muscogee County61
41Morgan County60.6
42Cook County60.5
43Murray County60.3
44Madison County60.2
45Long County60
46Lowndes County59.8
47Troup County59.8
48Jones County59.5
49Evans County59.5
50Gordon County59.4
51Glynn County59.2
52Polk County59.2
53Walker County59.2
54Bulloch County59
55Pickens County59
56Burke County58.8
57Colquitt County58.6
58Pike County58.3
59Atkinson County57.9
60Lumpkin County57.8
61Floyd County57.7
61Monroe County57.7
63Schley County57.6
64Bibb County57.4
65Miller County57.3
66Elbert County57.3
67Tift County57
68Crisp County56.7
69Habersham County56.7
70Banks County56.6
71Dougherty County56.4
71Stephens County56.4
73Grady County56.3
74McDuffie County56.2
75Ben Hill County56.2
75Spalding County56.2
77Worth County56.1
78Turner County56
79Pierce County55.9
80Irwin County55.7
81Peach County55.5
82Sumter County55.4
83Glascock County55.4
84White County55.4
85Dade County55.3
86Franklin County54.8
87Candler County54.8
88Heard County54.7
89Decatur County54.5
90Brooks County54.5
91Coffee County54.4
92Lamar County54.3
93Emanuel County54.1
94Jasper County54
95Berrien County54
96Crawford County53.9
97Wilkes County53.9
98Screven County53.5
99Appling County53.4
100Jefferson County53.3
100Terrell County53.3
102Randolph County53.3
103Toombs County53.3
104Echols County53.1
105Webster County53
106Laurens County52.6
107Jeff Davis County52.5
108Gilmer County51.9
109Hart County51.9
110Early County51.9
111McIntosh County51.7
112Putnam County51.7
113Upson County51.6
114Baldwin County51.5
115Mitchell County51.5
116Montgomery County51.4
117Charlton County51.3
118Bacon County51.2
119Meriwether County50.8
120Taliaferro County50.8
121Marion County50.7
122Talbot County50.7
123Lanier County50.4
124Jenkins County50.2
125Greene County50
126Wayne County49.9
127Butts County49.9
128Taylor County49.8
129Lincoln County49.7
130Warren County48.9
131Johnson County48.8
132Fannin County48.5
133Clay County48.4
134Chattooga County48.3
135Tattnall County47.8
136Wheeler County47.5
137Dodge County47.5
137Ware County47.5
139Washington County47.4
140Wilkinson County47.1
141Bleckley County46.9
142Brantley County46.9
143Treutlen County46.8
144Pulaski County46.2
145Rabun County46.1
146Clinch County45.2
147Union County45.2
148Towns County44.9
149Dooly County44.8
150Seminole County44.3
151Twiggs County44.2
152Macon County42.6
153Baker County41.3
154Wilcox County40.1
155Quitman County39.6
156Telfair County35.5
157Calhoun County34.1
158Hancock County31.6
159Stewart County30.9

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About this ranking

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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-counties?period=2021. 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. Counties in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-counties?period=2021.

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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, Counties in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Chattahoochee County, with 80% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Stewart County, with 30.9% in 2021.

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