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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 2022, at 80.6%. Stewart County had the lowest, at 33.6%. The median was 56.1% and the figure for Georgia was 63.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.6Chattahoochee County
Lowest33.6Stewart County
Median56.1159 counties
Georgia63.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 53.2 %Atkinson County: 59 %Bacon County: 51.6 %Baker County: 43.1 %Baldwin County: 49.5 %Banks County: 57.8 %Barrow County: 66.8 %Bartow County: 63.8 %Ben Hill County: 55.4 %Berrien County: 53.4 %Bibb County: 57.5 %Bleckley County: 51.3 %Brantley County: 50.3 %Brooks County: 53.1 %Bryan County: 69.4 %Bulloch County: 60.1 %Burke County: 58.3 %Butts County: 51.4 %Calhoun County: 37.4 %Camden County: 62.2 %Candler County: 54.1 %Carroll County: 62.9 %Catoosa County: 62.1 %Charlton County: 52 %Chatham County: 64.6 %Chattahoochee County: 80.6 %Chattooga County: 48.5 %Cherokee County: 68.9 %Clarke County: 61.6 %Clay County: 49.5 %Clayton County: 66.2 %Clinch County: 48.8 %Cobb County: 70.3 %Coffee County: 55.3 %Colquitt County: 58.2 %Columbia County: 65.3 %Cook County: 61.1 %Coweta County: 64.4 %Crawford County: 54.9 %Crisp County: 58.5 %Dade County: 56 %Dawson County: 63.3 %Decatur County: 53 %DeKalb County: 68.6 %Dodge County: 48.1 %Dooly County: 44.2 %Dougherty County: 56.1 %Douglas County: 66.8 %Early County: 53.8 %Echols County: 65.2 %Effingham County: 65.9 %Elbert County: 58.3 %Emanuel County: 56.9 %Evans County: 57.5 %Fannin County: 48.1 %Fayette County: 59.8 %Floyd County: 57.8 %Forsyth County: 69.6 %Franklin County: 53 %Fulton County: 68.9 %Gilmer County: 53.2 %Glascock County: 56.9 %Glynn County: 57.7 %Gordon County: 60 %Grady County: 56.7 %Greene County: 48.9 %Gwinnett County: 68.4 %Habersham County: 57.6 %Hall County: 63.9 %Hancock County: 35.6 %Haralson County: 61.6 %Harris County: 60.2 %Hart County: 54.7 %Heard County: 54 %Henry County: 66.5 %Houston County: 65.3 %Irwin County: 53.3 %Jackson County: 64.1 %Jasper County: 58.6 %Jeff Davis County: 52.5 %Jefferson County: 53 %Jenkins County: 42.6 %Johnson County: 45.6 %Jones County: 58.4 %Lamar County: 56.1 %Lanier County: 49.9 %Laurens County: 53.4 %Lee County: 65.7 %Liberty County: 66.6 %Lincoln County: 52 %Long County: 61.9 %Lowndes County: 60.1 %Lumpkin County: 57.2 %McDuffie County: 58.8 %McIntosh County: 49.9 %Macon County: 39 %Madison County: 58.6 %Marion County: 49.1 %Meriwether County: 51.2 %Miller County: 54.1 %Mitchell County: 50.2 %Monroe County: 59 %Montgomery County: 52 %Morgan County: 62.3 %Murray County: 60.7 %Muscogee County: 60.7 %Newton County: 64.7 %Oconee County: 65.4 %Oglethorpe County: 61.3 %Paulding County: 66.7 %Peach County: 56.3 %Pickens County: 57.8 %Pierce County: 56.5 %Pike County: 59.8 %Polk County: 57.8 %Pulaski County: 47.9 %Putnam County: 51.7 %Quitman County: 35.1 %Rabun County: 48.2 %Randolph County: 54.3 %Richmond County: 61.9 %Rockdale County: 62.3 %Schley County: 52.9 %Screven County: 56.4 %Seminole County: 46.8 %Spalding County: 56.6 %Stephens County: 55.3 %Stewart County: 33.6 %Sumter County: 56 %Talbot County: 51.8 %Taliaferro County: 49.7 %Tattnall County: 43.5 %Taylor County: 50.3 %Telfair County: 38.3 %Terrell County: 51.8 %Thomas County: 62.8 %Tift County: 57.4 %Toombs County: 52.6 %Towns County: 43.8 %Treutlen County: 48.3 %Troup County: 60.2 %Turner County: 51.7 %Twiggs County: 43.3 %Union County: 46.3 %Upson County: 52.9 %Walker County: 58.8 %Walton County: 63.4 %Ware County: 49 %Warren County: 52.4 %Washington County: 50.2 %Wayne County: 50.9 %Webster County: 55.5 %Wheeler County: 45.2 %White County: 55.7 %Whitfield County: 63 %Wilcox County: 41.5 %Wilkes County: 52 %Wilkinson County: 49 %Worth County: 56.5 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Chattahoochee County: 80.6 %Chattahoochee County80.6Cobb County: 70.3 %Cobb County70.3Forsyth County: 69.6 %Forsyth County69.6Bryan County: 69.4 %Bryan County69.4Cherokee County: 68.9 %Cherokee County68.9Fulton County: 68.9 %Fulton County68.9DeKalb County: 68.6 %DeKalb County68.6Gwinnett County: 68.4 %Gwinnett County68.4Douglas County: 66.8 %Douglas County66.8Barrow County: 66.8 %Barrow County66.8Paulding County: 66.7 %Paulding County66.7Liberty County: 66.6 %Liberty County66.6Henry County: 66.5 %Henry County66.5Clayton County: 66.2 %Clayton County66.2Effingham County: 65.9 %Effingham County65.9Lee County: 65.7 %Lee County65.7Oconee County: 65.4 %Oconee County65.4Columbia County: 65.3 %Columbia County65.3Houston County: 65.3 %Houston County65.3Echols County: 65.2 %Echols County65.2Newton County: 64.7 %Newton County64.7Chatham County: 64.6 %Chatham County64.6Coweta County: 64.4 %Coweta County64.4Jackson County: 64.1 %Jackson County64.1Hall County: 63.9 %Hall County63.9Bartow County: 63.8 %Bartow County63.8Walton County: 63.4 %Walton County63.4Dawson County: 63.3 %Dawson County63.3Whitfield County: 63 %Whitfield County63Carroll County: 62.9 %Carroll County62.9Thomas County: 62.8 %Thomas County62.8Morgan County: 62.3 %Morgan County62.3Rockdale County: 62.3 %Rockdale County62.3Camden County: 62.2 %Camden County62.2Catoosa County: 62.1 %Catoosa County62.1Long County: 61.9 %Long County61.9Richmond County: 61.9 %Richmond County61.9Haralson County: 61.6 %Haralson County61.6Clarke County: 61.6 %Clarke County61.6Oglethorpe County: 61.3 %Oglethorpe County61.3Chattahoochee County: 80.6 %Chattahoochee County80.6Cobb County: 70.3 %Cobb County70.3Forsyth County: 69.6 %Forsyth County69.6Bryan County: 69.4 %Bryan County69.4Cherokee County: 68.9 %Cherokee County68.9Fulton County: 68.9 %Fulton County68.9DeKalb County: 68.6 %DeKalb County68.6Gwinnett County: 68.4 %Gwinnett County68.4Douglas County: 66.8 %Douglas County66.8Barrow County: 66.8 %Barrow County66.8Paulding County: 66.7 %Paulding County66.7Liberty County: 66.6 %Liberty County66.6Henry County: 66.5 %Henry County66.5Clayton County: 66.2 %Clayton County66.2Effingham County: 65.9 %Effingham County65.9Lee County: 65.7 %Lee County65.7Oconee County: 65.4 %Oconee County65.4Columbia County: 65.3 %Columbia County65.3Houston County: 65.3 %Houston County65.3Echols County: 65.2 %Echols County65.2Newton County: 64.7 %Newton County64.7Chatham County: 64.6 %Chatham County64.6Coweta County: 64.4 %Coweta County64.4Jackson County: 64.1 %Jackson County64.1Hall County: 63.9 %Hall County63.9Bartow County: 63.8 %Bartow County63.8Walton County: 63.4 %Walton County63.4Dawson County: 63.3 %Dawson County63.3Whitfield County: 63 %Whitfield County63Carroll County: 62.9 %Carroll County62.9Thomas County: 62.8 %Thomas County62.8Morgan County: 62.3 %Morgan County62.3Rockdale County: 62.3 %Rockdale County62.3Camden County: 62.2 %Camden County62.2Catoosa County: 62.1 %Catoosa County62.1Long County: 61.9 %Long County61.9Richmond County: 61.9 %Richmond County61.9Haralson County: 61.6 %Haralson County61.6Clarke County: 61.6 %Clarke County61.6Oglethorpe County: 61.3 %Oglethorpe County61.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Chattahoochee County80.6+0.6 pts
2Cobb County70.3+0.3 pts
3Forsyth County69.6-0.2 pts
4Bryan County69.4+0.1 pts
5Cherokee County68.9+0.4 pts
6Fulton County68.90 pts
7DeKalb County68.6-0.8 pts
8Gwinnett County68.4-0 pts
9Douglas County66.8+0.9 pts
10Barrow County66.8+0.5 pts
11Paulding County66.7-0.8 pts
12Liberty County66.6+0.9 pts
13Henry County66.5-0.3 pts
14Clayton County66.2-0.2 pts
15Effingham County65.9+0.1 pts
16Lee County65.7+1.3 pts
17Oconee County65.4+0.8 pts
18Columbia County65.3-0.2 pts
19Houston County65.3-1 pts
20Echols County65.2+12 pts
21Newton County64.7-0.2 pts
22Chatham County64.6-0.3 pts
23Coweta County64.4-1.4 pts
24Jackson County64.1-0.1 pts
25Hall County63.9-0.5 pts
26Bartow County63.8+0.8 pts
27Walton County63.4+0.6 pts
28Dawson County63.3+0.5 pts
29Whitfield County63+0.4 pts
30Carroll County62.9+0.5 pts
31Thomas County62.8-0.2 pts
32Morgan County62.3+1.8 pts
33Rockdale County62.30 pts
34Camden County62.2-1.6 pts
35Catoosa County62.1+0.2 pts
36Long County61.9+1.9 pts
36Richmond County61.9+0.1 pts
38Haralson County61.6-0.6 pts
39Clarke County61.6+0.4 pts
40Oglethorpe County61.3-1.5 pts
41Cook County61.1+0.5 pts
42Murray County60.7+0.4 pts
43Muscogee County60.7-0.3 pts
44Harris County60.2-1.4 pts
45Troup County60.2+0.4 pts
46Lowndes County60.1+0.3 pts
47Bulloch County60.1+1.1 pts
48Gordon County60+0.6 pts
49Fayette County59.8-1.3 pts
50Pike County59.8+1.5 pts
51Atkinson County59+1.1 pts
52Monroe County59+1.3 pts
53Walker County58.8-0.3 pts
54McDuffie County58.8+2.6 pts
55Madison County58.6-1.6 pts
56Jasper County58.6+4.5 pts
57Crisp County58.5+1.8 pts
58Jones County58.4-1.1 pts
59Elbert County58.3+1 pts
60Burke County58.3-0.5 pts
61Colquitt County58.2-0.3 pts
62Pickens County57.8-1.2 pts
63Banks County57.8+1.2 pts
64Floyd County57.8+0.1 pts
65Polk County57.8-1.4 pts
66Glynn County57.7-1.5 pts
67Habersham County57.6+0.9 pts
68Evans County57.5-1.9 pts
69Bibb County57.5+0.1 pts
70Tift County57.4+0.3 pts
71Lumpkin County57.2-0.7 pts
72Glascock County56.9+1.5 pts
73Emanuel County56.9+2.8 pts
74Grady County56.7+0.4 pts
75Spalding County56.6+0.5 pts
76Worth County56.5+0.5 pts
77Pierce County56.5+0.6 pts
78Screven County56.4+2.9 pts
79Peach County56.3+0.7 pts
80Lamar County56.1+1.8 pts
81Dougherty County56.1-0.3 pts
82Sumter County56+0.6 pts
83Dade County56+0.7 pts
84White County55.7+0.3 pts
85Webster County55.5+2.5 pts
86Ben Hill County55.4-0.8 pts
87Stephens County55.3-1.1 pts
88Coffee County55.3+0.9 pts
89Crawford County54.9+1 pts
90Hart County54.7+2.8 pts
91Randolph County54.3+1 pts
92Candler County54.1-0.7 pts
93Miller County54.1-3.2 pts
94Heard County54-0.7 pts
95Early County53.8+2 pts
96Laurens County53.4+0.8 pts
97Berrien County53.4-0.6 pts
98Irwin County53.3-2.4 pts
99Gilmer County53.2+1.3 pts
100Appling County53.2-0.3 pts
101Brooks County53.1-1.3 pts
102Franklin County53-1.8 pts
103Decatur County53-1.6 pts
104Jefferson County53-0.3 pts
105Upson County52.9+1.3 pts
106Schley County52.9-4.8 pts
107Toombs County52.6-0.7 pts
108Jeff Davis County52.5-0 pts
109Warren County52.4+3.5 pts
110Wilkes County52-1.9 pts
111Charlton County52+0.7 pts
112Montgomery County52+0.6 pts
113Lincoln County52+2.3 pts
114Talbot County51.8+1.1 pts
115Terrell County51.8-1.5 pts
116Turner County51.7-4.3 pts
117Putnam County51.70 pts
118Bacon County51.6+0.4 pts
119Butts County51.4+1.5 pts
120Bleckley County51.3+4.4 pts
121Meriwether County51.2+0.4 pts
122Wayne County50.9+1 pts
123Brantley County50.3+3.4 pts
124Taylor County50.3+0.5 pts
125Washington County50.2+2.8 pts
126Mitchell County50.2-1.3 pts
127Lanier County49.9-0.5 pts
128McIntosh County49.9-1.8 pts
129Taliaferro County49.7-1 pts
130Baldwin County49.5-2 pts
131Clay County49.5+1.1 pts
132Marion County49.1-1.7 pts
133Ware County49+1.6 pts
134Wilkinson County49+1.8 pts
135Greene County48.9-1.1 pts
136Clinch County48.8+3.6 pts
137Chattooga County48.5+0.3 pts
138Treutlen County48.3+1.5 pts
139Rabun County48.2+2.1 pts
140Fannin County48.1-0.4 pts
141Dodge County48.1+0.6 pts
142Pulaski County47.9+1.7 pts
143Seminole County46.8+2.5 pts
144Union County46.3+1.1 pts
145Johnson County45.6-3.1 pts
146Wheeler County45.2-2.3 pts
147Dooly County44.2-0.6 pts
148Towns County43.8-1.1 pts
149Tattnall County43.5-4.3 pts
150Twiggs County43.3-0.9 pts
151Baker County43.1+1.8 pts
152Jenkins County42.6-7.6 pts
153Wilcox County41.5+1.4 pts
154Macon County39-3.6 pts
155Telfair County38.3+2.8 pts
156Calhoun County37.4+3.3 pts
157Hancock County35.6+4 pts
158Quitman County35.1-4.6 pts
159Stewart County33.6+2.8 pts

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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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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: Counties in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-counties?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. 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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Stewart County, with 33.6% in 2022.

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