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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 2023, at 82.7%. Hancock County had the lowest, at 32%. The median was 56.5% and the figure for Georgia was 63.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82.7Chattahoochee County
Lowest32Hancock County
Median56.5159 counties
Georgia63.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 52.6 %Atkinson County: 57.9 %Bacon County: 52.2 %Baker County: 42.9 %Baldwin County: 47.2 %Banks County: 58.8 %Barrow County: 66.6 %Bartow County: 64.1 %Ben Hill County: 53.7 %Berrien County: 56.1 %Bibb County: 57.3 %Bleckley County: 51.6 %Brantley County: 51.3 %Brooks County: 54 %Bryan County: 69.5 %Bulloch County: 60.1 %Burke County: 57.1 %Butts County: 52.1 %Calhoun County: 34.6 %Camden County: 61.1 %Candler County: 54.8 %Carroll County: 63.9 %Catoosa County: 62.1 %Charlton County: 50.6 %Chatham County: 64 %Chattahoochee County: 82.7 %Chattooga County: 48.9 %Cherokee County: 68.7 %Clarke County: 62.5 %Clay County: 47.8 %Clayton County: 66.3 %Clinch County: 50.8 %Cobb County: 70.5 %Coffee County: 53.3 %Colquitt County: 59.3 %Columbia County: 64.6 %Cook County: 60.7 %Coweta County: 64.2 %Crawford County: 55.5 %Crisp County: 56.5 %Dade County: 56.5 %Dawson County: 61.9 %Decatur County: 52.6 %DeKalb County: 68.3 %Dodge County: 46.3 %Dooly County: 45 %Dougherty County: 55.5 %Douglas County: 66.8 %Early County: 53.3 %Echols County: 66.5 %Effingham County: 66.6 %Elbert County: 58.3 %Emanuel County: 57 %Evans County: 56 %Fannin County: 49.8 %Fayette County: 59.6 %Floyd County: 59 %Forsyth County: 69.6 %Franklin County: 53.5 %Fulton County: 69.4 %Gilmer County: 52.5 %Glascock County: 52.8 %Glynn County: 56.5 %Gordon County: 60.5 %Grady County: 59.1 %Greene County: 49.8 %Gwinnett County: 68.7 %Habersham County: 57.1 %Hall County: 63.5 %Hancock County: 32 %Haralson County: 60.4 %Harris County: 59.1 %Hart County: 54.4 %Heard County: 52.1 %Henry County: 66.7 %Houston County: 65.2 %Irwin County: 57.7 %Jackson County: 64.2 %Jasper County: 58.7 %Jeff Davis County: 53.3 %Jefferson County: 54.4 %Jenkins County: 44.1 %Johnson County: 44.1 %Jones County: 59.2 %Lamar County: 56.2 %Lanier County: 54.5 %Laurens County: 55.8 %Lee County: 66 %Liberty County: 66.4 %Lincoln County: 51.6 %Long County: 58.9 %Lowndes County: 61.2 %Lumpkin County: 56.7 %McDuffie County: 57.2 %McIntosh County: 46.7 %Macon County: 40.4 %Madison County: 57.1 %Marion County: 52.1 %Meriwether County: 51.2 %Miller County: 58.4 %Mitchell County: 49.9 %Monroe County: 60.5 %Montgomery County: 53.7 %Morgan County: 60.9 %Murray County: 62.7 %Muscogee County: 60.6 %Newton County: 65.5 %Oconee County: 64.8 %Oglethorpe County: 60.4 %Paulding County: 66.8 %Peach County: 58.8 %Pickens County: 58 %Pierce County: 58.1 %Pike County: 59.4 %Polk County: 56.8 %Pulaski County: 44.7 %Putnam County: 53.4 %Quitman County: 40 %Rabun County: 50.1 %Randolph County: 57.2 %Richmond County: 62 %Rockdale County: 63.7 %Schley County: 54.8 %Screven County: 52.7 %Seminole County: 48.5 %Spalding County: 57.2 %Stephens County: 55.3 %Stewart County: 33.5 %Sumter County: 57.9 %Talbot County: 49.9 %Taliaferro County: 49.6 %Tattnall County: 46.5 %Taylor County: 51.2 %Telfair County: 35.8 %Terrell County: 49.6 %Thomas County: 62.7 %Tift County: 55.9 %Toombs County: 56.7 %Towns County: 42.4 %Treutlen County: 51.7 %Troup County: 60.8 %Turner County: 55.9 %Twiggs County: 44 %Union County: 45.4 %Upson County: 53.1 %Walker County: 58.5 %Walton County: 63.7 %Ware County: 50.1 %Warren County: 51 %Washington County: 51 %Wayne County: 51.6 %Webster County: 56.7 %Wheeler County: 46.5 %White County: 56.5 %Whitfield County: 62.8 %Wilcox County: 41.1 %Wilkes County: 50.8 %Wilkinson County: 52 %Worth County: 55.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Chattahoochee County: 82.7 %Chattahoochee County82.7Cobb County: 70.5 %Cobb County70.5Forsyth County: 69.6 %Forsyth County69.6Bryan County: 69.5 %Bryan County69.5Fulton County: 69.4 %Fulton County69.4Cherokee County: 68.7 %Cherokee County68.7Gwinnett County: 68.7 %Gwinnett County68.7DeKalb County: 68.3 %DeKalb County68.3Douglas County: 66.8 %Douglas County66.8Paulding County: 66.8 %Paulding County66.8Henry County: 66.7 %Henry County66.7Effingham County: 66.6 %Effingham County66.6Barrow County: 66.6 %Barrow County66.6Echols County: 66.5 %Echols County66.5Liberty County: 66.4 %Liberty County66.4Clayton County: 66.3 %Clayton County66.3Lee County: 66 %Lee County66Newton County: 65.5 %Newton County65.5Houston County: 65.2 %Houston County65.2Oconee County: 64.8 %Oconee County64.8Columbia County: 64.6 %Columbia County64.6Jackson County: 64.2 %Jackson County64.2Coweta County: 64.2 %Coweta County64.2Bartow County: 64.1 %Bartow County64.1Chatham County: 64 %Chatham County64Carroll County: 63.9 %Carroll County63.9Walton County: 63.7 %Walton County63.7Rockdale County: 63.7 %Rockdale County63.7Hall County: 63.5 %Hall County63.5Whitfield County: 62.8 %Whitfield County62.8Thomas County: 62.7 %Thomas County62.7Murray County: 62.7 %Murray County62.7Clarke County: 62.5 %Clarke County62.5Catoosa County: 62.1 %Catoosa County62.1Richmond County: 62 %Richmond County62Dawson County: 61.9 %Dawson County61.9Lowndes County: 61.2 %Lowndes County61.2Camden County: 61.1 %Camden County61.1Morgan County: 60.9 %Morgan County60.9Troup County: 60.8 %Troup County60.8Chattahoochee County: 82.7 %Chattahoochee County82.7Cobb County: 70.5 %Cobb County70.5Forsyth County: 69.6 %Forsyth County69.6Bryan County: 69.5 %Bryan County69.5Fulton County: 69.4 %Fulton County69.4Cherokee County: 68.7 %Cherokee County68.7Gwinnett County: 68.7 %Gwinnett County68.7DeKalb County: 68.3 %DeKalb County68.3Douglas County: 66.8 %Douglas County66.8Paulding County: 66.8 %Paulding County66.8Henry County: 66.7 %Henry County66.7Effingham County: 66.6 %Effingham County66.6Barrow County: 66.6 %Barrow County66.6Echols County: 66.5 %Echols County66.5Liberty County: 66.4 %Liberty County66.4Clayton County: 66.3 %Clayton County66.3Lee County: 66 %Lee County66Newton County: 65.5 %Newton County65.5Houston County: 65.2 %Houston County65.2Oconee County: 64.8 %Oconee County64.8Columbia County: 64.6 %Columbia County64.6Jackson County: 64.2 %Jackson County64.2Coweta County: 64.2 %Coweta County64.2Bartow County: 64.1 %Bartow County64.1Chatham County: 64 %Chatham County64Carroll County: 63.9 %Carroll County63.9Walton County: 63.7 %Walton County63.7Rockdale County: 63.7 %Rockdale County63.7Hall County: 63.5 %Hall County63.5Whitfield County: 62.8 %Whitfield County62.8Thomas County: 62.7 %Thomas County62.7Murray County: 62.7 %Murray County62.7Clarke County: 62.5 %Clarke County62.5Catoosa County: 62.1 %Catoosa County62.1Richmond County: 62 %Richmond County62Dawson County: 61.9 %Dawson County61.9Lowndes County: 61.2 %Lowndes County61.2Camden County: 61.1 %Camden County61.1Morgan County: 60.9 %Morgan County60.9Troup County: 60.8 %Troup County60.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Chattahoochee County82.7+2 pts
2Cobb County70.5+0.2 pts
3Forsyth County69.60 pts
4Bryan County69.50 pts
5Fulton County69.4+0.5 pts
6Cherokee County68.7-0.2 pts
7Gwinnett County68.7+0.2 pts
8DeKalb County68.3-0.3 pts
9Douglas County66.80 pts
10Paulding County66.8+0.1 pts
11Henry County66.7+0.1 pts
12Effingham County66.6+0.7 pts
13Barrow County66.6-0.2 pts
14Echols County66.5+1.3 pts
15Liberty County66.4-0.2 pts
16Clayton County66.3+0.2 pts
17Lee County66+0.3 pts
18Newton County65.5+0.8 pts
19Houston County65.2-0.1 pts
20Oconee County64.8-0.6 pts
21Columbia County64.6-0.8 pts
22Jackson County64.2+0.1 pts
23Coweta County64.2-0.2 pts
24Bartow County64.1+0.3 pts
25Chatham County64-0.7 pts
26Carroll County63.9+1 pts
27Walton County63.7+0.3 pts
28Rockdale County63.7+1.4 pts
29Hall County63.5-0.3 pts
30Whitfield County62.8-0.2 pts
31Thomas County62.7-0.1 pts
32Murray County62.7+1.9 pts
33Clarke County62.5+0.9 pts
34Catoosa County62.1-0.1 pts
35Richmond County62+0.1 pts
36Dawson County61.9-1.3 pts
37Lowndes County61.2+1 pts
38Camden County61.1-1.1 pts
39Morgan County60.9-1.5 pts
40Troup County60.8+0.7 pts
41Cook County60.7-0.4 pts
42Muscogee County60.6-0.1 pts
43Gordon County60.5+0.5 pts
44Monroe County60.5+1.5 pts
45Oglethorpe County60.4-0.9 pts
46Haralson County60.4-1.3 pts
47Bulloch County60.10 pts
48Fayette County59.6-0.2 pts
49Pike County59.4-0.3 pts
50Colquitt County59.3+1 pts
51Jones County59.2+0.8 pts
52Harris County59.1-1.1 pts
53Grady County59.1+2.3 pts
54Floyd County59+1.3 pts
55Long County58.9-3 pts
56Banks County58.8+1 pts
57Peach County58.8+2.5 pts
58Jasper County58.7+0.1 pts
59Walker County58.5-0.3 pts
60Miller County58.4+4.3 pts
61Elbert County58.3-0 pts
62Pierce County58.1+1.6 pts
63Pickens County58+0.1 pts
64Atkinson County57.9-1.1 pts
65Sumter County57.9+1.9 pts
66Irwin County57.7+4.4 pts
67Bibb County57.3-0.2 pts
68Randolph County57.2+2.9 pts
68Spalding County57.2+0.6 pts
70McDuffie County57.2-1.6 pts
71Habersham County57.1-0.5 pts
71Madison County57.1-1.5 pts
73Burke County57.1-1.2 pts
74Emanuel County57+0.1 pts
75Polk County56.8-0.9 pts
76Lumpkin County56.7-0.5 pts
76Webster County56.7+1.3 pts
78Toombs County56.7+4.1 pts
79Dade County56.5+0.5 pts
80Crisp County56.5-2 pts
81White County56.5+0.9 pts
82Glynn County56.5-1.2 pts
83Lamar County56.2+0.1 pts
84Berrien County56.1+2.7 pts
85Evans County56-1.6 pts
86Tift County55.9-1.4 pts
87Turner County55.9+4.1 pts
88Laurens County55.8+2.4 pts
89Worth County55.5-1 pts
90Crawford County55.5+0.6 pts
91Dougherty County55.5-0.6 pts
92Stephens County55.3-0.1 pts
93Candler County54.8+0.7 pts
94Schley County54.8+1.9 pts
95Lanier County54.5+4.6 pts
96Jefferson County54.4+1.5 pts
97Hart County54.4-0.3 pts
98Brooks County54+0.8 pts
99Ben Hill County53.7-1.7 pts
99Montgomery County53.7+1.7 pts
101Franklin County53.5+0.4 pts
102Putnam County53.4+1.7 pts
103Early County53.3-0.5 pts
104Jeff Davis County53.3+0.8 pts
105Coffee County53.3-2 pts
106Upson County53.1+0.2 pts
107Glascock County52.8-4.1 pts
108Screven County52.7-3.7 pts
109Appling County52.6-0.6 pts
110Decatur County52.6-0.4 pts
111Gilmer County52.5-0.7 pts
112Bacon County52.2+0.7 pts
113Heard County52.1-1.8 pts
114Butts County52.1+0.7 pts
115Marion County52.1+3 pts
116Wilkinson County52+3.1 pts
117Treutlen County51.7+3.4 pts
118Wayne County51.6+0.8 pts
119Lincoln County51.6-0.4 pts
120Bleckley County51.6+0.3 pts
121Brantley County51.3+1 pts
122Meriwether County51.2-0 pts
123Taylor County51.2+0.9 pts
124Warren County51-1.3 pts
125Washington County51+0.8 pts
126Clinch County50.8+2 pts
126Wilkes County50.8-1.2 pts
128Charlton County50.6-1.4 pts
129Ware County50.1+1.1 pts
130Rabun County50.1+1.8 pts
131Talbot County49.9-1.9 pts
132Mitchell County49.9-0.3 pts
133Fannin County49.8+1.7 pts
134Greene County49.8+0.9 pts
135Terrell County49.6-2.1 pts
136Taliaferro County49.6-0.1 pts
137Chattooga County48.9+0.4 pts
138Seminole County48.5+1.7 pts
139Clay County47.8-1.7 pts
140Baldwin County47.2-2.3 pts
141McIntosh County46.7-3.2 pts
142Tattnall County46.5+3 pts
143Wheeler County46.5+1.3 pts
144Dodge County46.3-1.8 pts
145Union County45.4-0.9 pts
146Dooly County45+0.8 pts
147Pulaski County44.7-3.3 pts
148Jenkins County44.1+1.5 pts
149Johnson County44.1-1.5 pts
150Twiggs County44+0.7 pts
151Baker County42.9-0.2 pts
152Towns County42.4-1.5 pts
153Wilcox County41.1-0.4 pts
154Macon County40.4+1.4 pts
155Quitman County40+4.9 pts
156Telfair County35.8-2.4 pts
157Calhoun County34.6-2.8 pts
158Stewart County33.5-0.1 pts
159Hancock County32-3.6 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/georgia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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: Counties in Georgia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
  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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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