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Counties in Georgia by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Quitman County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 159 counties in 2024, at 28.6%. Rabun County had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for Georgia was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.6Quitman County
Lowest1.3Rabun County
Median4.7159 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Appling County: 3.1 %Atkinson County: 4.8 %Bacon County: 2.6 %Baker County: 6.7 %Baldwin County: 6.2 %Banks County: 2.9 %Barrow County: 3.8 %Bartow County: 4.7 %Ben Hill County: 3.1 %Berrien County: 3.7 %Bibb County: 8.1 %Bleckley County: 5.9 %Brantley County: 2.8 %Brooks County: 5 %Bryan County: 5.3 %Bulloch County: 8.2 %Burke County: 5 %Butts County: 3.2 %Calhoun County: 6 %Camden County: 5.4 %Candler County: 2.5 %Carroll County: 5.9 %Catoosa County: 4.3 %Charlton County: 14 %Chatham County: 5.9 %Chattahoochee County: 9.1 %Chattooga County: 5.4 %Cherokee County: 3.3 %Clarke County: 5.3 %Clay County: 4.5 %Clayton County: 7.2 %Clinch County: 2.1 %Cobb County: 4.5 %Coffee County: 4.4 %Colquitt County: 4.3 %Columbia County: 4.8 %Cook County: 3.6 %Coweta County: 3.1 %Crawford County: 2.4 %Crisp County: 7.5 %Dade County: 3.2 %Dawson County: 3.5 %Decatur County: 6.3 %DeKalb County: 6.4 %Dodge County: 6.1 %Dooly County: 3.6 %Dougherty County: 10.2 %Douglas County: 6.2 %Early County: 6.7 %Echols County: 1.7 %Effingham County: 5.5 %Elbert County: 4.6 %Emanuel County: 8.9 %Evans County: 4.3 %Fannin County: 3.7 %Fayette County: 3.8 %Floyd County: 4.3 %Forsyth County: 3.5 %Franklin County: 5.9 %Fulton County: 5.4 %Gilmer County: 2.7 %Glascock County: 1.6 %Glynn County: 3.7 %Gordon County: 3.7 %Grady County: 3.7 %Greene County: 3.4 %Gwinnett County: 4.2 %Habersham County: 2.7 %Hall County: 3.5 %Hancock County: 6.3 %Haralson County: 4.5 %Harris County: 5.9 %Hart County: 3.4 %Heard County: 4.3 %Henry County: 6.2 %Houston County: 5.1 %Irwin County: 4 %Jackson County: 3.4 %Jasper County: 7.2 %Jeff Davis County: 6.7 %Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jenkins County: 3.9 %Johnson County: 7.4 %Jones County: 3.8 %Lamar County: 4.1 %Lanier County: 4 %Laurens County: 5.2 %Lee County: 3.3 %Liberty County: 7.9 %Lincoln County: 2.8 %Long County: 6.8 %Lowndes County: 5.1 %Lumpkin County: 5.7 %McDuffie County: 2 %McIntosh County: 3.2 %Macon County: 7.2 %Madison County: 3.9 %Marion County: 4.9 %Meriwether County: 6.6 %Miller County: 3.9 %Mitchell County: 6 %Monroe County: 2.7 %Montgomery County: 7.5 %Morgan County: 2.5 %Murray County: 4.5 %Muscogee County: 6.3 %Newton County: 6.6 %Oconee County: 3 %Oglethorpe County: 3.1 %Paulding County: 4.5 %Peach County: 6.6 %Pickens County: 3 %Pierce County: 2.6 %Pike County: 3.4 %Polk County: 5.9 %Pulaski County: 3.2 %Putnam County: 3.7 %Quitman County: 28.6 %Rabun County: 1.3 %Randolph County: 10.9 %Richmond County: 8.5 %Rockdale County: 5.9 %Schley County: 7.6 %Screven County: 4.6 %Seminole County: 6 %Spalding County: 7.3 %Stephens County: 5.4 %Stewart County: 5.5 %Sumter County: 4.7 %Talbot County: 3.3 %Taliaferro County: 5 %Tattnall County: 6.7 %Taylor County: 2.6 %Telfair County: 5.3 %Terrell County: 4.1 %Thomas County: 5.6 %Tift County: 2.8 %Toombs County: 4.4 %Towns County: 4.6 %Treutlen County: 7.7 %Troup County: 5.3 %Turner County: 12.2 %Twiggs County: 3.8 %Union County: 2.6 %Upson County: 3.9 %Walker County: 3.9 %Walton County: 5.3 %Ware County: 5.9 %Warren County: 10 %Washington County: 8 %Wayne County: 7.2 %Webster County: 4.2 %Wheeler County: 5 %White County: 3.8 %Whitfield County: 5.2 %Wilcox County: 5.5 %Wilkes County: 1.6 %Wilkinson County: 4.8 %Worth County: 6.9 %
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  • 6.7 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Quitman County: 28.6 %Quitman County28.6Charlton County: 14 %Charlton County14Turner County: 12.2 %Turner County12.2Randolph County: 10.9 %Randolph County10.9Dougherty County: 10.2 %Dougherty County10.2Warren County: 10 %Warren County10Chattahoochee County: 9.1 %Chattahoochee County9.1Emanuel County: 8.9 %Emanuel County8.9Richmond County: 8.5 %Richmond County8.5Bulloch County: 8.2 %Bulloch County8.2Bibb County: 8.1 %Bibb County8.1Washington County: 8 %Washington County8Liberty County: 7.9 %Liberty County7.9Treutlen County: 7.7 %Treutlen County7.7Schley County: 7.6 %Schley County7.6Montgomery County: 7.5 %Montgomery County7.5Crisp County: 7.5 %Crisp County7.5Johnson County: 7.4 %Johnson County7.4Spalding County: 7.3 %Spalding County7.3Clayton County: 7.2 %Clayton County7.2Jasper County: 7.2 %Jasper County7.2Wayne County: 7.2 %Wayne County7.2Macon County: 7.2 %Macon County7.2Worth County: 6.9 %Worth County6.9Long County: 6.8 %Long County6.8Early County: 6.7 %Early County6.7Baker County: 6.7 %Baker County6.7Jeff Davis County: 6.7 %Jeff Davis County6.7Tattnall County: 6.7 %Tattnall County6.7Newton County: 6.6 %Newton County6.6Peach County: 6.6 %Peach County6.6Meriwether County: 6.6 %Meriwether County6.6DeKalb County: 6.4 %DeKalb County6.4Decatur County: 6.3 %Decatur County6.3Hancock County: 6.3 %Hancock County6.3Muscogee County: 6.3 %Muscogee County6.3Douglas County: 6.2 %Douglas County6.2Henry County: 6.2 %Henry County6.2Baldwin County: 6.2 %Baldwin County6.2Dodge County: 6.1 %Dodge County6.1Quitman County: 28.6 %Quitman County28.6Charlton County: 14 %Charlton County14Turner County: 12.2 %Turner County12.2Randolph County: 10.9 %Randolph County10.9Dougherty County: 10.2 %Dougherty County10.2Warren County: 10 %Warren County10Chattahoochee County: 9.1 %Chattahoochee County9.1Emanuel County: 8.9 %Emanuel County8.9Richmond County: 8.5 %Richmond County8.5Bulloch County: 8.2 %Bulloch County8.2Bibb County: 8.1 %Bibb County8.1Washington County: 8 %Washington County8Liberty County: 7.9 %Liberty County7.9Treutlen County: 7.7 %Treutlen County7.7Schley County: 7.6 %Schley County7.6Montgomery County: 7.5 %Montgomery County7.5Crisp County: 7.5 %Crisp County7.5Johnson County: 7.4 %Johnson County7.4Spalding County: 7.3 %Spalding County7.3Clayton County: 7.2 %Clayton County7.2Jasper County: 7.2 %Jasper County7.2Wayne County: 7.2 %Wayne County7.2Macon County: 7.2 %Macon County7.2Worth County: 6.9 %Worth County6.9Long County: 6.8 %Long County6.8Early County: 6.7 %Early County6.7Baker County: 6.7 %Baker County6.7Jeff Davis County: 6.7 %Jeff Davis County6.7Tattnall County: 6.7 %Tattnall County6.7Newton County: 6.6 %Newton County6.6Peach County: 6.6 %Peach County6.6Meriwether County: 6.6 %Meriwether County6.6DeKalb County: 6.4 %DeKalb County6.4Decatur County: 6.3 %Decatur County6.3Hancock County: 6.3 %Hancock County6.3Muscogee County: 6.3 %Muscogee County6.3Douglas County: 6.2 %Douglas County6.2Henry County: 6.2 %Henry County6.2Baldwin County: 6.2 %Baldwin County6.2Dodge County: 6.1 %Dodge County6.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Quitman County28.6-2.5 pts
2Charlton County14+3.9 pts
3Turner County12.2+0.6 pts
4Randolph County10.9+0.6 pts
5Dougherty County10.2-0.6 pts
6Warren County10+2.3 pts
7Chattahoochee County9.1+1.2 pts
8Emanuel County8.9-0.8 pts
9Richmond County8.5+0.6 pts
10Bulloch County8.2+0.3 pts
11Bibb County8.1+0.6 pts
12Washington County8+3.2 pts
13Liberty County7.9-0.1 pts
14Treutlen County7.7-0.4 pts
15Schley County7.6+3.5 pts
16Montgomery County7.5+1.4 pts
17Crisp County7.5-1.3 pts
18Johnson County7.4+0.4 pts
19Spalding County7.3+1.9 pts
20Clayton County7.2+0.5 pts
20Jasper County7.2-0 pts
22Wayne County7.2+0.5 pts
23Macon County7.2-1.5 pts
24Worth County6.9+0.5 pts
25Long County6.8+1.4 pts
26Early County6.7-0.1 pts
27Baker County6.7-2.8 pts
28Jeff Davis County6.7+1.8 pts
29Tattnall County6.7-0.2 pts
30Newton County6.60 pts
31Peach County6.6-0.1 pts
32Meriwether County6.6+0.3 pts
33DeKalb County6.40 pts
34Decatur County6.3-0.6 pts
35Hancock County6.3+0.4 pts
36Muscogee County6.3-0.2 pts
37Douglas County6.2+0.1 pts
38Henry County6.2+0.6 pts
39Baldwin County6.2+0.6 pts
40Dodge County6.1+2.7 pts
41Calhoun County6-1.4 pts
42Seminole County6+1 pts
43Mitchell County6-0.7 pts
44Chatham County5.9+0.3 pts
45Carroll County5.9-0.1 pts
45Franklin County5.9+0.9 pts
45Harris County5.9+0.1 pts
45Polk County5.9+0.1 pts
49Bleckley County5.9-1.5 pts
49Rockdale County5.9+0.1 pts
51Ware County5.9+1.1 pts
52Jefferson County5.8+0.8 pts
53Lumpkin County5.7+0.1 pts
54Thomas County5.6-0.9 pts
55Wilcox County5.5-0.8 pts
56Effingham County5.5-0.3 pts
57Stewart County5.5+0.8 pts
58Chattooga County5.4+0.5 pts
59Camden County5.4+0.7 pts
60Fulton County5.4-0 pts
60Stephens County5.4+0.2 pts
62Bryan County5.3-0.3 pts
63Walton County5.3-0.1 pts
64Troup County5.3-0.2 pts
65Clarke County5.3+0.1 pts
65Telfair County5.3+0.3 pts
67Whitfield County5.2-0.2 pts
68Laurens County5.2-0.5 pts
69Houston County5.1+0.1 pts
70Lowndes County5.1-0.6 pts
71Wheeler County5-1.5 pts
72Brooks County5-1.5 pts
73Burke County5-0.8 pts
74Taliaferro County5+0.4 pts
75Marion County4.9+0.7 pts
76Wilkinson County4.8-0.5 pts
77Columbia County4.80 pts
78Atkinson County4.8+1.9 pts
79Bartow County4.7+0.2 pts
80Sumter County4.7-0.1 pts
81Towns County4.6+1.1 pts
82Screven County4.6-1.1 pts
83Elbert County4.6-1.8 pts
84Murray County4.5-0.5 pts
85Cobb County4.5-0 pts
86Paulding County4.50 pts
87Clay County4.5+0.1 pts
88Haralson County4.5-0.8 pts
89Toombs County4.4+0.5 pts
90Coffee County4.4-0.5 pts
91Evans County4.3-1.2 pts
92Heard County4.3-0.9 pts
93Colquitt County4.3+0.2 pts
94Catoosa County4.3+0.4 pts
95Floyd County4.3-0 pts
96Gwinnett County4.2+0.1 pts
97Webster County4.2-1.4 pts
98Terrell County4.1-4 pts
99Lamar County4.1+0.5 pts
100Irwin County4+0.4 pts
101Lanier County4+0.6 pts
102Madison County3.9-0.8 pts
103Miller County3.9-1.5 pts
104Upson County3.9+1.2 pts
105Jenkins County3.9-1.1 pts
105Walker County3.9-1.1 pts
107Jones County3.8+0.2 pts
108Fayette County3.8+0.1 pts
109White County3.8+0.5 pts
110Twiggs County3.8-0.2 pts
111Barrow County3.8+0.4 pts
112Glynn County3.7-0.8 pts
113Putnam County3.7-0.6 pts
114Grady County3.7+0.9 pts
115Fannin County3.7-0.5 pts
116Berrien County3.7-0.5 pts
117Gordon County3.70 pts
118Cook County3.6-0.8 pts
119Dooly County3.6-2.2 pts
120Dawson County3.5-0.9 pts
121Forsyth County3.5+0.2 pts
122Hall County3.5-0.5 pts
123Greene County3.4-1.7 pts
124Hart County3.4-0.3 pts
125Jackson County3.4-0 pts
126Pike County3.4-1 pts
127Talbot County3.3-0.6 pts
128Lee County3.3-0.4 pts
129Cherokee County3.30 pts
130Butts County3.2-1.7 pts
131Dade County3.2-1.3 pts
132McIntosh County3.2-0.1 pts
132Pulaski County3.2-2.1 pts
134Appling County3.1-0.5 pts
135Ben Hill County3.1-1.9 pts
136Coweta County3.1+0.3 pts
137Oglethorpe County3.1-0.3 pts
138Pickens County3-0.8 pts
139Oconee County3-0 pts
140Banks County2.9+0.2 pts
141Lincoln County2.8-1 pts
142Tift County2.8-0.5 pts
143Brantley County2.8-0 pts
144Gilmer County2.7+0.9 pts
145Habersham County2.7+0.5 pts
146Monroe County2.7-1.3 pts
147Bacon County2.6-0.6 pts
147Union County2.6-1 pts
149Pierce County2.6-1.4 pts
150Taylor County2.6-4.7 pts
151Candler County2.5-1.6 pts
152Morgan County2.5-0.5 pts
153Crawford County2.4-1.8 pts
154Clinch County2.1-1.3 pts
155McDuffie County2-1.7 pts
156Echols County1.7-1.9 pts
157Glascock County1.6+0.5 pts
158Wilkes County1.6-0.9 pts
159Rabun County1.3-0.7 pts

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Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Georgia by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/georgia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Quitman County, with 28.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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