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

Quitman County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 159 counties in 2021, at 21%. Glascock County had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for Georgia was 5.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21Quitman County
Lowest1.5Glascock County
Median5.6159 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 2.9 %Atkinson County: 6.2 %Bacon County: 3.4 %Baker County: 12.1 %Baldwin County: 7.6 %Banks County: 3.4 %Barrow County: 4 %Bartow County: 5.6 %Ben Hill County: 4.2 %Berrien County: 6.2 %Bibb County: 7.7 %Bleckley County: 7.7 %Brantley County: 4.7 %Brooks County: 7.1 %Bryan County: 6.3 %Bulloch County: 9.1 %Burke County: 5.7 %Butts County: 4.8 %Calhoun County: 15.1 %Camden County: 4.6 %Candler County: 5.8 %Carroll County: 6.1 %Catoosa County: 3.5 %Charlton County: 11.1 %Chatham County: 7.1 %Chattahoochee County: 11.7 %Chattooga County: 3.3 %Cherokee County: 4.1 %Clarke County: 5.6 %Clay County: 4.8 %Clayton County: 7 %Clinch County: 5.1 %Cobb County: 4.9 %Coffee County: 4.2 %Colquitt County: 6.9 %Columbia County: 5.2 %Cook County: 5.3 %Coweta County: 3.4 %Crawford County: 9.8 %Crisp County: 9.7 %Dade County: 4.7 %Dawson County: 5.8 %Decatur County: 5.7 %DeKalb County: 6.7 %Dodge County: 4.2 %Dooly County: 10 %Dougherty County: 9.9 %Douglas County: 6.7 %Early County: 8.2 %Echols County: 3.9 %Effingham County: 5.2 %Elbert County: 7.6 %Emanuel County: 9.4 %Evans County: 8.2 %Fannin County: 5.1 %Fayette County: 4.1 %Floyd County: 4.6 %Forsyth County: 3.7 %Franklin County: 5.5 %Fulton County: 5.5 %Gilmer County: 3.4 %Glascock County: 1.5 %Glynn County: 4.3 %Gordon County: 3.1 %Grady County: 2.7 %Greene County: 5.5 %Gwinnett County: 4.1 %Habersham County: 2.4 %Hall County: 3.6 %Hancock County: 2.2 %Haralson County: 4.9 %Harris County: 6.4 %Hart County: 5.6 %Heard County: 7.1 %Henry County: 6.3 %Houston County: 5.4 %Irwin County: 7.7 %Jackson County: 4.5 %Jasper County: 5.6 %Jeff Davis County: 5.1 %Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jenkins County: 4.1 %Johnson County: 11.6 %Jones County: 5.2 %Lamar County: 8.4 %Lanier County: 3 %Laurens County: 5.1 %Lee County: 4.9 %Liberty County: 9.5 %Lincoln County: 4.5 %Long County: 7.6 %Lowndes County: 5.6 %Lumpkin County: 4.3 %McDuffie County: 5.4 %McIntosh County: 4.2 %Macon County: 9.3 %Madison County: 6.2 %Marion County: 5.7 %Meriwether County: 5.6 %Miller County: 6.4 %Mitchell County: 8.8 %Monroe County: 4.1 %Montgomery County: 9.4 %Morgan County: 3.1 %Murray County: 6.8 %Muscogee County: 8 %Newton County: 5.8 %Oconee County: 3 %Oglethorpe County: 4.2 %Paulding County: 4.2 %Peach County: 8.7 %Pickens County: 4.6 %Pierce County: 2.8 %Pike County: 4.3 %Polk County: 6.5 %Pulaski County: 4.8 %Putnam County: 4.3 %Quitman County: 21 %Rabun County: 4.2 %Randolph County: 9.7 %Richmond County: 9 %Rockdale County: 6.1 %Schley County: 6.7 %Screven County: 5.7 %Seminole County: 5.3 %Spalding County: 4.7 %Stephens County: 5.4 %Stewart County: 6.9 %Sumter County: 7.5 %Talbot County: 6.5 %Taliaferro County: 5.7 %Tattnall County: 7.4 %Taylor County: 6.8 %Telfair County: 1.6 %Terrell County: 7.4 %Thomas County: 5.6 %Tift County: 2.7 %Toombs County: 6 %Towns County: 5 %Treutlen County: 8.4 %Troup County: 4.9 %Turner County: 8.5 %Twiggs County: 3.1 %Union County: 3.1 %Upson County: 3.2 %Walker County: 6.6 %Walton County: 5 %Ware County: 4.5 %Warren County: 7.3 %Washington County: 4.1 %Wayne County: 4.7 %Webster County: 8.5 %Wheeler County: 5.3 %White County: 4 %Whitfield County: 6.6 %Wilcox County: 7.2 %Wilkes County: 2.3 %Wilkinson County: 8.2 %Worth County: 6.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Quitman County: 21 %Quitman County21Calhoun County: 15.1 %Calhoun County15.1Baker County: 12.1 %Baker County12.1Chattahoochee County: 11.7 %Chattahoochee County11.7Johnson County: 11.6 %Johnson County11.6Charlton County: 11.1 %Charlton County11.1Dooly County: 10 %Dooly County10Dougherty County: 9.9 %Dougherty County9.9Crawford County: 9.8 %Crawford County9.8Crisp County: 9.7 %Crisp County9.7Randolph County: 9.7 %Randolph County9.7Liberty County: 9.5 %Liberty County9.5Emanuel County: 9.4 %Emanuel County9.4Montgomery County: 9.4 %Montgomery County9.4Macon County: 9.3 %Macon County9.3Bulloch County: 9.1 %Bulloch County9.1Richmond County: 9 %Richmond County9Mitchell County: 8.8 %Mitchell County8.8Peach County: 8.7 %Peach County8.7Turner County: 8.5 %Turner County8.5Webster County: 8.5 %Webster County8.5Lamar County: 8.4 %Lamar County8.4Treutlen County: 8.4 %Treutlen County8.4Early County: 8.2 %Early County8.2Evans County: 8.2 %Evans County8.2Wilkinson County: 8.2 %Wilkinson County8.2Muscogee County: 8 %Muscogee County8Bibb County: 7.7 %Bibb County7.7Bleckley County: 7.7 %Bleckley County7.7Irwin County: 7.7 %Irwin County7.7Elbert County: 7.6 %Elbert County7.6Long County: 7.6 %Long County7.6Baldwin County: 7.6 %Baldwin County7.6Sumter County: 7.5 %Sumter County7.5Terrell County: 7.4 %Terrell County7.4Tattnall County: 7.4 %Tattnall County7.4Warren County: 7.3 %Warren County7.3Wilcox County: 7.2 %Wilcox County7.2Brooks County: 7.1 %Brooks County7.1Chatham County: 7.1 %Chatham County7.1Quitman County: 21 %Quitman County21Calhoun County: 15.1 %Calhoun County15.1Baker County: 12.1 %Baker County12.1Chattahoochee County: 11.7 %Chattahoochee County11.7Johnson County: 11.6 %Johnson County11.6Charlton County: 11.1 %Charlton County11.1Dooly County: 10 %Dooly County10Dougherty County: 9.9 %Dougherty County9.9Crawford County: 9.8 %Crawford County9.8Crisp County: 9.7 %Crisp County9.7Randolph County: 9.7 %Randolph County9.7Liberty County: 9.5 %Liberty County9.5Emanuel County: 9.4 %Emanuel County9.4Montgomery County: 9.4 %Montgomery County9.4Macon County: 9.3 %Macon County9.3Bulloch County: 9.1 %Bulloch County9.1Richmond County: 9 %Richmond County9Mitchell County: 8.8 %Mitchell County8.8Peach County: 8.7 %Peach County8.7Turner County: 8.5 %Turner County8.5Webster County: 8.5 %Webster County8.5Lamar County: 8.4 %Lamar County8.4Treutlen County: 8.4 %Treutlen County8.4Early County: 8.2 %Early County8.2Evans County: 8.2 %Evans County8.2Wilkinson County: 8.2 %Wilkinson County8.2Muscogee County: 8 %Muscogee County8Bibb County: 7.7 %Bibb County7.7Bleckley County: 7.7 %Bleckley County7.7Irwin County: 7.7 %Irwin County7.7Elbert County: 7.6 %Elbert County7.6Long County: 7.6 %Long County7.6Baldwin County: 7.6 %Baldwin County7.6Sumter County: 7.5 %Sumter County7.5Terrell County: 7.4 %Terrell County7.4Tattnall County: 7.4 %Tattnall County7.4Warren County: 7.3 %Warren County7.3Wilcox County: 7.2 %Wilcox County7.2Brooks County: 7.1 %Brooks County7.1Chatham County: 7.1 %Chatham County7.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Quitman County21
2Calhoun County15.1
3Baker County12.1
4Chattahoochee County11.7
5Johnson County11.6
6Charlton County11.1
7Dooly County10
8Dougherty County9.9
9Crawford County9.8
10Crisp County9.7
11Randolph County9.7
12Liberty County9.5
13Emanuel County9.4
14Montgomery County9.4
15Macon County9.3
16Bulloch County9.1
17Richmond County9
18Mitchell County8.8
19Peach County8.7
20Turner County8.5
21Webster County8.5
22Lamar County8.4
23Treutlen County8.4
24Early County8.2
25Evans County8.2
25Wilkinson County8.2
27Muscogee County8
28Bibb County7.7
29Bleckley County7.7
30Irwin County7.7
31Elbert County7.6
32Long County7.6
33Baldwin County7.6
34Sumter County7.5
35Terrell County7.4
36Tattnall County7.4
37Warren County7.3
38Wilcox County7.2
39Brooks County7.1
40Chatham County7.1
41Heard County7.1
42Clayton County7
43Colquitt County6.9
44Stewart County6.9
45Taylor County6.8
46Murray County6.8
46Worth County6.8
48Schley County6.7
49DeKalb County6.7
50Douglas County6.7
51Whitfield County6.6
52Walker County6.6
53Polk County6.5
54Talbot County6.5
55Harris County6.4
55Miller County6.4
57Bryan County6.3
58Henry County6.3
59Berrien County6.2
59Madison County6.2
61Atkinson County6.2
62Rockdale County6.1
63Carroll County6.1
64Toombs County6
65Newton County5.8
66Dawson County5.8
66Jefferson County5.8
68Candler County5.8
69Marion County5.7
69Screven County5.7
71Decatur County5.7
72Taliaferro County5.7
73Burke County5.7
74Lowndes County5.6
75Hart County5.6
76Bartow County5.6
76Jasper County5.6
76Meriwether County5.6
79Clarke County5.6
80Thomas County5.6
81Franklin County5.5
81Greene County5.5
83Fulton County5.5
84Houston County5.4
85Stephens County5.4
86McDuffie County5.4
87Seminole County5.3
88Cook County5.3
89Wheeler County5.3
90Columbia County5.2
91Effingham County5.2
92Jones County5.2
93Clinch County5.1
94Fannin County5.1
94Laurens County5.1
96Jeff Davis County5.1
97Towns County5
98Walton County5
99Lee County4.9
100Cobb County4.9
100Troup County4.9
102Haralson County4.9
103Pulaski County4.8
104Butts County4.8
105Clay County4.8
106Brantley County4.7
107Dade County4.7
108Wayne County4.7
109Spalding County4.7
110Floyd County4.6
111Camden County4.6
111Pickens County4.6
113Lincoln County4.5
114Ware County4.5
115Jackson County4.5
116Glynn County4.3
117Lumpkin County4.3
118Putnam County4.3
119Pike County4.3
120Dodge County4.2
121Paulding County4.2
122Ben Hill County4.2
122McIntosh County4.2
124Coffee County4.2
124Oglethorpe County4.2
126Rabun County4.2
127Fayette County4.1
128Monroe County4.1
128Washington County4.1
130Cherokee County4.1
130Jenkins County4.1
132Gwinnett County4.1
133Barrow County4
133White County4
135Echols County3.9
136Forsyth County3.7
137Hall County3.6
138Catoosa County3.5
139Bacon County3.4
139Coweta County3.4
141Banks County3.4
142Gilmer County3.4
143Chattooga County3.3
144Upson County3.2
145Morgan County3.1
145Twiggs County3.1
145Union County3.1
148Gordon County3.1
149Oconee County3
150Lanier County3
151Appling County2.9
152Pierce County2.8
153Tift County2.7
154Grady County2.7
155Habersham County2.4
156Wilkes County2.3
157Hancock County2.2
158Telfair County1.6
159Glascock County1.5

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About this ranking

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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/georgia-counties?period=2021.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Quitman County, with 21% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Glascock County, with 1.5% in 2021.

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