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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 2022, at 23.5%. Glascock County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Georgia was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.5Quitman County
Lowest1.6Glascock County
Median5.2159 counties
Georgia5.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 3.4 %Atkinson County: 4.6 %Bacon County: 4.3 %Baker County: 12.2 %Baldwin County: 7 %Banks County: 2.5 %Barrow County: 4 %Bartow County: 5.5 %Ben Hill County: 5 %Berrien County: 4.6 %Bibb County: 7.5 %Bleckley County: 6.1 %Brantley County: 3.3 %Brooks County: 4.9 %Bryan County: 5.5 %Bulloch County: 8.3 %Burke County: 5.2 %Butts County: 4 %Calhoun County: 11.4 %Camden County: 4.7 %Candler County: 3.9 %Carroll County: 5.9 %Catoosa County: 3.7 %Charlton County: 8.3 %Chatham County: 6.3 %Chattahoochee County: 8.4 %Chattooga County: 4.7 %Cherokee County: 3.7 %Clarke County: 5.3 %Clay County: 3.5 %Clayton County: 6.8 %Clinch County: 2.6 %Cobb County: 4.6 %Coffee County: 4.3 %Colquitt County: 6.1 %Columbia County: 5.1 %Cook County: 5.5 %Coweta County: 2.8 %Crawford County: 8.1 %Crisp County: 8.2 %Dade County: 5.5 %Dawson County: 4.6 %Decatur County: 6.4 %DeKalb County: 6.5 %Dodge County: 2.9 %Dooly County: 7.5 %Dougherty County: 10 %Douglas County: 6.6 %Early County: 6 %Echols County: 2 %Effingham County: 5.3 %Elbert County: 7.5 %Emanuel County: 8.9 %Evans County: 6.8 %Fannin County: 5.4 %Fayette County: 3.9 %Floyd County: 4.1 %Forsyth County: 3.7 %Franklin County: 6.2 %Fulton County: 5.4 %Gilmer County: 2.4 %Glascock County: 1.6 %Glynn County: 4.3 %Gordon County: 3 %Grady County: 4.4 %Greene County: 5.4 %Gwinnett County: 4.1 %Habersham County: 2.3 %Hall County: 3.9 %Hancock County: 6.2 %Haralson County: 4.4 %Harris County: 5.8 %Hart County: 4.8 %Heard County: 5.4 %Henry County: 5.3 %Houston County: 4.8 %Irwin County: 6.2 %Jackson County: 3.6 %Jasper County: 6.1 %Jeff Davis County: 4.1 %Jefferson County: 4.5 %Jenkins County: 4.9 %Johnson County: 8.3 %Jones County: 4.3 %Lamar County: 5.4 %Lanier County: 2.3 %Laurens County: 5.5 %Lee County: 4.4 %Liberty County: 8.7 %Lincoln County: 3.6 %Long County: 4.5 %Lowndes County: 5.1 %Lumpkin County: 5.1 %McDuffie County: 3.8 %McIntosh County: 4.5 %Macon County: 9.2 %Madison County: 5.9 %Marion County: 5.4 %Meriwether County: 7.1 %Miller County: 5 %Mitchell County: 9.5 %Monroe County: 3.8 %Montgomery County: 6.5 %Morgan County: 2.9 %Murray County: 6.7 %Muscogee County: 7.3 %Newton County: 6.6 %Oconee County: 2.9 %Oglethorpe County: 4.5 %Paulding County: 4.1 %Peach County: 6.7 %Pickens County: 4.5 %Pierce County: 2.3 %Pike County: 4.5 %Polk County: 4.8 %Pulaski County: 3.9 %Putnam County: 3.2 %Quitman County: 23.5 %Rabun County: 2.6 %Randolph County: 7.5 %Richmond County: 8.3 %Rockdale County: 6 %Schley County: 3.5 %Screven County: 7.2 %Seminole County: 5.8 %Spalding County: 5.6 %Stephens County: 5.9 %Stewart County: 5.1 %Sumter County: 6.5 %Talbot County: 4.3 %Taliaferro County: 4 %Tattnall County: 8 %Taylor County: 6.6 %Telfair County: 2.1 %Terrell County: 8.7 %Thomas County: 6.2 %Tift County: 2.9 %Toombs County: 6.2 %Towns County: 5.5 %Treutlen County: 10.9 %Troup County: 4.8 %Turner County: 7 %Twiggs County: 3.4 %Union County: 2.7 %Upson County: 3.1 %Walker County: 5.5 %Walton County: 5.2 %Ware County: 4.3 %Warren County: 9 %Washington County: 4.5 %Wayne County: 6.2 %Webster County: 8.9 %Wheeler County: 6.4 %White County: 3.5 %Whitfield County: 5.7 %Wilcox County: 5.3 %Wilkes County: 2.9 %Wilkinson County: 5.8 %Worth County: 7 %
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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

Quitman County: 23.5 %Quitman County23.5Baker County: 12.2 %Baker County12.2Calhoun County: 11.4 %Calhoun County11.4Treutlen County: 10.9 %Treutlen County10.9Dougherty County: 10 %Dougherty County10Mitchell County: 9.5 %Mitchell County9.5Macon County: 9.2 %Macon County9.2Warren County: 9 %Warren County9Webster County: 8.9 %Webster County8.9Emanuel County: 8.9 %Emanuel County8.9Liberty County: 8.7 %Liberty County8.7Terrell County: 8.7 %Terrell County8.7Chattahoochee County: 8.4 %Chattahoochee County8.4Bulloch County: 8.3 %Bulloch County8.3Richmond County: 8.3 %Richmond County8.3Charlton County: 8.3 %Charlton County8.3Johnson County: 8.3 %Johnson County8.3Crisp County: 8.2 %Crisp County8.2Crawford County: 8.1 %Crawford County8.1Tattnall County: 8 %Tattnall County8Bibb County: 7.5 %Bibb County7.5Randolph County: 7.5 %Randolph County7.5Dooly County: 7.5 %Dooly County7.5Elbert County: 7.5 %Elbert County7.5Muscogee County: 7.3 %Muscogee County7.3Screven County: 7.2 %Screven County7.2Meriwether County: 7.1 %Meriwether County7.1Worth County: 7 %Worth County7Turner County: 7 %Turner County7Baldwin County: 7 %Baldwin County7Clayton County: 6.8 %Clayton County6.8Evans County: 6.8 %Evans County6.8Murray County: 6.7 %Murray County6.7Peach County: 6.7 %Peach County6.7Newton County: 6.6 %Newton County6.6Taylor County: 6.6 %Taylor County6.6Douglas County: 6.6 %Douglas County6.6Montgomery County: 6.5 %Montgomery County6.5DeKalb County: 6.5 %DeKalb County6.5Sumter County: 6.5 %Sumter County6.5Quitman County: 23.5 %Quitman County23.5Baker County: 12.2 %Baker County12.2Calhoun County: 11.4 %Calhoun County11.4Treutlen County: 10.9 %Treutlen County10.9Dougherty County: 10 %Dougherty County10Mitchell County: 9.5 %Mitchell County9.5Macon County: 9.2 %Macon County9.2Warren County: 9 %Warren County9Webster County: 8.9 %Webster County8.9Emanuel County: 8.9 %Emanuel County8.9Liberty County: 8.7 %Liberty County8.7Terrell County: 8.7 %Terrell County8.7Chattahoochee County: 8.4 %Chattahoochee County8.4Bulloch County: 8.3 %Bulloch County8.3Richmond County: 8.3 %Richmond County8.3Charlton County: 8.3 %Charlton County8.3Johnson County: 8.3 %Johnson County8.3Crisp County: 8.2 %Crisp County8.2Crawford County: 8.1 %Crawford County8.1Tattnall County: 8 %Tattnall County8Bibb County: 7.5 %Bibb County7.5Randolph County: 7.5 %Randolph County7.5Dooly County: 7.5 %Dooly County7.5Elbert County: 7.5 %Elbert County7.5Muscogee County: 7.3 %Muscogee County7.3Screven County: 7.2 %Screven County7.2Meriwether County: 7.1 %Meriwether County7.1Worth County: 7 %Worth County7Turner County: 7 %Turner County7Baldwin County: 7 %Baldwin County7Clayton County: 6.8 %Clayton County6.8Evans County: 6.8 %Evans County6.8Murray County: 6.7 %Murray County6.7Peach County: 6.7 %Peach County6.7Newton County: 6.6 %Newton County6.6Taylor County: 6.6 %Taylor County6.6Douglas County: 6.6 %Douglas County6.6Montgomery County: 6.5 %Montgomery County6.5DeKalb County: 6.5 %DeKalb County6.5Sumter County: 6.5 %Sumter County6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Quitman County23.5+2.5 pts
2Baker County12.2+0.1 pts
3Calhoun County11.4-3.7 pts
4Treutlen County10.9+2.5 pts
5Dougherty County10+0.1 pts
6Mitchell County9.5+0.7 pts
7Macon County9.2-0.1 pts
8Warren County9+1.7 pts
9Webster County8.9+0.5 pts
10Emanuel County8.9-0.5 pts
11Liberty County8.7-0.8 pts
12Terrell County8.7+1.3 pts
13Chattahoochee County8.4-3.3 pts
14Bulloch County8.3-0.7 pts
14Richmond County8.3-0.7 pts
16Charlton County8.3-2.8 pts
16Johnson County8.3-3.3 pts
18Crisp County8.2-1.6 pts
19Crawford County8.1-1.7 pts
20Tattnall County8+0.6 pts
21Bibb County7.5-0.2 pts
22Randolph County7.5-2.1 pts
23Dooly County7.5-2.5 pts
23Elbert County7.5-0.2 pts
25Muscogee County7.3-0.7 pts
26Screven County7.2+1.5 pts
27Meriwether County7.1+1.5 pts
28Worth County7+0.3 pts
29Turner County7-1.5 pts
30Baldwin County7-0.6 pts
31Clayton County6.8-0.1 pts
32Evans County6.8-1.4 pts
33Murray County6.7-0.1 pts
34Peach County6.7-2.1 pts
35Newton County6.6+0.8 pts
35Taylor County6.6-0.2 pts
37Douglas County6.6-0.1 pts
38Montgomery County6.5-2.9 pts
39DeKalb County6.5-0.2 pts
39Sumter County6.5-1.1 pts
41Decatur County6.4+0.8 pts
42Wheeler County6.4+1.2 pts
43Chatham County6.3-0.8 pts
44Hancock County6.2+4.1 pts
44Toombs County6.2+0.2 pts
46Irwin County6.2-1.5 pts
46Thomas County6.2+0.6 pts
48Franklin County6.2+0.6 pts
48Wayne County6.2+1.5 pts
50Colquitt County6.1-0.8 pts
51Jasper County6.1+0.5 pts
52Bleckley County6.1-1.6 pts
53Rockdale County6-0.1 pts
54Early County6-2.3 pts
55Carroll County5.9-0.2 pts
56Madison County5.9-0.4 pts
56Stephens County5.9+0.4 pts
58Wilkinson County5.8-2.4 pts
59Seminole County5.8+0.5 pts
60Harris County5.8-0.7 pts
61Whitfield County5.7-0.9 pts
62Spalding County5.6+0.9 pts
63Laurens County5.5+0.4 pts
64Bryan County5.5-0.8 pts
64Cook County5.5+0.2 pts
66Towns County5.5+0.5 pts
66Walker County5.5-1.1 pts
68Dade County5.5+0.8 pts
69Bartow County5.5-0.1 pts
70Fannin County5.4+0.3 pts
71Heard County5.4-1.6 pts
72Marion County5.4-0.3 pts
73Greene County5.4-0.1 pts
73Lamar County5.4-3 pts
75Fulton County5.4-0.1 pts
76Clarke County5.3-0.2 pts
76Wilcox County5.3-1.8 pts
78Henry County5.3-0.9 pts
79Effingham County5.3+0.1 pts
80Burke County5.2-0.4 pts
81Walton County5.2+0.2 pts
82Columbia County5.1-0.1 pts
83Lowndes County5.1-0.5 pts
84Stewart County5.1-1.8 pts
85Lumpkin County5.1+0.8 pts
86Miller County5-1.4 pts
87Ben Hill County5+0.8 pts
88Jenkins County4.9+0.8 pts
89Brooks County4.9-2.2 pts
90Troup County4.8-0.1 pts
91Houston County4.8-0.6 pts
92Polk County4.8-1.7 pts
93Hart County4.8-0.8 pts
94Chattooga County4.7+1.5 pts
95Camden County4.7+0.1 pts
96Dawson County4.6-1.2 pts
97Cobb County4.6-0.3 pts
98Berrien County4.6-1.6 pts
99Atkinson County4.6-1.6 pts
100Pike County4.5+0.3 pts
101Pickens County4.5-0.1 pts
102Oglethorpe County4.5+0.3 pts
103Jefferson County4.5-1.3 pts
104Long County4.5-3.1 pts
105McIntosh County4.5+0.3 pts
105Washington County4.5+0.3 pts
107Grady County4.4+1.7 pts
107Haralson County4.4-0.5 pts
109Lee County4.4-0.6 pts
110Glynn County4.30 pts
111Coffee County4.3+0.1 pts
112Ware County4.3-0.2 pts
113Bacon County4.3+0.8 pts
113Jones County4.3-0.9 pts
113Talbot County4.3-2.2 pts
116Gwinnett County4.10 pts
117Floyd County4.1-0.5 pts
117Paulding County4.1-0.1 pts
119Jeff Davis County4.1-1 pts
120Butts County4-0.8 pts
121Taliaferro County4-1.7 pts
122Barrow County40 pts
123Candler County3.9-1.9 pts
123Fayette County3.9-0.2 pts
125Hall County3.9+0.3 pts
126Pulaski County3.9-1 pts
127McDuffie County3.8-1.6 pts
128Monroe County3.8-0.3 pts
129Forsyth County3.7+0.1 pts
130Catoosa County3.7+0.2 pts
131Cherokee County3.7-0.4 pts
132Jackson County3.6-0.8 pts
133Lincoln County3.6-1 pts
134Clay County3.5-1.3 pts
135Schley County3.5-3.2 pts
136White County3.5-0.5 pts
137Twiggs County3.4+0.3 pts
138Appling County3.4+0.5 pts
139Brantley County3.3-1.5 pts
140Putnam County3.2-1.1 pts
141Upson County3.1-0 pts
142Gordon County3-0 pts
143Tift County2.9+0.2 pts
144Wilkes County2.9+0.6 pts
145Morgan County2.9-0.2 pts
146Dodge County2.9-1.3 pts
146Oconee County2.9-0.1 pts
148Coweta County2.8-0.7 pts
149Union County2.7-0.3 pts
150Rabun County2.6-1.5 pts
151Clinch County2.6-2.5 pts
152Banks County2.5-0.9 pts
153Gilmer County2.4-0.9 pts
154Lanier County2.3-0.7 pts
155Habersham County2.3-0.1 pts
155Pierce County2.3-0.5 pts
157Telfair County2.1+0.5 pts
158Echols County2-1.9 pts
159Glascock County1.60 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/georgia-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Quitman County, with 23.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Glascock County, with 1.6% in 2022.

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