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 2023, at 31.1%. Glascock County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 5% and the figure for Georgia was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 3.6 %Atkinson County: 2.8 %Bacon County: 3.2 %Baker County: 9.6 %Baldwin County: 5.5 %Banks County: 2.7 %Barrow County: 3.3 %Bartow County: 4.6 %Ben Hill County: 5 %Berrien County: 4.2 %Bibb County: 7.5 %Bleckley County: 7.4 %Brantley County: 2.8 %Brooks County: 6.5 %Bryan County: 5.6 %Bulloch County: 7.9 %Burke County: 5.8 %Butts County: 5 %Calhoun County: 7.4 %Camden County: 4.7 %Candler County: 4 %Carroll County: 6.1 %Catoosa County: 3.9 %Charlton County: 10.1 %Chatham County: 5.7 %Chattahoochee County: 7.9 %Chattooga County: 4.8 %Cherokee County: 3.2 %Clarke County: 5.1 %Clay County: 4.4 %Clayton County: 6.7 %Clinch County: 3.4 %Cobb County: 4.6 %Coffee County: 4.9 %Colquitt County: 4.1 %Columbia County: 4.8 %Cook County: 4.4 %Coweta County: 2.8 %Crawford County: 4.2 %Crisp County: 8.7 %Dade County: 4.5 %Dawson County: 4.4 %Decatur County: 6.9 %DeKalb County: 6.4 %Dodge County: 3.4 %Dooly County: 5.7 %Dougherty County: 10.8 %Douglas County: 6.1 %Early County: 6.9 %Echols County: 3.6 %Effingham County: 5.8 %Elbert County: 6.4 %Emanuel County: 9.7 %Evans County: 5.5 %Fannin County: 4.2 %Fayette County: 3.7 %Floyd County: 4.3 %Forsyth County: 3.4 %Franklin County: 5 %Fulton County: 5.4 %Gilmer County: 1.8 %Glascock County: 1.1 %Glynn County: 4.6 %Gordon County: 3.6 %Grady County: 2.8 %Greene County: 5.1 %Gwinnett County: 4.1 %Habersham County: 2.3 %Hall County: 3.9 %Hancock County: 5.9 %Haralson County: 5.3 %Harris County: 5.8 %Hart County: 3.8 %Heard County: 5.2 %Henry County: 5.6 %Houston County: 5 %Irwin County: 3.6 %Jackson County: 3.4 %Jasper County: 7.3 %Jeff Davis County: 4.9 %Jefferson County: 5 %Jenkins County: 5 %Johnson County: 7.1 %Jones County: 3.7 %Lamar County: 3.5 %Lanier County: 3.4 %Laurens County: 5.7 %Lee County: 3.6 %Liberty County: 8 %Lincoln County: 3.8 %Long County: 5.4 %Lowndes County: 5.7 %Lumpkin County: 5.6 %McDuffie County: 3.7 %McIntosh County: 3.2 %Macon County: 8.6 %Madison County: 4.7 %Marion County: 4.1 %Meriwether County: 6.3 %Miller County: 5.4 %Mitchell County: 6.6 %Monroe County: 4 %Montgomery County: 6.1 %Morgan County: 2.9 %Murray County: 5 %Muscogee County: 6.5 %Newton County: 6.6 %Oconee County: 3 %Oglethorpe County: 3.3 %Paulding County: 4.5 %Peach County: 6.7 %Pickens County: 3.8 %Pierce County: 4 %Pike County: 4.4 %Polk County: 5.8 %Pulaski County: 5.3 %Putnam County: 4.4 %Quitman County: 31.1 %Rabun County: 2.1 %Randolph County: 10.3 %Richmond County: 7.9 %Rockdale County: 5.8 %Schley County: 4.1 %Screven County: 5.7 %Seminole County: 5 %Spalding County: 5.4 %Stephens County: 5.2 %Stewart County: 4.7 %Sumter County: 4.8 %Talbot County: 3.9 %Taliaferro County: 4.6 %Tattnall County: 6.9 %Taylor County: 7.2 %Telfair County: 5 %Terrell County: 8.1 %Thomas County: 6.5 %Tift County: 3.3 %Toombs County: 3.9 %Towns County: 3.5 %Treutlen County: 8.1 %Troup County: 5.5 %Turner County: 11.6 %Twiggs County: 4 %Union County: 3.6 %Upson County: 2.7 %Walker County: 5 %Walton County: 5.4 %Ware County: 4.8 %Warren County: 7.7 %Washington County: 4.8 %Wayne County: 6.7 %Webster County: 5.6 %Wheeler County: 6.5 %White County: 3.3 %Whitfield County: 5.4 %Wilcox County: 6.3 %Wilkes County: 2.5 %Wilkinson County: 5.3 %Worth County: 6.4 %
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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

Quitman County: 31.1 %Quitman County31.1Turner County: 11.6 %Turner County11.6Dougherty County: 10.8 %Dougherty County10.8Randolph County: 10.3 %Randolph County10.3Charlton County: 10.1 %Charlton County10.1Emanuel County: 9.7 %Emanuel County9.7Baker County: 9.6 %Baker County9.6Crisp County: 8.7 %Crisp County8.7Macon County: 8.6 %Macon County8.6Treutlen County: 8.1 %Treutlen County8.1Terrell County: 8.1 %Terrell County8.1Liberty County: 8 %Liberty County8Bulloch County: 7.9 %Bulloch County7.9Richmond County: 7.9 %Richmond County7.9Chattahoochee County: 7.9 %Chattahoochee County7.9Warren County: 7.7 %Warren County7.7Bibb County: 7.5 %Bibb County7.5Bleckley County: 7.4 %Bleckley County7.4Calhoun County: 7.4 %Calhoun County7.4Jasper County: 7.3 %Jasper County7.3Taylor County: 7.2 %Taylor County7.2Johnson County: 7.1 %Johnson County7.1Decatur County: 6.9 %Decatur County6.9Tattnall County: 6.9 %Tattnall County6.9Early County: 6.9 %Early County6.9Clayton County: 6.7 %Clayton County6.7Peach County: 6.7 %Peach County6.7Wayne County: 6.7 %Wayne County6.7Mitchell County: 6.6 %Mitchell County6.6Newton County: 6.6 %Newton County6.6Wheeler County: 6.5 %Wheeler County6.5Thomas County: 6.5 %Thomas County6.5Muscogee County: 6.5 %Muscogee County6.5Brooks County: 6.5 %Brooks County6.5Worth County: 6.4 %Worth County6.4DeKalb County: 6.4 %DeKalb County6.4Elbert County: 6.4 %Elbert County6.4Wilcox County: 6.3 %Wilcox County6.3Meriwether County: 6.3 %Meriwether County6.3Douglas County: 6.1 %Douglas County6.1Quitman County: 31.1 %Quitman County31.1Turner County: 11.6 %Turner County11.6Dougherty County: 10.8 %Dougherty County10.8Randolph County: 10.3 %Randolph County10.3Charlton County: 10.1 %Charlton County10.1Emanuel County: 9.7 %Emanuel County9.7Baker County: 9.6 %Baker County9.6Crisp County: 8.7 %Crisp County8.7Macon County: 8.6 %Macon County8.6Treutlen County: 8.1 %Treutlen County8.1Terrell County: 8.1 %Terrell County8.1Liberty County: 8 %Liberty County8Bulloch County: 7.9 %Bulloch County7.9Richmond County: 7.9 %Richmond County7.9Chattahoochee County: 7.9 %Chattahoochee County7.9Warren County: 7.7 %Warren County7.7Bibb County: 7.5 %Bibb County7.5Bleckley County: 7.4 %Bleckley County7.4Calhoun County: 7.4 %Calhoun County7.4Jasper County: 7.3 %Jasper County7.3Taylor County: 7.2 %Taylor County7.2Johnson County: 7.1 %Johnson County7.1Decatur County: 6.9 %Decatur County6.9Tattnall County: 6.9 %Tattnall County6.9Early County: 6.9 %Early County6.9Clayton County: 6.7 %Clayton County6.7Peach County: 6.7 %Peach County6.7Wayne County: 6.7 %Wayne County6.7Mitchell County: 6.6 %Mitchell County6.6Newton County: 6.6 %Newton County6.6Wheeler County: 6.5 %Wheeler County6.5Thomas County: 6.5 %Thomas County6.5Muscogee County: 6.5 %Muscogee County6.5Brooks County: 6.5 %Brooks County6.5Worth County: 6.4 %Worth County6.4DeKalb County: 6.4 %DeKalb County6.4Elbert County: 6.4 %Elbert County6.4Wilcox County: 6.3 %Wilcox County6.3Meriwether County: 6.3 %Meriwether County6.3Douglas County: 6.1 %Douglas County6.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Quitman County31.1+7.6 pts
2Turner County11.6+4.6 pts
3Dougherty County10.8+0.8 pts
4Randolph County10.3+2.8 pts
5Charlton County10.1+1.8 pts
6Emanuel County9.7+0.8 pts
7Baker County9.6-2.6 pts
8Crisp County8.7+0.6 pts
9Macon County8.6-0.6 pts
10Treutlen County8.1-2.8 pts
11Terrell County8.1-0.6 pts
12Liberty County8-0.7 pts
13Bulloch County7.9-0.4 pts
14Richmond County7.9-0.4 pts
15Chattahoochee County7.9-0.5 pts
16Warren County7.7-1.3 pts
17Bibb County7.5-0 pts
18Bleckley County7.4+1.3 pts
19Calhoun County7.4-4 pts
20Jasper County7.3+1.2 pts
21Taylor County7.2+0.6 pts
22Johnson County7.1-1.2 pts
23Decatur County6.9+0.5 pts
24Tattnall County6.9-1 pts
25Early County6.9+0.9 pts
26Clayton County6.7-0.1 pts
27Peach County6.70 pts
28Wayne County6.7+0.5 pts
29Mitchell County6.6-2.9 pts
30Newton County6.6-0 pts
31Wheeler County6.5+0.1 pts
32Thomas County6.5+0.3 pts
33Muscogee County6.5-0.8 pts
34Brooks County6.5+1.6 pts
35Worth County6.4-0.6 pts
36DeKalb County6.4-0.1 pts
37Elbert County6.4-1.1 pts
38Wilcox County6.3+1 pts
39Meriwether County6.3-0.8 pts
40Douglas County6.1-0.4 pts
41Montgomery County6.1-0.4 pts
42Carroll County6.1+0.1 pts
43Hancock County5.9-0.3 pts
44Harris County5.80 pts
45Effingham County5.8+0.5 pts
45Polk County5.8+1 pts
45Rockdale County5.8-0.3 pts
48Burke County5.8+0.6 pts
49Dooly County5.7-1.7 pts
50Lowndes County5.7+0.6 pts
50Screven County5.7-1.5 pts
52Laurens County5.7+0.2 pts
53Chatham County5.7-0.6 pts
54Henry County5.6+0.3 pts
55Bryan County5.6+0.1 pts
56Lumpkin County5.6+0.5 pts
57Webster County5.6-3.3 pts
58Troup County5.5+0.7 pts
59Baldwin County5.5-1.4 pts
60Evans County5.5-1.3 pts
61Whitfield County5.4-0.3 pts
62Spalding County5.4-0.2 pts
63Long County5.4+0.9 pts
64Fulton County5.40 pts
64Walton County5.4+0.2 pts
66Miller County5.4+0.3 pts
67Wilkinson County5.3-0.5 pts
68Haralson County5.3+0.9 pts
69Pulaski County5.3+1.4 pts
70Heard County5.2-0.2 pts
71Stephens County5.2-0.7 pts
72Clarke County5.1-0.2 pts
72Greene County5.1-0.3 pts
74Franklin County5-1.1 pts
75Murray County5-1.7 pts
75Seminole County5-0.8 pts
77Houston County5+0.2 pts
77Jefferson County5+0.5 pts
77Jenkins County5+0.1 pts
77Walker County5-0.5 pts
81Ben Hill County50 pts
82Butts County5+1 pts
82Telfair County5+2.8 pts
84Jeff Davis County4.9+0.8 pts
85Coffee County4.9+0.6 pts
86Chattooga County4.8+0.1 pts
87Sumter County4.8-1.6 pts
88Ware County4.8+0.5 pts
88Washington County4.8+0.3 pts
90Columbia County4.8-0.3 pts
91Stewart County4.7-0.3 pts
92Camden County4.7-0 pts
93Madison County4.7-1.2 pts
94Bartow County4.6-0.9 pts
95Glynn County4.6+0.2 pts
95Taliaferro County4.6+0.5 pts
97Cobb County4.6-0.1 pts
98Paulding County4.5+0.4 pts
99Dade County4.5-1 pts
100Dawson County4.4-0.2 pts
101Clay County4.4+0.9 pts
102Cook County4.4-1.1 pts
103Pike County4.4-0.2 pts
103Putnam County4.4+1.2 pts
105Floyd County4.3+0.2 pts
106Fannin County4.2-1.2 pts
107Berrien County4.2-0.4 pts
108Crawford County4.2-4 pts
109Marion County4.1-1.3 pts
110Colquitt County4.1-2 pts
111Gwinnett County4.1-0 pts
111Schley County4.1+0.6 pts
113Candler County4+0.1 pts
114Pierce County4+1.7 pts
115Monroe County4+0.2 pts
116Twiggs County4+0.6 pts
117Hall County3.9+0.1 pts
117Toombs County3.9-2.3 pts
119Catoosa County3.9+0.2 pts
120Talbot County3.9-0.4 pts
121Lincoln County3.8+0.3 pts
122Pickens County3.8-0.7 pts
123Hart County3.8-1 pts
124Fayette County3.7-0.2 pts
125McDuffie County3.7-0.1 pts
126Jones County3.7-0.6 pts
127Lee County3.6-0.7 pts
128Appling County3.6+0.3 pts
128Gordon County3.6+0.6 pts
130Irwin County3.6-2.6 pts
131Union County3.6+0.9 pts
132Echols County3.6+1.6 pts
133Towns County3.5-2 pts
134Lamar County3.5-1.9 pts
135Clinch County3.4+0.8 pts
135Dodge County3.4+0.5 pts
137Jackson County3.4-0.2 pts
137Lanier County3.4+1.1 pts
139Forsyth County3.4-0.4 pts
140Oglethorpe County3.3-1.2 pts
141Barrow County3.3-0.7 pts
141Tift County3.3+0.4 pts
143White County3.3-0.2 pts
144Bacon County3.2-1 pts
144McIntosh County3.2-1.2 pts
146Cherokee County3.2-0.5 pts
147Oconee County3+0.1 pts
148Morgan County2.90 pts
149Atkinson County2.8-1.7 pts
149Grady County2.8-1.5 pts
151Brantley County2.8-0.5 pts
152Coweta County2.80 pts
153Upson County2.7-0.5 pts
154Banks County2.7+0.2 pts
155Wilkes County2.5-0.5 pts
156Habersham County2.3-0 pts
157Rabun County2.1-0.6 pts
158Gilmer County1.8-0.6 pts
159Glascock County1.1-0.5 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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/georgia-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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