Counties in Georgia by unemployment rate

Chattahoochee County had the highest unemployment rate of 159 counties in August 2025, at 8.1%. Oconee County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Georgia was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lowest2.9Oconee County
Median3.7159 counties
Georgia3.4History

Top 40 counties, August 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 8.1 %8.1Quitman CountyQuitman County: 7.2 %7.2Clay CountyClay County: 6.9 %6.9Terrell CountyTerrell County: 5.8 %5.8Telfair CountyTelfair County: 5.7 %5.7Stewart CountyStewart County: 5.6 %5.6Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 5.2 %5.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 5.1 %5.1Early CountyEarly County: 5 %5Macon CountyMacon County: 5 %5Seminole CountySeminole County: 5 %5Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 5 %5Richmond CountyRichmond County: 4.9 %4.9Sumter CountySumter County: 4.9 %4.9Talbot CountyTalbot County: 4.9 %4.9Taylor CountyTaylor County: 4.8 %4.8Toombs CountyToombs County: 4.8 %4.8Bibb CountyBibb County: 4.6 %4.6Treutlen CountyTreutlen County: 4.6 %4.6Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 4.6 %4.6Baker CountyBaker County: 4.5 %4.5Clayton CountyClayton County: 4.5 %4.5Emanuel CountyEmanuel County: 4.5 %4.5Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 4.5 %4.5Lamar CountyLamar County: 4.5 %4.5Ware CountyWare County: 4.5 %4.5Burke CountyBurke County: 4.4 %4.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.4 %4.4Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 4.4 %4.4Stephens CountyStephens County: 4.4 %4.4Appling CountyAppling County: 4.3 %4.3Chattooga CountyChattooga County: 4.3 %4.3McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 4.3 %4.3Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 4.3 %4.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.3 %4.3Randolph CountyRandolph County: 4.3 %4.3Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 4.2 %4.2Newton CountyNewton County: 4.2 %4.2Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 4.2 %4.2Screven CountyScreven County: 4.2 %4.2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Chattahoochee County8.1-0.2 pts
2Quitman County7.2+0.6 pts
3Clay County6.9+0.8 pts
4Terrell County5.8+0.5 pts
5Telfair County5.7-0.6 pts
6Stewart County5.6-0.1 pts
7Dougherty County5.2-0.1 pts
8Hancock County5.1-0.6 pts
9Early County5-0.5 pts
9Macon County5+0.3 pts
9Seminole County5-0.2 pts
9Twiggs County5-0.2 pts
13Richmond County4.9-0.7 pts
13Sumter County4.9-0.3 pts
13Talbot County4.9+0.4 pts
16Taylor County4.8+0.1 pts
16Toombs County4.8-0.1 pts
18Bibb County4.6-0.4 pts
18Treutlen County4.6-0.7 pts
18Wilkinson County4.6-0.4 pts
21Baker County4.5-0.5 pts
21Clayton County4.5-0.1 pts
21Emanuel County4.5-0.4 pts
21Jeff Davis County4.5-0.8 pts
21Lamar County4.5-0.5 pts
21Ware County4.5-0.5 pts
27Burke County4.4-1.2 pts
27Jefferson County4.4-0.7 pts
27Muscogee County4.4-0.2 pts
27Stephens County4.4-0.3 pts
31Appling County4.3-0.4 pts
31Chattooga County4.3-0.4 pts
31McDuffie County4.3-0.9 pts
31Meriwether County4.3-0.2 pts
31Montgomery County4.3-0.9 pts
31Randolph County4.3-0.1 pts
37Mitchell County4.2-0.2 pts
37Newton County4.2-0.3 pts
37Rockdale County4.2-0.2 pts
37Screven County4.2-0.7 pts
37Turner County4.2-0.7 pts
42Baldwin County4.1-0.3 pts
42Ben Hill County4.1-0.2 pts
42Brooks County4.1-0.2 pts
42Clinch County4.1-0.6 pts
42Greene County4.1-0.1 pts
42Laurens County4.1-0.7 pts
42Liberty County4.1-0.4 pts
42Lowndes County4.1-0.4 pts
42Peach County4.1-0.4 pts
42Spalding County4.1-0.2 pts
42Union County4.1-0.3 pts
42Warren County4.1-0.6 pts
54Coffee County4-0.2 pts
54Decatur County40 pts
54Lanier County4-0.6 pts
54Lincoln County4-0.5 pts
54Pierce County4-0.5 pts
54Webster County4+0.1 pts
60Bleckley County3.9-0.6 pts
60Dade County3.9+0.1 pts
60Dooly County3.9-0.8 pts
60Douglas County3.9-0.2 pts
60Floyd County3.90 pts
60Henry County3.9-0.2 pts
60Long County3.9-0.3 pts
60Putnam County3.9-0.2 pts
60Taliaferro County3.9+0.2 pts
60Tattnall County3.9-0.2 pts
60Washington County3.9-0.9 pts
71Bulloch County3.8-0.5 pts
71DeKalb County3.8-0.2 pts
71Heard County3.8-0.3 pts
71McIntosh County3.8-0.3 pts
71Towns County3.8-0.4 pts
71Wayne County3.8-0.3 pts
71Whitfield County3.8-0.2 pts
71Wilcox County3.80 pts
71Worth County3.8-0.1 pts
80Crawford County3.7-0.5 pts
80Franklin County3.7-0.6 pts
80Fulton County3.7-0.2 pts
80Hart County3.7-0.3 pts
80Irwin County3.7-0.3 pts
80Jones County3.7-0.3 pts
80Lumpkin County3.7-0.3 pts
80Marion County3.7-0.4 pts
80Murray County3.7-0.2 pts
80Polk County3.7-0.4 pts
80Pulaski County3.7-0.3 pts
80Wilkes County3.7-0.7 pts
92Bacon County3.6-0.4 pts
92Butts County3.6-0.1 pts
92Candler County3.6-0.5 pts
92Charlton County3.6-0.6 pts
92Crisp County3.6-0.1 pts
92Dodge County3.6-0.5 pts
92Elbert County3.6-0.5 pts
92Fayette County3.6-0.2 pts
92Jasper County3.6-0.3 pts
92Johnson County3.6-0.9 pts
92Upson County3.6-0.3 pts
103Carroll County3.5-0.3 pts
103Clarke County3.5-0.5 pts
103Colquitt County3.5-0.2 pts
103Columbia County3.5-0.4 pts
103Grady County3.5-0.3 pts
103Haralson County3.5-0.3 pts
103Paulding County3.5-0.2 pts
103Thomas County3.5-0.3 pts
103Walker County3.50 pts
112Bartow County3.4-0.3 pts
112Berrien County3.4-0.8 pts
112Brantley County3.4-0.4 pts
112Calhoun County3.4-0.3 pts
112Camden County3.4-0.5 pts
112Cobb County3.4-0.2 pts
112Cook County3.4-0.6 pts
112Fannin County3.4-0.5 pts
112Glascock County3.4-0.3 pts
112Gordon County3.4-0.1 pts
112Gwinnett County3.4-0.2 pts
112Harris County3.4-0.3 pts
112Jenkins County3.4-0.8 pts
112Rabun County3.4-0.4 pts
112Schley County3.4-0.5 pts
112Tift County3.4-0.2 pts
112Walton County3.4-0.2 pts
129Catoosa County3.3-0.1 pts
129Coweta County3.3-0.3 pts
129Evans County3.3-0.3 pts
129Gilmer County3.3-0.3 pts
129Houston County3.3-0.3 pts
129Jackson County3.3-0.1 pts
129Madison County3.3-0.5 pts
136Chatham County3.2-0.4 pts
136Glynn County3.2-0.2 pts
136Habersham County3.2-0.4 pts
136Miller County3.2-0.3 pts
136Monroe County3.2-0.3 pts
136Oglethorpe County3.2-0.3 pts
136Pickens County3.2-0.2 pts
136Pike County3.2-0.3 pts
136Wheeler County3.2+0.3 pts
136White County3.2-0.3 pts
146Atkinson County3.1-0.7 pts
146Barrow County3.1-0.3 pts
146Bryan County3.1-0.3 pts
146Cherokee County3.1-0.2 pts
146Hall County3.1-0.2 pts
146Lee County3.1-0.2 pts
146Morgan County3.1-0.2 pts
146Troup County3.1-0.3 pts
154Banks County3-0.4 pts
155Dawson County2.9-0.4 pts
155Echols County2.9-0.6 pts
155Effingham County2.9-0.4 pts
155Forsyth County2.9-0.3 pts
155Oconee County2.9-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Chattahoochee County, with 8.1% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Oconee County, with 2.9% in August 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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