Counties in Georgia by unemployment rate

Chattahoochee County had the highest unemployment rate of 159 counties in September 2025, at 7.6%. Echols County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Georgia was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lowest2.4Echols County
Median3.4159 counties
Georgia3.4History

Top 40 counties, September 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 7.6 %7.6Quitman CountyQuitman County: 7.4 %7.4Clay CountyClay County: 6.9 %6.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 5.4 %5.4Stewart CountyStewart County: 5.3 %5.3Telfair CountyTelfair County: 5.3 %5.3Terrell CountyTerrell County: 5.3 %5.3Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 5 %5Macon CountyMacon County: 4.7 %4.7Richmond CountyRichmond County: 4.7 %4.7Early CountyEarly County: 4.6 %4.6Sumter CountySumter County: 4.6 %4.6Talbot CountyTalbot County: 4.6 %4.6Clayton CountyClayton County: 4.5 %4.5Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 4.5 %4.5Burke CountyBurke County: 4.4 %4.4Toombs CountyToombs County: 4.4 %4.4Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 4.4 %4.4Bibb CountyBibb County: 4.3 %4.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.3 %4.3Seminole CountySeminole County: 4.3 %4.3Lamar CountyLamar County: 4.2 %4.2Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 4.2 %4.2Ware CountyWare County: 4.2 %4.2Emanuel CountyEmanuel County: 4.1 %4.1Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 4.1 %4.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.1 %4.1McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 4.1 %4.1Newton CountyNewton County: 4.1 %4.1Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 4.1 %4.1Stephens CountyStephens County: 4.1 %4.1Treutlen CountyTreutlen County: 4.1 %4.1Baker CountyBaker County: 4 %4Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 4 %4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 4 %4Taylor CountyTaylor County: 4 %4Dooly CountyDooly County: 3.9 %3.9Liberty CountyLiberty County: 3.9 %3.9Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 3.9 %3.9Spalding CountySpalding County: 3.9 %3.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Chattahoochee County7.6+1.4 pts
2Quitman County7.4+1 pts
3Clay County6.9+2.1 pts
4Hancock County5.4-0.5 pts
5Stewart County5.3+0.9 pts
5Telfair County5.3+0.2 pts
5Terrell County5.3+0.4 pts
8Dougherty County5+0.3 pts
9Macon County4.7+0.6 pts
9Richmond County4.7-0.4 pts
11Early County4.6+0.1 pts
11Sumter County4.6-0.1 pts
11Talbot County4.6+1.2 pts
14Clayton County4.50 pts
14Wilkinson County4.5+0.2 pts
16Burke County4.4-0.7 pts
16Toombs County4.4+0.5 pts
16Twiggs County4.4-0.3 pts
19Bibb County4.3-0.1 pts
19Montgomery County4.3+0.3 pts
19Seminole County4.3+0.2 pts
22Lamar County4.20 pts
22Muscogee County4.2+0.3 pts
22Ware County4.2+0.3 pts
25Emanuel County4.1-0.1 pts
25Jeff Davis County4.1-0.3 pts
25Jefferson County4.1-0.6 pts
25McDuffie County4.1-0.7 pts
25Newton County4.1-0.1 pts
25Rockdale County4.10 pts
25Stephens County4.1+0.3 pts
25Treutlen County4.1-0.4 pts
33Baker County4+0.2 pts
33Meriwether County4+0.2 pts
33Putnam County4+0.5 pts
33Taylor County4+0.2 pts
37Dooly County3.9+0.2 pts
37Liberty County3.9+0.2 pts
37Mitchell County3.9+0.1 pts
37Spalding County3.9-0.1 pts
37Turner County3.9-0.3 pts
37Warren County3.9-0.3 pts
43Baldwin County3.8+0.2 pts
43Ben Hill County3.8-0.6 pts
43Brooks County3.8+0.3 pts
43Chattooga County3.8-0.3 pts
43Henry County3.8+0.1 pts
43Lowndes County3.8+0.2 pts
43Peach County3.8-0.1 pts
50Coffee County3.7+0.1 pts
50Douglas County3.70 pts
50Laurens County3.7-0.3 pts
50Randolph County3.7+0.1 pts
50Washington County3.7-0.5 pts
50Whitfield County3.7-0.1 pts
56Clinch County3.6-0.2 pts
56DeKalb County3.60 pts
56Fulton County3.6+0.1 pts
56Greene County3.6+0.2 pts
56Lanier County3.60 pts
56Lincoln County3.60 pts
56Murray County3.6-0.4 pts
56Screven County3.6-0.7 pts
56Taliaferro County3.6+0.3 pts
65Appling County3.5-0.4 pts
65Bleckley County3.5-0.1 pts
65Decatur County3.5+0.2 pts
65Dodge County3.50 pts
65Long County3.5+0.3 pts
65Pierce County3.5+0.3 pts
65Union County3.5+0.5 pts
65Wayne County3.5+0.3 pts
65Webster County3.5+0.7 pts
74Bulloch County3.4+0.1 pts
74Charlton County3.4+0.2 pts
74Crawford County3.40 pts
74Heard County3.4+0.3 pts
74Irwin County3.4+0.2 pts
74Jones County3.4+0.3 pts
74Marion County3.4-0.1 pts
74McIntosh County3.4+0.3 pts
74Towns County3.4+0.4 pts
83Candler County3.30 pts
83Carroll County3.3+0.1 pts
83Crisp County3.3+0.1 pts
83Elbert County3.3-0.1 pts
83Fayette County3.3+0.2 pts
83Floyd County3.3+0.2 pts
83Franklin County3.30 pts
83Jasper County3.3+0.3 pts
83Johnson County3.3-0.5 pts
83Lumpkin County3.3+0.2 pts
83Paulding County3.3+0.3 pts
83Polk County3.30 pts
83Tattnall County3.3+0.3 pts
83Thomas County3.3+0.3 pts
83Wilcox County3.3+0.5 pts
83Wilkes County3.3-0.3 pts
83Worth County3.3+0.1 pts
100Bacon County3.20 pts
100Bartow County3.2+0.2 pts
100Butts County3.20 pts
100Clarke County3.2-0.2 pts
100Columbia County3.20 pts
100Dade County3.2+0.1 pts
100Gordon County3.2-0.3 pts
100Gwinnett County3.2+0.2 pts
100Hart County3.2-0.1 pts
109Cobb County3.10 pts
109Colquitt County3.1+0.3 pts
109Grady County3.1+0.2 pts
109Haralson County3.1+0.3 pts
109Harris County3.1+0.1 pts
109Madison County3.10 pts
109Pulaski County3.1-0.2 pts
109Upson County3.1-0.1 pts
109Walker County3.1+0.4 pts
109Walton County3.10 pts
109Wheeler County3.1+0.8 pts
120Berrien County3-0.5 pts
120Brantley County3+0.1 pts
120Camden County30 pts
120Catoosa County3+0.3 pts
120Cook County3-0.3 pts
120Coweta County3+0.1 pts
120Evans County3+0.3 pts
120Jackson County3+0.3 pts
120Rabun County3+0.2 pts
120Tift County3+0.1 pts
120Troup County3+0.1 pts
131Atkinson County2.90 pts
131Calhoun County2.9+0.4 pts
131Chatham County2.90 pts
131Fannin County2.9+0.1 pts
131Glascock County2.9+0.2 pts
131Houston County2.9+0.2 pts
131Lee County2.9+0.3 pts
131Monroe County2.9+0.1 pts
131Oglethorpe County2.9+0.1 pts
131Schley County2.9-0.3 pts
141Barrow County2.80 pts
141Bryan County2.8+0.1 pts
141Cherokee County2.8+0.2 pts
141Gilmer County2.8+0.2 pts
141Glynn County2.8+0.1 pts
141Habersham County2.8+0.1 pts
141Jenkins County2.8-1 pts
141Pickens County2.8+0.2 pts
141Pike County2.8+0.1 pts
141White County2.8+0.1 pts
151Banks County2.7+0.2 pts
151Hall County2.7+0.2 pts
151Miller County2.7+0.2 pts
151Morgan County2.70 pts
155Dawson County2.6+0.2 pts
155Effingham County2.6+0.3 pts
155Forsyth County2.6+0.1 pts
155Oconee County2.6+0.1 pts
159Echols County2.4-0.3 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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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Chattahoochee County, with 7.6% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Echols County, with 2.4% in September 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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