Counties in Georgia by unemployment rate

Chattahoochee County had the highest unemployment rate of 159 counties in November 2025, at 7.6%. Oconee County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Georgia was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lowest2.7Oconee County
Median3.6159 counties
Georgia3.5History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 7.6 %7.6Quitman CountyQuitman County: 7.3 %7.3Clay CountyClay County: 6.5 %6.5Stewart CountyStewart County: 5.9 %5.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 5.5 %5.5Terrell CountyTerrell County: 5.4 %5.4Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 5.3 %5.3Telfair CountyTelfair County: 5.2 %5.2Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County: 4.9 %4.9Richmond CountyRichmond County: 4.9 %4.9Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 4.9 %4.9Macon CountyMacon County: 4.8 %4.8Sumter CountySumter County: 4.8 %4.8Clayton CountyClayton County: 4.7 %4.7Early CountyEarly County: 4.7 %4.7Lamar CountyLamar County: 4.7 %4.7Talbot CountyTalbot County: 4.7 %4.7Toombs CountyToombs County: 4.7 %4.7McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 4.6 %4.6Bibb CountyBibb County: 4.5 %4.5Burke CountyBurke County: 4.5 %4.5Ware CountyWare County: 4.5 %4.5Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 4.4 %4.4Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 4.4 %4.4Seminole CountySeminole County: 4.4 %4.4Stephens CountyStephens County: 4.4 %4.4Treutlen CountyTreutlen County: 4.4 %4.4Warren CountyWarren County: 4.4 %4.4Chattooga CountyChattooga County: 4.3 %4.3Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 4.3 %4.3Newton CountyNewton County: 4.3 %4.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 4.3 %4.3Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 4.3 %4.3Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 4.3 %4.3Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 4.3 %4.3Irwin CountyIrwin County: 4.2 %4.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.2 %4.2Liberty CountyLiberty County: 4.2 %4.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.2 %4.2Taylor CountyTaylor County: 4.2 %4.2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Chattahoochee County7.6+0.6 pts
2Quitman County7.3+0.3 pts
3Clay County6.5+0.5 pts
4Stewart County5.9+1.6 pts
5Hancock County5.5-0.3 pts
6Terrell County5.4+0.2 pts
7Dougherty County5.3+0.7 pts
8Telfair County5.2+0.2 pts
9Ben Hill County4.9+1.2 pts
9Richmond County4.9-0.3 pts
9Twiggs County4.9+0.2 pts
12Macon County4.8+0.8 pts
12Sumter County4.8+0.4 pts
14Clayton County4.7+0.3 pts
14Early County4.7+0.5 pts
14Lamar County4.7+0.4 pts
14Talbot County4.7+0.7 pts
14Toombs County4.7+0.9 pts
19McDuffie County4.6-0.1 pts
20Bibb County4.5+0.1 pts
20Burke County4.5-0.4 pts
20Ware County4.5+0.4 pts
23Jeff Davis County4.4+0.1 pts
23Muscogee County4.4+0.3 pts
23Seminole County4.4+0.2 pts
23Stephens County4.4+0.6 pts
23Treutlen County4.4+0.3 pts
23Warren County4.4+0.1 pts
29Chattooga County4.3+0.2 pts
29Meriwether County4.3+0.4 pts
29Newton County4.3+0.2 pts
29Putnam County4.3+0.6 pts
29Rockdale County4.3+0.3 pts
29Taliaferro County4.3+0.4 pts
29Wilkinson County4.3+0.4 pts
36Irwin County4.2+1.1 pts
36Jefferson County4.2-0.5 pts
36Liberty County4.2+0.5 pts
36Montgomery County4.2+0.5 pts
36Taylor County4.2+0.2 pts
36Whitfield County4.2+0.6 pts
42Baldwin County4.1+0.8 pts
42Dooly County4.1+0.3 pts
42Emanuel County4.1+0.1 pts
42Lincoln County4.10 pts
42Lowndes County4.1+0.4 pts
42Spalding County4.1+0.1 pts
42Webster County4.1+0.2 pts
49Baker County4-0.1 pts
49Henry County4+0.4 pts
49Peach County4+0.2 pts
49Turner County4-0.4 pts
53Brooks County3.9+0.4 pts
53Coffee County3.9-0.1 pts
53Dade County3.9+0.6 pts
53Douglas County3.9+0.3 pts
53Greene County3.9+0.2 pts
53Mitchell County3.9+0.3 pts
53Randolph County3.9+0.2 pts
60Bulloch County3.8+0.9 pts
60Clinch County3.8+0.1 pts
60DeKalb County3.8+0.1 pts
60Fulton County3.8+0.2 pts
60Lanier County3.8+0.1 pts
60Laurens County3.8-0.2 pts
60McIntosh County3.8+0.4 pts
60Murray County3.8+0.2 pts
60Pierce County3.8+0.4 pts
60Towns County3.8+0.6 pts
60Union County3.8+0.3 pts
60Washington County3.8-0.2 pts
72Heard County3.7+0.2 pts
72Long County3.7+0.3 pts
72Polk County3.7-0.3 pts
72Schley County3.7+0.3 pts
72Screven County3.7-0.8 pts
77Appling County3.60 pts
77Bleckley County3.6+0.3 pts
77Carroll County3.6+0.5 pts
77Cook County3.6+0.4 pts
77Decatur County3.6+0.2 pts
77Floyd County3.6+0.6 pts
77Hart County3.6+0.1 pts
77Jasper County3.6+0.5 pts
77Jones County3.6+0.5 pts
77Lumpkin County3.6+0.7 pts
77Upson County3.6+0.3 pts
77Wayne County3.6+0.5 pts
77Wilkes County3.6-0.2 pts
90Butts County3.5+0.2 pts
90Calhoun County3.5+1.1 pts
90Charlton County3.5+0.4 pts
90Crawford County3.5+0.2 pts
90Dodge County3.50 pts
90Fayette County3.5+0.3 pts
90Haralson County3.5+0.5 pts
90Paulding County3.5+0.4 pts
90Worth County3.5+0.2 pts
99Bacon County3.4+0.2 pts
99Bartow County3.4+0.2 pts
99Candler County3.4+0.3 pts
99Clarke County3.4+0.5 pts
99Cobb County3.4+0.3 pts
99Columbia County3.4+0.2 pts
99Crisp County3.4+0.2 pts
99Elbert County3.4-0.5 pts
99Franklin County3.4-0.1 pts
99Gordon County3.4+0.3 pts
99Gwinnett County3.4+0.3 pts
99Madison County3.4+0.5 pts
99Marion County3.4+0.1 pts
99Tattnall County3.4+0.4 pts
99Thomas County3.4+0.4 pts
99Walton County3.4+0.4 pts
99Wilcox County3.4+0.5 pts
116Atkinson County3.3-0.4 pts
116Berrien County3.3-0.1 pts
116Brantley County3.3+0.4 pts
116Camden County3.3+0.2 pts
116Catoosa County3.3+0.3 pts
116Harris County3.3+0.1 pts
116Johnson County3.3-0.1 pts
116Pulaski County3.3+0.2 pts
116Rabun County3.3+0.1 pts
116Tift County3.3+0.6 pts
116Walker County3.3+0.3 pts
127Coweta County3.2+0.1 pts
127Evans County3.2+0.6 pts
127Glascock County3.2+0.4 pts
127Glynn County3.2+0.3 pts
127Grady County3.2+0.2 pts
127Jackson County3.2+0.4 pts
127Monroe County3.2+0.3 pts
134Banks County3.1+0.3 pts
134Chatham County3.1+0.2 pts
134Fannin County3.1-0.2 pts
134Gilmer County3.1+0.2 pts
134Houston County3.1+0.3 pts
134Jenkins County3.1-0.4 pts
134Oglethorpe County3.1+0.4 pts
134Pike County3.1+0.2 pts
134Wheeler County3.1+0.5 pts
143Barrow County3+0.3 pts
143Cherokee County3+0.3 pts
143Habersham County3+0.1 pts
143Hall County3+0.4 pts
143Lee County3+0.4 pts
143Morgan County3+0.3 pts
143Pickens County3+0.2 pts
143Troup County3-0.1 pts
143White County3+0.2 pts
152Bryan County2.9+0.3 pts
152Colquitt County2.9+0.2 pts
152Forsyth County2.9+0.4 pts
155Dawson County2.8+0.1 pts
155Echols County2.8+0.3 pts
155Effingham County2.8+0.4 pts
158Miller County2.7-0.1 pts
158Oconee County2.7+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 7.6% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Oconee County, with 2.7% in November 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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