Counties in Georgia by unemployment rate

Quitman County had the highest unemployment rate of 159 counties in December 2025, at 7.2%. Oconee County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for Georgia was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.2Quitman County
Lowest2.4Oconee County
Median3.2159 counties
Georgia3.5History

Top 40 counties, December 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Quitman CountyQuitman County: 7.2 %7.2Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 6.4 %6.4Stewart CountyStewart County: 6.1 %6.1Clay CountyClay County: 5.8 %5.8Terrell CountyTerrell County: 5.2 %5.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 5 %5Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 4.9 %4.9Macon CountyMacon County: 4.7 %4.7Richmond CountyRichmond County: 4.7 %4.7Telfair CountyTelfair County: 4.7 %4.7Sumter CountySumter County: 4.6 %4.6Toombs CountyToombs County: 4.6 %4.6Clayton CountyClayton County: 4.5 %4.5Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 4.4 %4.4Treutlen CountyTreutlen County: 4.4 %4.4Early CountyEarly County: 4.3 %4.3Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 4.3 %4.3McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 4.3 %4.3Bibb CountyBibb County: 4.2 %4.2Burke CountyBurke County: 4.2 %4.2Lamar CountyLamar County: 4.2 %4.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.2 %4.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 4.2 %4.2Stephens CountyStephens County: 4.2 %4.2Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 4.1 %4.1Newton CountyNewton County: 4.1 %4.1Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 4.1 %4.1Talbot CountyTalbot County: 4.1 %4.1Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 4.1 %4.1Chattooga CountyChattooga County: 4 %4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4 %4Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 4 %4Ware CountyWare County: 4 %4Warren CountyWarren County: 4 %4Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 4 %4Appling CountyAppling County: 3.9 %3.9Seminole CountySeminole County: 3.9 %3.9Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 3.8 %3.8Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County: 3.8 %3.8Henry CountyHenry County: 3.8 %3.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Quitman County7.2+1.5 pts
2Chattahoochee County6.4-0.2 pts
3Stewart County6.1+2.4 pts
4Clay County5.8+0.8 pts
5Terrell County5.2+0.6 pts
6Hancock County5-0.2 pts
7Dougherty County4.9+0.6 pts
8Macon County4.7+0.7 pts
8Richmond County4.7-0.1 pts
8Telfair County4.70 pts
11Sumter County4.60 pts
11Toombs County4.6+0.8 pts
13Clayton County4.5+0.3 pts
14Taliaferro County4.4+1.2 pts
14Treutlen County4.4+0.3 pts
16Early County4.3+0.1 pts
16Jeff Davis County4.3+0.1 pts
16McDuffie County4.30 pts
19Bibb County4.2+0.1 pts
19Burke County4.2-0.6 pts
19Lamar County4.2+0.6 pts
19Montgomery County4.2+0.1 pts
19Putnam County4.2+1.1 pts
19Stephens County4.2+0.6 pts
25Meriwether County4.1-0.1 pts
25Newton County4.1+0.2 pts
25Rockdale County4.1+0.3 pts
25Talbot County4.1+0.2 pts
25Twiggs County4.1-0.6 pts
30Chattooga County4-1 pts
30Jefferson County4-0.1 pts
30Muscogee County4+0.2 pts
30Ware County4+0.2 pts
30Warren County4-0.1 pts
30Wilkinson County4+0.5 pts
36Appling County3.9+0.1 pts
36Seminole County3.9+0.1 pts
38Baldwin County3.8+0.4 pts
38Ben Hill County3.80 pts
38Henry County3.8+0.4 pts
38Lincoln County3.8+0.2 pts
38Peach County3.8+0.1 pts
38Randolph County3.8+0.1 pts
44Baker County3.7-0.1 pts
44Douglas County3.7+0.3 pts
44Emanuel County3.7-0.5 pts
44Liberty County3.7+0.3 pts
44Lowndes County3.7+0.1 pts
44Spalding County3.70 pts
44Taylor County3.7+0.2 pts
44Whitfield County3.7-2.2 pts
52DeKalb County3.6+0.2 pts
52Dooly County3.6+0.2 pts
52Fulton County3.6+0.2 pts
52Mitchell County3.6+0.3 pts
52Murray County3.6-1.9 pts
52Washington County3.6-0.1 pts
52Webster County3.6+0.7 pts
59Brooks County3.5+0.3 pts
59Coffee County3.5-0.3 pts
59Pierce County3.5+0.1 pts
59Wilkes County3.5-0.1 pts
63Greene County3.40 pts
63Laurens County3.4-0.2 pts
63Wayne County3.4+0.4 pts
66Atkinson County3.30 pts
66Bulloch County3.3+0.4 pts
66Clinch County3.3-0.3 pts
66Cook County3.3-0.7 pts
66Floyd County3.3+0.1 pts
66Irwin County3.3+0.1 pts
66Long County3.3+0.3 pts
66McIntosh County3.3+0.2 pts
66Schley County3.3+0.5 pts
66Screven County3.3-1.3 pts
66Turner County3.3-0.7 pts
77Bleckley County3.2-0.1 pts
77Butts County3.2+0.2 pts
77Carroll County3.2+0.3 pts
77Crawford County3.2+0.2 pts
77Crisp County3.2+0.2 pts
77Decatur County3.2-0.1 pts
77Franklin County3.2+0.1 pts
77Hart County3.20 pts
77Jones County3.2+0.3 pts
77Lanier County3.2-1.7 pts
77Paulding County3.2+0.3 pts
77Polk County3.2-0.1 pts
77Union County3.20 pts
77Upson County3.2-0.5 pts
77Worth County3.20 pts
92Bacon County3.1-0.9 pts
92Bartow County3.10 pts
92Clarke County3.1+0.3 pts
92Cobb County3.1+0.2 pts
92Dade County3.1+0.1 pts
92Dodge County3.10 pts
92Fayette County3.1+0.2 pts
92Gwinnett County3.1+0.3 pts
92Jasper County3.1+0.2 pts
92Lumpkin County3.1+0.3 pts
92Rabun County3.1+0.3 pts
92Tattnall County3.1+0.2 pts
92Towns County3.1+0.2 pts
92Walker County3.1+0.4 pts
92Walton County3.1+0.3 pts
107Charlton County30 pts
107Columbia County3+0.1 pts
107Elbert County3-0.4 pts
107Gordon County3-0.4 pts
107Haralson County3+0.4 pts
107Heard County3-0.2 pts
107Pulaski County3+0.2 pts
107Thomas County3+0.1 pts
107Wilcox County3+0.6 pts
116Camden County2.9+0.1 pts
116Candler County2.90 pts
116Catoosa County2.9+0.1 pts
116Coweta County2.9+0.1 pts
116Evans County2.9+0.5 pts
116Johnson County2.9+0.1 pts
116Madison County2.9+0.2 pts
116Marion County2.9-0.3 pts
116Miller County2.9-0.1 pts
116Tift County2.9+0.2 pts
116Wheeler County2.9+0.7 pts
127Banks County2.8+0.4 pts
127Brantley County2.8+0.2 pts
127Calhoun County2.8+0.2 pts
127Chatham County2.8+0.2 pts
127Grady County2.80 pts
127Harris County2.8-0.1 pts
127Jackson County2.8+0.3 pts
127Monroe County2.80 pts
127Pike County2.80 pts
127Troup County2.8-0.4 pts
137Barrow County2.7+0.2 pts
137Berrien County2.7-5.5 pts
137Cherokee County2.7+0.2 pts
137Colquitt County2.70 pts
137Echols County2.70 pts
137Glascock County2.7+0.4 pts
137Glynn County2.7+0.1 pts
137Habersham County2.7+0.1 pts
137Houston County2.7+0.2 pts
137Jenkins County2.7-0.5 pts
137Lee County2.7+0.5 pts
137Morgan County2.7+0.1 pts
149Bryan County2.6+0.2 pts
149Fannin County2.6-0.3 pts
149Gilmer County2.6+0.1 pts
149White County2.60 pts
153Dawson County2.5+0.2 pts
153Effingham County2.5+0.4 pts
153Forsyth County2.5+0.2 pts
153Hall County2.5+0.1 pts
153Oglethorpe County2.50 pts
153Pickens County2.5+0.1 pts
159Oconee County2.4+0.2 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?

Quitman County, with 7.2% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Oconee County, with 2.4% in December 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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