Counties in Georgia by unemployment rate

Chattahoochee County had the highest unemployment rate of 159 counties in April 2026, at 6.9%. Oconee County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for Georgia was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lowest2.1Oconee County
Median2.9159 counties
Georgia3.5History

Top 40 counties, April 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County: 6.9 %6.9Quitman CountyQuitman County: 6.4 %6.4Clay CountyClay County: 5.4 %5.4Stewart CountyStewart County: 5 %5Hancock CountyHancock County: 4.8 %4.8Telfair CountyTelfair County: 4.5 %4.5Macon CountyMacon County: 4.3 %4.3Terrell CountyTerrell County: 4.3 %4.3Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 4.1 %4.1Baker CountyBaker County: 4 %4Warren CountyWarren County: 4 %4Burke CountyBurke County: 3.9 %3.9Seminole CountySeminole County: 3.9 %3.9Sumter CountySumter County: 3.9 %3.9Talbot CountyTalbot County: 3.9 %3.9Bibb CountyBibb County: 3.8 %3.8Early CountyEarly County: 3.8 %3.8Richmond CountyRichmond County: 3.8 %3.8Chattooga CountyChattooga County: 3.7 %3.7Clayton CountyClayton County: 3.7 %3.7McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 3.7 %3.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 3.7 %3.7Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 3.7 %3.7Dooly CountyDooly County: 3.6 %3.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.6 %3.6Lamar CountyLamar County: 3.5 %3.5Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 3.5 %3.5Stephens CountyStephens County: 3.5 %3.5Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 3.4 %3.4Liberty CountyLiberty County: 3.4 %3.4Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 3.4 %3.4Newton CountyNewton County: 3.4 %3.4Spalding CountySpalding County: 3.4 %3.4Toombs CountyToombs County: 3.4 %3.4Turner CountyTurner County: 3.4 %3.4Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 3.4 %3.4Coffee CountyCoffee County: 3.3 %3.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.3 %3.3Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 3.3 %3.3Peach CountyPeach County: 3.3 %3.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Chattahoochee County6.9+0.8 pts
2Quitman County6.4+0.2 pts
3Clay County5.4+0.4 pts
4Stewart County5+0.2 pts
5Hancock County4.8+0.6 pts
6Telfair County4.5-0.4 pts
7Macon County4.3+0.4 pts
7Terrell County4.3-0.3 pts
9Dougherty County4.1-0.2 pts
10Baker County40 pts
10Warren County4+0.4 pts
12Burke County3.9-0.1 pts
12Seminole County3.9+0.2 pts
12Sumter County3.9-0.2 pts
12Talbot County3.9-0.3 pts
16Bibb County3.80 pts
16Early County3.8+0.2 pts
16Richmond County3.8-0.3 pts
19Chattooga County3.7+0.5 pts
19Clayton County3.7-0.2 pts
19McDuffie County3.7+0.1 pts
19Montgomery County3.7+0.4 pts
19Twiggs County3.7-0.6 pts
24Dooly County3.6+0.6 pts
24Lincoln County3.6+0.2 pts
26Lamar County3.5+0.1 pts
26Muscogee County3.50 pts
26Stephens County3.5-0.1 pts
29Jeff Davis County3.4-0.2 pts
29Liberty County3.4+0.1 pts
29Meriwether County3.4-0.5 pts
29Newton County3.4-0.2 pts
29Spalding County3.4+0.1 pts
29Toombs County3.40 pts
29Turner County3.4+0.1 pts
29Wilkes County3.4-0.6 pts
37Coffee County3.3-0.1 pts
37Jefferson County3.3-0.5 pts
37Mitchell County3.30 pts
37Peach County3.3+0.1 pts
37Rockdale County3.3-0.2 pts
37Taylor County3.3-0.6 pts
37Treutlen County3.3-0.2 pts
37Ware County3.3-0.5 pts
37Webster County3.3+0.2 pts
37Wilkinson County3.3-0.1 pts
47Butts County3.2+0.4 pts
47Clinch County3.20 pts
47Henry County3.20 pts
47McIntosh County3.20 pts
51Atkinson County3.1-0.3 pts
51Ben Hill County3.1-0.2 pts
51Crisp County3.1+0.4 pts
51Douglas County3.1-0.1 pts
51Emanuel County3.1-0.3 pts
51Greene County3.1-0.5 pts
51Laurens County3.1-0.3 pts
51Murray County3.1+0.1 pts
51Pierce County3.1+0.1 pts
51Randolph County3.1-0.6 pts
51Union County3.10 pts
51Washington County3.10 pts
51Whitfield County3.10 pts
64Brooks County3+0.1 pts
64DeKalb County3-0.2 pts
64Elbert County3-1.2 pts
64Fulton County3-0.1 pts
64Johnson County30 pts
64Lanier County3-0.6 pts
64Lowndes County3-0.2 pts
64Pulaski County3+0.2 pts
64Putnam County3-0.1 pts
64Screven County3-0.5 pts
64Worth County30 pts
75Appling County2.9-0.2 pts
75Baldwin County2.90 pts
75Decatur County2.9-0.2 pts
75Franklin County2.9+0.2 pts
75Heard County2.90 pts
75Long County2.9-0.1 pts
75Marion County2.9-0.2 pts
75Towns County2.9+0.1 pts
75Upson County2.90 pts
84Bacon County2.8+0.1 pts
84Charlton County2.8-0.4 pts
84Crawford County2.8-0.1 pts
84Floyd County2.8-0.4 pts
84Irwin County2.8-0.3 pts
84Jasper County2.80 pts
84Rabun County2.80 pts
84Schley County2.8+0.2 pts
84Taliaferro County2.8-0.6 pts
84Tattnall County2.80 pts
84Thomas County2.8+0.2 pts
95Bartow County2.7-0.1 pts
95Bleckley County2.7-0.4 pts
95Camden County2.7+0.1 pts
95Cook County2.7-0.1 pts
95Dodge County2.7+0.1 pts
95Fayette County2.7-0.1 pts
95Glascock County2.7+0.5 pts
95Hart County2.7-0.2 pts
95Monroe County2.7+0.3 pts
95Paulding County2.70 pts
95Polk County2.7-0.3 pts
95Walker County2.70 pts
95Walton County2.70 pts
108Berrien County2.6-0.5 pts
108Bulloch County2.60 pts
108Calhoun County2.6+0.2 pts
108Carroll County2.6-0.2 pts
108Cobb County2.6-0.1 pts
108Columbia County2.60 pts
108Dade County2.60 pts
108Evans County2.6+0.1 pts
108Fannin County2.6-0.1 pts
108Gwinnett County2.6-0.1 pts
108Haralson County2.60 pts
108Harris County2.60 pts
108Jones County2.6-0.2 pts
108Wayne County2.6-0.1 pts
122Banks County2.5+0.2 pts
122Brantley County2.5+0.1 pts
122Candler County2.5-0.2 pts
122Catoosa County2.50 pts
122Coweta County2.5-0.2 pts
122Gilmer County2.5-0.2 pts
122Glynn County2.5+0.1 pts
122Gordon County2.5-0.1 pts
122Grady County2.5-0.3 pts
122Jackson County2.5+0.1 pts
122Lumpkin County2.5-0.1 pts
122Madison County2.5-0.1 pts
122Pike County2.5+0.1 pts
122Tift County2.50 pts
122Wilcox County2.5-0.3 pts
137Chatham County2.40 pts
137Cherokee County2.40 pts
137Clarke County2.4-0.1 pts
137Colquitt County2.4-0.1 pts
137Dawson County2.4+0.2 pts
137Houston County2.4-0.1 pts
137Pickens County2.4+0.1 pts
137Troup County2.4-0.3 pts
137Wheeler County2.4+0.4 pts
146Barrow County2.3-0.1 pts
146Effingham County2.3+0.2 pts
146Habersham County2.3-0.1 pts
146Hall County2.30 pts
146Jenkins County2.3-0.4 pts
146Lee County2.30 pts
146Miller County2.3-0.3 pts
146Oglethorpe County2.3-0.1 pts
146White County2.3-0.3 pts
155Bryan County2.2-0.1 pts
155Echols County2.2-0.2 pts
155Forsyth County2.2-0.1 pts
155Morgan County2.2-0.2 pts
159Oconee County2.1-0.1 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 6.9% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Oconee County, with 2.1% in April 2026.

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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