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Highest labor force participation, Georgia cities

Georgia cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 178 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Cusseta, GAGA8,46582.9%+4.7 pts

02Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28582.8%+4.3 pts

03Vinings, GAGA14,39079.9%+3.3 pts

04Richmond Hill, GAGA20,02277.0%+6.2 pts

05Brookhaven, GAGA59,64376.6%−2.2 pts

06Port Wentworth, GAGA17,60476.6%+6.5 pts

07Georgetown, GAGA11,15876.4%+9.2 pts

08Oakwood, GAGA7,24576.0%+0.0 pts

09Smyrna, GAGA57,51375.8%−2.1 pts

10Fair Oaks, GAGA9,01475.7%+1.5 pts

11Chamblee, GAGA32,33475.5%−0.9 pts

12Byron, GAGA6,56775.3%+14.3 pts

13Hapeville, GAGA7,41074.7%−8.2 pts

14Temple, GAGA6,56474.5%+5.1 pts

15Sandy Springs, GAGA105,01374.2%+0.9 pts

16Locust Grove, GAGA14,61073.9%+7.3 pts

17North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99773.7%−1.3 pts

18Hiram, GAGA5,58573.7%+3.1 pts

19Fairburn, GAGA17,13373.7%+0.8 pts

20Scottdale, GAGA10,54273.4%−0.5 pts

21Suwanee, GAGA23,03473.1%−2.3 pts

22Duluth, GAGA33,81573.0%+2.9 pts

23Mableton, GAGA78,82072.9%+1.5 pts

24Flowery Branch, GAGA13,11072.9%−4.9 pts

25Milton, GAGA41,26672.5%+1.4 pts

26Woodstock, GAGA39,89572.4%−1.9 pts

27Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,51972.3%+2.3 pts

28Holly Springs, GAGA20,26172.3%+2.8 pts

29Riverdale, GAGA14,63772.0%+2.2 pts

30Hoschton, GAGA8,62372.0%+6.1 pts

31Jefferson, GAGA17,18572.0%+7.2 pts

32Norcross, GAGA19,08672.0%−0.2 pts

33Acworth, GAGA22,92571.7%+1.8 pts

34Dacula, GAGA9,37371.4%+8.9 pts

35Alpharetta, GAGA66,92171.3%−0.7 pts

36Dunwoody, GAGA51,79270.9%+3.0 pts

37Rincon, GAGA11,72670.9%+1.4 pts

38Roswell, GAGA91,50570.6%+0.8 pts

39Villa Rica, GAGA21,02270.5%−0.3 pts

40McDonough, GAGA33,39570.4%+3.6 pts

41Belvedere Park, GAGA14,18170.3%+2.9 pts

42Pooler, GAGA32,74470.2%−4.1 pts

43Douglasville, GAGA41,52370.1%+0.4 pts

44Clarkston, GAGA14,43170.1%+0.4 pts

45Austell, GAGA8,33970.0%−3.3 pts

46Grayson, GAGA5,56969.9%+3.5 pts

47Grovetown, GAGA17,93969.9%+8.3 pts

48South Fulton, GAGA112,82069.7%+0.2 pts

49Conyers, GAGA20,37769.5%+5.5 pts

50Auburn, GAGA10,11069.4%+3.5 pts

51Sugar Hill, GAGA29,28069.1%−1.2 pts

52Bremen, GAGA7,75169.1%−4.2 pts

53Atlanta, GAGA529,11068.9%+2.9 pts

54Kennesaw, GAGA37,97068.8%−2.6 pts

55Union City, GAGA29,91068.7%+0.0 pts

56East Point, GAGA38,22568.5%−1.2 pts

57North Decatur, GAGA18,44268.4%−1.4 pts

58Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,88668.2%+0.4 pts

59Marietta, GAGA63,57468.2%+0.8 pts

60Redan, GAGA31,01767.8%−2.1 pts

61Stockbridge, GAGA36,33167.6%−4.8 pts

62Stonecrest, GAGA61,33767.5%−2.8 pts

63Decatur, GAGA25,27667.5%+1.0 pts

64Lawrenceville, GAGA32,82267.1%−2.1 pts

65Canton, GAGA40,77867.0%−0.8 pts

66Doraville, GAGA16,36566.9%−8.2 pts

67Lovejoy, GAGA12,92966.6%+11.7 pts

68Hinesville, GAGA36,67466.5%−1.8 pts

69Palmetto, GAGA5,29866.5%−2.6 pts

70Newnan, GAGA45,86766.4%−0.3 pts

71Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78066.4%−3.4 pts

72Winder, GAGA21,25266.2%+0.3 pts

73Morrow, GAGA6,21166.2%+2.5 pts

74Perry, GAGA25,69966.2%+7.3 pts

75Tyrone, GAGA8,09166.0%−2.6 pts

76Powder Springs, GAGA21,00465.9%−1.8 pts

77Cartersville, GAGA25,34965.3%+2.6 pts

78Stone Mountain, GAGA6,56265.3%−5.3 pts

79Johns Creek, GAGA80,40165.3%−2.5 pts

80Senoia, GAGA6,27665.0%−9.4 pts

81Loganville, GAGA17,21264.9%−3.8 pts

82Warner Robins, GAGA87,76164.6%−3.5 pts

83Lithia Springs, GAGA16,87564.6%−6.2 pts

84Kingsland, GAGA21,29964.6%−1.4 pts

85College Park, GAGA13,88764.5%−10.3 pts

86Garden City, GAGA10,51364.4%−5.5 pts

87Social Circle, GAGA5,53764.3%+1.2 pts

88Dalton, GAGA35,32264.3%+1.7 pts

89Braselton, GAGA18,49664.3%−6.2 pts

90Dallas, GAGA15,40264.3%+5.7 pts

91Bemiss, GAGA9,20164.2%−6.0 pts

92Wilmington Island, GAGA13,90563.9%−0.9 pts

93Martinez, GAGA33,75063.9%−1.8 pts

94Druid Hills, GAGA8,16963.9%+2.2 pts

95Commerce, GAGA9,30363.9%−1.4 pts

96Gresham Park, GAGA6,93563.8%−3.7 pts

97Lilburn, GAGA16,36963.7%−0.4 pts

98Hampton, GAGA9,34963.6%+2.1 pts

99Savannah, GAGA149,44063.5%−1.1 pts

100Adairsville, GAGA5,10163.2%+4.6 pts

101Evans, GAGA36,99863.2%−0.9 pts

102Carrollton, GAGA27,92562.9%+6.5 pts

103Buford, GAGA18,78062.8%+4.1 pts

104Snellville, GAGA22,47862.7%−2.2 pts

105Augusta, GAGA201,99962.6%+1.5 pts

106Tucker, GAGA37,29062.5%−2.5 pts

107Athens, GAGA128,61262.5%+1.8 pts

108Waynesboro, GAGA5,51162.4%+0.0 pts

109LaGrange, GAGA34,73062.4%+0.8 pts

110Covington, GAGA17,47762.2%+0.8 pts

111Thomasville, GAGA18,66761.8%+1.8 pts

112Rockmart, GAGA5,36961.8%−0.9 pts

113Panthersville, GAGA9,05361.7%−2.0 pts

114Chatsworth, GAGA5,02961.6%+11.4 pts

115Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,17261.4%−3.2 pts

116Cumming, GAGA12,49461.4%−0.3 pts

117Irondale, GAGA9,18561.3%+2.6 pts

118Cordele, GAGA9,65261.0%+1.6 pts

119Conley, GAGA5,82260.8%+1.9 pts

120Columbus, GAGA202,17160.8%−0.2 pts

121Gainesville, GAGA49,22160.8%−2.0 pts

122Calhoun, GAGA20,19660.0%+0.0 pts

123Peachtree City, GAGA40,88060.0%−0.3 pts

124Mountain Park, GAGA12,85060.0%−1.6 pts

125Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90560.0%+0.9 pts

126Griffin, GAGA23,89659.4%−0.1 pts

127Sylvester, GAGA5,43059.3%+3.2 pts

128Moultrie, GAGA14,97358.7%+2.2 pts

129Valdosta, GAGA56,18658.5%+0.4 pts

130Americus, GAGA15,61758.4%−3.9 pts

131Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88258.3%+3.3 pts

132Swainsboro, GAGA7,43658.0%+10.9 pts

133Toccoa, GAGA9,53957.7%−2.3 pts

134Rome, GAGA38,93457.6%+1.8 pts

135Fort Valley, GAGA9,22057.5%+10.8 pts

136Jasper, GAGA5,40057.4%−0.3 pts

137Monroe, GAGA16,50757.2%+1.8 pts

138Dock Junction, GAGA8,14757.1%−6.4 pts

139Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,86857.0%+4.8 pts

140LaFayette, GAGA7,15756.9%+8.6 pts

141St. Marys, GAGA20,54656.9%−1.1 pts

142Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,55656.7%−0.2 pts

143Barnesville, GAGA6,32956.7%+14.7 pts

144Forest Park, GAGA19,16856.3%−0.2 pts

145Fayetteville, GAGA20,46556.3%−5.1 pts

146Sandersville, GAGA5,39756.3%+5.1 pts

147Adel, GAGA5,85455.9%−0.1 pts

148Cedartown, GAGA10,51455.7%−6.9 pts

149Statesboro, GAGA35,36655.6%−0.5 pts

150Eatonton, GAGA6,74955.6%+6.4 pts

151Nashville, GAGA5,03855.6%−0.5 pts

152Centerville, GAGA9,50555.5%−3.6 pts

153Fairview, GAGA5,30255.4%+1.6 pts

154Douglas, GAGA11,86455.0%+1.7 pts

155Cornelia, GAGA5,45955.0%−5.3 pts

156Albany, GAGA66,90754.9%−2.4 pts

157Tifton, GAGA17,59554.3%−3.0 pts

158Madison, GAGA5,17953.8%−6.5 pts

159Blakely, GAGA5,15653.1%+0.4 pts

160Cairo, GAGA10,15053.1%−0.6 pts

161Dublin, GAGA16,56552.9%+6.0 pts

162Jackson, GAGA5,88452.9%−1.7 pts

163Vidalia, GAGA10,88552.5%+3.8 pts

164Eastman, GAGA5,57252.1%−0.6 pts

165Thomson, GAGA6,76351.3%−2.3 pts

166St. Simons, GAGA16,22851.3%−4.2 pts

167Brunswick, GAGA15,73050.8%−3.3 pts

168Thomaston, GAGA9,85250.0%+1.6 pts

169Bainbridge, GAGA14,60647.4%−3.8 pts

170Waycross, GAGA13,93647.3%−0.7 pts

171Jonesboro, GAGA6,04645.6%+13.2 pts

172Dahlonega, GAGA7,91843.2%−9.6 pts

173Baxley, GAGA5,05842.4%−10.4 pts

174Glennville, GAGA5,02341.6%+2.9 pts

175Jesup, GAGA10,30141.3%−13.6 pts

176Milledgeville, GAGA16,83539.8%−7.6 pts

177Skidaway Island, GAGA9,31536.8%+2.3 pts

178McRae-Helena, GAGA5,44329.2%+3.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES