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Highest labor force participation, Georgia counties

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46582.9%+4.7 pts

02Bryan County, GAGA52,06270.9%+0.8 pts

03Cobb County, GAGA793,34570.5%+0.7 pts

04Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79169.5%+1.1 pts

05Forsyth County, GAGA282,80569.1%−0.3 pts

06Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09968.6%−0.1 pts

07Cherokee County, GAGA299,27368.5%+0.8 pts

08DeKalb County, GAGA774,39468.3%−0.8 pts

09Paulding County, GAGA190,99667.7%+1.3 pts

10Barrow County, GAGA99,77367.6%+1.3 pts

11Henry County, GAGA264,92267.6%+0.7 pts

12Effingham County, GAGA74,39767.4%+1.3 pts

13Liberty County, GAGA70,31366.7%−0.8 pts

14Clayton County, GAGA297,47166.7%+0.8 pts

15Douglas County, GAGA154,29366.1%−0.5 pts

16Lee County, GAGA34,17965.7%+1.6 pts

17Jackson County, GAGA99,26565.6%+2.0 pts

18Bartow County, GAGA120,80065.4%+2.5 pts

19Echols County, GAGA3,68564.9%+9.5 pts

20Oconee County, GAGA44,89364.9%−0.7 pts

21Rockdale County, GAGA98,41664.8%+2.3 pts

22Newton County, GAGA125,58364.6%+1.5 pts

23Columbia County, GAGA169,18964.5%−0.5 pts

24Coweta County, GAGA160,24064.0%−1.7 pts

25Chatham County, GAGA311,85563.7%−1.4 pts

26Houston County, GAGA178,21463.6%−2.9 pts

27Hall County, GAGA226,56863.6%+0.1 pts

28Carroll County, GAGA131,03663.0%+1.7 pts

29Walton County, GAGA112,69663.0%+0.3 pts

30Whitfield County, GAGA106,21263.0%+0.5 pts

31Murray County, GAGA41,60762.8%+1.5 pts

32Dawson County, GAGA35,36562.6%−1.7 pts

33Clarke County, GAGA129,92162.5%+1.7 pts

34Richmond County, GAGA206,55962.4%+1.5 pts

35Thomas County, GAGA46,36862.4%+1.7 pts

36Catoosa County, GAGA69,62862.0%+0.3 pts

37Troup County, GAGA72,84461.8%+1.8 pts

38Gordon County, GAGA61,70161.3%+0.7 pts

39Peach County, GAGA29,87761.2%+5.8 pts

40Haralson County, GAGA33,06661.1%+0.2 pts

41Banks County, GAGA21,27361.0%+5.6 pts

42Camden County, GAGA60,14360.9%−2.4 pts

43Muscogee County, GAGA202,17160.8%−0.2 pts

44Jones County, GAGA29,17160.7%+1.3 pts

45Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41560.7%−2.6 pts

46Lowndes County, GAGA122,86760.4%+0.6 pts

47Pike County, GAGA20,93260.3%+3.6 pts

48Pierce County, GAGA20,76460.1%+4.1 pts

49Fayette County, GAGA125,15660.1%−1.6 pts

50Jasper County, GAGA17,63259.8%+4.5 pts

51Harris County, GAGA37,28059.6%−1.9 pts

52Bulloch County, GAGA86,94959.6%−1.4 pts

53Colquitt County, GAGA47,43859.6%+0.9 pts

54Monroe County, GAGA32,02359.3%+3.6 pts

55Atkinson County, GAGA8,45459.2%+0.6 pts

56Elbert County, GAGA20,07259.1%+5.1 pts

57Floyd County, GAGA101,37858.9%+1.0 pts

58Morgan County, GAGA22,09558.7%−2.6 pts

59Walker County, GAGA70,25058.7%+0.2 pts

60Madison County, GAGA32,91958.7%−3.0 pts

61Polk County, GAGA45,51458.3%−1.9 pts

62Burke County, GAGA24,40858.3%+1.0 pts

63Long County, GAGA21,55758.3%−0.4 pts

64Pickens County, GAGA37,16758.2%+0.7 pts

65Cook County, GAGA18,23258.0%−0.7 pts

66Crawford County, GAGA12,20657.3%+4.6 pts

67Sumter County, GAGA28,80157.3%+0.4 pts

68Webster County, GAGA2,36957.2%+8.7 pts

69Grady County, GAGA26,59057.2%−0.3 pts

70Laurens County, GAGA51,04157.1%+6.0 pts

71Stephens County, GAGA27,85457.0%+1.6 pts

72Glynn County, GAGA87,59956.9%−2.9 pts

73Randolph County, GAGA6,15656.9%+5.6 pts

74Dade County, GAGA16,15456.8%+0.6 pts

75Lamar County, GAGA20,94156.8%+5.9 pts

76Spalding County, GAGA70,77556.7%+1.3 pts

77Bibb County, GAGA157,55656.7%−0.2 pts

78Toombs County, GAGA27,54556.7%+2.2 pts

79Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17856.6%−3.2 pts

80Evans County, GAGA11,02856.4%−2.1 pts

81Berrien County, GAGA18,93256.4%+1.8 pts

82Emanuel County, GAGA23,14756.2%+3.6 pts

83Jefferson County, GAGA15,01156.2%+3.6 pts

84Tift County, GAGA42,25456.0%−3.4 pts

85Habersham County, GAGA50,41656.0%+0.7 pts

86Crisp County, GAGA19,23755.9%−2.1 pts

87Schley County, GAGA4,59355.9%−2.0 pts

88Irwin County, GAGA9,02055.6%+0.4 pts

89White County, GAGA29,80255.6%+0.3 pts

90Bleckley County, GAGA12,86655.4%+8.2 pts

91Screven County, GAGA14,40855.3%+2.6 pts

92Hart County, GAGA28,63955.3%+2.9 pts

93Worth County, GAGA20,05955.2%−2.4 pts

94Dougherty County, GAGA82,61655.1%−2.1 pts

95Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09955.1%+1.9 pts

96Upson County, GAGA28,50054.7%+1.3 pts

97Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21954.7%+3.3 pts

98Appling County, GAGA19,10054.6%−0.5 pts

99Miller County, GAGA5,81254.5%−0.0 pts

100McDuffie County, GAGA21,64054.5%−1.9 pts

101Warren County, GAGA5,26954.5%+1.9 pts

102Butts County, GAGA27,21854.5%+5.1 pts

103Montgomery County, GAGA8,63554.4%+4.7 pts

104Turner County, GAGA8,98354.3%+0.7 pts

105Putnam County, GAGA23,72254.2%+4.5 pts

106Marion County, GAGA7,67653.9%+2.3 pts

107Charlton County, GAGA13,12153.7%+7.0 pts

108Meriwether County, GAGA21,51653.7%+2.5 pts

109Early County, GAGA10,45553.7%+3.5 pts

110Coffee County, GAGA44,40753.6%−1.3 pts

111Lincoln County, GAGA8,11253.5%+2.9 pts

112Lanier County, GAGA10,62353.4%+2.1 pts

113Franklin County, GAGA25,94853.3%−0.2 pts

114Heard County, GAGA12,14953.2%−2.8 pts

115Treutlen County, GAGA6,46653.1%+3.6 pts

116Candler County, GAGA11,27552.7%−2.5 pts

117Gilmer County, GAGA33,89452.6%+0.1 pts

118Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65052.4%+3.3 pts

119Washington County, GAGA19,45352.2%+5.2 pts

120Glascock County, GAGA3,14152.1%−3.8 pts

121Rabun County, GAGA17,76452.0%+5.4 pts

122Brantley County, GAGA18,93651.9%+4.9 pts

123Wayne County, GAGA32,48151.6%+0.7 pts

124Decatur County, GAGA29,43251.3%−3.0 pts

125Brooks County, GAGA16,10151.0%−3.5 pts

126Bacon County, GAGA11,07050.8%+0.5 pts

127Fannin County, GAGA26,11150.2%+2.3 pts

128Greene County, GAGA21,36750.2%+2.4 pts

129Terrell County, GAGA8,65650.1%−3.7 pts

130Mitchell County, GAGA20,46750.0%−2.1 pts

131Ware County, GAGA36,90649.9%+0.3 pts

132Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66249.9%+0.6 pts

133Clay County, GAGA2,81549.7%+7.8 pts

134Chattooga County, GAGA25,30049.5%+1.4 pts

135McIntosh County, GAGA11,98948.8%−6.7 pts

136Wilkes County, GAGA9,54048.3%−1.8 pts

137Clinch County, GAGA6,84747.9%+5.0 pts

138Baldwin County, GAGA44,02947.7%−5.2 pts

139Seminole County, GAGA9,16247.3%+3.0 pts

140Tattnall County, GAGA24,37646.9%+4.2 pts

141Taylor County, GAGA7,81846.7%−2.6 pts

142Talbot County, GAGA5,70946.3%−5.2 pts

143Dodge County, GAGA19,66346.3%−2.5 pts

144Union County, GAGA27,85945.2%+1.3 pts

145Twiggs County, GAGA7,59745.0%−0.8 pts

146Baker County, GAGA2,72544.5%−0.7 pts

147Pulaski County, GAGA10,17244.0%−0.6 pts

148Dooly County, GAGA11,15643.8%−4.3 pts

149Johnson County, GAGA9,31043.4%−6.9 pts

150Jenkins County, GAGA8,84343.1%−5.6 pts

151Macon County, GAGA11,75641.9%−2.7 pts

152Towns County, GAGA13,28541.4%−2.8 pts

153Quitman County, GAGA2,25440.3%−4.0 pts

154Wheeler County, GAGA7,57038.9%−6.1 pts

155Wilcox County, GAGA8,79738.5%−1.5 pts

156Stewart County, GAGA4,63136.5%+4.2 pts

157Telfair County, GAGA11,19535.5%−0.6 pts

158Calhoun County, GAGA5,41333.6%−2.6 pts

159Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.1%−1.6 pts

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