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Highest labor force participation, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 55.4%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46578.3%–

02Bryan County, GAGA52,06270.1%–

03Cobb County, GAGA793,34569.8%–

04Forsyth County, GAGA282,80569.4%–

05DeKalb County, GAGA774,39469.0%–

06Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09968.6%–

07Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79168.4%–

08Cherokee County, GAGA299,27367.7%–

09Liberty County, GAGA70,31367.6%–

10Henry County, GAGA264,92266.9%–

11Douglas County, GAGA154,29366.6%–

12Houston County, GAGA178,21466.5%–

13Paulding County, GAGA190,99666.5%–

14Barrow County, GAGA99,77366.4%–

15Effingham County, GAGA74,39766.1%–

16Clayton County, GAGA297,47165.9%–

17Coweta County, GAGA160,24065.7%–

18Oconee County, GAGA44,89365.5%–

19Chatham County, GAGA311,85565.1%–

20Columbia County, GAGA169,18965.0%–

21Dawson County, GAGA35,36564.3%–

22Lee County, GAGA34,17964.1%–

23Jackson County, GAGA99,26563.6%–

24Hall County, GAGA226,56863.5%–

25Camden County, GAGA60,14363.4%–

26Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41563.2%–

27Newton County, GAGA125,58363.2%–

28Bartow County, GAGA120,80062.9%–

29Walton County, GAGA112,69662.7%–

30Rockdale County, GAGA98,41662.6%–

31Whitfield County, GAGA106,21262.5%–

32Fayette County, GAGA125,15661.7%–

33Catoosa County, GAGA69,62861.7%–

34Madison County, GAGA32,91961.6%–

35Harris County, GAGA37,28061.5%–

36Morgan County, GAGA22,09561.3%–

37Carroll County, GAGA131,03661.3%–

38Murray County, GAGA41,60761.3%–

39Muscogee County, GAGA202,17161.0%–

40Bulloch County, GAGA86,94961.0%–

41Richmond County, GAGA206,55960.9%–

42Haralson County, GAGA33,06660.9%–

43Clarke County, GAGA129,92160.7%–

44Thomas County, GAGA46,36860.7%–

45Gordon County, GAGA61,70160.6%–

46Polk County, GAGA45,51460.2%–

47Troup County, GAGA72,84460.0%–

48Glynn County, GAGA87,59959.9%–

49Lowndes County, GAGA122,86759.8%–

50Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17859.7%–

51Tift County, GAGA42,25459.5%–

52Jones County, GAGA29,17159.4%–

53Long County, GAGA21,55758.7%–

54Cook County, GAGA18,23258.6%–

55Colquitt County, GAGA47,43858.6%–

56Atkinson County, GAGA8,45458.6%–

57Evans County, GAGA11,02858.6%–

58Walker County, GAGA70,25058.5%–

59Floyd County, GAGA101,37857.9%–

60Crisp County, GAGA19,23757.9%–

61Schley County, GAGA4,59357.9%–

62Worth County, GAGA20,05957.6%–

63Pickens County, GAGA37,16757.6%–

64Grady County, GAGA26,59057.5%–

65Burke County, GAGA24,40857.4%–

66Dougherty County, GAGA82,61657.2%–

67Sumter County, GAGA28,80156.9%–

68Bibb County, GAGA157,55656.9%–

69Pike County, GAGA20,93256.7%–

70McDuffie County, GAGA21,64056.4%–

71Dade County, GAGA16,15456.3%–

72Pierce County, GAGA20,76456.1%–

73Heard County, GAGA12,14956.0%–

74Glascock County, GAGA3,14155.9%–

75Monroe County, GAGA32,02355.7%–

76McIntosh County, GAGA11,98955.6%–

77Echols County, GAGA3,68555.5%–

78Peach County, GAGA29,87755.4%–

79Banks County, GAGA21,27355.4%–

80Spalding County, GAGA70,77555.4%–

81Stephens County, GAGA27,85455.4%–

82Jasper County, GAGA17,63255.4%–

83Habersham County, GAGA50,41655.3%–

84White County, GAGA29,80255.3%–

85Irwin County, GAGA9,02055.2%–

86Candler County, GAGA11,27555.2%–

87Appling County, GAGA19,10055.1%–

88Coffee County, GAGA44,40754.9%–

89Berrien County, GAGA18,93254.6%–

90Miller County, GAGA5,81254.6%–

91Toombs County, GAGA27,54554.5%–

92Brooks County, GAGA16,10154.5%–

93Decatur County, GAGA29,43254.3%–

94Elbert County, GAGA20,07254.1%–

95Terrell County, GAGA8,65653.8%–

96Turner County, GAGA8,98353.6%–

97Franklin County, GAGA25,94853.5%–

98Upson County, GAGA28,50053.5%–

99Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09953.2%–

100Baldwin County, GAGA44,02952.9%–

101Crawford County, GAGA12,20652.7%–

102Screven County, GAGA14,40852.7%–

103Warren County, GAGA5,26952.6%–

104Jefferson County, GAGA15,01152.6%–

105Emanuel County, GAGA23,14752.6%–

106Gilmer County, GAGA33,89452.4%–

107Hart County, GAGA28,63952.3%–

108Mitchell County, GAGA20,46752.1%–

109Talbot County, GAGA5,70951.6%–

110Marion County, GAGA7,67651.6%–

111Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21951.4%–

112Randolph County, GAGA6,15651.3%–

113Lanier County, GAGA10,62351.3%–

114Meriwether County, GAGA21,51651.2%–

115Laurens County, GAGA51,04151.1%–

116Wayne County, GAGA32,48150.9%–

117Lamar County, GAGA20,94150.9%–

118Lincoln County, GAGA8,11250.7%–

119Johnson County, GAGA9,31050.3%–

120Bacon County, GAGA11,07050.3%–

121Early County, GAGA10,45550.2%–

122Wilkes County, GAGA9,54050.1%–

123Putnam County, GAGA23,72249.6%–

124Montgomery County, GAGA8,63549.6%–

125Ware County, GAGA36,90649.6%–

126Treutlen County, GAGA6,46649.5%–

127Butts County, GAGA27,21849.4%–

128Taylor County, GAGA7,81849.4%–

129Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66249.3%–

130Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65049.1%–

131Dodge County, GAGA19,66348.8%–

132Jenkins County, GAGA8,84348.7%–

133Webster County, GAGA2,36948.5%–

134Dooly County, GAGA11,15648.1%–

135Chattooga County, GAGA25,30048.1%–

136Fannin County, GAGA26,11147.9%–

137Greene County, GAGA21,36747.8%–

138Bleckley County, GAGA12,86647.2%–

139Washington County, GAGA19,45347.0%–

140Brantley County, GAGA18,93647.0%–

141Charlton County, GAGA13,12146.7%–

142Rabun County, GAGA17,76446.6%–

143Twiggs County, GAGA7,59745.7%–

144Baker County, GAGA2,72545.2%–

145Wheeler County, GAGA7,57044.9%–

146Pulaski County, GAGA10,17244.6%–

147Macon County, GAGA11,75644.5%–

148Seminole County, GAGA9,16244.3%–

149Quitman County, GAGA2,25444.3%–

150Towns County, GAGA13,28544.3%–

151Union County, GAGA27,85943.9%–

152Clinch County, GAGA6,84743.0%–

153Tattnall County, GAGA24,37642.7%–

154Clay County, GAGA2,81541.8%–

155Wilcox County, GAGA8,79740.0%–

156Calhoun County, GAGA5,41336.2%–

157Telfair County, GAGA11,19536.1%–

158Stewart County, GAGA4,63132.2%–

159Hancock County, GAGA8,68231.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS