RANKING · 2024 ACS · 178 SHOWN OF 178

Highest unemployment, Georgia cities

Georgia cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 178 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 178 is 5.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jonesboro, GA, up 138 places to #10.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲7College Park, GAGA13,88717.0%+5.1 pts

02▲79Sandersville, GAGA5,39715.4%+9.8 pts

03▲35Swainsboro, GAGA7,43613.8%+5.9 pts

04▲1Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90512.2%−1.3 pts

05▲18Monroe, GAGA16,50711.6%+2.3 pts

06▲115Waycross, GAGA13,93611.6%+7.4 pts

07▲4Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28511.2%+0.2 pts

08▲2Albany, GAGA66,90711.2%+0.2 pts

09▲61Jesup, GAGA10,30111.1%+4.9 pts

10▲138Jonesboro, GAGA6,04610.8%+7.6 pts

11▲9Redan, GAGA31,01710.0%+0.4 pts

12▲36Locust Grove, GAGA14,6109.9%+2.5 pts

13▲30Glennville, GAGA5,0239.9%+2.3 pts

14▲4Bainbridge, GAGA14,6069.8%0.0 pts

15▲46Rincon, GAGA11,7269.5%+2.9 pts

16▼1Byron, GAGA6,5679.4%−0.9 pts

17▲8Conyers, GAGA20,3779.4%+0.2 pts

18▲4Panthersville, GAGA9,0539.3%0.0 pts

19▼10Cusseta, GAGA8,4659.1%−2.7 pts

20▲37Baxley, GAGA5,0589.0%+2.3 pts

21▲55LaGrange, GAGA34,7309.0%+3.2 pts

22▼16Statesboro, GAGA35,3669.0%−4.3 pts

23▲17Toccoa, GAGA9,5398.8%+1.0 pts

24▼20Morrow, GAGA6,2118.8%−5.0 pts

25▲39Rockmart, GAGA5,3698.7%+2.2 pts

26▲40Stonecrest, GAGA61,3378.6%+2.3 pts

27▲59Garden City, GAGA10,5138.6%+3.0 pts

28▼4Augusta, GAGA201,9998.6%−0.8 pts

29▼16Hinesville, GAGA36,6748.5%−2.1 pts

30▲134Conley, GAGA5,8228.5%+6.2 pts

31▲70Fair Oaks, GAGA9,0148.4%+3.4 pts

32▲112Dallas, GAGA15,4028.3%+5.0 pts

33▲16Dahlonega, GAGA7,9188.2%+0.9 pts

34▲11Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,5568.1%+0.7 pts

35▼14Clarkston, GAGA14,4318.1%−1.5 pts

36▼5St. Marys, GAGA20,5467.6%−0.7 pts

37▲7Brunswick, GAGA15,7307.6%+0.1 pts

38▼36Cordele, GAGA9,6527.5%−8.3 pts

39▼36Fort Valley, GAGA9,2207.4%−8.0 pts

40▼11Fayetteville, GAGA20,4657.4%−1.1 pts

41▲12Dublin, GAGA16,5657.4%+0.3 pts

42▲55Covington, GAGA17,4777.3%+2.2 pts

43▼9South Fulton, GAGA112,8207.2%−0.9 pts

44▼12Savannah, GAGA149,4407.2%−1.1 pts

45▲100Centerville, GAGA9,5057.2%+4.0 pts

46▼39Moultrie, GAGA14,9737.1%−5.2 pts

47▲47Stone Mountain, GAGA6,5627.0%+1.8 pts

48▼1East Point, GAGA38,2256.9%−0.6 pts

49▼33Milledgeville, GAGA16,8356.9%−3.4 pts

50▲103Adel, GAGA5,8546.8%+3.9 pts

51▲40Cedartown, GAGA10,5146.8%+1.4 pts

52▲75Hapeville, GAGA7,4106.7%+2.8 pts

53▲98Lithia Springs, GAGA16,8756.6%+3.6 pts

54▲70Social Circle, GAGA5,5376.6%+2.5 pts

55▲37Tucker, GAGA37,2906.5%+1.2 pts

56▲57Stockbridge, GAGA36,3316.5%+1.9 pts

57▲8Warner Robins, GAGA87,7616.4%0.0 pts

58▲45Douglas, GAGA11,8646.4%+1.4 pts

59▲78Bemiss, GAGA9,2016.3%+2.8 pts

60▲71Griffin, GAGA23,8966.3%+2.7 pts

61▼33Columbus, GAGA202,1716.3%−2.3 pts

62▲72Irondale, GAGA9,1856.2%+2.6 pts

63▲26Kennesaw, GAGA37,9706.1%+0.8 pts

64▲98Waynesboro, GAGA5,5116.1%+3.7 pts

65▲78Martinez, GAGA33,7506.1%+2.8 pts

66▼11Pooler, GAGA32,7446.1%−0.8 pts

67▲37North Decatur, GAGA18,4426.1%+1.2 pts

68▼27Sylvester, GAGA5,4306.1%−1.6 pts

69▼34Douglasville, GAGA41,5236.0%−2.1 pts

70▲82Nashville, GAGA5,0386.0%+3.0 pts

71▲44Scottdale, GAGA10,5425.9%+1.4 pts

72▲67Snellville, GAGA22,4785.9%+2.5 pts

73▼13Atlanta, GAGA529,1105.9%−0.7 pts

74▲35Thomasville, GAGA18,6675.9%+1.1 pts

75▼21Rome, GAGA38,9345.9%−1.0 pts

76▲2Richmond Hill, GAGA20,0225.8%+0.1 pts

77▲52Gresham Park, GAGA6,9355.8%+2.0 pts

78▲7Union City, GAGA29,9105.8%+0.2 pts

79▼53Jackson, GAGA5,8845.7%−3.1 pts

80▲4Valdosta, GAGA56,1865.7%+0.2 pts

81▲21Skidaway Island, GAGA9,3155.7%+0.7 pts

82▲8Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,8685.7%+0.3 pts

83▼41Forest Park, GAGA19,1685.7%−2.0 pts

84▼67Barnesville, GAGA6,3295.6%−4.3 pts

85▲23Duluth, GAGA33,8155.6%+0.8 pts

86▼14Winder, GAGA21,2525.5%−0.4 pts

87▼19McDonough, GAGA33,3955.5%−0.8 pts

88▼49Austell, GAGA8,3395.5%−2.5 pts

89▼53Americus, GAGA15,6175.4%−2.7 pts

90▼34Vidalia, GAGA10,8855.4%−1.5 pts

91▼18Athens, GAGA128,6125.3%−0.6 pts

92▲13Acworth, GAGA22,9255.3%+0.4 pts

93▼74Carrollton, GAGA27,9255.2%−4.5 pts

94▲16Suwanee, GAGA23,0345.2%+0.4 pts

95▲54Cairo, GAGA10,1505.2%+2.1 pts

96▲11Lilburn, GAGA16,3695.1%+0.4 pts

97▼46Lawrenceville, GAGA32,8225.1%−2.1 pts

98▼65Port Wentworth, GAGA17,6045.1%−3.3 pts

99▲23Hampton, GAGA9,3495.0%+0.8 pts

100Riverdale, GAGA14,6375.0%0.0 pts

101▼18Alpharetta, GAGA66,9214.9%−0.6 pts

102▲18Loganville, GAGA17,2124.9%+0.7 pts

103▼34Mableton, GAGA78,8204.9%−1.3 pts

104▼103Dacula, GAGA9,3734.8%−13.0 pts

105▼93Georgetown, GAGA11,1584.7%−6.0 pts

106▼47Canton, GAGA40,7784.7%−1.9 pts

107▼77Belvedere Park, GAGA14,1814.7%−3.7 pts

108▼37Auburn, GAGA10,1104.6%−1.4 pts

109▼30Perry, GAGA25,6994.6%−1.1 pts

110▼83Thomaston, GAGA9,8524.5%−4.2 pts

111▲29Buford, GAGA18,7804.5%+1.1 pts

112▼38Powder Springs, GAGA21,0044.4%−1.5 pts

113▼36Lovejoy, GAGA12,9294.3%−1.4 pts

114▼15Dalton, GAGA35,3224.3%−0.7 pts

115▼28Decatur, GAGA25,2764.3%−1.2 pts

116▼10Eatonton, GAGA6,7494.3%−0.6 pts

117▼71Blakely, GAGA5,1564.2%−3.3 pts

118▲48Peachtree City, GAGA40,8804.1%+1.9 pts

119▼21Fairview, GAGA5,3024.1%−0.9 pts

120▲6Johns Creek, GAGA80,4014.1%+0.1 pts

121▼107Eastman, GAGA5,5724.0%−6.4 pts

122▲25Grovetown, GAGA17,9394.0%+0.8 pts

123▲10Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0134.0%+0.4 pts

124▲11Sugar Hill, GAGA29,2804.0%+0.4 pts

125▲29Hoschton, GAGA8,6233.9%+1.0 pts

126▼10Evans, GAGA36,9983.9%−0.5 pts

127▼47Country Club Estates, GAGA8,7803.9%−1.7 pts

128▲22Hiram, GAGA5,5853.8%+0.8 pts

129▼11Marietta, GAGA63,5743.8%−0.4 pts

130▼5Roswell, GAGA91,5053.8%−0.3 pts

131▲7Smyrna, GAGA57,5133.7%+0.2 pts

132▲33Druid Hills, GAGA8,1693.6%+1.4 pts

133▼70Villa Rica, GAGA21,0223.6%−2.9 pts

134▲35Wilmington Island, GAGA13,9053.5%+1.5 pts

135▲32Braselton, GAGA18,4963.4%+1.3 pts

136▲35Tifton, GAGA17,5953.4%+1.5 pts

137▼25Newnan, GAGA45,8673.4%−1.2 pts

138▲34Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,8863.3%+1.6 pts

139▲2Gainesville, GAGA49,2213.3%−0.1 pts

140▲18Brookhaven, GAGA59,6433.2%+0.6 pts

141▼83Fitzgerald, GAGA8,8823.2%−3.5 pts

142▼46Kingsland, GAGA21,2993.2%−1.9 pts

143▼76Fairburn, GAGA17,1333.2%−3.1 pts

144▲11Oakwood, GAGA7,2453.0%+0.2 pts

145▲16St. Simons, GAGA16,2282.8%+0.3 pts

146▼23Milton, GAGA41,2662.8%−1.4 pts

147▼36Cartersville, GAGA25,3492.7%−1.9 pts

148▼2Woodstock, GAGA39,8952.7%−0.5 pts

149▲24Jefferson, GAGA17,1852.6%+1.3 pts

150▼14Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,5192.5%−1.0 pts

151▲25Flowery Branch, GAGA13,1102.4%+1.7 pts

152▼38Cumming, GAGA12,4942.4%−2.2 pts

153▼11Calhoun, GAGA20,1962.3%−1.0 pts

154▼79Dock Junction, GAGA8,1472.3%−3.6 pts

155▼38Mountain Park, GAGA12,8502.3%−2.1 pts

156▼63Holly Springs, GAGA20,2612.2%−3.1 pts

157▲13Cornelia, GAGA5,4592.2%+0.3 pts

158▼2Vinings, GAGA14,3902.2%−0.5 pts

159▼71Norcross, GAGA19,0862.2%−3.3 pts

160▼32Chamblee, GAGA32,3342.2%−1.7 pts

161▼4Adairsville, GAGA5,1012.0%−0.7 pts

162▲16Madison, GAGA5,1791.9%+1.9 pts

163▼4Dunwoody, GAGA51,7921.9%−0.7 pts

164▲11McRae-Helena, GAGA5,4431.8%+0.6 pts

165▲3Bremen, GAGA7,7511.7%−0.3 pts

166▼47North Druid Hills, GAGA17,9971.5%−2.7 pts

167▼130Senoia, GAGA6,2761.4%−6.6 pts

168▼38Tyrone, GAGA8,0911.3%−2.3 pts

169▲5Grayson, GAGA5,5691.3%0.0 pts

170▼75Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,1721.3%−3.8 pts

171▼11Doraville, GAGA16,3651.2%−1.4 pts

172▼110Palmetto, GAGA5,2981.2%−5.3 pts

173▼41Commerce, GAGA9,3031.1%−2.5 pts

174▲3Temple, GAGA6,5641.0%+1.0 pts

175▼12Chatsworth, GAGA5,0291.0%−1.4 pts

176▼124Thomson, GAGA6,7630.8%−6.4 pts

177▼127LaFayette, GAGA7,1570.6%−6.7 pts

178▼96Jasper, GAGA5,4000.1%−5.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES