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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01College Park, GAGA13,88717.0%+5.1 pts

02Sandersville, GAGA5,39715.4%+9.8 pts

03Swainsboro, GAGA7,43613.8%+5.9 pts

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

05Monroe, GAGA16,50711.6%+2.3 pts

06Waycross, GAGA13,93611.6%+7.4 pts

07Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28511.2%+0.2 pts

08Albany, GAGA66,90711.2%+0.2 pts

09Jesup, GAGA10,30111.1%+4.9 pts

10Jonesboro, GAGA6,04610.8%+7.6 pts

11Redan, GAGA31,01710.0%+0.4 pts

12Locust Grove, GAGA14,6109.9%+2.5 pts

13Glennville, GAGA5,0239.9%+2.3 pts

14Bainbridge, GAGA14,6069.8%−0.0 pts

15Rincon, GAGA11,7269.5%+2.9 pts

16Byron, GAGA6,5679.4%−0.9 pts

17Conyers, GAGA20,3779.4%+0.2 pts

18Panthersville, GAGA9,0539.3%−0.0 pts

19Cusseta, GAGA8,4659.1%−2.7 pts

20Baxley, GAGA5,0589.0%+2.3 pts

21LaGrange, GAGA34,7309.0%+3.2 pts

22Statesboro, GAGA35,3669.0%−4.3 pts

23Toccoa, GAGA9,5398.8%+1.0 pts

24Morrow, GAGA6,2118.8%−5.0 pts

25Rockmart, GAGA5,3698.7%+2.2 pts

26Stonecrest, GAGA61,3378.6%+2.3 pts

27Garden City, GAGA10,5138.6%+3.0 pts

28Augusta, GAGA201,9998.6%−0.8 pts

29Hinesville, GAGA36,6748.5%−2.1 pts

30Conley, GAGA5,8228.5%+6.2 pts

31Fair Oaks, GAGA9,0148.4%+3.4 pts

32Dallas, GAGA15,4028.3%+5.0 pts

33Dahlonega, GAGA7,9188.2%+0.9 pts

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

35Clarkston, GAGA14,4318.1%−1.5 pts

36St. Marys, GAGA20,5467.6%−0.7 pts

37Brunswick, GAGA15,7307.6%+0.1 pts

38Cordele, GAGA9,6527.5%−8.3 pts

39Fort Valley, GAGA9,2207.4%−8.0 pts

40Fayetteville, GAGA20,4657.4%−1.1 pts

41Dublin, GAGA16,5657.4%+0.3 pts

42Covington, GAGA17,4777.3%+2.2 pts

43South Fulton, GAGA112,8207.2%−0.9 pts

44Savannah, GAGA149,4407.2%−1.1 pts

45Centerville, GAGA9,5057.2%+4.0 pts

46Moultrie, GAGA14,9737.1%−5.2 pts

47Stone Mountain, GAGA6,5627.0%+1.8 pts

48East Point, GAGA38,2256.9%−0.6 pts

49Milledgeville, GAGA16,8356.9%−3.4 pts

50Adel, GAGA5,8546.8%+3.9 pts

51Cedartown, GAGA10,5146.8%+1.4 pts

52Hapeville, GAGA7,4106.7%+2.8 pts

53Lithia Springs, GAGA16,8756.6%+3.6 pts

54Social Circle, GAGA5,5376.6%+2.5 pts

55Tucker, GAGA37,2906.5%+1.2 pts

56Stockbridge, GAGA36,3316.5%+1.9 pts

57Warner Robins, GAGA87,7616.4%−0.0 pts

58Douglas, GAGA11,8646.4%+1.4 pts

59Bemiss, GAGA9,2016.3%+2.8 pts

60Griffin, GAGA23,8966.3%+2.7 pts

61Columbus, GAGA202,1716.3%−2.3 pts

62Irondale, GAGA9,1856.2%+2.6 pts

63Kennesaw, GAGA37,9706.1%+0.8 pts

64Waynesboro, GAGA5,5116.1%+3.7 pts

65Martinez, GAGA33,7506.1%+2.8 pts

66Pooler, GAGA32,7446.1%−0.8 pts

67North Decatur, GAGA18,4426.1%+1.2 pts

68Sylvester, GAGA5,4306.1%−1.6 pts

69Douglasville, GAGA41,5236.0%−2.1 pts

70Nashville, GAGA5,0386.0%+3.0 pts

71Scottdale, GAGA10,5425.9%+1.4 pts

72Snellville, GAGA22,4785.9%+2.5 pts

73Atlanta, GAGA529,1105.9%−0.7 pts

74Thomasville, GAGA18,6675.9%+1.1 pts

75Rome, GAGA38,9345.9%−1.0 pts

76Richmond Hill, GAGA20,0225.8%+0.1 pts

77Gresham Park, GAGA6,9355.8%+2.0 pts

78Union City, GAGA29,9105.8%+0.2 pts

79Jackson, GAGA5,8845.7%−3.1 pts

80Valdosta, GAGA56,1865.7%+0.2 pts

81Skidaway Island, GAGA9,3155.7%+0.7 pts

82Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,8685.7%+0.3 pts

83Forest Park, GAGA19,1685.7%−2.0 pts

84Barnesville, GAGA6,3295.6%−4.3 pts

85Duluth, GAGA33,8155.6%+0.8 pts

86Winder, GAGA21,2525.5%−0.4 pts

87McDonough, GAGA33,3955.5%−0.8 pts

88Austell, GAGA8,3395.5%−2.5 pts

89Americus, GAGA15,6175.4%−2.7 pts

90Vidalia, GAGA10,8855.4%−1.5 pts

91Athens, GAGA128,6125.3%−0.6 pts

92Acworth, GAGA22,9255.3%+0.4 pts

93Carrollton, GAGA27,9255.2%−4.5 pts

94Suwanee, GAGA23,0345.2%+0.4 pts

95Cairo, GAGA10,1505.2%+2.1 pts

96Lilburn, GAGA16,3695.1%+0.4 pts

97Lawrenceville, GAGA32,8225.1%−2.1 pts

98Port Wentworth, GAGA17,6045.1%−3.3 pts

99Hampton, GAGA9,3495.0%+0.8 pts

100Riverdale, GAGA14,6375.0%−0.0 pts

101Alpharetta, GAGA66,9214.9%−0.6 pts

102Loganville, GAGA17,2124.9%+0.7 pts

103Mableton, GAGA78,8204.9%−1.3 pts

104Dacula, GAGA9,3734.8%−13.0 pts

105Georgetown, GAGA11,1584.7%−6.0 pts

106Canton, GAGA40,7784.7%−1.9 pts

107Belvedere Park, GAGA14,1814.7%−3.7 pts

108Auburn, GAGA10,1104.6%−1.4 pts

109Perry, GAGA25,6994.6%−1.1 pts

110Thomaston, GAGA9,8524.5%−4.2 pts

111Buford, GAGA18,7804.5%+1.1 pts

112Powder Springs, GAGA21,0044.4%−1.5 pts

113Lovejoy, GAGA12,9294.3%−1.4 pts

114Dalton, GAGA35,3224.3%−0.7 pts

115Decatur, GAGA25,2764.3%−1.2 pts

116Eatonton, GAGA6,7494.3%−0.6 pts

117Blakely, GAGA5,1564.2%−3.3 pts

118Peachtree City, GAGA40,8804.1%+1.9 pts

119Fairview, GAGA5,3024.1%−0.9 pts

120Johns Creek, GAGA80,4014.1%+0.1 pts

121Eastman, GAGA5,5724.0%−6.4 pts

122Grovetown, GAGA17,9394.0%+0.8 pts

123Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0134.0%+0.4 pts

124Sugar Hill, GAGA29,2804.0%+0.4 pts

125Hoschton, GAGA8,6233.9%+1.0 pts

126Evans, GAGA36,9983.9%−0.5 pts

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

128Hiram, GAGA5,5853.8%+0.8 pts

129Marietta, GAGA63,5743.8%−0.4 pts

130Roswell, GAGA91,5053.8%−0.3 pts

131Smyrna, GAGA57,5133.7%+0.2 pts

132Druid Hills, GAGA8,1693.6%+1.4 pts

133Villa Rica, GAGA21,0223.6%−2.9 pts

134Wilmington Island, GAGA13,9053.5%+1.5 pts

135Braselton, GAGA18,4963.4%+1.3 pts

136Tifton, GAGA17,5953.4%+1.5 pts

137Newnan, GAGA45,8673.4%−1.2 pts

138Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,8863.3%+1.6 pts

139Gainesville, GAGA49,2213.3%−0.1 pts

140Brookhaven, GAGA59,6433.2%+0.6 pts

141Fitzgerald, GAGA8,8823.2%−3.5 pts

142Kingsland, GAGA21,2993.2%−1.9 pts

143Fairburn, GAGA17,1333.2%−3.1 pts

144Oakwood, GAGA7,2453.0%+0.2 pts

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

146Milton, GAGA41,2662.8%−1.4 pts

147Cartersville, GAGA25,3492.7%−1.9 pts

148Woodstock, GAGA39,8952.7%−0.5 pts

149Jefferson, GAGA17,1852.6%+1.3 pts

150Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,5192.5%−1.0 pts

151Flowery Branch, GAGA13,1102.4%+1.7 pts

152Cumming, GAGA12,4942.4%−2.2 pts

153Calhoun, GAGA20,1962.3%−1.0 pts

154Dock Junction, GAGA8,1472.3%−3.6 pts

155Mountain Park, GAGA12,8502.3%−2.1 pts

156Holly Springs, GAGA20,2612.2%−3.1 pts

157Cornelia, GAGA5,4592.2%+0.3 pts

158Vinings, GAGA14,3902.2%−0.5 pts

159Norcross, GAGA19,0862.2%−3.3 pts

160Chamblee, GAGA32,3342.2%−1.7 pts

161Adairsville, GAGA5,1012.0%−0.7 pts

162Madison, GAGA5,1791.9%+1.9 pts

163Dunwoody, GAGA51,7921.9%−0.7 pts

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

165Bremen, GAGA7,7511.7%−0.3 pts

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

167Senoia, GAGA6,2761.4%−6.6 pts

168Tyrone, GAGA8,0911.3%−2.3 pts

169Grayson, GAGA5,5691.3%+0.0 pts

170Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,1721.3%−3.8 pts

171Doraville, GAGA16,3651.2%−1.4 pts

172Palmetto, GAGA5,2981.2%−5.3 pts

173Commerce, GAGA9,3031.1%−2.5 pts

174Temple, GAGA6,5641.0%+1.0 pts

175Chatsworth, GAGA5,0291.0%−1.4 pts

176Thomson, GAGA6,7630.8%−6.4 pts

177LaFayette, GAGA7,1570.6%−6.7 pts

178Jasper, GAGA5,4000.1%−5.5 pts

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