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Highest unemployment, Georgia counties

Georgia counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Quitman County, GAGA2,25428.6%+34%

02Charlton County, GAGA13,12114.0%+2%

03Turner County, GAGA8,98312.2%+65%

04Randolph County, GAGA6,15610.9%+25%

05Dougherty County, GAGA82,61610.2%−2%

06Warren County, GAGA5,26910.0%+174%

07Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4659.1%−23%

08Emanuel County, GAGA23,1478.9%+11%

09Richmond County, GAGA206,5598.5%−8%

10Bulloch County, GAGA86,9498.2%−9%

11Bibb County, GAGA157,5568.1%+9%

12Washington County, GAGA19,4538.0%+57%

13Liberty County, GAGA70,3137.9%−15%

14Treutlen County, GAGA6,4667.7%−13%

15Schley County, GAGA4,5937.6%−5%

16Montgomery County, GAGA8,6357.5%−4%

17Crisp County, GAGA19,2377.5%−38%

18Johnson County, GAGA9,3107.4%−37%

19Spalding County, GAGA70,7757.3%+69%

20Jasper County, GAGA17,6327.2%+41%

21Clayton County, GAGA297,4717.2%+2%

22Wayne County, GAGA32,4817.2%+33%

23Macon County, GAGA11,7567.2%−22%

24Worth County, GAGA20,0596.9%+8%

25Long County, GAGA21,5576.8%−45%

26Early County, GAGA10,4556.7%−18%

27Baker County, GAGA2,7256.7%−52%

28Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2196.7%+26%

29Tattnall County, GAGA24,3766.7%+16%

30Newton County, GAGA125,5836.6%+8%

31Peach County, GAGA29,8776.6%−32%

32Meriwether County, GAGA21,5166.6%+18%

33DeKalb County, GAGA774,3946.4%−4%

34Decatur County, GAGA29,4326.3%−2%

35Hancock County, GAGA8,6826.3%+154%

36Muscogee County, GAGA202,1716.3%−27%

37Douglas County, GAGA154,2936.2%−7%

38Henry County, GAGA264,9226.2%+9%

39Baldwin County, GAGA44,0296.2%−16%

40Dodge County, GAGA19,6636.1%+32%

41Calhoun County, GAGA5,4136.0%−46%

42Seminole County, GAGA9,1626.0%+25%

43Mitchell County, GAGA20,4675.9%−45%

44Chatham County, GAGA311,8555.9%−19%

45Harris County, GAGA37,2805.9%−6%

46Polk County, GAGA45,5145.9%+10%

47Franklin County, GAGA25,9485.9%+31%

48Carroll County, GAGA131,0365.9%−5%

49Rockdale County, GAGA98,4165.9%−11%

50Bleckley County, GAGA12,8665.9%−12%

51Ware County, GAGA36,9065.9%+40%

52Jefferson County, GAGA15,0115.8%−13%

53Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1785.7%+20%

54Thomas County, GAGA46,3685.6%−9%

55Wilcox County, GAGA8,7975.5%−6%

56Effingham County, GAGA74,3975.5%−6%

57Stewart County, GAGA4,6315.5%−40%

58Chattooga County, GAGA25,3005.4%+11%

59Camden County, GAGA60,1435.4%−18%

60Stephens County, GAGA27,8545.4%−16%

61Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7915.4%−8%

62Bryan County, GAGA52,0625.3%−23%

63Walton County, GAGA112,6965.3%+12%

64Troup County, GAGA72,8445.3%−8%

65Telfair County, GAGA11,1955.2%+241%

66Clarke County, GAGA129,9215.2%−10%

67Whitfield County, GAGA106,2125.2%−13%

68Laurens County, GAGA51,0415.2%+2%

69Houston County, GAGA178,2145.1%−7%

70Lowndes County, GAGA122,8675.1%−12%

71Wheeler County, GAGA7,5705.0%−30%

72Brooks County, GAGA16,1015.0%−26%

73Burke County, GAGA24,4085.0%+12%

74Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6625.0%+18%

75Marion County, GAGA7,6764.8%−25%

76Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6504.8%−36%

77Columbia County, GAGA169,1894.8%+1%

78Atkinson County, GAGA8,4544.8%−26%

79Bartow County, GAGA120,8004.7%−18%

80Sumter County, GAGA28,8014.7%−27%

81Towns County, GAGA13,2854.6%+12%

82Screven County, GAGA14,4084.6%−25%

83Elbert County, GAGA20,0724.6%−35%

84Murray County, GAGA41,6074.5%−30%

85Cobb County, GAGA793,3454.5%−5%

86Paulding County, GAGA190,9964.5%+6%

87Clay County, GAGA2,8154.5%−56%

88Haralson County, GAGA33,0664.4%+4%

89Toombs County, GAGA27,5454.4%−39%

90Coffee County, GAGA44,4074.4%+5%

91Evans County, GAGA11,0284.3%−45%

92Heard County, GAGA12,1494.3%−42%

93Colquitt County, GAGA47,4384.3%−44%

94Catoosa County, GAGA69,6284.3%+22%

95Floyd County, GAGA101,3784.2%−24%

96Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0994.2%+4%

97Webster County, GAGA2,3694.2%−34%

98Terrell County, GAGA8,6564.1%−45%

99Lamar County, GAGA20,9414.1%−50%

100Irwin County, GAGA9,0204.0%−66%

101Lanier County, GAGA10,6234.0%−1%

102Madison County, GAGA32,9193.9%−38%

103Miller County, GAGA5,8123.9%−44%

104Upson County, GAGA28,5003.9%−10%

105Walker County, GAGA70,2503.9%−43%

106Jenkins County, GAGA8,8433.9%−1%

107Jones County, GAGA29,1713.8%−4%

108Fayette County, GAGA125,1563.8%−8%

109White County, GAGA29,8023.8%+8%

110Twiggs County, GAGA7,5973.8%−7%

111Barrow County, GAGA99,7733.7%−22%

112Glynn County, GAGA87,5993.7%−22%

113Putnam County, GAGA23,7223.7%+8%

114Grady County, GAGA26,5903.7%+21%

115Fannin County, GAGA26,1113.7%−36%

116Berrien County, GAGA18,9323.7%−37%

117Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.7%+5%

118Cook County, GAGA18,2323.6%−21%

119Dooly County, GAGA11,1563.6%−61%

120Dawson County, GAGA35,3653.5%−31%

121Forsyth County, GAGA282,8053.5%+7%

122Hall County, GAGA226,5683.5%−2%

123Greene County, GAGA21,3673.4%−22%

124Hart County, GAGA28,6393.4%−45%

125Jackson County, GAGA99,2653.4%−14%

126Pike County, GAGA20,9323.4%−32%

127Talbot County, GAGA5,7093.3%−49%

128Lee County, GAGA34,1793.3%−31%

129Cherokee County, GAGA299,2733.2%−14%

130Butts County, GAGA27,2183.2%−37%

131Dade County, GAGA16,1543.2%−36%

132McIntosh County, GAGA11,9893.2%−23%

133Pulaski County, GAGA10,1723.2%−39%

134Appling County, GAGA19,1003.1%−17%

135Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.1%−49%

136Coweta County, GAGA160,2403.1%−20%

137Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4153.1%−41%

138Pickens County, GAGA37,1673.0%−34%

139Oconee County, GAGA44,8933.0%+2%

140Banks County, GAGA21,2732.9%−22%

141Lincoln County, GAGA8,1122.8%−30%

142Tift County, GAGA42,2542.8%−0%

143Brantley County, GAGA18,9362.8%−40%

144Gilmer County, GAGA33,8942.7%−13%

145Habersham County, GAGA50,4162.7%+11%

146Monroe County, GAGA32,0232.7%−27%

147Union County, GAGA27,8592.6%−45%

148Bacon County, GAGA11,0702.6%−39%

149Pierce County, GAGA20,7642.6%−49%

150Taylor County, GAGA7,8182.6%−47%

151Candler County, GAGA11,2752.5%−52%

152Morgan County, GAGA22,0952.4%−18%

153Crawford County, GAGA12,2062.4%−72%

154Clinch County, GAGA6,8472.1%−43%

155McDuffie County, GAGA21,6401.9%−69%

156Echols County, GAGA3,6851.7%−30%

157Glascock County, GAGA3,1411.6%+14%

158Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401.5%−32%

159Rabun County, GAGA17,7641.3%−67%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES