RANKING · 2024 ACS · 178 SHOWN OF 178

Lowest labor force participation, Georgia cities

Georgia cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 178 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 178 is 64.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: College Park, GA, up 72 places to #94.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01McRae-Helena, GAGA5,44329.2%+3.2 pts

02▲1Skidaway Island, GAGA9,31536.8%+2.3 pts

03▲6Milledgeville, GAGA16,83539.8%−7.6 pts

04▲26Jesup, GAGA10,30141.3%−13.6 pts

05▼1Glennville, GAGA5,02341.6%+2.9 pts

06▲16Baxley, GAGA5,05842.4%−10.4 pts

07▲14Dahlonega, GAGA7,91843.2%−9.6 pts

08▼6Jonesboro, GAGA6,04645.6%+13.2 pts

09▲1Waycross, GAGA13,93647.3%−0.7 pts

10▲6Bainbridge, GAGA14,60647.4%−3.8 pts

11▲1Thomaston, GAGA9,85250.0%+1.6 pts

12▲15Brunswick, GAGA15,73050.8%−3.3 pts

13▲20St. Simons, GAGA16,22851.3%−4.2 pts

14▲10Thomson, GAGA6,76351.3%−2.3 pts

15▲4Eastman, GAGA5,57252.1%−0.6 pts

16▼3Vidalia, GAGA10,88552.5%+3.8 pts

17▲11Jackson, GAGA5,88452.9%−1.7 pts

18▼11Dublin, GAGA16,56552.9%+6.0 pts

19▲6Cairo, GAGA10,15053.1%−0.6 pts

20Blakely, GAGA5,15653.1%+0.4 pts

21▲42Madison, GAGA5,17953.8%−6.5 pts

22▲21Tifton, GAGA17,59554.3%−3.0 pts

23▲21Albany, GAGA66,90754.9%−2.4 pts

24▲38Cornelia, GAGA5,45955.0%−5.3 pts

25▼2Douglas, GAGA11,86455.0%+1.7 pts

26Fairview, GAGA5,30255.4%+1.6 pts

27▲28Centerville, GAGA9,50555.5%−3.6 pts

28▲9Nashville, GAGA5,03855.6%−0.5 pts

29▼15Eatonton, GAGA6,74955.6%+6.4 pts

30▲8Statesboro, GAGA35,36655.6%−0.5 pts

31▲47Cedartown, GAGA10,51455.7%−6.9 pts

32▲3Adel, GAGA5,85455.9%−0.1 pts

33▼16Sandersville, GAGA5,39756.3%+5.1 pts

34▲35Fayetteville, GAGA20,46556.3%−5.1 pts

35▲6Forest Park, GAGA19,16856.3%−0.2 pts

36▼31Barnesville, GAGA6,32956.7%+14.7 pts

37▲5Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,55656.7%−0.2 pts

38▲8St. Marys, GAGA20,54656.9%−1.1 pts

39▼28LaFayette, GAGA7,15756.9%+8.6 pts

40▼22Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,86857.0%+4.8 pts

41▲44Dock Junction, GAGA8,14757.1%−6.4 pts

42▼10Monroe, GAGA16,50757.2%+1.8 pts

43▲2Jasper, GAGA5,40057.4%−0.3 pts

44▼38Fort Valley, GAGA9,22057.5%+10.8 pts

45▼11Rome, GAGA38,93457.6%+1.8 pts

46▲13Toccoa, GAGA9,53957.7%−2.3 pts

47▼39Swainsboro, GAGA7,43658.0%+10.9 pts

48▼17Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88258.3%+3.3 pts

49▲27Americus, GAGA15,61758.4%−3.9 pts

50▼3Valdosta, GAGA56,18658.5%+0.4 pts

51▼11Moultrie, GAGA14,97358.7%+2.2 pts

52▼16Sylvester, GAGA5,43059.3%+3.2 pts

53▲4Griffin, GAGA23,89659.4%−0.1 pts

54Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90560.0%+0.9 pts

55▲18Mountain Park, GAGA12,85060.0%−1.6 pts

56▲5Peachtree City, GAGA40,88060.0%−0.3 pts

57▲1Calhoun, GAGA20,19660.0%0.0 pts

58▲25Gainesville, GAGA49,22160.8%−2.0 pts

59▲7Columbus, GAGA202,17160.8%−0.2 pts

60▼7Conley, GAGA5,82260.8%+1.9 pts

61▼5Cordele, GAGA9,65261.0%+1.6 pts

62▼11Irondale, GAGA9,18561.3%+2.6 pts

63▲12Cumming, GAGA12,49461.4%−0.3 pts

64▲28Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,17261.4%−3.2 pts

65▼50Chatsworth, GAGA5,02961.6%+11.4 pts

66▲20Panthersville, GAGA9,05361.7%−2.0 pts

67▲15Rockmart, GAGA5,36961.8%−0.9 pts

68▼8Thomasville, GAGA18,66761.8%+1.8 pts

69▼1Covington, GAGA17,47762.2%+0.8 pts

70▲2LaGrange, GAGA34,73062.4%+0.8 pts

71▲6Waynesboro, GAGA5,51162.4%0.0 pts

72▼8Athens, GAGA128,61262.5%+1.8 pts

73▲23Tucker, GAGA37,29062.5%−2.5 pts

74▼7Augusta, GAGA201,99962.6%+1.5 pts

75▲20Snellville, GAGA22,47862.7%−2.2 pts

76▼27Buford, GAGA18,78062.8%+4.1 pts

77▼38Carrollton, GAGA27,92562.9%+6.5 pts

78▲12Evans, GAGA36,99863.2%−0.9 pts

79▼29Adairsville, GAGA5,10163.2%+4.6 pts

80▲11Savannah, GAGA149,44063.5%−1.1 pts

81▼11Hampton, GAGA9,34963.6%+2.1 pts

82▲7Lilburn, GAGA16,36963.7%−0.4 pts

83▲29Gresham Park, GAGA6,93563.8%−3.7 pts

84▲13Commerce, GAGA9,30363.9%−1.4 pts

85▼11Druid Hills, GAGA8,16963.9%+2.2 pts

86▲12Martinez, GAGA33,75063.9%−1.8 pts

87▲7Wilmington Island, GAGA13,90563.9%−0.9 pts

88▲54Bemiss, GAGA9,20164.2%−6.0 pts

89▼41Dallas, GAGA15,40264.3%+5.7 pts

90▲55Braselton, GAGA18,49664.3%−6.2 pts

91▼11Dalton, GAGA35,32264.3%+1.7 pts

92▼8Social Circle, GAGA5,53764.3%+1.2 pts

93▲43Garden City, GAGA10,51364.4%−5.5 pts

94▲72College Park, GAGA13,88764.5%−10.3 pts

95▲7Kingsland, GAGA21,29964.6%−1.4 pts

96▲54Lithia Springs, GAGA16,87564.6%−6.2 pts

97▲21Warner Robins, GAGA87,76164.6%−3.5 pts

98▲24Loganville, GAGA17,21264.9%−3.8 pts

99▲66Senoia, GAGA6,27665.0%−9.4 pts

100▲15Johns Creek, GAGA80,40165.3%−2.5 pts

101▲45Stone Mountain, GAGA6,56265.3%−5.3 pts

102▼21Cartersville, GAGA25,34965.3%+2.6 pts

103▲10Powder Springs, GAGA21,00465.9%−1.8 pts

104▲16Tyrone, GAGA8,09166.0%−2.6 pts

105▼53Perry, GAGA25,69966.2%+7.3 pts

106▼19Morrow, GAGA6,21166.2%+2.5 pts

107▼7Winder, GAGA21,25266.2%+0.3 pts

108▲24Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78066.4%−3.4 pts

109▼2Newnan, GAGA45,86766.4%−0.3 pts

110▲13Palmetto, GAGA5,29866.5%−2.6 pts

111▲8Hinesville, GAGA36,67466.5%−1.8 pts

112▼83Lovejoy, GAGA12,92966.6%+11.7 pts

113▲55Doraville, GAGA16,36566.9%−8.2 pts

114Canton, GAGA40,77867.0%−0.8 pts

115▲9Lawrenceville, GAGA32,82267.1%−2.1 pts

116▼11Decatur, GAGA25,27667.5%+1.0 pts

117▲26Stonecrest, GAGA61,33767.5%−2.8 pts

118▲38Stockbridge, GAGA36,33167.6%−4.8 pts

119▲19Redan, GAGA31,01767.8%−2.1 pts

120▼9Marietta, GAGA63,57468.2%+0.8 pts

121▼5Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,88668.2%+0.4 pts

122▲15North Decatur, GAGA18,44268.4%−1.4 pts

123▲6East Point, GAGA38,22568.5%−1.2 pts

124▼3Union City, GAGA29,91068.7%0.0 pts

125▲28Kennesaw, GAGA37,97068.8%−2.6 pts

126▼23Atlanta, GAGA529,11068.9%+2.9 pts

127▲31Bremen, GAGA7,75169.1%−4.2 pts

128▲16Sugar Hill, GAGA29,28069.1%−1.2 pts

129▼30Auburn, GAGA10,11069.4%+3.5 pts

130▼42Conyers, GAGA20,37769.5%+5.5 pts

131▼3South Fulton, GAGA112,82069.7%+0.2 pts

132▼61Grovetown, GAGA17,93969.9%+8.3 pts

133▼29Grayson, GAGA5,56969.9%+3.5 pts

134▲25Austell, GAGA8,33970.0%−3.3 pts

135▼4Clarkston, GAGA14,43170.1%+0.4 pts

136▼6Douglasville, GAGA41,52370.1%+0.4 pts

137▲26Pooler, GAGA32,74470.2%−4.1 pts

138▼28Belvedere Park, GAGA14,18170.3%+2.9 pts

139▼31McDonough, GAGA33,39570.4%+3.6 pts

140▲8Villa Rica, GAGA21,02270.5%−0.3 pts

141▼7Roswell, GAGA91,50570.6%+0.8 pts

142▼16Rincon, GAGA11,72670.9%+1.4 pts

143▼26Dunwoody, GAGA51,79270.9%+3.0 pts

144▲10Alpharetta, GAGA66,92171.3%−0.7 pts

145▼66Dacula, GAGA9,37371.4%+8.9 pts

146▼13Acworth, GAGA22,92571.7%+1.8 pts

147▲8Norcross, GAGA19,08672.0%−0.2 pts

148▼55Jefferson, GAGA17,18572.0%+7.2 pts

149▼48Hoschton, GAGA8,62372.0%+6.1 pts

150▼15Riverdale, GAGA14,63772.0%+2.2 pts

151▼24Holly Springs, GAGA20,26172.3%+2.8 pts

152▼12Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,51972.3%+2.3 pts

153▲11Woodstock, GAGA39,89572.4%−1.9 pts

154▼3Milton, GAGA41,26672.5%+1.4 pts

155▲18Flowery Branch, GAGA13,11072.9%−4.9 pts

156▼4Mableton, GAGA78,82072.9%+1.5 pts

157▼18Duluth, GAGA33,81573.0%+2.9 pts

158▲11Suwanee, GAGA23,03473.1%−2.3 pts

159▲2Scottdale, GAGA10,54273.4%−0.5 pts

160▼3Fairburn, GAGA17,13373.7%+0.8 pts

161▼14Hiram, GAGA5,58573.7%+3.1 pts

162▲5North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99773.7%−1.3 pts

163▼57Locust Grove, GAGA14,61073.9%+7.3 pts

164▼4Sandy Springs, GAGA105,01374.2%+0.9 pts

165▼40Temple, GAGA6,56474.5%+5.1 pts

166▲12Hapeville, GAGA7,41074.7%−8.2 pts

167▼102Byron, GAGA6,56775.3%+14.3 pts

168▲3Chamblee, GAGA32,33475.5%−0.9 pts

169▼7Fair Oaks, GAGA9,01475.7%+1.5 pts

170▲4Smyrna, GAGA57,51375.8%−2.1 pts

171▼1Oakwood, GAGA7,24576.0%0.0 pts

172▼63Georgetown, GAGA11,15876.4%+9.2 pts

173▼32Port Wentworth, GAGA17,60476.6%+6.5 pts

174▲3Brookhaven, GAGA59,64376.6%−2.2 pts

175▼26Richmond Hill, GAGA20,02277.0%+6.2 pts

176▼4Vinings, GAGA14,39079.9%+3.3 pts

177▼1Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28582.8%+4.3 pts

178▼3Cusseta, GAGA8,46582.9%+4.7 pts

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