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Lowest labor force participation, Georgia counties

Georgia counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR20202024
Lowest labor force participation by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.1%−5%
02Calhoun County, GAGA5,41333.6%−7%
03Telfair County, GAGA11,19535.5%−2%
04Stewart County, GAGA4,63136.5%+13%
05Wilcox County, GAGA8,79738.5%−4%
06Wheeler County, GAGA7,57038.9%−14%
07Quitman County, GAGA2,25440.3%−9%
08Towns County, GAGA13,28541.4%−6%
09Macon County, GAGA11,75641.9%−6%
10Jenkins County, GAGA8,84343.1%−12%
11Johnson County, GAGA9,31043.4%−14%
12Dooly County, GAGA11,15643.8%−9%
13Pulaski County, GAGA10,17244.0%−1%
14Baker County, GAGA2,72544.5%−1%
15Twiggs County, GAGA7,59745.0%−2%
16Union County, GAGA27,85945.2%+3%
17Dodge County, GAGA19,66346.3%−5%
18Talbot County, GAGA5,70946.3%−10%
19Taylor County, GAGA7,81846.7%−5%
20Tattnall County, GAGA24,37646.9%+10%
21Seminole County, GAGA9,16247.3%+7%
22Baldwin County, GAGA44,02947.7%−10%
23Clinch County, GAGA6,84747.9%+12%
24Wilkes County, GAGA9,54048.3%−4%
25McIntosh County, GAGA11,98948.8%−12%
26Chattooga County, GAGA25,30049.5%+3%
27Clay County, GAGA2,81549.7%+19%
28Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66249.9%+1%
29Ware County, GAGA36,90649.9%+1%
30Mitchell County, GAGA20,46750.0%−4%
31Terrell County, GAGA8,65650.1%−7%
32Greene County, GAGA21,36750.2%+5%
33Fannin County, GAGA26,11150.2%+5%
34Bacon County, GAGA11,07050.8%+1%
35Brooks County, GAGA16,10151.0%−6%
36Decatur County, GAGA29,43251.3%−6%
37Wayne County, GAGA32,48151.6%+1%
38Brantley County, GAGA18,93651.9%+10%
39Rabun County, GAGA17,76452.0%+12%
40Glascock County, GAGA3,14152.1%−7%
41Washington County, GAGA19,45352.2%+11%
42Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65052.4%+7%
43Gilmer County, GAGA33,89452.6%+0%
44Candler County, GAGA11,27552.7%−5%
45Treutlen County, GAGA6,46653.1%+7%
46Heard County, GAGA12,14953.2%−5%
47Franklin County, GAGA25,94853.3%−0%
48Lanier County, GAGA10,62353.4%+4%
49Lincoln County, GAGA8,11253.5%+6%
50Coffee County, GAGA44,40753.6%−2%
51Early County, GAGA10,45553.7%+7%
52Meriwether County, GAGA21,51653.7%+5%
53Charlton County, GAGA13,12153.7%+15%
54Marion County, GAGA7,67653.9%+4%
55Putnam County, GAGA23,72254.2%+9%
56Turner County, GAGA8,98354.3%+1%
57Montgomery County, GAGA8,63554.4%+10%
58Butts County, GAGA27,21854.5%+10%
59Warren County, GAGA5,26954.5%+4%
60McDuffie County, GAGA21,64054.5%−3%
61Miller County, GAGA5,81254.5%−0%
62Appling County, GAGA19,10054.6%−1%
63Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21954.7%+6%
64Upson County, GAGA28,50054.7%+2%
65Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09955.1%+3%
66Dougherty County, GAGA82,61655.1%−4%
67Worth County, GAGA20,05955.2%−4%
68Hart County, GAGA28,63955.3%+6%
69Screven County, GAGA14,40855.3%+5%
70Bleckley County, GAGA12,86655.4%+17%
71White County, GAGA29,80255.6%+0%
72Irwin County, GAGA9,02055.6%+1%
73Schley County, GAGA4,59355.9%−3%
74Crisp County, GAGA19,23755.9%−4%
75Habersham County, GAGA50,41656.0%+1%
76Tift County, GAGA42,25456.0%−6%
77Jefferson County, GAGA15,01156.2%+7%
78Emanuel County, GAGA23,14756.2%+7%
79Berrien County, GAGA18,93256.4%+3%
80Evans County, GAGA11,02856.4%−4%
81Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17856.6%−5%
82Toombs County, GAGA27,54556.7%+4%
83Bibb County, GAGA157,55656.7%−0%
84Spalding County, GAGA70,77556.7%+2%
85Lamar County, GAGA20,94156.8%+12%
86Dade County, GAGA16,15456.8%+1%
87Randolph County, GAGA6,15656.9%+11%
88Glynn County, GAGA87,59956.9%−5%
89Stephens County, GAGA27,85457.0%+3%
90Laurens County, GAGA51,04157.1%+12%
91Grady County, GAGA26,59057.2%−1%
92Webster County, GAGA2,36957.2%+18%
93Sumter County, GAGA28,80157.3%+1%
94Crawford County, GAGA12,20657.3%+9%
95Cook County, GAGA18,23258.0%−1%
96Pickens County, GAGA37,16758.2%+1%
97Long County, GAGA21,55758.3%−1%
98Burke County, GAGA24,40858.3%+2%
99Polk County, GAGA45,51458.3%−3%
100Madison County, GAGA32,91958.7%−5%
101Walker County, GAGA70,25058.7%+0%
102Morgan County, GAGA22,09558.7%−4%
103Floyd County, GAGA101,37858.9%+2%
104Elbert County, GAGA20,07259.1%+9%
105Atkinson County, GAGA8,45459.2%+1%
106Monroe County, GAGA32,02359.3%+6%
107Colquitt County, GAGA47,43859.6%+2%
108Bulloch County, GAGA86,94959.6%−2%
109Harris County, GAGA37,28059.6%−3%
110Jasper County, GAGA17,63259.8%+8%
111Fayette County, GAGA125,15660.1%−3%
112Pierce County, GAGA20,76460.1%+7%
113Pike County, GAGA20,93260.3%+6%
114Lowndes County, GAGA122,86760.4%+1%
115Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41560.7%−4%
116Jones County, GAGA29,17160.7%+2%
117Muscogee County, GAGA202,17160.8%−0%
118Camden County, GAGA60,14360.9%−4%
119Banks County, GAGA21,27361.0%+10%
120Haralson County, GAGA33,06661.1%+0%
121Peach County, GAGA29,87761.2%+10%
122Gordon County, GAGA61,70161.3%+1%
123Troup County, GAGA72,84461.8%+3%
124Catoosa County, GAGA69,62862.0%+1%
125Thomas County, GAGA46,36862.4%+3%
126Richmond County, GAGA206,55962.4%+2%
127Clarke County, GAGA129,92162.5%+3%
128Dawson County, GAGA35,36562.6%−3%
129Murray County, GAGA41,60762.8%+2%
130Whitfield County, GAGA106,21263.0%+1%
131Walton County, GAGA112,69663.0%+1%
132Carroll County, GAGA131,03663.0%+3%
133Hall County, GAGA226,56863.6%+0%
134Houston County, GAGA178,21463.6%−4%
135Chatham County, GAGA311,85563.7%−2%
136Coweta County, GAGA160,24064.0%−3%
137Columbia County, GAGA169,18964.5%−1%
138Newton County, GAGA125,58364.6%+2%
139Rockdale County, GAGA98,41664.8%+4%
140Oconee County, GAGA44,89364.9%−1%
141Echols County, GAGA3,68564.9%+17%
142Bartow County, GAGA120,80065.4%+4%
143Jackson County, GAGA99,26565.6%+3%
144Lee County, GAGA34,17965.7%+3%
145Douglas County, GAGA154,29366.1%−1%
146Clayton County, GAGA297,47166.7%+1%
147Liberty County, GAGA70,31366.7%−1%
148Effingham County, GAGA74,39767.4%+2%
149Henry County, GAGA264,92267.6%+1%
150Barrow County, GAGA99,77367.6%+2%
151Paulding County, GAGA190,99667.7%+2%
152DeKalb County, GAGA774,39468.3%−1%
153Cherokee County, GAGA299,27368.5%+1%
154Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09968.6%−0%
155Forsyth County, GAGA282,80569.1%−0%
156Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79169.5%+2%
157Cobb County, GAGA793,34570.5%+1%
158Bryan County, GAGA52,06270.9%+1%
159Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46582.9%+6%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES