RANKING · 2024 ACS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Lowest labor force participation, Georgia counties

Georgia counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Hancock County, GAGA8,68230.1%–

02Calhoun County, GAGA5,41333.6%–

03Telfair County, GAGA11,19535.5%–

04Stewart County, GAGA4,63136.5%–

05Wilcox County, GAGA8,79738.5%–

06Wheeler County, GAGA7,57038.9%–

07Quitman County, GAGA2,25440.3%–

08Towns County, GAGA13,28541.4%–

09Macon County, GAGA11,75641.9%–

10Jenkins County, GAGA8,84343.1%–

11Johnson County, GAGA9,31043.4%–

12Dooly County, GAGA11,15643.8%–

13Pulaski County, GAGA10,17244.0%–

14Baker County, GAGA2,72544.5%–

15Twiggs County, GAGA7,59745.0%–

16Union County, GAGA27,85945.2%–

17Dodge County, GAGA19,66346.3%–

18Talbot County, GAGA5,70946.3%–

19Taylor County, GAGA7,81846.7%–

20Tattnall County, GAGA24,37646.9%–

21Seminole County, GAGA9,16247.3%–

22Baldwin County, GAGA44,02947.7%–

23Clinch County, GAGA6,84747.9%–

24Wilkes County, GAGA9,54048.3%–

25McIntosh County, GAGA11,98948.8%–

26Chattooga County, GAGA25,30049.5%–

27Clay County, GAGA2,81549.7%–

28Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66249.9%–

29Ware County, GAGA36,90649.9%–

30Mitchell County, GAGA20,46750.0%–

31Terrell County, GAGA8,65650.1%–

32Greene County, GAGA21,36750.2%–

33Fannin County, GAGA26,11150.2%–

34Bacon County, GAGA11,07050.8%–

35Brooks County, GAGA16,10151.0%–

36Decatur County, GAGA29,43251.3%–

37Wayne County, GAGA32,48151.6%–

38Brantley County, GAGA18,93651.9%–

39Rabun County, GAGA17,76452.0%–

40Glascock County, GAGA3,14152.1%–

41Washington County, GAGA19,45352.2%–

42Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65052.4%–

43Gilmer County, GAGA33,89452.6%–

44Candler County, GAGA11,27552.7%–

45Treutlen County, GAGA6,46653.1%–

46Heard County, GAGA12,14953.2%–

47Franklin County, GAGA25,94853.3%–

48Lanier County, GAGA10,62353.4%–

49Lincoln County, GAGA8,11253.5%–

50Coffee County, GAGA44,40753.6%–

51Early County, GAGA10,45553.7%–

52Meriwether County, GAGA21,51653.7%–

53Charlton County, GAGA13,12153.7%–

54Marion County, GAGA7,67653.9%–

55Putnam County, GAGA23,72254.2%–

56Turner County, GAGA8,98354.3%–

57Montgomery County, GAGA8,63554.4%–

58Butts County, GAGA27,21854.5%–

59Warren County, GAGA5,26954.5%–

60McDuffie County, GAGA21,64054.5%–

61Miller County, GAGA5,81254.5%–

62Appling County, GAGA19,10054.6%–

63Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21954.7%–

64Upson County, GAGA28,50054.7%–

65Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09955.1%–

66Dougherty County, GAGA82,61655.1%–

67Worth County, GAGA20,05955.2%–

68Hart County, GAGA28,63955.3%–

69Screven County, GAGA14,40855.3%–

70Bleckley County, GAGA12,86655.4%–

71White County, GAGA29,80255.6%–

72Irwin County, GAGA9,02055.6%–

73Schley County, GAGA4,59355.9%–

74Crisp County, GAGA19,23755.9%–

75Habersham County, GAGA50,41656.0%–

76Tift County, GAGA42,25456.0%–

77Jefferson County, GAGA15,01156.2%–

78Emanuel County, GAGA23,14756.2%–

79Berrien County, GAGA18,93256.4%–

80Evans County, GAGA11,02856.4%–

81Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17856.6%–

82Toombs County, GAGA27,54556.7%–

83Bibb County, GAGA157,55656.7%–

84Spalding County, GAGA70,77556.7%–

85Lamar County, GAGA20,94156.8%–

86Dade County, GAGA16,15456.8%–

87Randolph County, GAGA6,15656.9%–

88Glynn County, GAGA87,59956.9%–

89Stephens County, GAGA27,85457.0%–

90Laurens County, GAGA51,04157.1%–

91Grady County, GAGA26,59057.2%–

92Webster County, GAGA2,36957.2%–

93Sumter County, GAGA28,80157.3%–

94Crawford County, GAGA12,20657.3%–

95Cook County, GAGA18,23258.0%–

96Pickens County, GAGA37,16758.2%–

97Long County, GAGA21,55758.3%–

98Burke County, GAGA24,40858.3%–

99Polk County, GAGA45,51458.3%–

100Madison County, GAGA32,91958.7%–

101Walker County, GAGA70,25058.7%–

102Morgan County, GAGA22,09558.7%–

103Floyd County, GAGA101,37858.9%–

104Elbert County, GAGA20,07259.1%–

105Atkinson County, GAGA8,45459.2%–

106Monroe County, GAGA32,02359.3%–

107Colquitt County, GAGA47,43859.6%–

108Bulloch County, GAGA86,94959.6%–

109Harris County, GAGA37,28059.6%–

110Jasper County, GAGA17,63259.8%–

111Fayette County, GAGA125,15660.1%–

112Pierce County, GAGA20,76460.1%–

113Pike County, GAGA20,93260.3%–

114Lowndes County, GAGA122,86760.4%–

115Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41560.7%–

116Jones County, GAGA29,17160.7%–

117Muscogee County, GAGA202,17160.8%–

118Camden County, GAGA60,14360.9%–

119Banks County, GAGA21,27361.0%–

120Haralson County, GAGA33,06661.1%–

121Peach County, GAGA29,87761.2%–

122Gordon County, GAGA61,70161.3%–

123Troup County, GAGA72,84461.8%–

124Catoosa County, GAGA69,62862.0%–

125Thomas County, GAGA46,36862.4%–

126Richmond County, GAGA206,55962.4%–

127Clarke County, GAGA129,92162.5%–

128Dawson County, GAGA35,36562.6%–

129Murray County, GAGA41,60762.8%–

130Whitfield County, GAGA106,21263.0%–

131Walton County, GAGA112,69663.0%–

132Carroll County, GAGA131,03663.0%–

133Hall County, GAGA226,56863.6%–

134Houston County, GAGA178,21463.6%–

135Chatham County, GAGA311,85563.7%–

136Coweta County, GAGA160,24064.0%–

137Columbia County, GAGA169,18964.5%–

138Newton County, GAGA125,58364.6%–

139Rockdale County, GAGA98,41664.8%–

140Oconee County, GAGA44,89364.9%–

141Echols County, GAGA3,68564.9%–

142Bartow County, GAGA120,80065.4%–

143Jackson County, GAGA99,26565.6%–

144Lee County, GAGA34,17965.7%–

145Douglas County, GAGA154,29366.1%–

146Clayton County, GAGA297,47166.7%–

147Liberty County, GAGA70,31366.7%–

148Effingham County, GAGA74,39767.4%–

149Henry County, GAGA264,92267.6%–

150Barrow County, GAGA99,77367.6%–

151Paulding County, GAGA190,99667.7%–

152DeKalb County, GAGA774,39468.3%–

153Cherokee County, GAGA299,27368.5%–

154Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09968.6%–

155Forsyth County, GAGA282,80569.1%–

156Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79169.5%–

157Cobb County, GAGA793,34570.5%–

158Bryan County, GAGA52,06270.9%–

159Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46582.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES