RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Lowest labor force participation, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 55.4%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Hancock County, GAGA8,68231.6%–

02Stewart County, GAGA4,63132.2%–

03Telfair County, GAGA11,19536.1%–

04Calhoun County, GAGA5,41336.2%–

05Wilcox County, GAGA8,79740.0%–

06Clay County, GAGA2,81541.8%–

07Tattnall County, GAGA24,37642.7%–

08Clinch County, GAGA6,84743.0%–

09Union County, GAGA27,85943.9%–

10Towns County, GAGA13,28544.3%–

11Quitman County, GAGA2,25444.3%–

12Seminole County, GAGA9,16244.3%–

13Macon County, GAGA11,75644.5%–

14Pulaski County, GAGA10,17244.6%–

15Wheeler County, GAGA7,57044.9%–

16Baker County, GAGA2,72545.2%–

17Twiggs County, GAGA7,59745.7%–

18Rabun County, GAGA17,76446.6%–

19Charlton County, GAGA13,12146.7%–

20Brantley County, GAGA18,93647.0%–

21Washington County, GAGA19,45347.0%–

22Bleckley County, GAGA12,86647.2%–

23Greene County, GAGA21,36747.8%–

24Fannin County, GAGA26,11147.9%–

25Chattooga County, GAGA25,30048.1%–

26Dooly County, GAGA11,15648.1%–

27Webster County, GAGA2,36948.5%–

28Jenkins County, GAGA8,84348.7%–

29Dodge County, GAGA19,66348.8%–

30Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65049.1%–

31Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66249.3%–

32Taylor County, GAGA7,81849.4%–

33Butts County, GAGA27,21849.4%–

34Treutlen County, GAGA6,46649.5%–

35Ware County, GAGA36,90649.6%–

36Montgomery County, GAGA8,63549.6%–

37Putnam County, GAGA23,72249.6%–

38Wilkes County, GAGA9,54050.1%–

39Early County, GAGA10,45550.2%–

40Bacon County, GAGA11,07050.3%–

41Johnson County, GAGA9,31050.3%–

42Lincoln County, GAGA8,11250.7%–

43Lamar County, GAGA20,94150.9%–

44Wayne County, GAGA32,48150.9%–

45Laurens County, GAGA51,04151.1%–

46Meriwether County, GAGA21,51651.2%–

47Lanier County, GAGA10,62351.3%–

48Randolph County, GAGA6,15651.3%–

49Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21951.4%–

50Marion County, GAGA7,67651.6%–

51Talbot County, GAGA5,70951.6%–

52Mitchell County, GAGA20,46752.1%–

53Hart County, GAGA28,63952.3%–

54Gilmer County, GAGA33,89452.4%–

55Emanuel County, GAGA23,14752.6%–

56Jefferson County, GAGA15,01152.6%–

57Warren County, GAGA5,26952.6%–

58Screven County, GAGA14,40852.7%–

59Crawford County, GAGA12,20652.7%–

60Baldwin County, GAGA44,02952.9%–

61Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09953.2%–

62Upson County, GAGA28,50053.5%–

63Franklin County, GAGA25,94853.5%–

64Turner County, GAGA8,98353.6%–

65Terrell County, GAGA8,65653.8%–

66Elbert County, GAGA20,07254.1%–

67Decatur County, GAGA29,43254.3%–

68Brooks County, GAGA16,10154.5%–

69Toombs County, GAGA27,54554.5%–

70Miller County, GAGA5,81254.6%–

71Berrien County, GAGA18,93254.6%–

72Coffee County, GAGA44,40754.9%–

73Appling County, GAGA19,10055.1%–

74Candler County, GAGA11,27555.2%–

75Irwin County, GAGA9,02055.2%–

76White County, GAGA29,80255.3%–

77Habersham County, GAGA50,41655.3%–

78Jasper County, GAGA17,63255.4%–

79Stephens County, GAGA27,85455.4%–

80Spalding County, GAGA70,77555.4%–

81Banks County, GAGA21,27355.4%–

82Peach County, GAGA29,87755.4%–

83Echols County, GAGA3,68555.5%–

84McIntosh County, GAGA11,98955.6%–

85Monroe County, GAGA32,02355.7%–

86Glascock County, GAGA3,14155.9%–

87Heard County, GAGA12,14956.0%–

88Pierce County, GAGA20,76456.1%–

89Dade County, GAGA16,15456.3%–

90McDuffie County, GAGA21,64056.4%–

91Pike County, GAGA20,93256.7%–

92Bibb County, GAGA157,55656.9%–

93Sumter County, GAGA28,80156.9%–

94Dougherty County, GAGA82,61657.2%–

95Burke County, GAGA24,40857.4%–

96Grady County, GAGA26,59057.5%–

97Pickens County, GAGA37,16757.6%–

98Worth County, GAGA20,05957.6%–

99Schley County, GAGA4,59357.9%–

100Crisp County, GAGA19,23757.9%–

101Floyd County, GAGA101,37857.9%–

102Walker County, GAGA70,25058.5%–

103Evans County, GAGA11,02858.6%–

104Atkinson County, GAGA8,45458.6%–

105Colquitt County, GAGA47,43858.6%–

106Cook County, GAGA18,23258.6%–

107Long County, GAGA21,55758.7%–

108Jones County, GAGA29,17159.4%–

109Tift County, GAGA42,25459.5%–

110Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17859.7%–

111Lowndes County, GAGA122,86759.8%–

112Glynn County, GAGA87,59959.9%–

113Troup County, GAGA72,84460.0%–

114Polk County, GAGA45,51460.2%–

115Gordon County, GAGA61,70160.6%–

116Thomas County, GAGA46,36860.7%–

117Clarke County, GAGA129,92160.7%–

118Haralson County, GAGA33,06660.9%–

119Richmond County, GAGA206,55960.9%–

120Bulloch County, GAGA86,94961.0%–

121Muscogee County, GAGA202,17161.0%–

122Murray County, GAGA41,60761.3%–

123Carroll County, GAGA131,03661.3%–

124Morgan County, GAGA22,09561.3%–

125Harris County, GAGA37,28061.5%–

126Madison County, GAGA32,91961.6%–

127Catoosa County, GAGA69,62861.7%–

128Fayette County, GAGA125,15661.7%–

129Whitfield County, GAGA106,21262.5%–

130Rockdale County, GAGA98,41662.6%–

131Walton County, GAGA112,69662.7%–

132Bartow County, GAGA120,80062.9%–

133Newton County, GAGA125,58363.2%–

134Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41563.2%–

135Camden County, GAGA60,14363.4%–

136Hall County, GAGA226,56863.5%–

137Jackson County, GAGA99,26563.6%–

138Lee County, GAGA34,17964.1%–

139Dawson County, GAGA35,36564.3%–

140Columbia County, GAGA169,18965.0%–

141Chatham County, GAGA311,85565.1%–

142Oconee County, GAGA44,89365.5%–

143Coweta County, GAGA160,24065.7%–

144Clayton County, GAGA297,47165.9%–

145Effingham County, GAGA74,39766.1%–

146Barrow County, GAGA99,77366.4%–

147Paulding County, GAGA190,99666.5%–

148Houston County, GAGA178,21466.5%–

149Douglas County, GAGA154,29366.6%–

150Henry County, GAGA264,92266.9%–

151Liberty County, GAGA70,31367.6%–

152Cherokee County, GAGA299,27367.7%–

153Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79168.4%–

154Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09968.6%–

155DeKalb County, GAGA774,39469.0%–

156Forsyth County, GAGA282,80569.4%–

157Cobb County, GAGA793,34569.8%–

158Bryan County, GAGA52,06270.1%–

159Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46578.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS