RANKING · 2024 ACS · 178 SHOWN OF 178

Lowest unemployment, Georgia cities

Georgia cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 178 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 178 is 5.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Senoia, GA, up 130 places to #12.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲96Jasper, GAGA5,4000.1%−5.5 pts

02▲127LaFayette, GAGA7,1570.6%−6.7 pts

03▲124Thomson, GAGA6,7630.8%−6.4 pts

04▲12Chatsworth, GAGA5,0291.0%−1.4 pts

05▼3Temple, GAGA6,5641.0%+1.0 pts

06▲41Commerce, GAGA9,3031.1%−2.5 pts

07▲110Palmetto, GAGA5,2981.2%−5.3 pts

08▲11Doraville, GAGA16,3651.2%−1.4 pts

09▲75Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,1721.3%−3.8 pts

10▼5Grayson, GAGA5,5691.3%0.0 pts

11▲38Tyrone, GAGA8,0911.3%−2.3 pts

12▲130Senoia, GAGA6,2761.4%−6.6 pts

13▲47North Druid Hills, GAGA17,9971.5%−2.7 pts

14▼3Bremen, GAGA7,7511.7%−0.3 pts

15▼11McRae-Helena, GAGA5,4431.8%+0.6 pts

16▲4Dunwoody, GAGA51,7921.9%−0.7 pts

17▼16Madison, GAGA5,1791.9%+1.9 pts

18▲4Adairsville, GAGA5,1012.0%−0.7 pts

19▲32Chamblee, GAGA32,3342.2%−1.7 pts

20▲71Norcross, GAGA19,0862.2%−3.3 pts

21▲2Vinings, GAGA14,3902.2%−0.5 pts

22▼13Cornelia, GAGA5,4592.2%+0.3 pts

23▲63Holly Springs, GAGA20,2612.2%−3.1 pts

24▲38Mountain Park, GAGA12,8502.3%−2.1 pts

25▲79Dock Junction, GAGA8,1472.3%−3.6 pts

26▲11Calhoun, GAGA20,1962.3%−1.0 pts

27▲38Cumming, GAGA12,4942.4%−2.2 pts

28▼25Flowery Branch, GAGA13,1102.4%+1.7 pts

29▲14Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,5192.5%−1.0 pts

30▼24Jefferson, GAGA17,1852.6%+1.3 pts

31▲2Woodstock, GAGA39,8952.7%−0.5 pts

32▲36Cartersville, GAGA25,3492.7%−1.9 pts

33▲23Milton, GAGA41,2662.8%−1.4 pts

34▼16St. Simons, GAGA16,2282.8%+0.3 pts

35▼11Oakwood, GAGA7,2453.0%+0.2 pts

36▲76Fairburn, GAGA17,1333.2%−3.1 pts

37▲46Kingsland, GAGA21,2993.2%−1.9 pts

38▲83Fitzgerald, GAGA8,8823.2%−3.5 pts

39▼18Brookhaven, GAGA59,6433.2%+0.6 pts

40▼2Gainesville, GAGA49,2213.3%−0.1 pts

41▼34Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,8863.3%+1.6 pts

42▲25Newnan, GAGA45,8673.4%−1.2 pts

43▼35Tifton, GAGA17,5953.4%+1.5 pts

44▼32Braselton, GAGA18,4963.4%+1.3 pts

45▼35Wilmington Island, GAGA13,9053.5%+1.5 pts

46▲70Villa Rica, GAGA21,0223.6%−2.9 pts

47▼33Druid Hills, GAGA8,1693.6%+1.4 pts

48▼7Smyrna, GAGA57,5133.7%+0.2 pts

49▲5Roswell, GAGA91,5053.8%−0.3 pts

50▲11Marietta, GAGA63,5743.8%−0.4 pts

51▼22Hiram, GAGA5,5853.8%+0.8 pts

52▲47Country Club Estates, GAGA8,7803.9%−1.7 pts

53▲10Evans, GAGA36,9983.9%−0.5 pts

54▼29Hoschton, GAGA8,6233.9%+1.0 pts

55▼11Sugar Hill, GAGA29,2804.0%+0.4 pts

56▼10Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0134.0%+0.4 pts

57▼25Grovetown, GAGA17,9394.0%+0.8 pts

58▲107Eastman, GAGA5,5724.0%−6.4 pts

59▼6Johns Creek, GAGA80,4014.1%+0.1 pts

60▲21Fairview, GAGA5,3024.1%−0.9 pts

61▼48Peachtree City, GAGA40,8804.1%+1.9 pts

62▲71Blakely, GAGA5,1564.2%−3.3 pts

63▲10Eatonton, GAGA6,7494.3%−0.6 pts

64▲28Decatur, GAGA25,2764.3%−1.2 pts

65▲15Dalton, GAGA35,3224.3%−0.7 pts

66▲36Lovejoy, GAGA12,9294.3%−1.4 pts

67▲38Powder Springs, GAGA21,0044.4%−1.5 pts

68▼29Buford, GAGA18,7804.5%+1.1 pts

69▲83Thomaston, GAGA9,8524.5%−4.2 pts

70▲30Perry, GAGA25,6994.6%−1.1 pts

71▲37Auburn, GAGA10,1104.6%−1.4 pts

72▲77Belvedere Park, GAGA14,1814.7%−3.7 pts

73▲47Canton, GAGA40,7784.7%−1.9 pts

74▲93Georgetown, GAGA11,1584.7%−6.0 pts

75▲103Dacula, GAGA9,3734.8%−13.0 pts

76▲34Mableton, GAGA78,8204.9%−1.3 pts

77▼18Loganville, GAGA17,2124.9%+0.7 pts

78▲18Alpharetta, GAGA66,9214.9%−0.6 pts

79Riverdale, GAGA14,6375.0%0.0 pts

80▼23Hampton, GAGA9,3495.0%+0.8 pts

81▲65Port Wentworth, GAGA17,6045.1%−3.3 pts

82▲46Lawrenceville, GAGA32,8225.1%−2.1 pts

83▼11Lilburn, GAGA16,3695.1%+0.4 pts

84▼54Cairo, GAGA10,1505.2%+2.1 pts

85▼16Suwanee, GAGA23,0345.2%+0.4 pts

86▲74Carrollton, GAGA27,9255.2%−4.5 pts

87▼13Acworth, GAGA22,9255.3%+0.4 pts

88▲18Athens, GAGA128,6125.3%−0.6 pts

89▲34Vidalia, GAGA10,8855.4%−1.5 pts

90▲53Americus, GAGA15,6175.4%−2.7 pts

91▲49Austell, GAGA8,3395.5%−2.5 pts

92▲19McDonough, GAGA33,3955.5%−0.8 pts

93▲14Winder, GAGA21,2525.5%−0.4 pts

94▼23Duluth, GAGA33,8155.6%+0.8 pts

95▲67Barnesville, GAGA6,3295.6%−4.3 pts

96▲41Forest Park, GAGA19,1685.7%−2.0 pts

97▼8Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,8685.7%+0.3 pts

98▼21Skidaway Island, GAGA9,3155.7%+0.7 pts

99▼4Valdosta, GAGA56,1865.7%+0.2 pts

100▲53Jackson, GAGA5,8845.7%−3.1 pts

101▼7Union City, GAGA29,9105.8%+0.2 pts

102▼52Gresham Park, GAGA6,9355.8%+2.0 pts

103▼2Richmond Hill, GAGA20,0225.8%+0.1 pts

104▲21Rome, GAGA38,9345.9%−1.0 pts

105▼35Thomasville, GAGA18,6675.9%+1.1 pts

106▲13Atlanta, GAGA529,1105.9%−0.7 pts

107▼67Snellville, GAGA22,4785.9%+2.5 pts

108▼44Scottdale, GAGA10,5425.9%+1.4 pts

109▼82Nashville, GAGA5,0386.0%+3.0 pts

110▲34Douglasville, GAGA41,5236.0%−2.1 pts

111▲27Sylvester, GAGA5,4306.1%−1.6 pts

112▼37North Decatur, GAGA18,4426.1%+1.2 pts

113▲11Pooler, GAGA32,7446.1%−0.8 pts

114▼78Martinez, GAGA33,7506.1%+2.8 pts

115▼98Waynesboro, GAGA5,5116.1%+3.7 pts

116▼26Kennesaw, GAGA37,9706.1%+0.8 pts

117▼72Irondale, GAGA9,1856.2%+2.6 pts

118▲33Columbus, GAGA202,1716.3%−2.3 pts

119▼71Griffin, GAGA23,8966.3%+2.7 pts

120▼78Bemiss, GAGA9,2016.3%+2.8 pts

121▼45Douglas, GAGA11,8646.4%+1.4 pts

122▼8Warner Robins, GAGA87,7616.4%0.0 pts

123▼57Stockbridge, GAGA36,3316.5%+1.9 pts

124▼37Tucker, GAGA37,2906.5%+1.2 pts

125▼70Social Circle, GAGA5,5376.6%+2.5 pts

126▼98Lithia Springs, GAGA16,8756.6%+3.6 pts

127▼75Hapeville, GAGA7,4106.7%+2.8 pts

128▼40Cedartown, GAGA10,5146.8%+1.4 pts

129▼103Adel, GAGA5,8546.8%+3.9 pts

130▲33Milledgeville, GAGA16,8356.9%−3.4 pts

131▲1East Point, GAGA38,2256.9%−0.6 pts

132▼47Stone Mountain, GAGA6,5627.0%+1.8 pts

133▲39Moultrie, GAGA14,9737.1%−5.2 pts

134▼100Centerville, GAGA9,5057.2%+4.0 pts

135▲12Savannah, GAGA149,4407.2%−1.1 pts

136▲9South Fulton, GAGA112,8207.2%−0.9 pts

137▼55Covington, GAGA17,4777.3%+2.2 pts

138▼12Dublin, GAGA16,5657.4%+0.3 pts

139▲11Fayetteville, GAGA20,4657.4%−1.1 pts

140▲36Fort Valley, GAGA9,2207.4%−8.0 pts

141▲36Cordele, GAGA9,6527.5%−8.3 pts

142▼7Brunswick, GAGA15,7307.6%+0.1 pts

143▲5St. Marys, GAGA20,5467.6%−0.7 pts

144▲14Clarkston, GAGA14,4318.1%−1.5 pts

145▼11Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,5568.1%+0.7 pts

146▼16Dahlonega, GAGA7,9188.2%+0.9 pts

147▼112Dallas, GAGA15,4028.3%+5.0 pts

148▼70Fair Oaks, GAGA9,0148.4%+3.4 pts

149▼134Conley, GAGA5,8228.5%+6.2 pts

150▲16Hinesville, GAGA36,6748.5%−2.1 pts

151▲4Augusta, GAGA201,9998.6%−0.8 pts

152▼59Garden City, GAGA10,5138.6%+3.0 pts

153▼40Stonecrest, GAGA61,3378.6%+2.3 pts

154▼39Rockmart, GAGA5,3698.7%+2.2 pts

155▲20Morrow, GAGA6,2118.8%−5.0 pts

156▼17Toccoa, GAGA9,5398.8%+1.0 pts

157▲16Statesboro, GAGA35,3669.0%−4.3 pts

158▼55LaGrange, GAGA34,7309.0%+3.2 pts

159▼37Baxley, GAGA5,0589.0%+2.3 pts

160▲10Cusseta, GAGA8,4659.1%−2.7 pts

161▼4Panthersville, GAGA9,0539.3%0.0 pts

162▼8Conyers, GAGA20,3779.4%+0.2 pts

163▲1Byron, GAGA6,5679.4%−0.9 pts

164▼46Rincon, GAGA11,7269.5%+2.9 pts

165▼4Bainbridge, GAGA14,6069.8%0.0 pts

166▼30Glennville, GAGA5,0239.9%+2.3 pts

167▼36Locust Grove, GAGA14,6109.9%+2.5 pts

168▼9Redan, GAGA31,01710.0%+0.4 pts

169▼138Jonesboro, GAGA6,04610.8%+7.6 pts

170▼61Jesup, GAGA10,30111.1%+4.9 pts

171▼2Albany, GAGA66,90711.2%+0.2 pts

172▼4Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28511.2%+0.2 pts

173▼115Waycross, GAGA13,93611.6%+7.4 pts

174▼18Monroe, GAGA16,50711.6%+2.3 pts

175▼1Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90512.2%−1.3 pts

176▼35Swainsboro, GAGA7,43613.8%+5.9 pts

177▼79Sandersville, GAGA5,39715.4%+9.8 pts

178▼7College Park, GAGA13,88717.0%+5.1 pts

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