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Lowest unemployment, Georgia cities · 2020

Georgia cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 178 cities in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Madison, GAGA5,1790.0%–

02Temple, GAGA6,5640.0%–

03Flowery Branch, GAGA13,1100.7%–

04McRae-Helena, GAGA5,4431.2%–

05Grayson, GAGA5,5691.3%–

06Jefferson, GAGA17,1851.4%–

07Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,8861.7%–

08Tifton, GAGA17,5951.9%–

09Cornelia, GAGA5,4591.9%–

10Wilmington Island, GAGA13,9052.0%–

11Bremen, GAGA7,7512.1%–

12Braselton, GAGA18,4962.1%–

13Peachtree City, GAGA40,8802.2%–

14Druid Hills, GAGA8,1692.3%–

15Conley, GAGA5,8222.3%–

16Chatsworth, GAGA5,0292.4%–

17Waynesboro, GAGA5,5112.4%–

18St. Simons, GAGA16,2282.5%–

19Doraville, GAGA16,3652.6%–

20Dunwoody, GAGA51,7922.6%–

21Brookhaven, GAGA59,6432.6%–

22Adairsville, GAGA5,1012.6%–

23Vinings, GAGA14,3902.7%–

24Oakwood, GAGA7,2452.8%–

25Hoschton, GAGA8,6232.9%–

26Adel, GAGA5,8542.9%–

27Nashville, GAGA5,0383.0%–

28Lithia Springs, GAGA16,8753.0%–

29Hiram, GAGA5,5853.1%–

30Cairo, GAGA10,1503.1%–

31Jonesboro, GAGA6,0463.2%–

32Grovetown, GAGA17,9393.2%–

33Woodstock, GAGA39,8953.2%–

34Centerville, GAGA9,5053.2%–

35Dallas, GAGA15,4023.3%–

36Martinez, GAGA33,7503.3%–

37Calhoun, GAGA20,1963.3%–

38Gainesville, GAGA49,2213.4%–

39Buford, GAGA18,7803.4%–

40Snellville, GAGA22,4783.4%–

41Smyrna, GAGA57,5133.4%–

42Bemiss, GAGA9,2013.5%–

43Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,5193.6%–

44Sugar Hill, GAGA29,2803.6%–

45Irondale, GAGA9,1853.6%–

46Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0133.6%–

47Commerce, GAGA9,3033.6%–

48Griffin, GAGA23,8963.7%–

49Tyrone, GAGA8,0913.7%–

50Gresham Park, GAGA6,9353.8%–

51Chamblee, GAGA32,3343.8%–

52Hapeville, GAGA7,4103.9%–

53Johns Creek, GAGA80,4014.0%–

54Roswell, GAGA91,5054.0%–

55Social Circle, GAGA5,5374.1%–

56Milton, GAGA41,2664.2%–

57Hampton, GAGA9,3494.2%–

58Waycross, GAGA13,9364.2%–

59Loganville, GAGA17,2124.2%–

60North Druid Hills, GAGA17,9974.2%–

61Marietta, GAGA63,5744.3%–

62Mountain Park, GAGA12,8504.3%–

63Evans, GAGA36,9984.4%–

64Scottdale, GAGA10,5424.5%–

65Cumming, GAGA12,4944.5%–

66Stockbridge, GAGA36,3314.5%–

67Newnan, GAGA45,8674.6%–

68Cartersville, GAGA25,3494.6%–

69Suwanee, GAGA23,0344.7%–

70Thomasville, GAGA18,6674.7%–

71Duluth, GAGA33,8154.8%–

72Lilburn, GAGA16,3694.8%–

73Eatonton, GAGA6,7494.8%–

74Acworth, GAGA22,9254.9%–

75North Decatur, GAGA18,4424.9%–

76Douglas, GAGA11,8644.9%–

77Skidaway Island, GAGA9,3155.0%–

78Fair Oaks, GAGA9,0145.0%–

79Riverdale, GAGA14,6375.0%–

80Dalton, GAGA35,3225.0%–

81Fairview, GAGA5,3025.1%–

82Covington, GAGA17,4775.1%–

83Kingsland, GAGA21,2995.1%–

84Fairfield Plantation, GAGA6,1725.1%–

85Stone Mountain, GAGA6,5625.2%–

86Holly Springs, GAGA20,2615.3%–

87Tucker, GAGA37,2905.3%–

88Cedartown, GAGA10,5145.4%–

89Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,8685.4%–

90Kennesaw, GAGA37,9705.4%–

91Norcross, GAGA19,0865.4%–

92Decatur, GAGA25,2765.5%–

93Garden City, GAGA10,5135.5%–

94Union City, GAGA29,9105.5%–

95Valdosta, GAGA56,1865.5%–

96Alpharetta, GAGA66,9215.6%–

97Jasper, GAGA5,4005.6%–

98Sandersville, GAGA5,3975.6%–

99Country Club Estates, GAGA8,7805.6%–

100Perry, GAGA25,6995.7%–

101Richmond Hill, GAGA20,0225.8%–

102Lovejoy, GAGA12,9295.8%–

103LaGrange, GAGA34,7305.8%–

104Dock Junction, GAGA8,1475.8%–

105Powder Springs, GAGA21,0045.9%–

106Athens, GAGA128,6125.9%–

107Winder, GAGA21,2525.9%–

108Auburn, GAGA10,1106.0%–

109Jesup, GAGA10,3016.2%–

110Mableton, GAGA78,8206.2%–

111McDonough, GAGA33,3956.3%–

112Fairburn, GAGA17,1336.3%–

113Stonecrest, GAGA61,3376.3%–

114Warner Robins, GAGA87,7616.4%–

115Rockmart, GAGA5,3696.4%–

116Villa Rica, GAGA21,0226.5%–

117Palmetto, GAGA5,2986.5%–

118Rincon, GAGA11,7266.6%–

119Atlanta, GAGA529,1106.6%–

120Canton, GAGA40,7786.6%–

121Fitzgerald, GAGA8,8826.7%–

122Baxley, GAGA5,0586.7%–

123Vidalia, GAGA10,8856.9%–

124Pooler, GAGA32,7446.9%–

125Rome, GAGA38,9346.9%–

126Dublin, GAGA16,5657.0%–

127Thomson, GAGA6,7637.2%–

128Lawrenceville, GAGA32,8227.3%–

129LaFayette, GAGA7,1577.3%–

130Dahlonega, GAGA7,9187.4%–

131Locust Grove, GAGA14,6107.4%–

132East Point, GAGA38,2257.4%–

133Blakely, GAGA5,1567.4%–

134Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,5567.4%–

135Brunswick, GAGA15,7307.5%–

136Glennville, GAGA5,0237.6%–

137Forest Park, GAGA19,1687.6%–

138Sylvester, GAGA5,4307.7%–

139Toccoa, GAGA9,5397.8%–

140Austell, GAGA8,3398.0%–

141Swainsboro, GAGA7,4368.0%–

142Senoia, GAGA6,2768.0%–

143Americus, GAGA15,6178.1%–

144Douglasville, GAGA41,5238.1%–

145South Fulton, GAGA112,8208.1%–

146Port Wentworth, GAGA17,6048.4%–

147Savannah, GAGA149,4408.4%–

148St. Marys, GAGA20,5468.4%–

149Belvedere Park, GAGA14,1818.4%–

150Fayetteville, GAGA20,4658.5%–

151Columbus, GAGA202,1718.6%–

152Thomaston, GAGA9,8528.7%–

153Jackson, GAGA5,8848.9%–

154Conyers, GAGA20,3779.1%–

155Augusta, GAGA201,9999.3%–

156Monroe, GAGA16,5079.3%–

157Panthersville, GAGA9,0539.3%–

158Clarkston, GAGA14,4319.5%–

159Redan, GAGA31,0179.5%–

160Carrollton, GAGA27,9259.8%–

161Bainbridge, GAGA14,6069.8%–

162Barnesville, GAGA6,32910.0%–

163Milledgeville, GAGA16,83510.2%–

164Byron, GAGA6,56710.3%–

165Eastman, GAGA5,57210.4%–

166Hinesville, GAGA36,67410.6%–

167Georgetown, GAGA11,15810.8%–

168Fort Stewart, GAGA9,28511.0%–

169Albany, GAGA66,90711.0%–

170Cusseta, GAGA8,46511.8%–

171College Park, GAGA13,88711.9%–

172Moultrie, GAGA14,97312.2%–

173Statesboro, GAGA35,36613.3%–

174Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90513.5%–

175Morrow, GAGA6,21113.8%–

176Fort Valley, GAGA9,22015.5%–

177Cordele, GAGA9,65215.8%–

178Dacula, GAGA9,37317.8%–

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