RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Lowest unemployment, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 5.7%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Glascock County, GAGA3,1411.4%–

02Telfair County, GAGA11,1951.5%–

03Wilkes County, GAGA9,5402.3%–

04Echols County, GAGA3,6852.4%–

05Habersham County, GAGA50,4162.4%–

06Hancock County, GAGA8,6822.5%–

07Tift County, GAGA42,2542.8%–

08Oconee County, GAGA44,8932.9%–

09Morgan County, GAGA22,0953.0%–

10Grady County, GAGA26,5903.1%–

11Gilmer County, GAGA33,8943.1%–

12Forsyth County, GAGA282,8053.3%–

13Putnam County, GAGA23,7223.5%–

14Catoosa County, GAGA69,6283.5%–

15Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.5%–

16White County, GAGA29,8023.5%–

17Hall County, GAGA226,5683.5%–

18Warren County, GAGA5,2693.7%–

19Monroe County, GAGA32,0233.7%–

20Banks County, GAGA21,2733.7%–

21Cherokee County, GAGA299,2733.8%–

22Clinch County, GAGA6,8473.8%–

23Appling County, GAGA19,1003.8%–

24Coweta County, GAGA160,2403.9%–

25Jenkins County, GAGA8,8433.9%–

26Jackson County, GAGA99,2653.9%–

27Jones County, GAGA29,1714.0%–

28Lanier County, GAGA10,6234.0%–

29Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0994.0%–

30Lincoln County, GAGA8,1124.1%–

31Twiggs County, GAGA7,5974.1%–

32Rabun County, GAGA17,7644.1%–

33McIntosh County, GAGA11,9894.1%–

34Fayette County, GAGA125,1564.2%–

35Towns County, GAGA13,2854.2%–

36Coffee County, GAGA44,4074.2%–

37Ware County, GAGA36,9064.2%–

38Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6624.2%–

39Paulding County, GAGA190,9964.3%–

40Haralson County, GAGA33,0664.3%–

41Bacon County, GAGA11,0704.3%–

42Spalding County, GAGA70,7754.3%–

43Upson County, GAGA28,5004.3%–

44Greene County, GAGA21,3674.4%–

45Burke County, GAGA24,4084.4%–

46Franklin County, GAGA25,9484.5%–

47Pickens County, GAGA37,1674.6%–

48Dodge County, GAGA19,6634.6%–

49Cook County, GAGA18,2324.6%–

50Lee County, GAGA34,1794.7%–

51Brantley County, GAGA18,9364.7%–

52Glynn County, GAGA87,5994.8%–

53Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1784.8%–

54Walton County, GAGA112,6964.8%–

55Columbia County, GAGA169,1894.8%–

56Seminole County, GAGA9,1624.8%–

57Cobb County, GAGA793,3454.8%–

58Union County, GAGA27,8594.8%–

59Taylor County, GAGA7,8184.8%–

60Barrow County, GAGA99,7734.8%–

61Chattooga County, GAGA25,3004.9%–

62Dade County, GAGA16,1545.0%–

63Pike County, GAGA20,9325.0%–

64Laurens County, GAGA51,0415.0%–

65Pierce County, GAGA20,7645.0%–

66Dawson County, GAGA35,3655.1%–

67Washington County, GAGA19,4535.1%–

68Butts County, GAGA27,2185.1%–

69Candler County, GAGA11,2755.1%–

70Jasper County, GAGA17,6325.1%–

71Pulaski County, GAGA10,1725.2%–

72Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4155.2%–

73Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2195.3%–

74Polk County, GAGA45,5145.4%–

75Wayne County, GAGA32,4815.4%–

76Houston County, GAGA178,2145.5%–

77Floyd County, GAGA101,3785.6%–

78Meriwether County, GAGA21,5165.6%–

79Henry County, GAGA264,9225.7%–

80Tattnall County, GAGA24,3765.7%–

81Bartow County, GAGA120,8005.8%–

82Troup County, GAGA72,8445.8%–

83Fannin County, GAGA26,1115.8%–

84Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7915.8%–

85Lowndes County, GAGA122,8675.8%–

86Clarke County, GAGA129,9215.8%–

87Berrien County, GAGA18,9325.8%–

88Effingham County, GAGA74,3975.9%–

89Wilcox County, GAGA8,7975.9%–

90Whitfield County, GAGA106,2126.0%–

91Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0996.1%–

92Screven County, GAGA14,4086.1%–

93Newton County, GAGA125,5836.2%–

94Thomas County, GAGA46,3686.2%–

95Hart County, GAGA28,6396.2%–

96Carroll County, GAGA131,0366.2%–

97Harris County, GAGA37,2806.3%–

98Madison County, GAGA32,9196.3%–

99Webster County, GAGA2,3696.3%–

100McDuffie County, GAGA21,6406.3%–

101Worth County, GAGA20,0596.4%–

102Stephens County, GAGA27,8546.4%–

103Atkinson County, GAGA8,4546.4%–

104Marion County, GAGA7,6766.5%–

105Decatur County, GAGA29,4326.5%–

106Sumter County, GAGA28,8016.5%–

107Murray County, GAGA41,6076.5%–

108Talbot County, GAGA5,7096.5%–

109Camden County, GAGA60,1436.6%–

110Rockdale County, GAGA98,4166.6%–

111Jefferson County, GAGA15,0116.7%–

112DeKalb County, GAGA774,3946.7%–

113Douglas County, GAGA154,2936.7%–

114Bleckley County, GAGA12,8666.7%–

115Walker County, GAGA70,2506.8%–

116Brooks County, GAGA16,1016.8%–

117Bryan County, GAGA52,0627.0%–

118Miller County, GAGA5,8127.0%–

119Elbert County, GAGA20,0727.0%–

120Clayton County, GAGA297,4717.1%–

121Wheeler County, GAGA7,5707.2%–

122Toombs County, GAGA27,5457.2%–

123Heard County, GAGA12,1497.4%–

124Baldwin County, GAGA44,0297.4%–

125Chatham County, GAGA311,8557.4%–

126Turner County, GAGA8,9837.4%–

127Terrell County, GAGA8,6567.4%–

128Bibb County, GAGA157,5567.4%–

129Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6507.5%–

130Colquitt County, GAGA47,4387.6%–

131Evans County, GAGA11,0287.7%–

132Montgomery County, GAGA8,6357.8%–

133Emanuel County, GAGA23,1478.0%–

134Schley County, GAGA4,5938.0%–

135Lamar County, GAGA20,9418.1%–

136Early County, GAGA10,4558.2%–

137Muscogee County, GAGA202,1718.6%–

138Crawford County, GAGA12,2068.6%–

139Randolph County, GAGA6,1568.8%–

140Treutlen County, GAGA6,4668.9%–

141Bulloch County, GAGA86,9499.0%–

142Stewart County, GAGA4,6319.2%–

143Macon County, GAGA11,7569.2%–

144Dooly County, GAGA11,1569.2%–

145Richmond County, GAGA206,5599.3%–

146Liberty County, GAGA70,3139.3%–

147Peach County, GAGA29,8779.7%–

148Clay County, GAGA2,81510.1%–

149Dougherty County, GAGA82,61610.4%–

150Mitchell County, GAGA20,46710.9%–

151Calhoun County, GAGA5,41311.0%–

152Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46511.8%–

153Johnson County, GAGA9,31011.8%–

154Crisp County, GAGA19,23712.0%–

155Irwin County, GAGA9,02012.0%–

156Long County, GAGA21,55712.4%–

157Charlton County, GAGA13,12113.7%–

158Baker County, GAGA2,72514.0%–

159Quitman County, GAGA2,25421.4%–

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