RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most healthcare & education jobs, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2020 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2010

01Burke County, GAGA24,4089.1%+5.4 pts

02Appling County, GAGA19,1005.1%+1.2 pts

03Toombs County, GAGA27,5454.1%+0.6 pts

04Jasper County, GAGA17,6323.5%+0.2 pts

05Morgan County, GAGA22,0953.2%+2.1 pts

06Montgomery County, GAGA8,6353.1%+0.3 pts

07Randolph County, GAGA6,1562.9%+2.9 pts

08Dooly County, GAGA11,1562.9%+1.9 pts

09Polk County, GAGA45,5142.8%+0.9 pts

10Butts County, GAGA27,2182.7%−0.2 pts

11Columbia County, GAGA169,1892.7%+0.5 pts

12Bacon County, GAGA11,0702.7%−0.7 pts

13Screven County, GAGA14,4082.7%+1.4 pts

14Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2192.6%+0.1 pts

15Jenkins County, GAGA8,8432.6%+2.5 pts

16Washington County, GAGA19,4532.4%+1.2 pts

17Paulding County, GAGA190,9962.4%+1.2 pts

18Towns County, GAGA13,2852.3%+1.4 pts

19Coffee County, GAGA44,4072.0%+0.8 pts

20Brantley County, GAGA18,9362.0%−1.5 pts

21Mitchell County, GAGA20,4671.9%+0.9 pts

22Taylor County, GAGA7,8181.9%−1.3 pts

23Stephens County, GAGA27,8541.9%+1.3 pts

24Pierce County, GAGA20,7641.9%+0.7 pts

25Walker County, GAGA70,2501.9%+0.8 pts

26Upson County, GAGA28,5001.8%+0.7 pts

27Bartow County, GAGA120,8001.8%−0.5 pts

28Brooks County, GAGA16,1011.8%+1.2 pts

29Early County, GAGA10,4551.7%−3.1 pts

30Lamar County, GAGA20,9411.7%+1.1 pts

31Crisp County, GAGA19,2371.7%+0.4 pts

32Emanuel County, GAGA23,1471.7%+0.4 pts

33Newton County, GAGA125,5831.6%+0.3 pts

34Henry County, GAGA264,9221.6%−0.0 pts

35Tattnall County, GAGA24,3761.6%−0.2 pts

36Dade County, GAGA16,1541.5%+0.8 pts

37Talbot County, GAGA5,7091.5%−0.5 pts

38Peach County, GAGA29,8771.5%+0.3 pts

39Carroll County, GAGA131,0361.5%−0.1 pts

40Heard County, GAGA12,1491.5%−0.7 pts

41Warren County, GAGA5,2691.4%+1.3 pts

42Monroe County, GAGA32,0231.4%−1.0 pts

43Macon County, GAGA11,7561.4%+0.5 pts

44Fayette County, GAGA125,1561.4%+0.7 pts

45Pike County, GAGA20,9321.4%−0.3 pts

46Walton County, GAGA112,6961.4%−0.6 pts

47Wayne County, GAGA32,4811.3%+0.7 pts

48Union County, GAGA27,8591.3%−1.6 pts

49Harris County, GAGA37,2801.3%+0.8 pts

50Haralson County, GAGA33,0661.3%+0.2 pts

51Bleckley County, GAGA12,8661.3%+0.9 pts

52Clinch County, GAGA6,8471.3%+0.6 pts

53Baldwin County, GAGA44,0291.3%−1.1 pts

54Troup County, GAGA72,8441.3%+0.3 pts

55Seminole County, GAGA9,1621.3%+0.5 pts

56Long County, GAGA21,5571.3%+1.2 pts

57Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721.3%+0.7 pts

58Rockdale County, GAGA98,4161.3%+0.3 pts

59Banks County, GAGA21,2731.2%+0.7 pts

60Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151.2%+1.2 pts

61Hancock County, GAGA8,6821.2%+1.1 pts

62Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401.2%−1.1 pts

63Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1781.2%+0.9 pts

64Thomas County, GAGA46,3681.2%−0.0 pts

65Ware County, GAGA36,9061.2%+0.3 pts

66Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971.2%+0.8 pts

67Hart County, GAGA28,6391.2%−0.6 pts

68Coweta County, GAGA160,2401.2%+0.0 pts

69Barrow County, GAGA99,7731.1%−0.1 pts

70Richmond County, GAGA206,5591.1%−0.2 pts

71Jackson County, GAGA99,2651.1%−0.0 pts

72Jefferson County, GAGA15,0111.1%−0.3 pts

73McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891.1%+0.1 pts

74Fannin County, GAGA26,1111.1%−0.3 pts

75Pickens County, GAGA37,1671.1%−0.3 pts

76Webster County, GAGA2,3691.1%+0.0 pts

77Rabun County, GAGA17,7641.0%−0.3 pts

78Madison County, GAGA32,9191.0%+0.4 pts

79Habersham County, GAGA50,4161.0%−0.1 pts

80Berrien County, GAGA18,9321.0%+0.2 pts

81Bryan County, GAGA52,0621.0%+0.5 pts

82Telfair County, GAGA11,1951.0%+0.8 pts

83Liberty County, GAGA70,3131.0%+0.0 pts

84Putnam County, GAGA23,7221.0%−1.8 pts

85Chattooga County, GAGA25,3001.0%−0.0 pts

86Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121.0%−0.3 pts

87Cook County, GAGA18,2320.9%−1.4 pts

88Marion County, GAGA7,6760.9%−0.2 pts

89Whitfield County, GAGA106,2120.9%+0.2 pts

90Grady County, GAGA26,5900.9%+0.2 pts

91Effingham County, GAGA74,3970.9%−0.7 pts

92Floyd County, GAGA101,3780.9%−1.1 pts

93Treutlen County, GAGA6,4660.9%−0.4 pts

94Hall County, GAGA226,5680.9%+0.4 pts

95Glascock County, GAGA3,1410.9%+0.7 pts

96White County, GAGA29,8020.9%+0.2 pts

97Candler County, GAGA11,2750.9%+0.1 pts

98Laurens County, GAGA51,0410.9%+0.0 pts

99Tift County, GAGA42,2540.8%+0.3 pts

100Dodge County, GAGA19,6630.8%−0.4 pts

101Irwin County, GAGA9,0200.8%+0.4 pts

102Cherokee County, GAGA299,2730.8%+0.0 pts

103Worth County, GAGA20,0590.8%+0.5 pts

104Dawson County, GAGA35,3650.8%−0.2 pts

105Catoosa County, GAGA69,6280.8%−0.1 pts

106Terrell County, GAGA8,6560.8%−0.1 pts

107Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0990.8%+0.1 pts

108Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6620.8%+0.8 pts

109Jones County, GAGA29,1710.8%−1.8 pts

110Douglas County, GAGA154,2930.7%−0.3 pts

111Forsyth County, GAGA282,8050.7%−0.1 pts

112Gilmer County, GAGA33,8940.7%+0.3 pts

113Camden County, GAGA60,1430.7%−0.1 pts

114Dougherty County, GAGA82,6160.7%+0.1 pts

115Decatur County, GAGA29,4320.7%+0.1 pts

116Cobb County, GAGA793,3450.7%−0.1 pts

117Houston County, GAGA178,2140.7%+0.0 pts

118Miller County, GAGA5,8120.6%−2.1 pts

119Spalding County, GAGA70,7750.6%−0.6 pts

120Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.6%−0.0 pts

121Bibb County, GAGA157,5560.6%−0.3 pts

122Chatham County, GAGA311,8550.6%+0.1 pts

123Sumter County, GAGA28,8010.6%+0.2 pts

124DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.6%+0.0 pts

125Lowndes County, GAGA122,8670.6%−0.3 pts

126Turner County, GAGA8,9830.6%−1.2 pts

127Oconee County, GAGA44,8930.5%−0.1 pts

128Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.5%+0.0 pts

129Johnson County, GAGA9,3100.5%+0.1 pts

130Atkinson County, GAGA8,4540.5%+0.5 pts

131Murray County, GAGA41,6070.5%−0.9 pts

132Elbert County, GAGA20,0720.5%−0.4 pts

133Muscogee County, GAGA202,1710.5%−0.2 pts

134Bulloch County, GAGA86,9490.5%−0.1 pts

135Franklin County, GAGA25,9480.5%−1.6 pts

136Colquitt County, GAGA47,4380.4%−0.4 pts

137Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.4%−0.1 pts

138McDuffie County, GAGA21,6400.4%−0.9 pts

139Lanier County, GAGA10,6230.4%−2.0 pts

140Gordon County, GAGA61,7010.4%−0.8 pts

141Echols County, GAGA3,6850.3%+0.3 pts

142Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6500.3%−2.3 pts

143Clay County, GAGA2,8150.3%+0.3 pts

144Crawford County, GAGA12,2060.3%−1.1 pts

145Schley County, GAGA4,5930.3%−0.0 pts

146Meriwether County, GAGA21,5160.3%−0.5 pts

147Clarke County, GAGA129,9210.3%−0.0 pts

148Glynn County, GAGA87,5990.3%−0.6 pts

149Charlton County, GAGA13,1210.2%−0.5 pts

150Greene County, GAGA21,3670.2%−0.8 pts

151Twiggs County, GAGA7,5970.2%+0.2 pts

152Evans County, GAGA11,0280.1%−0.7 pts

153Lee County, GAGA34,1790.1%−1.9 pts

154Wheeler County, GAGA7,5700.1%+0.1 pts

155Quitman County, GAGA2,2540.0%−0.7 pts

156Baker County, GAGA2,7250.0%−3.0 pts

157Calhoun County, GAGA5,4130.0%−2.0 pts

158Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4650.0%−0.5 pts

159Stewart County, GAGA4,6310.0%−0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS