RANKING · 2024 ACS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most self-employed workers, Georgia counties

Georgia counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Clinch County, GAGA6,84726.8%+66%

02Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66224.8%+38%

03Hancock County, GAGA8,68223.5%−5%

04Webster County, GAGA2,36923.4%+81%

05Randolph County, GAGA6,15623.0%+3%

06Montgomery County, GAGA8,63522.8%+13%

07Wilcox County, GAGA8,79722.6%−18%

08Telfair County, GAGA11,19522.1%+7%

09Glascock County, GAGA3,14121.8%+33%

10Treutlen County, GAGA6,46621.2%−5%

11Miller County, GAGA5,81221.2%+18%

12Turner County, GAGA8,98320.5%+9%

13Early County, GAGA10,45519.2%−23%

14Appling County, GAGA19,10019.1%+61%

15Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41519.0%+3%

16Clarke County, GAGA129,92119.0%−7%

17Jenkins County, GAGA8,84318.9%+21%

18Heard County, GAGA12,14918.9%−16%

19Taylor County, GAGA7,81818.7%+10%

20Lanier County, GAGA10,62318.6%+51%

21Dodge County, GAGA19,66318.5%−26%

22Dawson County, GAGA35,36518.0%+39%

23Lee County, GAGA34,17918.0%+37%

24Harris County, GAGA37,28018.0%+26%

25Brantley County, GAGA18,93618.0%+1%

26Seminole County, GAGA9,16218.0%+25%

27Cook County, GAGA18,23217.9%+13%

28White County, GAGA29,80217.8%+13%

29Grady County, GAGA26,59017.7%+12%

30Pierce County, GAGA20,76417.3%+21%

31Screven County, GAGA14,40817.3%−11%

32Lamar County, GAGA20,94117.1%+25%

33Laurens County, GAGA51,04117.0%+12%

34Baker County, GAGA2,72517.0%+69%

35Towns County, GAGA13,28516.9%+19%

36Candler County, GAGA11,27516.8%+112%

37Washington County, GAGA19,45316.8%+2%

38Decatur County, GAGA29,43216.8%−10%

39Irwin County, GAGA9,02016.7%−18%

40Dougherty County, GAGA82,61616.7%−1%

41Tattnall County, GAGA24,37616.6%+6%

42Lincoln County, GAGA8,11216.5%+11%

43Newton County, GAGA125,58316.4%+11%

44Echols County, GAGA3,68516.3%−18%

45Pike County, GAGA20,93216.3%−4%

46McDuffie County, GAGA21,64016.2%−3%

47Calhoun County, GAGA5,41316.2%−21%

48Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21916.2%−20%

49Baldwin County, GAGA44,02916.1%−22%

50Coffee County, GAGA44,40716.1%−9%

51Jefferson County, GAGA15,01115.9%−4%

52Butts County, GAGA27,21815.7%+4%

53Upson County, GAGA28,50015.7%+11%

54Jackson County, GAGA99,26515.6%−2%

55Putnam County, GAGA23,72215.5%+11%

56Berrien County, GAGA18,93215.5%−4%

57Bacon County, GAGA11,07015.5%−23%

58Thomas County, GAGA46,36815.4%−19%

59Oconee County, GAGA44,89315.4%−23%

60Jones County, GAGA29,17115.3%−15%

61Banks County, GAGA21,27315.3%+25%

62Greene County, GAGA21,36715.2%+26%

63Haralson County, GAGA33,06615.1%+15%

64Wilkes County, GAGA9,54015.1%−18%

65Warren County, GAGA5,26915.0%+28%

66Stewart County, GAGA4,63114.9%−34%

67Madison County, GAGA32,91914.8%−11%

68Walton County, GAGA112,69614.8%+1%

69Mitchell County, GAGA20,46714.7%+13%

70McIntosh County, GAGA11,98914.7%−14%

71Morgan County, GAGA22,09514.7%−8%

72Ware County, GAGA36,90614.6%−12%

73Polk County, GAGA45,51414.5%+8%

74Long County, GAGA21,55714.5%−2%

75Bleckley County, GAGA12,86614.5%−17%

76Bulloch County, GAGA86,94914.4%−22%

77Talbot County, GAGA5,70914.3%−23%

78Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17814.2%−15%

79Rockdale County, GAGA98,41614.2%−1%

80Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46514.2%+23%

81Richmond County, GAGA206,55914.1%−4%

82Johnson County, GAGA9,31014.0%−8%

83Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65014.0%−15%

84Elbert County, GAGA20,07214.0%−1%

85Brooks County, GAGA16,10114.0%−13%

86Pickens County, GAGA37,16714.0%+11%

87Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09913.9%−31%

88Dooly County, GAGA11,15613.9%−27%

89Henry County, GAGA264,92213.9%−8%

90Gordon County, GAGA61,70113.9%+24%

91Gilmer County, GAGA33,89413.8%+21%

92Liberty County, GAGA70,31313.8%+2%

93Carroll County, GAGA131,03613.8%−3%

94Crisp County, GAGA19,23713.7%−24%

95Stephens County, GAGA27,85413.7%−15%

96Sumter County, GAGA28,80113.7%−40%

97Hart County, GAGA28,63913.7%−23%

98Floyd County, GAGA101,37813.6%−6%

99Monroe County, GAGA32,02313.6%+3%

100Lowndes County, GAGA122,86713.5%−9%

101Colquitt County, GAGA47,43813.5%−10%

102Terrell County, GAGA8,65613.4%−11%

103Twiggs County, GAGA7,59713.4%+44%

104Muscogee County, GAGA202,17113.3%−1%

105Burke County, GAGA24,40813.2%−24%

106Toombs County, GAGA27,54513.1%−16%

107Chatham County, GAGA311,85513.1%+7%

108Douglas County, GAGA154,29313.1%−1%

109Meriwether County, GAGA21,51613.1%−22%

110Charlton County, GAGA13,12113.1%+14%

111Coweta County, GAGA160,24012.8%+5%

112Columbia County, GAGA169,18912.8%+5%

113Wayne County, GAGA32,48112.8%−13%

114Paulding County, GAGA190,99612.7%−16%

115Habersham County, GAGA50,41612.7%−6%

116Jasper County, GAGA17,63212.6%+5%

117Walker County, GAGA70,25012.6%−0%

118Catoosa County, GAGA69,62812.4%+5%

119Union County, GAGA27,85912.4%−25%

120Bartow County, GAGA120,80012.4%−11%

121Spalding County, GAGA70,77512.4%−19%

122Troup County, GAGA72,84412.3%−17%

123Tift County, GAGA42,25412.2%−24%

124Rabun County, GAGA17,76412.2%−29%

125Wheeler County, GAGA7,57012.2%−20%

126Fannin County, GAGA26,11112.2%−5%

127Emanuel County, GAGA23,14712.1%−20%

128Pulaski County, GAGA10,17212.1%−0%

129Marion County, GAGA7,67612.0%−7%

130Houston County, GAGA178,21412.0%−11%

131DeKalb County, GAGA774,39411.9%−5%

132Clay County, GAGA2,81511.9%−61%

133Bibb County, GAGA157,55611.9%−16%

134Chattooga County, GAGA25,30011.9%−7%

135Franklin County, GAGA25,94811.9%−25%

136Clayton County, GAGA297,47111.8%−7%

137Worth County, GAGA20,05911.8%−25%

138Barrow County, GAGA99,77311.8%−14%

139Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.5%+15%

140Glynn County, GAGA87,59911.3%−15%

141Dade County, GAGA16,15411.3%−17%

142Murray County, GAGA41,60710.9%+5%

143Crawford County, GAGA12,20610.8%+2%

144Cherokee County, GAGA299,27310.8%+2%

145Effingham County, GAGA74,39710.7%−26%

146Fayette County, GAGA125,15610.6%−16%

147Camden County, GAGA60,14310.5%−24%

148Macon County, GAGA11,75610.5%−44%

149Atkinson County, GAGA8,45410.4%−8%

150Schley County, GAGA4,59310.2%−40%

151Peach County, GAGA29,87710.1%−34%

152Whitfield County, GAGA106,21210.1%−10%

153Evans County, GAGA11,02810.0%−25%

154Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0999.9%+1%

155Cobb County, GAGA793,3459.6%−9%

156Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7919.6%−3%

157Hall County, GAGA226,5689.4%−27%

158Forsyth County, GAGA282,8058.3%−8%

159Quitman County, GAGA2,2545.7%−66%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES