RANKING · 2024 ACS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most unemployed people, Georgia counties

Georgia counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 498. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Washington County, GA, up 44 places to #58.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79132,664−3%

02DeKalb County, GAGA774,39426,592−3%

03▲1Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09921,848+12%

04▼1Cobb County, GAGA793,34519,822−1%

05▲1Clayton County, GAGA297,47110,935+9%

06▼1Chatham County, GAGA311,8559,121−17%

07▲2Henry County, GAGA264,9228,174+19%

08▼1Richmond County, GAGA206,5598,169−4%

09▲1Bibb County, GAGA157,5565,616+11%

10▼2Muscogee County, GAGA202,1715,611−24%

11▲4Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055,026+23%

12▼1Cherokee County, GAGA299,2734,997−1%

13▼1Douglas County, GAGA154,2934,732−5%

14▲3Paulding County, GAGA190,9964,228+18%

15▼2Houston County, GAGA178,2144,065−2%

16▲6Newton County, GAGA125,5833,933+20%

17▲2Columbia County, GAGA169,1893,769+7%

18▲3Hall County, GAGA226,5683,718+6%

19▼1Carroll County, GAGA131,0363,663+2%

20▼6Dougherty County, GAGA82,6163,636−12%

21▼5Clarke County, GAGA129,9213,590−5%

22▼2Bulloch County, GAGA86,9493,342−5%

23▲3Rockdale County, GAGA98,4162,888−1%

24▼1Bartow County, GAGA120,8002,772−9%

25▲7Walton County, GAGA112,6962,744+25%

26▼1Lowndes County, GAGA122,8672,707−9%

27▼3Whitfield County, GAGA106,2122,646−12%

28▼1Coweta County, GAGA160,2402,408−17%

29▲15Spalding County, GAGA70,7752,263+83%

30▼1Fayette County, GAGA125,1562,257−3%

31▼1Liberty County, GAGA70,3132,065−11%

32▼4Floyd County, GAGA101,3781,992−20%

33▲3Effingham County, GAGA74,3971,933+6%

34▲1Troup County, GAGA72,8441,797−4%

35▼2Barrow County, GAGA99,7731,769−12%

36▼2Glynn County, GAGA87,5991,474−24%

37▲10Catoosa County, GAGA69,6281,471+27%

38▲2Jackson County, GAGA99,2651,466+7%

39▲2Thomas County, GAGA46,3681,266−4%

40▼9Walker County, GAGA70,2501,262−43%

41▲1Bryan County, GAGA52,0621,250−3%

42▼4Camden County, GAGA60,1431,239−18%

43▲6Polk County, GAGA45,5141,173+11%

44▲9Laurens County, GAGA51,0411,147+20%

45▼6Baldwin County, GAGA44,0291,082−26%

46▲5Gordon County, GAGA61,7011,046+9%

47▲1Harris County, GAGA37,2801,011−4%

48▲9Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178940+20%

49▼3Peach County, GAGA29,877936−21%

50▼7Murray County, GAGA41,607916−26%

51▼14Colquitt County, GAGA47,438912−41%

52▲15Wayne County, GAGA32,481901+40%

53▲7Emanuel County, GAGA23,147895+23%

54▲9Charlton County, GAGA13,121821+19%

55▲19Ware County, GAGA36,906818+40%

56▲2Coffee County, GAGA44,407789+3%

57▲4Decatur County, GAGA29,432738+3%

58▲44Washington County, GAGA19,453672+71%

59Stephens County, GAGA27,854671−9%

60▲10Haralson County, GAGA33,066670+10%

61▲14Oconee County, GAGA44,893662+14%

62▼17Crisp County, GAGA19,237658−46%

63▼8Sumter County, GAGA28,801625−28%

64▲7Worth County, GAGA20,059621+3%

65▲15Tattnall County, GAGA24,376620+22%

66▲26Franklin County, GAGA25,948616+37%

67▲17Meriwether County, GAGA21,516600+22%

68▲17Habersham County, GAGA50,416583+20%

69▼15Madison County, GAGA32,919575−37%

70▼4Lee County, GAGA34,179564−17%

71▲23Burke County, GAGA24,408559+27%

72▼7Dawson County, GAGA35,365547−19%

73▲40Jasper County, GAGA17,632547+74%

74▲14Chattooga County, GAGA25,300538+16%

75▲1Jones County, GAGA29,171533−1%

76▼20Toombs County, GAGA27,545517−36%

77▼25Long County, GAGA21,557514−46%

78▼16Pickens County, GAGA37,167513−26%

79▼2Tift County, GAGA42,254509−3%

80▲3White County, GAGA29,802498+1%

81▼31Mitchell County, GAGA20,467496−50%

82Upson County, GAGA28,500476−3%

83▲21Dodge County, GAGA19,663465+21%

84▲42Turner County, GAGA8,983460+87%

85▼12Elbert County, GAGA20,072434−26%

86▲23Grady County, GAGA26,590431+27%

87▲28Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219431+38%

88▼24Hart County, GAGA28,639416−39%

89▼20Fannin County, GAGA26,111415−32%

90▲7Jefferson County, GAGA15,011402−7%

91▲9Gilmer County, GAGA33,894389−8%

92▲25Putnam County, GAGA23,722384+24%

93▼4Monroe County, GAGA32,023384−17%

94▼13Butts County, GAGA27,218380−25%

95▼27Lamar County, GAGA20,941372−41%

96▼6Brooks County, GAGA16,101344−25%

97▲13Bleckley County, GAGA12,866332−2%

98Pike County, GAGA20,932324−24%

99▲12Early County, GAGA10,455302−8%

100▼7Macon County, GAGA11,756298−33%

101▼14Berrien County, GAGA18,932298−38%

102▲14Greene County, GAGA21,367295−5%

103▲4Screven County, GAGA14,408292−20%

104▲15Montgomery County, GAGA8,635291+1%

105▲25Randolph County, GAGA6,156282+21%

106▲2Cook County, GAGA18,232280−20%

107▲7Banks County, GAGA21,273276−12%

108▼12Union County, GAGA27,859273−37%

109▼23Johnson County, GAGA9,310249−48%

110▲10Morgan County, GAGA22,095249−10%

111▲7Appling County, GAGA19,100248−17%

112▼13Pierce County, GAGA20,764247−42%

113▼8Dade County, GAGA16,154239−36%

114▼13Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415231−42%

115▼20Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099230−47%

116▲37Warren County, GAGA5,269229+179%

117▲20Quitman County, GAGA2,254227+19%

118▲18Towns County, GAGA13,285222+14%

119▼7Brantley County, GAGA18,936217−33%

120▼17Heard County, GAGA12,149215−44%

121▲8Treutlen County, GAGA6,466215−9%

122▲24Seminole County, GAGA9,162213+51%

123▼17Evans County, GAGA11,028201−45%

124▲30Telfair County, GAGA11,195188+151%

125▲3Atkinson County, GAGA8,454182−24%

126▼54McDuffie County, GAGA21,640182−69%

127▼3Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650178−33%

128▼49Irwin County, GAGA9,020169−67%

129▲15Lanier County, GAGA10,623163+1%

130▲1Marion County, GAGA7,676159−30%

131▲11Wilcox County, GAGA8,797156−9%

132▲3Schley County, GAGA4,593151−23%

133▼10McIntosh County, GAGA11,989151−44%

134▼56Dooly County, GAGA11,156149−71%

135▲21Hancock County, GAGA8,682148+147%

136▼14Terrell County, GAGA8,656144−47%

137▼46Crawford County, GAGA12,206137−70%

138▼5Wheeler County, GAGA7,570125−42%

139▼14Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465125−50%

140▲8Jenkins County, GAGA8,843123−8%

141▼9Pulaski County, GAGA10,172119−46%

142▼4Bacon County, GAGA11,070116−37%

143▼16Candler County, GAGA11,275114−53%

144▲5Twiggs County, GAGA7,597112−11%

145▼24Rabun County, GAGA17,764103−63%

146▼6Miller County, GAGA5,81299−43%

147Lincoln County, GAGA8,11298−28%

148▼14Calhoun County, GAGA5,41396−55%

149▼8Stewart County, GAGA4,63187−50%

150▼5Taylor County, GAGA7,81877−51%

151▼12Talbot County, GAGA5,70974−59%

152▼9Baker County, GAGA2,72571−57%

153▼2Wilkes County, GAGA9,54058−36%

154▼2Clinch County, GAGA6,84755−35%

155▼5Clay County, GAGA2,81554−50%

156▼1Webster County, GAGA2,36949−22%

157▲1Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66232+10%

158▼1Echols County, GAGA3,68530−30%

159Glascock County, GAGA3,141190%

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