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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

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

02DeKalb County, GAGA774,39426,592−3%

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

04Cobb County, GAGA793,34519,822−1%

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

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

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

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

09Bibb County, GAGA157,5565,616+11%

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

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

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

13Douglas County, GAGA154,2934,732−5%

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

15Houston County, GAGA178,2144,065−2%

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

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

18Hall County, GAGA226,5683,718+6%

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

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

21Clarke County, GAGA129,9213,590−5%

22Bulloch County, GAGA86,9493,342−5%

23Rockdale County, GAGA98,4162,888−1%

24Bartow County, GAGA120,8002,772−9%

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

26Lowndes County, GAGA122,8672,707−9%

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

28Coweta County, GAGA160,2402,408−17%

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

30Fayette County, GAGA125,1562,257−3%

31Liberty County, GAGA70,3132,065−11%

32Floyd County, GAGA101,3781,992−20%

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

34Troup County, GAGA72,8441,797−4%

35Barrow County, GAGA99,7731,769−12%

36Glynn County, GAGA87,5991,474−24%

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

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

39Thomas County, GAGA46,3681,266−4%

40Walker County, GAGA70,2501,262−43%

41Bryan County, GAGA52,0621,250−3%

42Camden County, GAGA60,1431,239−18%

43Polk County, GAGA45,5141,173+11%

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

45Baldwin County, GAGA44,0291,082−26%

46Gordon County, GAGA61,7011,046+9%

47Harris County, GAGA37,2801,011−4%

48Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178940+20%

49Peach County, GAGA29,877936−21%

50Murray County, GAGA41,607916−26%

51Colquitt County, GAGA47,438912−41%

52Wayne County, GAGA32,481901+40%

53Emanuel County, GAGA23,147895+23%

54Charlton County, GAGA13,121821+19%

55Ware County, GAGA36,906818+40%

56Coffee County, GAGA44,407789+3%

57Decatur County, GAGA29,432738+3%

58Washington County, GAGA19,453672+71%

59Stephens County, GAGA27,854671−9%

60Haralson County, GAGA33,066670+10%

61Oconee County, GAGA44,893662+14%

62Crisp County, GAGA19,237658−46%

63Sumter County, GAGA28,801625−28%

64Worth County, GAGA20,059621+3%

65Tattnall County, GAGA24,376620+22%

66Franklin County, GAGA25,948616+37%

67Meriwether County, GAGA21,516600+22%

68Habersham County, GAGA50,416583+20%

69Madison County, GAGA32,919575−37%

70Lee County, GAGA34,179564−17%

71Burke County, GAGA24,408559+27%

72Dawson County, GAGA35,365547−19%

73Jasper County, GAGA17,632547+74%

74Chattooga County, GAGA25,300538+16%

75Jones County, GAGA29,171533−1%

76Toombs County, GAGA27,545517−36%

77Long County, GAGA21,557514−46%

78Pickens County, GAGA37,167513−26%

79Tift County, GAGA42,254509−3%

80White County, GAGA29,802498+1%

81Mitchell County, GAGA20,467496−50%

82Upson County, GAGA28,500476−3%

83Dodge County, GAGA19,663465+21%

84Turner County, GAGA8,983460+87%

85Elbert County, GAGA20,072434−26%

86Grady County, GAGA26,590431+27%

87Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219431+38%

88Hart County, GAGA28,639416−39%

89Fannin County, GAGA26,111415−32%

90Jefferson County, GAGA15,011402−7%

91Gilmer County, GAGA33,894389−8%

92Putnam County, GAGA23,722384+24%

93Monroe County, GAGA32,023384−17%

94Butts County, GAGA27,218380−25%

95Lamar County, GAGA20,941372−41%

96Brooks County, GAGA16,101344−25%

97Bleckley County, GAGA12,866332−2%

98Pike County, GAGA20,932324−24%

99Early County, GAGA10,455302−8%

100Macon County, GAGA11,756298−33%

101Berrien County, GAGA18,932298−38%

102Greene County, GAGA21,367295−5%

103Screven County, GAGA14,408292−20%

104Montgomery County, GAGA8,635291+1%

105Randolph County, GAGA6,156282+21%

106Cook County, GAGA18,232280−20%

107Banks County, GAGA21,273276−12%

108Union County, GAGA27,859273−37%

109Johnson County, GAGA9,310249−48%

110Morgan County, GAGA22,095249−10%

111Appling County, GAGA19,100248−17%

112Pierce County, GAGA20,764247−42%

113Dade County, GAGA16,154239−36%

114Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415231−42%

115Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099230−47%

116Warren County, GAGA5,269229+179%

117Quitman County, GAGA2,254227+19%

118Towns County, GAGA13,285222+14%

119Brantley County, GAGA18,936217−33%

120Heard County, GAGA12,149215−44%

121Treutlen County, GAGA6,466215−9%

122Seminole County, GAGA9,162213+51%

123Evans County, GAGA11,028201−45%

124Telfair County, GAGA11,195188+151%

125Atkinson County, GAGA8,454182−24%

126McDuffie County, GAGA21,640182−69%

127Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650178−33%

128Irwin County, GAGA9,020169−67%

129Lanier County, GAGA10,623163+1%

130Marion County, GAGA7,676159−30%

131Wilcox County, GAGA8,797156−9%

132Schley County, GAGA4,593151−23%

133McIntosh County, GAGA11,989151−44%

134Dooly County, GAGA11,156149−71%

135Hancock County, GAGA8,682148+147%

136Terrell County, GAGA8,656144−47%

137Crawford County, GAGA12,206137−70%

138Wheeler County, GAGA7,570125−42%

139Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465125−50%

140Jenkins County, GAGA8,843123−8%

141Pulaski County, GAGA10,172119−46%

142Bacon County, GAGA11,070116−37%

143Candler County, GAGA11,275114−53%

144Twiggs County, GAGA7,597112−11%

145Rabun County, GAGA17,764103−63%

146Miller County, GAGA5,81299−43%

147Lincoln County, GAGA8,11298−28%

148Calhoun County, GAGA5,41396−55%

149Stewart County, GAGA4,63187−50%

150Taylor County, GAGA7,81877−51%

151Talbot County, GAGA5,70974−59%

152Baker County, GAGA2,72571−57%

153Wilkes County, GAGA9,54058−36%

154Clinch County, GAGA6,84755−35%

155Clay County, GAGA2,81554−50%

156Webster County, GAGA2,36949−22%

157Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66232+10%

158Echols County, GAGA3,68530−30%

159Glascock County, GAGA3,14119+0%

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