Georgia County Economic Data
Every one of Georgia’s 159 counties has its own econHQ profile with monthly unemployment back to 1990, jobs and wages by industry, and Census income and housing figures. Use the table below to compare counties side by side, or click any county for its full profile. Looking beyond Georgia? See the U.S. county unemployment map.
Georgia Unemployment
3.3%
July 2026, not seasonally adjusted
Georgia Labor Force
5.47M
Sum of all 159 counties
Counties Above State Rate
80
of 159 reporting
U.S. Unemployment
4.1%
Aug 2026, seasonally adjusted
Georgia’s county labor markets in July 2026
Georgia’s unemployment rate, calculated from the combined labor force of all 159 counties, was 3.3% in July 2026, compared with 3.6% a year earlier. 80 counties had a rate above the statewide figure and 79 were at or below it. Over the past year, unemployment fell in 148 counties and rose in 3.
The lowest rates were in Oconee (2.5%), Bryan (2.6%), Cherokee (2.6%), Dawson (2.6%), Echols (2.6%). The highest were in Chattahoochee (6.9%), Quitman (6.1%), Clay (5.9%), Burke (5.4%), Stewart (5.2%).
Georgia’s five most populous counties — Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb, Clayton — together account for 36% of the state’s population, while the median Georgia county has about 23,840 residents.
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| County | Metro area | Unemp. rate | Change vs. yr ago | Population | Median HH income | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | Non-metro | 4.2% | -0.3 pp | 18,426 | $43,728 | $81,400 |
| Atkinson County | Non-metro | 3.3% | -0.5 pp | 8,261 | $38,438 | $76,300 |
| Bacon County | Non-metro | 3.2% | -0.3 pp | 11,129 | $50,310 | $104,100 |
| Baker County | Non-metro | 3.9% | -0.7 pp | 2,830 | $44,405 | $120,100 |
| Baldwin County | Non-metro | 3.7% | -0.5 pp | 43,669 | $55,413 | $164,700 |
| Banks County | Non-metro | 2.8% | -0.2 pp | 18,757 | $68,830 | $251,700 |
| Barrow County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.3 pp | 86,982 | $77,477 | $255,200 |
| Bartow County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.4 pp | 111,153 | $79,431 | $262,200 |
| Ben Hill County | Non-metro | 4.0% | -0.4 pp | 17,138 | $39,081 | $114,600 |
| Berrien County | Non-metro | 2.8% | -3.3 pp | 18,257 | $50,414 | $115,200 |
| Bibb County | Non-metro | 4.3% | -0.1 pp | 156,543 | $50,747 | $165,800 |
| Bleckley County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.6 pp | 12,414 | $53,005 | $132,900 |
| Brantley County | Non-metro | 2.8% | -0.4 pp | 18,171 | $47,801 | $91,800 |
| Brooks County | Non-metro | 3.7% | -0.4 pp | 16,285 | $47,656 | $118,100 |
| Bryan County | Non-metro | 2.6% | -0.4 pp | 46,681 | $94,234 | $317,100 |
| Bulloch County | Non-metro | 3.6% | -0.6 pp | 81,372 | $56,832 | $191,600 |
| Burke County | Non-metro | 5.4% | +0.2 pp | 24,427 | $50,739 | $107,800 |
| Butts County | Non-metro | 3.3% | 0.0 pp | 26,074 | $59,221 | $227,800 |
| Calhoun County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.6 pp | 5,528 | $55,714 | $82,200 |
| Camden County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.3 pp | 56,036 | $72,399 | $233,900 |
| Candler County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.7 pp | 10,972 | $50,431 | $135,600 |
| Carroll County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.4 pp | 122,187 | $72,327 | $227,500 |
| Catoosa County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.4 pp | 68,356 | $72,425 | $214,200 |
| Charlton County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.5 pp | 12,711 | $48,534 | $119,000 |
| Chatham County | Non-metro | 2.8% | -0.2 pp | 298,143 | $69,575 | $273,300 |
| Chattahoochee County | Non-metro | 6.9% | -0.3 pp | 9,181 | $59,221 | $99,800 |
| Chattooga County | Non-metro | 4.0% | -2.4 pp | 24,975 | $47,785 | $98,700 |
| Cherokee County | Non-metro | 2.6% | -0.3 pp | 274,539 | $105,442 | $389,800 |
| Clarke County | Non-metro | 3.2% | -0.6 pp | 129,267 | $52,267 | $271,900 |
| Clay County | Non-metro | 5.9% | -0.6 pp | 2,853 | $48,715 | $92,500 |
| Clayton County | Non-metro | 4.2% | -0.3 pp | 298,771 | $58,507 | $194,500 |
| Clinch County | Non-metro | 3.7% | -0.5 pp | 6,722 | $55,549 | $86,300 |
| Cobb County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.2 pp | 769,152 | $98,712 | $373,700 |
| Coffee County | Non-metro | 3.6% | -0.6 pp | 43,161 | $50,175 | $125,700 |
| Colquitt County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.5 pp | 45,907 | $49,691 | $121,400 |
| Columbia County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.3 pp | 159,638 | $96,122 | $287,400 |
| Cook County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -1.1 pp | 17,363 | $50,133 | $123,000 |
| Coweta County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.3 pp | 150,071 | $94,142 | $321,900 |
| Crawford County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.2 pp | 12,183 | $60,905 | $144,800 |
| Crisp County | Non-metro | 3.4% | 0.0 pp | 19,995 | $42,745 | $120,800 |
| Dade County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.4 pp | 16,196 | $58,936 | $166,600 |
| Dawson County | Non-metro | 2.6% | -0.1 pp | 28,704 | $88,986 | $351,900 |
| Decatur County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.4 pp | 29,118 | $50,485 | $146,200 |
| DeKalb County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.1 pp | 762,105 | $77,683 | $331,400 |
| Dodge County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.6 pp | 19,909 | $50,152 | $108,700 |
| Dooly County | Non-metro | 3.7% | -0.1 pp | 11,026 | $56,545 | $96,400 |
| Dougherty County | Non-metro | 4.6% | -0.5 pp | 83,915 | $46,784 | $129,200 |
| Douglas County | Non-metro | 3.5% | -0.2 pp | 146,141 | $80,764 | $262,200 |
| Early County | Non-metro | 4.7% | -0.1 pp | 10,683 | $53,750 | $130,100 |
| Echols County | Non-metro | 2.6% | -0.3 pp | 3,705 | $61,723 | $112,600 |
| Effingham County | Non-metro | 2.6% | -0.1 pp | 67,265 | $85,465 | $245,300 |
| Elbert County | Non-metro | 3.2% | -0.4 pp | 19,725 | $49,727 | $114,600 |
| Emanuel County | Non-metro | 3.9% | -0.8 pp | 22,961 | $50,053 | $88,200 |
| Evans County | Non-metro | 3.2% | -0.4 pp | 10,740 | $53,908 | $139,700 |
| Fannin County | Non-metro | 2.8% | -0.3 pp | 25,605 | $58,073 | $274,600 |
| Fayette County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.3 pp | 120,689 | $108,986 | $405,600 |
| Floyd County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.9 pp | 98,985 | $62,540 | $194,100 |
| Forsyth County | Non-metro | 2.6% | -0.2 pp | 260,062 | $138,000 | $493,800 |
| Franklin County | Non-metro | 3.6% | 0.0 pp | 23,840 | $52,264 | $160,600 |
| Fulton County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.1 pp | 1,068,507 | $91,490 | $431,200 |
| Gilmer County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.3 pp | 31,976 | $72,542 | $278,900 |
| Glascock County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.2 pp | 2,913 | $55,250 | $122,800 |
| Glynn County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.2 pp | 84,987 | $68,546 | $268,300 |
| Gordon County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.7 pp | 58,336 | $61,997 | $205,600 |
| Grady County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.5 pp | 26,056 | $54,312 | $136,500 |
| Greene County | Non-metro | 3.3% | -0.4 pp | 19,586 | $84,530 | $342,200 |
| Gwinnett County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.3 pp | 966,972 | $84,823 | $345,700 |
| Habersham County | Non-metro | 2.8% | -0.3 pp | 46,948 | $65,622 | $212,000 |
| Hall County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.3 pp | 208,395 | $77,430 | $313,600 |
| Hancock County | Non-metro | 4.7% | -0.1 pp | 8,630 | $33,182 | $87,400 |
| Haralson County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.2 pp | 30,720 | $65,016 | $210,400 |
| Harris County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.4 pp | 35,509 | $89,184 | $278,700 |
| Hart County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.5 pp | 26,484 | $57,241 | $206,500 |
| Heard County | Non-metro | 3.3% | -0.4 pp | 11,616 | $62,907 | $161,000 |
| Henry County | Non-metro | 3.7% | -0.1 pp | 245,417 | $81,612 | $277,400 |
| Houston County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.2 pp | 166,902 | $80,743 | $205,600 |
| Irwin County | Non-metro | 3.5% | -0.4 pp | 9,385 | $53,915 | $105,300 |
| Jackson County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.2 pp | 80,640 | $85,012 | $312,700 |
| Jasper County | Non-metro | 3.2% | -0.2 pp | 15,345 | $59,574 | $219,700 |
| Jeff Davis County | Non-metro | 4.4% | -0.5 pp | 14,838 | $40,879 | $109,300 |
| Jefferson County | Non-metro | 4.4% | 0.0 pp | 15,468 | $46,561 | $93,100 |
| Jenkins County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.6 pp | 8,674 | $36,906 | $81,100 |
| Johnson County | Non-metro | 3.7% | +0.1 pp | 9,192 | $54,183 | $91,200 |
| Jones County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.6 pp | 28,526 | $68,259 | $174,600 |
| Lamar County | Non-metro | 4.4% | -0.2 pp | 19,098 | $68,457 | $201,400 |
| Lanier County | Non-metro | 3.2% | -1.5 pp | 10,094 | $44,361 | $161,100 |
| Laurens County | Non-metro | 3.5% | -0.6 pp | 49,619 | $49,705 | $137,400 |
| Lee County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.3 pp | 33,337 | $88,024 | $226,900 |
| Liberty County | Non-metro | 3.8% | -0.2 pp | 66,826 | $59,013 | $180,200 |
| Lincoln County | Non-metro | 3.8% | -0.2 pp | 7,773 | $50,688 | $163,600 |
| Long County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.3 pp | 17,512 | $64,747 | $196,500 |
| Lowndes County | Non-metro | 3.7% | -0.4 pp | 119,055 | $55,887 | $197,900 |
| Lumpkin County | Non-metro | 3.3% | -0.6 pp | 33,931 | $72,388 | $277,200 |
| Macon County | Non-metro | 4.4% | -0.7 pp | 11,953 | $37,177 | $87,000 |
| Madison County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.3 pp | 30,914 | $58,784 | $198,800 |
| Marion County | Non-metro | 3.6% | -0.3 pp | 7,474 | $50,484 | $122,100 |
| McDuffie County | Non-metro | 4.2% | -0.5 pp | 21,687 | $54,058 | $155,100 |
| McIntosh County | Non-metro | 3.2% | 0.0 pp | 11,187 | $50,348 | $173,900 |
| Meriwether County | Non-metro | 3.9% | -0.6 pp | 20,757 | $56,458 | $154,600 |
| Miller County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.2 pp | 5,873 | $58,407 | $118,300 |
| Mitchell County | Non-metro | 3.8% | -0.3 pp | 21,441 | $51,908 | $105,500 |
| Monroe County | Non-metro | 2.8% | -0.2 pp | 28,919 | $82,863 | $243,200 |
| Montgomery County | Non-metro | 4.8% | -0.2 pp | 8,675 | $51,188 | $118,200 |
| Morgan County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.3 pp | 20,614 | $85,692 | $323,100 |
| Murray County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -2.3 pp | 40,282 | $67,880 | $173,300 |
| Muscogee County | Non-metro | 4.0% | -0.2 pp | 204,383 | $56,622 | $182,300 |
| Newton County | Non-metro | 3.8% | -0.3 pp | 115,530 | $73,732 | $233,300 |
| Oconee County | Non-metro | 2.5% | -0.5 pp | 42,788 | $115,925 | $425,100 |
| Oglethorpe County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.5 pp | 15,221 | $69,784 | $198,700 |
| Paulding County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.3 pp | 174,292 | $94,557 | $289,000 |
| Peach County | Non-metro | 3.8% | -0.4 pp | 28,269 | $68,365 | $186,100 |
| Pickens County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.2 pp | 34,197 | $75,293 | $289,600 |
| Pierce County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.5 pp | 19,996 | $56,691 | $132,100 |
| Pike County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.3 pp | 19,540 | $84,184 | $265,700 |
| Polk County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.4 pp | 43,365 | $55,308 | $163,500 |
| Pulaski County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.2 pp | 9,893 | $47,688 | $144,300 |
| Putnam County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.2 pp | 22,524 | $64,163 | $222,000 |
| Quitman County | Non-metro | 6.1% | -0.7 pp | 2,092 | $36,838 | $103,000 |
| Rabun County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.1 pp | 17,107 | $61,466 | $272,600 |
| Randolph County | Non-metro | 3.8% | -0.6 pp | 6,270 | $25,425 | $90,900 |
| Richmond County | Non-metro | 4.8% | 0.0 pp | 206,040 | $53,197 | $163,300 |
| Rockdale County | Non-metro | 3.8% | -0.3 pp | 94,293 | $72,349 | $256,600 |
| Schley County | Non-metro | 3.5% | -0.8 pp | 4,539 | $59,647 | $152,900 |
| Screven County | Non-metro | 4.2% | -0.1 pp | 14,057 | $53,017 | $122,300 |
| Seminole County | Non-metro | 4.3% | -0.4 pp | 9,117 | $49,559 | $111,600 |
| Spalding County | Non-metro | 3.7% | -0.2 pp | 68,215 | $60,217 | $196,600 |
| Stephens County | Non-metro | 4.2% | -0.1 pp | 26,842 | $52,264 | $168,200 |
| Stewart County | Non-metro | 5.2% | +0.4 pp | 4,978 | $35,000 | $53,000 |
| Sumter County | Non-metro | 4.5% | -0.6 pp | 29,174 | $41,877 | $122,300 |
| Talbot County | Non-metro | 4.0% | -0.4 pp | 5,753 | $45,098 | $127,200 |
| Taliaferro County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.3 pp | 1,740 | $48,036 | $73,100 |
| Tattnall County | Non-metro | 3.6% | -0.3 pp | 24,215 | $52,351 | $122,400 |
| Taylor County | Non-metro | 4.0% | -0.3 pp | 7,786 | $41,743 | $82,900 |
| Telfair County | Non-metro | 4.8% | -1.1 pp | 12,174 | $44,948 | $108,200 |
| Terrell County | Non-metro | 4.4% | -0.9 pp | 8,941 | $43,812 | $111,500 |
| Thomas County | Non-metro | 3.2% | -0.2 pp | 45,696 | $60,140 | $185,300 |
| Tift County | Non-metro | 3.1% | -0.3 pp | 41,322 | $53,165 | $143,100 |
| Toombs County | Non-metro | 4.5% | -0.9 pp | 26,943 | $54,130 | $127,100 |
| Towns County | Non-metro | 3.2% | -0.3 pp | 12,739 | $58,400 | $311,900 |
| Treutlen County | Non-metro | 4.2% | -1.0 pp | 6,387 | $43,750 | $98,400 |
| Troup County | Non-metro | 2.9% | -0.4 pp | 69,821 | $54,905 | $187,800 |
| Turner County | Non-metro | 3.9% | -0.3 pp | 8,915 | $39,565 | $95,200 |
| Twiggs County | Non-metro | 4.3% | -0.4 pp | 7,869 | $55,439 | $104,500 |
| Union County | Non-metro | 3.4% | -0.2 pp | 25,598 | $65,697 | $272,600 |
| Upson County | Non-metro | 3.8% | -0.1 pp | 27,856 | $50,904 | $149,500 |
| Walker County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.5 pp | 68,449 | $55,887 | $173,900 |
| Walton County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.3 pp | 100,361 | $82,381 | $300,500 |
| Ware County | Non-metro | 4.2% | -0.2 pp | 35,958 | $44,833 | $106,500 |
| Warren County | Non-metro | 4.1% | -0.2 pp | 5,175 | $46,776 | $78,000 |
| Washington County | Non-metro | 3.3% | -0.5 pp | 19,893 | $44,009 | $115,600 |
| Wayne County | Non-metro | 3.2% | -0.5 pp | 30,519 | $49,562 | $149,800 |
| Webster County | Non-metro | 4.1% | -0.4 pp | 2,348 | $40,764 | $92,200 |
| Wheeler County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.9 pp | 7,434 | $45,262 | $74,600 |
| White County | Non-metro | 2.7% | -0.3 pp | 28,454 | $69,747 | $262,200 |
| Whitfield County | Non-metro | 3.7% | -2.2 pp | 103,118 | $64,262 | $198,900 |
| Wilcox County | Non-metro | 3.0% | -0.7 pp | 8,784 | $48,036 | $71,200 |
| Wilkes County | Non-metro | 3.6% | 0.0 pp | 9,553 | $52,542 | $105,000 |
| Wilkinson County | Non-metro | 4.1% | -0.3 pp | 8,795 | $46,673 | $90,800 |
| Worth County | Non-metro | 3.5% | 0.0 pp | 20,575 | $57,201 | $112,400 |
Unemployment: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, July 2026 (not seasonally adjusted; latest month is preliminary). Population, income and home value: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Statewide rate calculated by econHQ from county totals.
How to compare Georgia counties
County unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted, so they move with predictable seasonal patterns — agricultural counties in south Georgia often see rates shift with planting and harvest, and counties with large school systems see summer swings. The fairest comparison is the change from the same month a year earlier, shown in the “Change vs. yr ago” column.
Rates in small counties can also jump around from month to month because a change of a few dozen people is a large share of a small labor force. For the smallest counties, look at the trend over several months on the county’s profile page rather than a single reading.
Income and housing figures are five-year averages from the American Community Survey, which gives reliable estimates for every county but changes more slowly than the monthly labor data. For a regional view, browse Georgia’s metropolitan areas or the state’s industry mix.