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Georgia Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 159 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
101 Pulaski County, Georgia 5.2%
102 Montgomery County, Georgia 5.3%
103 Walton County, Georgia 5.4%
104 Long County, Georgia 5.4%
105 Miller County, Georgia 5.4%
106 Spalding County, Georgia 5.4%
107 Fulton County, Georgia 5.4%
108 Baldwin County, Georgia 5.5%
109 Troup County, Georgia 5.5%
110 Evans County, Georgia 5.5%
111 Lumpkin County, Georgia 5.6%
112 Henry County, Georgia 5.6%
113 Webster County, Georgia 5.6%
114 Carroll County, Georgia 5.6%
115 Lowndes County, Georgia 5.7%
116 Screven County, Georgia 5.7%
117 Bryan County, Georgia 5.7%
118 Laurens County, Georgia 5.7%
119 Dooly County, Georgia 5.7%
120 Polk County, Georgia 5.8%
121 Rockdale County, Georgia 5.8%
122 Jenkins County, Georgia 6.0%
123 Floyd County, Georgia 6.0%
124 Chattahoochee County, Georgia 6.1%
125 Douglas County, Georgia 6.1%
126 Meriwether County, Georgia 6.3%
127 DeKalb County, Georgia 6.4%
128 Elbert County, Georgia 6.4%
129 Thomas County, Georgia 6.5%
130 Newton County, Georgia 6.6%
131 Dade County, Georgia 6.7%
132 Peach County, Georgia 6.7%
133 Early County, Georgia 6.8%
134 Coffee County, Georgia 6.8%
135 Mitchell County, Georgia 6.9%
136 Tattnall County, Georgia 6.9%
137 Jefferson County, Georgia 7.1%
138 Taylor County, Georgia 7.2%
139 Bleckley County, Georgia 7.4%
140 Fannin County, Georgia 7.4%
141 Monroe County, Georgia 7.6%
142 Richmond County, Georgia 7.9%
143 Liberty County, Georgia 8.0%
144 Terrell County, Georgia 8.1%
145 Treutlen County, Georgia 8.1%
146 Macon County, Georgia 8.6%
147 Jackson County, Georgia 9.1%
148 Wayne County, Georgia 9.3%
149 Baker County, Georgia 9.6%
150 Emanuel County, Georgia 9.7%
151 Charlton County, Georgia 10.1%
152 Randolph County, Georgia 10.3%
153 Grady County, Georgia 10.5%
154 Dougherty County, Georgia 10.8%
155 Turner County, Georgia 11.6%
156 Harris County, Georgia 11.7%
157 Irwin County, Georgia 11.8%
158 Quitman County, Georgia 31.1%
159 Effingham County, Georgia 36.7%