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Which counties in Georgia have the lowest unemployment?

Effingham County (2.6%), Dawson County (2.7%) and Forsyth County (2.7%) had the lowest unemployment in Georgia in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 159 ranked Georgia counties

Georgia counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Effingham County2.6%−0.5 pts74,397
2Dawson County2.7%−0.2 pts35,365
3Forsyth County2.7%−0.1 pts282,805
4Oconee County2.7%+0.0 pts44,893
5Bryan County2.8%−0.3 pts52,062
6Cherokee County2.8%−0.1 pts299,273
7Echols County2.8%+0.1 pts3,685
8Hall County2.8%−0.2 pts226,568
9Lee County2.8%−0.2 pts34,179
10Banks County2.9%−0.4 pts21,273
11Barrow County2.9%+0.0 pts99,773
12Chatham County2.9%−0.5 pts311,855
13Glynn County2.9%−0.5 pts87,599
14Habersham County2.9%−0.4 pts50,416
15Monroe County2.9%−0.4 pts32,023
16Morgan County2.9%−0.3 pts22,095
17Oglethorpe County2.9%−0.4 pts16,415
18Pickens County2.9%−0.2 pts37,167
19Wheeler County2.9%−0.8 pts7,570
20Gilmer County3.0%−0.3 pts33,894
21Glascock County3.0%−0.4 pts3,141
22Houston County3.0%−0.3 pts178,214
23Jackson County3.0%+0.0 pts99,265
24Miller County3.0%−0.8 pts5,812
25Pike County3.0%−0.3 pts20,932
26Troup County3.0%−0.8 pts72,844
27White County3.0%−0.2 pts29,802
28Brantley County3.1%−0.8 pts18,936
29Calhoun County3.1%−1.4 pts5,413
30Camden County3.1%−0.5 pts60,143
31Catoosa County3.1%−0.1 pts69,628
32Colquitt County3.1%−0.3 pts47,438
33Coweta County3.1%+0.0 pts160,240
34Evans County3.1%−0.5 pts11,028
35Madison County3.1%−0.2 pts32,919
36Tift County3.1%−0.4 pts42,254
37Bartow County3.2%−0.2 pts120,800
38Cobb County3.2%+0.0 pts793,345
39Columbia County3.2%−0.1 pts169,189
40Fannin County3.2%−0.8 pts26,111
41Gordon County3.2%−0.3 pts61,701
42Grady County3.2%−0.2 pts26,590
43Gwinnett County3.2%+0.0 pts1,018,099
44Haralson County3.2%−0.1 pts33,066
45Harris County3.2%−0.2 pts37,280
46Jenkins County3.2%−1.7 pts8,843
47Thomas County3.2%−0.2 pts46,368
48Walker County3.2%−0.5 pts70,250
49Walton County3.2%+0.0 pts112,696
50Bacon County3.3%−0.7 pts11,070
51Butts County3.3%−0.4 pts27,218
52Candler County3.3%−0.3 pts11,275
53Carroll County3.3%−0.2 pts131,036
54Clarke County3.3%−0.2 pts129,921
55Crisp County3.3%−0.6 pts19,237
56Dade County3.3%−0.5 pts16,154
57Fayette County3.3%−0.1 pts125,156
58Paulding County3.3%+0.1 pts190,996
59Rabun County3.3%−0.5 pts17,764
60Atkinson County3.4%−0.3 pts8,454
61Cook County3.4%−0.3 pts18,232
62Dodge County3.4%−1.5 pts19,663
63Franklin County3.4%−0.2 pts25,948
64Hart County3.4%−0.5 pts28,639
65Jasper County3.4%−0.2 pts17,632
66Johnson County3.4%−0.8 pts9,310
67Jones County3.4%−0.1 pts29,171
68Lumpkin County3.4%−0.3 pts36,178
69Polk County3.4%−0.2 pts45,514
70Pulaski County3.4%−0.5 pts10,172
71Schley County3.4%−0.5 pts4,593
72Upson County3.4%−0.2 pts28,500
73Wilcox County3.4%−0.9 pts8,797
74Worth County3.4%−0.6 pts20,059
75Berrien County3.5%−0.2 pts18,932
76Bulloch County3.5%−0.5 pts86,949
77Charlton County3.5%−0.8 pts13,121
78Crawford County3.5%−0.4 pts12,206
79Floyd County3.5%−0.6 pts101,378
80Fulton County3.5%+0.0 pts1,098,791
81Heard County3.5%−0.3 pts12,149
82Irwin County3.5%−0.5 pts9,020
83McIntosh County3.5%−0.8 pts11,989
84Marion County3.5%−0.8 pts7,676
85Tattnall County3.5%−0.8 pts24,376
86Wayne County3.5%−0.5 pts32,481
87Bleckley County3.6%−1.1 pts12,866
88Decatur County3.6%−0.5 pts29,432
89DeKalb County3.6%−0.1 pts774,394
90Elbert County3.6%−0.3 pts20,072
91Long County3.6%−0.7 pts21,557
92Towns County3.6%−0.3 pts13,285
93Brooks County3.7%+0.0 pts16,101
94Dooly County3.7%+0.0 pts11,156
95Douglas County3.7%−0.1 pts154,293
96Henry County3.7%+0.0 pts264,922
97Pierce County3.7%−0.1 pts20,764
98Union County3.7%−0.3 pts27,859
99Washington County3.7%−0.2 pts19,453
100Wilkes County3.7%−0.9 pts9,540
101Appling County3.8%−0.9 pts19,100
102Baldwin County3.8%−0.3 pts44,029
103Clinch County3.8%−0.7 pts6,847
104Laurens County3.8%−1.0 pts51,041
105Murray County3.8%−0.5 pts41,607
106Putnam County3.8%−0.3 pts23,722
107Screven County3.8%−1.1 pts14,408
108Taliaferro County3.8%−0.3 pts1,662
109Coffee County3.9%−0.1 pts44,407
110Greene County3.9%−0.1 pts21,367
111Lanier County3.9%+0.0 pts10,623
112Liberty County3.9%−0.5 pts70,313
113Lincoln County3.9%−0.6 pts8,112
114Lowndes County3.9%+0.1 pts122,867
115Mitchell County3.9%−0.5 pts20,467
116Peach County3.9%−0.1 pts29,877
117Spalding County3.9%−0.2 pts70,775
118Webster County3.9%−0.7 pts2,369
119Whitfield County3.9%−0.3 pts106,212
120Ben Hill County4.0%−0.5 pts17,099
121Rockdale County4.0%+0.0 pts98,416
122Turner County4.0%+0.2 pts8,983
123Chattooga County4.1%−1.7 pts25,300
124Emanuel County4.1%−0.8 pts23,147
125Muscogee County4.1%−0.3 pts202,171
126Newton County4.1%+0.1 pts125,583
127Randolph County4.1%−0.2 pts6,156
128Stephens County4.1%+0.3 pts27,854
129Warren County4.1%−1.6 pts5,269
130Jefferson County4.2%−0.8 pts15,011
131Lamar County4.2%−0.3 pts20,941
132McDuffie County4.2%−0.8 pts21,640
133Montgomery County4.2%−1.5 pts8,635
134Taylor County4.2%+0.2 pts7,818
135Wilkinson County4.2%−0.1 pts8,650
136Bibb County4.3%+0.0 pts157,556
137Meriwether County4.3%−0.6 pts21,516
138Ware County4.3%+0.0 pts36,906
139Baker County4.4%−1.5 pts2,725
140Clayton County4.4%+0.1 pts297,471
141Jeff Davis County4.4%−0.6 pts15,219
142Seminole County4.4%+0.0 pts9,162
143Treutlen County4.4%−1.3 pts6,466
144Early County4.5%−0.3 pts10,455
145Talbot County4.5%−0.6 pts5,709
146Toombs County4.5%−0.7 pts27,545
147Burke County4.6%−0.2 pts24,408
148Macon County4.6%−0.4 pts11,756
149Richmond County4.7%+0.0 pts206,559
150Sumter County4.7%+0.1 pts28,801
151Twiggs County4.7%−0.8 pts7,597
152Dougherty County4.9%−0.2 pts82,616
153Hancock County5.0%−0.7 pts8,682
154Terrell County5.3%−0.2 pts8,656
155Stewart County5.4%−0.3 pts4,631
156Telfair County5.4%−3.7 pts11,195
157Clay County6.1%+0.3 pts2,815
158Quitman County6.8%+0.9 pts2,254
159Chattahoochee County7.3%+0.2 pts8,465

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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Questions

Which county in Georgia has the lowest unemployment rate?

Effingham County: 2.6%, ahead of Dawson County (2.7%) and Forsyth County (2.7%), of 159 Georgia counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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