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Georgia Business Applications by County

Explore annual Census business applications across Georgia. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.

Latest year: 2025 · 159 counties

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County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.

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Ranked by 2025 business applications

Georgia counties ranked by 2025 business applications
RankCountyApplicationsvs. prior yearShare of state
1Fulton County (featured)49,873+5.3%19.6%
2Gwinnett County28,636+2.0%11.2%
3DeKalb County20,941+1.3%8.2%
4Cobb County20,711+3.0%8.1%
5Clayton County8,474-1.0%3.3%
6Henry County7,818+9.8%3.1%
7Chatham County6,251+4.5%2.5%
8Forsyth County5,845+2.9%2.3%
9Cherokee County5,475+4.6%2.2%
10Douglas County4,334+2.4%1.7%
11Paulding County3,835+0.3%1.5%
12Richmond County3,677+4.6%1.4%
13Hall County3,648+5.4%1.4%
14Muscogee County3,269+2.4%1.3%
15Fayette County3,217+8.7%1.3%
16Bibb County3,176-3.1%1.2%
17Rockdale County3,137+4.3%1.2%
18Houston County3,023+8.5%1.2%
19Newton County2,991+9.3%1.2%
20Coweta County2,711-3.0%1.1%
21Columbia County2,690+11.4%1.1%
22Walton County2,069+9.6%0.8%
23Carroll County2,033+10.7%0.8%
24Lowndes County2,011+14.3%0.8%
25Bartow County1,997+4.4%0.8%
26Barrow County1,899+14.3%0.7%
27Clarke County1,822+11.0%0.7%
28Dougherty County1,657-2.5%0.7%
29Jackson County1,643+10.3%0.6%
30Glynn County1,598+13.8%0.6%
31Spalding County1,350+12.7%0.5%
32Floyd County1,285+12.4%0.5%
33Bulloch County1,203-0.2%0.5%
34Troup County1,178-18.6%0.5%
35Effingham County1,163+10.7%0.5%
36Liberty County1,153+8.6%0.5%
37Whitfield County1,142+4.9%0.4%
38Bryan County882+14.1%0.3%
39Laurens County802-0.2%0.3%
40Oconee County801+16.1%0.3%
41Thomas County759+19.2%0.3%
42Camden County750+12.1%0.3%
43Colquitt County736+36.0%0.3%
44Gordon County736+7.1%0.3%
45Walker County672+24.0%0.3%
46Catoosa County659+10.9%0.3%
47Baldwin County646+0.2%0.3%
48Tift County614+0.5%0.2%
49Pickens County601+25.5%0.2%
50Coffee County595+4.0%0.2%
51Dawson County593+11.0%0.2%
52Habersham County581+13.3%0.2%
53Lee County537+16.0%0.2%
54Harris County528+13.8%0.2%
55Monroe County510+5.4%0.2%
56Gilmer County504+17.8%0.2%
57Greene County500+11.6%0.2%
58Peach County483+9.5%0.2%
59Wayne County483+23.5%0.2%
60Polk County480-0.2%0.2%
61Lumpkin County473+18.5%0.2%
62Haralson County471+16.9%0.2%
63Ware County453+4.6%0.2%
64Butts County444+25.8%0.2%
65White County440+8.9%0.2%
66Toombs County434+13.6%0.2%
67Putnam County420+9.7%0.2%
68Fannin County418+13.6%0.2%
69Madison County413+15.0%0.2%
70Decatur County408-1.0%0.2%
71Morgan County406+23.8%0.2%
72Grady County394+15.2%0.2%
73Jones County389+3.5%0.2%
74Upson County386+17.7%0.2%
75Sumter County384-3.5%0.2%
76Long County373+51.0%0.1%
77Burke County365+5.2%0.1%
78Union County357+2.3%0.1%
79McDuffie County346+16.1%0.1%
80Stephens County344+26.0%0.1%
81Emanuel County341+15.6%0.1%
82Hart County340+4.0%0.1%
83Franklin County335+15.1%0.1%
84Murray County327+0.9%0.1%
85Meriwether County316-17.7%0.1%
86Washington County308+12.4%0.1%
87Lamar County303+1.0%0.1%
88Pike County302+7.1%0.1%
89Tattnall County302+29.1%0.1%
90Crisp County298-7.5%0.1%
91Banks County294+25.1%0.1%
92Jasper County287+23.2%0.1%
93Cook County282+6.4%0.1%
94Mitchell County269-9.7%0.1%
95Appling County263-5.4%0.1%
96Brooks County262+17.5%0.1%
97Elbert County260+34.7%0.1%
98Pulaski County250+77.3%0.1%
99Berrien County245+20.1%0.1%
100Worth County245+1.2%0.1%
101Jefferson County238+9.2%0.1%
102Ben Hill County236+4.9%0.1%
103Pierce County235+2.2%0.1%
104Brantley County229+42.2%0.1%
105Rabun County229-11.2%0.1%
106Screven County220+29.4%0.1%
107Oglethorpe County218-6.4%0.1%
108Chattooga County212+5.0%0.1%
109Dodge County204-15.7%0.1%
110McIntosh County200+3.1%0.1%
111Crawford County188+60.7%0.1%
112Jeff Davis County186-7.9%0.1%
113Early County183-19.0%0.1%
114Dade County168+37.7%0.1%
115Towns County164+13.9%0.1%
116Bacon County157+7.5%0.1%
117Bleckley County151-6.8%0.1%
118Terrell County149+1.4%0.1%
119Turner County149-2.0%0.1%
120Candler County148+5.7%0.1%
121Telfair County148+7.2%0.1%
122Evans County140-6.0%0.1%
123Macon County138+7.8%0.1%
124Heard County127-3.8%0.0%
125Wilkes County125-11.3%0.0%
126Twiggs County124+6.0%0.0%
127Lanier County121-11.7%0.0%
128Charlton County116+26.1%0.0%
129Dooly County115-17.9%0.0%
130Taylor County114+48.1%0.0%
131Atkinson County113+24.2%0.0%
132Lincoln County112-5.9%0.0%
133Hancock County111-6.7%0.0%
134Irwin County110-6.8%0.0%
135Jenkins County108-9.2%0.0%
136Wilkinson County106-5.4%0.0%
137Johnson County104+25.3%0.0%
138Seminole County100-45.7%0.0%
139Randolph County99+7.6%0.0%
140Clinch County98+55.6%0.0%
141Marion County95-22.8%0.0%
142Wilcox County93+38.8%0.0%
143Montgomery County91-8.1%0.0%
144Talbot County79-12.2%0.0%
145Miller County70-13.6%0.0%
146Chattahoochee County67-11.8%0.0%
147Warren County67-17.3%0.0%
148Schley County59+37.2%0.0%
149Treutlen County56-32.5%0.0%
150Stewart County49-2.0%0.0%
151Wheeler County48-9.4%0.0%
152Calhoun County46-25.8%0.0%
153Echols County42+55.6%0.0%
154Baker County39+14.7%0.0%
155Clay County34-47.7%0.0%
156Webster County34+25.9%0.0%
157Glascock County31+55.0%0.0%
158Taliaferro County26+4.0%0.0%
159Quitman County22+22.2%0.0%