Georgia Total Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Amounts By Business County (2020)
According to data from the Small Businesss Administration (SBA), the SBA, as part of the paycheck protection program (PPP), has provided a total of 553,314 (553.31K) loans totaling $24,877,059,936 ($24.88B) to small businesses in Georgia. The total number of jobs saved by these loans was 2,729,181 (2.73M).
As at April 2025, 472.03K number of loans has been completely forgiven by SBA (85.31% of the total number of loans), and a total of $23.04B has been forgiven (92.62% of the total loan amount). The PPP program was intended to provide incentives for small businesses to keep their workers on payroll.
See information below per county on the the total loan amount given to businesses, the total loan amount forgiven, and the total number of jobs saved by the PPP loan.
Total Loan Amount: In terms of total loan amounts given to businesses per county, Fulton received the highest ($5,592,034,409), followed by Gwinnett ($2,624,808,883), and Cobb ($2,359,688,139).
Number of Loans: For total number of loans given to businesses in each county, Fulton received the highest (96,599), followed by Dekalb (60,058), and Gwinnett (56,900).
The chart and table below shows the total loan amount, and the number of loans given to businesses in Georgia counties.
| County | Number of Loans | Total Loan Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 96599 | 5592034409 |
| Gwinnett | 56900 | 2624808883 |
| Cobb | 43263 | 2359688139 |
| Dekalb | 60058 | 2101232888 |
| Chatham | 12601 | 722236258 |
| Clayton | 28391 | 711455114 |
| Forsyth | 7441 | 556674469 |
| Henry | 17295 | 486900934 |
| Hall | 5406 | 481531677 |
| Bibb | 10185 | 436394784 |
| Cherokee | 7934 | 408532384 |
| Muscogee | 9950 | 404720987 |
| Richmond | 6812 | 334029654 |
| Fayette | 6013 | 293813014 |
| Douglas | 9691 | 290207536 |
| Clarke | 4712 | 276268672 |
| Dougherty | 6778 | 248908223 |
| Rockdale | 7632 | 240529951 |
| Lowndes | 4789 | 221162726 |
| Whitfield | 2230 | 219288761 |
| Columbia | 3902 | 218064925 |
| Houston | 6042 | 215358265 |
| Bartow | 3610 | 210626911 |
| Coweta | 5102 | 190315728 |
| Newton | 6942 | 185636905 |
| Troup | 4831 | 171058078 |
| Carroll | 3723 | 170942946 |
| Glynn | 3018 | 163604101 |
| Paulding | 5408 | 159913070 |
| Floyd | 3364 | 155264430 |
| Spalding | 5423 | 152666782 |
| Walton | 3485 | 151390592 |
| Barrow | 2213 | 114254259 |
| Bulloch | 2691 | 112386449 |
| Laurens | 2749 | 105595030 |
| Thomas | 2074 | 104953324 |
| Jackson | 1895 | 99052118 |
| Oconee | 1499 | 97926306 |
| Tift | 2115 | 88627466 |
| Coffee | 2485 | 88518614 |
| Gordon | 1287 | 83609600 |
| Sumter | 1831 | 61205778 |
| Colquitt | 1582 | 61094679 |
| Catoosa | 1105 | 58889654 |
| Baldwin | 1736 | 58073612 |
| Ware | 1126 | 57310489 |
| Decatur | 1323 | 52441182 |
| Effingham | 1181 | 51313356 |
| Crisp | 1462 | 50726930 |
| Liberty | 1683 | 50015160 |
| Bryan | 989 | 46947704 |
| Toombs | 972 | 46470586 |
| Upson | 1813 | 45747903 |
| Lee | 1154 | 45129472 |
| Walker | 965 | 45048742 |
| Mitchell | 1499 | 43976064 |
| Habersham | 865 | 43197298 |
| Dawson | 802 | 42461424 |
| Butts | 1294 | 42274381 |
| Washington | 848 | 41648590 |
| Pickens | 1136 | 40715191 |
| Stephens | 481 | 40237443 |
| Wayne | 682 | 38935290 |
| Peach | 1187 | 38233727 |
| Emanuel | 1081 | 37666091 |
| Polk | 1030 | 37435452 |
| Appling | 755 | 37051578 |
| White | 724 | 37033945 |
| Murray | 494 | 36132245 |
| Morgan | 933 | 35712970 |
| Monroe | 1063 | 35443485 |
| Greene | 701 | 35221370 |
| Hart | 786 | 34994568 |
| Putnam | 895 | 34174851 |
| Meriwether | 999 | 33888471 |
| Elbert | 703 | 33387434 |
| Haralson | 513 | 33344570 |
| Harris | 856 | 32709774 |
| Camden | 951 | 32525922 |
| Dodge | 834 | 29173137 |
| Pierce | 526 | 29162253 |
| Mcduffie | 579 | 29152018 |
| Ben Hill | 811 | 29102300 |
| Tattnall | 732 | 28862378 |
| Burke | 938 | 28669432 |
| Lamar | 800 | 28240296 |
| Franklin | 715 | 28001579 |
| Jefferson | 595 | 27847731 |
| Grady | 913 | 27527530 |
| Union | 544 | 26672898 |
| Lumpkin | 539 | 26318680 |
| Bacon | 583 | 25393155 |
| Gilmer | 661 | 25010401 |
| Seminole | 481 | 24901500 |
| Fannin | 648 | 24643410 |
| Turner | 913 | 22153607 |
| Telfair | 920 | 22026891 |
| Rabun | 411 | 20617573 |
| Cook | 591 | 20462539 |
| Jeff Davis | 476 | 20190302 |
Total Loan Amount Forgiven: In terms of total loan amount forgiven per business county, Fulton had the highest ($5,113,155,454), followed by Dekalb ($1,867,381,995), and Gwinnett ($2,438,555,863).
Number of Loans Completely Forgiven: For total number of loans that were completely forgiven per business county, Fulton had the highest (80,577), followed by Dekalb (49,527), and Gwinnett (49,139).
The chart and table below shows the total loan amount forgiven, and the number of loans which were completely forgiven for Georgia counties.
| County | Number of Loans Completely Forgiven | Total Loan Amount Forgiven ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 80577 | 5113155454 |
| Gwinnett | 49139 | 2438555863 |
| Cobb | 37425 | 2218413437 |
| Dekalb | 49527 | 1867381995 |
| Chatham | 11044 | 695507274 |
| Clayton | 22683 | 590783361 |
| Forsyth | 6816 | 536315812 |
| Henry | 14442 | 431133566 |
| Hall | 4902 | 471572064 |
| Bibb | 8395 | 402980145 |
| Cherokee | 7227 | 395242659 |
| Muscogee | 8082 | 370918736 |
| Richmond | 5642 | 316779604 |
| Fayette | 5344 | 279554698 |
| Douglas | 8101 | 245219694 |
| Clarke | 4231 | 265032983 |
| Dougherty | 5417 | 226050851 |
| Rockdale | 6270 | 209047780 |
| Lowndes | 4038 | 207237121 |
| Whitfield | 2065 | 208351997 |
| Columbia | 3578 | 213761230 |
| Houston | 5241 | 203012225 |
| Bartow | 3181 | 204267293 |
| Coweta | 4419 | 176860437 |
| Newton | 5746 | 160460296 |
| Troup | 4010 | 157023897 |
| Carroll | 3203 | 162850897 |
| Glynn | 2743 | 160681074 |
| Paulding | 4635 | 143808843 |
| Floyd | 2969 | 148526740 |
| Spalding | 4170 | 129076084 |
| Walton | 2964 | 141398372 |
| Barrow | 1936 | 109859315 |
| Bulloch | 2465 | 109948535 |
| Laurens | 2477 | 101906752 |
| Thomas | 1857 | 90602518 |
| Jackson | 1724 | 97136348 |
| Oconee | 1414 | 96840475 |
| Tift | 1904 | 85998998 |
| Coffee | 2308 | 85774266 |
| Gordon | 1193 | 82678431 |
| Sumter | 1557 | 56646537 |
| Colquitt | 1390 | 56476445 |
| Catoosa | 1034 | 57124743 |
| Baldwin | 1536 | 55127751 |
| Ware | 1024 | 56232069 |
| Decatur | 1166 | 50705283 |
| Effingham | 1067 | 49657834 |
| Crisp | 1229 | 46386903 |
| Liberty | 1373 | 44948879 |
| Bryan | 913 | 46380738 |
| Toombs | 902 | 45786424 |
| Upson | 1268 | 35979309 |
| Lee | 1047 | 43667828 |
| Walker | 871 | 44131449 |
| Mitchell | 1174 | 38183879 |
| Habersham | 832 | 43105761 |
| Dawson | 749 | 42141520 |
| Butts | 992 | 36758854 |
| Washington | 786 | 40559774 |
| Pickens | 1096 | 40513754 |
| Stephens | 440 | 38436221 |
| Wayne | 609 | 37917387 |
| Peach | 995 | 34849435 |
| Emanuel | 1018 | 37016069 |
| Polk | 891 | 34594129 |
| Appling | 725 | 36865091 |
| White | 691 | 36672939 |
| Murray | 465 | 36081372 |
| Morgan | 862 | 34426852 |
| Monroe | 911 | 32037525 |
| Greene | 637 | 33423496 |
| Hart | 729 | 33876358 |
| Putnam | 787 | 32933464 |
| Meriwether | 836 | 31415041 |
| Elbert | 650 | 32886658 |
| Haralson | 457 | 32582170 |
| Harris | 749 | 30678388 |
| Camden | 862 | 31461432 |
| Dodge | 767 | 28195474 |
| Pierce | 491 | 27610993 |
| Mcduffie | 494 | 28140373 |
| Ben Hill | 726 | 27874322 |
| Tattnall | 673 | 25945552 |
| Burke | 797 | 25440512 |
| Lamar | 624 | 25321033 |
| Franklin | 678 | 27615457 |
| Jefferson | 548 | 27343652 |
| Grady | 834 | 26334721 |
| Union | 517 | 26393301 |
| Lumpkin | 503 | 25043906 |
| Bacon | 563 | 25284230 |
| Gilmer | 623 | 24640384 |
| Seminole | 447 | 24387983 |
| Fannin | 617 | 24313229 |
| Turner | 753 | 17065945 |
| Telfair | 851 | 21006853 |
| Rabun | 394 | 20388574 |
| Cook | 517 | 19419874 |
| Jeff Davis | 440 | 18904108 |
Number of Jobs Saved By Loan: In terms of number of jobs saved by the PPP Loan per business county, Fulton had the highest (537,284), followed by Gwinnett (286,997), and Cobb (245,496).
The chart and table below shows the number of jobs saved by the PPP loan for Georgia counties.
| County | Number of Jobs Saved |
|---|---|
| Fulton | 537284 |
| Gwinnett | 286997 |
| Cobb | 245496 |
| Dekalb | 214937 |
| Chatham | 88126 |
| Clayton | 61593 |
| Forsyth | 60307 |
| Henry | 51945 |
| Hall | 55268 |
| Bibb | 49080 |
| Cherokee | 50532 |
| Muscogee | 47673 |
| Richmond | 41279 |
| Fayette | 36521 |
| Douglas | 30616 |
| Clarke | 34262 |
| Dougherty | 28246 |
| Rockdale | 24640 |
| Lowndes | 30529 |
| Whitfield | 25535 |
| Columbia | 28695 |
| Houston | 26442 |
| Bartow | 23765 |
| Coweta | 22974 |
| Newton | 17205 |
| Troup | 18145 |
| Carroll | 20742 |
| Glynn | 22647 |
| Paulding | 18586 |
| Floyd | 19023 |
| Spalding | 14289 |
| Walton | 17029 |
| Barrow | 13503 |
| Bulloch | 16567 |
| Laurens | 12684 |
| Thomas | 13682 |
| Jackson | 13153 |
| Oconee | 13561 |
| Tift | 12426 |
| Coffee | 11458 |
| Gordon | 9992 |
| Sumter | 7416 |
| Colquitt | 9232 |
| Catoosa | 7464 |
| Baldwin | 7991 |
| Ware | 8323 |
| Decatur | 6532 |
| Effingham | 6571 |
| Crisp | 5252 |
| Liberty | 6439 |
| Bryan | 6484 |
| Toombs | 8333 |
| Upson | 5123 |
| Lee | 5337 |
| Walker | 5761 |
| Mitchell | 4397 |
| Habersham | 6735 |
| Dawson | 5516 |
| Butts | 4371 |
| Washington | 4297 |
| Pickens | 5284 |
| Stephens | 4778 |
| Wayne | 4797 |
| Peach | 4388 |
| Emanuel | 4649 |
| Polk | 4710 |
| Appling | 4734 |
| White | 5943 |
| Murray | 4586 |
| Morgan | 4771 |
| Monroe | 4339 |
| Greene | 3975 |
| Hart | 4165 |
| Putnam | 4377 |
| Meriwether | 3547 |
| Elbert | 4082 |
| Haralson | 4151 |
| Harris | 4321 |
| Camden | 5260 |
| Dodge | 3541 |
| Pierce | 4082 |
| Mcduffie | 3968 |
| Ben Hill | 3582 |
| Tattnall | 3802 |
| Burke | 3746 |
| Lamar | 3313 |
| Franklin | 3981 |
| Jefferson | 3435 |
| Grady | 3737 |
| Union | 3803 |
| Lumpkin | 4120 |
| Bacon | 4135 |
| Gilmer | 3574 |
| Seminole | 2905 |
| Fannin | 3887 |
| Turner | 2208 |
| Telfair | 2441 |
| Rabun | 3306 |
| Cook | 3185 |
| Jeff Davis | 2589 |
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