Tourism in Laurens County Generated $126.8M in Visitor Spending in 2025.
Dublin, GA October 2nd, 2026 – Visit Dublin GA today announced that visitors to Laurens County brought in $126.8M in spending in calendar year 2025, according to newly released data made available by the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Once again, a record breaking total visitor spending in 2025, reflects a year-over-year (YOY) increase of 4.4%
Bill Brown, Chairman of the Dublin-Laurens Tourism Council said, “These numbers are something our entire community can be proud of. Tourism doesn’t happen because of one organization or one industry. It happens because businesses, events, attractions and, most importantly, our people all work together to make Dublin and Laurens County a place visitors want to experience and return to.”
Travel into Laurens County in 2025 supported 1,263 jobs and generated $9.6M in state and local tax revenues for Laurens County. Without the state and local tax revenues generated by tourism, Laurens County taxes would cost an additional $515 per year, per household. Food and beverage was the leading category in terms of share, with $37.5 million spent, accounting for 29.6% of visitor spending, and growing by 7.7% (YOY).
“Visits are a reflection of what happens when an entire community works together to create a destination people feel at home in. Everyone plays a role in that success, but most importantly, it is the good people of Dublin and Laurens County who make visitors feel welcome when they arrive. That genuine hospitality is a big part of what keeps people coming back. We are proud of what we have accomplished together.” said Visit Dublin GA Executive Director Miriam Lewis.
In 2025, Georgia broke visitation records for the fourth year in a row, reaching a new high of 175.6M domestic and international visitors. These travelers spent a record $46.2B on hotels, restaurants, transportation, and other local businesses across the state and generated $5.3B in state and local tax revenues. Total economic impact for Georgia travel and tourism reached $84.1B and supported more than 473,837 jobs statewide.
This data is sourced from an annual study conducted by Tourism Economics and commissioned by the Georgia Department of Economic Development to measure the economic impact of tourism on the state and its 159 counties. Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, is a leader in global economic forecasting for the travel and tourism industry.
About Visit Dublin GA
Visit Dublin GA promotes Laurens County as a destination for tourists and conventions, invests in local community resources that encourage tourism and conventions, and coordinates and stages events with regional and state-wide interest. Visit Dublin GA is the marketing brand of the
Dublin-Laurens Tourism Council, Inc., a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization. For more information about tourism in Laurens County, visit VisitDublinGA.org.
About GDEcD
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is the state’s sales and marketing arm, the lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, locating new markets for Georgia products, attracting tourists to Georgia, and promoting the state as a destination for arts and location for film and digital entertainment projects, as well as planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development. Visit Georgia.org for more information.
Media Contacts:
Miriam Ponton Lewis – Executive Director
Visit Dublin GA
Miriam@visitdublinga.org
Cayla Cardwell – Communications Manager
Georgia Department of Economic Development
CCardwell@Georgia.org
