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Georgia

FIPS 13 · Population 10,940,407
6 Sources Updated June 22, 2026
10.9M
Population
334,922,499 U.S.
$77,353
Median Income
$80,734 national
$881.5B
GDP
3.4%
Unemployment
4% national

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Demographics & Population

Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 · 5-Year Estimates

Household Income

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household
$77,353
Per Capita
$40,924
Mean Household
$106,944
Poverty Rate
13.4%

Age & Race / Ethnicity

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2024 · Tables B01001, B02001, B03003
65+: 15% (1,636,809 residents) 55-64: 12.3% (1,344,347 residents) 35-54: 26.3% (2,872,800 residents) 18-34: 23.3% (2,544,953 residents) Under 18: 23.2% (2,541,498 residents) 38 Median Age
Cohorts
Under 18 · 23.2%
18-34 · 23.3%
35-54 · 26.3%
55-64 · 12.3%
65+ · 15%
Race & Ethnicity
White50.9%
Black or African American31.1%
Asian4.5%
Hispanic or Latino(any race)11%
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.

Educational Attainment

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
89.2%
High School+
National: 89.6%
▼ 0.4 pts
34.9%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
▼ 0.8 pts
13.9%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
▼ 0.2 pts

Employment Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates
10,940,407
Population
5,554,743
Labor Force
Employed
5,213,857
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2024 annual
3.4%
Mean Commute 2 min above national avg
28.3 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
15.9%
Georgia's median household income sits 4% below the national median. At 13.4%, its poverty rate runs 0.9 pts above the ~12.5% national level, relevant for federal funding eligibility narratives. Bachelor's-or-higher attainment of 34.9% trails the national average of 35.7%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates (released December 2025). Figures reflect the most recent Census release, older news reports may cite prior vintages.
Key Takeaways
  • Broadly in line with U.S. norms across income, poverty, education, and age.

Economy & Industry

Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis

$881.5B
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · SAGDP1 Regional GDP

Top Industries by Employment

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics · Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages 2025 Annual
IndustryEmployment% of Top SectorsAvg Wage
1Health Care and Social Assistance
612,774 17.1%
$70,135
2Retail Trade
509,148 14.2%
$41,873
3Accommodation and Food Services
451,554 12.6%
$27,360
4Manufacturing
425,209 11.9%
$75,371
5Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
336,151 9.4%
$117,876
6Administrative and Support and Waste Management
318,910 8.9%
$57,235
7Transportation and Warehousing
264,615 7.4%
$70,666
8Construction
234,446 6.6%
$84,615
9Wholesale Trade
226,420 6.3%
$101,715
10Finance and Insurance
195,422 5.5%
$124,243
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Key Takeaways
  • Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance employs 612,774 workers (17.1% of the tracked sectors), at an average wage of $70,135.
  • Economic scale: State GDP of $881.5B (2024).
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.

Industry Concentration

Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.

Concentrated Industries
Source: BLS QCEW · 3-digit NAICS sub-sector · Location Quotient vs. national employment share
Same source as the Top Industries table above, sub-sector view surfaces specialization the supersector view masks.
Textile Product Mills
8.24x
24,007
Textile Mills
5.33x
13,585
Forestry and Logging
2.75x
3,955
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
2.74x
38,299
2.68x
19,227
Air Transportation
2.05x
36,861
Paper Manufacturing
1.97x
21,774
Telecommunications
1.67x
31,048
Wood Product Manufacturing
1.66x
20,959
Computing Infrastructure Providers and Data Processing
1.62x
24,622

Attraction Opportunities - Below-Average Industries

LQ < 0.5, below-average employment, potential attraction targets. Source: BLS QCEW · 3-digit NAICS sub-sector
0.02x
Oil and Gas Extraction
90 employed
0.06x
Support Activities for Mining
461 employed
0.15x
Water Transportation
329 employed
0.32x
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
9,894 employed
0.33x
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
5,925 employed
0.38x
Pipeline Transportation
673 employed
0.45x
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
5,348 employed
0.45x
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
1,544 employed
Key Takeaways
  • Top specialization: Textile Product Mills concentrates at 8.24x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity.
  • Cluster depth: 10 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base across the state.
  • Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Industry Employment Composition
Georgia's Top Sectors by Workforce Share
Each rectangle's area is proportional to that sector's share of the top private supersectors. Hover for exact employment.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW 2025 Annual · Private sector, NAICS supersectors

Housing & Affordability

Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026

Housing Overview

Source: Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064
$303,300
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,393
Rent/Mo
65.7%
Owner-Occ
10.3%
Vacancy
3.9x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average

HUD Fair Market Rents (Statewide)

Renter-household-weighted average across 159 Fair Market Rent areas · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026
Studio
$1,314/mo$671 to $1,585
1 Bedroom
$1,387/mo$742 to $1,660
2 Bedroom
$1,551/mo$973 to $1,820
3 Bedroom
$1,910/mo$1,167 to $2,235
4 Bedroom
$2,257/mo$1,288 to $2,605
30% of monthly median household income (~$1,934/mo) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Key Takeaways
  • In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.9x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
  • Elevated vacancy: 10.3% vacancy rate; potential redevelopment opportunity.
Source: Census ACS housing tables.

Workforce Pipeline

Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition

Labor Market Overview

Source: Census ACS 2024 · Tables B01001, B23025, B08303, B08301
6,762,100
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Labor force participation rate: 66.1% of working-age population (18-64) 66% Participation
▲ vs 2019
Mean Commute
28.3 min
Work From Home
15.9%

Education & Talent Pipeline

Source: Census ACS 2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
34.9%
HS Diploma+
89.2%
Top Institutions
Degrees, certificates, and other credentials awarded last academic year (College Scorecard).
University of Georgia 13,515/yr
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 9,969/yr
Georgia State University 8,351/yr
Kennesaw State University 7,682/yr
Georgia Southern University 5,669/yr
Emory University 5,171/yr

Aging Workforce

Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
19.9%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)

Workforce by Occupation

Source: Census ACS 2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
41.6%
Service
15%
Sales & Office
20.6%
Construction / Maint.
8.3%
Production / Transport
14.5%
Bars scaled 2× for visual differentiation; percentage labels show actual share of 5,213,857 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
Source: ACS workforce data.

County Profiles

159 counties in Georgia

Appling County FIPS 13001 Atkinson County FIPS 13003 Bacon County FIPS 13005 Baker County FIPS 13007 Baldwin County FIPS 13009 Banks County FIPS 13011 Barrow County FIPS 13013 Bartow County FIPS 13015 Ben Hill County FIPS 13017 Berrien County FIPS 13019 Bibb County FIPS 13021 Bleckley County FIPS 13023 Brantley County FIPS 13025 Brooks County FIPS 13027 Bryan County FIPS 13029 Bulloch County FIPS 13031 Burke County FIPS 13033 Butts County FIPS 13035 Calhoun County FIPS 13037 Camden County FIPS 13039 Candler County FIPS 13043 Carroll County FIPS 13045 Catoosa County FIPS 13047 Charlton County FIPS 13049 Chatham County FIPS 13051 Chattahoochee County FIPS 13053 Chattooga County FIPS 13055 Cherokee County FIPS 13057 Clarke County FIPS 13059 Clay County FIPS 13061 Clayton County FIPS 13063 Clinch County FIPS 13065 Cobb County FIPS 13067 Coffee County FIPS 13069 Colquitt County FIPS 13071 Columbia County FIPS 13073 Cook County FIPS 13075 Coweta County FIPS 13077 Crawford County FIPS 13079 Crisp County FIPS 13081 Dade County FIPS 13083 Dawson County FIPS 13085 Decatur County FIPS 13087 DeKalb County FIPS 13089 Dodge County FIPS 13091 Dooly County FIPS 13093 Dougherty County FIPS 13095 Douglas County FIPS 13097 Early County FIPS 13099 Echols County FIPS 13101 Effingham County FIPS 13103 Elbert County FIPS 13105 Emanuel County FIPS 13107 Evans County FIPS 13109 Fannin County FIPS 13111 Fayette County FIPS 13113 Floyd County FIPS 13115 Forsyth County FIPS 13117 Franklin County FIPS 13119 Fulton County FIPS 13121 Gilmer County FIPS 13123 Glascock County FIPS 13125 Glynn County FIPS 13127 Gordon County FIPS 13129 Grady County FIPS 13131 Greene County FIPS 13133 Gwinnett County FIPS 13135 Habersham County FIPS 13137 Hall County FIPS 13139 Hancock County FIPS 13141 Haralson County FIPS 13143 Harris County FIPS 13145 Hart County FIPS 13147 Heard County FIPS 13149 Henry County FIPS 13151 Houston County FIPS 13153 Irwin County FIPS 13155 Jackson County FIPS 13157 Jasper County FIPS 13159 Jeff Davis County FIPS 13161 Jefferson County FIPS 13163 Jenkins County FIPS 13165 Johnson County FIPS 13167 Jones County FIPS 13169 Lamar County FIPS 13171 Lanier County FIPS 13173 Laurens County FIPS 13175 Lee County FIPS 13177 Liberty County FIPS 13179 Lincoln County FIPS 13181 Long County FIPS 13183 Lowndes County FIPS 13185 Lumpkin County FIPS 13187 Macon County FIPS 13193 Madison County FIPS 13195 Marion County FIPS 13197 McDuffie County FIPS 13189 McIntosh County FIPS 13191 Meriwether County FIPS 13199 Miller County FIPS 13201 Mitchell County FIPS 13205 Monroe County FIPS 13207 Montgomery County FIPS 13209 Morgan County FIPS 13211 Murray County FIPS 13213 Muscogee County FIPS 13215 Newton County FIPS 13217 Oconee County FIPS 13219 Oglethorpe County FIPS 13221 Paulding County FIPS 13223 Peach County FIPS 13225 Pickens County FIPS 13227 Pierce County FIPS 13229 Pike County FIPS 13231 Polk County FIPS 13233 Pulaski County FIPS 13235 Putnam County FIPS 13237 Quitman County FIPS 13239 Rabun County FIPS 13241 Randolph County FIPS 13243 Richmond County FIPS 13245 Rockdale County FIPS 13247 Schley County FIPS 13249 Screven County FIPS 13251 Seminole County FIPS 13253 Spalding County FIPS 13255 Stephens County FIPS 13257 Stewart County FIPS 13259 Sumter County FIPS 13261 Talbot County FIPS 13263 Taliaferro County FIPS 13265 Tattnall County FIPS 13267 Taylor County FIPS 13269 Telfair County FIPS 13271 Terrell County FIPS 13273 Thomas County FIPS 13275 Tift County FIPS 13277 Toombs County FIPS 13279 Towns County FIPS 13281 Treutlen County FIPS 13283 Troup County FIPS 13285 Turner County FIPS 13287 Twiggs County FIPS 13289 Union County FIPS 13291 Upson County FIPS 13293 Walker County FIPS 13295 Walton County FIPS 13297 Ware County FIPS 13299 Warren County FIPS 13301 Washington County FIPS 13303 Wayne County FIPS 13305 Webster County FIPS 13307 Wheeler County FIPS 13309 White County FIPS 13311 Whitfield County FIPS 13313 Wilcox County FIPS 13315 Wilkes County FIPS 13317 Wilkinson County FIPS 13319 Worth County FIPS 13321

AI Insights

AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 6 federal data sources

Sample AI Insight

Georgia shows strong potential for textile product mills attraction, with a 8.24x concentration and 24,007 jobs in this sub-sector.

Cluster depth across textile product mills, textile mills, and forestry and logging creates supply-chain attraction leverage, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.

Industry Shift Analysis

Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100

Prospect Match Scores

Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources

Updated from official federal government data.

Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025
BEA Regional GDP2024
Census CBP2024
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
USAspending.govFY2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Key economic and demographic figures for Georgia, from federal data sources.

What is the population of Georgia?

10,940,407 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).

What is the median household income in Georgia?

$77,353 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Georgia?

3.4% (2024 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).

What is the GDP of Georgia?

$881.5B (BEA SAGDP (state GDP)).