Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,345,794 |
4,117,188 |
5,462,982 |
1990 |
1,426,633 |
5,051,583 |
6,478,216 |
2000 |
1,659,998 |
6,526,455 |
8,186,453 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,784,337 |
7,760,413 |
9,544,750 |
More information on Georgia population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
24,208 |
34,080 |
32,200 |
2006 |
24,144 |
33,941 |
32,095 |
Percent change |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
31,106 |
48,030 |
45,247 |
2006 |
30,507 |
47,542 |
44,769 |
Percent change |
-2.0 |
-1.0 |
-1.1 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
22.5 |
14.7 |
16.6 |
1989 |
21.0 |
12.9 |
14.7 |
1999 |
18.5 |
11.6 |
13.0 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
19.8 |
13.1 |
14.3 |
More information on Georgia poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
57.6 |
39.0 |
43.6 |
1990 |
41.9 |
25.5 |
29.1 |
2000 |
31.3 |
18.9 |
21.4 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
25.0 |
29.7 |
28.5 |
1990 |
32.6 |
28.8 |
29.6 |
2000 |
35.6 |
26.9 |
28.7 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
9.0 |
14.8 |
13.3 |
1990 |
15.4 |
23.8 |
22.0 |
2000 |
20.5 |
26.9 |
25.6 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
8.6 |
16.6 |
14.6 |
1990 |
10.2 |
21.9 |
19.3 |
2000 |
12.6 |
27.3 |
24.3 |
More information on Georgia education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Total number of jobs |
2005 |
860,385 |
4,371,616 |
5,232,001 |
2006 |
875,764 |
4,505,531 |
5,381,295 |
|
Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
2007 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
More information on Georgia unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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Percent employment change |
2004-2005 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2005-2006 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2006-2007 |
-0.2 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
37.07 |
37.07 |
37.06 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
10.03 |
11.26 |
10.74 |
Percent of total land area |
27.1 |
30.4 |
29.0 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
5.48 |
5.57 |
4.68 |
Percent of total farmland |
54.6 |
49.5 |
43.5 |
Percent in pasture |
21.7 |
20.3 |
18.5 |
Percent irrigated |
13.0 |
13.6 |
18.1 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
3.33 |
3.89 |
3.25 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
3.33 |
4.01 |
4.29 |
Percent of total farmland |
33.2 |
35.6 |
39.9 |
Percent in pasture |
22.7 |
17.6 |
20.7 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.82 |
0.91 |
1.17 |
Percent of total farmland |
8.2 |
8.1 |
10.9 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.40 |
0.76 |
0.61 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.0 |
6.8 |
5.7 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.30 |
0.50 |
0.46 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.0 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
246 |
228 |
218 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
51.2 |
55.9 |
58.5 |
100 to 499 acres |
36.5 |
33.8 |
31.6 |
500 to 999 acres |
7.3 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
3.5 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2,000 or more acres |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
57.5 |
65.6 |
69.3 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
19.0 |
15.0 |
14.8 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
5.9 |
4.2 |
3.2 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
13.1 |
9.5 |
7.7 |
More than $500,000 |
4.2 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
27,673 |
36,076 |
37,393 |
Percent of total |
67.9 |
73.1 |
75.8 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
10,136 |
10,164 |
9,589 |
Percent of total |
24.9 |
20.6 |
19.4 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
2,950 |
3,103 |
2,329 |
Percent of total |
7.2 |
6.3 |
4.7 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
35,985 |
43,523 |
45,050 |
Percent of total |
88.3 |
88.2 |
91.4 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
1,121 |
1,712 |
1,322 |
Percent of total |
2.8 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
3,173 |
3,560 |
2,490 |
Percent of total |
7.8 |
7.2 |
5.0 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
176 |
179 |
162 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
304 |
369 |
287 |
Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
55.0 |
55.6 |
56.5 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
46.2 |
40.2 |
50.9 |
Men (persons) |
37,303 |
43,576 |
42,856 |
Women (persons) |
3,456 |
5,767 |
6,455 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
49,000 |
47,500 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
2,216,862 |
2,401,233 |
+ Final animal output |
3,576,946 |
4,332,599 |
+ Services and forestry |
1,371,008 |
1,425,397 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
7,164,816 |
8,159,229 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
4,201,500 |
4,417,628 |
+ Net government transactions |
350,885 |
197,519 |
= Gross value added |
3,314,201 |
3,939,120 |
|
- Capital consumption |
551,669 |
569,850 |
|
= Net value added |
2,762,532 |
3,369,270 |
|
- Factor payments |
702,005 |
734,159 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
317,884 |
339,618 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
95,840 |
85,283 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
288,281 |
309,258 |
|
= Net farm income |
2,060,527 |
2,635,111 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Broilers |
3,187,848 |
46.8 |
14.9 |
2. Cotton |
536,775 |
7.9 |
8.7 |
3. Chicken eggs |
437,491 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
4. Greenhouse/nursery |
350,000 |
5.1 |
2.0 |
5. Peanuts |
324,324 |
4.8 |
42.5 |
|
All commodities |
6,813,539 |
|
2.4 |
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More information on Georgia's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Poultry and products |
1 |
419.7 |
2. Cotton and linters |
4 |
364.0 |
3. Peanuts and products |
1 |
109.1 |
4. Other |
18 |
104.3 |
5. Vegetables and preparations |
11 |
75.6 |
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Overall rank |
19 |
1,469.1 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Franklin County |
3.7 |
180.7 |
2. Hall County |
3.5 |
170.3 |
3. Jackson County |
3.1 |
154.4 |
4. Tattnall County |
2.8 |
139.2 |
5. Colquitt County |
2.6 |
129.5 |
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State total |
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4,911.8 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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