Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
1,800,395 |
7,885,349 |
9,685,744 |
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
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
24,690 |
35,199 |
33,219 |
| 2007 |
24,827 |
35,494 |
33,499 |
| Percent change |
1.1 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
30,939 |
48,431 |
45,605 |
| 2007 |
30,876 |
48,039 |
45,321 |
| Percent change |
-0.4 |
-1.6 |
-1.2 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
22.5 |
14.7 |
16.6 |
| 1989 |
21.0 |
12.9 |
14.7 |
| 1999 |
18.5 |
11.6 |
13.0 |
| 2008 (latest model-based estimates) |
20.3 |
13.5 |
14.7 |
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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2006 |
875,624 |
4,544,214 |
5,419,838 |
| 2007 |
880,760 |
4,679,222 |
5,559,982 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
| 2008 |
7.1 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
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 |
| 2005-2006 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.5 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
| 2007-2008 |
-1.5 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
37,067,991 |
37,059,923 |
36,798,743 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
11,262,838 |
10,744,239 |
10,150,539 |
| Percent of total land area |
30.4 |
29.0 |
27.6 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
5,572,570 |
4,676,567 |
4,478,168 |
| Percent of total farmland |
49.5 |
43.5 |
44.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
20.3 |
18.5 |
13.1 |
| Percent irrigated |
13.6 |
18.1 |
22.0 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
3,894,737 |
3,245,784 |
3,390,437 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
4,013,830 |
4,285,708 |
3,712,672 |
| Percent of total farmland |
35.6 |
39.9 |
36.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
17.6 |
20.7 |
14.0 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
911,788 |
1,173,187 |
1,341,985 |
| Percent of total farmland |
8.1 |
10.9 |
13.2 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
764,650 |
608,777 |
617,714 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.8 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
504,779 |
458,183 |
331,166 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
228 |
218 |
212 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
55.9 |
58.5 |
59.9 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
33.8 |
31.6 |
30.9 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
65.6 |
69.3 |
67.7 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
15.0 |
14.8 |
15.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
4.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
9.5 |
7.7 |
7.1 |
| More than $500,000 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
36,076 |
37,393 |
36,526 |
| Percent of total |
73.1 |
75.8 |
76.3 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
10,164 |
9,589 |
9,299 |
| Percent of total |
20.6 |
19.4 |
19.4 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
3,103 |
2,329 |
2,021 |
| Percent of total |
6.3 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
43,523 |
45,050 |
41,703 |
| Percent of total |
88.2 |
91.4 |
87.2 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,712 |
1,322 |
1,691 |
| Percent of total |
3.5 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
3,560 |
2,490 |
3,850 |
| Percent of total |
7.2 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
179 |
162 |
218 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
369 |
287 |
384 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.6 |
56.5 |
57.8 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
40.2 |
50.9 |
42.0 |
| Men |
43,576 |
42,856 |
40,314 |
| Women |
5,767 |
6,455 |
7,532 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
47,900 |
47,800 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
2,307,855 |
2,742,532 |
| + Final animal output |
4,331,526 |
4,635,916 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,388,260 |
1,437,070 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
8,027,640 |
8,815,518 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
4,658,081 |
4,788,905 |
| + Net government transactions |
197,861 |
213,506 |
| = Gross value added |
3,567,420 |
4,240,119 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
591,388 |
607,402 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,976,032 |
3,632,717 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
808,967 |
857,582 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
422,917 |
465,563 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
75,372 |
93,180 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
310,678 |
298,839 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
2,167,065 |
2,775,135 |
| |
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
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Broilers |
3,360,960 |
45.5 |
14.5 |
| 2. Chicken eggs |
564,272 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
| 3. Cotton |
562,251 |
7.6 |
9.9 |
| 4. Peanuts |
475,116 |
6.4 |
45.2 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
291,990 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
| |
| All commodities |
7,392,985 |
|
2.3 |
| |
More information on Georgia's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Cotton and linters |
2 |
583.9 |
| 2. Poultry and products |
1 |
555.1 |
| 3. Peanuts and products |
1 |
152.7 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
26 |
148.6 |
| 5. Other |
19 |
101.7 |
| |
| Overall rank |
18 |
2,065.7 |
| |
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 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Franklin County |
4.6 |
326,175 |
| 2. Colquitt County |
3.6 |
256,506 |
| 3. Mitchell County |
3.5 |
250,216 |
| 4. Tattnall County |
3.0 |
210,854 |
| 5. Hart County |
2.9 |
204,599 |
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| State total |
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7,112,866 |
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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 2009, 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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