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Georgia is known as the “Peach State” and the “Empire State of the South”. Georgia is a state in the southern United States. Georgia was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted in the American Revolution. Georgia is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation. The capital and largest city is Atlanta. Georgia is bordered by Florida, the Atlantic Ocean, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, 4,784 feet. Georgia's 2005 total gross state product was $364 billion. Its per capita personal income for 2005 put it 10th in the nation at $40,155. Georgia's agricultural outputs are poultry and eggs, pecans, peaches, peanuts, rye, cattle, hogs, dairy products, turfgrass, and vegetables. Its industrial outputs are textiles and apparel, transportation equipment, food processing, paper products, chemical products, electric equipment. |
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| Total population (2007)
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9,544,750 |
| Total Births (2006)
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140,495 |
| Total Deaths (2006)
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66,872 |
| Total natural population increases (2006)
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73,623 |
| Total international migration (2006)
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37,451 |
| Total internal migration (2006)
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120,953 |
| Net migration (2006)
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158,404 |
| Total male population (2000)
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4,027,113 |
| Total female population (2000)
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4,159,340 |
| Total white population (2000)
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5,327,281 |
| Total black population (2000)
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2,349,542 |
| Total asian population (2000)
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173,170 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000)
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21,737 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000)
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4,246 |
| Hispanic population (2000)
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435,227 |
| Total population over 18 yrs (2000) |
6,017,219 |
| White population over 18 yrs (2000)
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4,064,946 |
| Black population over 18 yrs (2000) |
1,602,985 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000)
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16,104 |
| Asian population over 18 yrs (2000)
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129,659 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000)
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3,124 |
| Female median age (2000) |
35 |
| Male median age (2000)
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32 |
| Total number households (2000) |
3,006,369 |
| Average household size (2000)
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2.65 |
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| Capital |
Atlanta |
| Largest City |
Atlanta |
| State's Total Area Ranking |
24 |
| Total Area |
59 sq mi |
| Width |
230 miles |
| Length |
298 miles |
| Percent Water |
0.03% |
| Latitude |
30°31'N to 35°N |
| Longitude |
81°W to 85°53'W |
| Highest Elevation |
Brasstown Bald 4,784 ft (1,458 m) |
| Mean Elevation |
591 ft |
| Lowest Elevation |
Atlantic Ocean 0 ft (0 m) |
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| GDP (2005) |
$363,839,000,000 |
| GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 |
3.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) |
$3,343,000,000 |
| Mining contribution to GDP (2005) |
$1,147,000,000 |
| Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) |
$7,414,000,000 |
| Construction contribution to GDP (2005) |
$18,680,000,000 |
| Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$18,938,000,000 |
| Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$27,138,000,000 |
| Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$28,420,000,000 |
| Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$24,328,000,000 |
| Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$13,323,000,000 |
| Information contribution to GDP (2005) |
$23,585,000,000 |
| Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$22,604,000,000 |
| Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$41,528,000,000 |
| Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$22,878,000,000 |
| Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) |
$7,513,000,000 |
| Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$12,682,000,000 |
| Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,912,000,000 |
| Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$21,204,000,000 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,260,000,000 |
| Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$9,573,000,000 |
| Other services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$7,491,000,000 |
| Government contribution to GDP (2005) |
$46,879,000,000 |
| Total state tax (2005)
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$15,675,655 |
| Total state tax per capita (2005) |
$1,728 |
| Total employees state & local government (2005) |
498,781 |
| Firefighters (2005)
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10,332 |
| Government hospital employees (2005) |
30,720 |
| Government transit employees (2005) |
4,997 |
| Population with health insurance (2000) |
6,842,068 |
| Population without health insurance (2000) |
1,281,716 |
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| State Flower |
Cherokee Rose |
| State Bird |
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) |
| Violent crime (2005) |
40,725 |
| Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
448.9 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) |
564 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
6.2 |
| Forcible rape (2005) |
2,143 |
| Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
23.6 |
| Robbery (2005) |
14,041 |
| Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
154.8 |
| Aggravated assault (2005) |
23,977 |
| Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
264.3 |
| Property crime (2005) |
378,534 |
| Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
4172.3 |
| Burglary (2005) |
84,463 |
| Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
931.0 |
| Larceny-theft (2005) |
249,594 |
| Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
2751.1 |
| Motor vehicle theft (2005) |
44,477 |
| Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
490.2 |
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