Georgia Trivia:


Capital : Atlanta
State Tree : Live Oak
State Flower : Cherokee Rose
State Insect : European Honey Bee
State Bird : Brown Thrasher

Georgia People:


Georgia has a total population of 9,363,941 (2006 est) and ranks 9th in population of U.S. states. By age, 2,455,020 (26.2%) Georgians are under 18 years of age, 5,996,047 (64.1%) are age 19 to 64, and 912,874 (9.7%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.8%, and males 49.2% of the total population.


Georgia Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under26.2  
65 and older9.7  
19 to 6464.1  
Female50.8  
Male49.2  

30,893 (0.3%) Georgians are American Indian or Alaska Native, 261,401 (2.8%) are Asian, 2,799,625 (29.9%) are Black, 7,396 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 6,158,769 (65.8%) are White, 105,857 (1.1%) are of mixed race.
 

Georgia Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteGeorgia White population 6,158,7696,158,769  
BlackGeorgia Black population 2,799,6252,799,625
AsianGeorgia Asian population 261,401261,401
MixedGeorgia Mixed population 105,857105,857
American IndianGeorgia American Indian population 30,89330,893
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderGeorgia Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 7,3967,396

703,246 (7.5%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

7.1% of Georgians were born in a foreign country.

9.9% of Georgians over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

78.6% of Georgians over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 24.3% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Georgia had 138,849 births and 65,818 deaths in 2004.

Georgia Land:


Georgia has a land area of 57,906 square miles and is ranked 21st amoung U.S. states in total area. Georgia has a population density of 141 people per square mile. Georgia had 10,744,239 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.29% of the total area.