Overview
10.63 million
Total Population
37.1
Median age
51.14%
Female population %
95.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
50.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1.05 million
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Georgia's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Georgia is 37.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Georgia's population under 18 was 23.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Georgia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Georgia, 19.62% were under the age of 15, 20.79% aged 15 to 29, 45.67% aged 30 to 64, 12.55% aged 65 to 84, and 1.38% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 242,383 more females than males in Georgia:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.14% females and 48.86% males in Georgia.
- The Georgia gender ratio is 95.5:100 i.e. 95.5 men to 100 women (0.955).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 385,435.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 373,801.
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Race / Ethnicity
Georgia's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Georgia population: 55.85% are White, 31.54% are Black or African American, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.22% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.15% are some other race and 4.85% are multiracial.
- Georgia's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the state.
- By ethnicity, 1.05 million is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9.58 million (90.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Georgia is White with a population of 5.93 million (55.85% of the total population).
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Year by year
Georgia's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 10,912,876 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Georgia's population increased by 1,481,903 (18.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Georgia's population increased by 1,017,619 (10.48%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Georgia's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,230,306.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)