Georgia
State Government
Governor
Brian Kemp (R)
State Senate
23
Democrats,
33
Republicans
State House
78
Democrats,
102
Republicans
Georgia
Economic well-being - Georgia
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
7.3
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.3
Poverty rate
12.6%
Unemployment rate
3.4
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
12.0
Poverty by demographic - Georgia
Child poverty rate
0.2
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
29000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
415000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
225000
Senior poverty rate
12.1 %
Women in poverty
5,640,440
January 31, 2018
Georgia’s low-income students get AP exam subsidy in supplemental budget
August 4, 2017
DEBT WITHOUT DEGREE: Students drown in debt despite a $524 million state surplus
August 4, 2017
State ends free AP test for low-income students, shifts cash to STEM tests
May 30, 2017
The Atlanta BeltLine Has a Long Way to Go
February 20, 2017
U.S. News & World Report, February 20, 2017: Study: Struggling College Students Get a Hand to Graduate
September 9, 2016