Georgia
State Government
Governor
Brian Kemp (R)
State Senate
23
Democrats,
33
Republicans
State House
78
Democrats,
102
Republicans
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
Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 16, 2016: Educating the Poorest Children of All Brings Real Challenges
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 4, 2016: (Blog) If free and reduced lunch data can’t reliably identify poverty, what can?
US News & World Report, February 17, 2016: Colleges Offer Microgrants to Help Low-Income Students Pay Bills
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 24, 2015: UGA awarded $1.1M grant to help disadvantaged students
"The University of Georgia has received a $1.1 million federal grant to help first-generation and low-income students on its campus. The grant is part of the U.S. Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services program that provides services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds at colleges across the country, and will be distributed over the next five years."
Georgia Public Broadcasting, April 7, 2015: Atlanta Offering Summer Meal Program For Low-Income Children
"Atlanta city officials say they're planning to offer a federally-supported program to provide meals to low-income children during summer break from school."
The Macon Telegraph, January 20, 2015: Report: Low-income students are majority in Georgia
"The percentage of low-income students in U.S. public schools now make up the majority, according to the latest data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. A report prepared by the Southern Education Foundation found that Southern states made up 12 of the 14 states with the highest rates of low-income students."