Demographic comparison of the state of Georgia, the city of Atlanta, and the Georgia state legislature
| Total population | Voting-age citizen population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | Atlanta | Georgia | Atlanta | State legislature |
|
| Total | 10,519,475 | 419,820 | 7,486,799 | 383,740 | 236 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 52.2% | 40.5% | 58.2% | 43.1% | 69.5% |
| Black | 31.2% | 47.2% | 32.0% | 48.0% | 25.4% |
| Latinx | 9.7% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 1.3% |
| AAPI/other | 6.9% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 2.50% |
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 48.7% | 50.2% | 47.5% | 48.3% | 69.1% |
| Women | 51.3% | 49.8% | 52.5% | 51.7% | 30.5% |
| Age | |||||
| Under 17 | 23.8% | 17.7% | – | – | – |
| 18–29 | 16.9% | 26.5% | 22.3% | 30.6% | – |
| 30–44 | 20.0% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 28.4% | – |
| 45–64 | 25.4% | 20.8% | 33.8% | 26.8% | – |
| 65 and over | 13.9% | 10.2% | 19.0% | 14.20% | – |
| Citizenship | |||||
| U.S.-born | 89.9% | 91.5% | – | – | – |
| Naturalized citizen | 4.5% | 3.0% | – | – | – |
| Not a citizen | 5.6% | 5.5% | – | – | – |
| Poverty status | |||||
| Poverty level | 1,468,642 | 93,612 | 879,107 | 60,538 | – |
| Poverty rate | 14.3% | 20.2% | 12.1% | 17.1% | – |
Note: Blank cells indicate demographic breakdowns that are not applicable to the voting-age citizen population or not available for all state legislators.
Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Legislatures at a Glance; EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata.