Georgia (USA)
Georgia (USA): the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · population 11,302,748 (registry) · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Georgia USA at a glance
Rolled up from the 17 regions inside Georgia USA on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads Georgia USA, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-08 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
- Population
- 11,302,748 persons (FRED GAPOP, 11,302.748 thousand; Census Bureau resident population estimate) (2025) ↗
- GDP
- 936,086.7 USD millions, nominal (BEA state GDP via FRED GANGSP) (2025) ↗
- Unemployment
- 3.3 % seasonally adjusted (BLS LAUS via FRED GAUR) (2026-09) ↗
- Median household income
- 82,100 USD, current dollars (Census CPS ASEC via FRED MEHOINUSGAA646N) (2025) ↗
- Home ownership
- 63.9 % (Census CPS/HVS via FRED GAHOWN) (2025) ↗
- Debt per person with a credit report
- 62,070 USD total debt balance per capita (NY Fed Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax; US = 63,200) (2025-Q4) ↗
Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
| Language | Share | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language other than English ↗ | 16.3% | most often at home: % of population age 5+ speaking a language other than English at home (ACS 2024, 1.72 million people; US 23%) | 2024 |
| Spanish ↗ | 56.5% | most often at home: % of non-English-at-home speakers (972,000 people, ACS 2024) | 2024 |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) ↗ | most often at home: 64,400 speakers (ACS 2024); second most common non-English language | 2024 | |
| Korean ↗ | most often at home: 60,400 speakers (ACS 2024); third most common non-English language | 2024 |
Largest companies in Georgia USA
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Home Depot ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 25 rank | 2026 |
| United Parcel Service ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 48 rank | 2026 |
| Delta Air Lines ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 71 rank | 2026 |
| The Coca-Cola Company ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 98 rank | 2026 |
| Southern Company ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 152 rank | 2026 |
| Genuine Parts ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 188 rank | 2026 |
| Asbury Automotive Group ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 246 rank | 2026 |
| PulteGroup ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 256 rank | 2026 |
| Aflac ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 261 rank | 2026 |
| Assurant ↗ | Fortune 500 rank | 345 rank | 2026 |
Worth knowing
- 2026-11Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Atlanta mayor, defeated Republican Rick Jackson in the Nov 3, 2026 governor's race. She is the first woman and first African-American elected governor of Georgia, and the first Democrat elected governor since Roy Barnes in 1998. She succeeds the term-limited Brian Kemp. ↗
- 2026-01Georgia's statewide median home sales price was $360,000 in 2025, unchanged from 2024. Closed sales fell 1.1% to 123,440 and active listings rose 13.1% to 40,189 at year end. ↗
- 2026-02Total household debt per capita in Georgia was $62,070 at Q4 2025, slightly below the US figure of $63,200 (NY Fed/Equifax). ↗
- 2026-08Georgia Power's Select Georgia lists 15 FORTUNE 500 companies headquartered in Georgia, led by The Home Depot (#25). Assurant (#345) is the newest arrival. ↗
- 2024The number of Georgians speaking Spanish at home grew 22.6% between 2018 and 2024. The non-English languages most concentrated in Georgia relative to the US are Gujarati (7.1% of all US speakers), Swahili and related African languages (5.4%) and Korean (5.2%). ↗
- 2026-08The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Atlanta home price index (seasonally adjusted, Jan 2000 = 100) stood at 249.16 in August 2026, essentially flat since June (249.43). ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
- Spanish858,772 · 7.9%
- Other Indo-European languages157,001 · 1.5%
- Other and unspecified languages105,980 · 1%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages88,256 · 0.8%
- French, Haitian, or Cajun59,838 · 0.6%
- Vietnamese58,377 · 0.5%
- Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)57,449 · 0.5%
- Korean50,024 · 0.5%
- Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages31,646 · 0.3%
- German or other West Germanic languages29,623 · 0.3%
- Arabic20,747 · 0.2%
- Tagalog (incl. Filipino)14,768 · 0.1%
Largest places in Georgia USA
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Atlanta, Georgia full498,715
- 2.Columbus, Georgia full206,922
- 3.Augusta, Georgia full201,504
- 4.Macon, Georgia full157,346
- 5.Savannah, Georgia full147,780
- 6.Athens, Georgia full127,315
- 7.Albany, Georgia full67,939
- 8.Marietta, GA full60,972
- 9.Valdosta, Georgia full55,222
- 10.Newnan, Georgia42,549
- 11.Thomasville, Georgia18,881
- 12.Brunswick, Georgia full15,248
- 13.Bainbridge, Georgia14,468
- 14.Dahlonega, Georgia7,537
Inside Georgia USA
17 regions have Georgia USA as their parent.
Companies based in Georgia USA
10 in the Research Upon company directory list their headquarters here, and 320 across Georgia USA and the places inside it — search them all below.
| Company | Industry | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| BitforX | Fintech | |
| Coggins Farms | Agribusiness | 1941 |
| Crypto Invest Hub | Fintech | |
| Dewitt Produce Co. | 1986 | |
| Fresh Plants | 1998 | |
| Lewis Taylor Farms | 1985 | |
| LG Herndon Jr. Farms | 1976 | |
| Monarch Custom Beverages | ||
| Patrick Farms | 1950 | |
| Wendell Roberson Farms | 1950 |
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Georgia (USA) are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.