Georgia covers 57,906 square miles, with a 2020 estimated population of 10,711,908 people – with 1,800,244 people living in rural Georgia (USDA-ERS). Atlanta is the state capital, and the state's largest cities are Atlanta, Augusta, and Columbus. According to 2021 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, an estimated 60.2% of the state's population is white, 32.6% is African-American, 4.4% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 9.9% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Georgia Rural Healthcare Facilities

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Georgia

14.5% of Georgia residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2020). According to the Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Georgia residents in 2020 was $51,780, with the rural per capita income at $38,513. The ERS reports, based on 2019 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Georgia is 19.4%, compared with 12.4% in urban areas of the state. 18.6% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 11.6% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2015-2019 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Georgia is 5.8%, while in urban Georgia it is 6.7% (USDA-ERS, 2020).

Georgia State Office of Rural Health
Phone: 299.401.3090
Works to improve access to health care in rural areas and reduce health status disparities. A division of the Georgia Department of Community Health.
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