Georgia Resources
The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2019-2023 American Community Survey Chartbook
State- and county-level information on population, age, household characteristics, housing occupancy, education, labor force, employment, transportation, income, health insurance coverage, disability, and veteran status, for the 13 Appalachian states. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density. Includes data explorer options for Appalachian categories such as population and age, education, income and poverty, computer and broadband access, rural Appalachia versus rural America, and employment and commuting.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Sara Srygley, Nurfadila Khairunnisa, Diana Elliott
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Population Reference Bureau
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State- and county-level information on population, age, household characteristics, housing occupancy, education, labor force, employment, transportation, income, health insurance coverage, disability, and veteran status, for the 13 Appalachian states. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density. Includes data explorer options for Appalachian categories such as population and age, education, income and poverty, computer and broadband access, rural Appalachia versus rural America, and employment and commuting.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Sara Srygley, Nurfadila Khairunnisa, Diana Elliott
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Population Reference Bureau
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Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit - 2025 Ranking of Financial Need
List of Georgia hospitals eligible for the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit, ranked by financial need. Updated in May 2025.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Department of Community Health
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List of Georgia hospitals eligible for the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit, ranked by financial need. Updated in May 2025.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Department of Community Health
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Mapping Disparities in Access to Lecanemab in Georgia
Analyzes access to Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatments in Georgia. Analyzes location of and drive times to lecanemab infusion sites and amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scan facilities across the state. Discusses issues of access in rural counties.
Author(s): Niying Li, Samruddhi Nandkumar Borate, Kai Zhang, et al.
Citation: Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 21(4)
Date: 04/2025
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Analyzes access to Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatments in Georgia. Analyzes location of and drive times to lecanemab infusion sites and amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scan facilities across the state. Discusses issues of access in rural counties.
Author(s): Niying Li, Samruddhi Nandkumar Borate, Kai Zhang, et al.
Citation: Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 21(4)
Date: 04/2025
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Evaluating Access to Psychosocial Services for the Medicaid-Insured Children in Georgia
Assesses mental health workforce supply and demand for psychosocial services for the Medicaid-insured children in Georgia, and examines the impact of policy interventions to increase availability of services for the Medicaid-insured population. Analyzes factors associated with unmet demand, including data on rurality, travel distance, and more.
Author(s): Yujia Xie, Pravara Harati, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 244
Date: 01/2025
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Assesses mental health workforce supply and demand for psychosocial services for the Medicaid-insured children in Georgia, and examines the impact of policy interventions to increase availability of services for the Medicaid-insured population. Analyzes factors associated with unmet demand, including data on rurality, travel distance, and more.
Author(s): Yujia Xie, Pravara Harati, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 244
Date: 01/2025
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2025 Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey Report
Results of a survey designed to inform policymakers, medical school and graduate medical education administrators, and other agencies about the medical school pipeline, using data from Georgia's 5 medical schools. Provides insight on why medical students chose a specialty and residency site and how many intend to practice in Georgia when training is complete. Features statistics on percentages of students who intend to practice in rural and underserved areas.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, Briana Harris, G.E. Alan Dever
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Results of a survey designed to inform policymakers, medical school and graduate medical education administrators, and other agencies about the medical school pipeline, using data from Georgia's 5 medical schools. Provides insight on why medical students chose a specialty and residency site and how many intend to practice in Georgia when training is complete. Features statistics on percentages of students who intend to practice in rural and underserved areas.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, Briana Harris, G.E. Alan Dever
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Georgia Dentist Workforce Report 2025: Based on 2024-2025 Licensure Renewals and New Licensees
An overview of Georgia's dental workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dentists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dentists and concentrations of dentists per 100,000 residents as of 2025.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, LePrissa Moore, Briana Harris, G.E. Alan Dever
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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An overview of Georgia's dental workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dentists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dentists and concentrations of dentists per 100,000 residents as of 2025.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, LePrissa Moore, Briana Harris, G.E. Alan Dever
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Georgia Dental Hygienist Workforce Report 2025: Based on 2024-2025 Licensure Renewals and New Licensees
An overview of Georgia's dental hygienist workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dental hygienists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dental hygienists and concentrations of dental hygienists per 100,000 residents as of 2025.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, LePrissa Moore, Briana Harris, G.E. Alan Dever
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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An overview of Georgia's dental hygienist workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dental hygienists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dental hygienists and concentrations of dental hygienists per 100,000 residents as of 2025.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, LePrissa Moore, Briana Harris, G.E. Alan Dever
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Georgia Farmworker Health Program: Health Services Needs Assessment
Provides a demographic description of people served by the Georgia Farmworker Health Program sites, descriptions of the most frequent diagnoses for migrant farmworkers and their dependents, an assessment of the health services provided to the farmworker population, and recommendations for improving access to care and services provided. Features statistics with breakdowns for years 2020-2024.
Author(s): Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Angela Peden
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Provides a demographic description of people served by the Georgia Farmworker Health Program sites, descriptions of the most frequent diagnoses for migrant farmworkers and their dependents, an assessment of the health services provided to the farmworker population, and recommendations for improving access to care and services provided. Features statistics with breakdowns for years 2020-2024.
Author(s): Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Angela Peden
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Georgia Physician Workforce Report: Based on 2023-2024 Licensure Renewal Data and New Licensees, Primary Care and Core Specialties
Measures and tracks trends in physician demographics, supply, and distribution, using data from January 2023 to December 2024. Features statistics for all Georgia physicians and those specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, psychiatry, and emergency medicine, and maps showing counties with no physicians in these specialties as of 2024.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Measures and tracks trends in physician demographics, supply, and distribution, using data from January 2023 to December 2024. Features statistics for all Georgia physicians and those specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, psychiatry, and emergency medicine, and maps showing counties with no physicians in these specialties as of 2024.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Georgia Counties without Primary Care/Core Practitioners Based on 2023-2024 Licensure Renewals and New Licensees
County-level Georgia maps showing counties without any physicians, and without physicians specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, psychiatry, and emergency medicine. Features statistics on numbers of these physicians with breakdowns by county.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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County-level Georgia maps showing counties without any physicians, and without physicians specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, psychiatry, and emergency medicine. Features statistics on numbers of these physicians with breakdowns by county.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Last Updated: 8/1/2025