Georgia Profile

State population (2000)

8,186,453

Child population 2,169,234
  White

55%

  African American   34%
  Hispanic 6%
  Asian   2%
Children below poverty 423,001 20%
Under 5 below poverty 133,114 22%
Births to unmarried women
  White 14,158 20%
  African American 29,023 67%
  Hispanic 5,080 38%
Single parent families   31%
 

 
 

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