Editing Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Georgia (U.S. state)}}

{{US Census population
|1790= 82548
|1800= 162686
|1810= 251407
|1820= 340989
|1830= 516823
|1840= 691392
|1850= 906185
|1860= 1057286
|1870= 1184109
|1880= 1542181
|1890= 1837353
|1900= 2216331
|1910= 2609121
|1920= 2895832
|1930= 2908506
|1940= 3123723
|1950= 3444578
|1960= 3943116
|1970= 4589575
|1980= 5463105
|1990= 6478216
|2000= 8186453
|2010= 9687653
|2020= 10711908
|estimate= 
|estyear= 
|align-fn=center
|footnote=1910–2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020) |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429012609/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
[[File:Georgia Population Density by Census Tract 2018.png|thumb|Population density by census tract in the state of Georgia, 2018]]

The [[United States Census Bureau]] reported Georgia's official population to be 10,711,908 as of the [[2020 United States census]]. This was an increase of 1,024,255, or 10.57% over the [[2010 United States census|2010]] figure of 9,687,653 residents.<ref name="2020PopGA" /> [[Immigration]] resulted in a net increase of 228,415 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 378,258 people.{{when|date=September 2021}}

{{as of|2010}}, the number of [[Illegal immigration to the United States|illegal immigrants]] living in Georgia more than doubled to 480,000 from January 2000 to January 2009, according to a federal report. That gave Georgia the greatest percentage increase among the 10 states with the biggest illegal immigrant populations during those years.<ref>{{Cite news| agency = Associated Press | title=Southeast sees big influx of illegal immigrants | url= http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35546061/ns/us_news-life/t/southeast-sees-big-influx-illegal-immigrants/ | publisher=NBCNews.com | date=February 23, 2010}}</ref> Georgia has banned [[Sanctuary city|sanctuary cities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/politics/sanctuary-city-bans-states/index.html|title=Florida is about to ban sanctuary cities. At least 11 other states have, too|first=Catherine E. |last=Shoichet|website=CNN|date=May 9, 2019}}</ref>

There were 743,000 [[veteran]]s in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news| first=Michael E. | last=Kanell | title=Number of veterans, October | url=https://www.ajc.com/business/vets-jobs-challenges-tough-labor-market/RjXe0WIMdNrh5kRkT1lj8M/ | publisher= Atlanta Constitution-Journal | location=Atlanta, Georgia | pages= A6 | date=November 16, 2009}} quoting the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:120%" |Ethnic composition as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]
|-
! Race and Ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html |title=Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census
 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=August 12, 2021 |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 26, 2021}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Alone
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White (non-Hispanic)]]
|align=right| {{bartable|50.1|%|2||background:gray}}
|align=right| {{bartable|53.2|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| [[African Americans|African American (non-Hispanic)]]
|align=right| {{bartable|30.6|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|align=right| {{bartable|32.3|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]{{efn|Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin are not distinguished between total and partial ancestry.}}
|align=right| {{bartable}}
|align=right| {{bartable|10.5|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4.4|%|2||background:purple}}
|align=right| {{bartable|5.2|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
|align=right| {{bartable|0.2|%|2||background:gold}}
|align=right| {{bartable|1.5|%|2||background:gold}}
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]]
|align=right| {{bartable|0.1|%|2||background:pink}}
|align=right| {{bartable|0.1|%|2||background:pink}}
|-
| Other
|align=right| {{bartable|0.5|%|2||background:brown}}
|align=right| {{bartable|1.2|%|2||background:brown}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+ '''Historical racial demographics'''
|-
! Racial composition !! 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html |title=Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=July 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224151538/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html |archive-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>!! 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/GA|title=Population of Georgia: Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts|website=Censusviewer.ocm|access-date=April 17, 2021}}</ref>!! 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov//2010census/data/ |title=2010 Census Data |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[White American|White]] || 71.0% || 65.1% || 59.7%
|-
| [[African American|Black]] || 27.0% || 28.7% || 30.5%
 |-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] || 1.2% || 2.1% || 3.3%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native]] || 0.2% || 0.3% || 0.3%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiian]] and <br />[[Pacific Islander|other Pacific Islander]] ||—|| 0.1% || 0.1%
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Other race]] || 0.6% || 2.4% || 4.0%
|-
| [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]] ||—|| 1.4% || 2.1%
|}

{{as of|2011}}, 58.8% of Georgia's population younger than 1 were minorities (meaning they had at least one parent who was not non-Hispanic white) compared to other states like California with 75.1%, Texas with 69.8%, and New York with 55.6%.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2012/06/americas_under_age_1_populatio.html|title= Americans under age 1 now mostly minorities, but not in Ohio: Statistical Snapshot|last=Exner|first=Rich|date= June 3, 2012 |work=[[The Plain Dealer]]}}</ref>

The largest European ancestry groups are:
* [[English American|English]] 8.1%
* [[Irish American|Irish]] 8.1%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_1YR_DP02&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210153/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_1YR_DP02&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES-2011 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates |access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref>
* [[German American|German]] 7.2%<ref>{{cite web | url = http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US13&-qr_name=ACS_2009_1YR_G00_DP2&-context=adp&-ds_name=ACS_2009_1YR_G00_&-tree_id=308&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-format= | title = American FactFinder | publisher = Census | access-date = February 11, 2012 | archive-date = February 11, 2020 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20200211182406/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US13&-qr_name=ACS_2009_1YR_G00_DP2&-context=adp&-ds_name=ACS_2009_1YR_G00_&-tree_id=308&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-format= | url-status = dead}}</ref>

In the 1980 census 1,584,303 Georgians claimed [[English American|English]] ancestry out of a total state population of 3,994,817, making them 40% of the state, and the largest ethnic group at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov//population/www/censusdata/files/pc80-s1-10/tab03.pdf |title=Persons Who Reported at Least One Specific Ancestry Group for Regions, Divisions and States | year = 1980 |publisher=Census |access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> Today, many of these same people claiming they are of "American" ancestry are actually of English descent, and some are of [[Scottish-Irish American|Scots-Irish]] descent; however, their families have lived in the state for so long, in many cases since the colonial period, that they choose to identify simply as having "American" ancestry or do not in fact know their own ancestry. Their ancestry primarily goes back to the original thirteen colonies and for this reason many of them today simply claim "American" ancestry, though they are of predominantly English ancestry.<ref>{{Citation | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SVoAXh-dNuYC&pg=PA57 | title = Sharing the Dream: White Males in a Multicultural America | first = Dominic J | last = Pulera| isbn = 9780826416438 | date = October 20, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | first = Reynolds | last = Farley | title = The New Census Question about Ancestry: What Did It Tell Us? | journal = Demography | volume = 28 | number = 3 |date=August 1991 | pages = 411–29 | doi=10.2307/2061465 | pmid=1936376| jstor = 2061465 | s2cid = 41503995 | doi-access = free}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | first1 = Stanley | last1 = Lieberson | first2 = Lawrence | last2 = Santi | title = The Use of Nativity Data to Estimate Ethnic Characteristics and Patterns | journal = Social Science Research | volume = 14 | number = 1 | year = 1985 | pages = 44–6 | doi=10.1016/0049-089x(85)90011-0}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | first1 = Stanley | last1 = Lieberson | first2 = Mary C | last2 = Waters | title = Ethnic Groups in Flux: The Changing Ethnic Responses of American Whites | journal = Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science | volume = 487 | number = 79 |date=September 1986 | pages = 82–86 | doi=10.1177/0002716286487001004| s2cid = 60711423}}</ref>

{{as of|2004}}, 7.7% of Georgia's population was reported as under 5{{nbsp}}years of age, 26.4% under 18, and 9.6% were 65 or older. Also, {{as of|2004|lc=y}}, females made up approximately 50.6% of the population and African Americans made up approximately 29.6%.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

Historically, about half of Georgia's population was composed of African Americans who, before the Civil War, were almost exclusively enslaved. The [[Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]] of hundreds of thousands of blacks from the rural South to the industrial North from 1914 to 1970 reduced the African American population.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.brookings.edu/urban/pubs/20040524_Frey.pdf |first=William H |last=Frey |title=The New Great Migration: Black Americans' Return to the South, 1965–2000 |publisher=The Brookings Institution |date=May 2004 |access-date=May 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428042235/http://www.brookings.edu/urban/pubs/20040524_Frey.pdf |archive-date=April 28, 2008}}</ref>

Georgia had the second-fastest-growing Asian population growth in the U.S. from 1990 to 2000, more than doubling in size during the ten-year period.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.oca-georgia.org/AtlantaProfile.pdf |title=Atlanta |type=profile |publisher=Oca |place=GA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711094955/http://www.oca-georgia.org/AtlantaProfile.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2009}}</ref> In addition, according to census estimates, Georgia ranks third among the states in terms of the percent of the total population that is African American (after [[Mississippi]] and [[Louisiana]]) and third in numeric Black population after New York and Florida.

Georgia is the state with the third-lowest percentage of older people (65 or older), at 12.8 percent ({{as of|2015|lc=y}}).<ref>{{Citation|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13000.html |contribution=Georgia |publisher=Census |title=Quickfacts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622105843/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13000.html |archive-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref>

The colonial settlement of large numbers of [[Scottish American]], [[English American]] and [[Scotch-Irish American]]s in the mountains and piedmont, and coastal settlement by some [[English American]]s and African Americans, have strongly influenced the state's culture in food, language and music. The concentration of Africans imported to coastal areas in the 18th century repeatedly from rice-growing regions of West Africa led to the development of [[Gullah]]-Geechee language and culture in the Low Country among African Americans. They share a unique heritage in which many African traditions of food, religion and culture were retained. In the creolization of Southern culture, their foodways became an integral part of Low Country cooking.<ref>{{Citation | publisher = Georgia | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080504151611/http://www.georgia.org/Travel/Early%2BMountain%2BLife.htm | archive-date = May 4, 2008 | url = http://www.georgia.org/Travel/Early+Mountain+Life.htm | title = Travel | contribution = Early Mountain Life | url-status=dead | df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.well.com/~mp/gAmOrigins.html | publisher = The well | title = Who are Americans}}</ref>

===Languages===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:1em; float:center"
|+ '''Top 10 non-English languages spoken in Georgia'''
|-
! Language !! Percentage of population<br /><small>({{as of|2010|lc=y}})</small><ref name="MLA Data"/>
|-
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || 7.42%
|-
| [[Korean language|Korean]] || 0.51%
|-
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] || 0.44%
|-
| [[French language|French]] || 0.42%
|-
| [[Chinese language|Chinese]] (including [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]]) || 0.38%
|-
| [[German language|German]] || 0.29%
|-
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]] || 0.23%
|-
| [[Niger-Congo languages]] of [[West Africa]] ([[Igbo language|Igbo]], [[Kru languages|Kru]], and [[Yoruba languages|Yoruba]]) || 0.21%
|-
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || 0.18%
|-
| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[French-based creole languages|French Creole]] || 0.16%
|}

{{as of|2010}}, 87.35% (7,666,663) of Georgia residents age{{nbsp}}5 and older spoke [[English language|English]] at home as a [[primary language]], while 7.42% (651,583) spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 0.51% (44,702) [[Korean language|Korean]], 0.44% (38,244) [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], 0.42% (36,679) [[French language|French]], 0.38% (33,009) [[Chinese language|Chinese]] (which includes [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]]), and [[German language|German]], which was spoken as a [[main language]] by 0.29% (23,351) of the population over the age of {{nbsp}}5. In total, 12.65% (1,109,888) of Georgia's population age{{nbsp}}5 and older spoke a [[mother language]] other than English.<ref name="MLA Data">{{cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/map_data|title=Georgia|publisher=[[Modern Language Association]]|access-date=August 12, 2013}}</ref>

===Religion===
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| image1            = St. Mark's United Methodist Church - Atlanta, Georgia.jpg
| caption1          = [[St. Mark United Methodist Church (Atlanta)|St. Mark's United Methodist Church]] in [[Atlanta]]
| image2            = Hindutempleatlanta.jpg
| caption2          = The [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta|BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir]] in [[Lilburn, GA|Lilburn]] is the largest [[Hindu temple]] in the United States.
}}

The composition of religious affiliation in Georgia is 70% Protestant, 9% Catholic, 1% Mormon, 1% Jewish, 0.5% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, and 0.5% Hindu. [[Atheist]]s, [[deist]]s, [[agnostic]]s, and other unaffiliated people make up 13% of the population.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://religions.pewforum.org/maps |title= Maps | publisher = Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref> The largest Christian denominations by number of adherents in 2010 were the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] with 1,759,317; the [[United Methodist Church]] with 619,394; and the [[Roman Catholic Church]] with 596,384. Non-denominational [[Evangelical Protestant]] had 566,782 members, the [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)]] has 175,184 members, and the [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.]] has 172,982 members.<ref name="www.thearda.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |title=The Association of Religion Data Archives &#124; State Membership Report |publisher=www.thearda.com |access-date=November 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012074430/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] is the largest Presbyterian body in the state, with 300 congregations and 100,000 members. The other large body, [[Presbyterian Church in America]], had at its founding date 14 congregations and 2,800 members; in 2010 it counted 139 congregations and 32,000 members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |title=www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |publisher=Thearda.com |access-date=July 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908032338/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/13/rcms2010_13_state_name_2010.asp |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/presbyterian-church-america |title=www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/presbyterian-church-america |publisher=Georgiaencyclopedia.org |access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref> The [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] is noteworthy in Georgia's urban areas, and includes the [[Archdiocese of Atlanta]] and the [[Diocese of Savannah]]. Georgia is home to the largest [[Hindu]] temple in the United States, the [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta]], located in the suburb city of [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]]. Georgia is home to several historic [[synagogue]]s including [[The Temple (Atlanta)]], [[Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta)]], and [[Congregation Mickve Israel|Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah)]]. [[Chabad]] and the [[Rohr Jewish Learning Institute]] are also active in the state.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weiszer|first1=Marc|title=Georgia's Kublanow balances faith and football|url=http://savannahnow.com/sports/2014-09-29/georgias-kublanow-balances-faith-and-football|agency=Savannah Now|date=September 29, 2014|quote=Kublanow wasn't just born Jewish, he was raised and had his bar mitzvah while attending an orthodox Chabad synagogue. His mother, Shelly Kublanow Rosenblatt, will attend Friday night and Saturday morning services at the Chabad House in Athens and then head to Sanford Stadium in the afternoon to watch Kublanow and his linemates clear the way for Todd Gurley.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sollish|first1=Ari|title=Chabad Course Explores Israel's Spiritual Side|url=http://crownheights.info/shlichus/8510/chabad-course-explores-israels-spiritual-side/|agency=Crown Heights Info|date=October 11, 2007|quote=ATLANTA, GA—A new six-part adult-education course from Chabad-Lubavitch's Rohr Jewish Learning Institute will explore the spiritual connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel starting at the end of October. Unlike courses that focus on the history or the culture of Israel, "The Land & the Spirit: Why We All Care About Israel" will explore the mystery of the deep connection between Jews everywhere and that small patch of land in the Middle East.}}</ref>

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|title = Religion in Georgia (2014)<ref name="pew2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/georgia/|title=Religious Landscape Study|date=May 11, 2015}}</ref>
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