Georgia State Facts
There are fewer men than woman in Georgia. The overall gender ratio is 95 men to 100 women.
The Georgia flag was adopted on February 19, 2003. The flag has been ranked the 57th best U.S. flag by a leading Vexillology Organization.
The Georgia quarter was the 4th quarter released overall. The quarter was released on July 19, 1999.
Recent estimates put Georgia's population at around 10,097,000 people (8th out of 56).The population density is 175.6 people per square mile (23rd out of 56).
Someone from Georgia is known as a Georgian. View our List of Adjectival and Demonyms for all the States.
Georgia was the 4th state when it joined the United States on January 2, 1788. Prior to 1788, Georgia was known as "Province of Georgia."
Essential Georgia Facts
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Postal Code
The Georgia postal code is GA. This abbreviation has been used since the USPS first established official codes in October 1963. -
Gender Ratio
Gender Ratio: 95 Men to 100 Women
Male Population: 4,926,987 men
Female Population: 5,170,356 women
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State Flag
The 4 main colors in the Georgia flag are #B50027, #002577, #FFFFFF, and #FAB700 -
State Quarter
The Georgia Quarter was released in July 07, 1999.
Total Mintage: 0.94 billion.
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Population and Area
Population: 10,097,343 people
Land Area: 57,513 square miles
Population Density: 10,097,343 people per square mile
Areas Codes in Georgia (10)
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- 678
- 706
- 770
- 843
- 912
Georgia Counties (159)
County | Top Cities |
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Appling County | Baxley and Surrency |
Atkinson County | Axson, Pearson, and Willacoochee |
Bacon County | Alma |
Baker County | Newton |
Baldwin County | Hardwick and Milledgeville |
Banks County | Baldwin, Commerce, Homer, and Maysville |
Barrow County | Auburn, Bethlehem, Statham, and Winder |
Bartow County | Adairsville, Cartersville, Cassville, Emerson, Kingston, and Rydal |
Ben Hill County | Fitzgerald |
Berrien County | Alapaha, Enigma, Nashville, and Ray City |
Bibb County | Lizella and Macon |
Bleckley County | Cochran |
Brantley County | Hoboken, Nahunta, and Waynesville |
Brooks County | Barney, Barwick, Dixie, Morven, Pavo, and Quitman |
Bryan County | Ellabell, Pembroke, and Richmond Hill |
Bulloch County | Brooklet, Portal, Register, and Statesboro |
Burke County | Girard, Gough, Keysville, Midville, Sardis, and Waynesboro |
Butts County | Flovilla, Jackson, and Jenkinsburg |
Calhoun County | Arlington, Edison, Leary, and Morgan |
Camden County | Kings Bay, Kingsland, Saint Marys, Waverly, White Oak, and Woodbine |
Candler County | Metter and Pulaski |
Carroll County | Bowdon, Bowdon Junction, Carrollton, Mount Zion, Roopville, and Temple |
Catoosa County | Fort Oglethorpe, Graysville, and Ringgold |
Charlton County | Folkston and Saint George |
Chatham County | Pooler, Savannah, and Tybee Island |
Chattahoochee County | Cusseta and Fort Benning |
Chattooga County | Lyerly, Menlo, Summerville, and Trion |
Cherokee County | Acworth, Ball Ground, Canton, Holly Springs, Lebanon, and Waleska |
Clarke County | Athens |
Clay County | Bluffton and Fort Gaines |
Clayton County | Atlanta, Forest Park, Jonesboro, Lovejoy, Morrow, and Rex |
Clinch County | Argyle, Du Pont, Fargo, and Homerville |
Cobb County | Acworth, Atlanta, Austell, Clarkdale, Kennesaw, and Mableton |
Coffee County | Ambrose, Broxton, Douglas, Nicholls, and West Green |
Colquitt County | Berlin, Doerun, Ellenton, Funston, Hartsfield, and Moultrie |
Columbia County | Appling, Augusta, Evans, Grovetown, and Harlem |
Cook County | Adel, Cecil, Lenox, and Sparks |
Coweta County | Grantville, Haralson, Moreland, Newnan, Sargent, and Senoia |
Crawford County | Knoxville, Musella, and Roberta |
Crisp County | Arabi and Cordele |
Dade County | Lookout Mountain, Rising Fawn, Trenton, and Wildwood |
Dawson County | Dawsonville |
Decatur County | Attapulgus, Bainbridge, Brinson, Climax, and Fowlstown |
DeKalb County | Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Clarkston, Conley, Decatur, and Lithonia |
Dodge County | Chauncey, Chester, Eastman, and Rhine |
Dooly County | Byromville, Lilly, Pinehurst, Unadilla, and Vienna |
Dougherty County | Albany and Putney |
Douglas County | Douglasville, Lithia Springs, and Winston |
Early County | Blakely, Cedar Springs, Damascus, and Jakin |
Echols County | Statenville |
Effingham County | Bloomingdale, Clyo, Eden, Guyton, Meldrim, and Rincon |
Elbert County | Bowman, Dewy Rose, and Elberton |
Emanuel County | Adrian, Norristown, Nunez, Stillmore, Swainsboro, and Twin City |
Evans County | Bellville, Claxton, Daisy, and Hagan |
Fannin County | Blue Ridge, Epworth, Mc Caysville, Mineral Bluff, and Morganton |
Fayette County | Brooks, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, and Tyrone |
Floyd County | Armuchee, Cave Spring, Coosa, Lindale, Mount Berry, and Rome |
Forsyth County | Cumming |
Franklin County | Carnesville, Franklin Springs, Lavonia, and Royston |
Fulton County | Alpharetta, Atlanta, Fairburn, Palmetto, Red Oak, and Roswell |
Gilmer County | Cherry Log, East Ellijay, and Ellijay |
Glascock County | Gibson and Mitchell |
Glynn County | Brunswick, Jekyll Island, Saint Simons Island, and Sea Island |
Gordon County | Calhoun, Fairmount, Oakman, Plainville, Ranger, and Resaca |
Grady County | Cairo, Calvary, and Whigham |
Greene County | Greensboro, Siloam, Union Point, and White Plains |
Gwinnett County | Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville, and Lilburn |
Habersham County | Alto, Clarkesville, Cornelia, Demorest, Mount Airy, and Tallulah Falls |
Hall County | Chestnut Mountain, Clermont, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Gillsville, and Lula |
Hancock County | Sparta |
Haralson County | Bremen, Buchanan, Felton, and Tallapoosa |
Harris County | Cataula, Ellerslie, Fortson, Hamilton, Pine Mountain, and Pine Mountain Valley |
Hart County | Bowersville, Canon, and Hartwell |
Heard County | Franklin and Glenn |
Henry County | Ellenwood, Hampton, Locust Grove, Mcdonough, and Stockbridge |
Houston County | Bonaire, Centerville, Clinchfield, Elko, Kathleen, and Perry |
Irwin County | Irwinville, Mystic, Ocilla, and Wray |
Jackson County | Braselton, Commerce, Hoschton, Jefferson, Nicholson, and Pendergrass |
Jasper County | Hillsboro, Monticello, Newborn, and Shady Dale |
Jeff Davis County | Denton and Hazlehurst |
Jefferson County | Avera, Bartow, Louisville, Matthews, Stapleton, and Wadley |
Jenkins County | Garfield, Millen, and Perkins |
Johnson County | Kite and Wrightsville |
Jones County | Gray, Haddock, and Macon |
Lamar County | Barnesville and Milner |
Lanier County | Lakeland and Stockton |
Laurens County | Cadwell, Dexter, Dublin, Dudley, East Dublin, and Montrose |
Lee County | Leesburg and Smithville |
Liberty County | Allenhurst, Fleming, Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Midway, and Riceboro |
Lincoln County | Lincolnton |
Long County | Ludowici |
Lowndes County | Hahira, Lake Park, Moody A F B, Naylor, and Valdosta |
Lumpkin County | Dahlonega and Murrayville |
Macon County | Ideal, Marshallville, Montezuma, and Oglethorpe |
Madison County | Colbert, Comer, Danielsville, Hull, and Ila |
Marion County | Buena Vista and Mauk |
McDuffie County | Boneville, Dearing, and Thomson |
McIntosh County | Crescent, Darien, Meridian, Sapelo Island, and Townsend |
Meriwether County | Gay, Greenville, Luthersville, Manchester, Warm Springs, and Woodbury |
Miller County | Colquitt |
Mitchell County | Baconton, Camilla, Cotton, Meigs, Pelham, and Sale City |
Monroe County | Bolingbroke, Culloden, Forsyth, Juliette, and Smarr |
Montgomery County | Ailey, Alston, Mount Vernon, Tarrytown, and Uvalda |
Morgan County | Bostwick, Buckhead, Madison, and Rutledge |
Murray County | Chatsworth, Cisco, Crandall, Eton, and Tennga |
Muscogee County | Columbus, Midland, and Upatoi |
Newton County | Covington, Mansfield, Oxford, and Porterdale |
Oconee County | Bishop, Bogart, Farmington, High Shoals, and Watkinsville |
Oglethorpe County | Arnoldsville, Carlton, Crawford, Lexington, Maxeys, and Stephens |
Paulding County | Dallas and Hiram |
Peach County | Byron and Fort Valley |
Pickens County | Jasper, Marble Hill, Nelson, Talking Rock, and Tate |
Pierce County | Blackshear, Bristol, Mershon, Offerman, and Patterson |
Pike County | Concord, Meansville, Molena, Williamson, and Zebulon |
Polk County | Aragon, Cedartown, Esom Hill, and Rockmart |
Pulaski County | Hawkinsville |
Putnam County | Eatonton |
Quitman County | Georgetown and Morris |
Rabun County | Clayton, Dillard, Lakemont, Mountain City, Rabun Gap, and Tiger |
Randolph County | Coleman, Cuthbert, and Shellman |
Richmond County | Augusta, Blythe, Gracewood, and Hephzibah |
Rockdale County | Conyers |
Schley County | Ellaville |
Screven County | Dover, Newington, Oliver, Rocky Ford, and Sylvania |
Seminole County | Donalsonville and Iron City |
Spalding County | Experiment, Griffin, Orchard Hill, and Sunny Side |
Stephens County | Eastanollee, Martin, Toccoa, and Toccoa Falls |
Stewart County | Louvale, Lumpkin, Omaha, and Richland |
Sumter County | Americus, Andersonville, Cobb, De Soto, Leslie, and Plains |
Talbot County | Box Springs, Geneva, Junction City, Talbotton, and Woodland |
Taliaferro County | Crawfordville and Sharon |
Tattnall County | Cobbtown, Collins, Glennville, Manassas, and Reidsville |
Taylor County | Butler, Howard, Reynolds, and Rupert |
Telfair County | Helena, Jacksonville, Lumber City, Mc Rae, Milan, and Scotland |
Terrell County | Bronwood, Dawson, Parrott, and Sasser |
Thomas County | Boston, Coolidge, Ochlocknee, and Thomasville |
Tift County | Brookfield, Chula, Omega, Tifton, and Ty Ty |
Toombs County | Lyons and Vidalia |
Towns County | Hiawassee and Young Harris |
Treutlen County | Soperton |
Troup County | Hogansville, Lagrange, and West Point |
Turner County | Ashburn, Rebecca, and Sycamore |
Twiggs County | Danville, Dry Branch, and Jeffersonville |
Union County | Blairsville and Suches |
Upson County | The Rock, Thomaston, and Yatesville |
Walker County | Chickamauga, Flintstone, La Fayette, Rock Spring, and Rossville |
Walton County | Good Hope, Jersey, Loganville, Monroe, and Social Circle |
Ware County | Manor, Millwood, Waresboro, and Waycross |
Warren County | Camak, Jewell, Mesena, Norwood, and Warrenton |
Washington County | Davisboro, Harrison, Oconee, Sandersville, Tennille, and Warthen |
Wayne County | Hortense, Jesup, Odum, and Screven |
Webster County | Preston and Weston |
Wheeler County | Alamo and Glenwood |
White County | Cleveland, Helen, and Sautee Nacoochee |
Whitfield County | Cohutta, Dalton, Rocky Face, Tunnel Hill, and Varnell |
Wilcox County | Abbeville, Pineview, Pitts, Rochelle, and Seville |
Wilkes County | Rayle, Tignall, and Washington |
Wilkinson County | Allentown, Gordon, Irwinton, Mc Intyre, and Toomsboro |
Worth County | Oakfield, Poulan, Sumner, Sylvester, and Warwick |