COMPARING TWO PLACES
Georgia vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Georgia is 271% larger than Mississippi. Georgia earns more, with a median household income $20,906 higher. Georgia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 0%).
GEORGIAMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population10,940,4072,946,779+271% vs Mississippi
Population density19063+127
Population growth10.6%-0.2%+10.8 pts
Median age37.638.6−1.0
Male48.8%48.5%+0.3 pts
Female51.2%51.5%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born11.2%2.4%+8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.1%55.2%−6.1 pts
Black30.7%36.3%−5.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%3.7%+7.3 pts
Asian4.5%1.0%+3.5 pts
Other4.6%3.7%+0.9 pts
Median household income$77,353$56,447+$20,906
Per capita income$40,924$31,549+$9,375
Poverty rate13.4%18.9%−5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.482Even
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%25.1%+9.8 pts
Graduate degree13.9%9.9%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.8%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation63.8%57.4%+6.4 pts
Median home value$303,300$169,800+$133,500
Median gross rent$1,393$954+$439
Owner-occupied65.7%70.0%−4.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%14.6%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%43.6%+4.7 pts
Average commute28.325.6+2.6
Worked from home15.9%5.9%+10.0 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.3%+0.9 pts
Uninsured12.4%11.0%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024