Category: Georgia By The Numbers

Where did Georgia rank in overdose deaths in 2020?

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More than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2020, a nearly 30% surge from 2019 and the most ever recorded in a single year, according to…

This Georgia community is shrinking the fastest in the state

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The U.S. population grew by just 0.35% between July 2019 and July 2020, the smallest annual growth rate in well over a century. Driven in part by restrictions on immigration…

Georgia’s best city to live in revealed

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About one in every five American workers whose job could be performed remotely worked from home before the COVID-19 pandemic. That share jumped to nearly three in four following the…

Where does Georgia rank in childhood obesity?

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The percentage of children and adolescents who are not just overweight but obese has more than tripled since the 1970s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By…

Which Georgia city is the best place to retire in the United States?

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Cumming is the best place to retire in the United States, according to a study released by a New York-based financial technology company. The Forsyth County seat north of Atlanta…

How does Georgia’s post-pandemic economy compare to other states?

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The COVID-19 pandemic sent economic shockwaves through the U.S. economy, tripling the monthly unemployment to nearly 15% and leading to a more than 30% quarterly decline in GDP -- by…

Buying a house? This is the cheapest zip code in Georgia

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The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating economic consequences in the United States, grinding entire industries to a halt. One sector that did not suffer, however, was real estate. Driven by the…

Georgia ranked one of the 10 worst states to retire in

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Retirement may mark the end of a career, but it's also the start of a new chapter of adulthood. Ideally, as retirees, people have fewer responsibilities and more opportunities for…

Here’s how much Georgia residents spend on gambling

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The 465 commercial casinos operating in the United States at the end of 2019 reported a combined revenue of $43.6 billion -- an all-time high. Gambling in the United States…

The average tax refund in Georgia is $3,162

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Americans paid in 2019 more than $3.5 trillion in taxes. Nearly half of all tax returns filed by individuals, corporations, and estates received a refund. Altogether, the Internal Revenue Service…

Here’s how much teachers are paid in Georgia

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The U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to an education. Though the federal government has set some academic standards, education policy is set largely at the state and local…

What is Georgia’s favorite conspiracy theory?

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Whether you believe them wholeheartedly, hate them, or just read about them for entertainment, conspiracy theories have become a hot topic in American life. An explosion in content about conspiracy…

Atlanta named one of the top 5 cities for urban gardening

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If it seems everyone has a green thumb, it’s because millions of Americans fell in love with gardening during the pandemic. Community gardens, container gardens, and vertical plant walls are…

Which Georgia college is the best value?

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Georgia Tech provides the best value among the Peach State’s public and private universities, according to a new study by a New York-based financial technology company. The Atlanta school scored…