Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1790 | 82,548 | — | |
1800 | 162,686 | 97.1% | |
1810 | 251,407 | 54.5% | |
1820 | 340,989 | 35.6% | |
1830 | 516,823 | 51.6% | |
1840 | 691,392 | 33.8% | |
1850 | 906,185 | 31.1% | |
1860 | 1,057,286 | 16.7% | |
1870 | 1,184,109 | 12.0% | |
1880 | 1,542,181 | 30.2% | |
1890 | 1,837,353 | 19.1% | |
1900 | 2,216,331 | 20.6% | |
1910 | 2,609,121 | 17.7% | |
1920 | 2,895,832 | 11.0% | |
1930 | 2,908,506 | 0.4% | |
1940 | 3,123,723 | 7.4% | |
1950 | 3,444,578 | 10.3% | |
1960 | 3,943,116 | 14.5% | |
1970 | 4,589,575 | 16.4% | |
1980 | 5,463,105 | 19.0% | |
1990 | 6,478,216 | 18.6% | |
2000 | 8,186,453 | 26.4% | |
2010 | 9,687,653 | 18.3% | |
2020 | 10,711,908 | 10.6% | |
Sources: 1910–2020[1] |
Georgia is a South Atlantic U.S. state with a population of 10,711,908 according to the 2020 United States census, or just over 3% of the U.S. population. The majority of the state's population is concentrated within Metro Atlanta, although other highly populated regions include: West Central and East Central Georgia; West, Central, and East Georgia; and Coastal Georgia; and their Athens, Columbus, Macon and Warner Robins, Augusta, Savannah, Hinesville, and Brunswick metropolitan statistical areas.