Hunger & Poverty in Georgia
- 10.9 percent of Georgians are food insecure, meaning that they don’t always know where they will find their next meal. (Feeding America, Map the Meal Gap Study 2020.)
- 14.4 percent of Georgia children live in food insecure. (Feeding America, Map the Meal Gap Study 2020)
- 1.0 percent of Georgians are living in poverty. (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Profile. 2021 estimate)
- 20.2 percent of Georgia’s children (under age 18) live in poverty. Georgia is tied with Arizona for the 8th highest child poverty rate in the U.S. (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Profile. 2021 estimate)
- 10.7 percent – Georgia seniors live in poverty. (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Profile. 2021)
- Georgia’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. (Latest data is from February 2023 http://www.bls.gov/lau/.
- As of 2016, Georgia remains 1 of only 2 states with minimum wage rates under the federal rate of $7.25. (Wyoming is the other state.) http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm. Georgia’s minimum wage is $5.15/hour. (U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment Standards Admin. 2018)
Please let your friends, family and business associates know they can learn more about national solutions to hunger by visiting www.feedingamerica.org.
For more information about Georgia Mountain Food Bank and how you can get involved, contact us at 770-534-4111.
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