Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 82,548 |
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| 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% | |
| Sources: 1910–2010 | |||
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Georgia was 9,815,210 on July 1, 2011, a 1.32% increase since the 2010 United States Census.
In 2007, Georgia had an estimated population of 9,544,750 which was an increase of 180,809 from the previous year, and an increase of 1,177,125 since 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 438,939 people (that is 849,414 births minus 410,475 deaths) and an increase from net migration of 606,673 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 228,415 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 378,258 people.
The state stood sixth in the country for illegal immigrants. There were 35,000 in 1990; the count more than doubled from January 2000 to January 2009, at 480,000.
There were 743,000 veterans in 2009.
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