Georgia’s inflation-adjusted economic output, annual growth, industry structure, and employment context.
Real GDP$719.74B2025 · #8 of 50 · highest first
Annual real GDP growth2.9%2025 · #8 of 50 · highest first
Current-dollar GDP$936.09B2025 · #8 of 50 · highest first
Georgia over time
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Georgia · 2025: $719.74B · Rank #8 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $23.94T
Total value added produced in the state in millions of chained 2017 dollars. Annual estimates; the downloaded BEA snapshot is retained with a source hash. Revisions can change historical values and ranks. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.
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Georgia · state comparison
Georgia output and growth
Annual real GDP removes price changes. Annual growth compares annual levels; it is separate from an annualized quarterly growth rate.
Georgia · 2025$719.74B
Georgia rank#8among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$23.94TSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Real GDP
Total value added produced in the state in millions of chained 2017 dollars.
Annual estimates; the downloaded BEA snapshot is retained with a source hash. Revisions can change historical values and ranks.
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Georgia
2025 · Georgia: $719.74B · Rank #8 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $23.94T · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Georgia Real GDP history
Period
Georgia
Compare
2014
$517.51B
2015
$540.11B
2016
$561.72B
2017
$583.54B
2018
$600.89B
2019
$620.7B
2020
$603.08B
2021
$646.14B
2022
$673.78B
2023
$683.55B
2024
$699.54B
2025
$719.74B
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Lower value · $38.06BHigher value · $3.43TStriped: unavailable
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Georgia · $719.74B2025 · Rank #8 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Real GDP · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
California
$3.43T
—
#2
Texas
$2.33T
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#3
New York
$1.89T
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#4
Florida
$1.38T
—
#5
Illinois
$948.03B
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#6
Pennsylvania
$815.87B
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#7
Ohio
$738.49B
—
#8
Georgia · your comparison
$719.74B
—
#9
Washington
$715.88B
—
#10
New Jersey
$688.76B
—
#11
North Carolina
$682.83B
—
#12
Massachusetts
$640.79B
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#13
Virginia
$631.98B
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#14
Michigan
$575.4B
—
#15
Colorado
$452.78B
—
#16
Arizona
$451.49B
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#17
Tennessee
$447.66B
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#18
Maryland
$437.37B
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#19
Indiana
$422.47B
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#20
Minnesota
$392.31B
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#21
Wisconsin
$363.84B
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#22
Missouri
$362.46B
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#23
Connecticut
$297.35B
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#24
South Carolina
$287.16B
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#25
Oregon
$264.75B
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#26
Louisiana
$263.89B
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#27
Alabama
$259.46B
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#28
Utah
$243.04B
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#29
Kentucky
$239.51B
—
#30
Oklahoma
$216.31B
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#31
Nevada
$210.1B
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#32
Iowa
$204.86B
—
#33
Kansas
$178.51B
—
#34
Nebraska
$156.61B
—
#35
Arkansas
$147.93B
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#36
Mississippi
$123.37B
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#37
New Mexico
$122.58B
—
#38
Idaho
$103.62B
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#39
New Hampshire
$99.06B
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#40
Hawaii
$93.38B
—
#41
Delaware
$89.92B
—
#42
West Virginia
$84.94B
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#43
Maine
$77.23B
—
#44
Rhode Island
$67.25B
—
#45
North Dakota
$65.27B
—
#46
Montana
$61.08B
—
#47
South Dakota
$59.87B
—
#48
Alaska
$56.34B
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#49
Wyoming
$40.16B
—
#50
Vermont
$38.06B
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Georgia · 2025$4.53B
Georgia rank#21among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$255.93BSame measure and period when published
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output
Industry value added, current dollars. The broad industries listed form an exhaustive partition of total GDP.
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Georgia
2025 · Georgia: $4.53B · Rank #21 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $255.93B · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Georgia Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output history
Period
Georgia
Compare
2014
$4.11B
2015
$4.44B
2016
$3.79B
2017
$4.31B
2018
$4.17B
2019
$3.65B
2020
$2.88B
2021
$4.15B
2022
$6.49B
2023
$4.92B
2024
$5.6B
2025
$4.53B
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Lower value · $164.2MHigher value · $50.67BStriped: unavailable
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Georgia · $4.53B2025 · Rank #21 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
California
$50.67B
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#2
Texas
$16.95B
—
#3
Iowa
$14.1B
—
#4
Nebraska
$10.6B
—
#5
Illinois
$9.52B
—
#6
Florida
$8.33B
—
#7
Washington
$8.05B
—
#8
Minnesota
$8.01B
—
#9
Indiana
$7.13B
—
#10
South Dakota
$7.08B
—
#11
Kansas
$7.02B
—
#12
Ohio
$7B
—
#13
Wisconsin
$6.58B
—
#14
Oregon
$6.18B
—
#15
Michigan
$6.02B
—
#16
Missouri
$5.71B
—
#17
North Carolina
$5.55B
—
#18
Idaho
$5.41B
—
#19
Pennsylvania
$4.97B
—
#20
North Dakota
$4.71B
—
#21
Georgia · your comparison
$4.53B
—
#22
Oklahoma
$4.26B
—
#23
Arkansas
$4.13B
—
#24
Kentucky
$3.75B
—
#25
New York
$3.55B
—
#26
Alabama
$3.29B
—
#27
Mississippi
$2.99B
—
#28
Colorado
$2.98B
—
#29
Arizona
$2.85B
—
#30
Montana
$2.49B
—
#31
Louisiana
$2.42B
—
#32
Virginia
$2.37B
—
#33
Tennessee
$2.01B
—
#34
New Mexico
$1.7B
—
#35
South Carolina
$1.63B
—
#36
Utah
$1.59B
—
#37
Maryland
$1.31B
—
#38
New Jersey
$1.27B
—
#39
Maine
$1.2B
—
#40
Wyoming
$888.5M
—
#41
Massachusetts
$869.6M
—
#42
Delaware
$741.1M
—
#43
West Virginia
$561.8M
—
#44
Hawaii
$553.9M
—
#45
Nevada
$551.2M
—
#46
Vermont
$536.1M
—
#47
Alaska
$488.1M
—
#48
Connecticut
$341.8M
—
#49
New Hampshire
$320.1M
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#50
Rhode Island
$164.2M
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BEA’s total employment counts jobs, including proprietors, rather than distinct people.
Georgia · 20257,184,433
Georgia rank#8among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark218,324,700Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Total employment · jobs
BEA annual total full-time and part-time employment, including proprietors. One person can hold multiple jobs.
Separate from residence-based civilian employment in BLS LAUS and from nonfarm payroll employment.
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Georgia
2025 · Georgia: 7,184,433 · Rank #8 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 218,324,700 · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Georgia Total employment · jobs history
Period
Georgia
Compare
2014
5,671,548
2015
5,833,689
2016
5,974,865
2017
6,129,538
2018
6,289,478
2019
6,401,497
2020
6,330,140
2021
6,643,266
2022
6,944,697
2023
7,014,383
2024
7,163,969
2025
7,184,433
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Lower value · 439,349Higher value · 25,407,891Striped: unavailable
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Georgia · 7,184,4332025 · Rank #8 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Total employment · jobs · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
California
25,407,891
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#2
Texas
20,639,097
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#3
Florida
15,174,955
—
#4
New York
13,498,360
—
#5
Illinois
8,197,037
—
#6
Pennsylvania
8,150,272
—
#7
Ohio
7,394,537
—
#8
Georgia · your comparison
7,184,433
—
#9
North Carolina
6,864,520
—
#10
New Jersey
6,095,348
—
#11
Michigan
5,946,187
—
#12
Virginia
5,789,397
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#13
Massachusetts
5,020,627
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#14
Washington
4,879,224
—
#15
Tennessee
4,633,711
—
#16
Arizona
4,455,141
—
#17
Colorado
4,231,488
—
#18
Indiana
4,213,622
—
#19
Maryland
4,009,451
—
#20
Missouri
3,998,549
—
#21
Minnesota
3,914,167
—
#22
Wisconsin
3,855,203
—
#23
South Carolina
3,245,739
—
#24
Alabama
2,966,686
—
#25
Louisiana
2,831,737
—
#26
Kentucky
2,718,290
—
#27
Oregon
2,671,758
—
#28
Oklahoma
2,466,719
—
#29
Utah
2,458,247
—
#30
Connecticut
2,424,541
—
#31
Nevada
2,163,825
—
#32
Iowa
2,122,389
—
#33
Kansas
2,007,083
—
#34
Arkansas
1,811,561
—
#35
Mississippi
1,713,294
—
#36
Nebraska
1,410,465
—
#37
Idaho
1,238,642
—
#38
New Mexico
1,183,906
—
#39
New Hampshire
942,254
—
#40
Hawaii
925,451
—
#41
West Virginia
910,570
—
#42
Maine
898,379
—
#43
Montana
761,061
—
#44
Rhode Island
690,505
—
#45
Delaware
678,218
—
#46
South Dakota
665,420
—
#47
North Dakota
605,276
—
#48
Alaska
472,008
—
#49
Wyoming
451,906
—
#50
Vermont
439,349
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2 of 2 reviewed Georgia actions · newest first
Mar 31, 2026 · SR 482 · Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC); create a study committee; urge · Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstituteGeorgia Legislature · SR 482
Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC); create a study committee; urge
Mar 31, 2026 · Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Sen. Timothy Bearden · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to create a study committee for the purpose of making recommendations to the Senate with regard to how the State of Georgia can use advanced nuclear reactors to increase power generation and economic development in this state; and for other purposes.
The latest official Georgia General Assembly record shows this action on March 31, 2026: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses electricity generation, renewable power, storage, utilities, interconnection, or grid reliability. It does not establish an effect on Georgia's displayed renewable-generation share.
Retained Georgia evidence context: Electricity generated from renewable resources. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to create a study committee for the purpose of making recommendations to the Senate with regard to how the State of Georgia can use advanced nuclear reactors to increase power generation and economic development in this state; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to enhance the manufacturing investment tax credit for small arms and ammunition manufacturers; to provide for a new tax credit for expenses incurred by a small arms and ammunition manufacturers in Georgia related to increased production of new lines of firearms; to exempt sales of firearms, ammunition, and firearm safety equipment; to exempt charges for admission to firearm safety training courses and to gun ranges; to exempt charges for initiation and membership to certain clubs or organizations for firearms training or shooting sports; to provide for definitions; to provide for…
The latest official Georgia General Assembly record shows this action on February 2, 2022: House Second Readers.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses firearms, ammunition, firearm access, carrying, storage, enforcement, or gun-violence prevention. It does not establish an effect on Georgia's firearm mortality count or rate.
Retained Georgia evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to enhance the manufacturing investment tax credit for small arms and ammunition manufacturers; to provide for a new tax credit for expenses incurred by a small arms and ammunition manufacturers in Georgia related to increased production of new lines of firearms; to exempt sales of firearms, ammunition, and firearm safety equipment; to exempt charges for admission to firearm safety training courses and to gun…
Records come from published fact relationships or reviewed topic records with official supporting evidence and verified Georgia officeholder attribution. Historical executive officials require evidence tied to the action date and are excluded from incumbent proposals. Inclusion follows an explicit topic review, a related state fact, or the action’s title and supporting evidence. Explicit topic reviews take priority; repeated actions use the most recent explicit review for this topic. Duplicate actions attached to several facts appear once. This topic match is not a new finding that an action caused a result, and the reviewed collection is selective. Collection reviewed Oct 5, 2026.
What candidates are saying
Explore statements about GDP, economic growth and production from FactVote’s Georgia candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
13 statements from 11 candidates
2026 Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture — General Election
1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement
As agribusiness technology continues to advance – and as Georgia producers continue to expand to the global market – Georgia’s farmers will need critical infrastructure like rural broadband and high-speed connectivity to remain competitive. As Commissioner, Tyler Harper will recommit the state of Ge…
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Source topic or question: Fighting for our farmers, producers and consumers to create a better Georgia.
Candidate campaign source
As agribusiness technology continues to advance – and as Georgia producers continue to expand to the global market – Georgia’s farmers will need critical infrastructure like rural broadband and high-speed connectivity to remain competitive. As Commissioner, Tyler Harper will recommit the state of Georgia to expanding our state’s internet to even the most remote communities – from Bainbridge to Blue Ridge. By partnering with the private sector, securing federal funding, and taking advantage of existing infrastructure, Tyler will ensure that every Georgia farmer has access to the online tools that improve productivity and increase output.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
She will create an Office of Small Business and a Deputy Commissioner for Small Business focused on businesses with 0 to 25 employees, which make up roughly 98 percent of small businesses in the state. She will also expand the state’s small business loan and grant programs and ensure a fairer share …
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Source topic or question: Keisha's Issues
Candidate campaign source
She will create an Office of Small Business and a Deputy Commissioner for Small Business focused on businesses with 0 to 25 employees, which make up roughly 98 percent of small businesses in the state. She will also expand the state’s small business loan and grant programs and ensure a fairer share of Georgia’s business investment dollars goes to smaller firms, which employ nearly half of the state’s workforce, because state economic policy should better reflect their outsized role in creating jobs and supporting local communities.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 18, 2026
Government doesn’t create prosperity, hardworking Americans do. I will always fight to lower taxes across the board so families keep more of what they earn, and small businesses can thrive. A simpler and fairer tax code will grow our economy and reward hard work, not punish success.
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Source topic or question: Lower Taxes = More Economic Freedom
Candidate campaign source
Government doesn’t create prosperity, hardworking Americans do. I will always fight to lower taxes across the board so families keep more of what they earn, and small businesses can thrive. A simpler and fairer tax code will grow our economy and reward hard work, not punish success.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
This section matches specific GDP, economic growth and production terms in retained, attributed source text from published Georgia candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.
Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.
Georgia incumbents
What incumbents are proposing
Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current Georgia legislators and Georgia’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from Georgia’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.
2 matching sponsorships or proposals · 2 Georgia incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.
Rep. Martin Momtahan
Georgia House · District 17 · R–GA
1 proposalView proposals from Rep. Martin MomtahanGeorgia Legislature · HB 1090
Homeowner Defense Act; enact
Feb 2, 2022 · House Second Readers
Rep. Martin Momtahan · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to enhance the manufacturing investment tax credit for small arms and ammunition manufacturers; to provide for a new tax credit for expenses incurred by a small arms and ammunition manufacturers in Georgia related to increased production of new lines of firearms; to exempt sales of firearms, ammunition, and firearm safety equipment; to exempt charges for admission to firearm safety training courses and to gun ranges; to exempt charges for initiation and membership to certain clubs or organizations for firearms training or shooting sports; to provide for definitions; to provide for…
The latest official Georgia General Assembly record shows this action on February 2, 2022: House Second Readers.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses firearms, ammunition, firearm access, carrying, storage, enforcement, or gun-violence prevention. It does not establish an effect on Georgia's firearm mortality count or rate.
Retained Georgia evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to enhance the manufacturing investment tax credit for small arms and ammunition manufacturers; to provide for a new tax credit for expenses incurred by a small arms and ammunition manufacturers in Georgia related to increased production of new lines of firearms; to exempt sales of firearms, ammunition, and firearm safety equipment; to exempt charges for admission to firearm safety training courses and to gun…
1 proposalView proposals from Sen. Timothy BeardenGeorgia Legislature · SR 482
Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC); create a study committee; urge
Mar 31, 2026 · Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Sen. Timothy Bearden · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to create a study committee for the purpose of making recommendations to the Senate with regard to how the State of Georgia can use advanced nuclear reactors to increase power generation and economic development in this state; and for other purposes.
The latest official Georgia General Assembly record shows this action on March 31, 2026: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses electricity generation, renewable power, storage, utilities, interconnection, or grid reliability. It does not establish an effect on Georgia's displayed renewable-generation share.
Retained Georgia evidence context: Electricity generated from renewable resources. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to create a study committee for the purpose of making recommendations to the Senate with regard to how the State of Georgia can use advanced nuclear reactors to increase power generation and economic development in this state; and for other purposes.
Only current Georgia officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.
Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a Georgia statistic. Collection reviewed Oct 5, 2026.
Sources & methods
Every section retains its primary sources, units, reporting periods and comparison limits. Maps, graphs and tables use the same observation and cohort. All 50 states are listed; D.C. and territories are excluded. Missing and suppressed values remain unavailable and never become zero.
#1 is the highest measured value. Equal source values share a rank and leave gaps (1, 2, 2, 4). Ranks use source precision and are descriptive, not a score of the state. Survey uncertainty and reporting coverage can limit comparisons. Published U.S. benchmarks are used where available; a state average is not substituted.
Georgia snapshots and fiscal sources keep their own dates and accounting scope. National events and federal distribution explainers describe national context. Actions and statements are filtered to Georgia, retain their reviewed evidence, and do not establish that a policy caused a measured change.
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