FACTS & STATS

Download Fact Sheets, Reports and Other Statistics on Race and/or Ethnicity

Migration Policy Institute 2006 American Community Survey and Census Data on the Foreign Born by State

Population Change by Major Race/Ethnicity - 2000-2005 - (EXCEL)

Foreign-born Population by Place of Birth (13 counties) - 2000 - (EXCEL)

Foreign-born Population by Place of Birth (Atlanta MSA) - 2000 - (PDF)

Foreign-born Population - Select State Comparison - 2000 - (EXCEL)

Total Minority Buying Power In Georgia - 1990-2011 - (EXCEL)

U.S. Minority Buying Power - 1990-2011 - (EXCEL)

County Diversity Profiles

Did You Know? Quick facts about racial, ethnic and international communities in the Atlanta region

Within the core 10-county Atlanta region, an estimated 73 percent of all population growth between 2000 and 2005 came from non-whites.
From 2000-2004, metro Atlanta, along with fast-growing Las Vegas, is the only metro area in the country to be in the top 10 in percentage growth for each of the three ethnic groups - Hispanics/Latinos, African-Americans and Asians.
The number of minority-owned businesses in metro Atlanta jumped more than 72 percent from 1997 to 2002.
The 10-county Atlanta region's pre K-12 public school enrollment increased by 175,000 students, a 35 percent increase, between 1995 and 2005. Despite this increase, the region's white enrollment decreased by 25,000 students over the same time.
Read additional facts in the Global Atlanta Works newsletter

Regional Snapshots - a monthly ARC publication that compiles the latest data to explore important regional issues including:

Minority-Owned Businesses: Metro Atlanta Leads the State
Characteristics of Older Adults in the Atlanta Region
Domestic Migration: Who's Moving In and Where are They Coming From?
Housing in the Atlanta Region - Foreclosures Soaring

and more ...

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