At a glance: Georgia Georgia is the 8th most populous state in the U.S., with 11,029,227 residents across its 59,441 square miles, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state ranked No. 4 for business in 2024 by CNBC. Georgia is home to the busiest airport in the world, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and its biggest economic industries are transportation, logistics, manufacturing, agriculture, and film production. Energy Georgia ranks No. 23 among states for most energy production, with its leading production sources being nuclear, natural gas, and wood/waste, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Georgia ranks No. 31 among states for most energy consumed. The leading energy sources consumed by Georgians are motor gasoline, natural gas, and nuclear power. Georgia’s residential electricity rate is $0.137/kWh, below the national average. Commercial electricity rate is also lower; Georgia commercial users pay $0.107/kWh, compared to the national average commercial rate of $0.1259/kWh. Industrial users pay $0.068/kWh, below the national average industrial electricity rate of $0.0804/kWh. Georgia’s residential natural gas price is $19.03 per thousand cubic feet, higher than the national average, according to the most recently available data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Environment Annual carbon emissions increased 69.5 percent since 1970, while the state’s population soared 109 percent during the same span. The population is projected to increase another 23 percent, to 13.5 million residents, by 2050. The federal government lists 77 species in Georgia as threatened or endangered.
