Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Chatham County, Georgia

Economy Score out of 100
Chatham County, Georgia
54.3
Cluster
54.3
State Avg.
54.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Chatham County Cluster GA National
Unemployment rate 3.0% 3.0% 3.7% 3.3%
Median household income $46,471 $46,471 $50,003 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 17.3% 17.3% 14.9% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.0 4.0 3.2 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 63.3% 63.3% 69.9% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 86.9% 86.9% 82.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Chatham County, GA
59.6
Cluster
59.6
State Avg.
53.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Chatham County Cluster GA National
Preschool enrollment 54.6% 54.6% 49.9% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 86.7% 86.7% 81.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 40.4% 40.4% 38.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Chatham County, GA
45.7
Cluster
45.7
State Avg.
41.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Chatham County Cluster GA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 13.6% 13.6% 13.5% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 5,325 5,325 176,621 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 448.0 448.0 357.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 88.1 88.1 65.6 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Chatham County, GA
40.9
Cluster
40.9
State Avg.
43.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Chatham County Cluster GA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 10.2% 10.2% 9.9% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 15.5% 15.5% 13.4% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 25.4 25.4 27.7 34.9

Business Stats

Business Chatham County Cluster GA National
Diversity 88.7% 88.7% -% 85.9%
Growth 24.2 24.2 - 7.9
Automation 57.3% 57.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Chatham County 290,501
Cluster 290,501
GA 10,413,055
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

News Themes and Sentiment

Economy Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.