Opportunity Index

Telfair County, Georgia

Economy Score out of 100
Telfair County, Georgia
37.6
Cluster
37.6
State Avg.
54.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Telfair County Cluster GA National
Unemployment rate 8.3% 8.3% 3.7% 3.3%
Median household income $24,959 $24,959 $50,003 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 27.7% 27.7% 14.9% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.1 4.1 4.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 72.6% 72.6% 69.9% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 82.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Telfair County, GA
47.1
Cluster
47.1
State Avg.
53.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Telfair County Cluster GA National
Preschool enrollment 69.0% 69.0% 49.9% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 79.6% 79.6% 81.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 13.3% 13.3% 38.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Telfair County, GA
27.6
Cluster
27.6
State Avg.
41.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Telfair County Cluster GA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 48.6% 48.6% 13.5% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 695 695 176,621 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 191.8 191.8 357.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 25.0 25.0 65.6 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.5 2.5 1.7 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Telfair County, GA
Cluster
State Avg.
43.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Telfair County Cluster GA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.9% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 15.2% 15.2% 13.4% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 27.7 34.9

Business Stats

Business Telfair County Cluster GA National
Diversity 79.6% 79.6% -% 85.9%
Growth -22.1 -22.1 - 7.9
Automation 56.5% 56.5% -% 59.4%

Population
Telfair County 15,989
Cluster 15,989
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.
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News Themes and Sentiment

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Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.