State of the Georgia Girl Report

Key Facts: Demographics

• 44% of households in Georgia face financial hardship. The rate of poverty is decreasing among households with girls, but the portion facing rising costs and stagnant wages is increasing. • 3 out of 5 girls in Georgia are girls of color. Specifically, 31% of girls in Georgia identify as Black or African American - more than twice the representation as the national average (13%). • Girls identifying as more than one race are the fastest growing demographic in Georgia. Georgia experienced a 2.5x increase over the last five years. • 43% of youth in Georgia do not live in a two-parent household. Nearly one-third of youth live in a single parent household while 10% live with a grandparent. • 1 in 7 girls attends a private school. Girls are more likely than boys to attend a private school, with a 26% increase in private school enrollment among girls over the last five years.

“ Being in Girl Scouts helped me learn to love myself. I learned to love me for me. - Georgia Girl Scout, Cadette (6th-8th grade), 2025

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