Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Illinois instead of Georgia, you would:
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $22,200 as of 2023, while in Illinois, the GDP per capita is $70,691 as of 2024.
be 58.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
be 26.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Illinois, however, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
