Tuesday, January 19, 1999

Guiding force
Maybe something like Fascinating Facts on Georgia Counties would have been a catchier name. The simple title, The Georgia County Guide, does not seem to do justice to this almanac.
The 17th edition of the annual County Guide was released this past fall by the UGA colleges of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Family and Consumer Sciences through the CAES Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development.
A quick look through its 195 pages of tables, charts and maps is revealing:
• In Randolph County, only 5.1 percent of the households have incomes of more than $50,000 a year. But in Fayette County, more than half of the households--50.3 percent--make more than that.
• In 1997, Echols County had six people per square mile, while DeKalb County had 2,191.
• In 1996, Richmond County had 1,193 physicians--one for every 170 people--while Brantley County had only one doctor for its 13,349 residents. But that was better than in six counties that had no doctors at all.
The county-by-county data covers everything from AIDS cases to HOPE scholarships.
The data is taken from 39 federal and state agencies and several private companies--all
public information.
The guide gives the latest figures on agriculture, courts and crime, economics, education, government, health, housing and households, labor, libraries, natural resources, occupations, population, public assistance, religion, transportation, veterans and vital statistics.
Order The Georgia County Guide either through the county extension office or send a written request with a check to the Ag Business Office, 203 Conner Hall, UGA, Athens, GA 30602-7506.
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