Brooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia, on its southern border with Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,301. The county seat is Quitman. The county was created in 1858 from portions of Lowndes and Thomas counties by an act of the Georgia General Assembly and was named for pro-slavery U.S. Representative Preston Brooks, after he severely beat abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner with a cane for delivering a speech attacking slavery. Brooks County is included in the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area. Collected from Wikipedia.
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Charts for Brooks County, GA
   Bachelor's Degree or Higher (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   High School Graduate or Higher (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, Asian Alone (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, Two or More Races (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American Alone (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   U.S. Granted Utility Patents Originating in Brooks County, GA2015-01-01
   Age-Adjusted Premature Death Rate for Brooks County, GA2020-01-01
   Resident Population in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Mean Commuting Time for Workers (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Single-Parent Households with Children as a Percentage of Households with Children (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Homeownership Rate (5-year estimate) for Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Income Inequality in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Some Other Race Alone (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Estimate, Median Age by Sex, Total Population (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Unemployment Rate in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   New Patent Assignments in Brooks County, GA2008-01-01
   Net County-to-County Migration Flow (5-year estimate) for Brooks County, GA (DISCONTINUED)2020-01-01
   Real Gross Domestic Product: Government and Government Enterprises in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Gross Domestic Product: Private Goods-Producing Industries in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Real Gross Domestic Product: Private Goods-Producing Industries in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Real Gross Domestic Product: Private Services-Providing Industries in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Personal Income in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Gross Domestic Product: Private Services-Providing Industries in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Estimate of Median Household Income for Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Civilian Labor Force in Brooks County, GA2024-12-01
   Equifax Subprime Credit Population for Brooks County, GA2024-10-01
   Unemployed Persons in Brooks County, GA2024-12-01
   Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Disconnected Youth (5-year estimate) for Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Burdened Households (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Asian Alone (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American Alone (5-year estimate) in Brooks County, GA2023-01-01
News and research for Brooks County, GA
US Bureau of Labor Statistics (60) US Congressional Budget Office (16) US Census Bureau (14) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (3) Federal Reserve Bank of New York (17) Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (8) US Employment and Training Administration (11) The World Bank (71)
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