Each row shows where Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell sits on the national distribution for one economic concept across all three mobility measures.

All income a person receives, including wages and transfers.

α Absolute mobility 23rd percentile

this county national median

26.85 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 71st percentile

this county national median

0.38 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 4th percentile

this county national median

The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Income earned from work (wages and salaries).

α Absolute mobility 24th percentile

this county national median

32.59 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 64th percentile

this county national median

0.36 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 90th percentile

this county national median

13.55 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The probability of owning a home (the extensive margin of housing wealth).

α Absolute mobility 14th percentile

this county national median

49.62 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 69th percentile

this county national median

0.47 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 52nd percentile

this county national median

-8.87 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The value of housing assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 30th percentile

this county national median

34.83 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 77th percentile

this county national median

0.40 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 80th percentile

this county national median

1.09 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The total value of all assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 28th percentile

this county national median

36.03 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 82nd percentile

this county national median

0.38 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 90th percentile

this county national median

10.73 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

County	State	α (absolute mobility)	β (persistence)	δ (extensive margin)	n
Barrow	GA	35.09	0.291	5.31	400
Bartow	GA	34.61	0.345	13.76	650
Butts	GA	31.63	0.363	2.69	200
Carroll	GA	34.67	0.351	6.23	900
Cherokee	GA	43.33	0.286	6.11	1000
Clayton	GA	35.17	0.314	7.02	1900
Cobb	GA	37.04	0.410	17.38	4500
Coweta	GA	31.86	0.409	5.17	800
Dawson	GA	34.61	0.351	10.47	100
DeKalb	GA	32.11	0.388	11.43	4200
Douglas	GA	38.33	0.324	7.36	750
Fayette	GA	44.54	0.302	11.98	1000
Forsyth	GA	43.37	0.311	17.32	500
Fulton	GA	27.58	0.535	9.52	4900
Gwinnett	GA	43.80	0.320	11.62	4500
Haralson	GA	37.24	0.233	3.63	300
Heard	GA	40.24	0.246	2.42	150
Henry	GA	44.22	0.259	6.33	850
Jasper	GA	32.39	0.343	7.43	100
Lumpkin	GA	41.07	0.278	-2.28	150
Meriwether	GA	34.92	0.337	1.95	250
Morgan	GA	38.32	0.335	18.08	200
Newton	GA	29.42	0.431	10.69	500
Paulding	GA	37.41	0.304	10.67	550
Pickens	GA	35.98	0.363	10.68	200
Pike	GA	40.03	0.295	4.11	200
Rockdale	GA	38.98	0.335	9.04	600
Spalding	GA	30.76	0.349	11.44	550
Walton	GA	36.12	0.342	12.43	700

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell

The five lenses at a glance