Fulton County/Atlanta, Georgia [population: 2,500,000] is one 33 communities, ranging in population from 8,500 to 2.5 million, included in this three-year study. The study used data from a total of 789 nonprofit arts organizations in all the communities to compile a national average. The study was designed to document nonprofit arts expenditures in a cross section of American communities and demonstrate the economic impact gained from investing in the arts.

Economic Impact of the Nonprofit Arts Industry on Fulton County/Atlanta, Georgia (average of 1990, 1991, and 1992 results):

Expenditures on Nonprofit Arts organizations: $105,487,888.
Total Jobs Supported (Full-Time): 2,871.
Arts Industry Jobs Supported [Direct Impact]: 1,859.
Jobs Supported Outside the Arts Industry [Indirect Impact]: 1,012.
Personal Income Paid Locally: $82,640,667.
Local Government Revenue: $3,643,667.
State Government Revenue: $4,685,333.

Total Economic Impact on Fulton County/Atlanta, Georgia, Per $100,000 of Local Spending by Nonprofit Arts Organizations:

Jobs Supported (Full-Time): 3.29.
Personal Income Paid: $94,647.
Local Government Revenue: $4,173.
State Government Revenue: $5,366.

Fulton County/Atlanta, Georgia [population: 2,500,000] is one 33 communities, ranging in population from 8,500 to 2.5 million, included in this three-year study. The study used data from a total of 789 nonprofit arts organizations in all the communities to compile a national average. The study was designed to document nonprofit arts expenditures in a cross section of American communities and demonstrate the economic impact gained from investing in the arts.