Census Data

Who uses the census data? What do they use it for?

Educators of all levels

  • Researchers used the data in pollination economic valuation studies.
  • College educators use journal articles featuring the data in their classrooms.
  • K-12 educators use the data to teach math and critical thinking. 

Interested in utilizing the data in your classroom? Check out our educator resources.

Community members and leaders

  • City planners use the data to see where more pollinator habitat needs to be created.
  • Businesses use the data while planning outdoor spaces and landscaping.

Interested in utilizing the data for your business? Check out our business resources.

 

Homeowners

 

  • Gardeners use the data to determine which pollinator plants to plant to attract different insects.
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2021 Census Results
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2020 Census Results
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2019 Census Results
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Five Years of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census - by the numbers

State by State Results 2023 Census
Five Year Totals Census
Georgia Results Census

New Pollinator Gardens  

One important aspect of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census is the creation of sustainable pollinator habitat. The maps below were created by Whitney Richardson and show the 2,764 new sustainable pollinator gardens created as part of the project.

Map of Georgia Pollinator Gardens
Map of North Carolina Pollinator Gardens
New South Carolina Pollinator Gardens

Economic Value of Pollination

Dr. Sharon Kane, a UGA economist, put this graphic together.  Another reminder of the importance of our pollinators and our efforts to conserve them.  For an interactive experience visit her website.

Map of Pollination's Economic Value in Georgia
New pollinator garden map

Journal Articles on the Great Pollinator Census:

  • Griffin, B. & Braman, K. (2021) School and Community Garden Pollinator Census: a Pilot Project in Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science, 56(3): pp. 287-304. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18474/JES20-38
  • Griffin, B., LaTora, A.G., Bhattarai, U., & Braman, S.K. (2022) Knowledge Gleaned From the First Great Georgia Pollinator Census. Journal of Entomological Science, 57(1): pp. 39-63. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18474/JES21-05
  • Griffin, B, Braman, R, Griffin, M & Sarieh, Y. (2021) The Strategic Use of Multimedia in the Great Georgia Pollinator Census Citizen Science Project. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 6(1): 1, pp. 1–13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.334  

This study used census data in the research:

  • Pless, R., Ferreira, S., Bergstrom, J., & Rabinowitz, A. N. (2021). Spatial and Temporal Trends in the Economic Value of Biotic Pollination Services in Georgia, USA: 2009–2017. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 53(3), 322-340. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/aae.2021.11

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