Georgia statistical areas explained

The U.S. currently has 46 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 7 combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 24 micropolitan statistical areas within Georgia.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA, encompassing 42 counties in Georgia and one in Alabama, anchored by Georgia's capital and largest city, Atlanta.__TOC__

Table

The 46 United States statistical areas and 159 counties of the State of Georgia

Combined statistical area2023 population (est.)[2] Core-based statistical area2023 population (est.)County2023 population (est.)Metropolitan division2023 population (est.)
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA7,241,538
7,207,459 		Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA MSA6,327,662Fulton County, Georgia1,079,105Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD4,934,074
Gwinnett County, Georgia983,526
DeKalb County, Georgia762,992
Clayton County, Georgia298,300
Forsyth County, Georgia272,887
Henry County, Georgia254,613
Coweta County, Georgia155,892
Douglas County, Georgia149,160
Carroll County, Georgia127,098
Fayette County, Georgia123,351
Newton County, Georgia120,135
Walton County, Georgia106,702
Rockdale County, Georgia95,987
Barrow County, Georgia92,792
Spalding County, Georgia69,946
Pickens County, Georgia35,969
Lumpkin County, Georgia35,258
Dawson County, Georgia31,732
Butts County, Georgia26,887
Morgan County, Georgia21,460
Meriwether County, Georgia20,931
Pike County, Georgia20,461
Lamar County, Georgia20,401
Jasper County, Georgia16,455
Heard County, Georgia12,034
Cobb County, Georgia776,743Marietta, GA MD1,393,588
Cherokee County, Georgia286,602
Paulding County, Georgia183,164
Bartow County, Georgia115,041
Haralson County, Georgia32,038
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA222,060Clarke County, Georgia129,933none
Oconee County, Georgia43,588
Madison County, Georgia32,191
Oglethorpe County, Georgia15,754
Gainesville, GA MSA217,267Hall County, Georgia217,267
LaGrange, GA-AL μSA104,821
70,742 (GA)		Troup County, Georgia70,742
Chambers County, Alabama34,079
Rome, GA MSA100,113Floyd County, Georgia100,113
Jefferson, GA μSA88,615Jackson County, Georgia88,615
Calhoun, GA μSA59,757Gordon County, Georgia59,757
Cornelia, GA μSA48,757Habersham County, Georgia48,757
Cedartown, GA μSA44,223Polk County, Georgia44,223
Thomaston, GA μSA28,263Upson County, Georgia28,263
Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA640,193Savannah, GA MSA424,935Chatham County, Georgia303,655
Effingham County, Georgia71,541
Bryan County, Georgia49,739
Statesboro, GA μSA95,081Bulloch County, Georgia84,327
Evans County, Georgia10,754
Hinesville, GA MSA88,804Liberty County, Georgia69,210
Long County, Georgia19,594
Jesup, GA μSA31,373Wayne County, Georgia31,373
Macon-Bibb County--Warner Robins, GA CSA436,853Macon-Bibb County, GA MSA236,074Bibb County, Georgia156,512
Monroe County, Georgia30,625
Jones County, Georgia28,969
Crawford County, Georgia12,277
Twiggs County, Georgia7,691
Warner Robins, GA MSA200,779Houston County, Georgia171,974
Peach County, Georgia28,805
noneAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA629,429
424,692 (GA)		Richmond County, Georgia205,414
Aiken County, South Carolina177,130
Columbia County, Georgia165,162
Edgefield County, South Carolina27,607
Burke County, Georgia24,438
McDuffie County, Georgia21,799
Lincoln County, Georgia7,879
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA1,003,363
324,508 (GA)		Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA580,971
154,564 (GA)		Hamilton County, Tennessee379,864
Walker County, Georgia69,489
Catoosa County, Georgia68,910
Marion County, Tennessee29,382
Sequatchie County, Tennessee17,161
Dade County, Georgia16,165
Dalton, GA MSA144,722Whitfield County, Georgia103,687
Murray County, Georgia41,035
Cleveland, TN MSA129,612Bradley County, Tennessee111,579
Polk County, Tennessee18,033
Athens, TN μSA69,369McMinn County, Tennessee55,678
Meigs County, Tennessee13,691
Scottsboro, AL μSA53,467Jackson County, Alabama53,467
Summerville, GA μSA25,222Chattooga County, Georgia25,222
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA566,030
265,024 (GA)		Columbus, GA-AL MSA323,768
265,024 (GA)		Muscogee County, Georgia201,877
Russell County, Alabama58,774
Harris County, Georgia36,654
Chattahoochee County, Georgia8,661
Marion County, Georgia7,440
Talbot County, Georgia5,718
Stewart County, Georgia4,674
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA201,585Lee County, Alabama183,215
Alexander City, AL μSA40,677Tallapoosa County, Alabama40,677
noneValdosta, GA MSA151,118Lowndes County, Georgia120,712
Brooks County, Georgia16,245
Lanier County, Georgia10,452
Echols County, Georgia3,709
Albany, GA MSA145,508Dougherty County, Georgia82,645
Lee County, Georgia33,872
Worth County, Georgia20,273
Terrell County, Georgia8,718
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA116,074Glynn County, Georgia86,172
Brantley County, Georgia18,401
McIntosh County, Georgia11,501
Thomasville, GA μSA71,715Thomas County, Georgia45,649
Grady County, Georgia26,066
Dublin, GA μSA59,223Laurens County, Georgia49,941
Johnson County, Georgia9,282
Jacksonville-Palatka-St. Marys, FL-GA CSA1,847,313
58,118 (GA)		Jacksonville, FL MSA]]1,713,240Duval County, Florida1,030,822
St. Johns County, Florida320,110
Clay County Florida232,439
Nassau County Florida101,501
Baker County Florida28,368
Palatka, FL μSA75,955Putnam County Florida75,955
Kingsland, GA μSA58,118Camden County, Georgia58,118
noneWaycross, GA μSA56,668Ware County, Georgia36,243
Pierce County, Georgia20,425
Douglas, GA μSA51,610Coffee County, Georgia43,317
Atkinson County, Georgia8,293
Tifton, GA μSA50,463Tift County, Georgia41,554
Turner County, Georgia8,909
Moultrie, GA μSA46,167Colquitt County, Georgia46,167
Milledgeville, GA μSA43,396Baldwin County, Georgia43,396
Vidalia, GA μSA35,801Toombs County, Georgia27,040
Montgomery County, Georgia8,761
Americus, GA μSA33,416Sumter County, Georgia28,890
Schley County, Georgia4,526
Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA421,732
29,087 (GA)		Tallahassee, FL MSA392,645Leon County Florida296,913
Gadsden County Florida43,833
Wakulla County Florida36,449
Jefferson County Florida15,450
Bainbridge, GA μSA28,982Decatur County, Georgia28,982
noneToccoa, GA μSA27,228Stephens County, Georgia27,228
Cordele, GA μSA19,631Crisp County, Georgia19,631
Fitzgerald, GA μSA17,128Ben Hill County, Georgia17,128
Eufaula, AL-GA μSA26,865
2,280 (GA)		Barbour County, Alabama24,585
Quitman County, Georgia2,280
noneGilmer County, Georgia32,860
White County, Georgia29,026
Hart County, Georgia27,556
Union County, Georgia27,124
Fannin County, Georgia25,955
Franklin County, Georgia24,782
Tattnall County, Georgia24,296
Putnam County, Georgia23,129
Emanuel County, Georgia23,119
Mitchell County, Georgia21,114
Greene County, Georgia20,722
Elbert County, Georgia20,013
Washington County, Georgia19,820
Banks County, Georgia19,789
Dodge County, Georgia19,776
Berrien County, Georgia18,570
Appling County, Georgia18,457
Cook County, Georgia17,714
Rabun County, Georgia17,442
Jefferson County, Georgia15,183
Jeff Davis County, Georgia14,906
Screven County, Georgia14,174
Towns County, Georgia13,035
Charlton County, Georgia12,934
Bleckley County, Georgia12,465
Macon County, Georgia11,817
Bacon County, Georgia11,124
Candler County, Georgia11,059
Dooly County, Georgia10,981
Telfair County, Georgia10,920
Early County, Georgia10,563
Pulaski County, Georgia10,095
Wilkes County, Georgia9,518
Irwin County, Georgia9,120
Seminole County, Georgia9,092
Wilcox County, Georgia8,779
Wilkinson County, Georgia8,725
Hancock County, Georgia8,676
Jenkins County, Georgia8,627
Taylor County, Georgia7,758
Wheeler County, Georgia7,081
Clinch County, Georgia6,746
Treutlen County, Georgia6,341
Randolph County, Georgia6,078
Miller County, Georgia5,747
Calhoun County, Georgia5,457
Warren County, Georgia5,106
Glascock County, Georgia2,954
Clay County, Georgia2,853
Baker County, Georgia2,743
Webster County, Georgia2,337
Taliaferro County, Georgia1,609
State of Georgia11,029,227

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 46 statistical areas of Georgia, 24 are PSAs comprising seven combined statistical areas, four metropolitan statistical areas and 13 micropolitan statistical areas.

The 24 primary statistical areas of the State of Georgia

scope=col rowspan=22020 rankscope=col rowspan=2Primary statistical areaPopulation
scope=col2023 estimatescope=colChangescope=col2020 Census[3] scope=colChangescope=col2010 Census[4]
scope=rowAtlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (GA)
scope=rowSavannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA
scope=rowMacon-Bibb County--Warner-Robins, GA CSA
scope=rowAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA (GA)
scope=rowChattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (GA)
scope=rowColumbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (GA)
scope=rowAlbany, GA MSA
scope=rowValdosta, GA MSA
scope=rowBrunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA
scope=rowThomasville, GA μSA
scope=rowDublin, GA μSA
scope=rowWaycross, GA μSA
scope=rowJacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA (GA)
scope=rowDouglas, GA μSA
scope=rowTifton, GA μSA
scope=rowMoultrie, GA μSA
scope=rowMilledgeville, GA μSA
scope=rowVidalia, GA μSA
scope=rowAmericus, GA μSA
scope=rowTallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA (GA)
scope=rowToccoa, GA μSA
scope=rowCordele, GA μSA
scope=rowFitzgerald, GA μSA
scope=rowEufaula, AL-GA μSA (GA)
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA
Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA
Tallhassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA
Eufaula, AL-GA μSA

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas . July 21, 2023 . 0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 . October 23, 2023 . Office of Management and Budget.
  2. Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
  3. Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.

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