Map of the 39 core-based statistical areas in Georgia (U.S. state).
An enlargeable map of the 39 core-based statistical areas in Georgia.[1]

The U.S. State of Georgia currently has 46 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 4 combined statistical areas (7, including those with components outside the state of Georgia), 14 Georgia-based metropolitan statistical areas (15 with Chattanooga, Tennessee and its Georgia suburbs), and 24 micropolitan statistical areas within Georgia.[1]

Statistical areas

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as "a statistical geographic entity consisting of the county or counties (or county-equivalents) associated with at least one core[a] of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core."[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that have "a population of at least 50,000" and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) that have "a population of at least 10,000, but less than 50,000."[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as "a geographic entity consisting of two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas with employment interchange measures[b] of at least 15%."[2] The 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.

Table

The table below describes the 46 United States statistical areas and 159 counties of the State of Georgia with the following information:[3]
An out-of-state area's population is displayed in green.

  1. The combined statistical area (CSA) as designated by the OMB.[1]
  2. The CSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates.[4]
  3. The core based statistical area (CBSA)[2] as designated by the OMB.[1]
  4. The CBSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [4]
  5. The county name
  6. The county population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [4]
The 46 United States statistical areas and 159 counties of the State of Georgia
Combined Statistical Area 2019 Population Core Based Statistical Area 2019 Population County 2019 Population 2022 Population
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA 7,155,877
7,121,789 		Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA MSA[c] 6,256,898 4,881,094 Fulton County, Georgia 1,069,370 1,074,634
Gwinnett County, Georgia 958,005 975,353
DeKalb County, Georgia 764,420 762,820
Clayton County, Georgia 297,623 296,564
Forsyth County, Georgia 252,878 267,237
Henry County, Georgia 241,848 248,364
Coweta County, Georgia 146,725 152,882
Douglas County, Georgia 144,552 147,316
Carroll County, Georgia 119,484 124,592
Fayette County, Georgia 119,483 122,030
Newton County, Georgia 112,843 117,621
Walton County, Georgia 97,153 103,065
Rockdale County, Georgia 93,644 94,984
Barrow County, Georgia 83,975 89,299
Spalding County, Georgia 67,455 68,919
Pickens County, Georgia 33,339 34,826
Lumpkin County, Georgia 33,631 34,796
Dawson County, Georgia 27,056 30,138
Butts County, Georgia 25,551 26,649
Meriwether County, Georgia 20,606 20,845
Morgan County, Georgia 20,198 21,031
Lamar County, Georgia 18,551 19,467
Pike County, Georgia 18,936 19,990
Jasper County, Georgia 14,666 15,951
Heard County, Georgia 11,448 11,725
1,375,804 Cobb County, Georgia 766,374 771,952
Cherokee County, Georgia 268,175 281,278
Paulding County, Georgia 169,570 178,421
Bartow County, Georgia 109,296 112,816
Haralson County, Georgia 30,037 31,337
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA 220,405 Clarke County, Georgia 128,550 129,875
Oconee County, Georgia 42,013 43,588
Madison County, Georgia 30,269 31,473
Oglethorpe County, Georgia 14,867 15,469
Gainesville, GA MSA 212,692 Hall County, Georgia 203,735 212,692
LaGrange, GA-AL μSA 104,279
70,191 		Troup County, Georgia 69,323 70,191
Chambers County, Alabama 34,645 34,088
Rome, GA MSA 99,443 Floyd County, Georgia 98,575 99,443
Jefferson, GA μSA 83,936 Jackson County, Georgia 76,717 83,936
Calhoun, GA μSA 58,954 Gordon County, Georgia 57,716 58,954
Cornelia, GA μSA 47,475 Habersham County, Georgia 46,138 47,475
Cedartown, GA μSA 43,709 Polk County, Georgia 42,923 43,709
Thomaston, GA μSA 28,086 Upson County, Georgia 27,740 28,086
Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA 692,401 Savannah, GA MSA 418,373 Chatham County, Georgia 295,064 301,107
Effingham County, Georgia 65,158 69,041
Bryan County, Georgia 45,035 48,225
Statesboro, GA μSA 93,754 Bulloch County, Georgia 79,918 83,059
Evans County, Georgia 10,790 10,695
Hinesville, GA MSA 86,378 Liberty County, Georgia 65,317 68,030
Long County, Georgia 16,269 18,348
Jesup, GA μSA 30,896 Wayne County, Georgia 30,145 30,896
Macon-Bibb County--Warner Robins, GA CSA 432,109 Macon-Bibb County, GA MSA 233,916 Bibb County, Georgia 157,025 156,197
Jones County, Georgia 28,397 28,472
Monroe County, Georgia 28,055 29,427
Crawford County, Georgia 12,103 12,140
Twiggs County, Georgia 8,011 7,680
Warner Robins, GA MSA 198,193 Houston County, Georgia 164,343 169,631
Peach County, Georgia 28,040 28,562
none Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA 624,083
423,001 		Richmond County, Georgia 206,526 206,640
Aiken County, South Carolina 169,163 174,150
Columbia County, Georgia 156,849 162,419
Edgefield County, South Carolina 25,672 26,932
Burke County, Georgia 24,633 24,388
McDuffie County, Georgia 21,603 21,713
Lincoln County, Georgia 7,701 7,841
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 924,417
322,362 		Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 574,507
153,822 		Hamilton County, Tennessee 367,242 374,682
Walker County, Georgia 67,742 68,915
Catoosa County, Georgia 68,006 68,826
Marion County, Tennessee 28,865 29,094
Dade County, Georgia 16,235 16,081
Sequatchie County, Tennessee 15,850 16,909
Dalton, GA MSA 143,604 Whitfield County, Georgia 102,776 103,132
Murray County, Georgia 40,012 40,472
Cleveland, TN MSA 128,479 Bradley County, Tennessee 108,820 110,616
Polk County, Tennessee 17,568 17,863
Athens, TN μSA 54,719 McMinn County, Tennessee 53,344 54,719
Scottsboro, AL μSA 52,891 Jackson County, Alabama 52,545 52,891
Summerville, GA μSA 24,936 Chattooga County, Georgia 24,922 24,936
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA 545,820
265,555 		Columbus, GA-AL MSA 324,110
265,555 		Muscogee County, Georgia 206,998 202,616
Russell County, Alabama 59,259 58,555
Harris County, Georgia 34,896 36,276
Chattahoochee County, Georgia 9,481 8,819
Marion County, Georgia 7,530 7,449
Talbot County, Georgia 5,726 5,747
Stewart County, Georgia 5,304 4,648
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 180,773 Lee County, Alabama 174,742 180,773
Alexander City, AL μSA 40,977 Tallapoosa County, Alabama 41,286 40,977
none Valdosta, GA MSA 149,849 Lowndes County, Georgia 118,415 119,739
Brooks County, Georgia 16,268 16,253
Lanier County, Georgia 9,926 10,171
Echols County, Georgia 3,720 3,686
Albany, GA MSA 145,786 Dougherty County, Georgia 85,153 82,966
Lee County, Georgia 33,215 33,642
Worth County, Georgia 20,738 20,424
Terrell County, Georgia 9,138 8,754
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA 114,442 Glynn County, Georgia 84,471 85,079
Brantley County, Georgia 18,043 18,183
McIntosh County, Georgia 10,987 11,180
Thomasville, GA μSA 71,569 Thomas County, Georgia 45,785 45,561
Grady County, Georgia 26,222 26,008
Dublin, GA μSA 58,902 Laurens County, Georgia 49,544 49,660
Johnson County, Georgia 9,186 9,242
Jacksonville-Palatka-St. Marys, FL-GA CSA 1,807,412
57,013 		Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,675,668 Duval County, Florida 997,604 1,016,536
St. Johns County, Florida 277,085 306,841
Clay County Florida 218,933 226,589
Nassau County Florida 91,027 97,899
Baker County Florida 28,115 27,803
Palatka, FL μSA 74,521 Putnam County Florida 73,376 74,731
Kingsland, GA μSA 57,013 Camden County, Georgia 54,925 57,013
none Waycross, GA μSA 55,782 Ware County, Georgia 36,225 35,614
Pierce County, Georgia 19,746 20,168
Douglas, GA μSA 51,355 Coffee County, Georgia 43,052 43,172
Atkinson County, Georgia 8,311 8,183
Tifton, GA μSA 50,254 Tift County, Georgia 41,374 41,412
Turner County, Georgia 8,983 8,842
Moultrie, GA μSA 45,762 Colquitt County, Georgia 45,900 45,762
Milledgeville, GA μSA 43,635 Baldwin County, Georgia 43,794 43,635
Vidalia, GA μSA 35,492 Toombs County, Georgia 27,081 26,837
Montgomery County, Georgia 8,574 8,655
Americus, GA μSA 33,373 Sumter County, Georgia 29,516 28,877
Schley County, Georgia 4,534 4,496
Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA 410,210
28,982 		Tallahassee, FL MSA 381,228 Leon County Florida 293,948 297,369
Gadsden County Florida 43,402 43,403
Wakulla County Florida 25,313 25,414
Jefferson County Florida 14,390 15,042
Bainbridge, GA μSA 28,982 Decatur County, Georgia 29,324 28,982
none Toccoa, GA μSA 26,767 Stephens County, Georgia 26,820 26,767
Cordele, GA μSA 19,708 Crisp County, Georgia 20,050 19,708
Fitzgerald, GA μSA 17,069 Ben Hill County, Georgia 17,168 17,069
Eufaula, AL-GA μSA 26,955
2,249 		Barbour County, Alabama 24,960 24,706
Quitman County, Georgia 2,228 2,249
none Gilmer County, Georgia 31,428 32,407
White County, Georgia 28,108 28,806
Hart County, Georgia 25,871 26,909
Fannin County, Georgia 25,434 25,737
Union County, Georgia 24,798 26,388
Tattnall County, Georgia 24,316 24,064
Franklin County, Georgia 23,468 24,128
Emanuel County, Georgia 22,887 22,929
Putnam County, Georgia 22,163 22,984
Mitchell County, Georgia 21,668 21,116
Washington County, Georgia 19,948 19,738
Dodge County, Georgia 19,874 19,802
Elbert County, Georgia 19,667 19,814
Greene County, Georgia 19,021 20,139
Appling County, Georgia 18,366 18,428
Berrien County, Georgia 18,148 18,214
Banks County, Georgia 18,082 19,328
Cook County, Georgia 17,234 17,404
Rabun County, Georgia 16,914 17,206
Jefferson County, Georgia 15,678 15,314
Jeff Davis County, Georgia 14,799 14,889
Screven County, Georgia 14,078 13,977
Towns County, Georgia 12,545 12,972
Charlton County, Georgia 12,532 12,781
Bleckley County, Georgia 12,524 12,257
Telfair County, Georgia 12,465 12,354
Macon County, Georgia 12,021 11,765
Dooly County, Georgia 11,165 10,572
Bacon County, Georgia 11,108 11,191
Candler County, Georgia 11,022 11,000
Early County, Georgia 10,799 10,574
Pulaski County, Georgia 9,873 9,984
Irwin County, Georgia 9,650 9,126
Wilkes County, Georgia 9,556 9,599
Seminole County, Georgia 9,131 9,127
Wilkinson County, Georgia 8,824 8,681
Wilcox County, Georgia 8,792 8,761
Hancock County, Georgia 8,708 8,387
Jenkins County, Georgia 8,666 8,689
Taylor County, Georgia 7,819 7,737
Wheeler County, Georgia 7,447 7,314
Clinch County, Georgia 6,725 6,662
Treutlen County, Georgia 6,396 6,365
Randolph County, Georgia 6,368 6,116
Miller County, Georgia 5,988 5,807
Calhoun County, Georgia 5,573 5,469
Warren County, Georgia 5,208 5,155
Glascock County, Georgia 2,894 2,939
Baker County, Georgia 2,851 2,788
Clay County, Georgia 2,830 2,845
Webster County, Georgia 2,352 2,328
Taliaferro County, Georgia 1,562 1,600
State of Georgia 10,729,828 10,912,876

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The OMB defines a core as "a densely settled concentration of population, comprising an Urban Area (of 10,000 or more population) delineated by the Census Bureau, around which a core-based statistical area is delineated."[2]
  2. ^ The OMB defines the employment interchange measure as "the sum of the percentage of workers living in the smaller entity who work in the larger entity plus the percentage of employment in the smaller entity that is accounted for by workers who reside in the larger entity."[2]
  3. ^ This MSA is further divided into two Metropolitan Divisions: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division and Marietta, GA Metropolitan Division

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in teal. A teal population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.
  4. ^ a b c "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

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