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. As of 2023, the largest of these is the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA, encompassing 42 counties in Georgia as well as Chambers County, Alabama, anchored by Georgia's capital and largest city, Atlanta.
+The 46 United States statistical areas and 159 counties of the State of GeorgiaCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Metropolitan division2025 population (est.)Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA7,426,7697,392,516()Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA6,482,182Fulton County, Georgia1,098,791 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD4,913,673Gwinnett County, Georgia1,018,099DeKalb County, Georgia774,394Clayton County, Georgia297,471Forsyth County, Georgia282,805Henry County, Georgia264,922Coweta County, Georgia160,240Douglas County, Georgia154,293Carroll County, Georgia131,036Fayette County, Georgia125,156Newton County, Georgia125,583Walton County, Georgia112,696Rockdale County, Georgia98,416Barrow County, Georgia99,773Spalding County, Georgia70,775Pickens County, Georgia37,167Lumpkin County, Georgia36,178Dawson County, Georgia35,365Butts County, Georgia27,218Morgan County, Georgia22,095Meriwether County, Georgia21,516Pike County, Georgia20,932Jasper County, Georgia17,632Heard County, Georgia12,149Cobb County, Georgia793,345Marietta, GA MD1,393,588Cherokee County, Georgia299,273Paulding County, Georgia190,996Bartow County, Georgia120,800Haralson County, Georgia33,066Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA224,148Clarke County, Georgia129,921noneOconee County, Georgia44,893Madison County, Georgia32,919Oglethorpe County, Georgia16,415Gainesville, GA MSA226,568Hall County, Georgia226,568LaGrange, GA-AL μSA107,09772,844(GA)Troup County, Georgia72,844Chambers County, Alabama34,253Rome, GA MSA101,378Floyd County, Georgia101,378Jefferson, GA μSA99,265Jackson County, Georgia99,265Calhoun, GA μSA61,701Gordon County, Georgia61,701Cornelia, GA μSA50,416Habersham County, Georgia50,416Cedartown, GA μSA45,514Polk County, Georgia45,514Thomaston, GA μSA28,500Upson County, Georgia28,500Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA660,642Savannah, GA MSA438,314Chatham County, Georgia311,855Effingham County, Georgia74,397Bryan County, Georgia52,062Statesboro, GA μSA97,977Bulloch County, Georgia86,949Evans County, Georgia11,028Hinesville, GA MSA91,870Liberty County, Georgia70,313Long County, Georgia21,557Jesup, GA μSA32,481Wayne County, Georgia32,481Macon-Bibb County--Warner Robins, GA CSA446,644Macon-Bibb County, GA MSA238,553Bibb County, Georgia157,556Monroe County, Georgia32,023Jones County, Georgia29,171Crawford County, Georgia12,206Twiggs County, Georgia7,597Warner Robins, GA MSA208,091Houston County, Georgia178,214Peach County, Georgia29,877noneAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA641,231429,908(GA)Richmond County, Georgia206,559Aiken County, South Carolina181,515Columbia County, Georgia169,189Edgefield County, South Carolina29,808Burke County, Georgia24,408McDuffie County, Georgia21,640Lincoln County, Georgia8,112Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA1,027,577329,151(GA)Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA594,530156,032(GA)Hamilton County, Tennessee390,833Walker County, Georgia70,250Catoosa County, Georgia69,628Marion County, Tennessee29,804Sequatchie County, Tennessee17,861Dade County, Georgia16,154Dalton, GA MSA147,819Whitfield County, Georgia106,212Murray County, Georgia41,607Cleveland, TN MSA134,057Bradley County, Tennessee115,465Polk County, Tennessee18,592Athens, TN μSA71,590McMinn County, Tennessee57,404Meigs County, Tennessee14,186Scottsboro, AL μSA54,281Jackson County, Alabama54,281Summerville, GA μSA25,300Chattooga County, Georgia25,300Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA555,664265,932(GA)Columbus, GA-AL MSA324,830265,932(GA)Muscogee County, Georgia202,171Russell County, Alabama58,898Harris County, Georgia37,280Chattahoochee County, Georgia8,465Marion County, Georgia7,676Talbot County, Georgia5,709Stewart County, Georgia4,631Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA189,881Lee County, Alabama189,881Alexander City, AL μSA40,953Tallapoosa County, Alabama40,953noneValdosta, GA MSA153,276Lowndes County, Georgia122,867Brooks County, Georgia16,101Lanier County, Georgia10,623Echols County, Georgia3,685Albany, GA MSA145,510Dougherty County, Georgia82,616Lee County, Georgia34,179Worth County, Georgia20,059Terrell County, Georgia8,656Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA118,524Glynn County, Georgia87,599Brantley County, Georgia18,936McIntosh County, Georgia11,989Thomasville, GA μSA72,958Thomas County, Georgia46,368Grady County, Georgia26,590Dublin, GA μSA60,351Laurens County, Georgia51,041Johnson County, Georgia9,310Jacksonville-Palatka-St. Marys, FL-GA CSA1,925,01660,143 (GA)Jacksonville, FL MSA1,785,500Duval County, Florida1,062,963St. Johns County, Florida346,328Clay County Florida239,593Nassau County Florida106,879Baker County Florida29,737Palatka, FL μSA77,734Putnam County Florida77,734Kingsland, GA μSA60,143Camden County, Georgia60,143noneWaycross, GA μSA57,670Ware County, Georgia36,906Pierce County, Georgia20,764Douglas, GA μSA52,861Coffee County, Georgia44,407Atkinson County, Georgia8,454Tifton, GA μSA51,237Tift County, Georgia42,254Turner County, Georgia8,983Moultrie, GA μSA47,438Colquitt County, Georgia47,438Milledgeville, GA μSA44,029Baldwin County, Georgia44,029Vidalia, GA μSA36,180Toombs County, Georgia27,545Montgomery County, Georgia8,635Americus, GA μSA33,394Sumter County, Georgia28,801Schley County, Georgia4,593Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA426,84329,432 (GA)Tallahassee, FL MSA397,442Leon County Florida299,048Gadsden County Florida44,298Wakulla County Florida38,089Jefferson County Florida16,007Bainbridge, GA μSA29,432Decatur County, Georgia29,432noneToccoa, GA μSA27,854Stephens County, Georgia27,854Cordele, GA μSA19,237Crisp County, Georgia19,237Fitzgerald, GA μSA17,099Ben Hill County, Georgia17,099Eufaula, AL-GA μSA26,8612,254 (GA)Barbour County, Alabama24,607Quitman County, Georgia2,254noneGilmer County, Georgia33,894White County, Georgia29,802Hart County, Georgia28,639Union County, Georgia27,859Fannin County, Georgia26,111Franklin County, Georgia25,948Tattnall County, Georgia24,376Putnam County, Georgia23,722Emanuel County, Georgia23,147Mitchell County, Georgia20,467Greene County, Georgia21,367Lamar County, Georgia20,941Elbert County, Georgia20,072Washington County, Georgia19,453Banks County, Georgia21,273Dodge County, Georgia19,663Berrien County, Georgia18,932Appling County, Georgia19,100Cook County, Georgia18,232Rabun County, Georgia17,764Jefferson County, Georgia15,011Jeff Davis County, Georgia15,219Screven County, Georgia14,408Towns County, Georgia13,285Charlton County, Georgia13,121Bleckley County, Georgia12,866Macon County, Georgia11,756Bacon County, Georgia11,070Candler County, Georgia11,275Dooly County, Georgia11,156Telfair County, Georgia11,195Early County, Georgia10,455Pulaski County, Georgia10,172Wilkes County, Georgia9,540Irwin County, Georgia9,020Seminole County, Georgia9,162Wilcox County, Georgia8,797Wilkinson County, Georgia8,650Hancock County, Georgia8,682Jenkins County, Georgia8,843Taylor County, Georgia7,818Wheeler County, Georgia7,570Clinch County, Georgia6,847Treutlen County, Georgia6,466Randolph County, Georgia6,156Miller County, Georgia5,812Calhoun County, Georgia5,413Warren County, Georgia5,269Glascock County, Georgia3,141Clay County, Georgia2,815Baker County, Georgia2,725Webster County, Georgia2,369Taliaferro County, Georgia1,662State of Georgia11,302,748
+The 39 core-based statistical areas of the State of Georgia2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSASavannah, GA MSAAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA (GA)Columbus, GA-AL MSA (GA)Macon-Bibb County, GA MSAGainesville, GA MSAAthens-Clarke County, GA MSAWarner Robins, GA MSAChattanooga, TN-GA MSA (GA)Valdosta, GA MSAAlbany, GA MSADalton, GA MSABrunswick-St. Simons, GA MSARome, GA MSAStatesboro, GA μSAHinesville, GA MSAJefferson, GA μSAThomasville, GA μSALaGrange, GA-AL μSA (GA)Calhoun, GA μSADublin, GA μSAKingsland, GA μSAWaycross, GA μSADouglas, GA μSATifton, GA μSACornelia, GA μSAMoultrie, GA μSACedartown, GA μSAMilledgeville, GA μSAVidalia, GA μSAAmericus, GA μSAJesup, GA μSABainbridge, GA μSAThomaston, GA μSAToccoa, GA μSASummerville, GA μSACordele, GA μSAFitzgerald, GA μSAEufaula, AL-GA μSA (GA)Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSAChattanooga, TN-GA MSAColumbus, GA-AL MSAEufaula, AL-GA μSALaGrange, GA-AL μSA
+The seven combined statistical areas of the State of Georgia2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusAtlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (GA)Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSAMacon-Bibb County--Warner-Robins, GA CSAChattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (GA)Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (GA)Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA (GA)Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA (GA)Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSAChattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSAColumbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSAJacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSATallhassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA
See also
Geography of Georgia (U.S. state) Demographics of Georgia (U.S. state)
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau