The Chattanooga, TN–GA metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of six counties – three in southeast Tennessee (Hamilton, Marion, and Sequatchie) and three in northwest Georgia (Catoosa, Dade, and Walker) – anchored by the city of Chattanooga. As of the 2020 census, the Chattanooga metropolitan area had a population of 562,647. This metropolitan area traverses two time zones.

Counties CountyStateSeat2025 estimate2020 censusChangeAreaDensityHamiltonTennesseeChattanooga WalkerGeorgiaLaFayette CatoosaGeorgiaRinggoldMarionTennesseeJasperSequatchieTennesseeDunlap DadeGeorgiaTrentonTotal

Communities Places with more than 150,000 inhabitants Chattanooga, Tennessee (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants East Brainerd, Tennessee East Ridge, Tennessee Middle Valley, Tennessee (CDP) Red Bank, Tennessee Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee Collegedale, Tennessee Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants Fairview, Georgia (CDP) Harrison, Tennessee (CDP) LaFayette, Georgia Signal Mountain, Tennessee Dunlap, Tennessee

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants Apison, Tennessee (CDP) Chattanooga Valley, Georgia (CDP) Chickamauga, Georgia Fairmount, Tennessee (CDP) Falling Water, Tennessee (CDP) Indian Springs, Georgia (CDP) Jasper, Tennessee Kimball, Tennessee Lakesite, Tennessee Lakeview, GeorgiaLookout Mountain, Georgia Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Lone Oak, Tennessee (CDP) Monteagle, Tennessee (partial) Mowbray Mountain (CDP) Powells Crossroads, Tennessee Ringgold, Georgia Rossville, Georgia Sale Creek, Tennessee (CDP) South Pittsburg, Tennessee Trenton, Georgia Walden, Tennessee Whitwell, Tennessee

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants Flat Top Mountain (CDP) Ooltewah, Tennessee (CDP) Orme, Tennessee Ridgeside, Tennessee Rock Spring, Georgia New Hope, Tennessee Wildwood, Georgia (CDP)

Unincorporated places Bakewell, Tennessee Birchwood, Tennessee Haletown, Tennessee Hixson, Tennessee Kensington, Georgia Villanow, Georgia Rising Fawn, Georgia Suck Creek, Tennessee

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 528,143 people, 189,607 households, and 132,326 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.14% White, 13.90% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $44,197, and for a family was $40,841. Males had a median income of $30,985 versus $22,305 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,414.

Combined statistical area The Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN–GA–AL Combined Statistical Area is made up of six counties in southeast Tennessee, three counties in northwest Georgia, and one county in northeast Alabama. The statistical area includes the Chattanooga metropolitan statistical area, Cleveland metropolitan statistical area, and the Athens micropolitan statistical area.

See also Tennessee census statistical areas List of cities and towns in Tennessee Georgia statistical areas List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)

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