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 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 and one in Alabama, anchored by Georgia's capital and largest city, Atlanta.

Statistical areas

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. 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 the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core 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". The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. 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.

The 46 United States statistical areas and 159 counties of the State of Georgia
Combined 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 CSA7,426,769 7,392,516(GA)Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA6,482,182Fulton County, Georgia1,098,791Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD4,913,673
Gwinnett County, Georgia1,018,099
DeKalb County, Georgia774,394
Clayton County, Georgia297,471
Forsyth County, Georgia282,805
Henry County, Georgia264,922
Coweta County, Georgia160,240
Douglas County, Georgia154,293
Carroll County, Georgia131,036
Fayette County, Georgia125,156
Newton County, Georgia125,583
Walton County, Georgia112,696
Rockdale County, Georgia98,416
Barrow County, Georgia99,773
Spalding County, Georgia70,775
Pickens County, Georgia37,167
Lumpkin County, Georgia36,178
Dawson County, Georgia35,365
Butts County, Georgia27,218
Morgan County, Georgia22,095
Meriwether County, Georgia21,516
Pike County, Georgia20,932
Jasper County, Georgia17,632
Heard County, Georgia12,149
Cobb County, Georgia793,345Marietta, GA MD1,393,588
Cherokee County, Georgia299,273
Paulding County, Georgia190,996
Bartow County, Georgia120,800
Haralson County, Georgia33,066
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA224,148Clarke County, Georgia129,921none
Oconee County, Georgia44,893
Madison County, Georgia32,919
Oglethorpe County, Georgia16,415
Gainesville, GA MSA226,568Hall County, Georgia226,568
LaGrange, GA-AL μSA107,097 72,844(GA)Troup County, Georgia72,844
Chambers County, Alabama34,253
Rome, GA MSA101,378Floyd County, Georgia101,378
Jefferson, GA μSA99,265Jackson County, Georgia99,265
Calhoun, GA μSA61,701Gordon County, Georgia61,701
Cornelia, GA μSA50,416Habersham County, Georgia50,416
Cedartown, GA μSA45,514Polk County, Georgia45,514
Thomaston, GA μSA28,500Upson County, Georgia28,500
Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA660,642Savannah, GA MSA438,314Chatham County, Georgia311,855
Effingham County, Georgia74,397
Bryan County, Georgia52,062
Statesboro, GA μSA97,977Bulloch County, Georgia86,949
Evans County, Georgia11,028
Hinesville, GA MSA91,870Liberty County, Georgia70,313
Long County, Georgia21,557
Jesup, GA μSA32,481Wayne County, Georgia32,481
Macon-Bibb County--Warner Robins, GA CSA446,644Macon-Bibb County, GA MSA238,553Bibb County, Georgia157,556
Monroe County, Georgia32,023
Jones County, Georgia29,171
Crawford County, Georgia12,206
Twiggs County, Georgia7,597
Warner Robins, GA MSA208,091Houston County, Georgia178,214
Peach County, Georgia29,877
noneAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA641,231 429,908(GA)Richmond County, Georgia206,559
Aiken County, South Carolina181,515
Columbia County, Georgia169,189
Edgefield County, South Carolina29,808
Burke County, Georgia24,408
McDuffie County, Georgia21,640
Lincoln County, Georgia8,112
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA1,027,577 329,151(GA)Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA594,530 156,032(GA)Hamilton County, Tennessee390,833
Walker County, Georgia70,250
Catoosa County, Georgia69,628
Marion County, Tennessee29,804
Sequatchie County, Tennessee17,861
Dade County, Georgia16,154
Dalton, GA MSA147,819Whitfield County, Georgia106,212
Murray County, Georgia41,607
Cleveland, TN MSA134,057Bradley County, Tennessee115,465
Polk County, Tennessee18,592
Athens, TN μSA71,590McMinn County, Tennessee57,404
Meigs County, Tennessee14,186
Scottsboro, AL μSA54,281Jackson County, Alabama54,281
Summerville, GA μSA25,300Chattooga County, Georgia25,300
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA555,664 265,932(GA)Columbus, GA-AL MSA324,830 265,932(GA)Muscogee County, Georgia202,171
Russell County, Alabama58,898
Harris County, Georgia37,280
Chattahoochee County, Georgia8,465
Marion County, Georgia7,676
Talbot County, Georgia5,709
Stewart County, Georgia4,631
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA189,881Lee County, Alabama189,881
Alexander City, AL μSA40,953Tallapoosa County, Alabama40,953
noneValdosta, GA MSA153,276Lowndes County, Georgia122,867
Brooks County, Georgia16,101
Lanier County, Georgia10,623
Echols County, Georgia3,685
Albany, GA MSA145,510Dougherty County, Georgia82,616
Lee County, Georgia34,179
Worth County, Georgia20,059
Terrell County, Georgia8,656
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA118,524Glynn County, Georgia87,599
Brantley County, Georgia18,936
McIntosh County, Georgia11,989
Thomasville, GA μSA72,958Thomas County, Georgia46,368
Grady County, Georgia26,590
Dublin, GA μSA60,351Laurens County, Georgia51,041
Johnson County, Georgia9,310
Jacksonville-Palatka-St. Marys, FL-GA CSA1,925,016 60,143 (GA)Jacksonville, FL MSA1,785,500Duval County, Florida1,062,963
St. Johns County, Florida346,328
Clay County Florida239,593
Nassau County Florida106,879
Baker County Florida29,737
Palatka, FL μSA77,734Putnam County Florida77,734
Kingsland, GA μSA60,143Camden County, Georgia60,143
noneWaycross, GA μSA57,670Ware County, Georgia36,906
Pierce County, Georgia20,764
Douglas, GA μSA52,861Coffee County, Georgia44,407
Atkinson County, Georgia8,454
Tifton, GA μSA51,237Tift County, Georgia42,254
Turner County, Georgia8,983
Moultrie, GA μSA47,438Colquitt County, Georgia47,438
Milledgeville, GA μSA44,029Baldwin County, Georgia44,029
Vidalia, GA μSA36,180Toombs County, Georgia27,545
Montgomery County, Georgia8,635
Americus, GA μSA33,394Sumter County, Georgia28,801
Schley County, Georgia4,593
Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA426,843 29,432 (GA)Tallahassee, FL MSA397,442Leon County Florida299,048
Gadsden County Florida44,298
Wakulla County Florida38,089
Jefferson County Florida16,007
Bainbridge, GA μSA29,432Decatur County, Georgia29,432
noneToccoa, GA μSA27,854Stephens County, Georgia27,854
Cordele, GA μSA19,237Crisp County, Georgia19,237
Fitzgerald, GA μSA17,099Ben Hill County, Georgia17,099
Eufaula, AL-GA μSA26,861 2,254 (GA)Barbour County, Alabama24,607
Quitman County, Georgia2,254
noneGilmer County, Georgia33,894
White County, Georgia29,802
Hart County, Georgia28,639
Union County, Georgia27,859
Fannin County, Georgia26,111
Franklin County, Georgia25,948
Tattnall County, Georgia24,376
Putnam County, Georgia23,722
Emanuel County, Georgia23,147
Mitchell County, Georgia20,467
Greene County, Georgia21,367
Lamar County, Georgia20,941
Elbert County, Georgia20,072
Washington County, Georgia19,453
Banks County, Georgia21,273
Dodge County, Georgia19,663
Berrien County, Georgia18,932
Appling County, Georgia19,100
Cook County, Georgia18,232
Rabun County, Georgia17,764
Jefferson County, Georgia15,011
Jeff Davis County, Georgia15,219
Screven County, Georgia14,408
Towns County, Georgia13,285
Charlton County, Georgia13,121
Bleckley County, Georgia12,866
Macon County, Georgia11,756
Bacon County, Georgia11,070
Candler County, Georgia11,275
Dooly County, Georgia11,156
Telfair County, Georgia11,195
Early County, Georgia10,455
Pulaski County, Georgia10,172
Wilkes County, Georgia9,540
Irwin County, Georgia9,020
Seminole County, Georgia9,162
Wilcox County, Georgia8,797
Wilkinson County, Georgia8,650
Hancock County, Georgia8,682
Jenkins County, Georgia8,843
Taylor County, Georgia7,818
Wheeler County, Georgia7,570
Clinch County, Georgia6,847
Treutlen County, Georgia6,466
Randolph County, Georgia6,156
Miller County, Georgia5,812
Calhoun County, Georgia5,413
Warren County, Georgia5,269
Glascock County, Georgia3,141
Clay County, Georgia2,815
Baker County, Georgia2,725
Webster County, Georgia2,369
Taliaferro County, Georgia1,662
State of Georgia11,302,748
The 39 core-based statistical areas of the State of Georgia
2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation
2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 Census
1Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA6,482,182+5.86%6,123,303+15.17%5,316,694
2Savannah, GA MSA438,314+8.28%404,798+16.45%347,611
3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA (GA)429,908+3.21%416,535+10.26%377,789
4Columbus, GA-AL MSA (GA)265,932−1.40%269,700+5.83%254,841
5Macon-Bibb County, GA MSA238,553+2.03%233,802+0.65%232,293
6Gainesville, GA MSA226,568+11.54%203,136+13.05%179,684
7Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA224,148+4.05%215,415+11.88%192,541
8Warner Robins, GA MSA208,091+8.60%191,614+14.33%167,595
9Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA (GA)156,032+2.80%151,777+1.62%149,361
10Valdosta, GA MSA153,276+2.92%148,922+6.69%139,588
11Albany, GA MSA145,510−2.29%148,922−3.60%154,487
12Dalton, GA MSA147,819+3.49%142,837+0.43%142,227
13Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA118,524+4.43%113,495+1.00%112,370
14Rome, GA MSA101,378+2.83%98,584+2.35%96,317
15Statesboro, GA μSA97,977+6.64%91,873+13.12%81,217
16Hinesville, GA μSA91,870+12.83%81,424+4.50%77,917
17Jefferson, GA μSA99,265+30.77%75,907+25.50%60,485
18Thomasville, GA μSA72,958+1.28%72,034+3.30%69,731
19LaGrange, GA-AL μSA (GA)72,844+4.92%69,426+3.55%67,044
20Calhoun, GA μSA61,701+7.22%57,544+4.27%55,186
21Dublin, GA μSA60,351+2.71%58,759+0.59%58,414
22Kingsland, GA μSA60,143+9.81%54,768+8.42%50,513
23Waycross, GA μSA57,670+3.04%55,967+1.63%55,070
24Douglas, GA μSA52,861+2.89%51,378+1.28%50,731
25Tifton, GA μSA51,237+1.76%50,350+2.65%49,048
26Cornelia, GA μSA50,416+9.53%46,031+6.95%43,041
27Moultrie, GA μSA47,438+3.36%45,898+0.88%45,498
28Cedartown, GA μSA45,514+6.21%42,853+3.32%41,475
29Milledgeville, GA μSA44,029+0.53%43,799−4.20%45,720
30Vidalia, GA μSA36,180+1.52%35,640−1.94%36,346
31Americus, GA μSA33,394−2.25%34,163−9.69%37,829
32Jesup, GA μSA32,481+7.75%30,144+0.15%30,099
33Bainbridge, GA μSA29,432+0.22%29,367+5.48%27,842
34Thomaston, GA μSA28,500+2.89%27,700+2.01%27,153
35Toccoa, GA μSA27,854+3.99%26,784+2.33%26,175
36Summerville, GA μSA25,300+1.34%24,965−4.04%26,015
37Cordele, GA μSA19,237−4.43%20,128−14.13%23,439
38Fitzgerald, GA μSA17,099−0.55%17,194−2.50%17,634
39Eufaula, AL-GA μSA (GA)2,254+0.85%2,235−11.06%2,513
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA641,231+4.95%611,000+8.17%564,873
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA594,530+5.67%562,647+6.53%528,173
Columbus, GA-AL MSA324,830−1.23%328,883+6.85%307,788
Eufaula, AL-GA μSA26,861−2.17%27,458−8.38%29,970
LaGrange, GA-AL μSA107,097+2.78%104,198+2.90%101,259
The seven combined statistical areas of the State of Georgia
2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation
2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 Census
1Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (GA)7,392,516+6.22%6,959,899+14.48%6,079,620
2Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA660,642+8.62%608,239+13.30%536,844
3Macon-Bibb County--Warner-Robins, GA CSA446,644+4.99%425,416+6.38%399,888
4Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (GA)329,151+3.00%319,579+0.62%317,603
5Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (GA)265,932−1.40%269,700+5.83%254,841
6Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA (GA)60,143+9.81%54,768+8.42%50,513
7Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA (GA)29,432+0.22%29,367+5.48%27,842
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA7,426,769+6.18%6,994,671+14.41%6,113,835
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA1,027,577+5.37%975,226+4.93%929,449
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA555,664−1.47%563,967+10.34%511,103
Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA1,925,016+11.02%1,733,937+17.58%1,474,728
Tallhassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA426,843+3.19%413,665+4.66%395,255

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