The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico .[2] 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,[2] [2] 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.[2]
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%.[2] 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 [a] Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] County 2023 population (est.)[3] Metropolitan division[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA 7,241,538 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA MSA 6,327,662 Fulton County, Georgia 1,079,105 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD 4,934,074 Gwinnett County, Georgia 983,526 DeKalb County, Georgia 762,992 Clayton County, Georgia 298,300 Forsyth County, Georgia 272,887 Henry County, Georgia 254,613 Coweta County, Georgia 155,892 Douglas County, Georgia 149,160 Carroll County, Georgia 127,098 Fayette County, Georgia 123,351 Newton County, Georgia 120,135 Walton County, Georgia 106,702 Rockdale County, Georgia 95,987 Barrow County, Georgia 92,792 Spalding County, Georgia 69,946 Pickens County, Georgia 35,969 Lumpkin County, Georgia 35,258 Dawson County, Georgia 31,732 Butts County, Georgia 26,887 Morgan County, Georgia 21,460 Meriwether County, Georgia 20,931 Pike County, Georgia 20,461 Lamar County, Georgia 20,401 Jasper County, Georgia 16,455 Heard County, Georgia 12,034 Cobb County, Georgia 776,743 Marietta, GA MD 1,393,588 Cherokee County, Georgia 286,602 Paulding County, Georgia 183,164 Bartow County, Georgia 115,041 Haralson County, Georgia 32,038 Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA 222,060 Clarke County, Georgia 129,933 none Oconee County, Georgia 43,588 Madison County, Georgia 32,191 Oglethorpe County, Georgia 15,754 Gainesville, GA MSA 217,267 Hall County, Georgia 217,267 LaGrange, GA-AL μSA 104,821 Troup County, Georgia 70,742 Chambers County, Alabama 34,079 Rome, GA MSA 100,113 Floyd County, Georgia 100,113 Jefferson, GA μSA 88,615 Jackson County, Georgia 88,615 Calhoun, GA μSA 59,757 Gordon County, Georgia 59,757 Cornelia, GA μSA 48,757 Habersham County, Georgia 48,757 Cedartown, GA μSA 44,223 Polk County, Georgia 44,223 Thomaston, GA μSA 28,263 Upson County, Georgia 28,263 Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA 640,193 Savannah, GA MSA 424,935 Chatham County, Georgia 303,655 Effingham County, Georgia 71,541 Bryan County, Georgia 49,739 Statesboro, GA μSA 95,081 Bulloch County, Georgia 84,327 Evans County, Georgia 10,754 Hinesville, GA MSA 88,804 Liberty County, Georgia 69,210 Long County, Georgia 19,594 Jesup, GA μSA 31,373 Wayne County, Georgia 31,373 Macon-Bibb County--Warner Robins, GA CSA 436,853 Macon-Bibb County, GA MSA 236,074 Bibb County, Georgia 156,512 Monroe County, Georgia 30,625 Jones County, Georgia 28,969 Crawford County, Georgia 12,277 Twiggs County, Georgia 7,691 Warner Robins, GA MSA 200,779 Houston County, Georgia 171,974 Peach County, Georgia 28,805 none Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA 629,429 Richmond County, Georgia 205,414 Aiken County, South Carolina 177,130 Columbia County, Georgia 165,162 Edgefield County, South Carolina 27,607 Burke County, Georgia 24,438 McDuffie County, Georgia 21,799 Lincoln County, Georgia 7,879 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 1,003,363 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 580,971 Hamilton County, Tennessee 379,864 Walker County, Georgia 69,489 Catoosa County, Georgia 68,910 Marion County, Tennessee 29,382 Sequatchie County, Tennessee 17,161 Dade County, Georgia 16,165 Dalton, GA MSA 144,722 Whitfield County, Georgia 103,687 Murray County, Georgia 41,035 Cleveland, TN MSA 129,612 Bradley County, Tennessee 111,579 Polk County, Tennessee 18,033 Athens, TN μSA 69,369 McMinn County, Tennessee 55,678 Meigs County, Tennessee 13,691 Scottsboro, AL μSA 53,467 Jackson County, Alabama 53,467 Summerville, GA μSA 25,222 Chattooga County, Georgia 25,222 Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA 566,030 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 323,768 Muscogee County, Georgia 201,877 Russell County, Alabama 58,774 Harris County, Georgia 36,654 Chattahoochee County, Georgia 8,661 Marion County, Georgia 7,440 Talbot County, Georgia 5,718 Stewart County, Georgia 4,674 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 201,585 Lee County, Alabama 183,215 Alexander City, AL μSA 40,677 Tallapoosa County, Alabama 40,677 none Valdosta, GA MSA 151,118 Lowndes County, Georgia 120,712 Brooks County, Georgia 16,245 Lanier County, Georgia 10,452 Echols County, Georgia 3,709 Albany, GA MSA 145,508 Dougherty County, Georgia 82,645 Lee County, Georgia 33,872 Worth County, Georgia 20,273 Terrell County, Georgia 8,718 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA 116,074 Glynn County, Georgia 86,172 Brantley County, Georgia 18,401 McIntosh County, Georgia 11,501 Thomasville, GA μSA 71,715 Thomas County, Georgia 45,649 Grady County, Georgia 26,066 Dublin, GA μSA 59,223 Laurens County, Georgia 49,941 Johnson County, Georgia 9,282 Jacksonville-Palatka-St. Marys, FL-GA CSA 1,847,313 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,713,240 Duval County, Florida 1,030,822 St. Johns County, Florida 320,110 Clay County Florida 232,439 Nassau County Florida 101,501 Baker County Florida 28,368 Palatka, FL μSA 75,955 Putnam County Florida 75,955 Kingsland, GA μSA 58,118 Camden County, Georgia 58,118 none Waycross, GA μSA 56,668 Ware County, Georgia 36,243 Pierce County, Georgia 20,425 Douglas, GA μSA 51,610 Coffee County, Georgia 43,317 Atkinson County, Georgia 8,293 Tifton, GA μSA 50,463 Tift County, Georgia 41,554 Turner County, Georgia 8,909 Moultrie, GA μSA 46,167 Colquitt County, Georgia 46,167 Milledgeville, GA μSA 43,396 Baldwin County, Georgia 43,396 Vidalia, GA μSA 35,801 Toombs County, Georgia 27,040 Montgomery County, Georgia 8,761 Americus, GA μSA 33,416 Sumter County, Georgia 28,890 Schley County, Georgia 4,526 Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA 421,732 Tallahassee, FL MSA 392,645 Leon County Florida 296,913 Gadsden County Florida 43,833 Wakulla County Florida 36,449 Jefferson County Florida 15,450 Bainbridge, GA μSA 28,982 Decatur County, Georgia 28,982 none Toccoa, GA μSA 27,228 Stephens County, Georgia 27,228 Cordele, GA μSA 19,631 Crisp County, Georgia 19,631 Fitzgerald, GA μSA 17,128 Ben Hill County, Georgia 17,128 Eufaula, AL-GA μSA 26,865 Barbour County, Alabama 24,585 Quitman County, Georgia 2,280 none Gilmer County, Georgia 32,860 White County, Georgia 29,026 Hart County, Georgia 27,556 Union County, Georgia 27,124 Fannin County, Georgia 25,955 Franklin County, Georgia 24,782 Tattnall County, Georgia 24,296 Putnam County, Georgia 23,129 Emanuel County, Georgia 23,119 Mitchell County, Georgia 21,114 Greene County, Georgia 20,722 Elbert County, Georgia 20,013 Washington County, Georgia 19,820 Banks County, Georgia 19,789 Dodge County, Georgia 19,776 Berrien County, Georgia 18,570 Appling County, Georgia 18,457 Cook County, Georgia 17,714 Rabun County, Georgia 17,442 Jefferson County, Georgia 15,183 Jeff Davis County, Georgia 14,906 Screven County, Georgia 14,174 Towns County, Georgia 13,035 Charlton County, Georgia 12,934 Bleckley County, Georgia 12,465 Macon County, Georgia 11,817 Bacon County, Georgia 11,124 Candler County, Georgia 11,059 Dooly County, Georgia 10,981 Telfair County, Georgia 10,920 Early County, Georgia 10,563 Pulaski County, Georgia 10,095 Wilkes County, Georgia 9,518 Irwin County, Georgia 9,120 Seminole County, Georgia 9,092 Wilcox County, Georgia 8,779 Wilkinson County, Georgia 8,725 Hancock County, Georgia 8,676 Jenkins County, Georgia 8,627 Taylor County, Georgia 7,758 Wheeler County, Georgia 7,081 Clinch County, Georgia 6,746 Treutlen County, Georgia 6,341 Randolph County, Georgia 6,078 Miller County, Georgia 5,747 Calhoun County, Georgia 5,457 Warren County, Georgia 5,106 Glascock County, Georgia 2,954 Clay County, Georgia 2,853 Baker County, Georgia 2,743 Webster County, Georgia 2,337 Taliaferro County, Georgia 1,609 State of Georgia 11,029,227
Primary statistical areas edit
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[b] 2020 rank Primary statistical area [1] Population 2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census [4] Change 2010 Census [5] 1 Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (GA only)7,207,459 +3.56 %6,959,899 +14.48 %6,079,620 2 Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA 640,193 +5.25 %608,239 +13.30 %536,844 3 Macon-Bibb County--Warner-Robins, GA CSA 436,853 +2.69 %425,416 +6.38 %399,888 4 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA (GA only)424,692 +1.96 %416,535 +10.26 %377,789 5 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (GA only)324,508 +1.54 %319,579 +0.62 %317,603 6 Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (GA only)265,024 −1.73 %269,700 +5.83 %254,841 7 Albany, GA MSA 145,508 −2.29 %148,922 −3.60 %154,487 8 Valdosta, GA MSA 151,118 +2.02 %148,126 +6.12 %139,588 9 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA 116,074 +2.27 %113,495 +1.00 %112,370 10 Thomasville, GA μSA 71,715 −0.44 %72,034 +3.30 %69,731 11 Dublin, GA μSA 59,223 +0.79 %58,759 +0.59 %58,414 12 Waycross, GA μSA 56,668 +1.25 %55,967 +1.63 %55,070 13 Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA (GA only)58,118 +6.12 %54,768 +8.42 %50,513 14 Douglas, GA μSA 51,610 +0.45 %51,378 +1.28 %50,731 15 Tifton, GA μSA 50,463 +0.22 %50,350 +2.65 %49,048 16 Moultrie, GA μSA 46,167 +0.59 %45,898 +0.88 %45,498 17 Milledgeville, GA μSA 43,396 −0.92 %43,799 −4.20 %45,720 18 Vidalia, GA μSA 35,801 +0.45 %35,640 −1.94 %36,346 19 Americus, GA μSA 33,416 −2.19 %34,163 −9.69 %37,829 20 Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA (GA only)29,087 −0.95 %29,367 +5.48 %27,842 21 Toccoa, GA μSA 27,228 +1.66 %26,784 +2.33 %26,175 22 Cordele, GA μSA 19,631 −2.47 %20,128 −14.13 %23,439 23 Fitzgerald, GA μSA 17,128 −0.38 %17,194 −2.50 %17,634 24 Eufaula, AL-GA μSA (GA only)2,280 +2.01 %2,235 −11.06 %2,513 Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA 7,241,538 +3.53 %6,994,671 +14.41 %6,113,835 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA 629,429 +3.02 %611,000 +8.17 %564,873 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 1,003,363 +2.89 %975,226 +4.93 %929,449 Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA 566,030 +0.37 %563,967 +10.34 %511,103 Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA 1,847,313 +6.54 %1,733,937 +17.58 %1,474,728 Tallhassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA 421,732 +1.95 %413,665 +4.66 %395,255 Eufaula, AL-GA μSA 26,865 −2.16 %27,458 −8.38 %29,970
^ 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.^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked. ^ a b c d e 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 )^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas" . Office of Management and Budget . July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .^ a b c d e "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023" . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
