West Georgia (region)

West Georgia
Region
Downtown Columbus
Downtown Columbus
West Georgia highlighted in green
West Georgia highlighted in green
Location of Georgia within the United States
Location of Georgia within the United States
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
Largest citiesColumbus
Americus
Cordele
Cusseta
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
368,953
DemonymWest Georgian
Websitegeorgia.org/regions/west-georgia

West Georgia is a sixteen-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia, bordering Alabama.[1] Encompassing a portion of the Southern Rivers, West Georgia is anchored by Columbus, the state's second-largest city by population; its metropolitan statistical area, as of 2020, was Georgia's fourth-most populous metropolitan area. Tabulating the region's counties, West Georgia had a 2020 U.S. census population of 368,953. Largest cities in the region: Columbus (pop. 206,998), Americus (pop. 16,201), Cordele (pop. 10,173), Cusseta (pop. 9,481).

  1. ^ "West Central South - Region 8". Georgia Department of Economic Development. Retrieved 2023-12-29.