Augusta metropolitan area

Augusta metropolitan area
Augusta-Richmond County, GA–SC
metropolitan statistical area
Downtown Augusta
Downtown Augusta
Map
Map of Augusta-Richmond County, GA–SC MSA
Country United States
State Georgia
South Carolina
Largest cityAugusta
Other citiesAiken
Area
 • Total
4,045 sq mi (10,480 km2)
 • Land3,932 sq mi (10,180 km2)
 • Water113 sq mi (290 km2)  2.8%
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
629,429
 • Density160/sq mi (60/km2)
 • Rank
96th[1]
GDP
 • Total$34.185 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
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The Augusta metropolitan area, officially the Augusta-Richmond County metropolitan statistical area according to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Census Bureau and other agencies, is a metropolitan statistical area centered on the city of Augusta, Georgia. It straddles two U.S. states, Georgia and South Carolina, and includes the Georgia counties of Richmond, Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, and McDuffie as well as the South Carolina counties of Aiken and Edgefield. The official 2023 U.S. census estimate for the area was 629,429 residents, up from 611,000 at the 2020 U.S. census.[3]

  1. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". 2012 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2013. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  2. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  3. ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2022". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-30.