Savannah metropolitan area

The Savannah metropolitan area is centered on the principal city of Savannah, Georgia. The official name given by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other entities. The OMB defines this area as consisting of Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties in Georgia; its total population was 404,798 in the official 2020 U.S. Census,[2] compared to 347,611 in the 2010 census. This was an increase of 16.45% over ten years.[3] Savannah is the third most populous of fourteen Georgia metropolitan areas (ranked after Atlanta and Augusta). It was the fastest-growing metro area in the state for the period 2010–2020, followed by Atlanta, Gainesville, and Warner Robins.

Savannah, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area
Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro–Jesup Combined Statistical Area
Downtown Savannah
The Liberty County Courthouse in Hinesville
The Averitt Center for the Arts in Downtown Statesboro
Map outlining the Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro CSA
Map outlining the Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro CSA
Country United States
StateGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia
Largest citySavannah
Area
  Metro
1,569 sq mi (4,060 km2)
  CSA3,265 sq mi (8,460 km2)
Population
 (2022 estimates)
  Density238/sq mi (92/km2)
  Metro
418,373 (134th)[1]
  CSA
618,706 (81st)
  CSA density161/sq mi (62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30415; 30450; 30452; 30458 - 30461; 31301 - 31304; 31306 - 31318; 31320 - 31326; 31333; 31401 - 31421; 31545 - 31546; 31555; 31560; 31598 - 31599
Area code912

Metro (MSA) Counties

Savannah Metropolitan Area

County 2022 Estimate 2020 Census Change
Chatham County 301,107 295,291 +1.97%
Effingham County 69,041 64,769 +6.60%
Bryan County 48,225 44,738 +7.79%
Total 418,373 404,798 +3.35%

Metro (MSA) Communities

(Note: "census-designated places" are unincorporated)

Places with more than 140,000 inhabitants

Places with 25,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

Unincorporated places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

Metro (MSA) Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1960204,669
1970207,9381.6%
1980239,19615.0%
1990258,0607.9%
2000293,00013.5%
2010347,61118.6%
2020404,79816.5%
2022 (est.)418,3733.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
[4]
"Georgia", Encyclopedia Americana (Scholastic Libr., 2004), vol. 12, 519.
The U.S. Census Bureau did not recognize any Savannah
metropolitan area before 1960, and until 1980 the metro area
included one county, Chatham. For statistical comparison,
1960 and 1970 figures are based on the Census Bureau's
current three-county metro definition.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 293,000 people, 111,105 households, and 76,405 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 61.24% White, 34.87% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $44,201, and the median income for a family was $50,052. Males had a median income of $37,992 versus $24,777 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $19,940.

Combined Statistical Area (CSA)

Location of the Savannah-Hinesville CSA and its components:
  Savannah MSA
  Hinesville MSA

The SavannahHinesvilleStatesboroJesup Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is made up of seven counties in Georgia. The official 2020 U.S. Census population for this area was 597,465.[6]

CSA Components

Two Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and two Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) form this Combined Statistical Area.

Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro–Jesup CSA

Component Counties 2022 Estimate 2020 Census Change
Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area Chatham, Effingham, Bryan 418,373 404,798 +3.35%
Hinesville Metropolitan Statistical Area Liberty, Long 86,378 81,424 +6.08%
Statesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area Bulloch 83,059 81,099 +2.42%
Jesup Micropolitan Statistical Area Wayne 30,896 30,144 +2.49%
Total 618,706 597,465 +3.56%

See also

References

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