Savannah metropolitan area


The [Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area|]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 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 estimated at 393,353 in 2019. In the official 2010 census, the Savannah MSA had a population of 347,611, an 18.6 percent increase from the 2000 population of 293,000. The Savannah MSA is the third most populous of fourteen Georgia MSAs as well as one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the state for the period 2000–2010.

Metro (MSA) Counties

Metro (MSA) Communities

Places with more than 140,000 inhabitants

As of the census 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)

The Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro-Jesup Combined Statistical Area is made up of seven counties in Georgia. The 2019 U.S. Census estimated population for this area was 583,882, up from 525,844 at the 2010 Census.

CSA Components

Two Metropolitan Statistical Areas and two Micropolitan Statistical Areas form the Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro–Jesup CSA.
ComponentCountiesPopulation
Savannah Metropolitan Statistical AreaChatham, Effingham, Bryan393,353
Hinesville Metropolitan Statistical AreaLiberty, Long80,994
Statesboro Micropolitan Statistical AreaBulloch79,608
Jesup Micropolitan Statistical AreaWayne29,927

Total CSA population : 583,882