POPULATION BY MSA 1980, 1990, 2000 CENSUS, 2010 PROJECTIONS
		1980 Census		1990 Census		Census 2000		2010 Population
MSA/County		Population		Population		Population		Projections*
Albany MSA		112,402		112,561		120,822		124,310
Dougherty		100,718		96,311		96,065		94,052
Lee		11,684		16,250		24,757		30,258
Athens MSA		104,672		126,262		153,444		165,047
Clarke		74,498		87,594		101,489		103,834
Madison		17,747		21,050		25,730		29,143
Oconee		12,427		17,618		26,225		32,070
Atlanta MSA		2,233,324		2,959,950		4,112,198		5,169,507
Barrow		21,354		29,721		46,144		65,763
Bartow		40,760		55,911		76,019		104,071
Carroll		56,346		71,422		87,268		120,536
Cherokee		51,699		90,204		141,903		214,144
Clayton		150,357		182,052		236,517		308,321
Cobb		297,718		447,745		607,751		775,877
Coweta		39,268		53,853		89,215		126,639
DeKalb		483,024		545,837		665,865		663,345
Douglas		54,573		71,120		92,174		119,235
Fayette		29,043		62,415		91,263		121,156
Forsyth		27,958		44,083		98,407		181,961
Fulton		589,904		648,951		816,006		820,384
Gwinnett		166,903		352,910		588,448		820,960
Henry		36,309		58,741		119,341		211,828
Newton		34,489		41,808		62,001		104,223
Paulding		26,110		41,611		81,678		138,073
Pickens		11,652		14,432		22,983		35,542
Rockdale		36,747		54,091		70,111		82,028
Spalding		47,899		54,457		58,417		63,017
Walton		31,211		38,586		60,687		92,404
Augusta MSA		240,293		275,869		310,294		322,940
(Georgia part only)
Columbia		40,118		66,031		89,288		111,179
McDuffie		18,546		20,119		21,231		21,433
Richmond		181,629		189,719		199,775		190,328
Chattanooga MSA		105,779		113,951		129,489		151,363
(Georgia part only)
Catoosa		36,991		42,464		53,282		66,690
Dade		12,318		13,147		15,154		17,707
Walker		56,470		58,340		61,053		66,966
Columbus MSA		207,304		214,000		224,868		225,855
(Georgia part only)
Chattahoochee		21,732		16,934		14,882		22,699
Harris		15,464		17,788		23,695		29,647
Muscogee		170,108		179,278		186,291		173,509
Macon MSA		272,945		290,909		322,549		346,533
Bibb		150,256		149,967		153,887		151,933
Houston		77,605		89,208		110,765		129,065
Jones		16,579		20,739		23,639		27,567
Peach		19,151		21,189		23,668		27,369
Twiggs		9,354		9,806		10,590		10,599
Savannah MSA		230,728		258,060		293,000		316,243
Bryan		10,175		15,438		23,417		31,337
Chatham		202,226		216,935		232,048		232,650
Effingham		18,327		25,687		37,535		52,256
MSA Totals		3,507,447		4,351,562		5,666,664		6,821,798
*Projections are based on calculations by the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget revised August 2002.