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CBSA!12260=METRO("Augusta, GA")
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area
The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area spans 7 counties and had 636,760 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $39.3 billion that year.
Georgia, South Carolina7 counties
GDP, 2024$39.3B#108 of 387 · +5.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$54,106#310 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.1%#192 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.9#247 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Augusta, GAUnited States
BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 7 counties of the metro area; current dollars.
Industries, 2024
Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | — | — | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $7.5B | 19.0% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $4.5B | 11.6% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | $1.5B | 3.7% | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | $2.3B | 5.9% | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | — | — | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | — | — | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $2.5B | 6.5% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | — | — | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | $2.1B | 5.3% | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | — | — | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | — | — | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | — | — | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | $818M | 2.1% | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | — | — | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | $3.2B | 8.0% | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $127M | 0.3% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | — | — | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | — | — | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | $229M | 0.6% | 0.8% |
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.
Counties in the metro area
OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).
| County | State | Type | FIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken County | South Carolina | Central | 45003 | |
| Burke County | Georgia | Outlying | 13033 | |
| Columbia County | Georgia | Central | 13073 | |
| Edgefield County | South Carolina | Outlying | 45037 | |
| Lincoln County | Georgia | Outlying | 13181 | |
| McDuffie County | Georgia | Outlying | 13189 | |
| Richmond County | Georgia | Central | 13245 |