Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area

The Chattanooga, TN-GA metropolitan area spans 6 counties and had 588,050 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $44.1 billion that year.

Georgia, Tennessee6 countiesPart of Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL

GDP, 2024$44.1B#98 of 387 · +3.5% nominal

Income per person, 2024$62,021#190 of 387

Unemployment, 20253.3%#57 of 387 · #1 = lowest

Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.5#259 of 387 · #1 = most expensive

Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area

Chattanooga, TNUnited States

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 6 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	$3.9B	8.9%	11.1%
Manufacturing	$7.3B	16.6%	9.5%
Finance & insurance	$4.4B	10.1%	8.7%
Professional services	—	—	8.0%
Health care	—	—	7.5%
Wholesale trade	—	—	6.3%
Retail trade	$3.2B	7.2%	5.9%
Information	$1.2B	2.7%	5.7%
Construction	—	—	4.3%
Transportation & warehousing	—	—	3.3%
Accommodation & food	—	—	3.1%
Administrative & waste services	—	—	3.0%
Other services	$1.1B	2.5%	2.0%
Management of companies	—	—	1.8%
Utilities	$1.1B	2.5%	1.6%
Mining, oil & gas	$54M	0.1%	1.3%
Education	—	—	1.1%
Arts & recreation	—	—	1.0%
Agriculture	—	—	0.8%

Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

County	State	Type	FIPS
Catoosa County	Georgia	Central	13047
Dade County	Georgia	Outlying	13083
Hamilton County	Tennessee	Central	47065
Marion County	Tennessee	Outlying	47115
Sequatchie County	Tennessee	Outlying	47153
Walker County	Georgia	Central	13295