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CBSA!17980=METRO("Columbus, GA")
Columbus, GA-AL metro area
The Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan area spans 7 counties and had 324,343 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $19.9 billion that year.
Alabama, Georgia7 countiesPart of Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
GDP, 2024$19.9B#181 of 387 · +6.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$53,312#323 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.9%#156 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)89.3#304 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Columbus, 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 | $2.4B | 12.2% | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $5.2B | 26.3% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | — | — | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | — | — | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | — | — | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | — | — | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | — | — | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $1.1B | 5.7% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | $247M | 1.2% | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | — | — | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | — | — | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | — | — | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | — | — | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | $382M | 1.9% | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | — | — | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | — | — | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $274M | 1.4% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | — | — | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | — | — | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | — | — | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee County | Georgia | Central | 13053 | |
| Harris County | Georgia | Outlying | 13145 | |
| Marion County | Georgia | Outlying | 13197 | |
| Muscogee County | Georgia | Central | 13215 | |
| Russell County | Alabama | Central | 01113 | |
| Stewart County | Georgia | Outlying | 13259 | |
| Talbot County | Georgia | Outlying | 13263 |