South Georgia (region)

South Georgia
South Georgia
Region
	Dublin City Hall
	South Georgia highlighted in gold
	Location of Georgia within the United States
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Population (2020)
• Total	292,759
Demonym	South Georgian
Website	georgia.org/regions/central-east-georgia

South Georgia is a seventeen-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia,^[1] with a 2020 population of 292,759. The most populated county in the region is Laurens County, which had a 2020 census population of 49,570. The Dublin micropolitan area had a population of 65,903 in 2020. Largest cities in the region: Dublin (pop. 16,047), Vidalia (pop. 10,794), Jesup (pop. 9,807), Swainsboro (pop. 7,562), McRae-Helena (pop. 6,254), Eastman (pop. 5,655).

Geography

South Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, consists of the following counties: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, and Wilcox.

Demographics

Tabulating South Georgia's counties according to the 2020 U.S. census, the region had a population of 292,759, making it one of Georgia's least-populated regions statewide.

In terms of religious affiliation, Christianity is the largest religion in South Georgia. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives in 2020, Baptists formed the largest Christian tradition for the region, being part of the Bible Belt.^[2] The largest Christian denominations were the Southern Baptist Convention, United Methodist Church, Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), National Missionary Baptist Convention of America, and the Catholic Church in the United States. Overall, non-denominational Protestants were the second-largest collective Christian tradition in South Georgia.

Non-Christian religions accounted for a minority in South Georgia, with Buddhism being the second-largest religion, followed by the Baha'i Faith.^[2]

Economy

The South Georgia region's economy is primarily stimulated by agriculture and Southeastern Technical College.^[1]

Transportation

Interstate 16

References

^ ^a ^b "South Georgia- Region 9 | Georgia Department of Economic Development". www.georgia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
^ ^a ^b "Congregational Membership Reports | US Religion". www.thearda.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

[:1-1] "South Georgia- Region 9 | Georgia Department of Economic Development". www.georgia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

[:0-2] "Congregational Membership Reports | US Religion". www.thearda.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

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