United States Census Bureau’s Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA

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The United States Census Bureau’s Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area is a federally defined urban region centered on Athens in northeastern Georgia, used for statistical and economic analysis.

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instanceOf Metropolitan Statistical Area
federally defined statistical area
abbreviation Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
administeredBy United States Census Bureau
belongsToSystem U.S. Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs)
centeredOn Athens, Georgia
classification urban region
country United States
dataCollectedBy United States Census Bureau
dataFrequency updated following each decennial census and periodic OMB revisions
definedBy Office of Management and Budget
geographicFocus urbanized area around Athens, Georgia
hasCore Athens urban area
hasJurisdictionType statistical only (no governmental authority)
hasName Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
locatedIn State of Georgia
linked to: Georgia
locatedInRegion northeastern Georgia
measurementContext business and industry statistics
demography
economics
housing statistics
partOf U.S. metropolitan statistical area system
principalCity Athens, Georgia
purpose to provide a standardized geographic unit for collecting and analyzing data
to support economic research and planning
to support federal statistical programs
statisticalUnitType core-based statistical area
usedFor economic analysis
statistical analysis
usedIn economic development planning
federal program allocation analyses
labor market analysis
population statistics

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Clarke County, Georgia partOf United States Census Bureau’s Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA