South Georgia | |
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Region | |
 Dublin City Hall | |
.png) 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 |
South Georgia is a seventeen-county region in theU.S. state ofGeorgia,[1] with a 2020 population of 292,759. The most populated county in the region isLaurens County, which had a 2020 census population of 49,570. TheDublin micropolitan area had a population of 65,903 in 2020.
South Georgia, according to theGeorgia 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, andWilcox.
Tabulating South Georgia's counties according to the2020 U.S. census, the region had a population of 292,950, 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 theAssociation of Religion Data Archives in 2020,Baptists formed the largest Christian tradition for the region, being part of theBible Belt.[2] The largest Christian denominations were theSouthern Baptist Convention,United Methodist Church,Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee),National Missionary Baptist Convention of America, and theCatholic 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, withBuddhism being the second-largest religion, followed by theBaha'i Faith.[2]
The South Georgia region's economy is primarily stimulated byagriculture andSoutheastern Technical College.[1]
