The Augusta metropolitan area, officially the Augusta-Richmond County metropolitan statistical area according to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Census Bureau and other agencies, is a metropolitan statistical area centered on the city of Augusta, Georgia. It straddles two U.S. states, Georgia and South Carolina, and includes the Georgia counties of Richmond, Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, and McDuffie as well as the South Carolina counties of Aiken and Edgefield. The official 2023 U.S. census estimate for the area was 629,429 residents, up from 611,000 at the 2020 U.S. census.^[2]

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Augusta Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Augusta-Richmond County, GA–SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Augusta
Map of Augusta-Richmond County, GA–SC MSA   City of Augusta   City of Aiken   Augusta, GA–SC MSA
Country	United States
State	Georgia South Carolina
Largest city	Augusta
Other cities	Aiken
Area
• Total	4,045 sq mi (10,480 km2)
• Land	3,932 sq mi (10,180 km2)
• Water	113 sq mi (290 km2)  2.8%
Population  (2023)
• Total	629,429
• Density	160/sq mi (60/km2)
• Rank	96th[1]
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	478, 706, 762, 803, 839, 864

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The Augusta metropolitan area consists of seven counties: five in Georgia, and two in South Carolina. Among the counties making up the metropolitan region, Richmond, Aiken, and Columbia were its most populous. Making up more than 4,045 sq mi (10,480 square kilometers) in total area, the MSA would be larger than Delaware if it were a U.S. state.

According to the 2000 United States census, there were 499,684 people, 184,801 households, and 132,165 families residing within the MSA.^[3] By the 2020 census, its population was 611,000, with a 2021 census-estimated metropolitan population of 624,083.^[2]

In 2000, the racial and ethnic composition of the Augusta metropolitan area was 60.81% White American, 35.09% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.42% Asian American, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic and Latino Americans of any race were 2.40% of the population. According to the 2022 American Community Survey,^[4] its racial and ethnic makeup was 52% White, 34% African American, 2% Asian, 1% other, 4% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the MSA was $36,933, and the median income for a family was $42,869. Males had a median income of $34,574 versus $22,791 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,652. In 2022, the estimated median household income was $64,851 with a per capita income of $34,401. Of its population, 40% earned less than $50,000 annually; 29% earned from $50,000 to $100,000 annually; 23% $100,000 to $200,000; and 8% earned more than $200,000 annually.^[4] Among the metropolitan population, approximately 15% lived at or below the poverty line.

The largest metropolitan industries are medicine, biotechnology, cyber security, manufacturing, and education. Prominent employers and organizations throughout the region have been Augusta University, Augusta Technical College, Paine College, East Georgia State College and Georgia Military College, the Richmond County School System, Savannah River Site,^[6] Encompass Health Corporation,^[7] T-Mobile, Teleperformance, and Coca-Cola.^[8] Among the colleges and universities, Augusta University has made an economic impact of $2.24 billion and more than 21,000 jobs to the state's economy as of 2022.^[9]

• Georgia census statistical areas
• South Carolina census statistical areas