Augusta Metro Area Counties

7 counties · 641,231 people (2025) · 3,481 sq mi

The Augusta metro area (officially the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 7 counties in Georgia and South Carolina, with 641,231 people in 2025. Richmond County is the most populous.

Map of the 7 counties of the Augusta metro area with county names and major cities
The 7 counties of the Augusta metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 7 counties of the Augusta metro area

Sorted by population. 3 are central counties (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyStateCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Richmond CountyGeorgiaAugusta206,559−0%324Central
Aiken CountySouth CarolinaAiken181,515+7.5%1,071Central
Columbia CountyGeorgiaAppling169,189+8.4%290Central
Edgefield CountySouth CarolinaEdgefield29,808+16.2%501Outlying
Burke CountyGeorgiaWaynesboro24,408−0.8%827Outlying
McDuffie CountyGeorgiaThomson21,640+0.1%257Outlying
Lincoln CountyGeorgiaLincolnton8,112+5.5%210Outlying

Printable map

The PDF is a vector file for Letter paper; the PNG is 2400 pixels wide. Both are free to use with a credit to WhichCounty.

County maps of Georgia and South Carolina

Other metro areas

All 97 metro area county maps

Sources