Southwest Georgia is a fourteen-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia. It has a 2010 census population of 496,433, and is the least populated region in Georgia, just slightly behind Southeast Georgia. Additionally, the area has historically been the poorest region of the state since at least 1995, when over 25% of the residents were in poverty. It is commonly referred to as SOWEGA, pronounced "Sow-WEE-guh". Southwest Georgia is anchored by Albany, the most populous city and region's sole metropolitan area.

Politics

Southwest Georgia is part of

Georgia's 2nd congressional district Georgia's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Georgia's largest district by land area, it comprises much of the southwe ...

, which is represented in congress by Sanford Bishop (D) and has a CPVI of D+6. GA-02 has long been a Democratic stronghold, due partly to its large African-American population (it is a majority-minority district). It supported Stacey Abrams for governor in 2018 by a large margin.

Major cities

* Albany- Pop. 77,434 * Thomasville- Pop. 19,398 * Moultrie- Pop. 15,405 * Bainbridge- Pop. 15,697

Metropolitan Areas

* Albany Metropolitan Area- Pop. 157,688

Micropolitan Statistical Areas

* Moultrie Micropolitan Statistical Area- Pop. 45,498 * Thomasville Micropolitan Statistical Area- Pop. 44,720 * Bainbridge Micropolitan Statistical Area- Pop. 29,980

Counties

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Pop. 3,451 * Calhoun Pop. 6,694 * Colquitt Pop. 45,498 * Decatur Pop. 29,980 * Dougherty Pop. 94,565 *

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Pop. 11,008 * Grady Pop. 25,011 *

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Pop. 28,298 * Miller Pop. 6,125 *

Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territ ...

Pop. 23,498 * Seminole Pop. 8,729 * Terrell Pop. 9,315 *

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Pop. 44,720 * Worth Pop. 21,679

Parks and preserves

* Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park, Early County * Seminole State Park, Seminole County The Parks at Chehaw, Dougherty County

References

Southwest Georgia Regional Commission
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