The Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of six counties – three in southeast

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

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, and Sequatchie) and three in northwest

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( Catoosa, Dade, and

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) – anchored by the city of Chattanooga. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 528,143. This metropolitan area traverses two time zones.

Counties

Catoosa County, Georgia Catoosa County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,872. The county seat is Ringgold. The county was created on December 5, 1853. The meaning of the Cherokee ...

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Dade County, Georgia Dade County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. It occupies the northwest corner of Georgia, and the county's own northwest corner is the westernmost point in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population is 16,251. The county seat an ...

(ET) * Hamilton County, Tennessee (ET) * Marion County, Tennessee (CT) *

Sequatchie County, Tennessee Sequatchie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,826. Its county seat is Dunlap. Sequatchie County is part of the Chattanooga, TN– GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Histo ...

(CT) *

Walker County, Georgia Walker County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,654, down from 68,756 in 2010. The county seat is LaFayette. The county was created on December 18, 1833, fr ...

(ET)

Communities

Places with more than 150,000 inhabitants

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020 ...

(Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

* East Brainerd, Tennessee *

East Ridge, Tennessee East Ridge is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 22,167. East Ridge is bordered by Chattanooga to the west, north, and east, and the Georgia state line to the south. It is part ...

* Middle Valley, Tennessee ( CDP) *

Red Bank, Tennessee Red Bank is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 11,899 at the 2020 census . Red Bank is an enclave, being entirely surrounded by the city limits of Chattanooga. Red Bank is part of the Chattanooga, TN- GA, Metr ...

Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee Soddy-Daisy is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 13,070 at the 2020 census and estimated to be 13,619 in 2022. The city was formed in 1969 when the communities of Soddy (to the north) and Daisy (to the sout ...

Collegedale, Tennessee Collegedale is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 11,109 at the 2020 census. Collegedale is a suburb of Chattanooga and is part of the Chattanooga, TN– GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Collegedale is h ...

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Fort Oglethorpe is a city predominantly in Catoosa County with some portions in Walker County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,423. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan St ...

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Fairview, Georgia (CDP) *

Harrison, Tennessee Harrison is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,902 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area. Harrison Bay State Park, the Hamilton County Landfill, Bear T ...

(CDP) *

LaFayette, Georgia LaFayette ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,888. It was founded as Chattooga. LaFayette is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical A ...

* Rock Spring, Georgia *

Signal Mountain, Tennessee Signal Mountain is a town in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The town is a suburb of Chattanooga and is located on Walden Ridge. "Signal Mountain" is used as a colloquial name for the part of Walden Ridge close to the town. The tow ...

Dunlap, Tennessee Dunlap is a city in and the county seat of Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,357 at the 2020 census and 4,815 at the 2010 census. Dunlap is part of the Chattanooga, TN– GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hi ...

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

* Flat Top Mountain (CDP) *

Ooltewah, Tennessee Ooltewah ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is a community near Chattanooga. The population was 684 at the 2020 census. Ooltewah is an enclave in the city of Collegedale. History Ooltewah wa ...

(CDP) * Orme, Tennessee * Ridgeside, Tennessee *

New Hope, Tennessee New Hope is a city in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 987 at the 2020 census.. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN– GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Originally known as Antioch, New Hope incorporated in 19 ...

Unincorporated places

* Bakewell, Tennessee * Birchwood, Tennessee *

Haletown, Tennessee Haletown (also known as Guild) is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN– GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Haletown is probably best known as the former location of Hales Ba ...

Hixson, Tennessee Hixson is a former unincorporated community and now part of the city of Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is in the northeastern part of Chattanooga and is part of the Chattanooga, TN- GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

Kensington, Georgia Kensington is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States, northwest of LaFayette. History A post office called Kensington was established in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965. The community ...

Villanow, Georgia Villanow is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States, which lies between Dalton and LaFayette, Georgia, LaFayette. There are currently no schools that serve the community of Villanow. Armuchee Valley Elementary School wa ...

Rising Fawn, Georgia Rising Fawn is a small unincorporated community in the southern part of Dade County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also the location of Cloudland Canyon State Park. Ris ...

* Suck Creek, Tennessee *

Wildwood, Georgia Wildwood is a unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in the northeastern corner of Dade County, Georgia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 382. Description The commu ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 528,143 people, 189,607 households, and 132,326 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.14%

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, 13.90%

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

, 0.30% Native American, 0.97%

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

, 0.05%

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, 0.61% from

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, and 1.03% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.49% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $44,197, and the median income for a family was $40,841. Males had a median income of $30,985 versus $22,305 for females. The

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for the MSA was $17,414.

Combined Statistical Area

The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA Combined Statistical Area is made up of six counties in southeast Tennessee and three counties in northwest

. The statistical area includes the Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area, Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area.

References

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