| Counties |
1998 |
2003 |
Annual Growth Rate 1998-2003 |
Projected 2008 |
Annual Growth Rate 2003-2008 |
| Banks |
2,774 |
3,089 |
2.2 |
3,459 |
2.3 |
| Clarke |
60,505 |
62,224 |
0.6 |
68,331 |
1.9 |
| Dawson |
3,103 |
4,971 |
9.9 |
9,542 |
13.9 |
| Elbert |
6,941 |
7,420 |
1.3 |
7,857 |
1.2 |
| Fannin |
4,382 |
4,663 |
1.3 |
5,122 |
1.9 |
| Franklin |
7,062 |
7,747 |
1.9 |
8,812 |
2.6 |
| Greene |
4,848 |
4,788 |
-0.2 |
5,264 |
1.9 |
| Habersham |
13,900 |
39,212 |
0.7 |
15,386 |
1.4 |
| Hall |
58,947 |
64,441 |
1.8 |
75,739 |
3.3 |
| Hart |
6,870 |
7,030 |
0.5 |
7,093 |
0.2 |
| Jackson |
13,716 |
15,298 |
2.2 |
18,680 |
4.1 |
| Lumpkin |
4,815 |
5,896 |
4.1 |
7,397 |
4.6 |
| Madison |
3,155 |
3,665 |
3.0 |
4,501 |
4.2 |
| Oconee |
5,150 |
7,007 |
6.4 |
10,248 |
7.9 |
| Oglethorpe |
1,449 |
1,730 |
3.6 |
2,003 |
3.0 |
| Rabun |
5,303 |
5,751 |
1.6 |
7,001 |
4.0 |
| Stephens |
10,641 |
9,950 |
-1.3 |
9,467 |
-1.0 |
| Towns |
2,335 |
3,165 |
6.3 |
4,564 |
7.6 |
| Union |
4,219 |
5,400 |
5.1 |
6,788 |
4.7 |
| White |
5,417 |
5,992 |
2.0 |
6,905 |
2.9 |
| Region Total |
225,532 |
244,605 |
1.6 |
284,161 |
3.0 |
| Georgia |
3,497,961 |
3,699,868 |
1.1 |
4,223,048 |
2.7 |
| % of State |
6.4 |
6.6 |
- |
6.7 |
- |
Data from 2004 Economic Yearbook, Georgia Trend, April 2004, 66-69
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