| Counties |
1998 |
2003 |
Annual Growth Rate 1998-2003 |
Projected 2008 |
Annual Growth Rate 2003-2008 |
| Banks |
13,608 |
15,902 |
3.2 |
19,225 |
3.9 |
| Clarke |
98,939 |
105,968 |
1.4 |
115,951 |
1.8 |
| Dawson |
14,301 |
18,843 |
5.7 |
25,157 |
6.0 |
| Elbert |
20,353 |
20,894 |
0.5 |
22,061 |
1.1 |
| Fannin |
19,018 |
21,294 |
2.3 |
24,266 |
2.6 |
| Franklin |
19,695 |
21,511 |
1.8 |
24,160 |
2.3 |
| Greene |
13,712 |
15,367 |
2.3 |
17,296 |
2.4 |
| Habersham |
33,984 |
39,212 |
2.9 |
45,673 |
3.1 |
| Hall |
129,182 |
159,072 |
4.3 |
196,998 |
4.4 |
| Hart |
22,359 |
23,762 |
1.2 |
26,021 |
1.8 |
| Jackson |
38,889 |
46,582 |
3.7 |
56,292 |
3.9 |
| Lumpkin |
19,709 |
23,664 |
3.7 |
29,003 |
4.2 |
| Madison |
24,602 |
27,157 |
2.0 |
30,392 |
2.3 |
| Oconee |
24,706 |
28,858 |
3.2 |
35,440 |
4.2 |
| Oglethorpe |
12,083 |
13,577 |
2.4 |
15,690 |
2.9 |
| Rabun |
14,311 |
16,128 |
2.4 |
18,630 |
2.9 |
| Stephens |
25,291 |
25,914 |
0.5 |
27,369 |
1.1 |
| Towns |
8,773 |
10,275 |
3.2 |
12,348 |
3.7 |
| Union |
16,264 |
19,141 |
3.3 |
23,388 |
4.1 |
| White |
18,501 |
22,861 |
4.3 |
28,973 |
4.9 |
| Region Total |
588,280 |
675,984 |
2.8 |
794,334 |
3.3 |
| Georgia |
7,863,536 |
8,808,129 |
2.3 |
10,272,496 |
3.1 |
| % of State |
7.5 |
7.7 |
- |
7.7 |
- |
Data from 2004 Economic Yearbook, Georgia Trend, April 2004, 66-69
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