Northwest Georgia (U.S.)

Northwest Georgia, in the United States, includes the counties of:

This article is about the northwest of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is not to be confused with the northwest of the country of Georgia or with Abkhazia.
Northwest Georgia
Region
Northwestern Georgia
A view of Northwest Georgia from Johns Mountain
The Northwestern Region of Georgia
Country United States
State Georgia (U.S. state)

The population of these twelve counties is, according to the 2010 census, around 753,032.

Floyd, Bartow, Paulding, Haralson and Polk counties are located on the outer northern fringe of the Atlanta metropolitan area, while the other counties are part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee metropolitan area.

The region includes some of the southernmost portions of the Appalachian mountains, as opposed to northeast Georgia, which holds the southernmost Blue Ridge, known locally as the North Georgia Mountains.

Most populous cities
  1. Rome, 36,303; Floyd County
  2. Dalton, 33,128; Whitfield County
  3. Cartersville, 19,731; Bartow County
  4. Calhoun, 15,650; Gordon County
  5. Dallas, 11,544; Paulding County
  6. Cedartown, 9,750; Polk County
  7. La Fayette, 7,121; Walker County
  8. Bremen, 6,227; Haralson County
  9. Euharlee, 4,100; Bartow County; Cartersville bedroom community
  10. Lindale, 4,088; Floyd County; Rome bedroom community

Most populous counties
  1. Bartow County- 110,000—Cartersville—Atlanta metro
  2. Paulding County- 107,000—Dallas—Atlanta metro
  3. Floyd County- 95,000—Rome—Rome Metro
  4. Whitfield County- 93,000—Dalton—Chattanooga metro
  5. Walker County- 69,000—La Fayette—Chattanooga metro
  6. Catoosa County- 64,000—Ringgold—Chattanooga metro
  7. Gordon County- 54,000—Calhoun—Chattanooga metro
  8. Murray County- 42,800—Chatsworth—Chattanooga metro
  9. Polk County- 42,750—Cedartown
  10. Haralson County- 30,100—Bremen—Atlanta metro


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