Southwest Georgia

Southwest Georgia

Southwest Georgia is a fourteen-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia. A common acronym used is SOWEGA.

The largest city is Albany. Counties include Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth.

In 1995, 25% of the region's population lived in poverty.

References

* [http://www.swgrdc.org/stats/download/2TSPopulation.PDF Southwest Georgia Regional Development Commsission]


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