Counties Cities  
  Number in region: 12 Number in region: 53  
  Largest: Clarke Largest: Athens/Clarke  
  Smallest: Jasper Smallest: Bishop  
  Number with populations greater than 25,000: 7 Number with populations greater than 10,000: 3  
  Average population: 36,525 Average population: 3,751  

  • In 2000, the 65 local governments in the region reported a total of $753 per capita in general revenues as compared to the $913 per capita generated by all local governments in Georgia.

  • In 2000, local governments in Region Five reported per capita general expenditures totalling $674 compared to the per capita amount of $805 reported by all local governments in the state.

  • In Region Five during the 2000 fiscal year, long-term per capita debt issued by local governments amounted to $83 while long-term outstanding debt held at the end of the year totaled $604. During the 2000 fiscal year, local governments in the state issued a total of $231 in long-term per capita debt. Statewide, at the end of the year, local governments held a total of $1,094 in outstanding debt.

Sources:
Average per capita revenue
Average per capita expenditure
Long-term debt
Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Report of Local Government Finances, 2000




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