Counties
Counties are the scale a state office actually plans at. These are the ones with at least one ZIP area absorbing serious growth, ordered by how many people are projected to arrive over the next five years.
| # | county | Metro | State | Population | Growth 5 yr | % | Projected 5 yr | % | Growth ZIP areas | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) churches | People per church |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwinnett County | Atlanta metro | GA | 972,288 | +69,029 | +7.6% | +75,029 | +7.7% | 13 | 22 | 44,195 |
| 2 | Rutherford County | Nashville metro | TN | 347,015 | +44,892 | +14.9% | +58,606 | +16.9% | 8 | 2 | 173,508 |
| 3 | Williamson County | Nashville metro | TN | 296,236 | +51,027 | +20.8% | +58,166 | +19.6% | 6 | 1 | 296,236 |
| 4 | Fulton County | Atlanta metro | GA | 1,135,044 | +50,787 | +4.7% | +53,712 | +4.7% | 18 | 11 | 103,186 |
| 5 | Henry County | Atlanta metro | GA | 269,170 | +32,755 | +13.9% | +38,751 | +14.4% | 5 | 8 | 33,646 |
| 6 | Knox County | Knoxville metro | TN | 489,378 | +33,823 | +7.4% | +38,011 | +7.8% | 6 | 25 | 19,575 |
| 7 | Cherokee County | Atlanta metro | GA | 290,153 | +31,590 | +12.2% | +35,901 | +12.4% | 6 | 11 | 26,378 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | Atlanta metro | GA | 191,371 | +29,352 | +18.1% | +33,604 | +17.6% | 3 | 3 | 63,790 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | Clarksville metro | TN | 218,950 | +28,965 | +15.2% | +33,217 | +15.2% | 3 | 2 | 109,475 |
| 10 | Cobb County | Atlanta metro | GA | 773,308 | +28,368 | +3.8% | +28,151 | +3.6% | 6 | 15 | 51,554 |
| 11 | Wilson County | Nashville metro | TN | 147,587 | +21,683 | +17.2% | +25,083 | +17.0% | 3 | 4 | 36,897 |
| 12 | DeKalb County | Atlanta metro | GA | 822,075 | +20,921 | +2.6% | +24,914 | +3.0% | 7 | 11 | 74,734 |
| 13 | Jackson County | Rest of Georgia | GA | 97,616 | +18,857 | +23.9% | +22,924 | +23.5% | 4 | 0 | no church |
| 14 | Hamilton County | Chattanooga metro | TN | 379,119 | +16,318 | +4.5% | +21,714 | +5.7% | 3 | 41 | 9,247 |
| 15 | Sumner County | Nashville metro | TN | 187,355 | +21,392 | +12.9% | +21,644 | +11.6% | 2 | 2 | 93,678 |
| 16 | Davidson County | Nashville metro | TN | 722,235 | +20,059 | +2.9% | +20,771 | +2.9% | 5 | 5 | 144,447 |
| 17 | Paulding County | Atlanta metro | GA | 128,877 | +15,768 | +13.9% | +19,260 | +14.9% | 3 | 1 | 128,877 |
| 18 | Chatham County | Savannah metro | GA | 302,648 | +11,398 | +3.9% | +18,316 | +6.1% | 3 | 6 | 50,441 |
| 19 | Houston County | Warner Robins metro | GA | 159,808 | +13,625 | +9.3% | +17,682 | +11.1% | 3 | 4 | 39,952 |
| 20 | Columbia County | Augusta metro | GA | 168,400 | +12,124 | +7.8% | +15,834 | +9.4% | 3 | 4 | 42,100 |
| 21 | Coweta County | Atlanta metro | GA | 150,213 | +11,065 | +8.0% | +15,385 | +10.2% | 3 | 4 | 37,553 |
| 22 | Barrow County | Atlanta metro | GA | 95,435 | +13,174 | +16.0% | +14,885 | +15.6% | 3 | 2 | 47,718 |
| 23 | Bryan County | Savannah metro | GA | 52,243 | +11,846 | +29.3% | +14,278 | +27.3% | 1 | 2 | 26,122 |
| 24 | Hall County | Gainesville metro | GA | 203,042 | +10,194 | +5.3% | +13,938 | +6.9% | 2 | 5 | 40,608 |
| 25 | Loudon County | Knoxville metro | TN | 64,727 | +6,494 | +11.2% | +11,366 | +17.6% | 1 | 7 | 9,247 |
| 26 | Clayton County | Atlanta metro | GA | 240,282 | +9,347 | +4.0% | +11,224 | +4.7% | 2 | 4 | 60,071 |
| 27 | Effingham County | Savannah metro | GA | 62,391 | +7,953 | +14.6% | +10,383 | +16.6% | 2 | 2 | 31,196 |
| 28 | Washington County | Johnson City metro | TN | 145,139 | +8,063 | +5.9% | +10,141 | +7.0% | 2 | 9 | 16,127 |
| 29 | Rockdale County | Atlanta metro | GA | 95,271 | +6,370 | +7.2% | +9,956 | +10.5% | 1 | 3 | 31,757 |
| 30 | Bartow County | Atlanta metro | GA | 108,768 | +6,005 | +5.8% | +9,874 | +9.1% | 3 | 4 | 27,192 |
| 31 | Fayette County | Atlanta metro | GA | 123,523 | +10,020 | +8.8% | +9,357 | +7.6% | 2 | 3 | 41,174 |
| 32 | Carroll County | Atlanta metro | GA | 141,146 | +5,844 | +4.3% | +9,212 | +6.5% | 2 | 10 | 14,115 |
| 33 | Maury County | Nashville metro | TN | 82,658 | +7,829 | +10.5% | +9,079 | +11.0% | 1 | 2 | 41,329 |
| 34 | Pickens County | Atlanta metro | GA | 33,534 | +5,076 | +17.8% | +9,034 | +26.9% | 1 | 2 | 16,767 |
| 35 | Bulloch County | Rest of Georgia | GA | 75,371 | +7,683 | +11.4% | +8,365 | +11.1% | 2 | 4 | 18,843 |
| 36 | Clarke County | Athens metro | GA | 138,156 | +6,840 | +5.2% | +8,110 | +5.9% | 1 | 2 | 69,078 |
| 37 | Douglas County | Atlanta metro | GA | 148,487 | +4,535 | +3.2% | +7,488 | +5.0% | 2 | 7 | 21,212 |
| 38 | Putnam County | Rest of Tennessee | TN | 92,407 | +5,857 | +6.8% | +7,454 | +8.1% | 1 | 6 | 15,401 |
| 39 | Muscogee County | Columbus metro | GA | 213,316 | +7,222 | +3.5% | +6,945 | +3.3% | 2 | 4 | 53,329 |
| 40 | Newton County | Atlanta metro | GA | 112,182 | +7,591 | +7.3% | +6,217 | +5.5% | 2 | 2 | 56,091 |
| 41 | Dawson County | Atlanta metro | GA | 34,100 | +4,396 | +14.8% | +6,143 | +18.0% | 1 | 2 | 17,050 |
| 42 | Robertson County | Nashville metro | TN | 74,460 | +5,971 | +8.7% | +5,961 | +8.0% | 1 | 1 | 74,460 |
| 43 | Liberty County | Hinesville metro | GA | 69,001 | +4,410 | +6.8% | +5,937 | +8.6% | 1 | 3 | 23,000 |
| 44 | Fayette County | Memphis metro | TN | 38,822 | +4,119 | +11.9% | +5,427 | +14.0% | 1 | 1 | 38,822 |
| 45 | Walton County | Atlanta metro | GA | 59,058 | +6,454 | +12.3% | +5,128 | +8.7% | 1 | 2 | 29,529 |
| 46 | Camden County | Rest of Georgia | GA | 55,883 | +3,486 | +6.7% | +5,030 | +9.0% | 1 | 7 | 7,983 |
| 47 | Bibb County | Macon metro | GA | 175,569 | +3,312 | +1.9% | +5,019 | +2.9% | 1 | 8 | 21,946 |
| 48 | Coffee County | Rest of Tennessee | TN | 63,368 | +5,399 | +9.3% | +5,004 | +7.9% | 1 | 2 | 31,684 |
| 49 | Bradley County | Cleveland metro | TN | 107,228 | +3,753 | +3.6% | +4,915 | +4.6% | 1 | 28 | 3,830 |
| 50 | Sevier County | Rest of Tennessee | TN | 103,041 | +3,435 | +3.4% | +4,681 | +4.5% | 1 | 6 | 17,174 |
| 51 | Lawrence County | Rest of Tennessee | TN | 48,150 | +3,004 | +6.7% | +4,670 | +9.7% | 1 | 5 | 9,630 |
| 52 | Anderson County | Knoxville metro | TN | 86,993 | +2,848 | +3.4% | +4,588 | +5.3% | 2 | 5 | 17,399 |
| 53 | Lee County | Albany metro | GA | 30,364 | +4,168 | +15.9% | +4,367 | +14.4% | 1 | 1 | 30,364 |
| 54 | Madison County | Athens metro | GA | 29,136 | +1,794 | +6.6% | +4,244 | +14.6% | 1 | 0 | no church |
| 55 | Greene County | Rest of Georgia | GA | 19,510 | +2,890 | +17.4% | +4,109 | +21.1% | 1 | 1 | 19,510 |
| 56 | Hamblen County | Morristown metro | TN | 69,501 | +1,706 | +2.5% | +3,958 | +5.7% | 1 | 6 | 11,584 |
| 57 | Spalding County | Atlanta metro | GA | 66,608 | +4,480 | +7.2% | +3,943 | +5.9% | 1 | 3 | 22,203 |
| 58 | Union County | Rest of Georgia | GA | 25,232 | +3,356 | +15.3% | +3,940 | +15.6% | 1 | 3 | 8,411 |
| 59 | Oconee County | Athens metro | GA | 38,941 | +3,075 | +8.6% | +3,659 | +9.4% | 1 | 1 | 38,941 |
| 60 | Richmond County | Augusta metro | GA | 200,558 | +5,815 | +3.0% | +3,404 | +1.7% | 2 | 2 | 100,279 |
| 61 | Greene County | Rest of Tennessee | TN | 69,087 | +1,713 | +2.5% | +2,786 | +4.0% | 1 | 4 | 17,272 |
| 62 | Cocke County | Rest of Tennessee | TN | 38,377 | +2,264 | +6.3% | +2,576 | +6.7% | 1 | 6 | 6,396 |
| 63 | Ware County | Rest of Georgia | GA | 38,295 | +1,065 | +2.9% | +2,432 | +6.4% | 1 | 7 | 5,471 |
| 64 | Upson County | Rest of Georgia | GA | 25,833 | +2,092 | +8.8% | +2,391 | +9.3% | 1 | 1 | 25,833 |
| 65 | Lumpkin County | Atlanta metro | GA | 33,573 | +2,242 | +7.2% | +2,266 | +6.7% | 1 | 0 | no church |
| 66 | Bedford County | Rest of Tennessee | TN | 50,427 | +2,157 | +4.5% | +2,176 | +4.3% | 1 | 2 | 25,214 |
| 67 | Troup County | Rest of Georgia | GA | 72,300 | +1,262 | +1.8% | +2,051 | +2.8% | 1 | 3 | 24,100 |
| 68 | Trousdale County | Nashville metro | TN | 11,690 | +2,320 | +24.8% | +2,017 | +17.3% | 1 | 1 | 11,690 |
| 69 | Harris County | Columbus metro | GA | 35,347 | +514 | +1.5% | +1,819 | +5.1% | 1 | 1 | 35,347 |
| 70 | Peach County | Warner Robins metro | GA | 38,869 | +2,787 | +7.7% | +1,526 | +3.9% | 1 | 1 | 38,869 |
| 71 | Shelby County | Memphis metro | TN | 926,217 | -16,058 | -1.7% | -11,458 | -1.2% | 2 | 7 | 132,317 |