12060 Metro SA

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Metropolitan Statistical Area

MSA code 12060 is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It encompasses 29 counties. This code is used by the BLS, Census Bureau, HUD, and BEA to publish labor market, demographic, and economic data at the metropolitan area level — distinct from the individual county FIPS codes used for county-level data.

MSA Code

12060

Type

Metro SA

Component Counties (29)

OMB designates each county in a Core Based Statistical Area as either central — containing the urban core that anchors the metro — or outlying, meaning it qualifies based on commuting ties to the central counties. Both types are included in MSA-level data published by federal agencies. Click any county to see its individual 5-digit FIPS code and data profile.

County	State	FIPS Code	Population	Role
Fulton County	GA	13121	1,061,944	Central
Gwinnett County	GA	13135	957,977	Central
Cobb County	GA	13067	765,813	Central
DeKalb County	GA	13089	761,209	Central
Clayton County	GA	13063	296,312	Central
Cherokee County	GA	13057	268,567	Central
Forsyth County	GA	13117	253,225	Central
Henry County	GA	13151	240,853	Central
Paulding County	GA	13223	169,898	Central
Coweta County	GA	13077	147,449	Central
Douglas County	GA	13097	144,735	Central
Carroll County	GA	13045	120,060	Outlying
Fayette County	GA	13113	119,259	Central
Newton County	GA	13217	113,298	Central
Bartow County	GA	13015	109,410	Outlying
Walton County	GA	13297	97,752	Central
Rockdale County	GA	13247	93,641	Central
Barrow County	GA	13013	84,399	Outlying
Spalding County	GA	13255	67,415	Outlying
Pickens County	GA	13227	33,439	Outlying
Lumpkin County	GA	13187	33,405	Outlying
Haralson County	GA	13143	30,178	Outlying
Dawson County	GA	13085	27,355	Central
Butts County	GA	13035	25,522	Outlying
Meriwether County	GA	13199	20,679	Outlying
Morgan County	GA	13211	20,171	Outlying
Pike County	GA	13231	19,145	Outlying
Jasper County	GA	13159	14,882	Outlying
Heard County	GA	13149	11,489	Outlying

Federal Datasets Using MSA Code 12060

Several major federal datasets publish directly at the MSA level using this 5-digit code rather than individual county FIPS codes. Note that MSA codes and county FIPS codes are separate namespaces — never join an MSA code against a county FIPS column. To work with county-level data within this metro, use the individual county FIPS codes listed above.

BLS OEWS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — metro area salary data BLS QCEW Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages by metro area Census Bureau ACS American Community Survey metro-level demographic data HUD Fair Market Rents HUD uses MSA boundaries to set Section 8 FMRs BEA GDP GDP by metropolitan statistical area from Bureau of Economic Analysis EPA AQS Air Quality System data organized by metro area