The mission of the City of Statesboro is to provide the most responsive and progressive public services so that our residents, businesses, and visitors can enjoy the highest quality of life Statesboro has to offer. According to the 2010 Census, The city itself had a population of 28,422. The city had an estimated 2016, population of 31,419. In 2017, Statesboro was selected in the top 3 of the national America’s Best Communities competition and was named one of nine Georgia “live, work, play” cities by the Georgia Municipal Association.