The Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in northwestern Georgia, anchored by the city of Dalton. At the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 142,837. The MSA is included in the Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN–GA–AL Combined Statistical Area

Dalton is a city and the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is also the principal city of the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Murray and Whitfield counties.