<ARTICLE> 9 <CIK> 0000726601 <NAME> CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <CASH> 60,774 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 3,309 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 500 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 0 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 289,196 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 282,446 <LOANS> 1,060,369 <ALLOWANCE> (10,653) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,492,136 <DEPOSITS> 1,229,959 <SHORT-TERM> 88,633 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 18,443 <LONG-TERM> 11,408 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 102 <OTHER-SE> 143,591 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 1,492,136 <INTEREST-LOAN> 67,765 <INTEREST-INVEST> 11,983 <INTEREST-OTHER> 870 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 60,618 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 29,274 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 33,286 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 47,332 <LOAN-LOSSES> 2,295 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 2 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 44,288 <INCOME-PRETAX> 20,472 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 20,472 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 13,501 <EPS-BASIC> 1.32 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.32 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 4.99 <LOANS-NON> 3,178 <LOANS-PAST> 616 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 20 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 2,519 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 9,929 <CHARGE-OFFS> 2,095 <RECOVERIES> 524 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 10,653 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 10,653 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0