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Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the sixth-largest in the United States, based on the July 1, 2023 metropolitan area population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- 8,376 sq mi (21,694 km²)
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- Metro Atlanta Is Still Booming
- We’Re Growing Both Inside… and Out!
- We’Re Getting Much More Diverse
- Housing Units Aren’T Keeping Up with Population Growth
- Atlanta Region Is Fueling Georgia’s Growth
Metro ATL is the ninth largest metro area in the country, with a population of nearly 6.1 million (this is the 29-county metropolitan statistical area, a bigger chunk than ARC’s 11-county region). That’s up about 800,000, or 15%, since 2010. Among the nation’s 10 largest metro areas, only Dallas and Houston grew faster. The growth rate, however, co...
We’ve all seen the construction cranes and new condos cropping up across the City of Atlanta. The new Census data show just how many new residents called the city home in the past decade: about 78,000 people. The city’s total population is nearly 500,000 – the highest Census count ever for the city, topping the previous high of 495,000 in 1970. Thi...
Only three (Cherokee, Forsyth, and Fayette) of the region’s 11 counties have a majority White population, and these shares are declining quickly compared to previous decades. In fact, our White population shrank by 2% from 2010-2020. White residents now represent 38.5% of the population in the metro area, followed by Black (36%), Hispanic (13%), an...
Housing affordability trends raise concerns that the region isn’t building enough residential stock to accommodate its growth. Metro Atlanta’s 11 core counties added 238,000 housing units over the past decade, while adding 684,000 people. One way to gauge the trend is to look at the ratio of housing units added to population growth. This past decad...
Though the Peach State’s population grew by 11% in the past decade (faster than the national rate of 7%), the 11-county metro Atlanta grew faster: 16%. And metro growth helped propel Georgia to grow faster than any of the 10 largest states, with the exception of powerhouses Texas (16%) and Florida (15%). Check out 33n for more on the most recent de...
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Metro Atlanta added 66,730 people in the past year, pushing the region’s 11-county population to 5.16 million, according to 2022-2023 population estimates released by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). Each of metro Atlanta’s 11 counties saw population increases 2022-2023. Fulton County added the most with 18,500 new residents.
Rockdale County, GA. Conyers. KNOWAtlanta features 16 Metro Atlanta counties like Fulton, Cobb, Decatur and Gwinnett to help you choose the best area to live. Simply click on the county or city name to find details about why to live there!
Jan 12, 2024 · Metro counties south of Interstate 20 are at a greater risk for storms. Here is a list of the school districts and colleges in the Channel 2 Action News viewing area that updated their schedules ...
There is currently a Flash Flood Warning for most of metro Atlanta until 7:15 a.m., including the counties of Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Walton ...
Jul 13, 2022 · Atlanta — Jul 13, 2022. Metro Atlanta added 64,940 new residents in the past year, or 1.3%, pushing the region's 11-county population to 5.1 million, according to 2021-2022 population estimates released today by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). This population estimate is for the 12 months ending in April 2022.
