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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.
The Hispanic population is heavily concentrated in the northeastern section of the Atlanta metropolitan Area. [citation needed] The Asian American population also increased rapidly from 2000 to 2010. There were 256,956 Asian Americans in the metro area in 2010, making up 4.9% of the population. This represented an 87% increase over 2000.
The tables below include the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent population estimates (2023; released March 14, 2024). [ 1 ] Atlanta , largest city and metropolitan area Augusta , second-largest metropolitan area
Metro Atlanta placed third in the list, with another 68,585 residents. Even with the big population jumps, the Texas cities are nowhere close to the most populous U.S. metro areas.
The Atlanta area also has a fast growing Asian American population. The largest groups of Asian origin are those of Indian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Pakistani and Japanese descent. [174] Pew Research Center ranks the Atlanta area among the top 10 U.S. metropolitan areas by Indian population in 2019. [175]
Estimates by the Atlanta Regional Commission show the 11-county region continues adding new residents at a fast pace Atlanta’s population is skyrocketing as well as its surrounding counties ...
[12] [13] The modern metropolitan statistical area was created in 1983 amid a large increase in the number of eligible markets, which grew from 172 in 1950 to 288 in 1980; [12] [14] the core based statistical area (CBSA) was introduced in 2000 and defined in 2003 with a minimum population of 10,000 required for micropolitan areas and 50,000 for ...
Rural counties won by former President Trump in 2020 have so far outpaced blue strongholds in percentage of population voting early. ... Atlanta metro-area counties that voted for Biden are still ...