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Atlanta is growing
rapidly! In
April 2006 the US
Census Bureau released
the most recent population
estimates showing
that 4 of the top
10 fastest growing
counties in the nation
are in Metro Atlanta.
Atlanta’s population
growth has outpaced
all other Metro Areas
in the US. From 2000
to 2005 the counties
surrounding Atlanta
have experienced
an increase in population
of over 685,000 people.
This is the equivalent
of the City of Charlotte,
NC moving to Atlanta.
Atlanta Boasts 4
of the Top 10 Fastest
Growing US Counties
from 2000 to 2005
Population
Estimates for
the 100 Festest
Growing US Counties
with 10,000 or
more population
in 2005: April
1, 2000 to July
1, 2005
|
Rank |
Geographic
Area |
Population
Estimates |
Change,
2000 to 2005 |
July
1, 2005 |
April
1, 2000
estimates
base |
Number |
Percent |
1 |
Flagler
County, FL |
76,410 |
49,832 |
26,578 |
53.3 |
2 |
Loudoun
County, VA |
255,518 |
160,500 |
85,010 |
50.7 |
3 |
Rockwall
County, TX |
62,944 |
43,074 |
19,870 |
46.1 |
4 |
Kendall
County, IL |
79,514 |
54,520 |
24,994 |
45.8 |
5 |
Forsyth
County, GA |
140,393 |
98,407 |
41,986 |
42.7 |
6 |
Douglas
County, CO |
249,416 |
175,766 |
73,650 |
41.9 |
7 |
Henry
County, GA |
167,848 |
119,370 |
48,478 |
40.6 |
8 |
Newton
County, GA |
86,713 |
62,001 |
24,712 |
39.9 |
9 |
Lincoln
County, SD |
33,381 |
24,147 |
9,234 |
38.2 |
10 |
Paulding
County, GA |
112,411 |
81,568 |
30,843 |
37.8 |
Atlanta Ranks as
Metro with the Largest
Population Increase
since 2000
Rank |
City,
State |
Population
Increase |
1 |
Atlanta,
Georgia |
685,275 |
2 |
Dallas/Ft.
Worth, Texas |
631,107 |
3 |
Houston,
Texas |
559,582 |
4 |
Pheonix,
Arizona |
563,193 |
5 |
Washington
DC, Virginia,
Maryland |
456,439 |
6 |
Los
Angeles, California |
416,145 |
7 |
Riverside,
California |
401,032 |
8 |
Las
Vegas, Nevada |
334,813 |
9 |
Sacramento,
California |
325,354 |
10 |
Chicago,
Illinois |
325,003 |
Atlanta
Metro County Population
Increase April
2000 to July 2005
| Atlanta
Metro County |
#
Change 2000
to 2005 |
%
Change 2000
to 2005 |
| Gwinnett |
137,825 |
23.42% |
| Fulton |
99,817 |
12.24% |
| Cobb |
56,067 |
9.23% |
| Henry |
48,478 |
40.61% |
| Cherokee |
42,304 |
29.81% |
| Forsyth |
41,986 |
42.67% |
| Clayton |
31,449 |
13.30% |
| Paulding |
30,843 |
37.81% |
| Hall |
26,456 |
18.99% |
| Newton |
24,712 |
39.59% |
| Coweta |
20,688 |
23.19% |
| Douglas |
20,476 |
22.19% |
| Carroll |
18,185 |
20.84% |
| Walton |
14,960 |
24.65% |
| Barrow |
13,810 |
29.93% |
| Bartow |
13,210 |
17.38% |
| Fayette |
12,985 |
14.23% |
| DeKalb |
11,887 |
1.78% |
| Jackson |
10,703 |
25.74% |
| Rockdale |
8,434 |
12.03% |
Job
creation is also
significant.
The June 2006 Dice
Report ranks Atlanta
No. 9 in available
jobs, with 2,366
listed. Indeed.com
ranks Atlanta No.
1 in tech number
of jobs per capita,
with 17 per 1000
people.
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