The metro Atlanta region has welcomed nearly 63,000 residents over the course of 12 months, according to new population data estimates by the Atlanta Regional Commission.
The report estimates that 62,700 people moved to the metro region between April 2023 and April 2024, bringing the total population up to 5.2 million.
The commission is required by state law to develop population estimates for the City of Atlanta, as well as the 11 counties in the region. The counties documented include Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale.
Fulton County saw the highest increase among the counties in the report with an estimated 17,400 residents, followed by Gwinnett and Cherokee at 13,510 and 7,120 respectively. Gwinnett is now the second county in Georgia to cross the 1 million resident mark, trailing Fulton by about 100,000 people.
The City of Atlanta has seen the fastest rate of growth with 2.1%, or 10,800 people, followed by Cherokee County (1.9%) and Henry County (1.8%).
