Population

See How Atlanta is Changing

Metropolitan Atlanta is a magnet for growth. It has been one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the nation for the last couple of decades, and has added more than one million people this decade alone. Along with just the sheer enormity of growth, metro Atlanta is also growing older (yet remains young, comparatively) and getting more diverse. But instead of explaining our population trends, have a look yourself at the maps below.

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Current Population Trends in the 20-County Atlanta Region	DiversityTrends in the 20-County Atlanta Region		AgeTrends in the 20-County Atlanta Region
2008 Population	Change in the Asian Population, 2000 - 2008	Percent Asian Population, 2008	Percent 65 and Older
Population Growth, 2000 - 2008	Asian Change per Acre, 2000 - 2008	Change in the Black Population, 2000 - 2008	Percent 20 and Under
2008 Population Density	Percent Black Population, 2008	Black Change per Acre, 2000 - 2008	Baby Boomers
Population Change per Acre, 2000 - 2008	Change in the Hispanic Population, 2000 - 2008	Percent Hispanic Population, 2008	Generation X
	Hispanic Change per Acre, 2000 - 2008	Change in the White Population, 2000 - 2008
	White Change per Acre, 2000 - 2008	Percent White Population, 2008

For more information about population trends...
Reports from the Atlanta Regional Commission:	Useful links to other sources of population information:
2008 Population and Housing Report: A Primer Region's Diversity Booming Age Profile of the Region	Brookings Institution Census Bureau Georgia Statistics System Kids Count Population Reference Bureau
Reports from Georgia State University (Fiscal Research Center in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies): Geography of Race in the Atlanta Region Geography of Age in the Atlanta Region