Atlanta is the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Census Bureau's Southeast region. It surpassed the Greater Miami area in total population in 2021, and both the Washington metropolitan area, and the Philadelphia metropolitan area in 2023 (the latter of which is in the Northeast region). [6]

The Atlanta metropolitan area is an area around the city of Atlanta. The United States Office of Management and Budget calls the area the "Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area".

The Atlanta metropolitan area is served by two public television stations (both PBS member stations), and two public radio stations. WGTV 8 is the flagship station of the statewide Georgia Public Television network, while WABE-TV is owned by Atlanta Public Schools.

Jan 24, 2025 · It is the core of an extensive metropolitan area that includes 20 counties and cities such as Decatur, East Point, and Marietta. Pop. (2010) 420,003; Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta Metro Area, 5,268,860; (2020) 498,715; Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta Metro Area, 6,089,815. History

Metro Atlanta is also known for its warm hospitality, temperate climate and vast tree canopy – it’s a region in a forest. Notable landmarks include the Georgia state Capitol, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Stone Mountain Park, and …

Jun 4, 2024 · Atlanta is a city and a metropolitan area. The Atlanta Metropolitan Area consists of 28 counties (see below for a list), economically integrated with the core city of Atlanta. The City of Atlanta consists of parts of DeKalb and Fulton counties.

Mar 15, 2004 · According to the 2020 U.S. census, the population of Atlanta is 498,715, although the metropolitan area (comprising twenty-eight counties and more than 6,000 square miles) has a population of more than 6 million.

Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia …

Aug 17, 2021 · Metro Atlanta is still booming. 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.

With a population of over 5.5 million, Metro Atlanta is Georgia's principal urban area, and the eighth largest metro area in the United States. It encompasses Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale Counties.