Metro Atlanta population spiked by 65,000 over 12-month span

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – The metro Atlanta space added practically 65,000 residents in the course of the 12 months ending in April 2022. That elevated the 11-county inhabitants to five.1 million, in keeping with Atlanta Regional Fee officers.

Officers say Gwinnett County added 13,460 new residents, essentially the most out of metro Atlanta counties. Subsequent on the checklist had been: Fulton with a rise of 11,200 residents, Cobb with 6,900 and Cherokee with 6,890.

“We’re clearly recovering from the preliminary shock of the pandemic in 2020,” mentioned Anna Roach, Govt Director of ARC. “These inhabitants features are encouraging, and they’re a testomony to the standard of life metro Atlanta presents. As we glance to the longer term, we should proceed to work on housing affordability, entry to transit, transportation infrastructure, and different crucial points in order that we foster a area the place everybody thrives.”

The Metropolis of Atlanta added 5,070 new residents between 2021 and 2022, enhancing the inhabitants to 532,000 in keeping with World Inhabitants Evaluate.

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