The Atlanta Metro region is ripe for discovery. We are a destination that has risen from the devaslation of the American Civil War to becoming the economic center of the Southeast. Now is the time to explore this glorious region, taking in its remarkable history to enjoying the many seasonal festivals in every community.

KNOWAtlanta features 16 Metro Atlanta counties like Fulton, Cobb, Decatur and Gwinnett to help you choose the best area to live. Simply click on the county or city name to find details about why to live there!

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The current metro area population of Atlanta in 2020 is 5,803,000, a 2% increase from 2019. The metro area population of Atlanta in 2019 was 5,689,000 , a 2.1% increase from 2018. The metro area population of Atlanta in 2018 was 5,572,000 , a 2.58% increase from 2017.

Atlanta is 1 of 15 metropolitan areas in the United States and 1 of 5 areas in the South region of the country for which locality compensation cost data are now available. Among these 15 largest areas, over-the-year percentage changes in the cost of compensation ranged from 3.6 percent in Washington to 1.5 percent in Miami in September 2020.

Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area – September 2020 Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.5 percent in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA metropolitan area for the year ended September 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.