Metro Atlanta added 62,700 people in the past year, including 275,233 in Forsyth County, pushing the region’s 11-county population to 5.2 million, according to 2024 population estimates released Wednesdy by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).
Each of metro Atlanta’s 11 counties saw population increases 2023-2024. Fulton County added the most with 18,500 new residents. The next three counties with the most growth were Gwinnett with 13,510; Cherokee with 7,120; and Cobb with 6,100.
Gwinnett County, by the way, became the state’s second county to top the one-million mark. Only Fulton is home to more people.
The City of Atlanta added 14,300 persons 2022-2023, and accounts as such for a very large share of the Fulton increase for the period.
The following chart shows ARC’s population estimates for 11 counties and the City of Atlanta.
2024 Population Estimates
| REGION/COUNTY | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020** | NUMERIC CHANGE (2023-24) | % CHANGE (2023-24) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Region | 5,221,074 | 5,158,374 | 5,091,644 | 5,026,704 | 4,967,514 | 62,700 | 1.22% |
| Cherokee | 292,360 | 286,960 | 279,840 | 272,950 | 266,620 | 5,400 | 1.88% |
| Clayton | 304,215 | 303,315 | 302,285 | 300,085 | 297,595 | 900 | 0.30% |
| Cobb | 792,049 | 785,349 | 779,249 | 772,349 | 766,149 | 6,700 | 0.85% |
| DeKalb* | 783,442 | 779,442 | 775,022 | 769,592 | 764,382 | 4,000 | 0.51% |
| Douglas | 153,097 | 150,697 | 149,297 | 146,237 | 144,237 | 2,400 | 1.59% |
| Fayette | 125,384 | 124,284 | 122,684 | 120,684 | 119,194 | 1,100 | 0.89% |
| Forsyth | 275,233 | 270,833 | 265,033 | 258,413 | 251,283 | 4,400 | 1.62% |
| Fulton* | 1,123,070 | 1,105,670 | 1,087,170 | 1,075,970 | 1,066,710 | 17,400 | 1.57% |
| Gwinnett | 1,012,112 | 997,212 | 983,702 | 970,242 | 957,062 | 14,900 | 1.49% |
| Henry | 262,552 | 257,802 | 252,502 | 245,902 | 240,712 | 4,750 | 1.84% |
| Rockdale | 97,560 | 96,810 | 94,860 | 94,280 | 93,570 | 750 | 0.77% |
| City of Atlanta | 532,115 | 521,315 | 507,015 | 501,945 | 498,715 | 10,800 | 2.1% |