Mar 15, 2024 - News

Atlanta tops D.C. and Philadelphia as sixth-largest metro

Thomas Wheatley

A photo of daytime interstate traffic traveling into and out of Downtown Atlanta — Gettin' a little crowded, folks. Credit: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Atlanta hopped over Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia to become the country's sixth-most-populous metro region in the U.S., according to new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Why it matters: "We full?" Not yet.

By the numbers: Metro Atlanta gained almost 69,000 residents between 2022 and 2023, making it home to roughly 6.3 million people, the AJC reports.

That's roughly 3,000 people more than D.C., according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Of note: The region's population increase was the third-largest in the country.

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Atlanta tops D.C. and Philadelphia as sixth-largest metro

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