Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Atlanta In Top 10 Metro Areas, Census Says

Associated Press
The Augusta Chronicle
March 24, 2010

ATLANTA - New Census Bureau numbers have bumped the Atlanta region into the top 10 list of metropolitan areas by population.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that 2009 Census numbers put the Atlanta metro area's population at more than 5.4 million, an increase of more than 1.2 million people. That growth helped Atlanta move from No. 11 in the rankings in 2000 to No. 9 in the latest tally of metro areas in the United States.

The top three cities - New York, Los Angeles and Chicago - held their rankings

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