Metro Atlanta

==Metropolitan statistical area==

The counties listed below are included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area.<ref name=OMB_23-01>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf|title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of Delineations of These Areas|publisher=[[United States]] [[Office of Management and Budget]]|date=July 21, 2023|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, the [[Office of Management and Budget]] split the MSA into two [[Conurbation|conurbated]] metropolitan divisions.

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metropolitan division consists of the following 24 counties:

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[Barrow County, Georgia|Barrow]]
* [[Butts County, Georgia|Butts]]
* [[Carroll County, Georgia|Carroll]]
* [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton]]
* [[Coweta County, Georgia|Coweta]]
* [[Dawson County, Georgia|Dawson]]
* [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb]]
* [[Douglas County, Georgia|Douglas]]
* [[Fayette County, Georgia|Fayette]]
* [[Forsyth County, Georgia|Forsyth]]
* [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton]]
* [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett]]
* [[Heard County, Georgia|Heard]]
* [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry]]
* [[Jasper County, Georgia|Jasper]]
* [[Lumpkin County, Georgia|Lumpkin]]
* [[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether]]
* [[Morgan County, Georgia|Morgan]]
* [[Newton County, Georgia|Newton]]
* [[Pickens County, Georgia|Pickens]]
* [[Pike County, Georgia|Pike]]
* [[Rockdale County, Georgia|Rockdale]]
* [[Spalding County, Georgia|Spalding]]
* [[Walton County, Georgia|Walton]]
}}

The Marietta metropolitan consists of the following five counties.

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[Bartow County, Georgia|Bartow]]
* [[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee]]
* [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb]]
* [[Haralson County, Georgia|Haralson]]
* [[Paulding County, Georgia|Paulding]]
}}

Some entities define a much smaller metropolitan area by including only the counties which have the densest suburban development. Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, and Clayton were the five original counties when the Atlanta metropolitan area was first defined in 1950, and continue to be the core of the metro area. These five counties along with six more (Cherokee, Douglas, Fayette, Henry, Rockdale, and Forsyth) are members of the [[Atlanta Regional Commission]], a weak [[metropolitan government]] organization which also is a [[regional planning]] agency. The eleven ARC counties, '''bolded''', and four more (Bartow, Coweta, Hall, Paulding), with an asterisk (*), form part of the [[Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District]], created in 2001.

===Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell MSA===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!County
!Seat
!2020 census
!2010 census
!Change
!Area
!Density
|-
|'''[[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton *]]'''
|[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]
| {{change|invert=on|1066710|920581}}
|{{convert|534|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|1066710|534|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett *]]'''
|[[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]]
|{{change|invert=on|957062|805321}}
|{{convert|437|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|957062|437|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb *]]'''
|[[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
| {{change|invert=on|766149|688078}}
|{{convert|345|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|766149|345|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb *]]'''
|[[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]
| {{change|invert=on|764382|691893}}
|{{convert|271|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|764382|271|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton *]]'''
|[[Jonesboro, Georgia|Jonesboro]]
| {{change|invert=on|297595|259424}}
|{{convert|144|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|297595|144|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee *]]'''
|[[Canton, Georgia|Canton]]
| {{change|invert=on|266620|214346}}
|{{convert|434|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|266620|434|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Forsyth County, Georgia|Forsyth *]]'''
|[[Cumming, Georgia|Cumming]]
| {{change|invert=on|251283|175511}}
|{{convert|224|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|251283|224|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Henry County, Georgia|Henry *]]'''
|[[McDonough, Georgia|McDonough]]
| {{change|invert=on|240712|203922}}
|{{convert|327|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|240712|327|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Paulding County, Georgia|Paulding *]]
|[[Dallas, Georgia|Dallas]]
| {{change|invert=on|168661|142324}}
|{{convert|314|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|168661|314|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Coweta County, Georgia|Coweta *]]
|[[Newnan, Georgia|Newnan]]
| {{change|invert=on|146158|127317}}
|{{convert|446|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|146158|446|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Douglas County, Georgia|Douglas *]]'''
|[[Douglasville, Georgia|Douglasville]]
| {{change|invert=on|144237|132403}}
|{{convert|201|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|144237|201|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Fayette County, Georgia|Fayette *]]'''
|[[Fayetteville, Georgia|Fayetteville]]
| {{change|invert=on|119194|106567}}
|{{convert|199|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|119194|199|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Carroll County, Georgia|Carroll]]
|[[Carrollton, Georgia|Carrollton]]
| {{change|invert=on|119148|110527}}
|{{convert|504|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|119148|504|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Newton County, Georgia|Newton]]
|[[Covington, Georgia|Covington]]
| {{change|invert=on|112483|99958}}
|{{convert|279|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|112483|279|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Bartow County, Georgia|Bartow *]]
|[[Cartersville, Georgia|Cartersville]]
| {{change|invert=on|108901|100157}}
|{{convert|470|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|108901|470|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Walton County, Georgia|Walton]]
|[[Monroe, Georgia|Monroe]]
| {{change|invert=on|96673|83768}}
|{{convert|330|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|96673|330|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Rockdale County, Georgia|Rockdale *]]'''
|[[Conyers, Georgia|Conyers]]
| {{change|invert=on|93570|85215}}
|{{convert|132|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|93570|132|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Barrow County, Georgia|Barrow]]
|[[Winder, Georgia|Winder]]
| {{change|invert=on|83505|69367}}
|{{convert|163|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|83505|163|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Spalding County, Georgia|Spalding]]
|[[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]]
| {{change|invert=on|67306|64073}}
|{{convert|200|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|67306|200|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Lumpkin County, Georgia|Lumpkin]]
|[[Dahlonega, Georgia|Dahlonega]]
| {{change|invert=on|33488|29966}}
|{{convert|284|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|33488|284|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Pickens County, Georgia|Pickens]]
|[[Jasper, Georgia|Jasper]]
| {{change|invert=on|33216|29431}}
|{{convert|233|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|33216|233|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Haralson County, Georgia|Haralson]]
|[[Buchanan, Georgia|Buchanan]]
| {{change|invert=on|29919|28780}}
|{{convert|283|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|29919|283|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Dawson County, Georgia|Dawson]]
|[[Dawsonville, Georgia|Dawsonville]]
| {{change|invert=on|26798|22330}}
|{{convert|214|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|26798|214|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Butts County, Georgia|Butts]]
|[[Jackson, Georgia|Jackson]]
| {{change|invert=on|25434|23655}}
|{{convert|188|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|25434|188|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether]]
|[[Greenville, Georgia|Greenville]]
| {{change|invert=on|20613|21992}}
|{{convert|505|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|20613|505|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Morgan County, Georgia|Morgan]]
|[[Madison, Georgia|Madison]]
| {{change|invert=on|20097|17868}}
|{{convert|361|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|20097|361|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Pike County, Georgia|Pike]]
|[[Zebulon, Georgia|Zebulon]]
| {{change|invert=on|18889|17869}}
|{{convert|219|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|18889|219|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Jasper County, Georgia|Jasper]]
|[[Monticello, Georgia|Monticello]]
| {{change|invert=on|14588|13900}}
|{{convert|373|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|14588|373|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Heard County, Georgia|Heard]]
|[[Franklin, Georgia|Franklin]]
| {{change|invert=on|11412|11834}}
|{{convert|301|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|11412|301|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}

|- class=sortbottom style="background:#fbfbbb"
|'''Total'''
|
| {{change|invert=on|6104803|5298377|bgcolour=#fbfbbb}}
|{{convert|8474|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|6104803|8474|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|}

The 10 counties listed above with under 60,000 residents are usually not included in any other metropolitan definition except the OMB/Census Bureau's MSA and CSA.

[[Hall County, Georgia|Hall County]] forms the [[Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area|Gainesville MSA]], but with astronomical growth to over 200,000 residents, is now also part of the Atlanta CSA.

The official tourism website of the State of Georgia features an [http://www.exploregeorgia.org/AtlantaMetro "Atlanta Metro" tourism region] that includes only eight counties: Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, and Henry.