Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area Demographics
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area is the 9th most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 6,104,803 residents across 8,785 square miles. That is about 695 people per square mile.
At the 2020 census
| Population | 6,104,803 |
|---|---|
| Land area | 8,785 sq mi |
| Density | 695 / sq mi |
Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024
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Counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area area
| Name | Population | Sq mi | Per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 1,066,706 | 526.8 | 2,025 |
| County Gwinnett | 957,043 | 430.4 | 2,224 |
| Cobb County, GA | 766,069 | 339.8 | 2,255 |
| DeKalb County, GA | 764,372 | 267.7 | 2,855 |
| County Clayton | 297,599 | 141.6 | 2,102 |
| Cherokee County, GA | 266,700 | 421.1 | 633 |
| County Forsyth | 251,283 | 224.0 | 1,122 |
| Henry County | 240,741 | 318.7 | 755 |
| Paulding County, GA | 168,661 | 312.4 | 540 |
| Coweta County, GA | 146,158 | 441.1 | 331 |
| Douglas County, GA | 144,237 | 200.1 | 721 |
| Fayette County, GA | 119,194 | 194.6 | 613 |
| Carroll County, GA | 119,148 | 499.1 | 239 |
| Newton County, GA | 112,483 | 273.8 | 411 |
| Bartow County | 108,901 | 458.9 | 237 |
| Walton County | 96,673 | 326.8 | 296 |
| Rockdale County, GA | 93,570 | 129.8 | 721 |
| County Barrow | 83,505 | 160.3 | 521 |
| County Spalding | 67,306 | 196.5 | 343 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | 33,488 | 282.9 | 118 |
| Pickens County, GA | 33,216 | 232.1 | 143 |
| Haralson County | 29,919 | 282.2 | 106 |
| Dawson County | 26,798 | 210.8 | 127 |
| Butts County | 25,434 | 183.7 | 138 |
| County Meriwether | 20,613 | 501.2 | 41 |
| Morgan County, GA | 20,097 | 347.4 | 58 |
| County Pike | 18,889 | 216.1 | 87 |
| Jasper County, GA | 14,588 | 368.4 | 40 |
| Heard County, GA | 11,412 | 296.0 | 39 |
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This page shows demographics for a US metropolitan or micropolitan area from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, and how the area compares to national averages.
Metro areas are built from whole counties, listed below. Statistics aggregate the member counties' census tracts.