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Atlanta Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 4,247,981
Land Area (2000): 21,695.004 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 268.812 square kilometers

Atlanta Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	3,817,447	2001	Not Available	2003	Not Available
2000	Not Available	2002	4,299,988	2004	Not Available

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	7,320,512	86.06%
Rural, Farm	31,872	0.37%
Rural, Non-farm	1,154,202	13.57%

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Atlanta Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	1,714,645	1,633,519	81,126	4.73%	47
1991	1,716,344	1,634,594	81,750	4.76%	48
1992	1,777,031	1,666,509	110,521	6.22%	62
1993	1,834,184	1,734,405	99,778	5.44%	54
1994	1,912,731	1,824,771	87,961	4.60%	46
1995	1,980,695	1,896,164	84,530	4.27%	43
1996	2,060,117	1,981,031	79,086	3.84%	38
1997	2,132,489	2,054,573	77,916	3.65%	37
1998	2,218,641	2,145,565	73,077	3.29%	33
1999	2,283,336	2,215,775	67,561	2.96%	30
2000	2,377,183	2,304,515	72,668	3.06%	31
2001	2,422,667	2,335,175	87,493	3.61%	36
2002	2,449,804	2,330,487	119,317	4.87%	49
2003	2,452,018	2,334,092	117,926	4.81%	48
2004	2,498,285	2,380,507	117,778	4.71%	47
2005	2,591,684	2,457,529	134,154	5.18%	52
2006	2,664,375	2,544,372	120,003	4.50%	45
2007	2,729,963	2,613,535	116,429	4.26%	43
2008	2,782,128	2,627,060	155,068	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	1,691,201	1,610,875	80,326	4.75%	47
Feb 1990	1,701,743	1,619,832	81,911	4.81%	48
Mar 1990	1,705,126	1,628,837	76,289	4.47%	45
Apr 1990	1,694,258	1,619,473	74,785	4.41%	44
May 1990	1,703,747	1,628,675	75,072	4.41%	44
Jun 1990	1,716,319	1,630,945	85,374	4.97%	50
Jul 1990	1,728,657	1,646,597	82,060	4.75%	47
Aug 1990	1,726,671	1,641,934	84,737	4.91%	49
Sep 1990	1,722,576	1,633,245	89,331	5.19%	52
Oct 1990	1,720,761	1,640,052	80,709	4.69%	47
Nov 1990	1,729,270	1,648,767	80,503	4.66%	47
Dec 1990	1,735,411	1,653,001	82,410	4.75%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	1,712,040	1,623,718	88,322	5.16%	52
Feb 1991	1,714,991	1,623,276	91,715	5.35%	53
Mar 1991	1,717,723	1,625,785	91,938	5.35%	54
Apr 1991	1,703,311	1,622,982	80,329	4.72%	47
May 1991	1,708,938	1,625,385	83,553	4.89%	49
Jun 1991	1,724,562	1,632,401	92,161	5.34%	53
Jul 1991	1,732,293	1,647,780	84,513	4.88%	49
Aug 1991	1,717,598	1,639,604	77,994	4.54%	45
Sep 1991	1,708,719	1,632,436	76,283	4.46%	45
Oct 1991	1,711,816	1,637,694	74,122	4.33%	43
Nov 1991	1,717,742	1,648,229	69,513	4.05%	40
Dec 1991	1,726,399	1,655,843	70,556	4.09%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	1,712,263	1,631,100	81,163	4.74%	47
Feb 1992	1,758,058	1,636,604	121,454	6.91%	69
Mar 1992	1,758,058	1,644,114	113,944	6.48%	65
Apr 1992	1,754,470	1,648,447	106,023	6.04%	60
May 1992	1,768,995	1,660,548	108,447	6.13%	61
Jun 1992	1,786,276	1,662,043	124,233	6.95%	70
Jul 1992	1,799,201	1,679,579	119,622	6.65%	66
Aug 1992	1,792,329	1,675,824	116,505	6.50%	65
Sep 1992	1,781,075	1,670,171	110,904	6.23%	62
Oct 1992	1,791,232	1,680,677	110,555	6.17%	62
Nov 1992	1,804,379	1,695,326	109,053	6.04%	60
Dec 1992	1,818,030	1,713,680	104,350	5.74%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	1,792,752	1,682,054	110,698	6.17%	62
Feb 1993	1,807,579	1,698,832	108,747	6.02%	60
Mar 1993	1,807,831	1,704,358	103,473	5.72%	57
Apr 1993	1,803,898	1,710,011	93,887	5.20%	52
May 1993	1,823,716	1,729,829	93,887	5.15%	51
Jun 1993	1,836,530	1,728,726	107,804	5.87%	59
Jul 1993	1,850,871	1,744,456	106,415	5.75%	57
Aug 1993	1,853,454	1,753,097	100,357	5.41%	54
Sep 1993	1,827,606	1,731,902	95,704	5.24%	52
Oct 1993	1,854,125	1,758,169	95,956	5.18%	52
Nov 1993	1,868,656	1,778,745	89,911	4.81%	48
Dec 1993	1,883,184	1,792,685	90,499	4.81%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	1,878,936	1,776,315	102,621	5.46%	55
Feb 1994	1,894,720	1,795,904	98,816	5.22%	52
Mar 1994	1,892,516	1,795,953	96,563	5.10%	51
Apr 1994	1,886,780	1,799,155	87,625	4.64%	46
May 1994	1,894,255	1,809,693	84,562	4.46%	45
Jun 1994	1,904,632	1,809,082	95,550	5.02%	50
Jul 1994	1,916,636	1,829,266	87,370	4.56%	46
Aug 1994	1,922,408	1,835,084	87,324	4.54%	45
Sep 1994	1,917,458	1,832,525	84,933	4.43%	44
Oct 1994	1,938,437	1,856,898	81,539	4.21%	42
Nov 1994	1,947,398	1,870,410	76,988	3.95%	40
Dec 1994	1,958,597	1,886,962	71,635	3.66%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	1,937,755	1,855,842	81,913	4.23%	42
Feb 1995	1,953,879	1,872,545	81,334	4.16%	42
Mar 1995	1,961,804	1,879,820	81,984	4.18%	42
Apr 1995	1,958,655	1,873,877	84,778	4.33%	43
May 1995	1,963,154	1,879,341	83,813	4.27%	43
Jun 1995	1,974,457	1,880,493	93,964	4.76%	48
Jul 1995	2,000,409	1,905,038	95,371	4.77%	48
Aug 1995	1,998,552	1,907,497	91,055	4.56%	46
Sep 1995	1,988,848	1,902,308	86,540	4.35%	44
Oct 1995	2,003,863	1,922,978	80,885	4.04%	40
Nov 1995	2,012,891	1,934,403	78,488	3.90%	39
Dec 1995	2,014,067	1,939,827	74,240	3.69%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	2,002,734	1,922,394	80,340	4.01%	40
Feb 1996	2,017,506	1,940,882	76,624	3.80%	38
Mar 1996	2,027,528	1,948,981	78,547	3.87%	39
Apr 1996	2,023,302	1,951,408	71,894	3.55%	36
May 1996	2,040,558	1,966,763	73,795	3.62%	36
Jun 1996	2,056,437	1,974,938	81,499	3.96%	40
Jul 1996	2,100,541	2,016,841	83,700	3.98%	40
Aug 1996	2,076,675	1,997,422	79,253	3.82%	38
Sep 1996	2,073,343	1,992,340	81,003	3.91%	39
Oct 1996	2,090,850	2,009,824	81,026	3.88%	39
Nov 1996	2,104,773	2,024,102	80,671	3.83%	38
Dec 1996	2,107,156	2,026,480	80,676	3.83%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	2,084,320	1,997,165	87,155	4.18%	42
Feb 1997	2,094,077	2,010,929	83,148	3.97%	40
Mar 1997	2,109,748	2,028,199	81,549	3.87%	39
Apr 1997	2,097,940	2,024,528	73,412	3.50%	35
May 1997	2,119,391	2,044,281	75,110	3.54%	35
Jun 1997	2,133,062	2,046,843	86,219	4.04%	40
Jul 1997	2,149,940	2,067,395	82,545	3.84%	38
Aug 1997	2,148,031	2,068,462	79,569	3.70%	37
Sep 1997	2,137,489	2,059,902	77,587	3.63%	36
Oct 1997	2,152,633	2,081,877	70,756	3.29%	33
Nov 1997	2,175,212	2,107,261	67,951	3.12%	31
Dec 1997	2,188,024	2,118,029	69,995	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	2,174,819	2,097,305	77,514	3.56%	36
Feb 1998	2,187,882	2,113,584	74,298	3.40%	34
Mar 1998	2,205,006	2,128,315	76,691	3.48%	35
Apr 1998	2,197,590	2,133,433	64,157	2.92%	29
May 1998	2,213,687	2,146,125	67,562	3.05%	31
Jun 1998	2,214,425	2,134,149	80,276	3.63%	36
Jul 1998	2,231,309	2,145,277	86,032	3.86%	39
Aug 1998	2,223,261	2,147,476	75,785	3.41%	34
Sep 1998	2,221,806	2,147,673	74,133	3.34%	33
Oct 1998	2,238,116	2,166,820	71,296	3.19%	32
Nov 1998	2,253,434	2,186,546	66,888	2.97%	30
Dec 1998	2,262,362	2,200,076	62,286	2.75%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	2,251,689	2,180,988	70,701	3.14%	31
Feb 1999	2,259,396	2,186,803	72,593	3.21%	32
Mar 1999	2,261,915	2,193,031	68,884	3.05%	30
Apr 1999	2,256,644	2,192,437	64,207	2.85%	28
May 1999	2,277,421	2,215,274	62,147	2.73%	27
Jun 1999	2,278,850	2,208,497	70,353	3.09%	31
Jul 1999	2,294,852	2,219,706	75,146	3.27%	33
Aug 1999	2,291,349	2,219,601	71,748	3.13%	31
Sep 1999	2,283,735	2,216,217	67,518	2.96%	30
Oct 1999	2,303,537	2,239,157	64,380	2.79%	28
Nov 1999	2,314,402	2,251,818	62,584	2.70%	27
Dec 1999	2,326,236	2,265,770	60,466	2.60%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	2,314,687	2,239,057	75,630	3.27%	33
Feb 2000	2,362,960	2,287,344	75,616	3.20%	32
Mar 2000	2,364,793	2,289,716	75,077	3.17%	32
Apr 2000	2,361,981	2,296,304	65,677	2.78%	28
May 2000	2,366,504	2,294,177	72,327	3.06%	31
Jun 2000	2,388,090	2,305,051	83,039	3.48%	35
Jul 2000	2,385,271	2,304,934	80,337	3.37%	34
Aug 2000	2,381,350	2,301,504	79,846	3.35%	34
Sep 2000	2,377,812	2,304,561	73,251	3.08%	31
Oct 2000	2,391,611	2,325,670	65,941	2.76%	28
Nov 2000	2,402,731	2,340,656	62,075	2.58%	26
Dec 2000	2,428,401	2,365,204	63,197	2.60%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	2,424,468	2,345,933	78,535	3.24%	32
Feb 2001	2,434,456	2,356,418	78,038	3.21%	32
Mar 2001	2,444,692	2,366,017	78,675	3.22%	32
Apr 2001	2,396,207	2,323,714	72,493	3.03%	30
May 2001	2,392,867	2,321,745	71,122	2.97%	30
Jun 2001	2,412,010	2,322,928	89,082	3.69%	37
Jul 2001	2,423,570	2,333,939	89,631	3.70%	37
Aug 2001	2,400,473	2,304,736	95,737	3.99%	40
Sep 2001	2,418,583	2,321,293	97,290	4.02%	40
Oct 2001	2,428,435	2,332,574	95,861	3.95%	39
Nov 2001	2,443,903	2,344,091	99,812	4.08%	41
Dec 2001	2,452,344	2,348,707	103,637	4.23%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	2,430,626	2,312,912	117,714	4.84%	48
Feb 2002	2,443,834	2,323,983	119,851	4.90%	49
Mar 2002	2,442,090	2,322,556	119,534	4.89%	49
Apr 2002	2,436,057	2,321,352	114,705	4.71%	47
May 2002	2,447,081	2,331,604	115,477	4.72%	47
Jun 2002	2,454,675	2,324,702	129,973	5.29%	53
Jul 2002	2,452,031	2,326,248	125,783	5.13%	51
Aug 2002	2,452,902	2,329,191	123,711	5.04%	50
Sep 2002	2,458,620	2,341,299	117,321	4.77%	48
Oct 2002	2,458,365	2,341,916	116,449	4.74%	47
Nov 2002	2,455,740	2,340,615	115,125	4.69%	47
Dec 2002	2,465,626	2,349,465	116,161	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	2,446,190	2,319,628	126,562	5.17%	52
Feb 2003	2,450,705	2,329,080	121,625	4.96%	50
Mar 2003	2,451,620	2,334,033	117,587	4.80%	48
Apr 2003	2,445,174	2,330,932	114,242	4.67%	47
May 2003	2,446,759	2,329,108	117,651	4.81%	48
Jun 2003	2,457,384	2,320,881	136,503	5.55%	56
Jul 2003	2,450,972	2,322,792	128,180	5.23%	52
Aug 2003	2,441,991	2,321,663	120,328	4.93%	49
Sep 2003	2,436,828	2,321,289	115,539	4.74%	47
Oct 2003	2,448,204	2,337,746	110,458	4.51%	45
Nov 2003	2,469,907	2,364,127	105,780	4.28%	43
Dec 2003	2,478,483	2,377,821	100,662	4.06%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	2,471,196	2,357,869	113,327	4.59%	46
Feb 2004	2,475,393	2,368,673	106,720	4.31%	43
Mar 2004	2,475,546	2,365,934	109,612	4.43%	44
Apr 2004	2,467,274	2,363,259	104,015	4.22%	42
May 2004	2,474,894	2,364,404	110,490	4.46%	45
Jun 2004	2,486,458	2,357,366	129,092	5.19%	52
Jul 2004	2,505,200	2,378,227	126,973	5.07%	51
Aug 2004	2,502,072	2,377,611	124,461	4.97%	50
Sep 2004	2,504,841	2,385,679	119,162	4.76%	48
Oct 2004	2,522,314	2,399,899	122,415	4.85%	49
Nov 2004	2,540,123	2,419,058	121,065	4.77%	48
Dec 2004	2,554,110	2,428,101	126,009	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	2,532,683	2,401,807	130,876	5.17%	52
Feb 2005	2,544,974	2,407,721	137,253	5.39%	54
Mar 2005	2,553,689	2,423,434	130,255	5.10%	51
Apr 2005	2,560,878	2,435,454	125,424	4.90%	49
May 2005	2,577,092	2,446,829	130,263	5.05%	51
Jun 2005	2,585,389	2,443,167	142,222	5.50%	55
Jul 2005	2,605,357	2,465,117	140,240	5.38%	54
Aug 2005	2,602,602	2,469,023	133,579	5.13%	51
Sep 2005	2,612,999	2,470,031	142,968	5.47%	55
Oct 2005	2,633,296	2,495,884	137,412	5.22%	52
Nov 2005	2,642,513	2,508,538	133,975	5.07%	51
Dec 2005	2,648,730	2,523,347	125,383	4.73%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	2,624,873	2,499,365	125,508	4.78%	48
Feb 2006	2,632,662	2,505,807	126,855	4.82%	48
Mar 2006	2,635,199	2,518,269	116,930	4.44%	44
Apr 2006	2,632,267	2,519,278	112,989	4.29%	43
May 2006	2,646,290	2,528,154	118,136	4.46%	45
Jun 2006	2,661,385	2,531,629	129,756	4.88%	49
Jul 2006	2,672,226	2,540,998	131,228	4.91%	49
Aug 2006	2,664,524	2,541,710	122,814	4.61%	46
Sep 2006	2,669,857	2,550,960	118,897	4.45%	45
Oct 2006	2,697,057	2,583,064	113,993	4.23%	42
Nov 2006	2,707,818	2,596,837	110,981	4.10%	41
Dec 2006	2,728,345	2,616,398	111,947	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	2,715,201	2,596,506	118,695	4.37%	44
Feb 2007	2,710,670	2,597,734	112,936	4.17%	42
Mar 2007	2,718,634	2,612,131	106,503	3.92%	39
Apr 2007	2,697,573	2,592,156	105,417	3.91%	39
May 2007	2,703,538	2,596,221	107,317	3.97%	40
Jun 2007	2,725,077	2,601,431	123,646	4.54%	45
Jul 2007	2,747,278	2,619,746	127,532	4.64%	46
Aug 2007	2,727,809	2,608,333	119,476	4.38%	44
Sep 2007	2,736,694	2,616,032	120,662	4.41%	44
Oct 2007	2,744,047	2,624,614	119,433	4.35%	44
Nov 2007	2,761,520	2,649,335	112,185	4.06%	41
Dec 2007	2,771,516	2,648,176	123,340	4.45%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	2,763,037	2,625,150	137,887	4.99%	50
Feb 2008	2,756,539	2,617,152	139,387	5.06%	51
Mar 2008	2,779,468	2,639,496	139,972	5.04%	50
Apr 2008	2,778,649	2,642,064	136,585	4.92%	49
May 2008	2,785,271	2,633,862	151,409	5.44%	54
Jun 2008	2,790,085	2,626,178	163,907	5.87%	59
Jul 2008	2,824,091	2,650,838	173,253	6.13%	61
Aug 2008	2,793,627	2,619,417	174,210	6.24%	62
Sep 2008	2,768,383	2,589,382	179,001	6.47%	65
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Atlanta Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	314,638	13.56%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	193,228	8.33%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	122,880	5.30%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	105,132	4.53%
5.	Finance and Insurance	92,104	3.97%
6.	Public Administration	90,896	3.92%
7.	Educational Services	82,656	3.56%
8.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	78,132	3.37%
9.	Health Care	63,508	2.74%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	56,148	2.42%
11.	Truck Transportation	52,382	2.26%
12.	Air Transportation	51,694	2.23%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	51,576	2.22%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	46,678	2.01%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	46,240	1.99%
16.	Other Transportation	43,960	1.89%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	38,798	1.67%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	35,976	1.55%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	31,984	1.38%
20.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	31,734	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	236,564	11.91%
2.	Health Care	220,018	11.08%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	152,724	7.69%
4.	Finance and Insurance	142,610	7.18%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	129,866	6.54%
6.	Public Administration	92,898	4.68%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	79,084	3.98%
8.	Social Assistance	64,048	3.23%
9.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	63,836	3.21%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	52,904	2.66%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	48,804	2.46%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	46,632	2.35%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	39,428	1.99%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	36,930	1.86%
15.	Construction	35,618	1.79%
16.	Air Transportation	28,386	1.43%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	22,772	1.15%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	20,698	1.04%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	19,202	0.97%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	18,734	0.94%

Atlanta Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	127,662	5.50%
2.	Computer Specialists	112,142	4.83%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	105,376	4.54%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	95,488	4.12%
5.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	92,002	3.96%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	85,964	3.70%
7.	Other Production Occupations	81,442	3.51%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	74,382	3.21%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	71,478	3.08%
10.	Top Executives	70,756	3.05%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	64,718	2.79%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	64,000	2.76%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	57,108	2.46%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	56,882	2.45%
15.	Other Construction Trades	53,620	2.31%
16.	Engineers	49,246	2.12%
17.	Carpenters	48,250	2.08%
18.	Construction Laborers	46,930	2.02%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	46,794	2.02%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	46,122	1.99%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	132,626	6.68%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	114,364	5.76%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	106,516	5.36%
4.	Other Management Occupations	80,928	4.08%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	78,360	3.95%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	68,080	3.43%
7.	Customer Service Representatives	67,234	3.39%
8.	Business Operations Specialists	66,766	3.36%
9.	Cashiers	60,412	3.04%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	59,652	3.00%
11.	Registered Nurses	54,132	2.73%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	49,074	2.47%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	48,584	2.45%
14.	Computer Specialists	46,576	2.35%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	45,840	2.31%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	45,754	2.30%
17.	Accountants and Auditors	44,812	2.26%
18.	Other Production Occupations	42,186	2.12%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	36,980	1.86%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	35,320	1.78%

Atlanta Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	4,097,900	63.26%
15-35 hours	652,610	10.07%
1-14 hours	160,478	2.48%
No regular hours	1,566,544	24.18%

Atlanta Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	104,537	2.55%
5 AM-5:29 AM	103,081	2.52%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	161,308	3.94%
6 AM-6:29 AM	395,745	9.66%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	467,367	11.41%
7 AM-7:29 AM	692,104	16.90%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	611,699	14.93%
8 AM-8:29 AM	463,063	11.30%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	229,312	5.60%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	261,162	6.38%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	100,129	2.44%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	41,509	1.01%
Noon-3:59 PM	222,948	5.44%
4 PM-11:59 PM	242,158	5.91%

Atlanta Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	66,609	1.63%
5-9	263,064	6.42%
10-14	426,262	10.41%
15-19	532,227	12.99%
20-24	543,335	13.26%
25-29	245,679	6.00%
30-34	676,612	16.52%
35-39	150,313	3.67%
40-44	197,613	4.82%
45-59	508,204	12.41%
60-89	352,406	8.60%
At least 90	133,798	3.27%

Atlanta Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	35,356	0.86%	2,041,820	49.85%
30-44	35,394	0.86%	989,144	24.15%
45-59	25,168	0.61%	483,036	11.79%
At least 60	55,051	1.34%	431,153	10.53%

Atlanta Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	3,948	0.09%
Car / truck / van, carpool	582,852	13.73%
Car / truck / van, solo	3,267,974	77.01%
Motorcycle	3,269	0.08%
Other	33,383	0.79%
Public transportation	150,969	3.56%
Walked	53,727	1.27%
Worked at home	147,722	3.48%

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Atlanta Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 3,109,718 (8,336,140 people)
: 2,173,724 (6,921,332 people)
: 897,013
: 3,546,323
Atlanta Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	212,265	6.82%
$10,000-$14,999	124,673	4.00%
$15,000-$19,999	138,595	4.45%
$20,000-$24,999	161,386	5.18%
$25,000-$29,999	170,861	5.49%
$30,000-$34,999	179,250	5.76%
$35,000-$39,999	175,505	5.64%
$40,000-$44,999	177,005	5.68%
$45,000-$49,999	157,501	5.06%
$50,000-$59,999	306,825	9.85%
$60,000-$74,999	373,120	11.98%
$75,000-$99,999	401,506	12.90%
$100,000-$124,999	220,639	7.09%
$125,000-$149,999	111,989	3.60%
$150,000-$199,999	100,081	3.21%
$200,000 or more	102,344	3.29%

Atlanta Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	361,836	23.28%
Family, 2 people	400,448	25.77%
Nonfamily, 2 people	89,120	5.73%
Family, 3 people	267,262	17.20%
Nonfamily, 3 people	15,122	0.97%
Family, 4 people	240,536	15.48%
Nonfamily, 4 people	5,487	0.35%
Family, 5 people	104,645	6.73%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2,059	0.13%
Family, 6 people	38,745	2.49%
Nonfamily, 6 people	947	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	27,099	1.74%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	848	0.05%

Atlanta Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	2,743,198	33.34%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	1,009,877	12.27%
Public Assistance	67,694	0.82%
Retirement	397,278	4.83%
Self Employment	363,278	4.41%
Social Security	541,708	6.58%
Supplemental Security	99,696	1.21%
Wage / Salary	2,669,503	32.44%
Other	336,489	4.09%

Atlanta Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	809,035	49.36%
With children under 18	829,941	50.64%

Atlanta Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	276,251	8.59%
Married	1,860,444	57.85%
Never Married	1,025,506	31.89%
Widowed	53,791	1.67%

Atlanta Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	400,410	11.85%
Married	1,835,312	54.34%
Never Married	875,959	25.93%
Widowed	266,042	7.88%

Atlanta Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Atlanta Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Atlanta Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	351,582	5.63%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	789,965	12.65%
High school diploma or equivalent	1,570,135	25.13%
Some college, no degree	1,417,088	22.68%
Associate degree	331,550	5.31%
Bachelors degree	1,224,265	19.60%
Graduate or professional degree	562,381	9.00%

Atlanta Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	100,256	2.36%	98,701	2.32%	198,957	4.68%
Kindergarten	115,680	2.72%	18,836	0.44%	134,516	3.17%
Grades 1-4	480,488	11.31%	50,482	1.19%	530,970	12.50%
Grades 5-8	463,468	10.91%	44,671	1.05%	508,139	11.96%
Grades 9-12	428,331	10.08%	39,732	0.94%	468,063	11.02%
Undergrad college	250,546	5.90%	103,559	2.44%	354,105	8.34%
Graduate or professional school	58,142	1.37%	39,933	0.94%	98,075	2.31%
Total	1,896,911	44.65%	395,914	9.32%	2,292,825	53.97%

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Atlanta Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Atlanta Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	15,506	13,848
2002	14,800	12,738
2003	15,430	12,328
2004	15,812	12,786

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Atlanta Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Atlanta Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	7,560,197	90.49%
Below Poverty Level	794,975	9.51%

Atlanta Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Atlanta Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 23,866
Atlanta Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.148	0.282	0.076	2.120	5.626	0.000	8.651	29.551	6.277	44.478
2000	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2001	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2002	2.740	0.242	0.082	2.125	5.189	0.000	8.630	26.140	5.677	40.447
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2005	2.627	0.218	0.068	1.932	4.846	0.000	9.219	25.144	5.992	40.355

Atlanta Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	191,271
2000	0
2001	0
2002	196,234

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Atlanta Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Atlanta Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	642,753	15.13%
10-19 Years	602,288	14.18%
20-29 Years	651,948	15.35%
30-39 Years	776,659	18.28%
40-49 Years	664,986	15.65%
50-59 Years	452,355	10.65%
60-69 Years	231,593	5.45%
70-79 Years	147,294	3.47%
80-89 Years	65,767	1.55%
90+ Years	12,338	0.29%

Atlanta Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	2,096,763	49.36%
Female	2,151,218	50.64%

Atlanta Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	2,565,490	60.39%
African-American	1,206,486	28.40%
Hispanic/Latino	270,407	6.37%
Asian	135,349	3.19%
Multiracial	52,893	1.25%
Amerindian	8,130	0.19%
Other Race	7,868	0.19%
Pacific Islander	1,358	0.03%

Atlanta Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	918,674	18.99%
2.	English	748,244	15.46%
3.	Irish	718,314	14.85%
4.	German	698,949	14.45%
5.	Italian	220,585	4.56%
6.	Scottish	167,245	3.46%
7.	Scotch Irish	159,580	3.30%
8.	French Non-Basque	151,621	3.13%
9.	Polish	116,140	2.40%
10.	Dutch	82,511	1.71%

Atlanta Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	6,853,415	87.07%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	529,334	6.72%
3.	French	59,273	0.75%
4.	African	45,962	0.58%
5.	Vietnamese	45,630	0.58%
6.	Korean	39,620	0.50%
7.	Chinese	37,363	0.47%
8.	German	34,533	0.44%
9.	Gujarathi	16,814	0.21%
10.	Other Indic	15,968	0.20%

Atlanta Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	7,657,347	90.02%
Naturalized immigrant	246,027	2.89%
Not a citizen	603,212	7.09%

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Atlanta Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Atlanta Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Barrow County	Douglas County	Meriwether County
Bartow County	Fayette County	Newton County
Butts County	Forsyth County	Paulding County
Carroll County	Fulton County	Pickens County
Cherokee County	Gwinnett County	Pike County
Clayton County	Haralson County	Rockdale County
Cobb County	Heard County	Spalding County
Coweta County	Henry County	Walton County
Dawson County	Jasper County
Dekalb County	Lamar County

Atlanta Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Acworth	Fayetteville	North Metro
Adairsville	Felton	North Rockdale
Aldora	Flovilla	Northeast Cobb
Alpharetta	Forest Park	Orchard Hill
Atlanta	Franklin	Oxford
Auburn	Gay	Palmetto
Austell	Glenn	Panthersville
Avondale Estates	Good Hope	Peachtree City
Ball Ground	Grantville	Pine Lake
Barnesville	Grayson	Pine Mountain
Belvedere Park	Greenville	Porterdale
Berkeley Lake	Gresham Park	Powder Springs
Bethlehem	Griffin	Red Oak
Between	Hampton	Redan
Big Creek	Hapeville	Rest Haven
Bill Arp	Haralson	Rex
Blacksville	Hillsboro	Ringgold
Bonanza	Hilltop	Riverdale
Bowdon	Hiram	Roopville
Bowdon Junction	Holly Springs	Roswell
Braselton	Huntsville	Rover
Braswell	Irondale	Rydal
Bremen	Jackson	Sandy Springs
Brooks	Jasper	Sargent
Buchanan	Jenkinsburg	Scottdale
Buford	Jersey	Senoia
Campton	Jonesboro	Shady Dale
Candler-McAfee	Juno	Sharpsburg
Canton	Kennesaw	Silver City
Carl	Kingston	Smyrna
Carrollton	Lake City	Snellville
Cartersville	Lakeview Estates	Social Circle
Cassville	Lathemtown	South Rockdale
Centralhatchee	Lawrenceville	Statham
Chamblee	Lebanon	Stockbridge
Chestatee	Lilburn	Stone Mountain
Clarkdale	Lithia Springs	Sugar Hill
Clarkston	Lithonia	Sunny Side
College Park	Locust Grove	Suwanee
Concord	Loganville	Talking Rock
Conley	Lone Oak	Tallapoosa
Conyers	Lovejoy	Tate
Corinth	Ludville	Taylorsville
Covington	Luthersville	Temple
Cumming	Mableton	Texas
Dacula	Manchester	Tucker
Dallas	Mansfield	Turin
Dawsonville	Marble Hill	Tyrone
Decatur	Marietta	Union City
Doraville	Mcdonough	Villa Rica
Douglasville	Meansville	Vinings
Druid Hills	Milner	Waco
Duluth	Molena	Waleska
Dunwoody	Monroe	Walnut Grove
East Griffin	Monticello	Warm Springs
East Newnan	Moreland	White
East Point	Morrow	Whitesburg
Ellenwood	Mount Zion	Williamson
Emerson	Mountain Park	Winder
Ephesus	Nelson	Winston
Eudora	Newborn	Woodbury
Euharlee	Newnan	Woodstock
Experiment	Norcross	Woolsey
Fair Oaks	North Atlanta	Yellow River
Fairburn	North Decatur	Yorkville
Fairplay	North Druid Hills	Zebulon

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Fulton County (816,006)	Coweta County (89,215)	Pickens County (22,983)
Dekalb County (665,865)	Carroll County (87,268)	Meriwether County (22,534)
Cobb County (607,751)	Paulding County (81,678)	Butts County (19,522)
Gwinnett County (588,448)	Bartow County (76,019)	Dawson County (15,999)
Clayton County (236,517)	Rockdale County (70,111)	Lamar County (15,912)
Cherokee County (141,903)	Newton County (62,001)	Pike County (13,688)
Henry County (119,341)	Walton County (60,687)	Jasper County (11,426)
Forsyth County (98,407)	Spalding County (58,417)	Heard County (11,012)
Douglas County (92,174)	Barrow County (46,144)
Fayette County (91,263)	Haralson County (25,690)