Atlanta Metropolitan Growth from 1960
Census Data Shows Suburban Growth Acceleration: 2000-2004
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POPULATION (x1000) |
2004 |
2000 |
1990 |
1980 |
1970 |
1960 |
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Core (City of Atlanta) |
419 |
416 |
394 |
425 |
497 |
487 |
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Inner Suburbs |
1,071 |
1,066 |
801 |
648 |
526 |
326 |
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Total Inner Area |
1,490 |
1,482 |
1,195 |
1,073 |
1,023 |
813 |
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2nd Ring |
2,582 |
2,217 |
1,458 |
917 |
547 |
334 |
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3rd Ring |
487 |
414 |
306 |
244 |
194 |
165 |
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4th Ring |
475 |
436 |
357 |
317 |
272 |
262 |
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Total Outer Suburban |
3,544 |
3,067 |
2,121 |
1,478 |
1,013 |
761 |
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Metropolitan Area |
5,034 |
4,548 |
3,317 |
2,550 |
2,036 |
1,575 |
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GROWTH (x1000) |
2000-2004 |
1990-2000 |
1980-2000 |
1970-1980 |
1960-1970 |
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Core (City of Atlanta) |
3 |
22 |
(31) |
(72) |
10 |
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Inner Suburbs |
5 |
265 |
153 |
122 |
200 |
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Total Inner Area |
8 |
287 |
122 |
50 |
210 |
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2nd Ring |
365 |
759 |
541 |
370 |
213 |
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3rd Ring |
73 |
108 |
62 |
50 |
29 |
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4th Ring |
39 |
79 |
40 |
45 |
10 |
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Total Outer Suburban |
477 |
946 |
643 |
465 |
252 |
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Metropolitan Area |
486 |
1,231 |
767 |
514 |
461 |
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SHARE OF GROWTH |
2000-2004 |
1990-2000 |
1980-2000 |
1970-1980 |
1960-1970 |
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Core (City of Atlanta) |
0.6% |
1.8% |
-4.0% |
-14.0% |
2.2% |
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Inner Suburbs |
1.1% |
21.5% |
19.9% |
23.7% |
43.4% |
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Total Inner Area |
1.7% |
23.3% |
15.9% |
9.7% |
45.6% |
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2nd Ring |
75.1% |
61.7% |
70.5% |
72.0% |
46.2% |
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3rd Ring |
15.0% |
8.8% |
8.1% |
9.7% |
6.3% |
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4th Ring |
7.9% |
6.4% |
5.2% |
8.8% |
2.2% |
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Total Outer Suburban |
98.1% |
76.8% |
83.8% |
90.5% |
54.7% |
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Metropolitan Area |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Core: City of Atlanta |
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Inner Ring: DeKalb & Fulton Counties, Excluding City of Atlanta |
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2nd Ring: 13 County Area, excluding Core & Inner Ring |
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3rd Ring: 20 County Area, excluding 13 county area |
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4th Ring: 33 County Area, excluding 20 county area (Consolidated metropolitan area per US Census) |
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Note: Urbanized area (area of continuous development) is largely contained within the 13 county area. |
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