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Atlanta’s Fastest Growing Counties

Atlanta Real Estate News | Email the Author: Brad Nix, Managing+Broker
Posted: September 11th, 2008
Category: Atlanta Real Estate

Atlantas Fastest Growing Counties

The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce recently released some impressive statistics. Of the 100 fastest growing counties in the country, 70 were in the south and 18 of them are in Georgia (more than any other state in the country).

County	2007 Pop. Est.	2006 Pop. Est.	Change	Percentage Change
Forsyth	158,914	148,307	10,607	7.2
Paulding	127,906	119,859	8,047	6.7
Jackson	59,254	55,542	3,712	6.7
Barrow	67,139	63,173	3,966	6.3
Newton	96,019	90,728	5,291	5.8
Cherokee	204,363	194,082	10,281	5.3
Walton	83,144	79,081	4,063	5.1
Henry	186,037	177,436	8,601	4.8
Douglas	124,495	118,835	5,660	4.8
Hall	180,175	172,391	7,784	4.5
Pickens	30,488	29,232	1,256	4.3
Coweta	118,936	114,178	4,758	4.2
Gwinnett	776,380	749,836	6,544	3.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Metro Atlanta Chamber Projections for 2008:

Job Growth: Metro Atlanta is expected to add 30,000 to 40,000 net new jobs in 2008

Population Growth: Metro Atlanta is growing 50 percent faster than the national average

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