Atlanta’s Fastest Growing Counties



 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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