What is the population of Atlanta Georgia?
According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau estimate (for July 1, 2008), the population of Atlanta is 537,958 which would make it the 33rd largest city in the United States. The estimate for Metro Atlanta (the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta MSA) for the same date is 5,376,285. The estimate for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville Combined Area is 5,729,304. This takes in 30 counties comprising most of Northwestern Georgia.