The Atlanta Region

10-County Population

	2009
ARC-10	4,124,300
Cherokee	205,900
Clayton	281,900
Cobb	676,800
DeKalb	731,200
Douglas	128,800
Fayette	106,700
Fulton	957,900
Gwinnett	757,300
Henry	192,800
Rockdale	85,000
Atlanta City	480,700
Source: ARC Estimates

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is the regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for the 10-county Atlanta area, including Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties, as well as the City of Atlanta.

ARC also produces and collects data for a larger, 20-county area for air quality purposes. These include the 10 counties above, plus Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Coweta, Forsyth, Hall, Newton, Paulding, Spalding and Walton counties.

So, the Atlanta region is defined in many different ways. This map may help clear things up (PDF).

ARC's 2009 Population and Housing

For ARC's latest population and housing data, maps and graphs, go to the population and housing data page. Or if you are just interested in the data, download the following:

population variables (xls)
housing variables (xls)

Read about ARC’s methodology for developing population estimates and how they compare to the Census estimates.

ARC's Latest Forecasts for Population and Employment (to 2040)

ARC's newly-released population and employment forecasts show continued strong growth for the 20-county Atlanta region. What does ARC expect in the future? Find out below!

Read the Regional Snapshot (pdf)
View a presentation (pdf)
Also, for more information about how ARC develops its forecasts, go to the forecast development page.

Archival Data: E6 Forecasts Done in 2006

population (xls)
employment (xls)

Note: These forecasts are for the entire 20-county area; small area forecasts are being developed and will be completed in mid-2010.

ARC’s 2008 Employment Estimates

Go to the employment data page to learn more about ARC's 2008 employment estimates. Not only do they include small-area estimates for the 20-county region by job type, for the first time, they also include the entire state! Interested in just the data? Click the following link to download ARC's 2008 employment estimates:
- Data Tables - for the 20-county area (Excel)
- Data Tables - for all of Georgia (Excel)
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