Most populous metro area in the state of Georgia.
Ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the USA.
A 2006 survey by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce counted 140 cities and towns in the 28‑county Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Nine cities have incorporated since then.
The area sprawls across the low foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the north and the Piedmont to the south.
Home to 30 Fortune 1000 headquarters – 2020 rankings.
Twenty nine Colleges and Universities.
Thirty eight School districts.
Low-density residential subdivision development dominates.
Population 6,089,815 – 2020 census.