2023 Census City Population Estimates (30K and up)

[cdw1084]

https://www.census.gov/data/tables/t...and-towns.html


According to the Census estimates, these are GA's 2023 city population estimates for each city above 30,000 people.


1) Atlanta 510,823
2) Columbus 201,877
3) Augusta 200,884
4) Macon 156,512
5) Savannah 147,748

6) Athens 128,628
7) South Fulton 110,920
8) Sandy Springs 105,793
9) Roswell 91,706
10) Warner Robins 84,537

11) Johns Creek 81,108
12) Alpharetta 67,056
13) Albany 66,877
14) Marietta 62,769
15) Stonecrest 60,677

16) Brookhaven 57,945
17) Smyrna 56,566
18) Valdosta 55,025
19) Dunwoody 51,713
20) Gainesville 47,265

21) Newnan 44,940
22) P'tree Corners 42,136
23) Milton 41,383
24) P'tree City 40,193
25) Woodstock 38,473

26) Douglasville 39,049
27) East Point 38,115
28) Rome 38,111
29) Tucker 36,975
30) Canton 36,587

31) Hinesville 36,181
32) Stockbridge 35,452
33) Kennesaw 34,683
34) Dalton 34,508
35) Statesboro 34,452

36) Duluth 32,350
37) LaGrange 32,343
38) Chamblee 31,841
39) Lawrenceville 31,015

[cdw1084]

Originally Posted by cdw1084

https://www.census.gov/data/tables/t...and-towns.html


According to the Census estimates, these are GA's 2023 city population estimates for each city above 30,000 people.


1) Atlanta 510,823
2) Columbus 201,877
3) Augusta 200,884
4) Macon 156,512
5) Savannah 147,748

6) Athens 128,628
7) South Fulton 110,920
8) Sandy Springs 105,793
9) Roswell 91,706
10) Warner Robins 84,537

11) Johns Creek 81,108
12) Alpharetta 67,056
13) Albany 66,877
14) Marietta 62,769
15) Stonecrest 60,677

16) Brookhaven 57,945
17) Smyrna 56,566
18) Valdosta 55,025
19) Dunwoody 51,713
20) Gainesville 47,265

21) Newnan 44,940
22) P'tree Corners 42,136
23) Milton 41,383
24) P'tree City 40,193
25) Douglasville 39,049

26) Woodstock 38,473
27) East Point 38,115
28) Rome 38,111
29) Tucker 36,975
30) Canton 36,587

31) Hinesville 36,181
32) Stockbridge 35,452
33) Kennesaw 34,683
34) Dalton 34,508
35) Statesboro 34,452

36) Duluth 32,350
37) LaGrange 32,343
38) Chamblee 31,841
39) Lawrenceville 31,015

I had to swap #25 and #26. I'll will continue with the 15,000 to 30,000 cities this weekend.

[masonbauknight]

The City of Atlanta posted 12,000 new residents (+2.4%) in just three years. Shows just how dynamic the city is, despite the dumb ”movement” to de-annex Buckhead and the scramble in Fulton to create newly incorporated cities (to head off any future consolidation with Atlanta, IMO).

With Georgia's second-tier cities, there were also no boundary changes, but Columbus lost 5,000 residents (-2.4%) in the the same three years. I imagine that's mostly down to troop movements and military families leaving the area. Augusta lost 1,200 residents (-0.6%) and Macon around 800 (-0.5%). Savannah lost 40 people (-0.02%, which is insignificant). Athens gained 1,300 residents (+1%, which is strong).

[ipaper]

I saw the headlines from census.gov, Population Rebound for Many Cities in Northeast and Midwest. Detroit added 1800 people, first gain since the 1950s, that's a big deal for them.

[ozmoe571]

Originally Posted by masonbauknight

The City of Atlanta posted 12,000 new residents (+2.4%) in just three years. Shows just how dynamic the city is, despite the dumb ”movement” to de-annex Buckhead and the scramble in Fulton to create newly incorporated cities (to head off any future consolidation with Atlanta, IMO).

With Georgia's second-tier cities, there were also no boundary changes, but Columbus lost 5,000 residents (-2.4%) in the the same three years. I imagine that's mostly down to troop movements and military families leaving the area. Augusta lost 1,200 residents (-0.6%) and Macon around 800 (-0.5%). Savannah lost 40 people (-0.02%, which is insignificant). Athens gained 1,300 residents (+1%, which is strong).

Agree with this 100%. Ask anyone outside Georgia (and a few inside it too) where Sandy Springs is located and I doubt many would know it's a suburb of Atlanta, or even know what it is. If Fulton wants to really improve its economic climate, it should encourage consolidation with Atlanta, a city known internationally. And, as you noted, it's grown over the last year while the second-tier cities lost population, another telling statistic.

[masonbauknight]

Originally Posted by ozmoe571

If Fulton wants to really improve its economic climate, it should encourage consolidation with Atlanta.

Consolidation is politically impossible for Atlanta and Savannah. Both cities have a long history of separate and distinctive suburban communities that jealously guard their independence. Many of those communities are already incorporated, so their city charters can't be dissolved or revoked. While Georgia permits consolidation, the kind of deep civic identity and unity it requires has never been strong in Atlanta and Savannah.

[MackCyr1965]

Atlanta city, Georgia 498,736 510,823 12,087
Columbus city, Georgia 206,919 201,877 -5,042
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia 202,077 200,884 -1,193
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia 157,347 156,512 -835
Savannah city, Georgia 147,774 147,748 -26
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia 127,362 128,628 1,266
South Fulton city, Georgia 108,050 110,920 2,870
Sandy Springs city, Georgia 108,067 105,793 -2,274
Roswell city, Georgia 92,836 91,706 -1,130
Warner Robins city, Georgia 80,365 84,537 4,172
Johns Creek city, Georgia 82,446 81,108 -1,338
Alpharetta city, Georgia 65,813 67,056 1,243
Albany city, Georgia 69,652 66,877 -2,775
Marietta city, Georgia 61,073 62,769 1,696
Stonecrest city, Georgia 59,188 60,677 1,489

6 out of 15 lost population and not by a little. Why?

[cdw1084]

Originally Posted by MackCyr1965

Atlanta city, Georgia 498,736 510,823 12,087
Columbus city, Georgia 206,919 201,877 -5,042
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia 202,077 200,884 -1,193
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia 157,347 156,512 -835
Savannah city, Georgia 147,774 147,748 -26
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia 127,362 128,628 1,266
South Fulton city, Georgia 108,050 110,920 2,870
Sandy Springs city, Georgia 108,067 105,793 -2,274
Roswell city, Georgia 92,836 91,706 -1,130
Warner Robins city, Georgia 80,365 84,537 4,172
Johns Creek city, Georgia 82,446 81,108 -1,338
Alpharetta city, Georgia 65,813 67,056 1,243
Albany city, Georgia 69,652 66,877 -2,775
Marietta city, Georgia 61,073 62,769 1,696
Stonecrest city, Georgia 59,188 60,677 1,489

6 out of 15 lost population and not by a little. Why?

I'm not really sure if I trust some of those estimates, but if I recall, GA still gained 100K+ residents in 2023. The Atlanta suburbs estimates seem quite odd, IMO. Columbus, maybe because of military movement.

[masonbauknight]

Originally Posted by cdw1084

I'm not really sure if I trust some of those estimates, but if I recall, GA still gained 100K+ residents. The Atlanta suburbs estimates seem quite odd, IMO. Columbus, maybe because of military movement.

I don't think city populations, within old boundary lines, matter much. As you said, the state gained a nice 100,000+ residents in 2023 alone (+317,000 since the 2020 census). Several GA metros are growing as fast as Atlanta in percentage terms. There were considerable 2020-23 gains in new residents for metro Savannah (+20,000), Augusta (+18,000), Gainesville (+14,000), Warner Robins (+9,000), and Athens (+6,500). Just three years.