metropolitan: Atlanta Now Ranks as 32nd Largest US City - 11/26/10 09:07 AM
Atlanta, GA now ranks as the 32nd largest US city.  This is according to a Business First report released November 22, 2010.  On that day, Atlanta's population is estimated to have reached 560,002. 
Last September, the US Census Bureau announced that Atlanta was the 33rd largest US city in 2009.  The estimated population then was estimated to be 540,922.   
These rankings are for just cities and do not include metropolitan areas.  The Atlanta Metropolitan area currently ranks as the 7th largest in the US.  As of November 15th, the population of the area is 5,659,044. 
Other GA cities making the list are:
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