Metro Atlanta Is Ninth-Largest Region In The U.S.

Atlanta has become the fourth most popular destination overall in the country for U.S. residents under the age of 26 to relocate.

Mike Stewart / Associated Press

At about 6 million people, the Atlanta metro is the ninth-largest metro region in the U.S.

But experts predict a lot of people will migrate to Atlanta in the coming decades.

In fact, by 2050, the growth will be the equivalent of the entire Denver metro area upped and moved to Atlanta.