Metro Atlanta adds 200 people a day to its population, or about one person every seven minutes, making it the seventh-fastest growing metro in America.
According to On Numbers analysis of newly released population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, metro Atlanta added 72,909 residents between July 2010 and July 2011 for a total population of 5,359,205.
The Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area adds another person every four minutes and 10 seconds, making it the fastest-growing metropolitan area in America.
Dallas-Fort Worth gained 126,037 residents between July 2010 and July 2011.
Houston ranks second with a daily population gain of 301.6 persons. Rounding out the top five are Los Angeles (up 275.2 persons per day), New York City (up 263.7) and Washington (up 259.7).
The Cleveland area was the biggest loser, suffering a daily decline of 19.9 persons. Next were two Michigan markets: Detroit (down 13.4 persons per day) and Flint (down 8.3 persons).