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Success in ATL

Home to several resources and great place to live, Atlanta is the place for your business to thrive

Live, Work, & Play

With rankings like these, it's no wonder why so many businesses call this city home:

#1 Best place to live (Money.com, 2024)

#1 Best city to start a career (WalletHub, 2024)

#1 Best Place to buy a house (National Association of realtors, 2023)

#4 Best in Travel City (Lonely Planet, 2022)

#1 Sports facility - Mercedes-Benz Stadium

#9 Best City for Recreation

Home of the 3rd largest arts organization the US - Woodruff Arts Ceneter

150+ performances a year at the Fox Theatre

Companies that have chosen Atlanta

Fortune 500 Companies

  • The Home Depot
  • UPS
  • Delta
  • Coca Cola Company

Bay Area Companies with ATL Locations

  • Adobe
  • Google
  • Visa
  • Meta

Companies in ATL

Fortune 500 Companies

  • The Home Depot
  • UPS
  • Delta
  • Coca Cola Company

Bay Area Companies with ATL Locations

  • Adobe
  • Google
  • Visa
  • Meta

Our Growth

Over the past 35 years, Atlanta MSA has continued to lead in population and job growth over San Francisco.

Education

With 275,000 students enrolled in Atlanta area college and universities, students are being supplied with the tools they'll need to build tomorrow's workforce.

Top ranking Universities in the state include Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Emory University, and University of Georgia.

Workforce

  • 6.4 million population
  • 37,800 Projected average annual net migration
  • 43% hold bachelor's degree or higher
  • 869,000 foreign born

Atlanta Diversity

  • 3 metro Atlanta cities (Sandy Springs, Roswell & Johns Creek) rank among the top 20 for Birthplace Diversity. (WalletHub, 2023)​
  • Gwinnett County, one of the region’s 5-core counties, is the #1 most diverse county in that nation. (Niche, 2023)​
  • Metro Atlanta is home to 2 firms among the “Top 50 Companies for Diversity.” (Fair360, 2024)​
  • ATL Action for Racial Equity: 250+ metro Atlanta companies signed on to this initiative that leverages the region’s business community to advance racial equity
  • Atlanta has the 3rd fastest growing foreign-born population of the 20 largest metro areas.​