Situated on the northeastern edge of the country, this tiny territory contains the town of Plymouth, home to the Pilgrim colony of 1620, and as one of the first settled states, the population statistics have always been healthy. As of 2018, Massachusetts' population stands at 6.90 million.
Atlanta Population 2017. Atlanta is Georgia's capital and most populous city, as well as the economic and cultural hub of the Atlanta metropolitan area. It also ranks 10th economically in the nation with a GDP of $276 billion. The estimated population of Atlanta in 2016 is 463,878.
Greater Houston Partnership Research Updated 3/23/2017. Metro Houston added 125,005 residents in â16, a 1.9 percent increase, to reach a total. population of 6,772,470 according to the U.S. Census Bureau.1 Houston had the second. largest gain of any U.S. metro area. The Dallas-Fort Worth metro led the nation in population.