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April 5 2007: 10:02 AM EDT. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Atlanta has been the fastest growing metropolitan area in the nation since 2000, with a gain of nearly 900,000 residents to 5.1 million. Also gaining more than 800,000 residents in the five-year Census Bureau report were Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston. Phoenix gained nearly 790,000.
Houston and Atlanta will climb into the top six. Houston was the nationâs seventh-largest metro in 2005, and Atlanta was No. 9. Both will be moving higher in coming years. Houston is projected to shoot up to fifth place by 2025, adding almost 2.6 million people to reach a population of nearly 7.9 million. Atlanta is ticketed for sixth place at 7.3 million.