Gwinnett County Georgia | Know Atlanta Magazine

Continually listed as one of Atlanta’s fastest growing counties, Gwinnett is prized for its access to city life, booming communities and gorgeously maintained natural spaces. Centrally located, the county is responsible for nearly 18 percent of Atlanta’s population and the numbers keep going up. Since 2000, Gwinnett has claimed more than a quarter of the region’s total growth.

The newly minted AAA minor league team, Gwinnett Braves finds a welcome home here, drawing visitors to the area. As does popular Lake Lanier, local parks (including the recently opened 12 acre Freeman’s Mill Park) three regional malls, delicious local restaurants, sprawling Southern neighborhoods and hockey and event mecca, the Gwinnett Arena.

Only a half hour away from downtown Atlanta, Gwinnett’s economic opportunities span far and wide for area workers. Professions in retail, construction, manufacturing, professional/technical services, administrative support/management, education, government, financial, legal and health care industries make up the majority of the county’s 300,000 jobs with the top five employers including Gwinnett County Public Schools, Gwinnett County Government, Gwinnett Health Care System, Wal-Mart and Publix.

The county’s education system is recognized both nationally and regionally for its stellar schools. The largest system in Georgia, 90 percent of Gwinnett County’s public school grads go on to some form of higher education.

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