Looks like Atlanta got just a little too comfortable in its #8 spot among the cities largest metro areas.

In what is barely receiving a mention in ATL’s major dailies, Atlanta was upset by Washington D.C. in the latest Census estimates, with the District of Columbia registering a mere 1,000 more people than “the city too busy to care about urban planning”.  The stealth estimating maneuver by the nation’s capitol knocked the city formerly known as Marthasville back into the #9 slot.

And instead of linking you to a ridiculous Excel doc, here’s the current Metro Top 10 for 2009.

1. New York City – 19,069,796
2. Los Angeles – 12,874,797
3. Chicago – 9,580,567
4. Dallas-Fort Worth – 6,447,615
5. Philadelphia – 5,968,252
6. Houston – 5,867,489
7. Miami – 5,547,051
8. Washington D.C. – 5,476,241
9. Atlanta – 5,475,213
10. Boston – 4,588,680