U.S. Cities That Aren't at Their Peak

Can you name the U.S. cities that had a lower population in 2020 than in their peak year?
limited to cities that peaked over 50,000
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Peak
2020
ST
Answer
3,620,962
2,746,388
IL
Chicago
2,071,605
1,603,797
PA
Philadelphia
1,849,568
639,111
MI
Detroit
949,708
585,708
MD
Baltimore
914,808
372,624
OH
Cleveland
856,796
301,578
MO
St. Louis
802,178
689,545
DC
Washington
801,444
675,647
MA
Boston
741,324
577,222
WI
Milwaukee
676,806
302,971
PA
Pittsburgh
650,100
633,104
TN
Memphis
627,525
383,997
LA
New Orleans
580,132
278,349
NY
Buffalo
521,718
429,954
MN
Minneapolis
503,998
309,317
OH
Cincinnati
442,337
311,549
NJ
Newark
383,818
270,871
OH
Toledo
371,657
350,964
HI
Honolulu
340,887
200,733
AL
Birmingham
337,707
310,227
CA
Santa Ana
332,488
211,328
NY
Rochester
316,715
292,449
NJ
Jersey City
313,411
311,527
MN
St. Paul
307,951
238,005
VA
Norfolk
291,826
291,247
AK
Anchorage
290,351
190,469
OH
Akron
262,332
137,644
OH
Dayton
253,504
190,934
RI
Providence
249,621
226,610
VA
Richmond
229,493
227,470
LA
Baton Rouge
224,669
223,109
FL
Hialeah
220,583
148,620
NY
Syracuse
205,820
187,593
LA
Shreveport
205,764
200,603
AL
Montgomery
203,627
187,041
AL
Mobile
202,895
153,701
MS
Jackson
197,899
180,542
IL
Aurora
196,940
81,252
MI
Flint
179,260
139,387
MI
Warren
178,320
69,093
IN
Gary
177,397
121,054
CT
Hartford
174,463
155,929
MA
Springfield
170,002
60,068
OH
Youngstown
168,213
156,607
KS
Kansas City
164,443
134,023
CT
New Haven
158,709
148,654
CT
Bridgeport
152,871
148,655
IL
Rockford
149,245
147,780
GA
Savannah
146,436
137,148
VA
Hampton
143,433
76,328
PA
Scranton
141,543
117,298
IN
Evansville
138,440
94,831
PA
Erie
134,995
99,224
NY
Albany
132,445
103,453
IN
South Bend
131,403
112,644
MI
Lansing
128,009
90,871
NJ
Trenton
127,473
126,269
KS
Topeka
126,963
113,150
IL
Peoria
124,656
111,640
FL
Miami Gardens
124,555
71,791
NJ
Camden
121,217
101,079
MA
New Bedford
120,740
118,403
MA
Cambridge
120,485
94,000
MA
Fall River
119,175
115,282
TX
Beaumont
116,912
70,872
OH
Canton
116,250
114,394
IL
Springfield
116,102
109,450
CA
El Monte
114,773
97,915
VA
Portsmouth
112,504
70,898
DE
Wilmington
112,276
107,762
CA
Inglewood
112,007
109,976
MI
Dearborn
111,698
77,879
IN
Hammond
111,171
95,112
PA
Reading
110,109
95,535
MI
Livonia
107,312
86,697
MN
Duluth
105,549
102,773
CA
Norwalk
104,553
102,316
TX
Wichita Falls
103,908
81,045
MA
Somerville
103,264
101,724
IA
Davenport
102,979
72,473
MO
St. Joseph
102,394
48,671
NY
Niagara Falls
102,320
101,253
MA
Lynn
101,740
65,283
NY
Utica
100,220
100,011
VA
Roanoke
100,216
81,146
OH
Parma
98,265
44,202
MI
Saginaw
96,867
90,381
OK
Lawton
96,455
95,740
CA
Compton
96,317
92,726
CA
South Gate
96,298
82,890
FL
Miami Beach
95,692
67,047
NY
Schenectady
95,162
77,816
WI
Racine
94,270
89,143
MA
Lawrence
94,081
70,522
IL
Decatur
92,384
88,923
MA
Newton
89,544
50,099
PA
Harrisburg
89,159
85,797
IA
Sioux City
88,979
71,686
NJ
Bayonne
88,093
58,874
MI
St. Clair Shores
87,123
82,823
RI
Warwick
Peak
2020
ST
Answer
86,749
85,420
MI
Westland
86,626
44,328
PA
Wilkes-Barre
86,353
46,842
WV
Huntington
86,238
58,211
MI
Royal Oak
85,993
85,268
IL
Cicero
85,796
48,864
WV
Charleston
85,555
73,598
MI
Kalamazoo
85,279
61,606
MI
Pontiac
85,035
82,868
CA
Alhambra
83,441
74,135
CT
New Britain
82,723
58,662
OH
Springfield
82,366
18,469
IL
East St. Louis
82,054
43,963
PA
Altoona
81,436
75,604
RI
Pawtucket
80,674
47,969
NY
Binghamton
80,405
79,168
IN
Bloomington
80,069
63,292
MI
Dearborn Heights
79,808
78,110
IL
Evanston
79,340
69,612
NJ
East Orange
78,389
76,618
MI
Southfield
78,350
69,647
GA
Albany
78,185
65,211
OH
Lorain
77,634
68,408
ME
Portland
77,568
63,409
MI
Taylor
76,813
51,401
NY
Troy
76,460
65,194
IN
Muncie
76,010
73,893
NY
Mount Vernon
75,985
67,314
IA
Waterloo
75,681
72,176
CA
Baldwin Park
72,345
63,399
OH
Hamilton
72,134
66,448
LA
Kenner
71,786
58,389
IN
Terre Haute
71,723
60,325
WI
West Allis
71,552
49,692
OH
Euclid
70,787
54,788
IN
Anderson
70,509
50,942
OH
Lakewood
70,324
60,419
NJ
Hoboken
70,202
67,265
CA
Lynwood
69,599
57,862
OH
Kettering
68,557
67,908
IL
Palatine
68,322
67,824
IL
Skokie
67,327
18,411
PA
Johnstown
67,175
53,695
TX
Galveston
66,676
55,560
MA
Chicopee
66,676
56,039
TX
Port Arthur
66,198
38,497
NJ
Atlantic City
66,113
59,659
MA
Medford
66,039
32,605
PA
Chester
66,015
54,583
IL
Oak Park
65,908
52,533
MO
Florissant
65,252
40,961
KY
Covington
63,774
59,039
PA
Lancaster
63,494
39,201
OH
Warren
63,401
62,088
CA
Pico Rivera
62,374
59,667
IA
Dubuque
61,813
45,312
OH
Cleveland Heights
61,659
27,052
WV
Wheeling
61,303
54,883
CA
Huntington Park
60,868
60,850
CT
Meriden
60,590
58,362
IL
Oak Lawn
60,529
47,710
MI
Roseville
60,203
38,238
MA
Holyoke
59,953
44,800
PA
York
59,507
54,312
FL
Pensacola
59,302
54,341
NC
Rocky Mount
58,676
48,387
WI
Wauwatosa
58,582
56,173
CA
National City
58,088
33,945
AL
Gadsden
57,879
43,927
MA
Pittsfield
57,669
26,370
IN
East Chicago
57,597
47,702
LA
Monroe
57,538
52,656
OH
Elyria
57,400
41,253
AR
Pine Bluff
56,776
55,072
CA
Diamond Bar
56,703
55,971
IL
Tinley Park
56,268
28,433
MI
Hamtramck
55,355
17,727
PA
McKeesport
55,339
53,970
IL
Wheaton
55,187
31,309
MI
Jackson
55,047
47,534
OH
Mansfield
54,899
53,733
CA
Paramount
53,933
40,245
MI
Lincoln Park
53,764
51,185
CA
Rosemead
53,734
35,579
OH
Lima
53,604
32,661
MI
Bay City
53,056
42,590
VA
Danville
53,041
51,428
CA
Delano
52,959
8,977
MI
Highland Park
51,863
37,108
IL
Rock Island
51,863
50,987
OH
Middletown
51,648
45,275
LA
Alexandria
51,646
32,127
NY
Rome
51,392
47,741
MI
East Lansing
51,271
50,558
CT
Milford
51,249
35,065
MO
University City
50,980
47,139
RI
East Providence
50,792
49,929
WI
Sheboygan
50,644
49,449
MS
Biloxi
50,278
47,450
OH
Mentor
50,211
43,240
RI
Woonsocket
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