Statistics for U.S. Cities That Have Lost Population

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State	Peak Population	Year	2020 Population	Decline	City	% Correct
Maryland	949,708	1950	585,708	-38.3%	Baltimore	100%
Illinois	3,620,962	1950	2,746,388	-24.2%	Chicago	100%
Ohio	914,808	1950	372,624	-59.3%	Cleveland	100%
Michigan	1,849,568	1950	639,111	-65.4%	Detroit	100%
Tennessee	650,100	2000	633,104	-2.6%	Memphis	100%
Pennsylvania	2,071,605	1950	1,603,797	-22.6%	Philadelphia	100%
Missouri	856,796	1950	301,578	-64.8%	St. Louis	100%
New York	134,995	1950	99,224	-26.5%	Albany	90%
Alaska	291,826	2010	291,246	-0.2%	Anchorage	90%
Louisiana	229,493	2010	227,470	-0.9%	Baton Rouge	90%
Alabama	340,887	1960	200,733	-41.1%	Birmingham	90%
Massachusetts	801,444	1950	675,647	-15.7%	Boston	90%
New York	580,132	1950	278,349	-52.0%	Buffalo	90%
Ohio	503,998	1950	309,317	-38.6%	Cincinnati	90%
Connecticut	177,397	1950	121,054	-31.8%	Hartford	90%
Hawaii	371,657	2000	350,964	-5.6%	Honolulu	90%
Mississippi	202,895	1980	153,701	-24.2%	Jackson	90%
Kansas	168,213	1970	156,607	-6.9%	Kansas City	90%
Wisconsin	741,324	1960	577,222	-22.1%	Milwaukee	90%
Minnesota	521,718	1950	429,954	-17.6%	Minneapolis	90%
Alabama	202,779	1960	187,041	-7.8%	Mobile	90%
Louisiana	627,525	1960	383,997	-38.8%	New Orleans	90%
Pennsylvania	676,806	1950	302,971	-55.2%	Pittsburgh	90%
Rhode Island	253,504	1940	190,934	-24.7%	Providence	90%
New York	332,488	1950	211,328	-36.4%	Rochester	90%
Minnesota	313,411	1960	311,527	-0.6%	Saint Paul	90%
Massachusetts	174,463	1960	155,929	-10.6%	Springfield	90%
Illinois	116,250	2010	114,394	-1.6%	Springfield	90%
New York	220,583	1950	148,620	-32.6%	Syracuse	90%
Ohio	383,818	1970	270,871	-29.4%	Toledo	90%
-	802,178	1950	689,545	-14.0%	Washington	90%
Ohio	290,351	1960	190,469	-34.4%	Akron	80%
Connecticut	158,709	1950	148,654	-6.3%	Bridgeport	80%
Ohio	262,332	1960	137,644	-47.5%	Dayton	80%
Michigan	196,940	1960	81,252	-58.7%	Flint	80%
Indiana	178,320	1960	69,093	-61.3%	Gary	80%
Michigan	131,403	1970	112,644	-14.3%	Lansing	80%
Alabama	205,764	2010	200,603	-2.5%	Montgomery	80%
New Jersey	442,337	1930	311,549	-29.6%	Newark	80%
Connecticut	164,443	1950	134,023	-18.5%	New Haven	80%
Virginia	307,951	1970	238,005	-22.7%	Norfolk	80%
Virginia	249,621	1970	226,610	-9.2%	Richmond	80%
Virginia	100,220	1980	100,011	-0.2%	Roanoke	80%
Georgia	149,245	1960	147,780	-1.0%	Savannah	80%
Pennsylvania	143,433	1930	76,328	-46.8%	Scranton	80%
Louisiana	206,989	1980	187,593	-9.4%	Shreveport	80%
Indiana	132,445	1960	103,453	-21.9%	South Bend	80%
Kansas	127,473	2010	126,587	-0.7%	Topeka	80%
New Jersey	128,009	1950	90,871	-29.0%	Trenton	80%
New Jersey	124,555	1950	71,791	-42.4%	Camden	70%
Pennsylvania	138,440	1960	94,831	-31.5%	Erie	70%
New Jersey	316,715	1930	292,449	-7.7%	Jersey City	70%
Illinois	152,871	2010	148,655	-2.8%	Rockford	70%
Texas	104,553	2010	102,316	-2.1%	Wichita Falls	70%
Delaware	112,504	1940	70,898	-40.0%	Wilmington	70%
Ohio	170,002	1930	60,068	-64.7%	Youngstown	70%
Illinois	197,899	2010	180,542	-8.8%	Aurora	60%
Ohio	116,912	1950	70,872	-39.4%	Canton	60%
Iowa	103,264	1980	101,724	-1.5%	Davenport	60%
Michigan	112,007	1960	109,976	-1.8%	Dearborn	60%
Minnesota	107,312	1960	86,697	-19.2%	Duluth	60%
Massachusetts	102,320	1930	101,253	-1.0%	Lynn	60%
Illinois	126,963	1970	113,150	-10.9%	Peoria	60%
Michigan	179,260	1970	139,387	-22.2%	Warren	60%
Indiana	141,543	1960	117,298	-17.1%	Evansville	50%
Pennsylvania	111,171	1930	95,112	-14.4%	Reading	50%
California	337,977	2000	310,227	-8.2%	Santa Ana	50%
Texas	119,175	1960	115,282	-3.3%	Beaumont	40%
Massachusetts	120,740	1950	118,403	-1.9%	Cambridge	40%
Virginia	146,437	2000	137,148	-6.3%	Hampton	40%
Florida	226,419	2000	223,109	-1.5%	Hialeah	40%
Michigan	110,109	1970	95,535	-13.2%	Livonia	40%
Virginia	114,773	1960	97,915	-14.7%	Portsmouth	40%
New York	101,740	1930	65,283	-35.8%	Utica	40%
Massachusetts	120,485	1920	94,000	-22.0%	Fall River	30%
Indiana	111,698	1960	77,879	-30.3%	Hammond	30%
Massachusetts	121,217	1920	101,079	-16.6%	New Bedford	30%
New York	102,394	1960	48,671	-52.5%	Niagara Falls	30%
Ohio	100,216	1970	81,146	-19.0%	Parma	30%
Missouri	102,979	1900	72,473	-29.6%	St. Joseph	30%
California	112,580	2000	107,762	-4.3%	Inglewood	20%
Florida	124,656	2000	111,640	-10.4%	Miami Gardens	20%
California	105,549	2010	102,773	-2.6%	Norwalk	20%
Massachusetts	103,908	1930	81,045	-22.0%	Somerville	20%
California	115,965	2000	109,554	-5.5%	El Monte	10%