Statistics for U.S. Cities That Lost Half Their Population

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Peak	Year	Low	Year	%	2020	City	% Correct
1,849,568	1950	Now		-65.4	639,111	Detroit	90%
676,806	1950	Now		-55.2	302,971	Pittsburgh	90%
856,796	1950	Now		-64.8	301,578	St. Louis	90%
178,320	1960	Now		-61.3	69,093	Gary, IN	85%
914,808	1950	Now		-59.8	367,991	Cleveland	80%
580,132	1950	261,310	2010	-55.0	278,349	Buffalo	75%
196,940	1960	Now		-58.7	81,252	Flint	75%
168,330	1950	Now		-64.3	60,068	Youngstown	65%
98,265	1960	Now		-55.0	44,202	Saginaw	40%
82,366	1950	Now		-77.4	18,649	E. St. Louis, IL	35%
102,394	1960	Now		-52.5	48,671	Niagara Falls	30%
61,659	1930	Now		-56.1	27,062	Wheeling, WV	30%
86,626	1930	41,498	2010	-52.1	44,328	Wilkes-Barre	30%
56,268	1930	18,372	1990	-67.3	28,433	Hamtramck, MI	25%
67,327	1920	Now		-72.6	18,411	Johnstown, PA	25%
66,039	1950	Now		-50.6	32,605	Chester, PA	15%
52,959	1930	Now		-83.0	8,977	Highland Park, MI	15%
55,355	1940	Now		-68.1	17,727	McKeesport, PA	15%

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