US Cities by Biggest Population Decline - Statistics

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Answer Stats
City State Peak Population (Year) 2010 Population % Decline From Peak % Correct
Detroit Michigan 1,849,568 (1950) 713,777 61.4%
99%
St. Louis Missouri 856,796 (1950) 319,294 62.7%
98%
Cleveland Ohio 914,808 (1950) 396,815 56.6%
95%
Buffalo New York 580,132 (1950) 270,240 53.4%
92%
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 676,806 (1950) 305,704 54.8%
92%
Albany New York 134,995 (1950) 97,856 27.5%
89%
Cincinnati Ohio 503,998 (1950) 296,943 41.1%
89%
New Orleans Louisiana 627,525 (1960) 384,320 38.8%
89%
Boston Massachusetts 801,444 (1950) 617,594 22.9%
85%
Washington District of Columbia 802,178 (1950) 601,723 25.0%
83%
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2,071,605 (1950) 1,526,006 26.3%
81%
Baltimore Maryland 949,708 (1950) 620,961 34.6%
80%
Hartford Connecticut 177,397 (1950) 124,060 30.1%
80%
Newark New Jersey 442,337 (1930) 277,140 37.3%
80%
Providence Rhode Island 253,504 (1940) 178,042 29.6%
80%
Birmingham Alabama 340,887 (1960) 212,237 37.7%
78%
Chicago Illinois 3,620,962 (1950) 2,695,598 25.6%
77%
Akron Ohio 290,351 (1960) 199,110 34.5%
76%
Rochester New York 332,488 (1950) 210,565 36.7%
76%
Toledo Ohio 383,818 (1970) 287,208 25.2%
76%
Minneapolis Minnesota 521,718 (1950) 382,578 26.7%
74%
Gary Indiana 178,320 (1960) 80,294 55.0%
70%
Syracuse New York 220,583 (1950) 145,170 34.2%
70%
Trenton New Jersey 128,009 (1950) 84,913 33.7%
68%
Dayton Ohio 262,332 (1960) 141,527 46.1%
65%
Flint Michigan 196,940 (1960) 102,434 48.0%
63%
Jersey City New Jersey 316,715 (1930) 247,597 21.8%
61%
Wilmington Delaware 112,504 (1940) 70,851 37.0%
58%
Erie Pennsylvania 138,440 (1960) 101,786 26.5%
54%
New Haven Connecticut 164,443 (1950) 129,779 21.1%
52%
Scranton Pennsylvania 143,333 (1930) 76,089 46.9%
49%
Youngstown Ohio 170,002 (1930) 66,982 60.6%
47%
South Bend Indiana 132,445 (1960) 101,168 23.6%
42%
Utica New York 101,740 (1930) 62,235 38.8%
38%
Camden New Jersey 124,555 (1950) 77,344 37.9%
34%
Canton Ohio 116,912 (1950) 73,007 37.6%
27%
Niagara Falls New York 102,394 (1960) 50,194 51.0%
20%
Reading Pennsylvania 111,171 (1930) 88,082 20.8%
20%
Hammond Indiana 111,698 (1960) 80,830 27.6%
9%
Somerville Massachusetts 103,908 (1930) 75,754 27.1%
4%
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