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Midwestern U.S. Cities that Have Lost the Most People

Making up a large part of the Rust Belt, many cities in this region have declined significantly. Can you name every city in the midwestern U.S that has lost at least 10,000 inhabitants since they reached their peak population?
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Based on 2024 estimates
Two cities with disputed population peaks and losses listed in gray.
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Loss
%
Peak
State
City
-1,203,863
65.1%
1950
MI
Detroit
-899,654
24.8%
1950
IL
Chicago
-577,101
67.3%
1950
MO
St. Louis
-549,429
60.1%
1950
OH
Cleveland
-189,083
37.5%
1950
OH
Cincinnati
-177,793
24.0%
1960
WI
Milwaukee
-125,986
48.0%
1960
OH
Dayton
-118,180
30.8%
1970
OH
Toledo
-117,205
59.5%
1960
MI
Flint
-110,879
65.2%
1930
OH
Youngstown
-110,765
62.1%
1960
IN
Gary
-100,687
34.7%
1960
OH
Akron
-93,139
17.9%
1950
MN
Minneapolis
-64,558
78.4%
1950
IL
East St. Louis
-55,264
56.2%
1960
MI
Saginaw
-47,701
40.8%
1950
OH
Canton
-44,569
84.2%
1930
MI
Highland Park
-35,668
31.9%
1960
IN
Hammond
-31,901
55.3%
1960
IN
East Chicago
-31,881
31.0%
1900
MO
St. Joseph
-30,016
34.1%
1970
MI
St. Clair Shores
-28,844
51.3%
1930
MI
Hamtramck
-28,732
21.7%
1960
IN
South Bend
-27,987
32.5%
1970
MI
Royal Oak
-26,645
66.5%
1950
OH
East Cleveland
-26,148
18.5%
1960
IN
Evansville
-25,318
26.9%
1980
IL
Decatur
-25,071
58.9%
1930
OH
Portsmouth
-24,811
39.1%
1970
OH
Warren
-24,585
29.7%
1960
OH
Springfield
-24,267
44.0%
1930
MI
Jackson
-23,653
94.6%
1876
SD
Deadwood
-23,131
32.2%
1970
OH
Euclid
-22,751
26.7%
1970
MI
Pontiac
-21,518
40.1%
1960
MI
Bay City
-20,992
29.8%
1930
OH
Lakewood
-20,866
20.8%
1970
OH
Parma
-19,622
52.1%
1940
OH
Steubenville
-19,326
18.0%
1960
MN
Duluth
-19,305
44.4%
1960
MI
Wyandotte
-19,044
35.4%
1970
OH
Lima
-18,080
42.0%
1960
IL
Alton
-17,749
28.7%
1960
OH
Cleveland Heights
Loss
%
Peak
State
City
-17,189
8.7%
2010
IL
Aurora
-17,105
18.0%
1970
WI
Racine
-17,067
13.0%
1970
MI
Lansing
-16,996
15.4%
1970
MI
Livonia
-16,900
33.0%
1960
MO
University City
-16,592
63.2%
1970
OH
East Liverpool
-16,029
44.8%
1980
IL
Harvey
-15,601
38.5%
1950
OH
Zanesville
-15,546
44.4%
1950
OH
Norwood
-15,429
29.7%
1960
IL
Rock Island
-15,267
12.0%
1970
IL
Peoria
-15,159
28.1%
1960
MI
Lincoln Park
-14,936
21.1%
1970
IN
Anderson
-14,589
34.3%
1970
IL
Danville
-14,367
35.1%
1970
IL
Chicago Heights
-13,989
35.8%
1960
MI
Inkster
-13,831
34.0%
1970
IL
Granite City
-13,764
34.1%
1910
WI
Superior
-13,680
90.0%
1920
IL
Cairo
-13,672
66.5%
1950
MI
River Rouge
-13,482
22.3%
1970
MI
Roseville
-13,255
18.5%
1960
IN
Terre Haute
-13,143
32.2%
1970
Mi
Allen Park
-13,068
19.8%
1940
IL
Oak Park
-12,434
15.9%
1970
OH
Lorain
-12,403
29.9%
1970
OH
Garfield Heights
-12,265
14.3%
1970
MI
Kalamazoo
-11,977
26.1%
1970
MI
Eastpointe
-11,939
16.6%
1970
WI
West Allis
-11,916
38.0%
1960
MI
Ferndale
-11,461
6.8%
1970
KS
Kansas City
-11,391
28.8%
1970
IN
Marion
-11,316
75.1%
1920
OH
Bellaire
-11,142
23.0%
1950
MI
Muskegon
-11,140
14.6%
1980
IN
Muncie
-11,012
32.3%
1970
OH
Maple Heights
-11,090
92.4%
1844
IL
Nauvoo
-10,801
68.6%
1920
MI
Ironwood
-10,740
22.7%
1970
MN
Richfield
-10,716
37.2%
1970
MO
Ferguson
-10,601
30.5%
1970
IA
Clinton
-10,567
41.2%
1960
MI
Hazel Park
-10,288
53.7%
1960
MI
Benton Harbor
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6 Comments
FreeStater
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Level 81
May 20, 2025
Great quiz!
Dekkie
+1
Level 56
May 20, 2025
Thanks!
Pontiac
+2
Level 62
May 20, 2025
Nice
Dekkie
+1
Level 56
May 20, 2025
Thanks!
Goatmann11
+2
Level 37
May 20, 2025
East St. Louis is in Illinois not Missouri so the abbreviation should be IL instead of MO
Dekkie
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Level 56
May 20, 2025
This has been fixed. Thanks for letting me know!
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