Loss
|
%
|
Peak
|
State
|
City
|
-1,216,350
|
65.7%
|
1950
|
MI
|
Detroit
|
-956,510
|
26.4%
|
1950
|
IL
|
Chicago
|
-575,042
|
67.1%
|
1950
|
MO
|
St. Louis
|
-552,152
|
60.3%
|
1950
|
OH
|
Cleveland
|
-546,155
|
6.2%
|
2020
|
NY
|
New York City
|
-521,063
|
25.1%
|
1950
|
PA
|
Philadelphia
|
-384,469
|
40.4%
|
1950
|
MD
|
Baltimore
|
-373,551
|
55.1%
|
1950
|
PA
|
Pittsburgh
|
-305,454
|
52.6%
|
1950
|
NY
|
Buffalo
|
-263,389
|
41.9%
|
1960
|
LA
|
New Orleans
|
-192,901
|
38.2%
|
1950
|
OH
|
Cincinnati
|
-179,939
|
24.2%
|
1960
|
WI
|
Milwaukee
|
-147,611
|
18.4%
|
1950
|
MA
|
Boston
|
-144,243
|
42.3%
|
1960
|
AL
|
Birmingham
|
-137,377
|
31.0%
|
1930
|
NJ
|
Newark
|
-126,820
|
48.3%
|
1960
|
OH
|
Dayton
|
-125,214
|
37.6%
|
1950
|
NY
|
Rochester
|
-123,206
|
15.3%
|
1950
|
--
|
Washington
|
-118,514
|
30.8%
|
1970
|
OH
|
Toledo
|
-117,279
|
59.5%
|
1960
|
MI
|
Flint
|
-110,894
|
65.2%
|
1930
|
OH
|
Youngstown
|
-110,668
|
62.0%
|
1960
|
IN
|
Gary
|
-101,650
|
35.0%
|
1960
|
OH
|
Akron
|
-96,603
|
18.5%
|
1950
|
MN
|
Minneapolis
|
-77,833
|
1.9%
|
2020
|
CA
|
Los Angeles
|
-77,021
|
25.0%
|
1970
|
VA
|
Norfolk
|
-75,023
|
34.0%
|
1950
|
NY
|
Syracuse
|
-67,628
|
47.1%
|
1930
|
PA
|
Scranton
|
-64,977
|
7.4%
|
2020
|
CA
|
San Francisco
|
-64,724
|
78.5%
|
1950
|
IL
|
East St. Louis
|
-62,712
|
24.7%
|
1940
|
RI
|
Providence
|
-59,186
|
29.1%
|
1980
|
MS
|
Jackson
|
-57,728
|
32.5%
|
1950
|
CT
|
Hartford
|
-55,080
|
56.0%
|
1960
|
MI
|
Saginaw
|
-54,795
|
53.5%
|
1960
|
NY
|
Niagara Falls
|
-53,455
|
42.9%
|
1950
|
NJ
|
Camden
|
-49,377
|
73.3%
|
1920
|
PA
|
Johnstown
|
-47,715
|
40.8%
|
1950
|
OH
|
Canton
|
-45,483
|
32.8%
|
1960
|
PA
|
Erie
|
-44,516
|
84.0%
|
1930
|
MI
|
Highland Park
|
-43,585
|
4.3%
|
2020
|
CA
|
San Jose
|
-42,605
|
23.7%
|
1970
|
MI
|
Warren
|
-42,372
|
48.9%
|
1930
|
PA
|
Wilkes-Barre
|
-41,028
|
47.5%
|
1950
|
WV
|
Huntington
|
-40,829
|
36.2%
|
1940
|
DE
|
Wilmington
|
-39,532
|
44.1%
|
1950
|
PA
|
Harrisburg
|
-39,266
|
47.8%
|
1930
|
PA
|
Altoona
|
-38,958
|
45.4%
|
1960
|
WV
|
Charleston
|
-38,389
|
29.9%
|
1950
|
NJ
|
Trenton
|
-38,347
|
11.3%
|
2000
|
CA
|
Santa Ana
|
|
Loss
|
%
|
Peak
|
State
|
City
|
-38,223
|
69.0%
|
1940
|
PA
|
McKeesport
|
-38,133
|
37.4%
|
1930
|
NY
|
Utica
|
-35,505
|
31.7%
|
1960
|
IN
|
Hammond
|
-35,451
|
57.4%
|
1930
|
WV
|
Wheeling
|
-33,947
|
42.0%
|
1950
|
NY
|
Binghamton
|
-33,767
|
25.0%
|
1950
|
NY
|
Albany
|
-32,444
|
49.1%
|
1950
|
PA
|
Chester
|
-32,345
|
31.4%
|
1900
|
MO
|
St. Joseph
|
-31,839
|
55.2%
|
1960
|
IN
|
East Chicago
|
-31,461
|
4.8%
|
2000
|
TN
|
Memphis
|
-30,545
|
34.6%
|
1970
|
MI
|
St. Clair Shores
|
-29,879
|
8.0%
|
2000
|
HI
|
Honolulu
|
-29,124
|
17.7%
|
1950
|
CT
|
New Haven
|
-29,050
|
21.9%
|
1960
|
IN
|
South Bend
|
-29,030
|
14.0%
|
1980
|
LA
|
Shreveport
|
-28,929
|
51.4%
|
1930
|
MI
|
Hamtramck
|
-28,786
|
33.3%
|
1970
|
MI
|
Royal Oak
|
-28,555
|
60.2%
|
1960
|
AL
|
Prichard
|
-27,734
|
41.8%
|
1930
|
NJ
|
Atlantic City
|
-27,421
|
56.3%
|
1950
|
PA
|
New Castle
|
-27,148
|
28.3%
|
1930
|
NY
|
Schenectady
|
-26,695
|
66.6%
|
1950
|
OH
|
East Cleveland
|
-26,645
|
22.1%
|
1920
|
MA
|
Fall River
|
-26,211
|
18.5%
|
1960
|
IN
|
Evansville
|
-26,206
|
34.1%
|
1910
|
NY
|
Troy
|
-25,411
|
27.0%
|
1980
|
IL
|
Decatur
|
-25,058
|
7.9%
|
1930
|
NJ
|
Jersey City
|
-25,005
|
58.7%
|
1930
|
OH
|
Portsmouth
|
-24,859
|
42.7%
|
1960
|
AL
|
Gadsden
|
-24,743
|
38.9%
|
1970
|
OH
|
Warren
|
-24,641
|
29.7%
|
1960
|
OH
|
Springfield
|
-24,333
|
44.0%
|
1930
|
MI
|
Jackson
|
-24,280
|
37.2%
|
1930
|
KY
|
Covington
|
-23,590
|
27.6%
|
1970
|
MI
|
Pontiac
|
-23,540
|
47.3%
|
1950
|
NY
|
Elmira
|
-23,501
|
22.6%
|
1930
|
MA
|
Somerville
|
-23,340
|
32.6%
|
1970
|
OH
|
Euclid
|
-22,575
|
37.4%
|
1920
|
MA
|
Holyoke
|
-22,332
|
47.4%
|
1960
|
RI
|
Newport
|
-22,005
|
3.3%
|
2020
|
OR
|
Portland
|
-21,528
|
83.5%
|
1910
|
PA
|
Shenandoah
|
-21,522
|
40.1%
|
1960
|
MI
|
Bay City
|
-21,265
|
21.2%
|
1970
|
OH
|
Parma
|
-21,200
|
19.7%
|
1990
|
CA
|
Citrus Heights
|
-21,172
|
30.0%
|
1930
|
OH
|
Lakewood
|
-20,791
|
11.9%
|
1960
|
MA
|
Springfield
|
-20,522
|
16.9%
|
1920
|
MA
|
New Bedford
|
-20,374
|
8.1%
|
1970
|
VA
|
Richmond
|
-20,336
|
10.2%
|
2010
|
IL
|
Aurora
|
-20,184
|
9.9%
|
1960
|
AL
|
Mobile
|
|
- This was all calculated manually and it might be possible that a city or two are missing, but this is otherwise a very complete list.
- St. Joseph's 1900 peak is disputed.
Also, the Lions are amazing and Dan Campbell is a demigod.
I wonder if Altoona is higher in the stats cuz of what occured
If you compare that to the current city map, you can see that there are meaningful portions in the southeast and southwest that are now part of Orangevale, Fair Oaks, or Carmichael: http://www.citrusheights.net/DocumentCenter/View/1656/City-of-Citrus-Heights-Map-PDF
But even setting aside the boundary change, it seems to me that Citrus Heights shouldn't be in a quiz about cities and towns for a time period before it was incorporated as a city. Otherwise, great quiz.
And of course, the city has struggled with violent crime, particularly in certain neighborhoods.
Another one city that has this same issue is Butte, Montana where a population of 100,000 was alleged around the 1920s, compared to the 2023 estimate of 35,701.