Area | City | 2019 Population | Peak Population | Loss of Population | Year of Peak Population | % Correct |
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Rust Belt | Chicago | 2,693,976 | 3,620,962 | -926,986 | 1950 | 97%
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Rust Belt | Detroit | 670,031 | 1,849,568 | -1,179,537 | 1950 | 95%
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Rust Belt | Cleveland | 381,009 | 914,808 | -533,799 | 1950 | 88%
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Recovered | Pittsburgh | 300,286 | 676,806 | -376,520 | 1950 | 85%
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Rust Belt | Buffalo | 255,284 | 580,132 | -324,848 | 1950 | 84%
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Rust Belt | Cincinnati | 303,940 | 503,998 | -200,058 | 1950 | 84%
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Recovered | Columbus | 898,553 | 898,553 | 0 | 2019 | 84%
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Rust Belt | Milwaukee | 590,157 | 741,324 | -151,167 | 1960 | 79%
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Rust Belt | St. Louis | 300,576 | 856,796 | -556,220 | 1950 | 65%
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Rust Belt | Lansing | 118,210 | 131,403 | -13,193 | 1960 | 63%
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Rust Belt | Toledo | 272,779 | 383,818 | -111,039 | 1970 | 63%
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Rust Belt | Rochester | 205,695 | 332,488 | -126,792 | 1950 | 60%
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Rust Belt | Akron | 197,597 | 290,351 | -92,754 | 1960 | 59%
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Rust Belt | Erie | 95,508 | 138,440 | -42,932 | 1960 | 56%
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Rust Belt | Syracuse | 142,327 | 220,583 | -78,256 | 1950 | 56%
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Rust Belt | Dayton | 140,407 | 262,332 | -121,925 | 1960 | 53%
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Rust Belt | Gary | 74,879 | 178,320 | -103,441 | 1960 | 53%
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Rust Belt | Grand Rapids | 201,013 | 201,013 | 0 | 2019 | 51%
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Rust Belt | Flint | 95,538 | 196,940 | -101,402 | 1960 | 49%
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Rust Belt | Ann Arbor | 119,980 | 119,980 | 0 | 2019 | 46%
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Rust Belt | Fort Wayne | 270,402 | 270,402 | 0 | 2019 | 42%
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Rust Belt | Scranton | 76,653 | 143,433 | -66,780 | 1930 | 41%
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Rust Belt | South Bend | 102,026 | 132,445 | -30,419 | 1960 | 40%
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Rust Belt | Peoria | 110,417 | 115,007 | -4,590 | 2000 | 33%
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Rust Belt | Youngstown | 65,469 | 170,002 | -104,533 | 1930 | 31%
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Rust Belt | Kenosha | 99,218 | 99,218 | 0 | 2010 | 29%
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Rust Belt | Rockford | 145,609 | 152,871 | -7,262 | 2010 | 29%
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Rust Belt | Aurora | 197,757 | 197,899 | -142 | 2010 | 28%
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Rust Belt | Evansville | 117,979 | 141,543 | -23,564 | 1960 | 27%
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Rust Belt | Kalamazoo | 76,200 | 85,555 | -9,355 | 1970 | 27%
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Rust Belt | Utica | 59,750 | 101,740 | -41,990 | 1930 | 27%
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Rust Belt | Canton | 70,447 | 116,912 | -46,465 | 1950 | 25%
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Rust Belt | Joliet | 147,344 | 147,459 | -155 | 2010 | 25%
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Rust Belt | Wheeling | 26,430 | 61,659 | -35,229 | 1930 | 24%
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Rust Belt | Davenport | 101,590 | 103,264 | -1,674 | 1980 | 23%
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Rust Belt | Dearborn | 93,932 | 112,007 | -18,075 | 1960 | 23%
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Rust Belt | Naperville | 148,449 | 148,449 | 0 | 2019 | 23%
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Rust Belt | Bloomington | 77,330 | 77,330 | 0 | 2019 | 22%
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Rust Belt | Champaign | 88,909 | 88,909 | 0 | 2019 | 22%
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Rust Belt | Racine | 81,855 | 95,162 | -13,307 | 1970 | 20%
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Coal / Industrial | Wilkes-Barre | 40,766 | 86,626 | -45,860 | 1930 | 20%
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Rust Belt | Binghamton | 44,399 | 80,674 | -36,275 | 1950 | 19%
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Rust Belt | Huntington | 45,110 | 86,353 | -41,243 | 1950 | 19%
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Rust Belt | Saginaw | 48,115 | 98,265 | -50,150 | 1960 | 19%
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Rust Belt | Sandusky | 24,564 | 32,674 | -8,110 | 1970 | 19%
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Rust Belt | Warren | 133,943 | 179,260 | -45,317 | 1970 | 18%
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Rust Belt | Warren | 38,752 | 63,494 | -24,742 | 1970 | 18%
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Coal / Industrial | Altoona | 43,364 | 82,054 | -38,690 | 1930 | 16%
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Rust Belt | Battle Creek | 51,093 | 53,540 | -2,447 | 1990 | 16%
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Rust Belt | Schenectady | 65,273 | 95,692 | -30,419 | 1930 | 16%
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Rust Belt | Jackson | 32,440 | 55,187 | -22,747 | 1930 | 15%
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Recovered | Lafayette | 71,721 | 71,721 | 0 | 2019 | 15%
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Rust Belt | Muncie | 67,999 | 76,460 | -8,461 | 1980 | 15%
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Rust Belt | Troy | 84,092 | 84,092 | 0 | 2019 | 15%
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Rust Belt | Lima | 36,659 | 53,734 | -17,075 | 1970 | 14%
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Rust Belt | Michigan City | 31,015 | 39,369 | -8.354 | 1970 | 14%
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Rust Belt | Muskegon | 36,565 | 48,429 | -11,864 | 1950 | 14%
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Rust Belt | Pontiac | 59,438 | 85,279 | -25,841 | 1970 | 14%
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Rust Belt | Waukegan | 86,075 | 89,426 | -3,351 | 2000 | 14%
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Rust Belt | Decatur | 70,746 | 94,081 | -23,335 | 1980 | 13%
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Rust Belt | Elgin | 110,849 | 110,849 | 0 | 2019 | 13%
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Rust Belt | Janesville | 63,575 | 63,575 | 0 | 2019 | 13%
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Coal / Industrial | Johnstown | 19,195 | 67,327 | -48,132 | 1920 | 13%
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Rust Belt | Sterling Heights | 132,438 | 132,438 | 0 | 2019 | 13%
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Rust Belt | Elkhart | 52,358 | 52,358 | 0 | 2019 | 12%
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Rust Belt | Jamestown | 29,058 | 45,155 | -16,097 | 1930 | 12%
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Rust Belt | Parkersburg | 29,306 | 44,797 | -15,491 | 1960 | 12%
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Rust Belt | Richmond | 35,342 | 44,149 | -8,807 | 1960 | 12%
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Rust Belt | Ypsilanti | 20,171 | 29,538 | -9,367 | 1970 | 12%
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Rust Belt | Beloit | 36,966 | 36,966 | 0 | 2019 | 11%
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Coal / Industrial | Carbondale | 25,083 | 27,033 | -1,970 | 1990 | 11%
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Rust Belt | Cicero | 80,976 | 85,616 | -4,640 | 2000 | 11%
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Rust Belt | Covington | 40,341 | 65,252 | -24.911 | 1930 | 11%
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Rust Belt | Hammond | 75,522 | 111,698 | -36,176 | 1960 | 11%
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Rust Belt | Kokomo | 58,020 | 58,020 | 0 | 2019 | 11%
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Rust Belt | Livonia | 93,665 | 110,109 | -16,444 | 1970 | 11%
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Rust Belt | Lorain | 63,855 | 78,185 | -14,330 | 1970 | 11%
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Rust Belt | Port Huron | 28,749 | 36,084 | -7,335 | 1960 | 11%
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Rust Belt | Danville | 30,479 | 42,570 | -12,091 | 1970 | 10%
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Rust Belt | Mansfield | 46,599 | 55,047 | -8,448 | 1970 | 10%
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Rust Belt | Owensboro | 60,131 | 60,131 | 0 | 2019 | 10%
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Rust Belt | Parma | 78,103 | 100,216 | -22,113 | 1970 | 10%
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Rust Belt | Steubenville | 17,753 | 37,651 | -19,898 | 1940 | 10%
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Coal / Industrial | Williamsport | 28,186 | 45,729 | -17,543 | 1930 | 10%
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Rust Belt | Zanesville | 25,158 | 40,517 | -15,359 | 1970 | 10%
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Rust Belt | Alton | 27,865 | 43,047 | -16,839 | 1960 | 8%
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Rust Belt | Anderson | 54,765 | 70,787 | -16,022 | 1970 | 8%
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Coal / Industrial | Beckley | 15,940 | 20,492 | -4,552 | 1980 | 8%
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Rust Belt | Galesburg | 30,197 | 37,243 | -7,046 | 1960 | 8%
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Rust Belt | Middletown | 48,807 | 51,605 | -2,798 | 2000 | 8%
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Rust Belt | New Castle | 48,834 | 21,618 | -27,216 | 1950 | 8%
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Rust Belt | Westland | 81,511 | 86,749 | -5,238 | 1970 | 8%
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Coal / Industrial | Clarksburg | 15,225 | 32,014 | 16,789 | 1950 | 6%
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Coal / Industrial | Latrobe | 7,830 | 11,932 | -4,102 | 1960 | 6%
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Rust Belt | Sharon | 12,933 | 25,908 | -12.975 | 1930 | 6%
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Rust Belt | Alliance | 21,446 | 28,362 | -6,916 | 1960 | 5%
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