Rank
|
2010 Population
|
2012 Population
|
Change
|
State
|
Answer
|
1
|
713,777
|
701,475
|
-12,302
|
Michigan
|
Detroit
|
2
|
396,815
|
390,928
|
-5,887
|
Ohio
|
Cleveland
|
3
|
287,208
|
284,012
|
-3,196
|
Ohio
|
Toledo
|
4
|
152,871
|
150,843
|
-2,028
|
Illinois
|
Rockford
|
5
|
295,384
|
293,258
|
-1,926
|
New York
|
Buffalo
|
6
|
102,434
|
100,515
|
-1,919
|
Michigan
|
Flint
|
7
|
98,153
|
96,474
|
-1,679
|
Michigan
|
Dearborn
|
8
|
66,982
|
65,405
|
-1,577
|
Ohio
|
Youngstown
|
9
|
96,942
|
95,586
|
-1,356
|
Michigan
|
Livonia
|
10
|
84,094
|
82,883
|
-1,211
|
Michigan
|
Westland
|
11
|
80,830
|
79,686
|
-1,144
|
Indiana
|
Hammond
|
12
|
80,294
|
79,170
|
-1,124
|
Indiana
|
Gary
|
13
|
319,294
|
318,172
|
-1,122
|
Missouri
|
St. Louis
|
14
|
63,131
|
62,114
|
-1,017
|
Michigan
|
Taylor
|
15
|
81,601
|
80,597
|
-1,004
|
Ohio
|
Parma
|
16
|
145,170
|
144,170
|
-1,000
|
New York
|
Syracuse
|
17
|
146,199
|
145,219
|
-980
|
New Jersey
|
Paterson
|
18
|
57,774
|
56,838
|
-936
|
Michigan
|
Dearborn Heights
|
19
|
70,145
|
69,220
|
-925
|
North Carolina
|
Jacksonville
|
20
|
82,672
|
81,873
|
-799
|
Rhode Island
|
Warwick
|
|