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|
Rank
|
City; State
|
2010
population |
2012
population |
Decline
|
|
1
|
Detroit; Michigan |
713,777
|
701,475
|
-12,302
|
|
2
|
Cleveland; Ohio |
396,815
|
390,928
|
-5,887
|
|
3
|
Toledo; Ohio |
287,208
|
284,012
|
-3,196
|
|
4
|
Rockford; Illinois |
152,871
|
150,843
|
-2,028
|
|
5
|
Buffalo; New York |
261,310
|
259,384
|
-1,926
|
|
6
|
Flint; Michigan |
102,434
|
100,515
|
-1,919
|
|
7
|
Dearborn; Michigan |
98,153
|
96,474
|
-1,679
|
|
8
|
Youngstown; Ohio |
66,982
|
65,405
|
-1,577
|
|
9
|
Livonia; Michigan |
96,942
|
95,586
|
-1,356
|
|
10
|
Westland; Michigan |
84,094
|
82,883
|
-1,211
|
|
11
|
Hammond; Indiana |
80,830
|
79,686
|
-1,144
|
|
12
|
Gary; Indiana |
80,294
|
79,170
|
-1,124
|
|
13
|
St. Louis; Missouri |
319,294
|
318,172
|
-1,122
|
|
14
|
Taylor; Michigan |
63,131
|
62,114
|
-1,017
|
|
15
|
Parma; Ohio |
81,601
|
80,597
|
-1,004
|
|
16
|
Syracuse; New York |
145,170
|
144,170
|
-1,000
|
|
17
|
Paterson; New Jersey |
146,199
|
145,219
|
-980
|
|
18
|
Dearborn Heights; Michigan |
57,774
|
56,838
|
-936
|
|
19
|
Jacksonville; North Carolina |
70,145
|
69,220
|
-925
|
|
20
|
Warwick; Rhode Island |
82,672
|
81,873
|
-799
|
|
21
|
Lakewood; Ohio |
52,131
|
51,385
|
-746
|
|
22
|
Erie; Pennsylvania |
101,786
|
101,047
|
-739
|
|
23
|
Saginaw; Michigan |
51,508
|
50,790
|
-718
|
|
24
|
Decatur; Illinois |
76,122
|
75,407
|
-715
|
|
25
|
Joplin; Missouri |
50,150
|
49,526
|
-624
|
|
26
|
Delano; California |
53,041
|
52,426
|
-615
|
|
27
|
Hampton; Virginia |
137,436
|
136,836
|
-600
|
|
28
|
Anderson; Indiana |
56,129
|
55,554
|
-575
|
|
29
|
Akron; Ohio |
199,110
|
198,549
|
-561
|
|
30
|
Racine; Wisconsin |
78,860
|
78,303
|
-557
|
|
31
|
Montgomery; Alabama |
205,764
|
205,293
|
-471
|
|
32
|
Niagara Falls; New York |
50,193
|
49,722
|
-471
|
|
33
|
Springfield; Ohio |
60,608
|
60,147
|
-461
|
|
34
|
Waterbury; Connecticut |
110,366
|
109,915
|
-451
|
|
35
|
Elyria; Ohio |
54,533
|
54,086
|
-447
|
|
36
|
Trenton; New Jersey |
84,913
|
84,477
|
-436
|
|
37
|
Carson; Nevada |
55,274
|
54,838
|
-436
|
|
38
|
Battle Creek; Michigan |
52,347
|
51,911
|
-436
|
|
39
|
Utica; New York |
62,235
|
61,822
|
-413
|
|
40
|
Cincinnati; Ohio |
296,943
|
296,550
|
-393
|
|
41
|
Lorain; Ohio |
64,097
|
63,707
|
-390
|
|
42
|
Charleston; West Virginia |
51,400
|
51,018
|
-382
|
|
43
|
South Bend; Indiana |
101,168
|
100,800
|
-368
|
|
44
|
Rocky Mount; North Carolina |
57,477
|
57,136
|
-341
|
|
45
|
Canton; Ohio |
73,007
|
72,683
|
-324
|
|
46
|
Lansing; Michigan |
114,297
|
113,996
|
-301
|
|
47
|
Mobile; Alabama |
195,111
|
194,822
|
-289
|
|
48
|
Scranton; Pennsylvania |
76,089
|
75,809
|
-280
|
|
49
|
Meriden; Connecticut |
60,868
|
60,638
|
-230
|
|
50
|
Waukegan; Illinois |
89,078
|
88,862
|
-216
|
|
51
|
Birmingham; Alabama |
212,237
|
212,038
|
-199
|
|
52
|
Troy; New York |
50,129
|
49,946
|
-183
|
|
53
|
Hamilton; Ohio |
62,477
|
62,295
|
-182
|
|
54
|
Kettering; Ohio |
56,163
|
55,990
|
-173
|
|
55
|
Dayton; Ohio |
141,527
|
141,359
|
-168
|
|
56
|
West Haven; Connecticut |
55,564
|
55,404
|
-160
|
|
57
|
New Bedford; Massachusetts |
95,072
|
94,929
|
-143
|
|
58
|
Macon; Georgia |
91,351
|
91,234
|
-117
|
|
59
|
Council Bluffs; Iowa |
62,230
|
62,115
|
-115
|
|
60
|
Waterloo; Iowa |
68,406
|
68,297
|
-109
|
|
61
|
Camden; New Jersey |
77,344
|
77,250
|
-94
|
|
62
|
Beaumont; Texas |
118,296
|
118,228
|
-68
|
|
63
|
Schenectady; New York |
66,135
|
66,078
|
-57
|
|
64
|
Duluth; Minnesota |
86,265
|
86,211
|
-54
|
|
65
|
New Britain; Connecticut |
73,206
|
73,153
|
-53
|
|
66
|
Rochester; New York |
210,565
|
210,532
|
-33
|
|
67
|
Albany; Georgia |
77,434
|
77,431
|
-3
|
|
68
|
East Orange; New Jersey |
64,270
|
64,268
|
-2
|
|
69
|
Wichita Falls; Texas |
104,553
|
104,552
|
-1
|
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