now is the time: places left behind in the new economy
Table 9
Most Population-Losing Central Cities Are Small or Mid-Sized
List of Central Cities with Significant Population Loss, 1980-96
|
Population |
Change in Population |
|||||||
|
City |
State |
1980 |
1990 |
1996 |
1980 to 1990 |
1990 to 1996 |
1980 to 1996 |
|
|
1 |
Anniston |
AL |
29,523 |
26,623 |
25,774 |
-9.8% |
-3.2% |
-12.7% |
|
2 |
Birmingham |
AL |
284,413 |
265,968 |
258,543 |
-6.5% |
-2.8% |
-9.1% |
|
3 |
Gadsden |
AL |
47,565 |
42,523 |
41,155 |
-10.6% |
-3.2% |
-13.5% |
|
4 |
North Little Rock |
AR |
64,288 |
61,741 |
60,468 |
-4.0% |
-2.1% |
-5.9% |
|
5 |
New London |
CT |
28,842 |
28,540 |
25,038 |
-1.0% |
-12.3% |
-13.2% |
|
6 |
Norwich |
CT |
38,074 |
37,391 |
35,869 |
-1.8% |
-4.1% |
-5.8% |
|
7 |
Washington |
DC |
638,333 |
606,900 |
543,213 |
-4.9% |
-10.5% |
-14.9% |
|
8 |
Atlanta |
GA |
425,022 |
394,017 |
401,907 |
-7.3% |
2.0% |
-5.4% |
|
9 |
Augusta |
GA |
47,532 |
44,639 |
41,783 |
-6.1% |
-6.4% |
-12.1% |
|
10 |
Alton |
IL |
34,171 |
32,905 |
31,562 |
-3.7% |
-4.1% |
-7.6% |
|
11 |
Chicago |
IL |
3,005,072 |
2,783,726 |
2,721,547 |
-7.4% |
-2.2% |
-9.4% |
|
12 |
Decatur |
IL |
94,081 |
83,885 |
81,369 |
-10.8% |
-3.0% |
-13.5% |
|
13 |
East St. Louis |
IL |
55,200 |
40,944 |
38,595 |
-25.8% |
-5.7% |
-30.1% |
|
14 |
Granite City |
IL |
36,815 |
32,862 |
31,449 |
-10.7% |
-4.3% |
-14.6% |
|
15 |
Kankakee |
IL |
30,141 |
27,575 |
27,217 |
-8.5% |
-1.3% |
-9.7% |
|
16 |
Moline |
IL |
45,709 |
43,202 |
42,757 |
-5.5% |
-1.0% |
-6.5% |
|
17 |
North Chicago |
IL |
38,774 |
34,978 |
31,665 |
-9.8% |
-9.5% |
-18.3% |
|
18 |
Peoria |
IL |
124,160 |
113,504 |
112,306 |
-8.6% |
-1.1% |
-9.5% |
|
19 |
Rock Island |
IL |
47,036 |
40,552 |
39,679 |
-13.8% |
-2.2% |
-15.6% |
|
20 |
Urbana |
IL |
35,978 |
36,344 |
33,179 |
1.0% |
-8.7% |
-7.8% |
|
21 |
Anderson |
IN |
64,695 |
59,459 |
59,131 |
-8.1% |
-0.6% |
-8.6% |
|
22 |
East Chicago |
IN |
39,786 |
33,892 |
31,761 |
-14.8% |
-6.3% |
-20.2% |
|
23 |
Evansville |
IN |
130,496 |
126,272 |
123,456 |
-3.2% |
-2.2% |
-5.4% |
|
24 |
Gary |
IN |
151,953 |
116,646 |
110,975 |
-23.2% |
-4.9% |
-27.0% |
|
25 |
Muncie |
IN |
77,216 |
71,035 |
69,058 |
-8.0% |
-2.8% |
-10.6% |
|
26 |
South Bend |
IN |
109,727 |
105,511 |
102,100 |
-3.8% |
-3.2% |
-7.0% |
|
27 |
Terre Haute |
IN |
61,125 |
57,483 |
54,585 |
-6.0% |
-5.0% |
-10.7% |
|
28 |
Davenport |
IA |
103,264 |
95,333 |
97,010 |
-7.7% |
1.8% |
-6.1% |
|
29 |
Dubuque |
IA |
62,321 |
57,546 |
57,312 |
-7.7% |
-0.4% |
-8.0% |
|
30 |
Waterloo |
IA |
75,985 |
66,467 |
65,022 |
-12.5% |
-2.2% |
-14.4% |
|
31 |
Kansas City |
KS |
161,087 |
149,767 |
142,654 |
-7.0% |
-4.7% |
-11.4% |
|
32 |
Ashland |
KY |
27,064 |
23,622 |
22,918 |
-12.7% |
-3.0% |
-15.3% |
|
33 |
Louisville |
KY |
298,451 |
269,063 |
260,689 |
-9.8% |
-3.1% |
-12.7% |
|
34 |
Alexandria |
LA |
51,565 |
49,188 |
46,051 |
-4.6% |
-6.4% |
-10.7% |
|
35 |
Houma |
LA |
32,602 |
30,495 |
30,148 |
-6.5% |
-1.1% |
-7.5% |
|
36 |
Lake Charles |
LA |
75,226 |
70,580 |
71,445 |
-6.2% |
1.2% |
-5.0% |
|
37 |
Monroe |
LA |
57,597 |
54,909 |
54,588 |
-4.7% |
-0.6% |
-5.2% |
|
38 |
New Orleans |
LA |
557,515 |
496,938 |
476,625 |
-10.9% |
-4.1% |
-14.5% |
|
39 |
Shreveport |
LA |
205,820 |
198,525 |
191,558 |
-3.5% |
-3.5% |
-6.9% |
|
40 |
Lewiston |
ME |
40,481 |
39,757 |
36,830 |
-1.8% |
-7.4% |
-9.0% |
Table 9 List of Central Cities with Significant Population Loss, 1980-96
|
Population |
Change in Population |
|||||||
|
City |
State |
1980 |
1990 |
1996 |
1980 to 1990 |
1990 to 1996 |
1980 to 1996 |
|
|
41 |
Baltimore |
MD |
786,775 |
736,014 |
675,401 |
-6.5% |
-8.2% |
-14.2% |
|
42 |
Cumberland |
MD |
25,933 |
23,706 |
22,341 |
-8.6% |
-5.8% |
-13.9% |
|
43 |
Holyoke |
MA |
44,678 |
43,704 |
41,461 |
-2.2% |
-5.1% |
-7.2% |
|
44 |
Pittsfield |
MA |
51,974 |
48,622 |
46,315 |
-6.4% |
-4.7% |
-10.9% |
|
45 |
Bay City |
MI |
41,593 |
38,936 |
36,548 |
-6.4% |
-6.1% |
-12.1% |
|
46 |
Benton Harbor |
MI |
14,707 |
12,818 |
11,824 |
-12.8% |
-7.8% |
-19.6% |
|
47 |
Detroit |
MI |
1,203,339 |
1,027,974 |
1,000,272 |
-14.6% |
-2.7% |
-16.9% |
|
48 |
East Lansing |
MI |
51,392 |
50,677 |
48,192 |
-1.4% |
-4.9% |
-6.2% |
|
49 |
Flint |
MI |
159,611 |
140,761 |
134,881 |
-11.8% |
-4.2% |
-15.5% |
|
50 |
Jackson |
MI |
39,739 |
37,446 |
35,899 |
-5.8% |
-4.1% |
-9.7% |
|
51 |
Pontiac |
MI |
76,715 |
71,166 |
70,471 |
-7.2% |
-1.0% |
-8.1% |
|
52 |
Saginaw |
MI |
77,508 |
69,512 |
65,014 |
-10.3% |
-6.5% |
-16.1% |
|
53 |
Duluth |
MN |
92,811 |
85,493 |
83,699 |
-7.9% |
-2.1% |
-9.8% |
|
54 |
Pascagoula |
MS |
29,318 |
25,899 |
27,026 |
-11.7% |
4.4% |
-7.8% |
|
55 |
St. Joseph |
MO |
76,691 |
71,852 |
70,208 |
-6.3% |
-2.3% |
-8.5% |
|
56 |
St. Louis |
MO |
453,085 |
396,685 |
351,565 |
-12.4% |
-11.4% |
-22.4% |
|
57 |
Bayonne |
NJ |
65,047 |
61,444 |
60,499 |
-5.5% |
-1.5% |
-7.0% |
|
58 |
Newark |
NJ |
329,248 |
275,221 |
268,510 |
-16.4% |
-2.4% |
-18.4% |
|
59 |
Trenton |
NJ |
92,124 |
88,675 |
85,437 |
-3.7% |
-3.7% |
-7.3% |
|
60 |
Auburn |
NY |
32,548 |
31,258 |
29,774 |
-4.0% |
-4.7% |
-8.5% |
|
61 |
Binghamton |
NY |
55,860 |
53,008 |
48,294 |
-5.1% |
-8.9% |
-13.5% |
|
62 |
Buffalo |
NY |
357,870 |
328,123 |
310,548 |
-8.3% |
-5.4% |
-13.2% |
|
63 |
Elmira |
NY |
35,327 |
33,724 |
32,009 |
-4.5% |
-5.1% |
-9.4% |
|
64 |
Glens Falls |
NY |
15,897 |
15,023 |
14,772 |
-5.5% |
-1.7% |
-7.1% |
|
65 |
Jamestown |
NY |
35,775 |
34,681 |
33,154 |
-3.1% |
-4.4% |
-7.3% |
|
66 |
Niagara Falls |
NY |
71,384 |
61,840 |
58,357 |
-13.4% |
-5.6% |
-18.2% |
|
67 |
Poughkeepsie |
NY |
29,757 |
28,844 |
27,808 |
-3.1% |
-3.6% |
-6.5% |
|
68 |
Rochester |
NY |
241,741 |
231,636 |
221,594 |
-4.2% |
-4.3% |
-8.3% |
|
69 |
Rome |
NY |
43,826 |
44,350 |
40,979 |
1.2% |
-7.6% |
-6.5% |
|
70 |
Schenectady |
NY |
67,972 |
65,566 |
62,893 |
-3.5% |
-4.1% |
-7.5% |
|
71 |
Syracuse |
NY |
170,105 |
163,860 |
155,865 |
-3.7% |
-4.9% |
-8.4% |
|
72 |
Troy |
NY |
56,638 |
54,269 |
52,518 |
-4.2% |
-3.2% |
-7.3% |
|
73 |
Utica |
NY |
75,632 |
68,637 |
61,368 |
-9.2% |
-10.6% |
-18.9% |
|
74 |
Akron |
OH |
237,177 |
223,019 |
216,882 |
-6.0% |
-2.8% |
-8.6% |
|
75 |
Canton |
OH |
94,730 |
84,161 |
81,079 |
-11.2% |
-3.7% |
-14.4% |
|
76 |
Cincinnati |
OH |
385,457 |
364,040 |
345,818 |
-5.6% |
-5.0% |
-10.3% |
|
77 |
Cleveland |
OH |
573,822 |
505,616 |
498,246 |
-11.9% |
-1.5% |
-13.2% |
|
78 |
Dayton |
OH |
203,371 |
182,044 |
172,947 |
-10.5% |
-5.0% |
-15.0% |
|
79 |
Lima |
OH |
47,381 |
45,549 |
42,913 |
-3.9% |
-5.8% |
-9.4% |
|
80 |
Lorain |
OH |
75,416 |
71,245 |
69,800 |
-5.5% |
-2.0% |
-7.4% |
|
81 |
Mansfield |
OH |
53,927 |
50,627 |
50,906 |
-6.1% |
0.6% |
-5.6% |
|
82 |
Marietta |
OH |
16,467 |
15,026 |
15,092 |
-8.8% |
0.4% |
-8.4% |
Table 9 List of Central Cities with Significant Population Loss, 1980-96
|
Population |
Change in Population |
|||||||
|
City |
State |
1980 |
1990 |
1996 |
1980 to 1990 |
1990 to 1996 |
1980 to 1996 |
|
|
83 |
Springfield |
OH |
72,563 |
70,487 |
67,460 |
-2.9% |
-4.3% |
-7.0% |
|
84 |
Steubenville |
OH |
26,400 |
22,125 |
20,966 |
-16.2% |
-5.2% |
-20.6% |
|
85 |
Toledo |
OH |
354,635 |
332,943 |
317,606 |
-6.1% |
-4.6% |
-10.4% |
|
86 |
Warren |
OH |
56,629 |
50,793 |
48,347 |
-10.3% |
-4.8% |
-14.6% |
|
87 |
Youngstown |
OH |
115,436 |
95,732 |
87,405 |
-17.1% |
-8.7% |
-24.3% |
|
88 |
Enid |
OK |
50,363 |
45,309 |
45,724 |
-10.0% |
0.9% |
-9.2% |
|
89 |
Altoona |
PA |
57,078 |
51,881 |
50,101 |
-9.1% |
-3.4% |
-12.2% |
|
90 |
Erie |
PA |
119,123 |
108,718 |
105,270 |
-8.7% |
-3.2% |
-11.6% |
|
91 |
Johnstown |
PA |
35,496 |
28,134 |
26,149 |
-20.7% |
-7.1% |
-26.3% |
|
92 |
Lebanon |
PA |
25,711 |
24,800 |
23,791 |
-3.5% |
-4.1% |
-7.5% |
|
93 |
Philadelphia |
PA |
1,688,210 |
1,585,577 |
1,478,002 |
-6.1% |
-6.8% |
-12.5% |
|
94 |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
423,938 |
369,879 |
350,363 |
-12.8% |
-5.3% |
-17.4% |
|
95 |
Scranton |
PA |
88,117 |
81,805 |
77,189 |
-7.2% |
-5.6% |
-12.4% |
|
96 |
Sharon |
PA |
19,057 |
17,493 |
16,766 |
-8.2% |
-4.2% |
-12.0% |
|
97 |
Wilkes-Barre |
PA |
51,551 |
47,523 |
44,407 |
-7.8% |
-6.6% |
-13.9% |
|
98 |
Williamsport |
PA |
33,401 |
31,933 |
30,537 |
-4.4% |
-4.4% |
-8.6% |
|
99 |
York |
PA |
44,619 |
42,192 |
40,779 |
-5.4% |
-3.3% |
-8.6% |
|
100 |
Woonsocket |
RI |
45,914 |
43,877 |
41,817 |
-4.4% |
-4.7% |
-8.9% |
|
101 |
Chattanooga |
TN |
169,565 |
152,466 |
150,425 |
-10.1% |
-1.3% |
-11.3% |
|
102 |
Memphis |
TN |
646,356 |
610,337 |
596,725 |
-5.6% |
-2.2% |
-7.7% |
|
103 |
Beaumont |
TX |
118,102 |
114,323 |
111,224 |
-3.2% |
-2.7% |
-5.8% |
|
104 |
Denison |
TX |
23,884 |
21,505 |
22,136 |
-10.0% |
2.9% |
-7.3% |
|
105 |
Port Arthur |
TX |
61,251 |
58,724 |
57,701 |
-4.1% |
-1.7% |
-5.8% |
|
106 |
Bristol |
VA |
19,042 |
18,426 |
17,957 |
-3.2% |
-2.5% |
-5.7% |
|
107 |
Norfolk |
VA |
266,979 |
261,229 |
233,430 |
-2.2% |
-10.6% |
-12.6% |
|
108 |
Petersburg |
VA |
41,055 |
38,386 |
38,234 |
-6.5% |
-0.4% |
-6.9% |
|
109 |
Richmond |
VA |
219,214 |
203,056 |
198,267 |
-7.4% |
-2.4% |
-9.6% |
|
110 |
Charleston |
WV |
63,968 |
57,287 |
56,098 |
-10.4% |
-2.1% |
-12.3% |
|
111 |
Huntington |
WV |
63,684 |
54,844 |
53,941 |
-13.9% |
-1.6% |
-15.3% |
|
112 |
Parkersburg |
WV |
39,967 |
33,862 |
32,766 |
-15.3% |
-3.2% |
-18.0% |
|
113 |
Weirton |
WV |
24,736 |
22,124 |
21,731 |
-10.6% |
-1.8% |
-12.1% |
|
114 |
Wheeling |
WV |
43,070 |
34,882 |
33,311 |
-19.0% |
-4.5% |
-22.7% |
|
115 |
Milwaukee |
WI |
636,212 |
628,088 |
590,503 |
-1.3% |
-6.0% |
-7.2% |
|
116 |
Superior |
WI |
29,571 |
27,134 |
27,396 |
-8.2% |
1.0% |
-7.4% |
Source: Bureau of the Census