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Top 100 Cities with Declining Populations from 2000 to 2002 (pop. 50,000+)

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  1. Charleston, West Virginia (-3.2%, pop. 51,702)
  2. Huntington, West Virginia (-3.1%, pop. 49,910)
  3. Savannah, Georgia (-2.9%, pop. 127,691)
  4. St. Louis, Missouri (-2.8%, pop. 338,353)
  5. Sheboygan, Wisconsin (-2.8%, pop. 49,446)
  6. Detroit, Michigan (-2.8%, pop. 925,051)
  7. Saginaw, Michigan (-2.8%, pop. 60,096)
  8. Decatur, Illinois (-2.6%, pop. 79,842)
  9. Flint, Michigan (-2.5%, pop. 121,763)
  10. Youngstown, Ohio (-2.4%, pop. 80,026)
  11. Lakewood, Ohio (-2.4%, pop. 55,286)
  12. New Orleans, Louisiana (-2.3%, pop. 473,681)
  13. Cincinnati, Ohio (-2.2%, pop. 323,885)
  14. Scranton, Pennsylvania (-2.2%, pop. 74,712)
  15. Niagara Falls, New York (-2.2%, pop. 54,358)
  16. Springfield, Ohio (-2.2%, pop. 64,132)
  17. Dayton, Ohio (-2.1%, pop. 162,669)
  18. Evansville, Indiana (-2.1%, pop. 119,081)
  19. Mobile, Alabama (-2.0%, pop. 194,862)
  20. Cleveland, Ohio (-2.0%, pop. 467,851)
  21. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (-2.0%, pop. 327,898)
  22. Hammond, Indiana (-2.0%, pop. 81,413)
  23. Baltimore, Maryland (-1.9%, pop. 638,614)
  24. Louisville, Kentucky (-1.9%, pop. 251,399)
  25. Lake Charles, Louisiana (-1.9%, pop. 70,726)
  26. Jackson, Mississippi (-1.8%, pop. 180,881)
  27. Minneapolis, Minnesota (-1.8%, pop. 375,635)
  28. Palo Alto, California (-1.8%, pop. 57,543)
  29. Kettering, Ohio (-1.8%, pop. 56,680)
  30. Oak Park, Illinois (-1.8%, pop. 51,601)
  31. Gary, Indiana (-1.8%, pop. 100,945)
  32. Terre Haute, Indiana (-1.7%, pop. 58,642)
  33. Buffalo, New York (-1.7%, pop. 287,698)
  34. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (-1.7%, pop. 1,492,231)
  35. Kalamazoo, Michigan (-1.7%, pop. 75,858)
  36. Pine Bluff, Arkansas (-1.7%, pop. 54,169)
  37. Daly City, California (-1.7%, pop. 101,901)
  38. Biloxi, Mississippi (-1.6%, pop. 49,809)
  39. San Francisco, California (-1.6%, pop. 764,049)
  40. Cicero, Illinois (-1.6%, pop. 84,254)
  41. Sunnyvale, California (-1.6%, pop. 129,687)
  42. Erie, Pennsylvania (-1.5%, pop. 102,122)
  43. Lawton, Oklahoma (-1.5%, pop. 91,333)
  44. Euclid, Ohio (-1.5%, pop. 51,911)
  45. Port Arthur, Texas (-1.5%, pop. 56,885)
  46. Toledo, Ohio (-1.5%, pop. 309,106)
  47. Anderson, Indiana (-1.5%, pop. 58,853)
  48. La Crosse, Wisconsin (-1.5%, pop. 51,209)
  49. Waterloo, Iowa (-1.5%, pop. 67,742)
  50. Macon, Georgia (-1.4%, pop. 95,862)
  51. Monroe, Louisiana (-1.4%, pop. 52,360)
  52. Royal Oak, Michigan (-1.4%, pop. 59,220)
  53. Birmingham, Alabama (-1.4%, pop. 239,416)
  54. Racine, Wisconsin (-1.4%, pop. 80,712)
  55. Santa Cruz, California (-1.4%, pop. 53,836)
  56. Lorain, Ohio (-1.4%, pop. 67,704)
  57. Canton, Ohio (-1.3%, pop. 79,772)
  58. Berwyn, Illinois (-1.3%, pop. 53,309)
  59. Parma, Ohio (-1.3%, pop. 84,534)
  60. Federal Way, Washington (-1.3%, pop. 82,174)
  61. Lancaster, Pennsylvania (-1.3%, pop. 55,628)
  62. Bloomington, Minnesota (-1.3%, pop. 84,092)
  63. South Bend, Indiana (-1.3%, pop. 106,558)
  64. Redwood City, California (-1.3%, pop. 74,453)
  65. Akron, Ohio (-1.3%, pop. 214,349)
  66. Baton Rouge, Louisiana (-1.2%, pop. 225,702)
  67. Wichita Falls, Texas (-1.2%, pop. 102,926)
  68. Cupertino, California (-1.2%, pop. 50,005)
  69. Muncie, Indiana (-1.2%, pop. 67,195)
  70. Rochester, New York (-1.2%, pop. 217,158)
  71. Dubuque, Iowa (-1.2%, pop. 57,031)
  72. San Angelo, Texas (-1.1%, pop. 87,423)
  73. St. Joseph, Missouri (-1.1%, pop. 73,148)
  74. Utica, New York (-1.1%, pop. 59,947)
  75. Great Falls, Montana (-1.1%, pop. 56,046)
  76. Medford, Massachusetts (-1.1%, pop. 55,137)
  77. Evanston, Illinois (-1.1%, pop. 73,421)
  78. Roanoke, Virginia (-1.1%, pop. 93,873)
  79. St. Paul, Minnesota (-1.1%, pop. 284,037)
  80. Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia (-1.1%, pop. 193,101)
  81. Sioux City, Iowa (-1.1%, pop. 84,131)
  82. Florissant, Missouri (-1.0%, pop. 49,976)
  83. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (-1.0%, pop. 590,895)
  84. West Allis, Wisconsin (-1.0%, pop. 60,638)
  85. Lynchburg, Virginia (-1.0%, pop. 64,616)
  86. Hamilton, Ohio (-1.0%, pop. 60,091)
  87. South San Francisco, California (-1.0%, pop. 59,955)
  88. Bloomington, Indiana (-1.0%, pop. 69,987)
  89. Galveston, Texas (-1.0%, pop. 56,685)
  90. Shoreline, Washington (-0.9%, pop. 52,791)
  91. Mountain View, California (-0.9%, pop. 70,046)
  92. Reading, Pennsylvania (-0.9%, pop. 80,494)
  93. Beaumont, Texas (-0.9%, pop. 112,871)
  94. Gainesville, Florida (-0.9%, pop. 95,177)
  95. Syracuse, New York (-0.9%, pop. 145,164)
  96. Farmington Hills, Michigan (-0.8%, pop. 81,427)
  97. Elkhart, Indiana (-0.8%, pop. 51,782)
  98. Albany, Georgia (-0.8%, pop. 76,325)
  99. Middletown, Ohio (-0.8%, pop. 51,185)
  100. Orem, Utah (-0.8%, pop. 83,662)

 

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