Can you name the U.S. cities who have lost ten percent or more of their population in a single census?

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  • Source: US Census Bureau
  • Also try: 300 largest U.S. cities, 1950
  • Cities are considered for this list if they have a population above 100,000 at the time of the specific census. Some of these cities would have even sharper drops after they dropped below 100,000.
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CensusCityPercentage Change
2010 (343,829)-29.1%
1980 (452,801)-27.1%
2010 (713,777)-25.0%
1980 (573,822)-23.6%
1980 (357,870)-22.7%
1980 (193,536)-20.6%
1980 (1,203,339)-20.4%
1980 (118,349)-19.8%
1990 (116,646)-19.5%
1980 (423,938)-18.5%
1980 (241,741)-18.4%
2010 (102,434)-18.0%
1980 (159,611)-17.4%
1980 (144,953)-17.4%
1980 (298,451)-17.4%
1980 (115,427)-17.4%
2010 (396,815)-17.1%
1970 (622,236)-17.0%
1960 (207,498)-16.6%
1990 (275,221)-16.4%
1970 (139,788)-16.1%
1980 (638,333)-15.6%
1980 (452,525)-14.8%
2010 (141,527)-14.8%
1990 (1,027,974)-14.6%
1980 (370,951)-14.6%
1980 (425,022)-14.5%
1970 (750,903)-14.3%
CensusCityPercentage Change
1980 (223,532)-14.1%
1980 (237,177)-13.9%
1970 (520,117)-13.9%
1980 (329,248)-13.8%
1980 (136,392)-13.7%
1980 (170,105)-13.7%
1970 (179,213)-13.6%
1980 (1,688,210)-13.4%
1980 (266,979)-13.3%
1980 (786,775)-13.1%
1970 (462,768)-13.1%
1960 (697,197)-13.0%
2000 (121,578)-13.0%
1990 (369,879)-12.8%
1980 (270,230)-12.8%
1980 (109,727)-12.8%
2010 (212,237)-12.6%
1970 (102,551)-12.5%
1980 (156,804)-12.5%
1960 (750,026)-12.5%
1990 (396,685)-12.4%
1980 (562,994)-12.2%
1980 (219,214)-12.2%
2000 (348,189)-12.2%
1960 (110,273)-12.2%
1980 (101,727)-12.1%
1990 (505,616)-11.9%
2000 (102,746)-11.9%
CensusCityPercentage Change
1990 (140,761)-11.8%
1970 (300,910)-11.7%
1980 (448,159)-11.6%
2000 (651,154)-11.5%
1980 (103,328)-11.5%
1980 (636,212)-11.3%
2000 (124,943)-11.2%
1930 (100,234)-11.1%
1990 (496,938)-10.9%
2000 (292,648)-10.8%
1960 (107,716)-10.8%
1960 (114,167)-10.8%
1970 (115,781)-10.7%
2010 (261,310)-10.7%
1980 (3,005,072)-10.7%
1960 (604,332)-10.7%
1950 (125,536)-10.6%
2010 (296,945)-10.4%
1980 (7,071,639)-10.4%
2000 (234,403)-10.3%
1980 (101,208)-10.1%
2000 (147,306)-10.1%
1980 (161,134)-10.1%
1990 (144,864)-10.1%
1970 (452,525)-10.0%
1970 (434,400)-10.0%
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