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The U.S. Census Bureau has released nationwide population data reports, and 10 cities in America saw their populations decrease 6% or greater from 2010 to 2019.Only two states featured on the list ...
Shrinking cities or urban depopulation are dense cities that have experienced a notable population loss. Emigration is a common reason for city shrinkage. Since the infrastructure of such cities was built to support a larger population, its maintenance can become a serious concern.
Getty Images "In 1930, Detroit was the fastest growing city in the world. Today, it is the fastest shrinking city in the United States." -- "Detropia" Detroit is in crisis. Duane Burleson, APKevyn ...
Drivers, processes, and impacts of sinking cities [1]. Sinking cities are urban environments that are in danger of disappearing due to their rapidly changing landscapes.The largest contributors to these cities becoming unlivable are the combined effects of climate change (manifested through sea level rise, intensifying storms, and storm surge), land subsidence, and accelerated urbanization. [2]
The per capita income for the city was $10,567. About 12.4% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over. According to one report, Watonga's 42.9% reduction in population from 2010 to 2017 makes it the fastest shrinking place in Oklahoma. [9]
The US Census Bureau recently released its population estimates for 2016 -- and these are the locations growing (and shrinking) in size.
New York City experienced the largest total population drop by a city up to this point in American history, recording 820,000 fewer people in 1980 than ten years before. The city government was crippled by severe financial strains and near bankruptcy as a result of its declining tax base during the 1970s, until being bailed out by the federal ...
Roughly half of all Americans live in the middle class, according to a 2021 study by the Pew Research Center, yet even the middle class has significantly shrunk -- around 11% since 1971. And while ...