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Why Midwestern cities are shrinking while cities in Texas are growing
06/12/2020
Midwest cities seeing population decline
Midwest cities such as Charleston, West Virginia and Rockford, Illinois are seeing massive population declines due to job availability. FOX Business’ Grady Trimble with more.
Cities in the Midwest are shrinking, according to recent data.
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Meanwhile, cities in the West and Southwest — particularly Texas — are growing.
According to data published by the U.S. Census Bureau last month, of the 10 “fastest-declining large cities” in the U.S. over the last decade, five are in the Midwest: one city in Illinois, two cities in Indiana and two cities in Michigan.
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Leading the way for cities with the “largest numeric decrease” in the last decade was Detroit, which has lost 43,867 residents since 2010.
Other Midwestern cities on the list included St. Louis, which lost 18,713 residents, Cleveland, which lost 15,656 residents, Toledo, Ohio, which lost 14,578 residents and Rockford, Illinois, which lost 7,676 residents, according to the Census Bureau.