Chicago tops list of 50 cities Americans are abandoning

by Dr. Eowyn

Using stats from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program, 24/7 Wall St. compiled a list of 50 cities from which the most people are moving away. The 50 cities are mainly found in Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast, especially in states like Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and New York.

Brookings Institute demographer William Frey says these cities have been losing thousands of residents due to migration, part of a long-term trend of moving from the Northeast and Midwest to warmer climates, but that the trend has increased in recent years.

Below is the list. Note that the cities are ranked in accordance with the number of population decrease due to out-migration. In some cases, however, despite out-migration, the city’s population actually had a net increase because of in-migration (by illegal aliens?) and births:

50. Fairbanks, Alaska: -7,011 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017;  +2.2% net population change.

49. Johnstown, Pennsylvania: -7,070 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -7.4% net population change.

48. Hinesville, Georgia: -7,171 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +3.2% net population change.

47. El Centro, California: -7,219 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +4.8% net population change.

46. Bakersfield, CA: -7,314 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +6.4% net population change.

45. Norwich-New London, Connecticut: -7,365 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -1.8% net population change.

44. Fresno, CA: -7,571 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +6/3% net population change.

43. Macon-Bib County, GA: -7,877 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -1.5% net population change.

42. Anchorage, AK: -8,464 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +5.3% net population change.

41. Vineland-Bridgeton, New Jersey: -8,476 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -2.6% net population change.

40. Erie, PA: -8,511 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -2.1% net population change.

39. Mobile, Alabama: -8,517 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +0.2% net population change.

38. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ: -8,500 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -1.7% net population change.

37. Fayetteville, NC: -8,741 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +5.6% net population change.

36. Jacksonville, NC: -8,791 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +9.1% net population change.

35. Yakima, WA: -8,916 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +2.9% net population change.

34. Binghamton, NY: -9,470 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -3.8% net population change.

33. Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona: -9,495 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -5% net population change.

32. Farmington, New Mexico; -9,633 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -2.4% net population change.

31. Lawton, Oklahoma: -9,641 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -2.3% net population change.

30. Charleston, West Virginia: -9,772 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -5.6% net population change.

29. Saginaw, Michigan: -9,783 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -4.1% net population change.

28. Pine Bluff, Arkansas: -10,001 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -9.3% net population change.

27. Montgomery, AL: -10,317 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -0.2% net population change.

26. Wichita, Kansas: -10,335 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +2.3% net population change.

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25. Watertown-Fort Drum, NY: -10,901 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -1.8% net population change.

24. Albany, GA: -10,964 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -3.9% net population change.

23. New Haven-Milford, CT: -11,253 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -0.2% net population change.

22. Visalia-Porterville, CA: -12,390 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +5% net population change.

21. Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana: -12,410 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +o.3% net population change.

20. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT: -13,682 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -0.2% net population change.

19. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA: -14,057 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -4.2% net population change.

18. Peoria, IL: -14,415 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -1.8% net population change.

17. Hanford-Corcoran, CA: -14,442 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -1.9% net population change.

16. Rochester, NY: -15,934 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -0.2% net population change.

15. Brownsville, Harlingen, Texas: -17,233 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +4.3% net population change.

14. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC: 17,297 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +2.9% net population change.

13.  Syracuse, NY: -17,717 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -1.2% net population change.

12. Toledo, OH: -18,475 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -1% net population change.

11. Rockford, IL: -18,789 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -3.2% net population change.

10. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA: -21,503 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +3.9% net population change.

9. El Paso, TX: -21,829 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +5.1% net population change.

8. Flint, MI: -22,658 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -4.3% net population change.

7. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin: -27,959 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +1.3% net population change.

6. Memphis, TN-MS-AR: -30,000 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +1.8% net population change.

5. Cleveland-Elyria, OH: -33,117 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; -0.9% net population change.

4. St. Louis, MO-IL: -39,894 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +0.7% net population change.

3. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI: -54,640 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +0.4% net population change.

2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: -93,959 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +4.1% net population change.

And the #1 city with the largest number of out-migration is Chicago, which far outstrips the #2 city by 20,236.

1. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI-296,320 population decrease due to migration 2010-2017; +0.8% net population change.

It would be interesting to correlate the above cities with their crime rate, percentage of blacks, and the party identification of mayors.

~Eowyn

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