top 10 DECLINES

top 10 DECLINES

The U.S. Census Bureau lists Youngs-town as the community with a population of at least 50,000 to have the highest population decline percentage between the 2010 census and July 2012 estimates. Here are the top 10.

1. Youngstown: 2.4 percent

2. Flint, Mich.: 1.9 percent

3. Detroit: 1.7 percent

4. Dearborn, Mich.: 1.7 percent

5. Dearborn Heights, Mich.: 1.6 percent

6. Taylor, Mich.: 1.6 percent

7. Cleveland: 1.5 percent

8. Westland, Mich.: 1.4 percent

9. Lakewood, Ohio: 1.4 percent

10. Hammond, Ind.: 1.4 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau