15 American Cities Losing Residents Fast in 2026

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By Feb. 2026, the newest fully comparable city-level Census estimates still run through July 1, 2024, and they show a split story beneath the national rebound. The Census Bureau reported that cities and towns grew on average from 2023 to 2024, but some places moved in the opposite direction and lost residents. Using the annual change table for incorporated places of 20,000 or more, the ranking below isolates city-only entries to show where decline is becoming harder to…..

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