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The Fastest-Shrinking U.S. Cities

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Laura Kranz
16 July 2003 - 4:00am

San Francisco's population declined by 1.5 percent between July 2001 and July 2002.

"San Francisco's population declined by 1.5 percent or nearly 12,000 between July 2001 and July 2002, making it the biggest loser among 242 U.S. cities with more than 100,000 people... San Francisco... joins some other famously depressed U.S. cities, including Flint, Michigan, which ranked 240 on the list with a population decline of 1.4 percent or 1,687 people, and Gary, Indiana, which came in at 227, losing 0.8 percent of its population, or 793 people. San Francisco lost 11,929 residents over the same one-year period."

Full Story: San Francisco Becomes Fastest-Shrinking U.S. City
Source: Reuters, July 10, 2003
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