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Detroit: population change from one census to the next, 1830–2020

Detroit added 575 thousand people in the 1920s and peaked at 1.85 million in 1950. Every census since has counted fewer: 639 thousand in 2020.

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Detroit: population change from one census to the next, 1830–2020: 20 points, a bar chart.
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The data: 20 points
YearPopulation change (thousands)
18300.8
18406.9
185011.9
186024.6
187034
188036.8
189089.5
190079.8
1910180.1
1920527.9
1930575
194054.8
1950226.1
1960−179.4
1970−158.7
1980−308.1
1990−175.4
2000−76.7
2010−237.5
2020−74.7
Source
Wikipedia: Detroit; change between censuses calculated by Unlabeled via U.S. Census Bureau, decennial census
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