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Source of Suburban Population Growth:
US Urbanized Areas over 1,000,000
1950-1990

Urbanized Area Suburban Growth Attributable to Central City Loss
Atlanta 0.0%
Baltimore 22.7%
Boston 29.5%
Buffalo 81.0%
Chicago 30.9%
Cincinnati 26.0%
Cleveland 58.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth 0.0%
Denver 0.0%
Detroit 46.5%
Fort Lauderdale 0.0%
Houston 0.0%
Kansas City 3.7%
Los Angeles 0.0%
Miami 0.0%
Milwaukee 2.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul 15.0%
New Orleans 16.1%
New York 13.2%
Norfolk 3.4%
Philadelphia 27.2%
Phoenix 0.0%
Pittsburgh 67.9%
Portland 0.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino 0.0%
Sacramento 0.0%
San Antonio 0.0%
San Diego 0.0%
San Francisco-Oakland 3.8%
San Jose 0.0%
Seattle 0.0%
St. Louis 45.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg 0.0%
Washington 8.6%
Average 14.8%
Calculation Method: Total Central City Population Loss Divided by Suburban
Population Gain (1950-1990)


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