List of United States cities by population
Cities formerly over 100,000 people
The following table lists U.S. cities that, in past censuses, have had populations of at least 100,000 but have since decreased beneath this threshold or have been consolidated with or annexed into a neighboring city.

List of United States cities by population

Section Title: Cities formerly over 100,000 people
Table Section Text: The following table lists U.S. cities that, in past censuses, have had populations of at least 100,000 but have since decreased beneath this threshold or have been consolidated with or annexed into a neighboring city.

City	State	2017 estimated population	Peak population (year)	Numeric decline from peak population	Percent decline from peak population	Notes

Albany	New York	98,251	134,995 (1950)	36,744	27.22%	2.30% from 2000 to 2010

Allegheny	Pennsylvania	N/A	129,896 (1900)	–	–	annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907

Brooklyn	New York	N/A	806,343 (1890)	–	–	consolidated with New York City in 1898

Camden	New Jersey	74,532	124,555 (1950)	50,023	40.16%

Canton	Ohio	70,909	116,912 (1950)	46,003	39.35%

Dearborn	Michigan	94,491	112,007 (1960)	17,516	15.64%	9.93% from 1990 to 2010

Duluth	Minnesota	86,066	107,312 (1960)	21,246	19.80%

Erie	Pennsylvania	97,369	138,440 (1960)	41,071	29.67%

Fall River	Massachusetts	89,420	120,485 (1920)	31,065	25.78%

Flint	Michigan	96,448	196,940 (1960)	100,492	51.03%

Gary	Indiana	76,008	178,320 (1960)	102,312	57.38%

Hammond	Indiana	76,618	111,698 (1960)	35,080	31.41%

Kenosha	Wisconsin	99,877	100,150 (2012 est)*	273	0.27%	*Only recorded instance of surpassing 100,000 was July 1, 2012 estimate

Livonia	Michigan	94,105	110,109 (1970)	16,004	14.53%

Lynn	Massachusetts	94,063	102,320 (1930)	8,257	8.07%	15.11% from 1980 to 2010

New Bedford	Massachusetts	95,120	121,217 (1920)	26,097	21.53%	1.39% from 2000 to 2010

Niagara Falls	New York	48,460	102,394 (1960)	53,934	52.67%

Parma	Ohio	79,167	100,216 (1970)	21,049	21.00%

Portsmouth	Virginia	94,572	114,773 (1960)	20,201	17.60%

Reading	Pennsylvania	88,423	111,171 (1930)	22,748	20.46%	12.38% from 1990 to 2010

Roanoke	Virginia	99,837	100,220 (1980)	383	0.38%	2.23% from 2000 to 2010

Scranton	Pennsylvania	77,605	143,333 (1930)	65,728	45.86%	1.6% from 2010 to 2016

Somerville	Massachusetts	81,360	103,908 (1930)	22,548	21.70%

St. Joseph	Missouri	76,442	102,979 (1900)	26,537	25.77%	6.86% from 1990 to 2010

Trenton	New Jersey	84,964	128,009 (1950)	43,045	33.63%

Utica	New York	60,635	101,740 (1930)	41,105	40.40%	2.61% from 2000 to 2010

Wilmington	Delaware	71,106	112,504 (1940)	41,398	36.80%

Youngstown	Ohio	64,604	170,002 (1930)	105,398	62.00%

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Brooklyn was ranked as the third-most populous in the U.S.

final_sentence: Brooklyn was ranked as the third-most populous in the U.S.