What the 10 fastest-shrinking cities say about America

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios As exurban cities near booming metro areas explode in growth, hundreds of U.S. communities are losing residents at a pace that signals deep structural decline. Why it matters: The shrinking cities are a crisis in plain sight. They concentrate poverty and tend to have aging infrastructure and limited job gr
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Axios
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