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The Great Migration, 1910 to 1970
September 13, 2012
| City and State | Percentage-point change in Black population 1940-1970 | Percentage-point change in Black population 1910-1940 |
| Aberdeen, SD | -0.5 | 0.0 |
| Abilene, TX | -0.8 | 0.1 |
| Akron, OH | 4.1 | 12.5 |
| Albany, NY | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| Albuquerque, NM | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| Alexandria, VA | -11.6 | -1.7 |
| Allentown, PA | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Amarillo, TX | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Anaheim, CA | No data | 0.0 |
| Anchorage, AK | No data | No data |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Astoria, OR | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Atlanta, GA | 1.1 | 16.7 |
| Augusta, GA | -3.7 | 8.9 |
| Aurora, CO | No data | 1.0 |
| Austin, TX | -8.1 | -5.1 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| Baltimore, MD | 4.1 | 27.1 |
| Bangor, ME | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barre, VT | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | -19.5 | -5.6 |
| Beaumont, TX | -1.4 | -1.4 |
| Berkeley, CA | 3.4 | 19.5 |
| Billings, MT | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| Biloxi, MS | -3.1 | -1.2 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Boise, ID | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| Boston, MA | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| Bridgeport, CT | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| Buffalo, NY | 2.7 | 17.3 |
| Burlington, VT | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Butte, MT | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Cambridge, MA | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Camden, NJ | 4.2 | 28.5 |
| Canton, OH | 3.1 | 8.8 |
| Casper, WY | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Charleston, SC | -8.2 | 0.6 |
| Charleston, WV | -3.1 | 0.0 |
| Charlotte, NC | -3.4 | -0.9 |
| Chattanooga, TN | -11.8 | 7.4 |
| Cheyenne, WY | -4.6 | 1.3 |
| Chicago, IL | 6.2 | 24.6 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 6.8 | 15.4 |
| Cleveland, OH | 8.1 | 28.7 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | -0.9 | 2.3 |
| Columbia, SC | -8.3 | -5.6 |
| Columbus, GA | -4.4 | -6.5 |
| Columbus, OH | 4.7 | 6.8 |
| Concord, NH | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 2.6 | -2.8 |
| Covington, KY | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Cumberland, MD | -2.1 | 0.1 |
| Dallas, TX | -2.5 | 7.8 |
| Davenport, IA | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Dayton, OH | 5.5 | 20.9 |
| Denver, CO | -0.1 | 6.7 |
| Des Moines, IA | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Detroit, MI | 8.0 | 34.5 |
| Dover, DE | -3.0 | -1.0 |
| Dubuque, IA | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Duluth, MN | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Durham, NC | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| El Paso, TX | -1.4 | 0.0 |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 2.6 | 11.0 |
| Erie, PA | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Eugene, OR | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Evansville, IN | -1.9 | 0.2 |
| Fairbanks, AK | No data | No data |
| Fall River, MA | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Fargo, ND | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Fayetteville, NC | -6.9 | -1.6 |
| Flint, MI | 3.3 | 23.7 |
| Fort Smith, AR | -7.1 | -4.6 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| Fort Worth, TX | -3.9 | 5.7 |
| Frederick, MD | -2.6 | 0.9 |
| Fresno, CA | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| Galveston, TX | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Gary, IN | 16.0 | 34.6 |
| Glendale, AZ | No data | -0.3 |
| Glendale, CA | No data | 0.0 |
| Grand Forks, ND | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| Grand Island, NE | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| Great Falls, MT | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| Greensboro, NC | -8.4 | 0.7 |
| Greenville, SC | 0.1 | -9.0 |
| Hagerstown, MD | -2.9 | 0.8 |
| Hammond, IN | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Hampton, VA | -9.9 | -4.4 |
| Hartford, CT | 2.5 | 23.6 |
| Helena, MT | -2.4 | -0.8 |
| Hilo, HI | No data | No data |
| Honolulu, HI | No data | No data |
| Houston, TX | -7.9 | 3.2 |
| Huntington Beach, CA | No data | No data |
| Huntington, WV | -1.2 | 0.2 |
| Huntsville, AL | -7.4 | -24.0 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Independence, MO | -5.8 | -4.1 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Jackson, MS | -10.6 | 0.6 |
| Jacksonville, FL | -15.1 | -13.4 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 2.2 | 16.5 |
| Juneau, AK | No data | No data |
| Kansas City, KS | 6.0 | 3.1 |
| Kansas City, MO | 0.9 | 11.7 |
| Key West, FL | -9.5 | -6.5 |
| Knoxville, TN | -6.6 | -1.7 |
| Lansing, MI | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| Laramie, WY | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Laredo, TX | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Las Vegas, NV | No data | 9.2 |
| Leavenworth, KS | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| Lewiston, ME | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Lexington, KY | -5.2 | -9.2 |
| Lincoln, NE | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| Little Rock, AR | -6.6 | -0.1 |
| Long Beach, CA | -0.2 | 4.9 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1.9 | 13.6 |
| Louisville, KY | -3.3 | 9.0 |
| Lowell, MA | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Lynn, MA | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Macon, GA | -0.4 | -6.9 |
| Madison, WI | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Manchester, NH | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Memphis, TN | 1.5 | -2.6 |
| Meridian, MS | -3.8 | -2.7 |
| Mesa, AZ | No data | -3.3 |
| Miami, FL | -19.9 | 1.3 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 1.2 | 13.2 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Minot, ND | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| Mobile, AL | -7.3 | -1.5 |
| Montgomery, AL | -6.4 | -10.8 |
| Muscogee, OK | -10.6 | -1.8 |
| Nashua, NH | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Nashville, TN | -4.8 | -8.7 |
| Natchez, MS | -4.5 | -1.8 |
| New Albany, IN | -2.8 | 0.0 |
| New Bedford, MA | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| New Bern, NC | -7.3 | -10.9 |
| New Castle, DE | -2.0 | -3.2 |
| New Haven, CT | 1.2 | 22.4 |
| New London, CT | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| New Orleans, LA | 3.8 | 14.9 |
| New York, NY | 4.2 | 15.0 |
| Newark, DE | No data | -8.4 |
| Newark, NJ | 7.9 | 43.6 |
| Newport News, VA | 5.3 | -12.9 |
| Newport, KY | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| Newport, RI | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Niagara Falls, NY | 0.4 | 8.1 |
| Norfolk, VA | -5.3 | -3.5 |
| North Little Rock, AR | -8.1 | -13.6 |
| Oakland, CA | 0.8 | 31.7 |
| Ogden, UT | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | -0.7 | 4.2 |
| Omaha, NE | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| Orlando, FL | -7.9 | 1.0 |
| Paterson, NJ | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| Pawtucket, RI | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Pensacola, FL | -11.5 | 0.2 |
| Peoria, IL | 0.3 | 8.8 |
| Petersburg, VA | -1.6 | 11.1 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 7.5 | 20.6 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 3.6 | -1.7 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | -7.7 | 8.0 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4.5 | 10.9 |
| Pocatello, ID | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Portland, ME | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Portland, OR | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| Portsmouth, NH | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| Portsmouth, VA | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| Providence, RI | 0.2 | 6.3 |
| Provo, UT | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Pueblo, CO | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| Quincy, IL | -1.5 | 0.4 |
| Racine, WI | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| Raleigh, NC | -4.6 | -11.0 |
| Rapid City, SD | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Reading, PA | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Reno, NV | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Richmond, VA | -4.9 | 10.2 |
| Riverside, CA | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Roanoke, VA | -4.2 | 0.8 |
| Rochester, NY | 0.6 | 15.8 |
| Rockford, IL | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| Roswell, NM | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Rutland, VT | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Sacramento, CA | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| Salem, MA | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Salem, OR | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| San Antonio, TX | -3.5 | 0.1 |
| San Diego, CA | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| San Francisco, CA | 0.4 | 12.7 |
| San Jose, CA | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Santa Ana, CA | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Santa Fe, NM | -0.5 | -0.5 |
| Savannah, GA | -6.1 | -0.2 |
| Scranton, PA | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Seattle, WA | 0.1 | 6.1 |
| Shreveport, LA | -13.0 | -2.5 |
| Sioux City, IA | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Somerville, MA | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| South Bend, IN | 2.4 | 10.6 |
| Sparks, NV | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Spokane, WA | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Springfield, IL | -1.3 | 3.7 |
| Springfield, MA | 0.4 | 10.5 |
| Springfield, MO | -2.7 | -1.0 |
| St. Joseph, MO | -1.5 | -0.6 |
| St. Louis, MO | 6.9 | 27.5 |
| St. Paul, MN | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| St. Petersburg, FL | -7.0 | -4.9 |
| Stamford, CT | 2.7 | 8.4 |
| Stockton, CA | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| Syracuse, NY | 0.2 | 9.8 |
| Tacoma, WA | -0.3 | 6.2 |
| Tallahassee, FL | -24.6 | -14.6 |
| Tampa, FL | -2.2 | -1.8 |
| Tempe, AZ | No data | 0.7 |
| Toledo, OH | 4.1 | 8.6 |
| Topeka, KS | -2.0 | 0.0 |
| Trenton, NJ | 4.8 | 30.4 |
| Tucson, AZ | 2.9 | -1.1 |
| Tulsa, OK | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Utica, NY | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| Vicksburg, MS | -6.7 | -1.8 |
| Waco, TX | -3.3 | 0.2 |
| Warwick, RI | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Washington, DC | -0.3 | 42.8 |
| Waterbury, CT | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| Wheeling, WV | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Wichita, KS | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Wilmington, DE | 2.3 | 31.0 |
| Wilmington, NC | -6.6 | -6.1 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 5.1 | -10.9 |
| Woonsocket, RI | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Worcester, MA | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Yonkers, NY | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| Youngstown, OH | 6.3 | 16.5 |
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