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Detroit's
population
grows
for the
first
time in
decades.
City
jumps
from
29th to
26th
place
nationally
By HB
Meeks
tellusdetroit.com
DETROIT
- The US
Census
Bureau
has
released
new
population
estimates
today,
revealing
that the
city of
Detroit
has
gained
population
for the
first
time in
over six
decades.
The
estimate
shows
Detroit
gained
1,852
residents
between
July 1,
2022,
and July
1, 2023,
marking
the
first
time
since
1957
that
Detroit
has not
lost
population
according
to the
Census
Bureau.
Last
year's
official
(adjusted)
Census
population
for
Detroit
was
631,218.
With the
new
Census
Bureau
estimate,
Detroit's
population
now
stands
at
633,366.
As a
result
of its
gains,
Detroit
is now
ranked
as the
26th
most
populous
city in
America,
up three
spots
from
29th
place
this
time
last
year.
According
to US
Census
data,
Detroit
is now
larger
than
Memphis
(29),
Louisville
(28),
and
Portland
(27).
The City
of
Detroit
also led
the
state of
Michigan
in total
population
growth
in 2023.
"We have
known
for some
time
that
Detroit's
population
has been
growing,
but this
is the
first
time the
US
Census
Bureau
has
confirmed
it in
its
official
estimate,"
said
Mayor
Mike
Duggan,
who has
maintained
that the
one true
measure
of
success
would be
whether
more
people
were
moving
into the
city
than out
of it.
"This
day is
for the
Detroiters
who
stayed
and for
everyone
who has
put in
the hard
work to
make
Detroit
a great
place to
live."
Prior to
this
estimate,
the
Census
Bureau
has
shown a
population
loss in
Detroit
every
year
since
the
estimate
released
on
September
12,
1958,
which
showed a
loss of
10,000
residents.
The
original
US
Census
population
estimate
for 2022
was
620,376
but was
later
revised
to
631,218
following
challenges
from the
Duggan
administration.
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