Chicago's Decline: Where everybody went

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Chicago Population Change, 2000-2010
Category 2000 2010 Change % Chg.
Black 1,053,803 872,286 –181,587 –17%
White 907,056 854,717 –52,339 –6%
Hispanic 753,643 778,862 25,219 3%
Asian 124,431 144,903 20,472 16%
All others 57,032 44,830 –12,202 –21%
TOTAL 2,895,965 2,695,598 –200,367 –7%
Black = non-Hispanic black, white = non-Hispanic white, etc. Source: U.S. Census, table QT-P6