Since a peak measured in 1980, Chicago’s Black population has declined steadily from 1,187,905 in 1980 to 797,253 in 2017, a decrease of 390,652 or 32.9%.

.@UICGCI report shows black population in Chicago currently declining https://t.co/T2tIoXRT3M via @CitizenNewsNow

— Brian Flood (@bfloodUIC) September 24, 2019