Albany

Peak Population (1950) : 134,995

Current (2020) : 99,233

Percentage Lost : 26.50%

Population Lost : 35,762

Amsterdam

Peak Population (1930) : 34,817

Current (2020) : 18,219

Percentage Lost : 47.68%

Population Lost : 16,598

Buffalo

Peak Population (1950) : 580,132

Current (2020) : 276,486

Percentage Lost : 52.35%

Population Lost : 303,646

Elmira

Peak Population (1950) : 49,716

Current (2020) : 26,523

Percentage Lost : 46.66%

Population Lost : 23,193

Lockport

Peak Population (1960) : 26,443

Current (2020) : 20,876

Percentage Lost : 21.05%

Population Lost : 5,567

Niagara Falls

Peak Population (1960) : 102,394

Current (2020) : 48,673

Percentage Lost : 52.47%

Population Lost : 53,721

Poughkeepsie

Peak Population (1950) : 41,023

Current (2020) : 31,581

Percentage Lost : 23.02%

Population Lost : 9,442

Rochester

Peak Population (1950) : 332,448

Current (2020) : 211,231

Percentage Lost : 36.45%

Population Lost : 121,167

Rome

Peak Population (1960) : 51,646

Current (2020) : 32,127

Percentage Lost : 37.80%

Population Lost : 19,519

Schenectady

Peak Population (1930) : 95,962

Current (2020) : 67,050

Percentage Lost : 29.94%

Population Lost : 28,642

Syracuse

Peak Population (1950) : 220,583

Current (2020) : 148,608

Percentage Lost : 32.63%

Population Lost : 71,975

Troy

Peak Population (1910) : 76,813

Current (2020) : 51,414

Percentage Lost : 33.07%

Population Lost : 25,399

Utica

Peak Population (1930) : 101,740

Current (2020) : 65,287

Percentage Lost : 35.83%

Population Lost : 36,453

Watervliet

Peak Population (1940) : 16,114

Current (2020) : 10,375

Percentage Lost : 35.61%

Population Lost : 5,739