Population decline

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | April 28, 2026

St. Louis Demographics and the Future of the Region with Ness Sandoval

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 38 min

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State and Local Government | ARTICLE | April 14, 2023

How to Lose a City of St. Louis Guy in 10 Days

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | March 29, 2022

Honey, I Shrunk the City

By Scott Tanner | Read Time 4 min

St. Louis

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | August 17, 2021

We’re Not in Last Place—We’re Not Even in the Race

By Corianna Baier | Read Time 2 min

Portland

Economy | ARTICLE | November 12, 2020

Multnomah County, Oregon Should’ve Called St. Louis Before Making This Mistake

By Corianna Baier | Read Time 2 min

St. Louis at sunset

Economy | ARTICLE | September 22, 2020

St. Louis Is Shrinking. Let’s Reverse the Trend

By Corianna Baier | Read Time 2 min

St. Louis skyline

Economy | ARTICLE | April 1, 2020

Census Estimates Show St. Louis Population Falling . . . Again

By Corianna Baier | Read Time 2 min

Downtown STL

Economy | ARTICLE | July 1, 2019

Many Missourians Are Moving . . . To Missouri

By Corianna Baier | Read Time 3 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 28, 2016

Census Report: St. Louis City Continues to Shrink

By Patrick Ishmael | Read Time 2 min

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