Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2009, had a population of about 1,212,848; approximately one-quarter of Alabama's population.
9. Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is best known for its large steel mills. Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
8. Compton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and in 1889 was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the south side by residents of Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 96,455. It is known as the "Hub City." Neighborhoods in Compton include: Sunny Cove, Leland, Downtown Compton, and the Richland Farms.
7. Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location at the head of numerous canals and railroad lines.
6. Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been undergoing a shift towards a service and commercial economy since the 1970s. The city has a reputation for being crime-plagued, although this problem is centralized in the urban core, with many parts of Richmond having a low crime rate. But the city's own police department has described the city as having a chronic violent crime problem for "decades.''
5. Oakland, California
Oakland is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California. It is a major West Coast port, located on San Francisco Bay, about 8 miles (13 km) east of San Francisco. Oakland is a central hub city for the Bay Area subregion collectively called the East Bay, and it is the county seat of Alameda County. Based on the United States Census Bureau for 2010, Oakland's population is 390,724. Oakland has the highest concentration of artists per capita in the United States
4. Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Detroit. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 124,943. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County, which lies in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan. Genesee County is also the entirety of Flint's metropolitan area, the fourth largest metropolitan area in Michigan with a population of 425,790 in 2010
3. Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the largest city in the state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. It was founded on July 24, 1701, by the Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. Its name originates from the French word détroit for strait, in reference to its location on the river connecting the Great Lakes.
2. Camden, New Jersey
The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the U.S. 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 77,344.
1. St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis French: Saint-Louis or St-Louis, is an independent city and the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. The city had a 2010 population of 319,294 and is the principal municipality of Greater St. Louis, population 2,845,298, the largest urban area in Missouri, the 4th-largest urban area in the Midwest, and 15th-largest in the United States
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http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-504083_162-10005662-10.html?tag=page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary,_Indiana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint,_Michigan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri
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