St. Louis is losing people at a rate faster than any other major American city. The city lost more than one-half of its population in the second half of the 20th century, declining from about 857,000 in 1950 to 396,685 in 1990. The drop continued in the 1990s, with the number of residents falling to 339,316 in 1998. Population has increased dramatically in the suburbs, however. Consequently, the population of the metropolitan area has more than doubled since 1950, reaching an estimated 2,547,686 in 1995.
According to the 1990 census, whites are 51.0 percent of the population, blacks 47.4 percent, Asians and Pacific Islanders 0.9 percent, and Native Americans 0.3 percent. The remainder are of mixed heritage or did not report ethnicity. Hispanics, who may be of any race, are 1.2 percent of the people.
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