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Census: Big cities in US aren't growing like they used to

Rising cost of housing in urban cores likely plays role

In this Dec. 28, 2018, file photo, One World Trade Center towers above the lower Manhattan skyline and the Hudson River, in New York. Big cities, like New York, aren't growing like they used to. New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday, May 23, 2019, show most of the nation's largest cities last year grew by a fraction of the numbers they did earlier this decade. - photo by Associated Press

census — In this Dec. 28, 2018, file photo, One World Trade Center towers above the lower Manhattan skyline and the Hudson River, in New York. Big cities, like New York, aren't growing like they used to. New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday, May 23, 2019, show most of the nation's largest cities last year grew by a fraction of the numbers they did earlier this decade. - photo by Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — Big cities in the U.S. aren't growing like they used to.

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