GBC Newsmaker Speaker Series: Census 2020 — The Regional Demographics & Baltimore City’s Declining Population

You’re invited to join the Greater Baltimore Committee for a discussion on the recent release of the Census 2020 results, the changing population dynamics of the Greater Baltimore region and a “drill down” on the declining population of Baltimore City and its neighborhoods. Speakers: Seema D. Iyer, Ph.D — Associate...
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2020 Census: News Coverage About the Baltimore Data

Posted on August 16, 2021

Read news coverage, commentary and more concerning Baltimore's population decline and other 2020 Census data.
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WBAL-TV 11: 2020 U.S. Census shows more diversity nationwide, lowest Baltimore residency in century

Posted on August 16, 2021

GBC President & CEO Don Fry is calling on the city's business community to get involved. He said everyone could do a better job in promoting the city.
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WBAL NewsRadio: Census data: Baltimore population shrinks, less than half of Md. identifies as white [Audio]

Posted on August 13, 2021

WBAL's Robert Lang talks to Don Fry, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee about Baltimore City's declining population.
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Maryland Matters: Analysis: The Census Data and the Political Reordering to Come in Md.

Posted on August 13, 2021

Baltimore wasn't the only Maryland jurisdiction to see significant population losses. But the latest numbers did produce a significant degree of handwringing in the city.
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Baltimore Sun: Less than half of Md. population is white, reflecting nation’s increasing diversity, census shows

Posted on August 13, 2021

The city’s population loss is "an urgent issue that must be given the significant thought and the resources that are required to turn the tide," said Don Fry, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee.
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Baltimore Business Journal: Baltimore’s population declined 5.7% during past decade

Posted on August 13, 2021

GBC President & CEO Don Fry called on the business community and city stakeholders to come together and develop a long-term strategy for getting Baltimore's population growing again.
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The Daily Record: Census shows US is diversifying, Maryland growing, Baltimore shrinking

Posted on August 13, 2021

"This is an important time for the business community and city stakeholders to establish a sustainable strategy to grow the population and move forward with a sense of urgency," said Donald C. Fry, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee.
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Statement of Donald C. Fry, President and CEO, Greater Baltimore Committee, on Baltimore’s 2020 Census Population Data

Posted on August 12, 2021

The continued population decline for Baltimore should be viewed as an urgent issue that must be given the significant thought and resources that are required to turn the tide.
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