Anderson, Indiana
Anderson used to be a thriving city when there were 24 GM factories to employ a huge chunk of the population. When the factories closed, 23,000 people ended up unemployed. This marked the decline of the town. In 2015, the government received $2.8 million to demolish a hundred abandoned houses.
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia
In the last eight years, Macon-Bibb County has lost nearly 2% of its population. About 56% of the population is employed, while 26% is living below the poverty line. The biggest issue in the city happens to be all the visually unappealing vacant properties. There are 3,700 unoccupied buildings in the city!