Memphis' population has declined over the years. What can we do to turn the tide?

Memphians have heard a lot about the city's crime crisis and education crisis, but Mayor Young said addressing its population crisis is a new priority.

[@Dakatari]

The first thing is to find a way to lower crime in the city.

[@LoneWolf42389]

#1 - Lower the Crime, #2 - Time to attract business #3 - Re-Imagine/Re-Develop/Re-Brand Memphis like Atlanta did and like Nashville. My parents recently moved and are outside of Memphis. In 2004, I wanted to stay in Memphis but got nothing but employment rejection letters. My former employer purchased a Memphis corporation and relocated me to their city. And, when the job ended, I moved to Atlanta and started over. Now I live in New York City and still don't want to come back to Memphis because of the crime.

[@oliviaoneal9670]

my moms moved us in 2011 from memphis and i was upset that we left....but i am thankful we did. i love my family and friends & miss them very muchh... but i can't do that crime anymore w/o jobs that pay well. i even left Atlanta because of the same problems! texas has been treating me well

[@maneiloveyall3672]

I left in 2016 thriving like a King ❤❤❤ Colorado

[@techwood16]

Damn Denver seems like a nice city to move to and I’m from Atl

[@user-rg8tm3px9y]

Population is also going down because of how many Memphians are killed a day.

[@danox2851]

Memphis is too dangerous

[@pghurd3340]

Left in 2005. Only go back to visit family for a few hours. Why should people build themselves up there only to have it taken away from them?

[@trellcraft]

It’s more than crime rent is too high mortgage is too high

[@childofgodfornowon904]

It’s crime fix the crime!!!!

[@jermainec2462]

bring the jobs and things will change ... but don't improve too much or we won't able to afford it 😂😂

[@neanam]

😂😂😂

[@trellcraft]

Stop overcharging citizens

[@BlackDynamite901]

Get out of the city while you can. Homes are going to be bought by outsiders and the market will just continue to worsen... And the crime is only getting worse

[@PhartmonsterGaming]

Lol whose gonna pay the taxes now

[@mikem957]

Graceland draws more than 600,000 people every year. That's more than the city's population.

[@LoneWolf42389]

I used to think Memphis census population was over 700,000. I think it was in the 1980s when I saw it.

[@lsmith1233]

The Memphis mayor said crime is high because young people don't have opportunities. So those are the only 2 choices? Be given "opportunities" or commit crime?

[@rameythe1]

In that culture/world

[@EmmalineReishus]

I'm grateful for the opportunity to connect with and learn from such intelligent and insightful women. It's a privilege to be part of this community.💋

[@maneiloveyall3672]

❤❤❤ Colorado better safer prosperous

[@mariomaxwell4296]

I do miss home but i never fit in too many criminals every body a criminal there.

[@mariomaxwell4296]

I ain't dying in Memphis im good

[@danox2851]

Add me to the list 🎉🎉🎉 I'm leaving.

[@jakesparka520]

Drug problem

[@childofgodfornowon904]

Memphrica

[@777macdude]

Add the Latino population to count.

[@titustjmatthews796]

some of the negative comments below , it takes time and efforts to make changes for the better, crimes happen in every city in the country, not just in Tn, Memphis , there is no perfect city anywhere

[@AshCProd]

Don’t worry, New Madrid will solve the problem all together 😄 Jokes aside tho, I don’t see any hope in saving the city. At this point, the only thing Memphis is good for is the pyramid. This is a repeat of Detroit. Besides, it won’t be long until Memphis is annexed into the Nashville Metropolitan Area so I don’t see why fixing Memphis now is going to matter. If you want to change the city, make it prettier. Stop relying on the things you’ve had for years now. Get an actual skyline. Make it beautiful. MAKE BETTER ROAD SYSTEMS. I swear I almost died on I-40 a few times before

[@LoneWolf42389]

Atlanta sees itself as the New York City of the South. I thought of Memphis as becoming the Detroit of the South.

[@AshCProd]

@@LoneWolf42389I agree

[@quentinhendrix2375]

We full we don't need no more people

[@DaphineBrown-lj5im]

Memphis Mayor is not keeping his word.