Show census reveals negro population Is increasing in the northern cities A study ot of recent trends la in knee relations issued by the commission on interracial co opp opo atlon with headquarters in atlanta say the macon rele telegraph graph reveals interest ig figures associated associate with the negro population of the country the loio 1930 census shows a negro population for the country as a whole of 11 Uy of whon were in 16 southern states include ink ing maryland and delaware and the district ot of columbia and in other oilier parts of the country the gain in negro population in the north in the elie decade from 1920 to 1930 was or 03 per cent and 3 for the south or about 5 per cent the ni gro has been goiny going to the city rion along with ills his white friend of the cot country n try the number of negro city dwellers increased lUO OOOO 0 and the rural population decreased no there were big g gains I 1 ills I 1 in n the negro population in southern cities but the northern cities have made much great er gains the live cities with the largest negro population are all in the north new york with chicago chicag 0 with 23 philadelphia with baltimore with and washington with ew or leans has birmingham 91 and atlanta the percentage of negro population with relation to the whole population waz 97 ahat percentage has steadily declined in till all the decades except two since 1790 1700 in the south the proportion Is per cent against per cent 1 11 1920 1020 and 30 36 per cent in asso the percentage changes are due undoubtedly to the high mortality and the poorer living condition of the negro ne groos cs |