Went viral23:04Welcome To The Murder Capital Of America 2023 | Documentary
4.1M viewsfrom a 529K subscriber channel
529K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$16.6Kest.$7.4K to $25.9K
YouTube niche
How much do US City Decline Documentaries YouTube channels make?
Small US City Decline Documentaries channels are getting videos with 4.6M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
Channels in this niche typically earn $933 to $3.3K total from all their videos, based on 769 videos and 24 channels we analyzed.
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Channels studied
24
769 videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$576.7K est.
$256.3K to $897.1K total
Best single video earned
~$20.8K est.
$9.3K to $32.4K per video
Most-viewed video
4.6M views
from a 879K subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 769 videos and 24 channels analyzed.
Average channel total
$933 to $3.3K
Estimated all-time total per channel
Top 25% of channels earn
$249 to $871
Better-performing channels (all time)
Top 10% of channels earn
$555 to $1.9K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average per video
$172 to $601
Typical single-video earnings
Average views per video
85.9K
May be higher due to viral hits
Top 25% of videos get
60.2K
Views on better-performing videos
Top 10% of videos get
202.7K
Views on the biggest videos
If you post 2 videos a month
$344 to $1.2K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
How often creators post
new video every 3.9 weeks
Average for channels in this niche
Is this niche growing?
Views are declining
Based on recent videos in this niche
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Browse Geopolitics & Economics YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 24 channels in US City Decline Documentaries; this page highlights the highest-view examples.
24 total US City Decline Documentaries YouTube channels tracked
Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
Went viral23:04
Went viral26:1140 Examples of Urban Hell on Earth
3.4M viewsfrom a 62.1K subscriber channel
62.1K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$11.4Kest.$5.1K to $17.7K
Went viral10:00America's Fallen Cities: Atlantic City
3.3M viewsfrom a 41.5K subscriber channel
41.5K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$11.1Kest.$5K to $17.3K
Went viral16:35Detroit, Michigan | What Happened Here?
1.7M viewsfrom a 120K subscriber channel
120K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$7.4Kest.$3.3K to $11.6K
Went viral32:33Is THIS the WORST City In America? Highland Park, Michigan
1.2M viewsfrom a 122K subscriber channel
Went viral13:51How Oakland California Got Ruined
1.1M viewsfrom a 285K subscriber channel
285K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$3.9Kest.$1.7K to $6K
Went viral1:00:001 Hour of Urban Hell on Earth
990.2K viewsfrom a 62.1K subscriber channel
62.1K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$3.5Kest.$1.6K to $5.5K
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Make a similar videoWhy this niche works
Top US City Decline Documentaries videos usually run about 17 to 29 minutes and earn an estimated $172 to $601 per video, which works out to $344 to $1.2K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 2 videos a month. The best ones below pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers, the clearest sign a brand new channel can still land a hit here.
The strongest recent example is “Welcome To The Murder Capital Of America 2023 | Documentary”, which reached 4.1M views from a 529K subscriber channel. Channels in Geopolitics & Economics often post about new video every 3.9 weeks, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 17 to 29 minBased on 24 channels
Typical US City Decline Documentaries video: 23 min · ~85.9K views per upload (niche average).
Compare with similar niches
See how US City Decline Documentaries stacks up against nearby opportunities.
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Topics with overlapping audience and content patterns.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $933 to $3.3K est. |
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Compared with adjacent niches
Related opportunities in neighboring categories.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $933 to $3.3K est. |
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How the numbers work
How earnings are estimated, what is public, and when this page was last updated.
- Last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Data source
- Public YouTube discovery
- Built from publicly available channels and videos matched to this niche.
- Confidence
- Confidence is highest when a niche has many long-form breakout videos with known subscriber counts. Percentile ranges are precomputed from the analyzed sample; thin niches may show wider ranges or missing percentiles.
- We take a video's public view count and estimate how much ad revenue it earned, using a typical pay-per-view rate for this niche. The result is a range (low to high).
- A channel's total estimated earnings are the sum of all its individual video estimates, across the channel's entire history.
- These estimates assume all views earned ad revenue. In reality many channels have not turned on ads, so real earnings are usually lower.
- Actual earnings depend on the creator's monetization status, audience location, ad formats, sponsorships, and more.
- Verified data comes from visible YouTube channel pages and video listings. Estimated data is filled in from related channels when direct info was not available.
- Data is independently sourced from public information. NoodleTomato is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube.
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