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Fastest shrinking, US cities · 2000

US cities with the steepest population decline from the 1990 census to 2000.

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501Elkins, WVWV6,622-5.2%
502Ridley Park, PAPA7,255-5.2%
503Cheektowaga, NYNY76,056-5.2%
504Warrington, FLFL15,918-5.2%
505New Carlisle, OHOH5,525-5.2%
506Oak Brook, ILIL8,108-5.2%
507Broadview, ILIL7,871-5.2%
508Bangor, MEME32,518-5.1%
509Horseheads, NYNY6,275-5.1%
510Rutland, VTVT15,363-5.1%
511Lakewood, OHOH49,027-5.1%
512Bainbridge, OHOH8,623-5.1%
513Pulaski, VAVA8,807-5.1%
514Rochester, NYNY206,108-5.1%
515Natchez, MSMS14,880-5.1%
516Glendale, WIWI14,795-5.1%
517Worthington, OHOH14,543-5.1%
518Miami Beach, FLFL81,594-5.1%
519Fitchburg, MAMA42,136-5.1%
520Muncie, ININ65,466-5.1%
521Brunswick, GAGA15,730-5.1%
522East Orange, NJNJ72,159-5.1%
523Kettering, OHOH57,396-5.1%
524Jeannette, PAPA8,489-5.1%
525Marina, CACA23,256-5.0%
526Whiskey Creek, FLFL5,371-5.0%
527Arlington, MAMA46,350-5.0%
528Northlake, ILIL12,462-5.0%
529Bladensburg, MDMD9,671-5.0%
530West Mifflin, PAPA18,707-5.0%
531Clinton, OKOK8,302-5.0%
532Milwaukee, WIWI562,407-5.0%
533North Tonawanda, NYNY29,806-4.9%
534Springtown, TXTX5,204-4.9%
535Clinton, IAIA24,049-4.9%
536Herkimer, NYNY7,195-4.9%
537Trenton, MIMI17,849-4.9%
538Park Forest, ILIL21,079-4.8%
539Duryea, PAPA5,157-4.8%
540Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671-4.8%
541Prairie, KSKS23,008-4.8%
542Lincoln, OHOH8,928-4.8%
543Greendale, WIWI14,426-4.8%
544Dormont, PAPA7,816-4.8%
545Villa Park, CACA5,645-4.8%
546Granite City, ILIL26,807-4.8%
547Oneonta, NYNY15,665-4.7%
548Normandy Park, WAWA6,609-4.7%
549Groves, TXTX16,907-4.7%
550Williston, NDND29,522-4.7%
551Valley City, NDND6,430-4.7%
552Bradford, PAPA7,442-4.7%
553Olyphant, PAPA5,390-4.7%
554North Valley, NMNM10,455-4.7%
555Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835-4.7%
556Minden, LALA11,103-4.6%
557Covedale, OHOH6,500-4.6%
558Bristol, PAPA9,970-4.6%
559Shaker Heights, OHOH28,466-4.6%
560Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,971-4.6%
561Benton, ILIL6,558-4.6%
562Martinsville, VAVA13,849-4.6%
563Sweetwater, TXTX10,141-4.6%
564St. Joseph, MIMI7,893-4.6%
565Southport, NYNY6,450-4.6%
566Erie, PAPA91,838-4.6%
567Atmore, ALAL8,360-4.6%
568Crystal, MNMN22,239-4.6%
569Warren, MIMI137,138-4.6%
570Algona, IAIA5,309-4.6%
571Rockland, MEME7,142-4.6%
572Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470-4.6%
573Auburn, MEME25,441-4.5%
574Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767-4.5%
575Altoona, PAPA42,347-4.5%
576South Gate Ridge, FLFL5,310-4.5%
577Webster, NYNY5,761-4.5%
578Hillcrest Heights, MDMD16,063-4.5%
579Strathmore, NJNJ6,708-4.5%
580Ponchatoula, LALA7,755-4.5%
581Stratford, NJNJ7,200-4.5%
582Lemay, MOMO16,228-4.5%
583Kingston, PAPA13,462-4.5%
584Grandview Heights, OHOH9,112-4.5%
585New Hope, MNMN20,807-4.5%
586Riverview, MIMI11,947-4.5%
587Titusville, PAPA5,112-4.5%
588Ambridge, PAPA6,944-4.5%
589Huron, SDSD14,607-4.5%
590Zanesville, OHOH25,138-4.5%
591Meadville, PAPA12,230-4.4%
592Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,440-4.4%
593Lyndhurst, OHOH13,522-4.4%
594Savannah, GAGA149,440-4.4%
595Essex, MDMD40,580-4.4%
596Kenmore, NYNY14,808-4.4%
597Mechanicville, NYNY5,021-4.4%
598Galion, OHOH10,370-4.4%
599East Chicago, ININ25,610-4.4%
600Lincoln Park, MIMI38,529-4.4%
601Brunswick, MDMD9,380-4.4%
602Harper Woods, MIMI14,860-4.4%
603University Heights, OHOH13,200-4.4%
604Massena, NYNY9,898-4.4%
605Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469-4.4%
606Spencer, MAMA5,661-4.3%
607Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037-4.3%
608Kahaluu, HIHI5,619-4.3%
609Donaldsonville, LALA7,094-4.3%
610Bithlo, FLFL10,486-4.3%
611Struthers, OHOH9,837-4.3%
612Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281-4.3%
613Orange Park, FLFL8,953-4.3%
614Melvindale, MIMI12,325-4.3%
615Chickasaw, ALAL6,166-4.3%
616Eastlake, OHOH17,357-4.3%
617Wayne, MIMI17,065-4.3%
618Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013-4.3%
619Perry, FLFL7,330-4.3%
620Wauwatosa, WIWI48,649-4.2%
621Windcrest, TXTX5,809-4.2%
622Marion, VAVA5,555-4.2%
623Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187-4.2%
624Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,664-4.2%
625Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093-4.2%
626Skowhegan, MEME6,662-4.2%
627Coshocton, OHOH11,169-4.2%
628Pennsville, NJNJ12,233-4.2%
629Huntington Woods, MIMI6,274-4.2%
630Cottonwood Heights, UTUT32,265-4.2%
631Andover, MAMA9,451-4.1%
632Saks, ALAL10,681-4.1%
633Athol, MAMA8,801-4.1%
634White Settlement, TXTX17,932-4.1%
635East Liverpool, OHOH9,569-4.1%
636West Hills, NYNY5,369-4.1%
637Traverse City, MIMI15,832-4.1%
638New Cumberland, PAPA7,590-4.1%
639Bedford, OHOH12,723-4.1%
640Goldsboro, NCNC35,012-4.1%
641Russellville, KYKY7,454-4.1%
642Dowagiac, MIMI5,725-4.1%
643East Rochester, NYNY6,132-4.1%
644Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,905-4.1%
645Doylestown, PAPA8,330-4.1%
646Westwego, LALA8,317-4.1%
647Medina, NYNY5,855-4.1%
648Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,353-4.0%
649Somerdale, NJNJ5,823-4.0%
650Port Huron, MIMI28,273-4.0%
651West Seneca, NYNY45,303-4.0%
652Millersville, PAPA9,280-4.0%
653Ketchikan, AKAK7,939-4.0%
654Canton, OHOH69,001-4.0%
655Haddon Heights, NJNJ7,609-4.0%
656Marion, ININ28,234-4.0%
657Atchison, KSKS10,789-4.0%
658Creston, IAIA7,335-4.0%
659Woodward, OKOK11,635-3.9%
660Thompsonville, CTCT7,927-3.9%
661Lewistown, MTMT6,179-3.9%
662Euclid, OHOH47,962-3.9%
663Alice, TXTX17,550-3.9%
664Buena Vista, MIMI5,798-3.9%
665Markham, ILIL11,274-3.9%
666Greenville, SCSC75,310-3.9%
667Kalamazoo, MIMI72,683-3.9%
668Bellevue, PAPA7,888-3.9%
669Attalla, ALAL5,807-3.9%
670Matawan, NJNJ9,768-3.9%
671Cocoa West, FLFL5,923-3.9%
672West Frankfort, ILIL7,105-3.9%
673Petal, MSMS11,694-3.9%
674Williamsport, PAPA27,384-3.8%
675Bennington, VTVT9,245-3.8%
676Escanaba, MIMI12,257-3.8%
677Twin Rivers, NJNJ8,382-3.8%
678Glens Falls, NYNY14,383-3.8%
679Morrow, GAGA6,211-3.8%
680Butler, PAPA12,879-3.8%
681Colonial Park, PAPA18,032-3.8%
682Washington, PAPA13,377-3.8%
683Jenison, MIMI17,582-3.8%
684Phillipsburg, NJNJ15,456-3.8%
685Brattleboro, VTVT7,657-3.8%
686Seal Beach, CACA24,075-3.7%
687Cypress Gardens, FLFL10,077-3.7%
688Tyrone, PAPA5,226-3.7%
689Old Bethpage, NYNY6,546-3.7%
690Metropolis, ILIL5,727-3.7%
691Owosso, MIMI14,437-3.7%
692Brookhaven, MSMS11,646-3.7%
693Howland Center, OHOH6,266-3.7%
694Oil City, PAPA9,301-3.7%
695Price, UTUT8,368-3.7%
696Geneva, NYNY12,552-3.7%
697Du Quoin, ILIL5,569-3.7%
698Evansville, ININ116,176-3.7%
699Cedar Hills, OROR8,388-3.7%
700Liberty, NYNY5,097-3.7%
701White Oak, PAPA7,286-3.7%
702Pacific Grove, CACA14,659-3.7%
703Trenton, NJNJ91,506-3.7%
704Sikeston, MOMO15,983-3.7%
705Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723-3.7%
706Cynthiana, KYKY6,576-3.7%
707Lewistown, PAPA8,385-3.7%
708Holt, MIMI25,316-3.7%
709Columbia, PAPA10,314-3.6%
710Endicott, NYNY13,068-3.6%
711Lorain, OHOH65,366-3.6%
712Melrose, MAMA29,597-3.6%
713Monroe, MIMI20,076-3.6%
714Orange, TXTX19,419-3.6%
715Pine Bluff, ARAR38,213-3.6%
716Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792-3.6%
717Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,214-3.6%
718Leon Valley, TXTX11,563-3.6%
719Richfield, MNMN36,593-3.6%
720Girard, OHOH9,384-3.6%
721Homeland Park, SCSC6,632-3.5%
722Birmingham, MIMI21,923-3.5%
723Greenville, ALAL6,912-3.5%
724El Rio, CACA6,368-3.5%
725Chicopee, MAMA55,310-3.5%
726North Westport, MAMA5,289-3.5%
727Jackson, GAGA5,884-3.5%
728Paducah, KYKY26,730-3.5%
729Nassau Bay, TXTX5,210-3.5%
730Foxborough, MAMA6,251-3.5%
731Maple Heights, OHOH22,902-3.4%
732Northbrook, OHOH10,742-3.4%
733Parsons, KSKS9,315-3.4%
734Fairport, NYNY5,326-3.4%
735Norwich, CTCT40,001-3.4%
736Madison Heights, MIMI28,297-3.4%
737Marietta, OHOH13,053-3.4%
738Williston Park, NYNY7,524-3.4%
739Norwich, NYNY6,538-3.4%
740East Providence, RIRI48,249-3.4%
741Tuskegee, ALAL8,644-3.4%
742Fairmont, MNMN10,099-3.3%
743Raleigh Hills, OROR6,744-3.3%
744Bellwood, VAVA7,907-3.3%
745East Alton, ILIL5,621-3.3%
746Brentwood, PAPA9,597-3.3%
747Cerritos, CACA46,367-3.3%
748Golden Valley, MNMN21,325-3.3%
749Pensacola, FLFL53,817-3.3%
750Monroe, LALA46,860-3.3%
751Brookside, DEDE15,115-3.3%
752Middle Valley, TNTN12,187-3.3%
753Oreland, PAPA5,953-3.3%
754Rotterdam, NYNY22,695-3.3%
755Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735-3.3%
756Griffith, ININ16,137-3.2%
757Santa Monica, CACA90,082-3.2%
758Hopewell, VAVA23,261-3.2%
759Kent, OHOH27,737-3.2%
760Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095-3.2%
761Deer Park, OHOH5,557-3.2%
762Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-3.2%
763West Little River, FLFL33,890-3.2%
764Moultrie, GAGA14,973-3.2%
765Paoli, PAPA6,362-3.2%
766Wabash, ININ10,190-3.2%
767Garfield Heights, OHOH28,790-3.2%
768Satellite Beach, FLFL11,365-3.2%
769York, PAPA45,342-3.2%
770Murphy, MOMO8,285-3.1%
771Pana, ILIL5,010-3.1%
772Ilion, NYNY7,488-3.1%
773Fridley, MNMN30,829-3.1%
774Fox Point, WIWI6,583-3.1%
775Hamburg, NYNY9,840-3.1%
776Springfield, MAMA154,702-3.1%
777Okmulgee, OKOK11,394-3.1%
778Woodruff, SCSC6,026-3.1%
779Buckhannon, WVWV5,054-3.1%
780West Allis, WIWI60,119-3.1%
781Glenwood, ILIL8,416-3.1%
782Columbia, MSMS6,525-3.1%
783New Brighton, PAPA5,503-3.1%
784Nacogdoches, TXTX32,500-3.1%
785La Marque, TXTX20,324-3.1%
786Ashtabula, OHOH17,474-3.1%
787Galveston, TXTX53,636-3.1%
788Beeville, TXTX13,086-3.1%
789West Haven, CTCT55,351-3.1%
790Keansburg, NJNJ9,818-3.0%
791Belleville, ILIL40,237-3.0%
792Massapequa Park, NYNY16,997-3.0%
793Jackson, MIMI31,022-3.0%
794Graham, TXTX8,814-3.0%
795Tell City, ININ7,441-3.0%
796Two Rivers, WIWI11,222-3.0%
797Glendale, MOMO6,060-3.0%
798Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837-2.9%
799Latrobe, PAPA7,826-2.9%
800Wytheville, VAVA8,128-2.9%
801Racine, WIWI77,908-2.9%
802Shiloh, OHOH10,526-2.9%
803Ramblewood, NJNJ6,611-2.9%
804Hamlet, NCNC5,870-2.9%
805Norwood, PAPA5,927-2.9%
806Holiday City-Berkeley, NJNJ12,995-2.9%
807Medford, MAMA59,834-2.9%
808Montevideo, MNMN5,335-2.9%
809Lewisburg, PAPA5,226-2.9%
810North Madison, OHOH8,594-2.9%
811Vernon, TXTX9,747-2.8%
812Menominee, MIMI8,175-2.8%
813Vandenberg, CACA6,776-2.8%
814Coral Hills, MDMD9,756-2.8%
815Margate City, NJNJ5,194-2.8%
816Jennings, LALA9,235-2.8%
817Parker, SCSC12,898-2.8%
818Mims, FLFL7,610-2.8%
819Totowa, NJNJ11,166-2.8%
820Bolivar, TNTN5,043-2.8%
821Dublin, GAGA16,565-2.8%
822Fair Plain, MIMI7,330-2.8%
823Ambler, PAPA6,840-2.8%
824Malvern, ARAR11,144-2.8%
825Bath, NYNY5,545-2.8%
826Davison, MIMI5,039-2.8%
827Westchester, ILIL16,300-2.8%
828Michigan City, ININ31,338-2.8%
829Jennings, MOMO13,093-2.7%
830Palmerton, PAPA5,615-2.7%
831Affton, MOMO19,052-2.7%
832Blakely, PAPA6,611-2.7%
833Virginia, MNMN8,187-2.7%
834Vienna, VAVA16,691-2.7%
835Dexter, MOMO7,851-2.7%
836Eureka, CACA25,304-2.7%
837Vermillion, SDSD11,720-2.7%
838Middle River, MDMD31,712-2.7%
839Akron, OHOH189,691-2.7%
840Fairfield, IAIA9,220-2.7%
841Island Park, NYNY5,069-2.6%
842Magnolia, ARAR10,660-2.6%
843Grove City, PAPA7,694-2.6%
844Weatherford, OKOK12,005-2.6%
845Meridian, MSMS33,370-2.6%
846Richmond, VAVA237,257-2.6%
847Welcome, SCSC6,527-2.6%
848Bremerton, WAWA45,482-2.6%
849Greensburg, PAPA14,462-2.6%
850Montpelier, VTVT7,823-2.6%
851Anderson, SCSC31,323-2.6%
852Mililani, HIHI27,668-2.6%
853Wadesboro, NCNC5,035-2.6%
854Windsor Locks, CTCT12,579-2.5%
855Greenwood, MSMS13,429-2.5%
856Astoria, OROR9,838-2.5%
857Mansfield, OHOH47,381-2.5%
858Fairview Park, OHOH16,748-2.5%
859Parma, OHOH78,581-2.5%
860Levittown, PAPA50,926-2.5%
861Tiffin, OHOH17,803-2.5%
862Prospect Park, PAPA6,409-2.5%
863Frostburg, MDMD6,979-2.5%
864Shorewood, WIWI13,474-2.5%
865Shively, KYKY15,895-2.5%
866Camp Hill, PAPA8,199-2.5%
867Ayden, NCNC5,263-2.5%
868Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-2.5%
869Staunton, VAVA26,801-2.5%
870Ravenna, OHOH11,136-2.5%
871New Orleans, LALA362,154-2.5%
872Palestine, TXTX19,555-2.5%
873Belle Haven, VAVA6,570-2.5%
874Gering, NENE8,535-2.5%
875Austintown, OHOH30,164-2.4%
876Makaha, HIHI10,066-2.4%
877Carlisle, PAPA22,693-2.4%
878Ellwood City, PAPA7,362-2.4%
879Seminole, OKOK7,393-2.4%
880Decatur, ILIL67,884-2.4%
881Marshfield, WIWI18,980-2.4%
882East Quogue, NYNY5,406-2.4%
883Fort Valley, GAGA9,220-2.4%
884Madeira, OHOH9,637-2.4%
885White Rock, NMNM5,716-2.4%
886Milton, FLFL11,440-2.4%
887Adrian, MIMI20,191-2.4%
888Atlantic, IAIA6,676-2.4%
889Pepper Pike, OHOH6,886-2.3%
890Colonia, NJNJ18,587-2.3%
891Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,667-2.3%
892Sandersville, GAGA5,397-2.3%
893Holbrook, MAMA11,380-2.3%
894Laurel, MSMS17,662-2.3%
895Durham, NHNH10,681-2.3%
896Ladue, MOMO8,934-2.3%
897Elsmere, DEDE6,196-2.3%
898Louisville, MSMS5,921-2.3%
899Flushing, MIMI8,175-2.3%
900West Concord, MAMA5,876-2.2%
901Syosset, NYNY18,433-2.2%
902Grand Rapids, MNMN11,181-2.2%
903Lander, WYWY7,379-2.2%
904North Merrick, NYNY12,366-2.2%
905Port Jervis, NYNY8,518-2.2%
906Metairie, LALA139,729-2.2%
907Manistee, MIMI6,157-2.2%
908Edgewood, MDMD24,922-2.2%
909Oak Park, MIMI29,072-2.2%
910Brooksville, FLFL10,145-2.2%
911Marshall, MOMO13,766-2.2%
912East Ridge, TNTN21,921-2.2%
913Plainview, NYNY25,982-2.2%
914Opa-locka, FLFL16,177-2.2%
915Scituate, MAMA5,796-2.1%
916Greenfield, MAMA17,691-2.1%
917Irmo, SCSC12,204-2.1%
918Inkster, MIMI24,959-2.1%
919Belmont, MAMA27,175-2.1%
920Manville, NJNJ10,932-2.1%
921North Little Rock, ARAR65,120-2.1%
922Altus, OKOK18,707-2.1%
923New Hyde Park, NYNY10,226-2.1%
924Laurence Harbor, NJNJ6,191-2.1%
925Kenner, LALA65,136-2.1%
926Webster, MAMA12,228-2.1%
927Parkersburg, WVWV28,593-2.1%
928Seven Hills, OHOH11,464-2.1%
929West Memphis, ARAR23,336-2.1%
930Oak Park, ILIL52,823-2.1%
931Maumee, OHOH13,521-2.1%
932Meriden, CTCT60,810-2.1%
933St. Martinville, LALA5,229-2.1%
934Delphos, OHOH7,096-2.1%
935Mound, MNMN9,064-2.1%
936Downingtown, PAPA8,384-2.1%
937Southgate, MIMI28,931-2.1%
938Columbia Heights, MNMN22,482-2.1%
939South Farmingdale, NYNY14,676-2.1%
940Greenville, MIMI9,256-2.0%
941Muleshoe, TXTX5,162-2.0%
942Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,295-2.0%
943Xenia, OHOH26,425-2.0%
944Niles, MIMI11,665-2.0%
945Hiram, GAGA5,585-2.0%
946Dock Junction, GAGA8,147-2.0%
947Bucyrus, OHOH11,631-2.0%
948Barre, VTVT8,214-2.0%
949Fairbanks, AKAK31,468-2.0%
950Belpre, OHOH6,657-2.0%
951Ladson, SCSC16,140-2.0%
952Waimalu, HIHI13,061-2.0%
953Jacksonville, ILIL17,752-2.0%
954Lansdale, PAPA18,986-2.0%
955Portland, CTCT5,944-2.0%
956Cambridge, OHOH10,055-1.9%
957Kansas City, KSKS157,805-1.9%
958Amory, MSMS6,386-1.9%
959North Manchester, ININ5,230-1.9%
960Cuero, TXTX8,264-1.9%
961Rock Island, ILIL36,225-1.9%
962Maili, HIHI11,570-1.9%
963White Bear Lake, MNMN23,392-1.9%
964Palos Heights, ILIL12,084-1.9%
965Robbinsdale, MNMN14,030-1.9%
966The, OKOK9,276-1.9%
967Wilson, PAPA8,159-1.9%
968Wahpeton, NDND8,141-1.9%
969Monroeville, ALAL5,758-1.9%
970DuBois, PAPA7,254-1.9%
971Hingham, MAMA5,130-1.9%
972South Charleston, WVWV13,072-1.9%
973Berwick, PAPA10,297-1.9%
974Van Wert, OHOH11,200-1.8%
975Phoenixville, PAPA20,356-1.8%
976Indiana, PAPA14,697-1.8%
977Ferndale, MDMD17,529-1.8%
978Burlington, MAMA26,274-1.8%
979Yeadon, PAPA12,320-1.8%
980Deer Park, NYNY27,990-1.8%
981Hanahan, SCSC22,415-1.8%
982Coatesville, PAPA13,283-1.8%
983Horsham, PAPA16,005-1.8%
984Defiance, OHOH17,009-1.8%
985Ringwood, NJNJ11,853-1.8%
986Vermilion, OHOH10,695-1.8%
987Wallingford Center, CTCT18,208-1.8%
988Olivette, MOMO8,937-1.8%
989Potomac, MDMD45,902-1.8%
990Nashville, GAGA5,038-1.8%
991Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,709-1.8%
992Robstown, TXTX10,324-1.8%
993Ludington, MIMI7,634-1.8%
994Sparta, TNTN5,038-1.8%
995Garwood, NJNJ5,390-1.8%
996Pratt, KSKS6,574-1.7%
997Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,120-1.7%
998East Hartford, CTCT50,918-1.7%
999Humboldt, TNTN7,841-1.7%
1000East Islip, NYNY13,573-1.7%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS