RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 500 SHOWN OF 3,135

Fastest shrinking, US counties

US counties with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025. King County, Texas leads at -27.5%. 3,135 counties qualify in total. Mississippi carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01King County, TXTX192-27.5%−28.1 pts

02Garza County, TXTX4,510-22.5%−17.2 pts

03Loving County, TXTX52-18.8%+18.6 pts

04Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-18.5%−11.6 pts

05Reeves County, TXTX12,138-17.7%−0.6 pts

06Cameron Parish, LALA4,718-16.0%−23.9 pts

07Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-14.5%−12.4 pts

08Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711-14.3%−27.7 pts

09Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-14.2%−24.6 pts

10Lassen County, CACA28,117-14.1%−36.7 pts

11Phillips County, ARAR14,255-14.0%−5.7 pts

12Alpine County, CACA1,043-13.4%−21.9 pts

13Quitman County, MSMS5,364-13.1%−9.6 pts

14Stewart County, GAGA4,631-12.9%−5.7 pts

15Alexander County, ILIL4,570-12.8%−3.0 pts

16Perry County, ALAL7,425-12.8%−5.7 pts

17Howard County, TXTX30,504-12.5%−16.5 pts

18Desha County, ARAR9,984-12.4%−3.7 pts

19Jackson County, COCO1,211-12.2%−10.4 pts

20Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-11.9%−16.4 pts

21Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-11.8%−15.8 pts

22Hertford County, NCNC19,015-11.8%−12.1 pts

23Madison Parish, LALA8,844-11.7%−21.9 pts

24Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-11.7%−18.3 pts

25McDowell County, WVWV16,878-11.7%+10.7 pts

26Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-11.5%+0.6 pts

27Presidio County, TXTX5,433-11.4%−21.4 pts

28Cottle County, TXTX1,224-11.3%+4.0 pts

29DeKalb County, MOMO9,795-11.2%−27.5 pts

30Slope County, NDND628-11.0%+4.4 pts

31Skagway, AKAK1,104-11.0%–

32Lake County, TNTN6,249-10.8%−22.4 pts

33Chicot County, ARAR9,107-10.8%−0.6 pts

34Tensas Parish, LALA3,700-10.8%−4.0 pts

35Crockett County, TXTX2,769-10.6%−11.1 pts

36Kent County, TXTX674-10.5%+4.5 pts

37Cimarron County, OKOK2,059-10.3%−5.7 pts

38Telfair County, GAGA11,195-10.3%−17.5 pts

39Borden County, TXTX567-10.1%−1.4 pts

40Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-10.1%−2.4 pts

41Washington County, MSMS40,446-10.0%−2.7 pts

42Tunica County, MSMS8,819-9.8%−22.9 pts

43Lawrence County, ILIL13,790-9.8%−6.5 pts

44Floyd County, TXTX4,881-9.6%−1.1 pts

45East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760-9.4%−6.4 pts

46Leflore County, MSMS25,686-9.4%−11.0 pts

47McMullen County, TXTX544-9.3%−13.5 pts

48Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-9.2%−15.7 pts

49Edwards County, KSKS2,640-9.2%−0.3 pts

50Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-9.2%+4.7 pts

51Holmes County, MSMS15,465-9.0%−9.1 pts

52Mingo County, WVWV21,455-9.0%+7.3 pts

53Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095-9.0%−26.9 pts

54Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-8.9%−0.7 pts

55Hartley County, TXTX4,904-8.9%−61.2 pts

56Kenedy County, TXTX319-8.9%+1.1 pts

57Hemphill County, TXTX3,083-8.8%+1.1 pts

58Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-8.8%−6.0 pts

59Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-8.8%−5.8 pts

60Arthur County, NENE396-8.8%−4.9 pts

61Dallas County, ALAL35,140-8.6%−5.0 pts

62Greene County, ALAL7,067-8.6%−6.8 pts

63Morton County, KSKS2,470-8.6%−9.0 pts

64Allendale County, SCSC7,355-8.5%−4.1 pts

65Breathitt County, KYKY12,558-8.5%−11.0 pts

66Leslie County, KYKY9,627-8.4%+0.7 pts

67Schleicher County, TXTX2,245-8.4%−6.6 pts

68New Madrid County, MOMO15,086-8.2%−2.6 pts

69Grant County, NENE561-8.2%−5.3 pts

70Monroe County, ARAR6,244-8.2%+1.4 pts

71Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357-8.1%−17.4 pts

72Greeley County, KSKS1,182-7.9%+5.6 pts

73Harlan County, KYKY24,725-7.8%+1.4 pts

74St. Louis, MOMO278,144-7.8%+4.5 pts

75Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553-7.7%–

76Carroll County, MSMS9,226-7.7%−24.3 pts

77Bowman County, NDND2,762-7.7%+2.1 pts

78Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483-7.7%−30.4 pts

79Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223-7.7%−6.4 pts

80Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-7.7%−3.5 pts

81Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465-7.6%+0.9 pts

82Terrell County, TXTX702-7.6%+15.7 pts

83McPherson County, NENE369-7.5%−5.1 pts

84Boyd County, NENE1,674-7.5%+6.5 pts

85Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705-7.5%−4.6 pts

86Vernon Parish, LALA45,091-7.5%+7.7 pts

87Buffalo County, SDSD1,802-7.5%−23.0 pts

88Letcher County, KYKY19,952-7.4%−1.0 pts

89Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-7.4%+3.9 pts

90Cameron County, PAPA4,211-7.4%−8.4 pts

91Webster County, WVWV7,760-7.4%+2.0 pts

92Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-7.3%−6.0 pts

93Dallas County, ARAR6,011-7.3%−3.1 pts

94Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-7.2%+3.3 pts

95Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-7.2%−3.9 pts

96Pulaski County, ILIL4,820-7.2%−4.9 pts

97Macon County, ALAL18,132-7.2%−3.9 pts

98Boone County, WVWV20,251-7.1%−5.8 pts

99Brooks County, TXTX6,579-7.0%−4.2 pts

100Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-7.0%+2.6 pts

101Hinds County, MSMS211,888-7.0%−5.5 pts

102Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-6.9%−5.1 pts

103Traverse County, MNMN3,130-6.8%+0.5 pts

104Bradley County, ARAR9,828-6.8%−13.6 pts

105Perry County, KYKY26,555-6.7%−3.8 pts

106Logan County, WVWV30,375-6.7%+5.6 pts

107Pike County, KYKY54,721-6.7%−1.4 pts

108Irwin County, GAGA9,020-6.7%−21.5 pts

109Gallatin County, ILIL4,616-6.7%+0.0 pts

110Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-6.7%+4.6 pts

111Lee County, ARAR8,029-6.6%−3.0 pts

112Warren County, MSMS41,759-6.6%−10.3 pts

113Logan County, NENE669-6.6%+5.3 pts

114McKinley County, NMNM68,119-6.6%−29.8 pts

115Zavala County, TXTX9,037-6.5%−1.9 pts

116Sedgwick County, COCO2,247-6.5%−8.6 pts

117Knott County, KYKY13,321-6.5%−5.1 pts

118Scott County, KSKS4,815-6.5%−3.3 pts

119Harmon County, OKOK2,327-6.5%+7.0 pts

120Reagan County, TXTX3,166-6.5%+19.8 pts

121Ashley County, ARAR17,831-6.5%−6.0 pts

122Hansford County, TXTX4,944-6.5%+1.7 pts

123Clay County, WVWV7,538-6.4%−9.8 pts

124Wells County, NDND3,729-6.4%+6.6 pts

125Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-6.4%−4.9 pts

126Henderson County, ILIL5,984-6.3%−7.8 pts

127Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-6.3%+0.7 pts

128Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-6.3%−9.7 pts

129Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%−0.6 pts

130Assumption Parish, LALA19,720-6.3%−9.1 pts

131Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-6.2%+4.0 pts

132St. James Parish, LALA18,938-6.2%−7.8 pts

133Sheridan County, NENE4,809-6.2%+2.0 pts

134Dewey County, OKOK4,207-6.2%+8.4 pts

135Osborne County, KSKS3,285-6.1%+2.4 pts

136Sumter County, ALAL11,588-6.1%+2.4 pts

137St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875-6.1%−13.7 pts

138West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156-6.1%−7.9 pts

139Plumas County, CACA18,583-6.1%−11.6 pts

140Loup County, NENE570-6.1%−10.3 pts

141Harding County, NMNM617-6.1%+11.8 pts

142Union County, KYKY12,839-6.1%−0.5 pts

143Wirt County, WVWV4,879-6.1%−19.2 pts

144Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-6.0%−1.8 pts

145Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-6.0%−6.3 pts

146Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-6.0%−5.4 pts

147Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-6.0%−18.6 pts

148Red River Parish, LALA7,165-6.0%−8.5 pts

149Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520-6.0%−7.0 pts

150Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929-6.0%−5.5 pts

151Sioux County, NDND3,667-5.9%−13.5 pts

152Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-5.9%−24.0 pts

153Kingman County, KSKS7,029-5.9%−10.5 pts

154Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-5.9%+16.8 pts

155Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555-5.8%−9.2 pts

156St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552-5.8%+2.1 pts

157Union County, NMNM3,844-5.8%−7.0 pts

158Terrell County, GAGA8,656-5.8%−8.7 pts

159Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354-5.8%−2.6 pts

160Greene County, PAPA33,885-5.8%−8.6 pts

161Fayette County, WVWV38,165-5.7%−5.0 pts

162Caddo Parish, LALA224,226-5.7%−7.3 pts

163Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-5.7%+11.3 pts

164Norton, VAVA3,477-5.7%+2.4 pts

165Orleans Parish, LALA362,154-5.7%−3.2 pts

166Garfield County, NENE1,710-5.7%+5.5 pts

167Towner County, NDND2,040-5.6%+15.1 pts

168Wrangell, AKAK2,007-5.6%–

169Hyde County, SDSD1,191-5.6%−4.2 pts

170Wichita County, KSKS2,031-5.6%+2.6 pts

171Northampton County, NCNC16,491-5.6%−11.8 pts

172Greene County, ILIL11,313-5.6%−2.0 pts

173Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-5.6%−24.7 pts

174Cavalier County, NDND3,497-5.6%+14.7 pts

175St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-5.6%−8.5 pts

176Bullock County, ALAL9,780-5.6%−11.7 pts

177Edwards County, ILIL5,898-5.6%+0.7 pts

178Rooks County, KSKS4,646-5.5%+0.3 pts

179Wibaux County, MTMT885-5.5%+4.8 pts

180Emporia, VAVA5,447-5.5%−12.3 pts

181Henry County, IAIA19,349-5.5%−11.3 pts

182Bienville Parish, LALA12,269-5.5%−4.1 pts

183San Francisco County, CACA826,079-5.5%−12.8 pts

184Crosby County, TXTX4,852-5.5%−2.3 pts

185Webster Parish, LALA34,948-5.5%−5.1 pts

186Dawson County, TXTX11,776-5.5%−9.9 pts

187Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387-5.4%−10.0 pts

188Union County, ARAR36,926-5.4%−3.1 pts

189Foster County, NDND3,212-5.4%+0.2 pts

190Schuyler County, NYNY16,924-5.4%−8.5 pts

191Otero County, COCO17,683-5.4%−6.0 pts

192Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256-5.4%−10.0 pts

193Upton County, TXTX3,131-5.4%+18.1 pts

194Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259-5.3%+11.8 pts

195Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-5.3%−13.3 pts

196Bell County, KYKY22,829-5.3%−0.7 pts

197Baker County, GAGA2,725-5.3%−17.9 pts

198Marengo County, ALAL18,311-5.2%−2.9 pts

199Mono County, CACA12,505-5.2%−34.3 pts

200Martin County, KYKY10,697-5.2%−5.6 pts

201Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932-5.2%–

202Dundy County, NENE1,568-5.2%+6.0 pts

203Tyler County, WVWV7,881-5.2%−3.1 pts

204Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-5.2%−6.9 pts

205Mason County, ILIL12,411-5.2%−3.7 pts

206Forest County, PAPA6,614-5.1%−8.1 pts

207Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242-5.1%−1.7 pts

208Niobrara County, WYWY2,341-5.1%−1.4 pts

209Phillips County, KSKS4,728-5.1%+3.9 pts

210Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-5.1%+7.8 pts

211Roane County, WVWV13,317-5.1%−7.2 pts

212Stevens County, KSKS4,984-5.1%−13.3 pts

213Dunklin County, MOMO26,855-5.0%−5.2 pts

214Nodaway County, MOMO20,174-5.0%−6.0 pts

215Sutton County, TXTX3,203-5.0%−3.6 pts

216Meade County, KSKS3,852-5.0%−14.0 pts

217Butler County, ALAL18,100-5.0%−2.7 pts

218Jackson County, SDSD2,666-5.0%−9.2 pts

219Texas County, OKOK20,322-5.0%−27.4 pts

220Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163-4.9%−12.7 pts

221Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-4.9%−14.0 pts

222Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-4.9%+3.2 pts

223Todd County, SDSD8,863-4.9%−13.3 pts

224Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-4.9%−5.9 pts

225McDonough County, ILIL25,916-4.9%+1.8 pts

226Lee County, SCSC15,730-4.8%−14.0 pts

227Del Norte County, CACA26,410-4.8%−22.1 pts

228Knox County, TXTX3,192-4.8%+7.3 pts

229Haskell County, KSKS3,599-4.8%−15.6 pts

230Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-4.8%+2.4 pts

231Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153-4.8%−7.7 pts

232Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-4.8%−3.2 pts

233Gosper County, NENE1,803-4.8%−15.9 pts

234Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-4.7%+11.2 pts

235Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-4.7%−4.3 pts

236Bertie County, NCNC17,086-4.7%−1.7 pts

237Pickens County, ALAL18,221-4.7%−5.9 pts

238Massac County, ILIL13,502-4.7%−7.5 pts

239Stanton County, KSKS1,986-4.7%−7.8 pts

240Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-4.7%−5.8 pts

241Wallace County, KSKS1,441-4.7%−0.7 pts

242Hancock County, WVWV27,729-4.7%+2.6 pts

243Marshall County, WVWV29,159-4.7%+0.2 pts

244Siskiyou County, CACA42,013-4.7%−6.4 pts

245Foard County, TXTX1,044-4.7%+4.9 pts

246Bristol, VAVA16,418-4.7%+1.1 pts

247Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-4.7%−16.3 pts

248Clarke County, ALAL22,014-4.6%−6.9 pts

249Floyd County, IAIA14,901-4.6%−3.7 pts

250Hancock County, ILIL16,803-4.6%+1.2 pts

251Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-4.6%−1.0 pts

252White Pine County, NVNV8,661-4.6%−3.7 pts

253Haywood County, TNTN17,042-4.6%−6.5 pts

254Clark County, KSKS1,900-4.6%−3.4 pts

255Mississippi County, MOMO12,003-4.6%+2.5 pts

256Socorro County, NMNM15,838-4.6%−27.0 pts

257Fulton County, KYKY6,218-4.6%+1.7 pts

258Concordia Parish, LALA17,836-4.6%−1.8 pts

259Scurry County, TXTX16,162-4.5%+7.7 pts

260Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%+2.2 pts

261Baca County, COCO3,347-4.5%−3.7 pts

262Magoffin County, KYKY11,110-4.5%−6.5 pts

263White County, ILIL13,250-4.5%+2.4 pts

264Macon County, ILIL99,300-4.5%−2.4 pts

265Braxton County, WVWV11,885-4.5%−17.6 pts

266Inyo County, CACA18,158-4.5%−2.7 pts

267Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332-4.5%−15.2 pts

268Chase County, NENE3,718-4.5%+2.6 pts

269Fayette County, PAPA123,021-4.5%−6.8 pts

270Thomas County, NENE639-4.5%+9.9 pts

271Treasure County, MTMT728-4.5%−3.0 pts

272Ward County, TXTX11,125-4.5%+12.4 pts

273Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-4.4%−2.5 pts

274Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-4.4%−3.6 pts

275Hinsdale County, COCO753-4.4%−73.6 pts

276Cass County, ILIL12,463-4.4%−6.4 pts

277Jefferson County, NYNY111,540-4.4%−5.2 pts

278Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-4.4%−1.5 pts

279Chemung County, NYNY80,415-4.4%−0.1 pts

280Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852-4.4%−15.7 pts

281Nevada County, ARAR7,942-4.4%−3.0 pts

282Crisp County, GAGA19,237-4.4%−14.3 pts

283Tuolumne County, CACA53,160-4.4%−16.9 pts

284Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-4.4%−2.6 pts

285Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941-4.4%−10.3 pts

286Attala County, MSMS17,100-4.4%−10.8 pts

287Iberia Parish, LALA66,846-4.4%−11.7 pts

288Grant County, KSKS7,028-4.4%−14.9 pts

289Dickens County, TXTX1,692-4.4%−11.8 pts

290Knox County, ILIL47,767-4.4%−3.4 pts

291Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-4.4%−5.5 pts

292Duval County, TXTX9,402-4.4%−5.9 pts

293Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-4.4%+2.3 pts

294Sullivan County, MOMO5,738-4.4%−18.5 pts

295Wheeler County, TXTX4,773-4.3%+5.8 pts

296Lawrence County, OHOH55,710-4.3%−5.1 pts

297Prairie County, ARAR7,923-4.3%−4.6 pts

298Richardson County, NENE7,530-4.3%−0.2 pts

299Clay County, KYKY19,465-4.3%−17.2 pts

300Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-4.3%−14.5 pts

301Kemper County, MSMS8,600-4.3%−5.3 pts

302Halifax County, NCNC46,534-4.3%−7.6 pts

303Wayne County, WVWV37,309-4.3%−7.3 pts

304Clear Creek County, COCO8,994-4.3%−26.6 pts

305Floyd County, KYKY34,401-4.3%−1.7 pts

306Sierra County, CACA3,098-4.3%−11.4 pts

307Brown County, KSKS9,104-4.2%−0.6 pts

308Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-4.2%−3.6 pts

309Pitkin County, COCO16,625-4.2%−21.7 pts

310Mountrail County, NDND9,395-4.2%+1.3 pts

311Nolan County, TXTX14,117-4.2%+0.6 pts

312Lane County, KSKS1,508-4.2%+5.1 pts

313Saline County, ILIL22,772-4.2%−4.9 pts

314Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-4.2%+0.1 pts

315Randolph County, GAGA6,156-4.2%−1.3 pts

316Kittson County, MNMN4,031-4.2%+4.2 pts

317Pecos County, TXTX14,560-4.2%−18.7 pts

318Dawes County, NENE7,858-4.2%−4.6 pts

319Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-4.2%+2.4 pts

320Crowley County, COCO5,677-4.1%−44.0 pts

321Grant County, NDND2,206-4.1%+15.8 pts

322Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-4.1%−3.7 pts

323Miami County, ININ34,487-4.1%−1.9 pts

324Rolette County, NDND11,688-4.1%−11.2 pts

325Hayes County, NENE821-4.1%+8.5 pts

326Monroe County, ALAL18,965-4.1%−5.6 pts

327North Slope, AKAK10,582-4.1%−27.6 pts

328Logan County, COCO20,654-4.1%−20.8 pts

329Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-4.1%+1.8 pts

330Seward County, KSKS21,073-4.1%−24.2 pts

331Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-4.1%−5.9 pts

332Pembina County, NDND6,568-4.0%+3.0 pts

333Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-4.0%−0.2 pts

334Wolfe County, KYKY6,298-4.0%−12.7 pts

335McHenry County, NDND5,130-4.0%+4.3 pts

336Warren County, PAPA37,038-4.0%−1.4 pts

337Winnebago County, IAIA10,251-4.0%−0.7 pts

338Pike County, MSMS38,712-4.0%−9.6 pts

339Wabash County, ILIL10,907-4.0%−2.7 pts

340Lincoln County, NVNV4,320-4.0%−14.3 pts

341Columbia County, ARAR21,894-4.0%−3.6 pts

342Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271-4.0%–

343Lincoln County, NENE33,303-4.0%−10.5 pts

344San Miguel County, COCO7,753-4.0%−84.5 pts

345Vermilion County, ILIL71,259-3.9%+1.0 pts

346Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-3.9%+8.0 pts

347Rio Grande County, COCO11,087-3.9%−19.2 pts

348Sargent County, NDND3,711-3.9%+0.1 pts

349Franklin Parish, LALA19,002-3.9%+1.1 pts

350Louisa County, IAIA10,416-3.9%−9.0 pts

351Divide County, NDND2,110-3.9%+17.4 pts

352Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-3.9%−2.4 pts

353Kiowa County, OKOK8,181-3.9%+6.0 pts

354Swisher County, TXTX6,703-3.8%−6.9 pts

355Cross County, ARAR16,186-3.8%−5.4 pts

356Potter County, SDSD2,377-3.8%+11.7 pts

357Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466-3.8%−13.0 pts

358Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-3.8%−56.6 pts

359Shelby County, MOMO5,870-3.8%−1.8 pts

360Thayer County, NENE4,842-3.8%+4.9 pts

361Pierce County, NDND3,838-3.8%+3.7 pts

362Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089-3.8%−10.3 pts

363Mendocino County, CACA88,122-3.8%−11.2 pts

364Mercer County, MOMO3,404-3.8%−4.7 pts

365Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-3.8%−6.9 pts

366Wilson County, KSKS8,299-3.8%−4.2 pts

367Randolph County, WVWV26,882-3.8%−5.4 pts

368Richland County, ILIL15,219-3.8%−1.4 pts

369Rush County, KSKS2,845-3.8%+3.8 pts

370Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.8%−2.0 pts

371Perry County, ILIL20,160-3.7%−11.6 pts

372Howard County, ARAR12,306-3.7%−9.1 pts

373Haakon County, SDSD1,802-3.7%+12.6 pts

374St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586-3.7%−17.0 pts

375Garden County, NENE1,804-3.7%+3.1 pts

376Clay County, ILIL12,793-3.7%−4.4 pts

377Lee County, IAIA32,306-3.7%−2.1 pts

378Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-3.7%−3.4 pts

379Red Willow County, NENE10,307-3.7%−1.5 pts

380Washington County, ALAL14,822-3.7%−12.1 pts

381Calhoun County, IAIA9,562-3.7%−0.3 pts

382Early County, GAGA10,455-3.7%−7.9 pts

383Napa County, CACA132,949-3.7%−15.9 pts

384Curry County, NMNM46,655-3.7%−10.4 pts

385Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819-3.7%+5.4 pts

386Edwards County, TXTX1,370-3.7%+0.9 pts

387Logan County, KSKS2,661-3.7%−2.5 pts

388Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-3.7%−7.1 pts

389Warren County, ILIL16,222-3.6%−1.3 pts

390Walsh County, NDND10,179-3.6%+6.8 pts

391Ellis County, OKOK3,613-3.6%+5.8 pts

392Mercer County, WVWV57,503-3.6%−0.5 pts

393Christian County, KYKY70,115-3.6%−8.4 pts

394Wise County, VAVA34,824-3.6%−5.0 pts

395Lee County, ILIL32,914-3.6%−8.5 pts

396Carbon County, WYWY14,013-3.6%+2.5 pts

397McKean County, PAPA38,984-3.6%−1.0 pts

398Lamb County, TXTX12,579-3.6%−1.2 pts

399Scioto County, OHOH71,365-3.6%−2.2 pts

400Summers County, WVWV11,532-3.6%+4.9 pts

401Marion County, ILIL36,382-3.6%−3.9 pts

402Jasper County, MSMS15,785-3.6%−9.6 pts

403Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-3.6%+0.2 pts

404Schuyler County, ILIL6,657-3.5%+0.6 pts

405Menard County, ILIL11,863-3.5%−15.4 pts

406Humboldt County, CACA131,647-3.5%−9.7 pts

407Curry County, OROR22,621-3.5%−12.9 pts

408Grenada County, MSMS20,868-3.5%−11.4 pts

409Hooker County, NENE686-3.5%−2.3 pts

410Worth County, GAGA20,059-3.5%−14.7 pts

411Jewell County, KSKS2,830-3.5%+7.3 pts

412San Miguel County, NMNM26,260-3.5%−20.5 pts

413Pike County, ILIL14,231-3.4%−2.3 pts

414Pershing County, NVNV6,421-3.4%−57.8 pts

415Benson County, NDND5,759-3.4%−0.2 pts

416Clay County, ARAR14,052-3.4%−0.7 pts

417Potter County, TXTX114,453-3.4%−19.4 pts

418Elk County, PAPA29,926-3.4%−4.1 pts

419Barber County, KSKS4,083-3.4%+6.2 pts

420Osceola County, IAIA5,980-3.4%+0.2 pts

421Iroquois County, ILIL26,150-3.4%−5.2 pts

422Kossuth County, IAIA14,322-3.4%+4.3 pts

423Union County, ILIL16,656-3.4%−7.2 pts

424Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955-3.4%−0.7 pts

425Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-3.4%−4.8 pts

426Cambria County, PAPA128,968-3.4%+3.0 pts

427Cabell County, WVWV91,183-3.4%−3.3 pts

428Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-3.4%−2.7 pts

429Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-3.4%+1.7 pts

430Henry County, VAVA49,242-3.3%−5.1 pts

431Quay County, NMNM8,454-3.3%+2.8 pts

432Yoakum County, TXTX7,438-3.3%+13.3 pts

433Washington County, NCNC10,638-3.3%−1.4 pts

434Morrill County, NENE4,404-3.3%−3.6 pts

435Grant County, NMNM27,252-3.3%−15.3 pts

436Beaver County, OKOK4,882-3.3%−0.6 pts

437Irion County, TXTX1,463-3.3%−12.0 pts

438Hickman County, KYKY4,372-3.3%+2.2 pts

439Mora County, NMNM4,051-3.3%−24.8 pts

440Marin County, CACA253,694-3.3%−10.8 pts

441Clarke County, MSMS15,102-3.3%−7.0 pts

442Tucker County, WVWV6,540-3.3%+2.0 pts

443Northampton County, VAVA11,879-3.3%−3.5 pts

444Ida County, IAIA6,777-3.3%+3.1 pts

445Franklin County, NENE2,795-3.3%+6.0 pts

446Fayette County, ILIL20,790-3.2%−7.6 pts

447Lawrence County, KYKY15,765-3.2%−14.5 pts

448Spink County, SDSD6,155-3.2%+3.4 pts

449Mineral County, NVNV4,407-3.2%+18.5 pts

450Marion County, SCSC28,242-3.2%−7.8 pts

451Winkler County, TXTX7,540-3.2%+13.6 pts

452Edgar County, ILIL16,323-3.2%−3.8 pts

453East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911-3.2%−14.4 pts

454Box Butte County, NENE10,494-3.2%+4.2 pts

455Gove County, KSKS2,631-3.2%+1.8 pts

456Muscatine County, IAIA41,853-3.2%−7.7 pts

457Rapides Parish, LALA125,877-3.2%+0.8 pts

458Chenango County, NYNY45,715-3.2%−2.5 pts

459Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934-3.2%−10.6 pts

460Washington County, NYNY59,353-3.2%−6.1 pts

461Montgomery County, IAIA10,002-3.2%−0.6 pts

462Major County, OKOK7,536-3.2%+3.2 pts

463Union County, ININ6,863-3.2%−8.5 pts

464Bath County, VAVA4,076-3.2%−8.3 pts

465Stephenson County, ILIL43,220-3.2%−5.1 pts

466Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-3.2%−0.9 pts

467Blackford County, ININ11,730-3.2%−3.0 pts

468Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-3.2%−0.2 pts

469Modoc County, CACA8,426-3.1%−0.8 pts

470Woodward County, OKOK19,827-3.1%−0.6 pts

471Burke County, NDND2,132-3.1%+22.2 pts

472Miller County, GAGA5,812-3.1%−4.8 pts

473Norton County, KSKS5,288-3.1%−3.2 pts

474McIntosh County, NDND2,451-3.1%+12.6 pts

475Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344-3.1%−10.8 pts

476Hall County, TXTX2,737-3.1%+0.0 pts

477Belmont County, OHOH64,434-3.1%−1.9 pts

478Corson County, SDSD3,781-3.1%−2.8 pts

479Calhoun County, ILIL4,300-3.1%+1.4 pts

480Smyth County, VAVA28,882-3.1%−5.3 pts

481Erie County, OHOH73,296-3.1%−6.7 pts

482Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-3.1%−2.3 pts

483Copiah County, MSMS27,497-3.1%−7.3 pts

484Harper County, OKOK3,172-3.1%+9.3 pts

485Clearfield County, PAPA78,100-3.1%−9.8 pts

486Potter County, PAPA15,897-3.0%−11.2 pts

487Newport County, RIRI83,051-3.0%−1.0 pts

488Caddo County, OKOK26,130-3.0%−5.1 pts

489De Baca County, NMNM1,647-3.0%−2.5 pts

490Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615-3.0%−10.9 pts

491Kings County, NYNY2,653,963-3.0%−10.2 pts

492Mercer County, ILIL15,229-3.0%−1.1 pts

493Emmet County, IAIA9,107-3.0%+1.7 pts

494Worth County, MOMO1,914-3.0%−0.6 pts

495Monroe County, FLFL80,406-3.0%−5.0 pts

496Fallon County, MTMT2,959-3.0%+5.6 pts

497Daniels County, MTMT1,612-3.0%+8.0 pts

498Dillon County, SCSC27,458-2.9%−8.5 pts

499Sac County, IAIA9,525-2.9%+3.5 pts

500Norfolk, VAVA231,013-2.9%+7.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the lowest population growth?

King County, Texas ranks #1 with -27.5% (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 counties by population growth?

King County, Texas, Garza County, Texas, Loving County, Texas, Sharkey County, Mississippi, Reeves County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

How is population growth measured?

Percent change in population from the prior decennial census. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2025).