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).

RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 135 SHOWN OF 3,135

Fastest shrinking, US counties

US counties with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

3001▼407Boise County, IDID8,545+12.3%−77.8 pts

3002▲55Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115+12.3%−32.0 pts

3003▼2,760Gulf County, FLFL15,943+12.3%−3.6 pts

3004▼11Union County, NCNC267,674+12.3%−34.5 pts

3005▼54Harnett County, NCNC150,137+12.4%−21.8 pts

3006▲113Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+12.5%−110.7 pts

3007▼9Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+12.6%−13.5 pts

3008▼315Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+12.8%−48.2 pts

3009▼72Wilson County, TXTX56,139+12.8%−30.2 pts

3010▼193Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+12.9%−15.4 pts

3011▼2,389Jack County, TXTX9,563+12.9%−12.6 pts

3012▼23Greene County, GAGA21,367+13.0%−9.2 pts

3013▲33Delaware County, OHOH242,032+13.0%−51.3 pts

3014▼679Levy County, FLFL48,520+13.1%−19.8 pts

3015▼97Union County, GAGA27,859+13.1%−31.1 pts

3016▲78Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+13.1%−40.4 pts

3017▼1,218Lamar County, GAGA20,941+13.2%−8.8 pts

3018▼23Paulding County, GAGA190,996+13.2%−83.0 pts

3019▼98Box Elder County, UTUT65,320+13.3%−3.9 pts

3020▼204Grayson County, TXTX153,613+13.3%−3.1 pts

3021▲8Billings County, NDND1,071+13.3%+33.2 pts

3022▼1,187Custer County, SDSD9,431+13.4%−4.4 pts

3023▼396Sanders County, MTMT14,062+13.4%−4.6 pts

3024▼55Iredell County, NCNC211,798+13.4%−18.5 pts

3025▼1,386Lincoln County, MTMT22,328+13.5%+5.7 pts

3026▲58Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+13.6%−20.5 pts

3027▼266Lincoln County, NCNC98,654+13.6%−13.1 pts

3028▼138Gem County, IDID21,773+13.9%−14.3 pts

3029▼151Hancock County, ININ90,969+13.9%−7.7 pts

3030▲36Boone County, ININ80,689+13.9%−6.9 pts

3031▼143Teton County, IDID13,254+14.0%−60.5 pts

3032▼202Hernando County, FLFL221,701+14.0%−15.4 pts

3033▼167Louisa County, VAVA42,924+14.2%−11.9 pts

3034▼48Jefferson County, IDID35,297+14.3%−1.5 pts

3035▼64Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+14.3%−13.8 pts

3036▼541Lawrence County, SDSD29,459+14.3%+8.8 pts

3037▼509Mineral County, MTMT5,185+14.3%−2.8 pts

3038▼19Hood County, TXTX70,501+14.5%−27.4 pts

3039▼315Adams County, IDID5,013+14.5%+7.7 pts

3040▼647Monroe County, GAGA32,023+14.5%−12.6 pts

3041▼686Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+14.7%−34.7 pts

3042▲12Effingham County, GAGA74,397+14.9%−31.3 pts

3043▲52Weld County, COCO378,426+15.0%−22.2 pts

3044▲3Lee County, FLFL875,607+15.1%−16.5 pts

3045▼139Juab County, UTUT13,567+15.1%−26.5 pts

3046▼296Wagoner County, OKOK93,263+15.2%−4.9 pts

3047▲36Utah County, UTUT759,859+15.2%−24.6 pts

3048▼1,269San Juan County, COCO813+15.3%+40.4 pts

3049▼136Bonner County, IDID54,420+15.5%−22.8 pts

3050▲30Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+15.5%−27.3 pts

3051▼149Burnet County, TXTX57,015+16.0%−34.5 pts

3052▼346Boundary County, IDID13,997+16.1%−2.4 pts

3053▼134Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+16.1%+4.2 pts

3054▼210Loudon County, TNTN63,764+16.2%−8.9 pts

3055▼2,229Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+16.2%−17.7 pts

3056▼94Charlotte County, FLFL217,212+16.3%−11.4 pts

3057▼242Madison County, MTMT10,026+16.3%+1.9 pts

3058▲68Bryan County, GAGA52,062+16.4%−35.3 pts

3059▲40Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+16.4%−20.8 pts

3060▼1,026Burleson County, TXTX20,549+16.5%−4.4 pts

3061▼139Walton County, GAGA112,696+16.6%−40.7 pts

3062▼885Bay County, FLFL204,479+16.7%0.0 pts

3063▼40Sussex County, DEDE277,140+16.8%−21.6 pts

3064▲24Benton County, ARAR332,554+17.0%−40.4 pts

3065▼50Union County, OHOH73,446+17.0%−11.0 pts

3066▼4Maury County, TNTN118,131+17.0%−9.8 pts

3067▼351Grimes County, TXTX34,252+17.0%−8.1 pts

3068▼15Manatee County, FLFL468,200+17.1%−7.6 pts

3069▼231Elbert County, COCO30,534+17.2%−88.9 pts

3070▼15Iron County, UTUT67,141+17.2%−45.3 pts

3071▼203Marion County, FLFL442,660+17.8%−15.1 pts

3072▼1,769Banks County, GAGA21,273+18.0%−22.0 pts

3073▲37Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+18.0%−40.3 pts

3074▼68Currituck County, NCNC33,158+18.0%−14.4 pts

3075▼844Musselshell County, MTMT5,582+18.0%+8.5 pts

3076▼202Goochland County, VAVA29,187+18.0%−1.0 pts

3077▼27Nassau County, FLFL106,879+18.3%−12.9 pts

3078▲45Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+18.4%−38.0 pts

3079▲13Wilson County, TNTN175,033+18.5%−12.8 pts

3080▲17Washington County, UTUT213,670+18.5%−67.5 pts

3081▲35Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+18.5%−38.7 pts

3082▼15Limestone County, ALAL122,928+18.7%−2.6 pts

3083▲3Johnston County, NCNC256,448+18.7%−31.3 pts

3084▼3,056Luce County, MIMI6,339+18.7%−3.2 pts

3085▲6Lake County, FLFL456,068+18.8%−19.6 pts

3086▼342Custer County, COCO5,590+18.8%−63.0 pts

3087▲41Dallas County, IAIA118,457+18.8%−18.1 pts

3088▼20Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+19.0%+6.5 pts

3089▼44Canyon County, IDID275,123+19.0%−26.9 pts

3090▼59McClain County, OKOK49,647+19.2%−2.5 pts

3091▼490Blanco County, TXTX13,581+19.4%−21.6 pts

3092▼72Barrow County, GAGA99,773+19.5%−35.8 pts

3093▼3Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+19.5%+8.7 pts

3094▼243Franklin County, NCNC82,037+19.6%−10.2 pts

3095▼180Pender County, NCNC72,111+19.8%−22.6 pts

3096▼64Pasco County, FLFL674,516+20.0%−2.6 pts

3097▼71Caldwell County, TXTX55,150+20.2%−1.8 pts

3098▼33Tooele County, UTUT87,461+20.3%−32.8 pts

3099▲2Kendall County, TXTX53,289+20.3%−42.4 pts

3100▼76Polk County, FLFL874,790+20.7%+1.3 pts

3101▼793Jasper County, GAGA17,632+20.9%−14.3 pts

3102▼99Johnson County, TXTX218,048+21.2%−9.3 pts

3103▲2Canadian County, OKOK187,189+21.2%+3.4 pts

3104▲9Sumter County, FLFL157,772+21.6%−47.3 pts

3105▼78Flagler County, FLFL140,360+21.7%−52.0 pts

3106▼10Horry County, SCSC427,551+21.8%−14.7 pts

3107▼1,277Hendry County, FLFL48,276+21.9%−18.6 pts

3108Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+21.9%−64.4 pts

3109▼167Wise County, TXTX83,778+22.1%−18.6 pts

3110▼50New Kent County, VAVA28,022+22.1%−6.8 pts

3111▼2,058Camas County, IDID1,316+22.2%−14.1 pts

3112▼116St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+22.2%−6.1 pts

3113▼15Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+22.3%−28.6 pts

3114▼14Waller County, TXTX69,858+23.0%−16.6 pts

3115▼175Hunt County, TXTX123,336+23.4%+4.3 pts

3116▲5Williamson County, TXTX752,827+23.6%−55.5 pts

3117▼14Chambers County, TXTX57,594+23.7%−5.9 pts

3118▼7Walton County, FLFL93,288+23.9%−22.4 pts

3119▲3Osceola County, FLFL481,718+23.9%−36.2 pts

3120▼42Parker County, TXTX184,767+24.7%−11.9 pts

3121▼32Ellis County, TXTX240,867+25.2%−5.6 pts

3122▼92Broadwater County, MTMT8,493+25.4%−6.8 pts

3123▼14Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+25.9%−35.3 pts

3124▲5Hays County, TXTX304,390+26.3%−22.5 pts

3125▼5St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+26.7%−20.2 pts

3126▼273Pinal County, AZAZ539,380+26.8%−27.6 pts

3127▼46Brunswick County, NCNC174,702+27.8%−15.7 pts

3128▼1Comal County, TXTX209,166+29.5%−21.0 pts

3129▼17Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+30.5%−37.7 pts

3130▼59Jackson County, GAGA99,265+30.8%−7.8 pts

3131▼119Dawson County, GAGA35,365+32.0%−37.7 pts

3132▼97Liberty County, TXTX121,364+32.5%−0.6 pts

3133▼334Long County, GAGA21,557+33.3%−32.8 pts

3134▼187Jasper County, SCSC38,533+33.8%+0.3 pts

3135▼18Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+44.0%+7.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES