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Fastest shrinking, US counties · 2000

US counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000
3001Ravalli County, MTMT48,582+44.2%+0%
3002Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115+44.3%+0%
3003Camden County, GAGA60,143+44.7%+0%
3004Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558+44.8%+0%
3005Monroe County, PAPA167,179+44.9%+0%
3006Webb County, TXTX281,224+44.9%+0%
3007Clark County, WAWA532,119+45.0%+0%
3008San Benito County, CACA70,082+45.1%+0%
3009Calvert County, MDMD94,484+45.1%+0%
3010Canyon County, IDID275,123+45.9%+0%
3011Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+45.9%+0%
3012Hall County, GAGA226,568+45.9%+0%
3013Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+46.0%+0%
3014Garfield County, COCO63,474+46.1%+0%
3015Effingham County, GAGA74,397+46.1%+0%
3016Fayette County, GAGA125,156+46.2%+0%
3017Ada County, IDID546,141+46.2%+0%
3018Valencia County, NMNM82,013+46.2%+0%
3019Walton County, FLFL93,288+46.3%+0%
3020Carver County, MNMN114,379+46.5%+0%
3021Llano County, TXTX23,353+46.5%+0%
3022Union County, NCNC267,674+46.9%+0%
3023St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+46.9%+0%
3024Hoke County, NCNC56,939+47.2%+0%
3025Greene County, VAVA21,958+48.0%+0%
3026Wake County, NCNC1,257,235+48.3%+0%
3027Newton County, GAGA125,583+48.3%+0%
3028Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+48.5%+0%
3029Hays County, TXTX304,390+48.7%+0%
3030Oconee County, GAGA44,893+48.9%+0%
3031Mineral County, COCO910+48.9%+0%
3032Douglas County, NVNV50,111+49.3%+0%
3033Boone County, KYKY145,316+49.3%+0%
3034Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488+49.3%+0%
3035Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666+49.5%+0%
3036Yuma County, AZAZ224,449+49.7%+0%
3037Johnston County, NCNC256,448+50.0%+0%
3038Stone County, MOMO32,503+50.2%+0%
3039Comal County, TXTX209,166+50.5%+0%
3040Burnet County, TXTX57,015+50.6%+0%
3041Wasatch County, UTUT38,514+50.8%+0%
3042Bastrop County, TXTX118,908+50.9%+0%
3043Stafford County, VAVA170,803+51.0%+0%
3044Bryan County, GAGA52,062+51.7%+0%
3045Lee County, GAGA34,179+52.4%+0%
3046Hartley County, TXTX4,904+52.4%+0%
3047Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+52.8%+0%
3048Tooele County, UTUT87,461+53.1%+0%
3049White County, GAGA29,802+53.3%+0%
3050Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+53.5%+0%
3051Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+53.6%+0%
3052Deschutes County, OROR213,072+53.9%+0%
3053Pershing County, NVNV6,421+54.4%+0%
3054Pinal County, AZAZ539,380+54.4%+0%
3055Scott County, MNMN159,017+54.7%+0%
3056Gilpin County, COCO6,073+55.0%+0%
3057Barrow County, GAGA99,773+55.3%+0%
3058Taney County, MOMO57,001+55.3%+0%
3059Yavapai County, AZAZ252,552+55.5%+0%
3060Kootenai County, IDID191,864+55.7%+0%
3061Grand County, COCO16,496+56.2%+0%
3062Williamson County, TNTN272,061+56.3%+0%
3063Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+56.4%+0%
3064Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+57.2%+0%
3065Walton County, GAGA112,696+57.3%+0%
3066Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+57.3%+0%
3067Benton County, ARAR332,554+57.3%+0%
3068Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+57.5%+0%
3069DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+57.9%+0%
3070Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+58.3%+0%
3071Nantucket County, MAMA14,758+58.3%+0%
3072Lincoln County, NMNM19,844+58.9%+0%
3073Pickens County, GAGA37,167+59.3%+0%
3074Osceola County, FLFL481,718+60.1%+0%
3075Echols County, GAGA3,685+60.8%+0%
3076Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+61.0%+0%
3077Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+61.2%+0%
3078Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+61.3%+0%
3079Iron County, UTUT67,141+62.5%+0%
3080Kendall County, TXTX53,289+62.7%+0%
3081Ouray County, COCO5,265+63.1%+0%
3082Teton County, WYWY23,333+63.4%+0%
3083Delaware County, OHOH242,032+64.3%+0%
3084Torrance County, NMNM16,100+64.4%+0%
3085Teller County, COCO24,756+64.9%+0%
3086Collier County, FLFL417,131+65.3%+0%
3087Pike County, PAPA62,808+65.6%+0%
3088Coweta County, GAGA160,240+65.7%+0%
3089Mohave County, AZAZ228,102+65.8%+0%
3090Long County, GAGA21,557+66.1%+0%
3091Christian County, MOMO96,725+66.3%+0%
3092Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+66.7%+0%
3093Bandera County, TXTX22,876+67.1%+0%
3094Hamilton County, ININ387,036+67.7%+0%
3095Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+68.3%+0%
3096Sumter County, FLFL157,772+68.9%+0%
3097Hinsdale County, COCO753+69.2%+0%
3098Dawson County, GAGA35,365+69.7%+0%
3099Lyon County, NVNV65,088+72.5%+0%
3100Spencer County, KYKY20,998+73.0%+0%
3101Flagler County, FLFL140,360+73.6%+0%
3102Teton County, IDID13,254+74.4%+0%
3103Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+75.5%+0%
3104Williamson County, TXTX752,827+79.1%+0%
3105San Miguel County, COCO7,753+80.5%+0%
3106Custer County, COCO5,590+81.9%+0%
3107Nye County, NVNV57,336+82.7%+0%
3108Summit County, COCO31,517+82.8%+0%
3109Archuleta County, COCO14,306+85.2%+0%
3110Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+85.5%+0%
3111Washington County, UTUT213,670+86.1%+0%
3112Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+86.2%+0%
3113Eagle County, COCO54,291+90.0%+0%
3114Boise County, IDID8,545+90.1%+0%
3115Summit County, UTUT43,141+91.6%+0%
3116Paulding County, GAGA190,996+96.3%+0%
3117Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+96.9%+0%
3118Park County, COCO18,314+102.4%+0%
3119Henry County, GAGA264,922+103.2%+0%
3120Elbert County, COCO30,534+106.0%+0%
3121Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+123.2%+0%
3122Douglas County, COCO399,396+191.0%+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES