Which county has the lowest population growth?

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana ranks #1 with -46.6% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by population growth?

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, Kalawao County, Hawaii, Issaquena County, Mississippi, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is population growth measured?

Percent change in population from the prior decennial census. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 125 SHOWN OF 3,125

Fastest shrinking, US counties · 2010

US counties with the steepest population decline from the 2000 census to 2010.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

3001Frederick County, VAVA99,955+32.3%+2.8 pts

3002Waller County, TXTX69,858+32.3%−7.4 pts

3003Wilson County, TXTX56,139+32.4%−10.7 pts

3004Warren County, MOMO39,016+32.6%+7.0 pts

3005Garza County, TXTX4,510+32.6%+37.9 pts

3006Morgan County, UTUT13,383+32.8%+3.9 pts

3007Suffolk, VAVA104,699+32.8%+10.7 pts

3008Schley County, GAGA4,593+33.0%+28.1 pts

3009Fayette County, TNTN45,071+33.4%+20.6 pts

3010Grundy County, ILIL54,052+33.4%+17.3 pts

3011St. Croix County, WIWI98,276+33.6%+7.9 pts

3012Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+34.1%−5.8 pts

3013Warren County, OHOH257,181+34.3%−4.8 pts

3014Ellis County, TXTX240,867+34.3%+3.6 pts

3015Wakulla County, FLFL38,089+34.6%−26.4 pts

3016Pasco County, FLFL674,516+34.8%+12.2 pts

3017Chambers County, TXTX57,594+34.8%+5.2 pts

3018Will County, ILIL712,253+34.9%−5.7 pts

3019Lincoln County, MOMO66,676+35.0%+0.2 pts

3020Harris County, GAGA37,280+35.2%+1.9 pts

3021Nye County, NVNV57,336+35.3%−47.4 pts

3022Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+35.4%−22.1 pts

3023Clay County, FLFL239,593+35.5%+2.7 pts

3024Walton County, FLFL93,288+35.6%−10.7 pts

3025Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725+35.8%+3.3 pts

3026Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+36.1%−12.4 pts

3027White County, GAGA29,802+36.1%−17.2 pts

3028Shelby County, ALAL238,552+36.1%−8.1 pts

3029Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+36.3%+13.0 pts

3030Jefferson County, IDID35,297+36.5%+20.7 pts

3031Madison County, IDID55,172+36.7%+20.6 pts

3032Iron County, UTUT67,141+36.7%−25.8 pts

3033Deschutes County, OROR213,072+36.7%−17.2 pts

3034Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+36.9%−29.9 pts

3035New Kent County, VAVA28,022+36.9%+8.0 pts

3036Campbell County, WYWY48,145+36.9%+22.2 pts

3037Horry County, SCSC427,551+37.0%+0.5 pts

3038Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+37.2%+9.1 pts

3039York County, SCSC306,887+37.3%+12.2 pts

3040Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+37.4%−16.2 pts

3041Walton County, GAGA112,696+38.0%−19.2 pts

3042Boone County, KYKY145,316+38.2%−11.2 pts

3043Johnston County, NCNC256,448+38.5%−11.5 pts

3044Wright County, MNMN157,559+38.6%+7.6 pts

3045Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+38.7%−14.1 pts

3046Columbia County, GAGA169,189+38.9%+3.7 pts

3047Comal County, TXTX209,166+39.0%−11.5 pts

3048Lanier County, GAGA10,623+39.2%+8.3 pts

3049Effingham County, GAGA74,397+39.2%−6.9 pts

3050James City County, VAVA83,326+39.3%+1.3 pts

3051Livingston Parish, LALA155,036+39.4%+9.3 pts

3052Stafford County, VAVA170,803+39.5%−11.5 pts

3053Hoke County, NCNC56,939+39.5%−7.7 pts

3054Dawson County, GAGA35,365+39.6%−30.1 pts

3055Hendricks County, ININ193,510+39.7%+2.3 pts

3056Weld County, COCO378,426+39.7%+2.5 pts

3057Telfair County, GAGA11,195+39.9%+32.7 pts

3058Ascension Parish, LALA135,105+39.9%+8.3 pts

3059Utah County, UTUT759,859+40.2%+0.4 pts

3060Placer County, CACA442,081+40.3%−3.5 pts

3061Lee County, FLFL875,607+40.3%+8.8 pts

3062King George County, VAVA29,646+40.4%+16.1 pts

3063Long County, GAGA21,557+40.4%−25.8 pts

3064Kendall County, TXTX53,289+40.7%−22.0 pts

3065Lake County, FLFL456,068+41.1%+2.7 pts

3066Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+41.6%+25.6 pts

3067Riverside County, CACA2,544,916+41.7%+9.7 pts

3068Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+41.8%−43.7 pts

3069Lamar County, MSMS67,403+42.5%+14.0 pts

3070Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+42.6%−1.6 pts

3071Christian County, MOMO96,725+42.6%−23.7 pts

3072Scott County, KYKY62,262+42.7%+4.2 pts

3073Coweta County, GAGA160,240+42.7%−23.0 pts

3074Tooele County, UTUT87,461+42.9%−10.2 pts

3075Prince William County, VAVA502,966+43.2%+13.0 pts

3076Wake County, NCNC1,257,235+43.5%−4.8 pts

3077Douglas County, GAGA154,293+43.6%+14.0 pts

3078Canyon County, IDID275,123+43.7%−2.2 pts

3079St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+44.2%+15.8 pts

3080Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+44.3%−9.2 pts

3081Benton County, ARAR332,554+44.3%−13.1 pts

3082Williamson County, TNTN272,061+44.7%−11.7 pts

3083Kaufman County, TXTX209,235+44.9%+8.4 pts

3084Camden County, NCNC11,315+45.0%+28.3 pts

3085Spencer County, KYKY20,998+45.0%−28.0 pts

3086Scott County, MNMN159,017+45.2%−9.5 pts

3087Jackson County, GAGA99,265+45.4%+6.8 pts

3088Sandoval County, NMNM159,565+46.3%+4.3 pts

3089Brunswick County, NCNC174,702+46.9%+3.4 pts

3090Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111+47.8%+10.5 pts

3091Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666+50.0%+0.5 pts

3092Hamilton County, ININ387,036+50.3%−17.5 pts

3093Barrow County, GAGA99,773+50.3%−4.9 pts

3094DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+50.4%−7.4 pts

3095Lyon County, NVNV65,088+50.7%−21.8 pts

3096Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+51.1%−6.3 pts

3097Washington County, UTUT213,670+52.9%−33.2 pts

3098Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+53.0%−5.3 pts

3099St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+54.3%+7.4 pts

3100Wasatch County, UTUT38,514+54.7%+3.8 pts

3101Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+55.1%−6.1 pts

3102Osceola County, FLFL481,718+55.8%−4.4 pts

3103Forest County, PAPA6,614+56.0%+53.0 pts

3104Delaware County, OHOH242,032+58.4%−5.9 pts

3105Franklin County, WAWA102,612+58.4%+26.7 pts

3106Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+59.1%−27.1 pts

3107Hays County, TXTX304,390+61.0%+12.3 pts

3108Newton County, GAGA125,583+61.2%+12.9 pts

3109Dallas County, IAIA118,457+62.3%+25.3 pts

3110Douglas County, COCO399,396+62.4%−128.6 pts

3111Union County, NCNC267,674+62.8%+15.9 pts

3112Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+65.1%+7.9 pts

3113Williamson County, TXTX752,827+69.1%−10.0 pts

3114Teton County, IDID13,254+69.5%−4.9 pts

3115Henry County, GAGA264,922+70.9%−32.3 pts

3116Sublette County, WYWY8,929+73.1%+50.9 pts

3117Paulding County, GAGA190,996+74.3%−22.0 pts

3118Sumter County, FLFL157,772+75.1%+6.2 pts

3119Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+78.4%−44.9 pts

3120Rockwall County, TXTX140,738+81.8%+13.6 pts

3121Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+84.1%−12.8 pts

3122Lincoln County, SDSD77,145+85.8%+29.3 pts

3123Flagler County, FLFL140,360+92.0%+18.4 pts

3124Pinal County, AZAZ539,380+109.1%+54.6 pts

3125Kendall County, ILIL145,470+110.4%+72.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS