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Fastest shrinking, US metro areas

US metro areas with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025. Town of Pecos, TX leads at -17.7%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Mississippi carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138-17.7%−0.6 pts

02Susanville, CACA28,117-14.1%−36.7 pts

03Big Spring, TXTX30,504-12.5%−16.5 pts

04Greenville, MSMS40,446-10.0%−2.7 pts

05Greenwood, MSMS34,912-8.9%−13.5 pts

06Cleveland, MSMS28,262-8.8%−5.8 pts

07Selma, ALAL35,140-8.6%−5.0 pts

08Clarksdale, MSMS19,849-7.2%−3.9 pts

09Blytheville, ARAR37,828-7.0%+2.6 pts

10Vicksburg, MSMS41,759-6.6%−10.3 pts

11Gallup, NMNM68,119-6.6%−29.8 pts

12Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211-6.1%−5.7 pts

13Pikeville, KYKY89,122-5.8%−1.5 pts

14Morgan City, LALA46,552-5.8%+2.1 pts

15Forrest City, ARAR21,800-5.6%−8.5 pts

16Minden, LALA34,948-5.5%−5.1 pts

17El Dorado, ARAR36,926-5.4%−3.1 pts

18Middlesborough, KYKY22,829-5.3%−0.7 pts

19Kennett, MOMO26,855-5.0%−5.2 pts

20Maryville, MOMO20,174-5.0%−6.0 pts

21Guymon, OKOK20,322-5.0%−27.4 pts

22Charleston, WVWV200,170-5.0%−1.9 pts

23Macomb, ILIL25,916-4.9%+1.8 pts

24Crescent City, CACA26,410-4.8%−22.1 pts

25Borger, TXTX19,633-4.8%+2.4 pts

26Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025-4.6%−8.8 pts

27Snyder, TXTX16,162-4.5%+7.7 pts

28Decatur, ILIL99,300-4.5%−2.4 pts

29Bishop, CACA18,158-4.5%−2.7 pts

30Beckley, WVWV109,940-4.5%−6.1 pts

31Watertown, NYNY111,540-4.4%−5.2 pts

32Elmira, NYNY80,415-4.4%−0.1 pts

33Santa Cruz, CACA258,852-4.4%−15.7 pts

34Cordele, GAGA19,237-4.4%−14.3 pts

35Sonora, CACA53,160-4.4%−16.9 pts

36New Iberia, LALA66,846-4.4%−11.7 pts

37Galesburg, ILIL47,767-4.4%−3.4 pts

38Sweetwater, TXTX14,117-4.2%+0.6 pts

39Peru, ININ34,487-4.1%−1.9 pts

40Sterling, COCO20,654-4.1%−20.8 pts

41Liberal, KSKS21,073-4.1%−24.2 pts

42Warren, PAPA37,038-4.0%−1.4 pts

43North Platte, NENE33,972-4.0%−10.1 pts

44Magnolia, ARAR21,894-4.0%−3.6 pts

45Bluefield, WVWV96,138-4.0%−0.9 pts

46Danville, ILIL71,259-3.9%+1.0 pts

47Lake Charles, LALA244,655-3.9%−12.0 pts

48Grenada, MSMS30,222-3.9%−8.4 pts

49Wheeling, WVWV134,089-3.9%−0.0 pts

50Natchitoches, LALA36,089-3.8%−10.3 pts

51Ukiah, CACA88,122-3.8%−11.2 pts

52Weirton, WVWV112,468-3.8%+3.6 pts

53Elkins, WVWV26,882-3.8%−5.4 pts

54Camden, ARAR26,363-3.7%+1.4 pts

55Fort Madison, IAIA32,306-3.7%−2.1 pts

56Napa, CACA132,949-3.7%−15.9 pts

57New Orleans, LALA970,849-3.6%−4.1 pts

58Houma, LALA199,668-3.6%−10.0 pts

59Dixon, ILIL32,914-3.6%−8.5 pts

60Meridian, MSMS85,419-3.6%−7.1 pts

61Bradford, PAPA38,984-3.6%−1.0 pts

62Portsmouth, OHOH71,365-3.6%−2.2 pts

63Centralia, ILIL36,382-3.6%−3.9 pts

64Eureka, CACA131,647-3.5%−9.7 pts

65Brookings, OROR22,621-3.5%−12.9 pts

66Clovis, NMNM65,270-3.5%−10.5 pts

67Las Vegas, NMNM30,311-3.4%−21.1 pts

68St. Marys, PAPA29,926-3.4%−4.1 pts

69Johnstown, PAPA128,968-3.4%+3.0 pts

70Silver City, NMNM27,252-3.3%−15.3 pts

71Plainview, TXTX36,700-3.2%−6.0 pts

72Muscatine, IAIA41,853-3.2%−7.7 pts

73Freeport, ILIL43,220-3.2%−5.1 pts

74Vernon, TXTX12,481-3.2%−0.2 pts

75Woodward, OKOK19,827-3.1%−0.6 pts

76DuBois, PAPA78,100-3.1%−9.8 pts

77Key West, FLFL80,406-3.0%−5.0 pts

78Fairmont, MNMN19,440-2.9%+1.9 pts

79Columbus, MSMS67,144-2.9%−6.0 pts

80McComb, MSMS52,640-2.9%−8.5 pts

81Lincoln, ILIL27,182-2.9%−4.1 pts

82Somerset, PAPA72,004-2.9%−5.2 pts

83Ketchikan, AKAK13,549-2.9%−4.6 pts

84Sterling, ILIL54,121-2.8%−3.6 pts

85Alexandria, LALA147,952-2.8%−0.1 pts

86Massena, NYNY105,488-2.8%−2.7 pts

87Sandusky, OHOH112,777-2.8%−6.0 pts

88Jamestown, NYNY124,126-2.8%−1.3 pts

89Great Bend, KSKS24,790-2.8%+1.2 pts

90Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883-2.8%−1.7 pts

91Roswell, NMNM63,364-2.8%−8.9 pts

92Honolulu, HIHI988,703-2.7%−7.5 pts

93Burlington, IAIA44,061-2.7%−2.4 pts

94Huntington, WVWV365,965-2.7%−6.3 pts

95Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441-2.7%−12.4 pts

96Altoona, PAPA119,541-2.7%−1.6 pts

97Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147-2.6%−10.8 pts

98Edwards, COCO54,291-2.6%−92.6 pts

99Meadville, PAPA81,792-2.6%−7.4 pts

100Clarksburg, WVWV88,142-2.5%−3.2 pts

101Kahului, HIHI160,674-2.5%−30.1 pts

102Shreveport, LALA383,474-2.5%−7.1 pts

103Hermitage, PAPA107,860-2.5%−1.9 pts

104Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599-2.5%−10.9 pts

105Garden City, KSKS37,505-2.5%−25.0 pts

106San Francisco, CACA4,630,041-2.5%−14.4 pts

107Laurinburg, NCNC33,322-2.5%−9.1 pts

108Parkersburg, WVWV87,264-2.5%−4.4 pts

109Huntingdon, PAPA43,001-2.5%−5.7 pts

110Auburn, NYNY74,365-2.5%−2.0 pts

111Salem, OHOH99,377-2.5%−6.0 pts

112Minot, NDND75,694-2.4%−2.1 pts

113Rock Springs, WYWY41,267-2.4%+0.7 pts

114Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938-2.4%−12.2 pts

115Union City, TNTN30,067-2.3%−4.6 pts

116Kingsville, TXTX30,315-2.3%−6.5 pts

117Marietta, OHOH58,389-2.3%−3.9 pts

118Albany, GAGA145,510-2.3%−9.8 pts

119Hudson, NYNY60,168-2.3%−2.5 pts

120Utica, NYNY285,611-2.3%+3.0 pts

121Americus, GAGA33,394-2.3%−11.6 pts

122Carroll, IAIA20,303-2.2%−2.2 pts

123Oil City, PAPA49,346-2.2%+0.9 pts

124Eufaula, ALAL26,861-2.2%−16.7 pts

125Opelousas, LALA80,765-2.2%−11.3 pts

126Olean, NYNY75,390-2.1%−1.8 pts

127Quincy, ILIL74,146-2.1%−5.3 pts

128Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138-2.1%+4.9 pts

129Pontiac, ILIL35,057-2.1%−3.1 pts

130Rockingham, NCNC42,041-2.1%−6.7 pts

131Canton, ILIL32,901-2.1%−2.6 pts

132Glens Falls, NYNY124,373-2.1%−7.0 pts

133Ruidoso, NMNM19,844-2.1%−61.0 pts

134Monroe, LALA222,390-2.1%−5.2 pts

135Martinsville, VAVA63,091-2.1%−2.4 pts

136Gloversville, NYNY52,216-2.1%−3.7 pts

137Cortland, NYNY45,850-2.0%−1.3 pts

138Juneau city and, AKAK31,609-2.0%−16.8 pts

139Bennington, VTVT36,630-1.9%−5.1 pts

140Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081-1.9%−13.3 pts

141Danville, VAVA101,137-1.9%−3.2 pts

142St. Joseph, MOMO119,170-1.9%−7.5 pts

143Erie, PAPA265,832-1.9%−3.8 pts

144Corning, NYNY91,855-1.8%−1.5 pts

145Kankakee, ILIL105,525-1.8%−9.7 pts

146Sunbury, PAPA107,788-1.8%−0.3 pts

147Storm Lake, IAIA20,449-1.8%−4.0 pts

148Ottawa, ILIL145,902-1.8%−5.0 pts

149Red Bluff, CACA64,665-1.8%−14.7 pts

150Fairbanks, AKAK93,972-1.8%−8.3 pts

151Mexico, MOMO24,528-1.7%−11.3 pts

152Vincennes, ININ35,652-1.7%−0.2 pts

153Taylorville, ILIL33,443-1.7%−4.5 pts

154Mason City, IAIA49,710-1.7%−1.0 pts

155Enid, OKOK61,779-1.7%−3.6 pts

156Bay City, MIMI102,123-1.7%−0.3 pts

157Aberdeen, SDSD41,583-1.7%−1.4 pts

158Adrian, MIMI97,779-1.7%−9.8 pts

159Jackson, MSMS609,847-1.6%−12.7 pts

160Youngstown, OHOH423,678-1.6%+0.4 pts

161Ithaca, NYNY104,047-1.6%−4.2 pts

162Binghamton, NYNY243,189-1.6%+3.0 pts

163Laurel, MSMS82,281-1.6%−6.6 pts

164Oxnard, CACA830,851-1.5%−14.1 pts

165Salina, KSKS59,121-1.5%−10.3 pts

166Brattleboro, VTVT45,204-1.5%−7.8 pts

167New Ulm, MNMN25,517-1.5%−1.3 pts

168Rutland, VTVT59,653-1.5%−3.5 pts

169Syracuse, NYNY652,273-1.5%−0.0 pts

170Cumberland, MDMD93,640-1.5%−1.8 pts

171Albert Lea, MNMN30,440-1.5%−0.0 pts

172Coos Bay, OROR63,992-1.4%−5.6 pts

173Peoria, ILIL363,505-1.4%−3.8 pts

174Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992-1.4%+0.1 pts

175Williamsport, PAPA112,587-1.4%−2.5 pts

176Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880-1.4%−5.2 pts

177Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657-1.4%−20.3 pts

178Washington Court House, OHOH28,552-1.4%−4.9 pts

179Santa Maria, CACA442,065-1.4%−9.4 pts

180Natchez, MSMS54,722-1.4%−0.6 pts

181Alma, MIMI41,190-1.4%−9.8 pts

182The Dalles, OROR26,310-1.3%−11.1 pts

183Scottsbluff, NENE36,272-1.3%−3.7 pts

184Española, NMNM39,832-1.3%−21.2 pts

185Dyersburg, TNTN36,320-1.3%−8.3 pts

186Sikeston, MOMO49,978-1.3%−1.4 pts

187Lima, OHOH100,881-1.3%−0.1 pts

188Saginaw, MIMI187,688-1.3%−0.4 pts

189Jacksonville, ILIL37,381-1.3%−1.5 pts

190Alice, TXTX45,383-1.3%−4.4 pts

191Flint, MIMI401,093-1.3%−2.6 pts

192Springfield, ILIL206,033-1.2%−7.5 pts

193Orangeburg, SCSC83,177-1.2%−9.2 pts

194Columbus, GAGA324,830-1.2%−6.6 pts

195Pampa, TXTX21,786-1.2%+4.2 pts

196Niles, MIMI152,444-1.2%−1.9 pts

197Salinas, CACA433,729-1.2%−14.2 pts

198Paducah, KYKY102,259-1.2%−5.5 pts

199Bogalusa, LALA44,937-1.2%−2.9 pts

200Chico, CACA209,211-1.1%−12.7 pts

201Toledo, OHOH599,376-1.1%−1.8 pts

202La Grande, OROR25,900-1.1%−5.1 pts

203Elk City, OKOK22,159-1.1%−6.4 pts

204Spencer, IAIA16,202-1.1%+0.1 pts

205Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909-1.1%−5.6 pts

206Fairmont, WVWV55,584-1.1%+0.0 pts

207Farmington, NMNM120,340-1.1%−25.3 pts

208Henderson, KYKY57,184-1.1%−4.5 pts

209Atchison, KSKS16,172-1.1%−0.1 pts

210Hood River, OROR23,720-1.1%−21.8 pts

211McAlester, OKOK43,320-1.0%−9.3 pts

212Davenport, IAIA380,452-1.0%−3.1 pts

213Michigan City, ININ111,294-1.0%−3.8 pts

214Tiffin, OHOH54,522-1.0%+0.8 pts

215Petoskey, MIMI33,775-1.0%−26.5 pts

216Clinton, IAIA46,002-1.0%+0.8 pts

217Zapata, TXTX13,753-1.0%−32.3 pts

218Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653-1.0%+0.6 pts

219Weatherford, OKOK39,059-1.0%+0.8 pts

220Raymondville, TXTX19,971-1.0%−14.4 pts

221New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373-1.0%−9.1 pts

222Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775-0.9%−3.1 pts

223Carbondale, ILIL52,501-0.9%+1.5 pts

224Escanaba, MIMI36,582-0.9%−2.8 pts

225Effingham, ILIL44,727-0.9%−8.3 pts

226Alexander City, ALAL40,953-0.9%−7.7 pts

227Rochester, NYNY1,056,149-0.9%−4.4 pts

228Lewisburg, PAPA42,313-0.9%−15.9 pts

229Chillicothe, OHOH76,429-0.9%−6.7 pts

230Dodge City, KSKS33,993-0.9%−19.0 pts

231Wabash, ININ30,713-0.8%−0.5 pts

232Talladega, ALAL91,764-0.8%−9.5 pts

233Jamestown, NDND21,414-0.8%+0.7 pts

234Moberly, MOMO24,513-0.8%−2.0 pts

235San Jose, CACA1,984,473-0.8%−13.9 pts

236Mobile, ALAL411,658-0.8%−6.4 pts

237Pierre, SDSD20,588-0.8%−12.2 pts

238Rochelle, ILIL51,399-0.8%−11.8 pts

239Greenville, OHOH51,520-0.7%−0.1 pts

240East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179-0.7%−45.6 pts

241Battle Creek, MIMI133,408-0.7%−2.1 pts

242Boulder, COCO328,560-0.7%−29.9 pts

243Medford, OROR221,795-0.7%−24.5 pts

244Madisonville, KYKY45,127-0.7%−1.5 pts

245Ottumwa, IAIA35,210-0.6%−1.7 pts

246Pittsfield, MAMA128,224-0.6%+2.5 pts

247Sayre, PAPA59,600-0.6%−3.6 pts

248Owosso, MIMI67,681-0.6%−3.4 pts

249Hutchinson, KSKS61,539-0.6%−4.4 pts

250Richmond, ININ66,169-0.6%+0.6 pts

251Clearlake, CACA67,772-0.6%−15.7 pts

252Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099-0.6%−8.2 pts

253Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214-0.5%−14.7 pts

254Charleston, ILIL46,607-0.5%−3.6 pts

255Norwalk, OHOH58,250-0.5%−6.3 pts

256Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904-0.5%−6.0 pts

257Marshalltown, IAIA39,890-0.5%−3.2 pts

258McPherson, KSKS30,064-0.5%−8.9 pts

259Oxford, ALAL115,834-0.5%+2.7 pts

260Jackson, MIMI159,552-0.5%−6.3 pts

261Gallipolis, OHOH29,072-0.5%−0.9 pts

262Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368-0.5%−20.9 pts

263San Diego, CACA3,282,248-0.5%−13.1 pts

264Santa Rosa, CACA486,444-0.5%−18.6 pts

265State College, PAPA157,393-0.5%−10.2 pts

266Corinth, MSMS34,569-0.5%−9.4 pts

267Springfield, OHOH135,340-0.5%+1.4 pts

268Rice Lake, WIWI46,484-0.5%−10.8 pts

269Hot Springs, ARAR99,695-0.5%−20.5 pts

270Arkansas City, KSKS34,382-0.5%+1.2 pts

271Ponca City, OKOK43,490-0.5%−0.5 pts

272Texarkana, TXTX146,816-0.5%−7.4 pts

273Greenfield, MAMA70,698-0.5%−2.5 pts

274Sumter, SCSC105,067-0.5%−2.4 pts

275Rockford, ILIL337,242-0.5%−13.3 pts

276Indiana, PAPA82,878-0.4%−0.0 pts

277Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838-0.4%−0.2 pts

278Kenosha, WIWI168,448-0.4%−17.1 pts

279Fremont, OHOH58,655-0.4%−0.1 pts

280Hutchinson, MNMN36,631-0.4%−9.3 pts

281Marion, OHOH65,115-0.4%−3.4 pts

282Eugene, OROR381,584-0.4%−14.5 pts

283Walla Walla, WAWA62,361-0.4%−14.3 pts

284Astoria, OROR40,926-0.4%−7.3 pts

285Sidney, OHOH48,065-0.3%−7.0 pts

286Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097-0.3%−12.5 pts

287Canton, OHOH400,246-0.3%−3.6 pts

288Whitewater, WIWI106,127-0.3%−25.3 pts

289Truckee, CACA101,911-0.3%−17.5 pts

290Springfield, MAMA464,338-0.3%−0.3 pts

291Hastings, NENE40,577-0.3%−3.3 pts

292Bucyrus, OHOH41,896-0.3%+1.6 pts

293Memphis, TNTN1,341,412-0.3%−13.1 pts

294Marshall, MOMO23,265-0.3%−1.3 pts

295Redding, CACA181,648-0.3%−11.3 pts

296Barre, VTVT59,652-0.3%−5.9 pts

297Grants Pass, OROR87,867-0.3%−21.1 pts

298Marion, ININ66,524-0.2%+0.8 pts

299St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421-0.2%−4.7 pts

300Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655-0.2%−2.6 pts

301Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060-0.2%−2.8 pts

302Alpena, MIMI28,853-0.2%−2.5 pts

303Chicago, ILIL9,434,123-0.2%−11.3 pts

304Cambridge, OHOH38,379-0.2%−4.7 pts

305Blacksburg, VAVA181,616-0.1%−8.3 pts

306Wooster, OHOH116,758-0.1%−10.1 pts

307Carson, NVNV58,571-0.1%−29.8 pts

308Winnemucca, NVNV17,267-0.1%−25.5 pts

309Logansport, ININ37,836-0.1%−6.6 pts

310Altus, OKOK24,764-0.1%+1.0 pts

311Deming, NMNM25,407-0.1%−38.2 pts

312Ruston, LALA48,360-0.1%−1.9 pts

313Wahpeton, NDND23,019-0.1%+2.0 pts

314Akron, OHOH701,780-0.1%−5.7 pts

315Los Alamos, NMNM19,407-0.1%−1.3 pts

316Baker City, OROR16,658-0.1%−9.4 pts

317Topeka, KSKS233,052-0.0%−6.8 pts

318Ludington, MIMI29,040-0.0%−10.8 pts

319Lewistown, PAPA46,127-0.0%−0.7 pts

320Mansfield, OHOH124,893-0.0%−2.2 pts

321Detroit, MIMI4,390,913-0.0%−4.8 pts

322San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367-0.0%−13.6 pts

323Hillsdale, MIMI45,738-0.0%−7.1 pts

324Le Mars, IAIA25,697-0.0%−6.3 pts

325Sheboygan, WIWI118,047+0.0%−8.4 pts

326South Bend, ININ324,538+0.0%−6.8 pts

327Defiance, OHOH38,292+0.0%−0.4 pts

328Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010+0.0%−4.8 pts

329Beatrice, NENE21,711+0.0%−0.8 pts

330Washington, NCNC44,670+0.0%−6.3 pts

331Sturgis, MIMI60,968+0.0%−5.9 pts

332Batavia, NYNY58,416+0.0%−0.5 pts

333Pittsburg, KSKS39,008+0.1%−7.4 pts

334Marion, ILIL67,225+0.1%−6.1 pts

335Dubuque, IAIA99,381+0.1%−3.1 pts

336Corbin, KYKY150,040+0.1%−12.9 pts

337Kapaa, HIHI73,400+0.1%−14.1 pts

338Henderson, NCNC42,638+0.1%−10.3 pts

339Ashland, OHOH52,523+0.1%−10.4 pts

340New York, NYNY20,112,448+0.2%−8.5 pts

341Findlay, OHOH75,034+0.2%−8.6 pts

342Owatonna, MNMN37,464+0.2%−9.4 pts

343Duluth, MNMN281,219+0.2%−2.2 pts

344Worthington, MNMN22,338+0.2%−3.4 pts

345Marinette, WIWI65,515+0.2%−4.7 pts

346Terre Haute, ININ169,241+0.2%−2.4 pts

347Taos, NMNM34,564+0.2%−29.5 pts

348Bainbridge, GAGA29,432+0.2%−10.5 pts

349Hannibal, MOMO38,969+0.2%−4.6 pts

350Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575+0.2%−3.4 pts

351Hereford, TXTX18,626+0.2%+3.3 pts

352Emporia, KSKS34,838+0.3%−3.0 pts

353Bloomington, ILIL171,419+0.3%−16.2 pts

354Urbana, OHOH38,820+0.3%−7.7 pts

355Van Wert, OHOH29,013+0.3%+2.9 pts

356Kokomo, ININ83,904+0.3%−4.8 pts

357Brookhaven, MSMS35,012+0.3%−9.2 pts

358Midland, MIMI83,754+0.3%−9.2 pts

359Carlsbad, NMNM62,509+0.3%−6.0 pts

360Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302+0.3%−8.4 pts

361DeRidder, LALA36,673+0.3%−9.3 pts

362Greensburg, ININ26,576+0.4%−3.5 pts

363Hobbs, NMNM74,749+0.4%+0.9 pts

364Frankfort, ININ33,322+0.4%−8.9 pts

365Madison, ININ33,279+0.4%−6.0 pts

366North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233+0.4%−10.1 pts

367Roanoke, VAVA316,547+0.4%−7.0 pts

368Vallejo, CACA455,376+0.4%−15.5 pts

369Vermillion, SDSD15,031+0.4%−2.2 pts

370Manitowoc, WIWI81,710+0.4%−2.6 pts

371Waterloo, IAIA169,189+0.4%−2.8 pts

372Gadsden, ALAL103,886+0.4%−3.2 pts

373Beaumont, TXTX399,310+0.4%−6.2 pts

374San Angelo, TXTX122,065+0.5%−5.2 pts

375New Castle, ININ49,137+0.5%−0.3 pts

376Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691+0.5%−15.5 pts

377Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+0.5%−6.7 pts

378Newport, OROR50,636+0.5%−13.9 pts

379Hays, KSKS29,075+0.5%−5.3 pts

380Celina, OHOH42,737+0.5%−3.3 pts

381La Crosse, WIWI171,182+0.5%−8.6 pts

382Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669+0.5%−7.5 pts

383Miami, OKOK30,438+0.5%−8.1 pts

384Del Rio, TXTX47,835+0.5%−15.3 pts

385Milledgeville, GAGA44,029+0.5%−12.6 pts

386Muskogee, OKOK66,708+0.6%−1.5 pts

387Starkville, MSMS62,063+0.6%−8.9 pts

388Bay City, TXTX36,463+0.6%−2.2 pts

389Connersville, ININ23,533+0.6%+2.2 pts

390Riverton, WYWY39,464+0.6%−5.8 pts

391Racine, WIWI198,919+0.6%−7.3 pts

392Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+0.6%−31.7 pts

393Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047+0.6%−10.5 pts

394Sparta, WIWI46,572+0.6%−11.0 pts

395Mitchell, SDSD25,913+0.6%−4.6 pts

396Grand Forks, NDND105,046+0.7%+6.2 pts

397Pueblo, COCO169,277+0.7%−14.3 pts

398Wilmington, OHOH42,301+0.7%−13.8 pts

399Roseburg, OROR111,951+0.7%−5.4 pts

400Zanesville, OHOH87,014+0.7%−2.4 pts

401Montgomery, ALAL388,747+0.7%−12.9 pts

402Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332+0.7%−19.9 pts

403Florence, SCSC201,392+0.7%−8.9 pts

404Casper, WYWY80,526+0.7%−8.0 pts

405Tupelo, MSMS133,167+0.7%−13.2 pts

406Great Falls, MTMT85,029+0.7%−2.7 pts

407Lawton, OKOK127,590+0.7%−2.2 pts

408Monroe, MIMI156,004+0.8%−8.5 pts

409Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+0.8%−6.0 pts

410Warsaw, ININ80,892+0.8%−12.6 pts

411Kingston, NYNY183,330+0.8%−6.7 pts

412Elkhart, ININ208,774+0.8%−16.2 pts

413Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+0.9%−28.3 pts

414Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404+0.9%−6.8 pts

415Jasper, ININ44,016+0.9%−7.5 pts

416Modesto, CACA557,719+0.9%−19.8 pts

417Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448+0.9%−7.1 pts

418Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+0.9%−6.7 pts

419Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+0.9%+1.2 pts

420Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+0.9%−46.8 pts

421El Centro, CACA181,411+1.0%−29.3 pts

422Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+1.0%−20.8 pts

423Yakima, WAWA259,185+1.0%−16.9 pts

424Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+1.0%−7.9 pts

425Lexington, NENE26,255+1.0%−20.3 pts

426Sioux City, IAIA145,738+1.0%−8.2 pts

427Platteville, WIWI52,446+1.0%+0.3 pts

428Norfolk, NENE49,228+1.0%−5.0 pts

429Payson, AZAZ53,801+1.0%−26.7 pts

430Burlington, VTVT227,803+1.0%−11.3 pts

431Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+1.0%−11.6 pts

432Kendallville, ININ47,937+1.0%−21.2 pts

433Wausau, WIWI139,432+1.0%−8.0 pts

434Amsterdam, NYNY50,046+1.0%+5.4 pts

435Russellville, ALAL32,449+1.0%−11.2 pts

436Angola, ININ34,799+1.1%−20.0 pts

437Muncie, ININ113,106+1.1%+1.8 pts

438Amherst, MAMA164,065+1.1%−2.8 pts

439Martin, TNTN33,261+1.1%−8.1 pts

440Plymouth, ININ46,599+1.1%−5.9 pts

441Mayfield, KYKY37,050+1.1%−9.3 pts

442Lock Haven, PAPA37,870+1.1%−0.8 pts

443Pullman, WAWA48,512+1.1%−3.9 pts

444Ottawa, KSKS26,299+1.2%−11.5 pts

445Portland, OROR2,542,282+1.2%−25.4 pts

446Dickinson, NDND39,142+1.2%+4.1 pts

447El Campo, TXTX42,060+1.2%−1.9 pts

448Muskegon, MIMI177,901+1.2%−5.9 pts

449Ozark, ALAL49,912+1.2%+2.2 pts

450Hanford, CACA154,327+1.2%−26.4 pts

451Scranton, PAPA574,418+1.2%+3.8 pts

452Ada, OKOK38,528+1.2%−1.8 pts

453Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+1.2%−8.4 pts

454Athens, OHOH63,197+1.2%−3.3 pts

455Bedford, ININ45,568+1.2%−6.0 pts

456Klamath Falls, OROR70,274+1.2%−9.3 pts

457Malvern, ARAR33,451+1.2%−15.0 pts

458Thomasville, GAGA72,958+1.3%−10.7 pts

459Red Wing, MNMN48,195+1.3%−7.2 pts

460Boone, NCNC54,786+1.3%−14.2 pts

461Mankato, MNMN104,907+1.3%−3.1 pts

462Kinston, NCNC55,837+1.3%−2.8 pts

463Mount Airy, NCNC72,287+1.3%−14.1 pts

464Fallon, NVNV25,851+1.3%−32.4 pts

465Price, UTUT20,680+1.3%+0.4 pts

466Farmington, MOMO67,809+1.3%−12.5 pts

467Owensboro, KYKY113,962+1.3%−3.5 pts

468Rifle, COCO80,099+1.3%−36.3 pts

469Summerville, GAGA25,300+1.3%−13.2 pts

470Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+1.3%−29.3 pts

471Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+1.3%−3.3 pts

472Grand Island, NENE78,076+1.3%−7.0 pts

473Baraboo, WIWI66,652+1.4%−16.2 pts

474Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+1.4%−12.9 pts

475Rolla, MOMO45,247+1.4%−11.6 pts

476Lansing, MIMI479,722+1.4%−2.1 pts

477Shawano, WIWI45,759+1.4%−8.8 pts

478Marion, NCNC45,198+1.4%−16.7 pts

479Yankton, SDSD23,635+1.4%−11.1 pts

480Morgantown, WVWV141,995+1.4%−5.0 pts

481Pottsville, PAPA145,085+1.4%+2.9 pts

482El Paso, TXTX881,291+1.4%−13.4 pts

483Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+1.4%−10.3 pts

484Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+1.5%−8.5 pts

485Lebanon, NHNH224,500+1.5%−5.8 pts

486Breckenridge, COCO39,069+1.5%−64.5 pts

487Vidalia, GAGA36,180+1.5%−8.4 pts

488Huntington, ININ37,224+1.5%−5.9 pts

489Dayton, OHOH826,554+1.5%+1.3 pts

490Russellville, ARAR84,932+1.5%−17.3 pts

491Manhattan, KSKS136,122+1.5%+5.7 pts

492Victoria, TXTX99,864+1.6%−11.7 pts

493Coshocton, OHOH37,188+1.6%−1.9 pts

494Houghton, MIMI40,028+1.6%−1.6 pts

495Hermiston, OROR93,721+1.6%−20.4 pts

496Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041+1.6%−11.1 pts

497Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+1.6%−14.4 pts

498Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+1.6%−28.4 pts

499Brownwood, TXTX38,711+1.6%−8.0 pts

500Uvalde, TXTX24,963+1.6%−9.5 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest population growth?

Town of Pecos, TX ranks #1 with -17.7% (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population growth?

Town of Pecos, TX, Susanville, CA, Big Spring, TX, Greenville, MS, Greenwood, MS.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas 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).