RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 500 SHOWN OF 918

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. The median across all 918 is +1.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Key West, FL, up 752 places to #77.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲675Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138-17.7%−0.6 pts

02▲62Susanville, CACA28,117-14.1%−36.7 pts

03▲298Big Spring, TXTX30,504-12.5%−16.5 pts

04▲9Greenville, MSMS40,446-10.0%−2.7 pts

05▲12Greenwood, MSMS34,912-8.9%−13.5 pts

06▲17Cleveland, MSMS28,262-8.8%−5.8 pts

07▲5Selma, ALAL35,140-8.6%−5.0 pts

08▼6Clarksdale, MSMS19,849-7.2%−3.9 pts

09▲2Blytheville, ARAR37,828-7.0%+2.6 pts

10▲23Vicksburg, MSMS41,759-6.6%−10.3 pts

11▲434Gallup, NMNM68,119-6.6%−29.8 pts

12▼4Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211-6.1%−5.7 pts

13▲8Pikeville, KYKY89,122-5.8%−1.5 pts

14▲6Morgan City, LALA46,552-5.8%+2.1 pts

15▼14Forrest City, ARAR21,800-5.6%−8.5 pts

16▲2Minden, LALA34,948-5.5%−5.1 pts

17▲46El Dorado, ARAR36,926-5.4%−3.1 pts

18▼14Middlesborough, KYKY22,829-5.3%−0.7 pts

19▼4Kennett, MOMO26,855-5.0%−5.2 pts

20▲5Maryville, MOMO20,174-5.0%−6.0 pts

21▲506Guymon, OKOK20,322-5.0%−27.4 pts

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

23▼20Macomb, ILIL25,916-4.9%+1.8 pts

24▲150Crescent City, CACA26,410-4.8%−22.1 pts

25▲25Borger, TXTX19,633-4.8%+2.4 pts

26▼20Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025-4.6%−8.8 pts

27▲306Snyder, TXTX16,162-4.5%+7.7 pts

28▲38Decatur, ILIL99,300-4.5%−2.4 pts

29▲448Bishop, CACA18,158-4.5%−2.7 pts

30▲9Beckley, WVWV109,940-4.5%−6.1 pts

31▲326Watertown, NYNY111,540-4.4%−5.2 pts

32▲53Elmira, NYNY80,415-4.4%−0.1 pts

33▲476Santa Cruz, CACA258,852-4.4%−15.7 pts

34▼29Cordele, GAGA19,237-4.4%−14.3 pts

35▲327Sonora, CACA53,160-4.4%−16.9 pts

36▲77New Iberia, LALA66,846-4.4%−11.7 pts

37▲39Galesburg, ILIL47,767-4.4%−3.4 pts

38▲132Sweetwater, TXTX14,117-4.2%+0.6 pts

39▲155Peru, ININ34,487-4.1%−1.9 pts

40▲49Sterling, COCO20,654-4.1%−20.8 pts

41▲82Liberal, KSKS21,073-4.1%−24.2 pts

42▼2Warren, PAPA37,038-4.0%−1.4 pts

43▲75North Platte, NENE33,972-4.0%−10.1 pts

44▲2Magnolia, ARAR21,894-4.0%−3.6 pts

45▲7Bluefield, WVWV96,138-4.0%−0.9 pts

46▼22Danville, ILIL71,259-3.9%+1.0 pts

47▲730Lake Charles, LALA244,655-3.9%−12.0 pts

48▲77Grenada, MSMS30,222-3.9%−8.4 pts

49▲24Wheeling, WVWV134,089-3.9%0.0 pts

50▲40Natchitoches, LALA36,089-3.8%−10.3 pts

51▲507Ukiah, CACA88,122-3.8%−11.2 pts

52▲15Weirton, WVWV112,468-3.8%+3.6 pts

53▲42Elkins, WVWV26,882-3.8%−5.4 pts

54▼45Camden, ARAR26,363-3.7%+1.4 pts

55▲3Fort Madison, IAIA32,306-3.7%−2.1 pts

56▲341Napa, CACA132,949-3.7%−15.9 pts

57▲544New Orleans, LALA970,849-3.6%−4.1 pts

58▲238Houma, LALA199,668-3.6%−10.0 pts

59▲28Dixon, ILIL32,914-3.6%−8.5 pts

60▼31Meridian, MSMS85,419-3.6%−7.1 pts

61▼12Bradford, PAPA38,984-3.6%−1.0 pts

62▼11Portsmouth, OHOH71,365-3.6%−2.2 pts

63▲58Centralia, ILIL36,382-3.6%−3.9 pts

64▲353Eureka, CACA131,647-3.5%−9.7 pts

65▲518Brookings, OROR22,621-3.5%−12.9 pts

66▲208Clovis, NMNM65,270-3.5%−10.5 pts

67▼36Las Vegas, NMNM30,311-3.4%−21.1 pts

68▲109St. Marys, PAPA29,926-3.4%−4.1 pts

69▼22Johnstown, PAPA128,968-3.4%+3.0 pts

70▲45Silver City, NMNM27,252-3.3%−15.3 pts

71▼55Plainview, TXTX36,700-3.2%−6.0 pts

72▲326Muscatine, IAIA41,853-3.2%−7.7 pts

73▼17Freeport, ILIL43,220-3.2%−5.1 pts

74▲31Vernon, TXTX12,481-3.2%−0.2 pts

75▲368Woodward, OKOK19,827-3.1%−0.6 pts

76▲175DuBois, PAPA78,100-3.1%−9.8 pts

77▲752Key West, FLFL80,406-3.0%−5.0 pts

78▲62Fairmont, MNMN19,440-2.9%+1.9 pts

79▲96Columbus, MSMS67,144-2.9%−6.0 pts

80▲99McComb, MSMS52,640-2.9%−8.5 pts

81▼40Lincoln, ILIL27,182-2.9%−4.1 pts

82▲26Somerset, PAPA72,004-2.9%−5.2 pts

83▲435Ketchikan, AKAK13,549-2.9%−4.6 pts

84▲20Sterling, ILIL54,121-2.8%−3.6 pts

85▲179Alexandria, LALA147,952-2.8%−0.1 pts

86▲86Massena, NYNY105,488-2.8%−2.7 pts

87▲125Sandusky, OHOH112,777-2.8%−6.0 pts

88▼4Jamestown, NYNY124,126-2.8%−1.3 pts

89▼51Great Bend, KSKS24,790-2.8%+1.2 pts

90▲41Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883-2.8%−1.7 pts

91▲190Roswell, NMNM63,364-2.8%−8.9 pts

92▲570Honolulu, HIHI988,703-2.7%−7.5 pts

93▲4Burlington, IAIA44,061-2.7%−2.4 pts

94▲91Huntington, WVWV365,965-2.7%−6.3 pts

95▲396Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441-2.7%−12.4 pts

96▲65Altoona, PAPA119,541-2.7%−1.6 pts

97▲22Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147-2.6%−10.8 pts

98▲570Edwards, COCO54,291-2.6%−92.6 pts

99▼17Meadville, PAPA81,792-2.6%−7.4 pts

100▲37Clarksburg, WVWV88,142-2.5%−3.2 pts

101▲549Kahului, HIHI160,674-2.5%−30.1 pts

102▲150Shreveport, LALA383,474-2.5%−7.1 pts

103▼12Hermitage, PAPA107,860-2.5%−1.9 pts

104▼33Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599-2.5%−10.9 pts

105▲467Garden City, KSKS37,505-2.5%−25.0 pts

106▲658San Francisco, CACA4,630,041-2.5%−14.4 pts

107▼28Laurinburg, NCNC33,322-2.5%−9.1 pts

108▲49Parkersburg, WVWV87,264-2.5%−4.4 pts

109▲30Huntingdon, PAPA43,001-2.5%−5.7 pts

110▼3Auburn, NYNY74,365-2.5%−2.0 pts

111▼33Salem, OHOH99,377-2.5%−6.0 pts

112▲687Minot, NDND75,694-2.4%−2.1 pts

113▲38Rock Springs, WYWY41,267-2.4%+0.7 pts

114▼61Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938-2.4%−12.2 pts

115▲51Union City, TNTN30,067-2.3%−4.6 pts

116▲53Kingsville, TXTX30,315-2.3%−6.5 pts

117▲47Marietta, OHOH58,389-2.3%−3.9 pts

118▲47Albany, GAGA145,510-2.3%−9.8 pts

119▲81Hudson, NYNY60,168-2.3%−2.5 pts

120▲83Utica, NYNY285,611-2.3%+3.0 pts

121▼102Americus, GAGA33,394-2.3%−11.6 pts

122▲194Carroll, IAIA20,303-2.2%−2.2 pts

123▼89Oil City, PAPA49,346-2.2%+0.9 pts

124▼92Eufaula, ALAL26,861-2.2%−16.7 pts

125▲143Opelousas, LALA80,765-2.2%−11.3 pts

126▲4Olean, NYNY75,390-2.1%−1.8 pts

127▲91Quincy, ILIL74,146-2.1%−5.3 pts

128▲55Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138-2.1%+4.9 pts

129▼94Pontiac, ILIL35,057-2.1%−3.1 pts

130▼93Rockingham, NCNC42,041-2.1%−6.7 pts

131▼109Canton, ILIL32,901-2.1%−2.6 pts

132▲110Glens Falls, NYNY124,373-2.1%−7.0 pts

133▲133Ruidoso, NMNM19,844-2.1%−61.0 pts

134▲252Monroe, LALA222,390-2.1%−5.2 pts

135▼47Martinsville, VAVA63,091-2.1%−2.4 pts

136▲2Gloversville, NYNY52,216-2.1%−3.7 pts

137▼45Cortland, NYNY45,850-2.0%−1.3 pts

138▲364Juneau city and, AKAK31,609-2.0%−16.8 pts

139▲231Bennington, VTVT36,630-1.9%−5.1 pts

140▼26Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081-1.9%−13.3 pts

141▲22Danville, VAVA101,137-1.9%−3.2 pts

142▼32St. Joseph, MOMO119,170-1.9%−7.5 pts

143▲10Erie, PAPA265,832-1.9%−3.8 pts

144▼64Corning, NYNY91,855-1.8%−1.5 pts

145▼59Kankakee, ILIL105,525-1.8%−9.7 pts

146▲44Sunbury, PAPA107,788-1.8%−0.3 pts

147▲338Storm Lake, IAIA20,449-1.8%−4.0 pts

148▼19Ottawa, ILIL145,902-1.8%−5.0 pts

149▲383Red Bluff, CACA64,665-1.8%−14.7 pts

150▲69Fairbanks, AKAK93,972-1.8%−8.3 pts

151▲58Mexico, MOMO24,528-1.7%−11.3 pts

152▼78Vincennes, ININ35,652-1.7%−0.2 pts

153▲58Taylorville, ILIL33,443-1.7%−4.5 pts

154▲52Mason City, IAIA49,710-1.7%−1.0 pts

155▲378Enid, OKOK61,779-1.7%−3.6 pts

156▼11Bay City, MIMI102,123-1.7%−0.3 pts

157▲390Aberdeen, SDSD41,583-1.7%−1.4 pts

158▲141Adrian, MIMI97,779-1.7%−9.8 pts

159▲225Jackson, MSMS609,847-1.6%−12.7 pts

160▼33Youngstown, OHOH423,678-1.6%+0.4 pts

161▲384Ithaca, NYNY104,047-1.6%−4.2 pts

162▲61Binghamton, NYNY243,189-1.6%+3.0 pts

163▲80Laurel, MSMS82,281-1.6%−6.6 pts

164▲311Oxnard, CACA830,851-1.5%−14.1 pts

165▲24Salina, KSKS59,121-1.5%−10.3 pts

166▲335Brattleboro, VTVT45,204-1.5%−7.8 pts

167▲167New Ulm, MNMN25,517-1.5%−1.3 pts

168▲61Rutland, VTVT59,653-1.5%−3.5 pts

169▲159Syracuse, NYNY652,273-1.5%0.0 pts

170▼134Cumberland, MDMD93,640-1.5%−1.8 pts

171▲90Albert Lea, MNMN30,440-1.5%0.0 pts

172▲325Coos Bay, OROR63,992-1.4%−5.6 pts

173▲13Peoria, ILIL363,505-1.4%−3.8 pts

174▲181Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992-1.4%+0.1 pts

175▲60Williamsport, PAPA112,587-1.4%−2.5 pts

176▲101Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880-1.4%−5.2 pts

177▲606Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657-1.4%−20.3 pts

178▲137Washington Court House, OHOH28,552-1.4%−4.9 pts

179▲442Santa Maria, CACA442,065-1.4%−9.4 pts

180▼152Natchez, MSMS54,722-1.4%−0.6 pts

181▲52Alma, MIMI41,190-1.4%−9.8 pts

182▲441The Dalles, OROR26,310-1.3%−11.1 pts

183▲19Scottsbluff, NENE36,272-1.3%−3.7 pts

184▲160Española, NMNM39,832-1.3%−21.2 pts

185▼49Dyersburg, TNTN36,320-1.3%−8.3 pts

186▼105Sikeston, MOMO49,978-1.3%−1.4 pts

187▼46Lima, OHOH100,881-1.3%−0.1 pts

188▼94Saginaw, MIMI187,688-1.3%−0.4 pts

189▼147Jacksonville, ILIL37,381-1.3%−1.5 pts

190▼70Alice, TXTX45,383-1.3%−4.4 pts

191▼80Flint, MIMI401,093-1.3%−2.6 pts

192▲91Springfield, ILIL206,033-1.2%−7.5 pts

193▼167Orangeburg, SCSC83,177-1.2%−9.2 pts

194▲475Columbus, GAGA324,830-1.2%−6.6 pts

195▼126Pampa, TXTX21,786-1.2%+4.2 pts

196▲41Niles, MIMI152,444-1.2%−1.9 pts

197▲425Salinas, CACA433,729-1.2%−14.2 pts

198▲109Paducah, KYKY102,259-1.2%−5.5 pts

199▼51Bogalusa, LALA44,937-1.2%−2.9 pts

200▼57Chico, CACA209,211-1.1%−12.7 pts

201▲88Toledo, OHOH599,376-1.1%−1.8 pts

202▲231La Grande, OROR25,900-1.1%−5.1 pts

203▲211Elk City, OKOK22,159-1.1%−6.4 pts

204▲27Spencer, IAIA16,202-1.1%+0.1 pts

205▲187Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909-1.1%−5.6 pts

206▲100Fairmont, WVWV55,584-1.1%0.0 pts

207▼150Farmington, NMNM120,340-1.1%−25.3 pts

208▼53Henderson, KYKY57,184-1.1%−4.5 pts

209▼50Atchison, KSKS16,172-1.1%−0.1 pts

210▲480Hood River, OROR23,720-1.1%−21.8 pts

211▼95McAlester, OKOK43,320-1.0%−9.3 pts

212▲193Davenport, IAIA380,452-1.0%−3.1 pts

213▲169Michigan City, ININ111,294-1.0%−3.8 pts

214▼36Tiffin, OHOH54,522-1.0%+0.8 pts

215▲346Petoskey, MIMI33,775-1.0%−26.5 pts

216▼133Clinton, IAIA46,002-1.0%+0.8 pts

217▲54Zapata, TXTX13,753-1.0%−32.3 pts

218▲266Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653-1.0%+0.6 pts

219▲164Weatherford, OKOK39,059-1.0%+0.8 pts

220▼193Raymondville, TXTX19,971-1.0%−14.4 pts

221▲159New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373-1.0%−9.1 pts

222▲124Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775-0.9%−3.1 pts

223▼209Carbondale, ILIL52,501-0.9%+1.5 pts

224▲76Escanaba, MIMI36,582-0.9%−2.8 pts

225▲80Effingham, ILIL44,727-0.9%−8.3 pts

226▲56Alexander City, ALAL40,953-0.9%−7.7 pts

227▲167Rochester, NYNY1,056,149-0.9%−4.4 pts

228▼135Lewisburg, PAPA42,313-0.9%−15.9 pts

229▲28Chillicothe, OHOH76,429-0.9%−6.7 pts

230▲182Dodge City, KSKS33,993-0.9%−19.0 pts

231▼159Wabash, ININ30,713-0.8%−0.5 pts

232▲15Talladega, ALAL91,764-0.8%−9.5 pts

233▲232Jamestown, NDND21,414-0.8%+0.7 pts

234▼50Moberly, MOMO24,513-0.8%−2.0 pts

235▲510San Jose, CACA1,984,473-0.8%−13.9 pts

236▲123Mobile, ALAL411,658-0.8%−6.4 pts

237▲297Pierre, SDSD20,588-0.8%−12.2 pts

238▼71Rochelle, ILIL51,399-0.8%−11.8 pts

239▼24Greenville, OHOH51,520-0.7%−0.1 pts

240▲33East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179-0.7%−45.6 pts

241▲8Battle Creek, MIMI133,408-0.7%−2.1 pts

242▲569Boulder, COCO328,560-0.7%−29.9 pts

243▲526Medford, OROR221,795-0.7%−24.5 pts

244▼76Madisonville, KYKY45,127-0.7%−1.5 pts

245▲50Ottumwa, IAIA35,210-0.6%−1.7 pts

246▼12Pittsfield, MAMA128,224-0.6%+2.5 pts

247▼123Sayre, PAPA59,600-0.6%−3.6 pts

248▼101Owosso, MIMI67,681-0.6%−3.4 pts

249▼116Hutchinson, KSKS61,539-0.6%−4.4 pts

250▼92Richmond, ININ66,169-0.6%+0.6 pts

251▲353Clearlake, CACA67,772-0.6%−15.7 pts

252▼56Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099-0.6%−8.2 pts

253▲457Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214-0.5%−14.7 pts

254▼244Charleston, ILIL46,607-0.5%−3.6 pts

255▼29Norwalk, OHOH58,250-0.5%−6.3 pts

256▼16Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904-0.5%−6.0 pts

257▼7Marshalltown, IAIA39,890-0.5%−3.2 pts

258▲267McPherson, KSKS30,064-0.5%−8.9 pts

259▼34Oxford, ALAL115,834-0.5%+2.7 pts

260▲75Jackson, MIMI159,552-0.5%−6.3 pts

261▼184Gallipolis, OHOH29,072-0.5%−0.9 pts

262▲443Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368-0.5%−20.9 pts

263▲396San Diego, CACA3,282,248-0.5%−13.1 pts

264▲129Santa Rosa, CACA486,444-0.5%−18.6 pts

265▲217State College, PAPA157,393-0.5%−10.2 pts

266▼204Corinth, MSMS34,569-0.5%−9.4 pts

267▼35Springfield, OHOH135,340-0.5%+1.4 pts

268▲168Rice Lake, WIWI46,484-0.5%−10.8 pts

269▲291Hot Springs, ARAR99,695-0.5%−20.5 pts

270▼168Arkansas City, KSKS34,382-0.5%+1.2 pts

271▼206Ponca City, OKOK43,490-0.5%−0.5 pts

272▼9Texarkana, TXTX146,816-0.5%−7.4 pts

273▲25Greenfield, MAMA70,698-0.5%−2.5 pts

274▼47Sumter, SCSC105,067-0.5%−2.4 pts

275▼102Rockford, ILIL337,242-0.5%−13.3 pts

276▼217Indiana, PAPA82,878-0.4%0.0 pts

277▼86Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838-0.4%−0.2 pts

278▲150Kenosha, WIWI168,448-0.4%−17.1 pts

279▼119Fremont, OHOH58,655-0.4%−0.1 pts

280▲67Hutchinson, MNMN36,631-0.4%−9.3 pts

281▼51Marion, OHOH65,115-0.4%−3.4 pts

282▲462Eugene, OROR381,584-0.4%−14.5 pts

283▲370Walla Walla, WAWA62,361-0.4%−14.3 pts

284▲505Astoria, OROR40,926-0.4%−7.3 pts

285▼84Sidney, OHOH48,065-0.3%−7.0 pts

286▲92Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097-0.3%−12.5 pts

287▼2Canton, OHOH400,246-0.3%−3.6 pts

288▲261Whitewater, WIWI106,127-0.3%−25.3 pts

289▲231Truckee, CACA101,911-0.3%−17.5 pts

290▲74Springfield, MAMA464,338-0.3%−0.3 pts

291▼92Hastings, NENE40,577-0.3%−3.3 pts

292▼157Bucyrus, OHOH41,896-0.3%+1.6 pts

293▲131Memphis, TNTN1,341,412-0.3%−13.1 pts

294▲29Marshall, MOMO23,265-0.3%−1.3 pts

295▲191Redding, CACA181,648-0.3%−11.3 pts

296▲65Barre, VTVT59,652-0.3%−5.9 pts

297▲357Grants Pass, OROR87,867-0.3%−21.1 pts

298▼195Marion, ININ66,524-0.2%+0.8 pts

299▲100St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421-0.2%−4.7 pts

300▲36Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655-0.2%−2.6 pts

301▼17Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060-0.2%−2.8 pts

302▼98Alpena, MIMI28,853-0.2%−2.5 pts

303▲127Chicago, ILIL9,434,123-0.2%−11.3 pts

304▼176Cambridge, OHOH38,379-0.2%−4.7 pts

305▲143Blacksburg, VAVA181,616-0.1%−8.3 pts

306▲144Wooster, OHOH116,758-0.1%−10.1 pts

307▲332Carson, NVNV58,571-0.1%−29.8 pts

308▲259Winnemucca, NVNV17,267-0.1%−25.5 pts

309▼128Logansport, ININ37,836-0.1%−6.6 pts

310▼250Altus, OKOK24,764-0.1%+1.0 pts

311▲105Deming, NMNM25,407-0.1%−38.2 pts

312▲212Ruston, LALA48,360-0.1%−1.9 pts

313▲58Wahpeton, NDND23,019-0.1%+2.0 pts

314▲10Akron, OHOH701,780-0.1%−5.7 pts

315▲404Los Alamos, NMNM19,407-0.1%−1.3 pts

316▲197Baker City, OROR16,658-0.1%−9.4 pts

317▼4Topeka, KSKS233,052-0.0%−6.8 pts

318▲85Ludington, MIMI29,040-0.0%−10.8 pts

319▼59Lewistown, PAPA46,127-0.0%−0.7 pts

320▲32Mansfield, OHOH124,893-0.0%−2.2 pts

321▲140Detroit, MIMI4,390,913-0.0%−4.8 pts

322▲258San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367-0.0%−13.6 pts

323▼106Hillsdale, MIMI45,738-0.0%−7.1 pts

324▲166Le Mars, IAIA25,697-0.0%−6.3 pts

325▲130Sheboygan, WIWI118,047+0.0%−8.4 pts

326▲103South Bend, ININ324,538+0.0%−6.8 pts

327▼106Defiance, OHOH38,292+0.0%−0.4 pts

328▲76Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010+0.0%−4.8 pts

329▼141Beatrice, NENE21,711+0.0%−0.8 pts

330▼275Washington, NCNC44,670+0.0%−6.3 pts

331▼39Sturgis, MIMI60,968+0.0%−5.9 pts

332▼152Batavia, NYNY58,416+0.0%−0.5 pts

333▼30Pittsburg, KSKS39,008+0.1%−7.4 pts

334▲68Marion, ILIL67,225+0.1%−6.1 pts

335▲300Dubuque, IAIA99,381+0.1%−3.1 pts

336▲65Corbin, KYKY150,040+0.1%−12.9 pts

337▲417Kapaa, HIHI73,400+0.1%−14.1 pts

338▼277Henderson, NCNC42,638+0.1%−10.3 pts

339▼86Ashland, OHOH52,523+0.1%−10.4 pts

340▲320New York, NYNY20,112,448+0.2%−8.5 pts

341▼1Findlay, OHOH75,034+0.2%−8.6 pts

342▲121Owatonna, MNMN37,464+0.2%−9.4 pts

343▲7Duluth, MNMN281,219+0.2%−2.2 pts

344▲212Worthington, MNMN22,338+0.2%−3.4 pts

345▼55Marinette, WIWI65,515+0.2%−4.7 pts

346▼132Terre Haute, ININ169,241+0.2%−2.4 pts

347▲231Taos, NMNM34,564+0.2%−29.5 pts

348▲259Bainbridge, GAGA29,432+0.2%−10.5 pts

349▼29Hannibal, MOMO38,969+0.2%−4.6 pts

350▼36Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575+0.2%−3.4 pts

351▼219Hereford, TXTX18,626+0.2%+3.3 pts

352▼246Emporia, KSKS34,838+0.3%−3.0 pts

353▲28Bloomington, ILIL171,419+0.3%−16.2 pts

354▼200Urbana, OHOH38,820+0.3%−7.7 pts

355▲19Van Wert, OHOH29,013+0.3%+2.9 pts

356▲40Kokomo, ININ83,904+0.3%−4.8 pts

357▼20Brookhaven, MSMS35,012+0.3%−9.2 pts

358▼36Midland, MIMI83,754+0.3%−9.2 pts

359▲494Carlsbad, NMNM62,509+0.3%−6.0 pts

360▲12Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302+0.3%−8.4 pts

361▲115DeRidder, LALA36,673+0.3%−9.3 pts

362▲127Greensburg, ININ26,576+0.4%−3.5 pts

363▲482Hobbs, NMNM74,749+0.4%+0.9 pts

364▼39Frankfort, ININ33,322+0.4%−8.9 pts

365▲95Madison, ININ33,279+0.4%−6.0 pts

366▼265North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233+0.4%−10.1 pts

367▲87Roanoke, VAVA316,547+0.4%−7.0 pts

368▲399Vallejo, CACA455,376+0.4%−15.5 pts

369▲338Vermillion, SDSD15,031+0.4%−2.2 pts

370▼44Manitowoc, WIWI81,710+0.4%−2.6 pts

371▼18Waterloo, IAIA169,189+0.4%−2.8 pts

372▼103Gadsden, ALAL103,886+0.4%−3.2 pts

373▲89Beaumont, TXTX399,310+0.4%−6.2 pts

374▲364San Angelo, TXTX122,065+0.5%−5.2 pts

375▼108New Castle, ININ49,137+0.5%−0.3 pts

376▼346Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691+0.5%−15.5 pts

377▲213Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+0.5%−6.7 pts

378▲384Newport, OROR50,636+0.5%−13.9 pts

379▲52Hays, KSKS29,075+0.5%−5.3 pts

380▲172Celina, OHOH42,737+0.5%−3.3 pts

381▲173La Crosse, WIWI171,182+0.5%−8.6 pts

382▲91Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669+0.5%−7.5 pts

383▼285Miami, OKOK30,438+0.5%−8.1 pts

384▼192Del Rio, TXTX47,835+0.5%−15.3 pts

385▼259Milledgeville, GAGA44,029+0.5%−12.6 pts

386▼332Muskogee, OKOK66,708+0.6%−1.5 pts

387▲271Starkville, MSMS62,063+0.6%−8.9 pts

388▼130Bay City, TXTX36,463+0.6%−2.2 pts

389▼243Connersville, ININ23,533+0.6%+2.2 pts

390▼180Riverton, WYWY39,464+0.6%−5.8 pts

391▲9Racine, WIWI198,919+0.6%−7.3 pts

392▲323Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+0.6%−31.7 pts

393▼100Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047+0.6%−10.5 pts

394▲132Sparta, WIWI46,572+0.6%−11.0 pts

395▲63Mitchell, SDSD25,913+0.6%−4.6 pts

396▲238Grand Forks, NDND105,046+0.7%+6.2 pts

397▲222Pueblo, COCO169,277+0.7%−14.3 pts

398▼68Wilmington, OHOH42,301+0.7%−13.8 pts

399▲112Roseburg, OROR111,951+0.7%−5.4 pts

400▼46Zanesville, OHOH87,014+0.7%−2.4 pts

401▲98Montgomery, ALAL388,747+0.7%−12.9 pts

402▼285Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332+0.7%−19.9 pts

403▼216Florence, SCSC201,392+0.7%−8.9 pts

404▲227Casper, WYWY80,526+0.7%−8.0 pts

405▼42Tupelo, MSMS133,167+0.7%−13.2 pts

406▲129Great Falls, MTMT85,029+0.7%−2.7 pts

407▼225Lawton, OKOK127,590+0.7%−2.2 pts

408▲29Monroe, MIMI156,004+0.8%−8.5 pts

409▲156Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+0.8%−6.0 pts

410▲121Warsaw, ININ80,892+0.8%−12.6 pts

411▼103Kingston, NYNY183,330+0.8%−6.7 pts

412▲170Elkhart, ININ208,774+0.8%−16.2 pts

413▲43Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+0.9%−28.3 pts

414▼87Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404+0.9%−6.8 pts

415▲135Jasper, ININ44,016+0.9%−7.5 pts

416▲277Modesto, CACA557,719+0.9%−19.8 pts

417▼204Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448+0.9%−7.1 pts

418▲302Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+0.9%−6.7 pts

419▲88Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+0.9%+1.2 pts

420▲180Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+0.9%−46.8 pts

421▲75El Centro, CACA181,411+1.0%−29.3 pts

422▲92Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+1.0%−20.8 pts

423▲188Yakima, WAWA259,185+1.0%−16.9 pts

424▲172Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+1.0%−7.9 pts

425▼179Lexington, NENE26,255+1.0%−20.3 pts

426▲160Sioux City, IAIA145,738+1.0%−8.2 pts

427▼8Platteville, WIWI52,446+1.0%+0.3 pts

428▼38Norfolk, NENE49,228+1.0%−5.0 pts

429▼138Payson, AZAZ53,801+1.0%−26.7 pts

430▲237Burlington, VTVT227,803+1.0%−11.3 pts

431▲256Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+1.0%−11.6 pts

432▼111Kendallville, ININ47,937+1.0%−21.2 pts

433▲61Wausau, WIWI139,432+1.0%−8.0 pts

434▼186Amsterdam, NYNY50,046+1.0%+5.4 pts

435▼24Russellville, ALAL32,449+1.0%−11.2 pts

436▼57Angola, ININ34,799+1.1%−20.0 pts

437▼338Muncie, ININ113,106+1.1%+1.8 pts

438▲42Amherst, MAMA164,065+1.1%−2.8 pts

439▼371Martin, TNTN33,261+1.1%−8.1 pts

440▼224Plymouth, ININ46,599+1.1%−5.9 pts

441▼187Mayfield, KYKY37,050+1.1%−9.3 pts

442▼330Lock Haven, PAPA37,870+1.1%−0.8 pts

443▲238Pullman, WAWA48,512+1.1%−3.9 pts

444▼112Ottawa, KSKS26,299+1.2%−11.5 pts

445▲375Portland, OROR2,542,282+1.2%−25.4 pts

446▲469Dickinson, NDND39,142+1.2%+4.1 pts

447▼70El Campo, TXTX42,060+1.2%−1.9 pts

448▲4Muskegon, MIMI177,901+1.2%−5.9 pts

449▼227Ozark, ALAL49,912+1.2%+2.2 pts

450▼139Hanford, CACA154,327+1.2%−26.4 pts

451▼76Scranton, PAPA574,418+1.2%+3.8 pts

452▼29Ada, OKOK38,528+1.2%−1.8 pts

453▲91Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+1.2%−8.4 pts

454▼305Athens, OHOH63,197+1.2%−3.3 pts

455▼257Bedford, ININ45,568+1.2%−6.0 pts

456▲110Klamath Falls, OROR70,274+1.2%−9.3 pts

457▼106Malvern, ARAR33,451+1.2%−15.0 pts

458▲54Thomasville, GAGA72,958+1.3%−10.7 pts

459▲39Red Wing, MNMN48,195+1.3%−7.2 pts

460▲168Boone, NCNC54,786+1.3%−14.2 pts

461▲219Mankato, MNMN104,907+1.3%−3.1 pts

462▼419Kinston, NCNC55,837+1.3%−2.8 pts

463▼292Mount Airy, NCNC72,287+1.3%−14.1 pts

464▲14Fallon, NVNV25,851+1.3%−32.4 pts

465▼356Price, UTUT20,680+1.3%+0.4 pts

466▲1Farmington, MOMO67,809+1.3%−12.5 pts

467▲162Owensboro, KYKY113,962+1.3%−3.5 pts

468▲226Rifle, COCO80,099+1.3%−36.3 pts

469▼335Summerville, GAGA25,300+1.3%−13.2 pts

470▲222Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+1.3%−29.3 pts

471▲106Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+1.3%−3.3 pts

472▲158Grand Island, NENE78,076+1.3%−7.0 pts

473▲168Baraboo, WIWI66,652+1.4%−16.2 pts

474▲238Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+1.4%−12.9 pts

475▼213Rolla, MOMO45,247+1.4%−11.6 pts

476▼30Lansing, MIMI479,722+1.4%−2.1 pts

477▼269Shawano, WIWI45,759+1.4%−8.8 pts

478▼208Marion, NCNC45,198+1.4%−16.7 pts

479▲59Yankton, SDSD23,635+1.4%−11.1 pts

480▲229Morgantown, WVWV141,995+1.4%−5.0 pts

481▼331Pottsville, PAPA145,085+1.4%+2.9 pts

482▲229El Paso, TXTX881,291+1.4%−13.4 pts

483▲5Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+1.4%−10.3 pts

484▲92Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+1.5%−8.5 pts

485▼77Lebanon, NHNH224,500+1.5%−5.8 pts

486▲262Breckenridge, COCO39,069+1.5%−64.5 pts

487▼267Vidalia, GAGA36,180+1.5%−8.4 pts

488▼232Huntington, ININ37,224+1.5%−5.9 pts

489▼49Dayton, OHOH826,554+1.5%+1.3 pts

490▼181Russellville, ARAR84,932+1.5%−17.3 pts

491▲117Manhattan, KSKS136,122+1.5%+5.7 pts

492▲79Victoria, TXTX99,864+1.6%−11.7 pts

493▼213Coshocton, OHOH37,188+1.6%−1.9 pts

494▼68Houghton, MIMI40,028+1.6%−1.6 pts

495▲137Hermiston, OROR93,721+1.6%−20.4 pts

496▲88Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041+1.6%−11.1 pts

497▼148Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+1.6%−14.4 pts

498▲166Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+1.6%−28.4 pts

499▼168Brownwood, TXTX38,711+1.6%−8.0 pts

500▼452Uvalde, 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).