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).

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Fastest shrinking, US metro areas

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

501Kirksville, MOMO29,824+1.6%+41%

502Andrews, TXTX18,914+1.6%−118%

503Marshall, MNMN25,684+1.6%−36%

504Champaign, ILIL239,979+1.7%−55%

505Branson, MOMO57,001+1.7%−97%

506Lewiston, IDID65,450+1.7%−87%

507Greenwood, SCSC95,215+1.7%−84%

508Evansville, ININ273,786+1.7%−74%

509Janesville, WIWI166,472+1.7%−81%

510Winona, MNMN50,523+1.7%−62%

511Menomonie, WIWI46,223+1.7%−84%

512Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215+1.7%−81%

513Tifton, GAGA51,237+1.8%−82%

514Bemidji, MNMN47,055+1.8%−88%

515Lawrence, KSKS120,920+1.8%−92%

516Lancaster, PAPA563,159+1.8%−84%

517Albany, NYNY915,835+1.8%−9%

518Boston, MAMA5,034,221+1.9%−70%

519Anchorage, AKAK405,821+1.9%−91%

520Providence, RIRI1,708,161+1.9%−61%

521Ardmore, OKOK48,910+1.9%−70%

522Watertown, WIWI86,505+1.9%−79%

523Easton, MDMD38,238+1.9%−82%

524Monticello, ININ25,164+1.9%−78%

525Vineland, NJNJ157,148+1.9%−68%

526Bakersfield, CACA927,068+2.0%−91%

527Evanston, WYWY23,415+2.0%−68%

528Barnstable, MAMA233,539+2.0%−90%

529Williston, NDND41,767+2.0%−131%

530Forest City, NCNC65,745+2.0%−81%

531Elko, NVNV56,682+2.0%−94%

532Seymour, ININ47,370+2.0%−79%

533Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553+2.0%−73%

534Lufkin, TXTX88,154+2.0%−86%

535Cadillac, MIMI49,719+2.0%−88%

536Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+2.0%−86%

537Alamosa, COCO27,896+2.0%−82%

538Troy, ALAL33,688+2.1%−72%

539Waynesville, NCNC63,369+2.1%−86%

540Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+2.1%−84%

541Kearney, NENE57,962+2.1%−82%

542Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077+2.1%−79%

543Lafayette, ININ228,468+2.1%−82%

544Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035+2.1%−74%

545Rochester, MNMN231,184+2.1%−84%

546Paris, TNTN32,896+2.2%−81%

547Lebanon, PAPA146,380+2.2%−62%

548Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+2.2%−83%

549Stevens Point, WIWI71,943+2.2%−76%

550Holland, MIMI123,188+2.2%−87%

551Batesville, ARAR38,785+2.2%−77%

552Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+2.2%−91%

553Cañon City, COCO50,039+2.2%−95%

554Jackson, TNTN184,569+2.3%−83%

555Willmar, MNMN44,720+2.3%−64%

556Laconia, NHNH65,147+2.3%−84%

557Durango, COCO56,898+2.3%−94%

558Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193+2.3%+51%

559Ames, IAIA128,090+2.3%−67%

560Traverse City, MIMI156,972+2.3%−90%

561Pella, IAIA34,192+2.3%−66%

562Kingsport, TNTN314,834+2.3%−72%

563Decatur, ININ36,650+2.3%−71%

564Austin, MNMN40,971+2.4%−28%

565Harrison, ARAR45,654+2.4%−87%

566Keene, NHNH78,269+2.4%−55%

567Gillette, WYWY48,145+2.4%−84%

568Fremont, NENE38,057+2.4%−50%

569Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+2.4%−79%

570Decatur, ALAL160,326+2.4%−77%

571Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+2.5%−62%

572Manchester, NHNH433,415+2.5%−81%

573Washington, ININ34,209+2.5%−70%

574Huron, SDSD19,624+2.5%−137%

575Monticello, NYNY80,586+2.5%−63%

576Dumas, TXTX21,891+2.5%−80%

577Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076+2.5%−79%

578Wichita, KSKS663,809+2.5%−79%

579Lebanon, MOMO36,943+2.5%−87%

580Coldwater, MIMI45,993+2.5%−76%

581Visalia, CACA485,146+2.5%−86%

582Green Bay, WIWI336,756+2.6%−84%

583Bloomington, ININ165,231+2.6%−80%

584Reading, PAPA440,072+2.6%−76%

585West Plains, MOMO40,798+2.6%−86%

586Glasgow, KYKY56,224+2.7%−78%

587Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+2.7%−91%

588Paris, TXTX63,319+2.7%−66%

589Corvallis, OROR97,728+2.7%−74%

590Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+2.7%−79%

591Crawfordsville, ININ38,954+2.7%−71%

592Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+2.7%−66%

593Dublin, GAGA60,351+2.7%−74%

594Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+2.7%−84%

595Kerrville, TXTX54,037+2.7%−86%

596Stillwater, OKOK83,889+2.7%−75%

597Appleton, WIWI249,876+2.8%−82%

598Concord, NHNH158,078+2.8%−79%

599LaGrange, GAGA107,097+2.8%−13%

600Mountain Home, IDID29,465+2.8%−93%

601Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+2.8%−69%

602Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118+2.8%+43%

603Amarillo, TXTX276,235+2.8%−82%

604Bremerton, WAWA283,374+2.8%−87%

605Rome, GAGA101,378+2.8%−75%

606Alexandria, MNMN40,120+2.9%−80%

607Salisbury, MDMD131,872+2.9%−76%

608Salem, OROR445,814+2.9%−88%

609Douglas, GAGA52,861+2.9%−89%

610Thomaston, GAGA28,500+2.9%−41%

611Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+2.9%−74%

612Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+2.9%−83%

613Lumberton, NCNC119,941+2.9%−83%

614Auburn, ININ44,535+2.9%−79%

615Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+3.0%−70%

616Sedalia, MOMO44,254+3.0%−74%

617Washington, DCDC6,465,724+3.0%−81%

618Allentown, PAPA887,615+3.0%−62%

619Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+3.0%−89%

620Wilson, NCNC81,150+3.0%−74%

621Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+3.0%−90%

622Sevierville, TNTN101,342+3.0%−92%

623Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+3.0%−90%

624Bartlesville, OKOK54,037+3.0%+56%

625Show Low, AZAZ109,946+3.0%−88%

626Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+3.0%−55%

627Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+3.0%−68%

628Waycross, GAGA57,670+3.0%−36%

629Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+3.0%−83%

630Worcester, MAMA888,502+3.1%−47%

631Brownsville, TXTX433,946+3.1%−89%

632Trenton, NJNJ399,289+3.1%−60%

633Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428+3.1%−82%

634St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+3.1%−75%

635Marquette, MIMI68,064+3.1%−135%

636Greencastle, ININ37,876+3.1%−83%

637Hickory, NCNC376,890+3.2%−81%

638Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+3.2%−85%

639Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486+3.2%−56%

640Stephenville, TXTX43,911+3.2%−82%

641Lacey, WAWA304,261+3.2%−89%

642Scottsboro, ALAL54,281+3.2%−75%

643Palestine, TXTX59,805+3.3%−78%

644Mountain Home, ARAR42,982+3.3%−86%

645Frankfort, KYKY77,874+3.3%−77%

646Albany, OROR132,843+3.3%−75%

647Fresno, CACA1,203,383+3.3%−85%

648Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+3.3%−30%

649Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+3.3%−84%

650Moultrie, GAGA47,438+3.4%−77%

651Cambridge, MDMD33,628+3.4%+133%

652Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+3.4%−85%

653Staunton, VAVA129,692+3.4%−71%

654Duncan, OKOK44,310+3.4%+63%

655Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+3.4%−86%

656Campbellsville, KYKY38,407+3.4%−63%

657Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+3.5%−81%

658Yuba City, CACA187,478+3.5%−74%

659Valdosta, GAGA153,276+3.5%−83%

660Dothan, ALAL156,266+3.5%−60%

661Lincoln, NENE352,081+3.5%−79%

662Dalton, GAGA147,819+3.5%−84%

663Oneonta, NYNY60,589+3.5%+84%

664Nantucket, MAMA14,758+3.5%−94%

665Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+3.5%−89%

666Lexington, KYKY535,174+3.6%−79%

667Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+3.6%−81%

668Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+3.6%−71%

669Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+3.6%−89%

670Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+3.6%−78%

671Somerset, KYKY67,384+3.6%−73%

672Gulfport, MSMS431,329+3.6%−79%

673Shawnee, OKOK75,102+3.7%−68%

674Paragould, ARAR47,411+3.7%−79%

675Gaffney, SCSC58,275+3.7%−80%

676York, PAPA473,197+3.7%−70%

677Riverside, CACA4,769,007+3.7%−86%

678Brevard, NCNC34,211+3.7%−75%

679Alamogordo, NMNM70,368+3.7%−81%

680Lafayette, LALA423,758+3.7%−68%

681Longview, WAWA114,885+3.8%−72%

682Greensboro, NCNC805,945+3.8%−80%

683Asheville, NCNC422,345+3.8%−82%

684Bangor, MEME157,967+3.8%−430%

685Spokane, WAWA608,012+3.8%−77%

686Columbus, NENE46,583+3.8%−53%

687Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+3.8%−88%

688Danville, KYKY56,985+3.8%−68%

689Shelby, NCNC103,325+3.8%−72%

690Florence, ALAL156,609+3.9%−56%

691Columbia, MOMO219,062+3.9%−79%

692Longview, TXTX297,315+3.9%−50%

693Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+3.9%−74%

694Little Rock, ARAR777,607+4.0%−72%

695Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+4.0%−81%

696Toccoa, GAGA27,854+4.0%−57%

697Joplin, MOMO208,796+4.0%−74%

698Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+4.0%−84%

699Laramie, WYWY38,558+4.0%+2%

700Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201+4.0%−65%

701Athens, GAGA224,148+4.1%−82%

702Fort Morgan, COCO30,306+4.1%−83%

703Morehead City, NCNC70,469+4.1%−68%

704Miami, FLFL6,391,072+4.1%−97%

705Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+4.1%−59%

706Iowa City, IAIA182,711+4.2%−70%

707Bellingham, WAWA236,392+4.2%−86%

708Goldsboro, NCNC122,278+4.2%−49%

709Safford, AZAZ40,157+4.2%−84%

710Faribault, MNMN69,939+4.2%−72%

711Madison, WIWI709,685+4.2%−73%

712Othello, WAWA21,488+4.2%−80%

713Searcy, ARAR80,085+4.2%−81%

714New Bern, NCNC127,358+4.2%−65%

715Columbus, ININ85,729+4.3%−65%

716Denver, COCO3,092,037+4.3%−86%

717Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+4.3%−85%

718Fayetteville, TNTN36,853+4.3%−62%

719Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+4.3%−41%

720Omaha, NENE1,009,836+4.4%−63%

721Watertown, SDSD29,562+4.4%−69%

722Augusta, MEME129,067+4.4%+320%

723Waco, TXTX308,807+4.4%−64%

724Johnson City, TNTN216,416+4.4%−67%

725St. Simons, GAGA118,524+4.4%−66%

726Montrose, COCO44,591+4.5%−88%

727Tahlequah, OKOK49,196+4.5%−82%

728Brainerd, MNMN100,562+4.5%−81%

729Bismarck, NDND139,750+4.6%−63%

730Grand Junction, COCO162,845+4.6%−82%

731Rexburg, IDID69,380+4.6%−66%

732Jackson, WYWY36,587+4.7%−93%

733Hilo, HIHI210,043+4.7%−80%

734Portland, MEME577,635+4.7%−55%

735Beeville, TXTX32,515+4.7%−84%

736Lewiston, MEME116,487+4.8%−446%

737Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+4.8%−67%

738Newberry, SCSC39,561+4.9%−45%

739Lubbock, TXTX368,431+4.9%−23%

740Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+4.9%−40%

741Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+4.9%−64%

742Nogales, AZAZ50,020+4.9%−83%

743Augusta, GAGA641,231+4.9%−66%

744Abilene, TXTX185,429+5.0%−39%

745Fort Collins, COCO377,292+5.1%−86%

746Missoula, MTMT128,698+5.1%−76%

747Billings, MTMT193,603+5.1%−66%

748Cody, WYWY31,171+5.2%−54%

749Odessa, TXTX173,801+5.2%+184%

750Greeneville, TNTN73,831+5.2%−58%

751Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+5.2%−80%

752Newport, TNTN37,889+5.3%−65%

753Pocatello, IDID91,591+5.3%−64%

754Reno, NVNV578,734+5.3%−85%

755Laredo, TXTX281,224+5.3%−88%

756Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+5.3%−59%

757Springfield, MOMO500,694+5.3%−77%

758Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+5.4%−68%

759Oxford, MSMS71,972+5.4%−70%

760Ontario, OROR60,085+5.5%−76%

761Slidell, LALA279,108+5.5%−83%

762Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+5.6%−66%

763Ogden, UTUT672,784+5.6%−78%

764Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+5.7%−43%

765Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+5.7%−63%

766Merced, CACA297,260+5.7%−68%

767Stockton, CACA823,815+5.7%−67%

768Picayune, MSMS59,363+5.7%−78%

769Jacksonville, TXTX53,337+5.8%−58%

770McAllen, TXTX921,549+5.8%−88%

771Gainesville, FLFL359,036+5.8%−74%

772Heber, UTUT81,655+5.8%−92%

773Moscow, IDID41,842+5.9%−58%

774Palatka, FLFL77,734+6.0%−27%

775Albertville, ALAL103,537+6.1%−62%

776Columbia, SCSC879,918+6.1%−66%

777Franklin, KYKY20,788+6.1%−27%

778Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+6.1%−52%

779Hammond, LALA141,346+6.1%−65%

780Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+6.2%+1685%

781Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+6.2%−84%

782Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+6.2%−43%

783Cedartown, GAGA45,514+6.2%−51%

784Durham, NCNC625,485+6.2%−74%

785Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914+6.2%−52%

786Murray, KYKY39,421+6.2%−44%

787Cleveland, TNTN134,057+6.3%−67%

788Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+6.3%−93%

789Lake City, FLFL74,094+6.3%−81%

790Hailey, IDID32,436+6.4%−82%

791Rapid City, SDSD156,934+6.5%−34%

792Enterprise, ALAL56,953+6.5%−22%

793Winchester, TNTN45,579+6.6%−50%

794Big Rapids, MIMI42,320+6.6%−25%

795Burley, IDID49,308+6.6%−5%

796Seneca, SCSC83,775+6.6%−57%

797Blackfoot, IDID51,153+6.6%−40%

798Statesboro, GAGA97,977+6.6%−76%

799Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+6.7%−82%

800Gainesville, TXTX44,461+6.7%−63%

801Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+6.7%−68%

802McMinnville, TNTN43,717+6.7%−58%

803Winchester, VAVA152,332+6.8%−70%

804Kennewick, WAWA324,334+6.8%−76%

805Pensacola, FLFL544,949+6.9%−65%

806Des Moines, IAIA758,539+6.9%−54%

807Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+6.9%−88%

808Brenham, TXTX38,288+6.9%−57%

809Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+7.0%−89%

810Cullman, ALAL94,009+7.0%−52%

811Dover, DEDE194,786+7.1%−50%

812College Station, TXTX287,476+7.2%−68%

813Knoxville, TNTN968,137+7.2%−52%

814Centralia, WAWA88,062+7.2%−54%

815Calhoun, GAGA61,701+7.2%−72%

816Richmond, KYKY131,806+7.2%−60%

817Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+7.3%−53%

818Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+7.3%−89%

819Auburn, ALAL208,013+7.3%−70%

820Greenville, NCNC182,936+7.5%−69%

821Vernal, UTUT38,278+7.5%−45%

822Okeechobee, FLFL42,608+7.5%−65%

823Sheridan, WYWY33,241+7.5%−41%

824Killeen, TXTX511,497+7.6%−67%

825Bend, OROR266,376+7.6%−85%

826Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+7.7%−52%

827Jesup, GAGA32,481+7.8%−59%

828Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+7.8%−60%

829Athens, TXTX88,595+7.8%−69%

830Fargo, NDND269,528+7.9%−43%

831Cookeville, TNTN152,477+7.9%−57%

832Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+7.9%−83%

833Morristown, TNTN128,867+8.1%−64%

834Sebastian, FLFL172,799+8.1%−68%

835Helena, MTMT97,153+8.1%−58%

836Tyler, TXTX252,549+8.2%−47%

837Bozeman, MTMT128,740+8.2%−76%

838Shelton, WAWA71,165+8.3%−71%

839Savannah, GAGA438,314+8.3%−39%

840Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791+8.4%+7%

841Athens, TNTN71,590+8.4%−56%

842Twin Falls, IDID123,901+8.4%−58%

843Crossville, TNTN66,300+8.4%−76%

844Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+8.6%−61%

845Burlington, NCNC186,177+8.6%−59%

846Corsicana, TXTX57,181+8.7%−33%

847Clarksville, TNTN349,001+8.9%−61%

848Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+9.1%−64%

849Arcadia, FLFL37,078+9.1%−74%

850Logan, UTUT160,889+9.2%−69%

851Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+9.3%−47%

852Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+9.5%−51%

853Brookings, SDSD37,635+9.5%−21%

854Cornelia, GAGA50,416+9.5%−68%

855Huntsville, TXTX83,842+9.7%−54%

856Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+9.8%−50%

857Sebring, FLFL111,122+9.8%−65%

858Crestview, FLFL315,098+9.8%−58%

859Kingsland, GAGA60,143+9.8%−78%

860Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+9.8%−52%

861San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+10.0%−54%

862Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+10.0%−58%

863Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+10.1%−59%

864Yuma, AZAZ224,449+10.1%−80%

865Bonham, TXTX39,265+10.1%−61%

866Albemarle, NCNC68,830+10.1%−17%

867Midland, TXTX193,139+10.2%+24%

868Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+10.4%−26%

869Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+10.5%−62%

870Houston, TXTX7,904,627+10.6%−58%

871Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+10.6%−49%

872Kalispell, MTMT115,429+10.6%−59%

873Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+10.6%−69%

874Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+10.9%−59%

875Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+10.9%−55%

876Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+11.0%−63%

877Naples, FLFL417,131+11.0%−83%

878Sanford, NCNC70,258+11.0%−41%

879Pahrump, NVNV57,336+11.1%−87%

880Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+11.2%−48%

881Charleston, SCSC889,263+11.2%+35%

882Durant, OKOK51,367+11.5%−17%

883Gainesville, GAGA226,568+11.5%−75%

884Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+11.6%−56%

885Deltona, FLFL746,933+11.7%−50%

886Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+12.0%−79%

887Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+12.4%−64%

888Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+12.5%−68%

889Hinesville, GAGA91,870+12.8%−42%

890Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+12.9%−73%

891Boise City, IDID864,243+13.0%−71%

892Brigham City, UTUT70,405+13.1%−24%

893Huntsville, ALAL556,444+13.2%−22%

894Sherman, TXTX153,613+13.3%−19%

895North Port, FLFL948,158+13.7%−33%

896Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+13.8%−70%

897Spearfish, SDSD29,459+14.3%+158%

898Granbury, TXTX70,501+14.5%−65%

899Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+14.8%+43%

900Austin, TXTX2,620,945+14.8%−69%

901Greeley, COCO378,426+15.0%−60%

902Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+15.1%−52%

903Provo, UTUT773,426+15.2%−62%

904Panama City, FLFL231,174+15.3%−13%

905Sandpoint, IDID54,420+15.5%−60%

906Daphne, ALAL267,761+15.5%−64%

907Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+16.3%−41%

908Wilmington, NCNC492,772+16.6%−55%

909Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+16.6%−39%

910Seaford, DEDE277,140+16.8%−56%

911Cedar City, UTUT67,141+17.2%−72%

912Ocala, FLFL442,660+17.8%−46%

913St. George, UTUT213,670+18.5%−78%

914Clewiston, FLFL61,546+18.9%−53%

915Lakeland, FLFL874,790+20.7%+7%

916The Villages, FLFL157,772+21.6%−69%

917Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+21.8%−40%

918Jefferson, GAGA99,265+30.8%−20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES