Which metro area has the lowest population growth?

Forrest City, AR ranks #1 with -18.3% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population growth?

Forrest City, AR, Clarksdale, MS, Macomb, IL, Middlesborough, KY, Cordele, GA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is population growth measured?

Percent change in population from the prior decennial census. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Fastest shrinking, US metro areas

US metro areas with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

501Brattleboro, VTVT45,204+3.1%−51%

502Juneau city and, AKAK31,609+3.1%−79%

503Athens, TNTN71,590+3.1%−84%

504Albemarle, NCNC68,830+3.2%−74%

505Lewiston, MEME116,487+3.2%−329%

506Lake City, FLFL74,094+3.2%−90%

507Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+3.2%−1035%

508Danville, KYKY56,985+3.2%−73%

509Santa Cruz, CACA258,852+3.2%−71%

510Albany, NYNY915,835+3.3%+61%

511Roseburg, OROR111,951+3.3%−46%

512Thomasville, GAGA72,958+3.3%−73%

513Baker City, OROR16,658+3.3%−64%

514Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+3.3%−85%

515Cedartown, GAGA45,514+3.3%−74%

516Fort Morgan, COCO30,306+3.4%−86%

517Montrose, COCO44,591+3.4%−91%

518Ketchikan, AKAK13,549+3.5%+100%

519Panama City, FLFL231,174+3.5%−80%

520Truckee, CACA101,911+3.5%−80%

521Batesville, ARAR38,785+3.5%−64%

522Safford, AZAZ40,157+3.5%−86%

523Willmar, MNMN44,720+3.5%−44%

524Ruston, LALA48,360+3.6%+94%

525McPherson, KSKS30,064+3.6%−57%

526Sparta, WIWI46,572+3.6%−69%

527Guymon, OKOK20,322+3.6%−84%

528Menomonie, WIWI46,223+3.6%−67%

529Brownsville, TXTX433,946+3.6%−87%

530Dothan, ALAL156,266+3.7%−58%

531Warsaw, ININ80,892+3.7%−72%

532Red Bluff, CACA64,665+3.7%−71%

533Enid, OKOK61,779+3.7%+97%

534Pierre, SDSD20,588+3.8%−67%

535Great Falls, MTMT85,029+3.8%+11%

536Lafayette, LALA423,758+3.8%−68%

537Campbellsville, KYKY38,407+3.8%−59%

538Yankton, SDSD23,635+3.9%−69%

539Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+3.9%−17%

540Wichita, KSKS663,809+3.9%−66%

541Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+4.0%−58%

542Bemidji, MNMN47,055+4.0%−74%

543Watertown, SDSD29,562+4.0%−71%

544Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+4.1%−57%

545Ithaca, NYNY104,047+4.1%+61%

546Decatur, ININ36,650+4.1%−49%

547Aberdeen, SDSD41,583+4.2%−1621%

548Yuma, AZAZ224,449+4.2%−92%

549Whitewater, WIWI106,127+4.2%−83%

550Jasper, ININ44,016+4.2%−50%

551Winchester, TNTN45,579+4.2%−68%

552Celina, OHOH42,737+4.2%+12%

553Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+4.2%−38%

554La Crosse, WIWI171,182+4.2%−53%

555Reading, PAPA440,072+4.2%−62%

556Worthington, MNMN22,338+4.3%+17%

557Calhoun, GAGA61,701+4.3%−83%

558Ukiah, CACA88,122+4.3%−42%

559Johnson City, TNTN216,416+4.3%−67%

560Hot Springs, ARAR99,695+4.3%−78%

561Petoskey, MIMI33,775+4.3%−83%

562Shawnee, OKOK75,102+4.3%−62%

563Hinesville, GAGA91,870+4.5%−80%

564Cañon City, COCO50,039+4.5%−89%

565Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+4.5%−33%

566Klamath Falls, OROR70,274+4.6%−57%

567Winnemucca, NVNV17,267+4.6%−82%

568Morristown, TNTN128,867+4.6%−80%

569Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+4.6%−81%

570Anchorage, AKAK405,821+4.6%−77%

571Victoria, TXTX99,864+4.6%−65%

572Garden City, KSKS37,505+4.6%−80%

573Faribault, MNMN69,939+4.6%−70%

574Athens, TXTX88,595+4.6%−82%

575Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+4.6%−57%

576Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+4.7%−53%

577Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+4.7%+1%

578Taos, NMNM34,564+4.7%−84%

579Providence, RIRI1,708,161+4.7%−2%

580San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367+4.7%−65%

581Glasgow, KYKY56,224+4.8%−60%

582Elkhart, ININ208,774+4.8%−72%

583Brookings, OROR22,621+4.8%−48%

584Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041+4.8%−62%

585Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+4.9%−26%

586Sioux City, IAIA145,738+4.9%−47%

587York, PAPA473,197+4.9%−60%

588Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+4.9%−83%

589Albertville, ALAL103,537+4.9%−69%

590Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+4.9%−31%

591Allentown, PAPA887,615+5.0%−37%

592Columbus, NENE46,583+5.0%−38%

593Concord, NHNH158,078+5.0%−63%

594Cody, WYWY31,171+5.0%−55%

595Pocatello, IDID91,591+5.0%−65%

596Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+5.1%−42%

597Bonham, TXTX39,265+5.2%−80%

598Waynesville, NCNC63,369+5.2%−66%

599Blackfoot, IDID51,153+5.2%−53%

600Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+5.2%−89%

601New Orleans, LALA970,849+5.3%+971%

602Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+5.4%−74%

603Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+5.4%−58%

604Clearlake, CACA67,772+5.4%−64%

605Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914+5.5%−58%

606Washington, ININ34,209+5.5%−34%

607Bainbridge, GAGA29,432+5.5%−49%

608Manhattan, KSKS136,122+5.5%−232%

609Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+5.5%−67%

610Manchester, NHNH433,415+5.5%−58%

611Yakima, WAWA259,185+5.5%−69%

612Stillwater, OKOK83,889+5.6%−49%

613Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+5.6%−58%

614St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+5.6%−55%

615Ontario, OROR60,085+5.6%−76%

616Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+5.6%−37%

617Brainerd, MNMN100,562+5.6%−77%

618Trenton, NJNJ399,289+5.7%−26%

619Pueblo, COCO169,277+5.7%−62%

620Lewiston, IDID65,450+5.7%−55%

621Santa Maria, CACA442,065+5.7%−29%

622Salinas, CACA433,729+5.8%−55%

623The Dalles, OROR26,310+5.8%−41%

624Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428+5.8%−66%

625Seneca, SCSC83,775+5.8%−62%

626Staunton, VAVA129,692+5.8%−49%

627Fayetteville, TNTN36,853+5.9%−48%

628Boone, NCNC54,786+5.9%−62%

629Owensboro, KYKY113,962+5.9%+23%

630Grand Island, NENE78,076+5.9%−29%

631Casper, WYWY80,526+6.0%−31%

632Hermiston, OROR93,721+6.0%−73%

633Kerrville, TXTX54,037+6.0%−70%

634Grand Forks, NDND105,046+6.0%−208%

635Dubuque, IAIA99,381+6.0%+89%

636Laconia, NHNH65,147+6.0%−58%

637Mountain Home, IDID29,465+6.0%−84%

638Barnstable, MAMA233,539+6.1%−68%

639Carson, NVNV58,571+6.1%−80%

640Moscow, IDID41,842+6.1%−57%

641Baraboo, WIWI66,652+6.1%−65%

642Valdosta, GAGA153,276+6.1%−70%

643Grand Junction, COCO162,845+6.1%−75%

644Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+6.2%−44%

645Brenham, TXTX38,288+6.2%−62%

646Sheridan, WYWY33,241+6.2%−51%

647Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077+6.2%−39%

648Alamogordo, NMNM70,368+6.3%−68%

649Lafayette, ININ228,468+6.4%−47%

650Kahului, HIHI160,674+6.4%−77%

651Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+6.4%−76%

652Lancaster, PAPA563,159+6.5%−43%

653Walla Walla, WAWA62,361+6.5%−54%

654Grants Pass, OROR87,867+6.5%−69%

655Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+6.5%−35%

656Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+6.5%−90%

657Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+6.5%−75%

658Starkville, MSMS62,063+6.5%−31%

659San Diego, CACA3,282,248+6.6%−48%

660New York, NYNY20,112,448+6.6%−24%

661Frankfort, KYKY77,874+6.6%−54%

662Honolulu, HIHI988,703+6.6%+39%

663Amarillo, TXTX276,235+6.7%−56%

664Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+6.7%−78%

665Laredo, TXTX281,224+6.7%−85%

666Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+6.7%−14%

667Burlington, VTVT227,803+6.8%−45%

668Edwards, COCO54,291+6.8%−92%

669Columbus, GAGA324,830+6.9%+28%

670Abilene, TXTX185,429+6.9%−17%

671Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+6.9%−31%

672Little Rock, ARAR777,607+6.9%−51%

673Spearfish, SDSD29,459+6.9%+25%

674Cornelia, GAGA50,416+6.9%−77%

675Visalia, CACA485,146+7.0%−61%

676Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138+7.0%−141%

677Traverse City, MIMI156,972+7.0%−70%

678Enterprise, ALAL56,953+7.0%−16%

679Columbus, ININ85,729+7.1%−42%

680Mankato, MNMN104,907+7.1%+61%

681Pullman, WAWA48,512+7.1%+41%

682Gulfport, MSMS431,329+7.1%−58%

683Cookeville, TNTN152,477+7.2%−61%

684Lawrence, KSKS120,920+7.2%−68%

685Green Bay, WIWI336,756+7.2%−55%

686Richmond, KYKY131,806+7.2%−60%

687Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+7.2%−43%

688Lebanon, PAPA146,380+7.3%+25%

689Greensboro, NCNC805,945+7.3%−62%

690Hood River, OROR23,720+7.3%−65%

691Portland, MEME577,635+7.3%−30%

692Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+7.4%−76%

693Modesto, CACA557,719+7.5%−64%

694Rifle, COCO80,099+7.5%−80%

695Brookings, SDSD37,635+7.5%−37%

696Burley, IDID49,308+7.5%+9%

697Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+7.6%−25%

698Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+7.6%−64%

699Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+7.7%+5%

700Fresno, CACA1,203,383+7.7%−65%

701Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+7.7%−40%

702Appleton, WIWI249,876+7.7%−49%

703Knoxville, TNTN968,137+7.8%−47%

704Missoula, MTMT128,698+7.9%−64%

705Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368+7.9%−61%

706Kearney, NENE57,962+8.0%−31%

707Vermillion, SDSD15,031+8.0%+199%

708Worcester, MAMA888,502+8.0%+37%

709Morgantown, WVWV141,995+8.0%+25%

710Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214+8.0%−44%

711El Paso, TXTX881,291+8.1%−46%

712Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+8.1%−44%

713Columbia, SCSC879,918+8.1%−55%

714Ames, IAIA128,090+8.1%+19%

715Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+8.1%−75%

716Longview, WAWA114,885+8.1%−38%

717Holland, MIMI123,188+8.2%−51%

718Augusta, GAGA641,231+8.2%−44%

719Los Alamos, NMNM19,407+8.2%+550%

720Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+8.2%+8%

721Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+8.3%−64%

722Shelton, WAWA71,165+8.3%−71%

723Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+8.3%−60%

724Bakersfield, CACA927,068+8.3%−62%

725Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+8.3%−36%

726Alexandria, MNMN40,120+8.3%−42%

727Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+8.4%−66%

728Durango, COCO56,898+8.4%−77%

729Hilo, HIHI210,043+8.4%−64%

730Gainesville, TXTX44,461+8.4%−54%

731Kingsland, GAGA60,143+8.4%−81%

732Branson, MOMO57,001+8.5%−85%

733Boston, MAMA5,034,221+8.5%+37%

734Yuba City, CACA187,478+8.6%−36%

735Durant, OKOK51,367+8.6%−38%

736Lubbock, TXTX368,431+8.6%+36%

737Paragould, ARAR47,411+8.7%−50%

738San Angelo, TXTX122,065+8.7%+52%

739Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+8.8%−55%

740Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+8.8%−72%

741Springfield, MOMO500,694+8.9%−62%

742Centralia, WAWA88,062+8.9%−43%

743Riverside, CACA4,769,007+8.9%−66%

744Eugene, OROR381,584+8.9%−37%

745San Jose, CACA1,984,473+8.9%−32%

746Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+8.9%−66%

747Cleveland, TNTN134,057+9.0%−53%

748Breckenridge, COCO39,069+9.0%−86%

749Crossville, TNTN66,300+9.1%−74%

750Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+9.1%−25%

751Waco, TXTX308,807+9.2%−26%

752Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+9.2%−41%

753Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+9.2%−45%

754Kapaa, HIHI73,400+9.3%−35%

755Cullman, ALAL94,009+9.3%−36%

756Vernal, UTUT38,278+9.3%−31%

757Elko, NVNV56,682+9.4%−72%

758Sanford, NCNC70,258+9.4%−49%

759Rochester, MNMN231,184+9.4%−31%

760Sevierville, TNTN101,342+9.4%−76%

761Lexington, KYKY535,174+9.5%−45%

762Newport, OROR50,636+9.5%−34%

763Rapid City, SDSD156,934+9.5%−3%

764San Francisco, CACA4,630,041+9.5%−20%

765Seymour, ININ47,370+9.6%+0%

766Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+9.6%−17%

767Vallejo, CACA455,376+9.7%−39%

768Bremerton, WAWA283,374+9.7%−56%

769Medford, OROR221,795+9.9%−59%

770Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+9.9%−53%

771Merced, CACA297,260+9.9%−45%

772Hammond, LALA141,346+10.0%−43%

773Hailey, IDID32,436+10.0%−73%

774Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+10.0%−62%

775Huron, SDSD19,624+10.1%−249%

776Othello, WAWA21,488+10.1%−52%

777Lake Charles, LALA244,655+10.1%+25%

778Billings, MTMT193,603+10.2%−32%

779Albany, OROR132,843+10.2%−21%

780Corsicana, TXTX57,181+10.2%−21%

781Miami, FLFL6,391,072+10.3%−92%

782Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+10.4%−64%

783Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657+10.6%−44%

784Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+10.7%−37%

785Columbia, MOMO219,062+10.8%−42%

786Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+10.8%−30%

787Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+10.8%−63%

788Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+10.9%−28%

789Astoria, OROR40,926+10.9%+56%

790Salem, OROR445,814+10.9%−56%

791Winchester, VAVA152,332+11.0%−51%

792Jackson, WYWY36,587+11.1%−83%

793Gainesville, FLFL359,036+11.2%−51%

794Corvallis, OROR97,728+11.2%+8%

795Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+11.2%−69%

796Asheville, NCNC422,345+11.2%−46%

797Tyler, TXTX252,549+11.3%−27%

798Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+11.5%−51%

799Minot, NDND75,694+11.5%−3687%

800Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+11.6%−46%

801Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+11.6%−40%

802Helena, MTMT97,153+11.7%−40%

803Omaha, NENE1,009,836+11.8%−0%

804Athens, GAGA224,148+11.9%−46%

805Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+11.9%−79%

806Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+12.0%−26%

807Dover, DEDE194,786+12.0%−15%

808Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+12.1%−50%

809Sherman, TXTX153,613+12.1%−26%

810Stephenville, TXTX43,911+12.3%−31%

811Boulder, COCO328,560+12.3%−58%

812Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+12.3%+51%

813McAllen, TXTX921,549+12.4%−74%

814Madison, WIWI709,685+12.4%−21%

815Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+12.5%−14%

816Huntsville, TXTX83,842+12.6%−41%

817Lincoln, NENE352,081+12.6%−23%

818Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+12.6%−28%

819Bellingham, WAWA236,392+12.8%−58%

820Portland, OROR2,542,282+12.9%−51%

821Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+13.0%−51%

822Gainesville, GAGA226,568+13.1%−72%

823Franklin, KYKY20,788+13.1%+57%

824Statesboro, GAGA97,977+13.1%−53%

825Washington, DCDC6,465,724+13.2%−18%

826Slidell, LALA279,108+13.2%−59%

827Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+13.3%−32%

828Deltona, FLFL746,933+13.3%−43%

829Key West, FLFL80,406+13.4%+567%

830Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+13.4%+30%

831Burlington, NCNC186,177+13.4%−36%

832Ocala, FLFL442,660+13.5%−59%

833Pensacola, FLFL544,949+13.6%−31%

834Stockton, CACA823,815+13.7%−21%

835Oxford, MSMS71,972+13.8%−24%

836Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+13.8%+8%

837Spokane, WAWA608,012+13.8%−18%

838Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+14.1%−11%

839Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+14.3%−34%

840Brigham City, UTUT70,405+14.7%−15%

841Twin Falls, IDID123,901+14.7%−27%

842Kalispell, MTMT115,429+14.8%−43%

843Iowa City, IAIA182,711+15.0%+9%

844Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+15.0%−45%

845Hobbs, NMNM74,749+15.0%−3400%

846Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+15.1%+4270%

847Reno, NVNV578,734+15.2%−58%

848Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+15.2%−60%

849Sandpoint, IDID54,420+15.2%−60%

850Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+15.5%−60%

851Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+15.6%−66%

852Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+15.6%−37%

853Carlsbad, NMNM62,509+15.8%+151%

854Sebastian, FLFL172,799+15.8%−37%

855Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+16.1%−81%

856Ogden, UTUT672,784+16.5%−36%

857Savannah, GAGA438,314+16.5%+22%

858Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+16.5%−52%

859Denver, COCO3,092,037+16.5%−46%

860Wilmington, NCNC492,772+16.6%−55%

861Durham, NCNC625,485+16.8%−29%

862Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+16.8%−39%

863Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+16.8%−11%

864Lacey, WAWA304,261+16.9%−41%

865Naples, FLFL417,131+16.9%−74%

866Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+17.0%−46%

867Des Moines, IAIA758,539+17.0%+14%

868Clarksville, TNTN349,001+17.0%−25%

869Killeen, TXTX511,497+17.3%−25%

870College Station, TXTX287,476+17.3%−23%

871Pahrump, NVNV57,336+17.4%−79%

872Logan, UTUT160,889+17.5%−40%

873Huntsville, ALAL556,444+17.8%+5%

874Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+18.1%+29%

875Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+18.6%−33%

876North Port, FLFL948,158+18.7%−9%

877Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+19.3%−9%

878San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+19.4%−10%

879Fargo, NDND269,528+19.7%+43%

880Auburn, ALAL208,013+19.8%−18%

881Fort Collins, COCO377,292+19.8%−44%

882Kennewick, WAWA324,334+19.8%−29%

883Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+20.0%−32%

884Houston, TXTX7,904,627+20.2%−20%

885Charleston, SCSC889,263+20.3%+144%

886Granbury, TXTX70,501+20.4%−51%

887Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+20.4%−1%

888Seaford, DEDE277,140+20.4%−47%

889Lakeland, FLFL874,790+20.4%+5%

890Odessa, TXTX173,801+20.4%+1011%

891Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+20.6%−18%

892Bismarck, NDND139,750+20.8%+70%

893Crestview, FLFL315,098+21.7%−6%

894Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+23.0%−27%

895Bend, OROR266,376+23.5%−53%

896Midland, TXTX193,139+23.7%+188%

897Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+23.7%−57%

898Boise City, IDID864,243+24.0%−47%

899Cedar City, UTUT67,141+24.1%−61%

900Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+24.2%−48%

901Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+24.6%−15%

902Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+25.1%−47%

903Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+25.3%−26%

904Jefferson, GAGA99,265+25.5%−34%

905Andrews, TXTX18,914+25.9%−378%

906Daphne, ALAL267,761+27.2%−37%

907Provo, UTUT773,426+27.4%−31%

908Heber, UTUT81,655+28.9%−62%

909Greeley, COCO378,426+30.1%−19%

910Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+30.4%−17%

911St. George, UTUT213,670+30.5%−65%

912Rexburg, IDID69,380+30.6%+126%

913Bozeman, MTMT128,740+32.9%−4%

914Austin, TXTX2,620,945+33.0%−31%

915Dickinson, NDND39,142+35.7%−1314%

916The Villages, FLFL157,772+38.9%−44%

917Nantucket, MAMA14,758+40.1%−31%

918Williston, NDND41,767+82.8%−1379%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES