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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Fastest shrinking, US metro areas · 2000

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

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YEAR200020102020
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000
501Rome, GAGA101,378+11.5%+0%
502Pierre, SDSD20,588+11.5%+0%
503Kearney, NENE57,962+11.5%+0%
504Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201+11.5%+0%
505Shawnee, OKOK75,102+11.5%+0%
506Chico, CACA209,211+11.6%+0%
507Staunton, VAVA129,692+11.6%+0%
508Paris, TNTN32,896+11.6%+0%
509Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+11.6%+0%
510Sparta, WIWI46,572+11.6%+0%
511Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+11.7%+0%
512Wilson, NCNC81,150+11.7%+0%
513Wichita, KSKS663,809+11.7%+0%
514Danville, KYKY56,985+11.8%+0%
515Lafayette, LALA423,758+11.8%+0%
516Omaha, NENE1,009,836+11.8%+0%
517San Francisco, CACA4,630,041+11.9%+0%
518Salisbury, MDMD131,872+11.9%+0%
519Glasgow, KYKY56,224+11.9%+0%
520Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076+11.9%+0%
521Lafayette, ININ228,468+11.9%+0%
522Brookings, SDSD37,635+12.0%+0%
523Silver City, NMNM27,252+12.0%+0%
524Thomasville, GAGA72,958+12.0%+0%
525New Bern, NCNC127,358+12.1%+0%
526Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+12.2%+0%
527Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097+12.2%+0%
528Napa, CACA132,949+12.2%+0%
529Columbus, ININ85,729+12.2%+0%
530Albemarle, NCNC68,830+12.2%+0%
531Russellville, ALAL32,449+12.3%+0%
532Bismarck, NDND139,750+12.3%+0%
533Waco, TXTX308,807+12.3%+0%
534Burlington, VTVT227,803+12.3%+0%
535St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+12.4%+0%
536York, PAPA473,197+12.4%+0%
537Yankton, SDSD23,635+12.5%+0%
538Sonora, CACA53,160+12.5%+0%
539Oxnard, CACA830,851+12.6%+0%
540Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+12.6%+0%
541Dumas, TXTX21,891+12.6%+0%
542Greeneville, TNTN73,831+12.6%+0%
543San Diego, CACA3,282,248+12.6%+0%
544Ottawa, KSKS26,299+12.7%+0%
545Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041+12.7%+0%
546Sheridan, WYWY33,241+12.7%+0%
547Bloomington, ININ165,231+12.7%+0%
548Cedartown, GAGA45,514+12.8%+0%
549Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+12.8%+0%
550Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+12.8%+0%
551Scottsboro, ALAL54,281+12.8%+0%
552Memphis, TNTN1,341,412+12.8%+0%
553Lewiston, IDID65,450+12.9%+0%
554Rockford, ILIL337,242+12.9%+0%
555Red Bluff, CACA64,665+12.9%+0%
556Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+12.9%+0%
557Salinas, CACA433,729+13.0%+0%
558Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+13.0%+0%
559Albany, OROR132,843+13.0%+0%
560Rolla, MOMO45,247+13.0%+0%
561Morehead City, NCNC70,469+13.0%+0%
562Jackson, TNTN184,569+13.0%+0%
563Corsicana, TXTX57,181+13.0%+0%
564Corbin, KYKY150,040+13.1%+0%
565Milledgeville, GAGA44,029+13.1%+0%
566Winchester, TNTN45,579+13.1%+0%
567Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914+13.1%+0%
568San Jose, CACA1,984,473+13.1%+0%
569Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+13.2%+0%
570St. Simons, GAGA118,524+13.2%+0%
571Longview, WAWA114,885+13.2%+0%
572Johnson City, TNTN216,416+13.2%+0%
573Victoria, TXTX99,864+13.3%+0%
574Manchester, NHNH433,415+13.3%+0%
575Warsaw, ININ80,892+13.4%+0%
576Raymondville, TXTX19,971+13.4%+0%
577Yuba City, CACA187,478+13.5%+0%
578Rexburg, IDID69,380+13.5%+0%
579Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+13.5%+0%
580Concord, NHNH158,078+13.5%+0%
581Rochester, MNMN231,184+13.5%+0%
582Savannah, GAGA438,314+13.5%+0%
583Montgomery, ALAL388,747+13.6%+0%
584Vernal, UTUT38,278+13.6%+0%
585San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367+13.6%+0%
586Somerset, KYKY67,384+13.6%+0%
587Shelby, NCNC103,325+13.7%+0%
588Jacksonville, TXTX53,337+13.7%+0%
589Fargo, NDND269,528+13.7%+0%
590Farmington, MOMO67,809+13.8%+0%
591Iowa City, IAIA182,711+13.8%+0%
592Durant, OKOK51,367+13.9%+0%
593Walla Walla, WAWA62,361+13.9%+0%
594Tupelo, MSMS133,167+14.0%+0%
595Auburn, ININ44,535+14.0%+0%
596Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+14.1%+0%
597Watertown, SDSD29,562+14.1%+0%
598Moscow, IDID41,842+14.1%+0%
599Little Rock, ARAR777,607+14.1%+0%
600Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214+14.1%+0%
601Dover, DEDE194,786+14.1%+0%
602Eugene, OROR381,584+14.2%+0%
603Kapaa, HIHI73,400+14.2%+0%
604Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+14.3%+0%
605Newport, OROR50,636+14.4%+0%
606Laconia, NHNH65,147+14.4%+0%
607Pocatello, IDID91,591+14.4%+0%
608Alexandria, MNMN40,120+14.5%+0%
609Frankfort, KYKY77,874+14.5%+0%
610Wilmington, OHOH42,301+14.5%+0%
611Summerville, GAGA25,300+14.5%+0%
612Eufaula, ALAL26,861+14.5%+0%
613Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+14.5%+0%
614Cullman, ALAL94,009+14.6%+0%
615Augusta, GAGA641,231+14.6%+0%
616Lufkin, TXTX88,154+14.7%+0%
617Gillette, WYWY48,145+14.7%+0%
618Palestine, TXTX59,805+14.8%+0%
619Moultrie, GAGA47,438+14.8%+0%
620Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+14.8%+0%
621Juneau city and, AKAK31,609+14.8%+0%
622Knoxville, TNTN968,137+14.8%+0%
623El Paso, TXTX881,291+14.9%+0%
624Billings, MTMT193,603+14.9%+0%
625Brevard, NCNC34,211+14.9%+0%
626Des Moines, IAIA758,539+15.0%+0%
627Pueblo, COCO169,277+15.0%+0%
628Lewisburg, PAPA42,313+15.1%+0%
629Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+15.1%+0%
630Waynesville, NCNC63,369+15.1%+0%
631Joplin, MOMO208,796+15.1%+0%
632Clearlake, CACA67,772+15.2%+0%
633Seneca, SCSC83,775+15.2%+0%
634Newport, TNTN37,889+15.2%+0%
635Faribault, MNMN69,939+15.2%+0%
636Amarillo, TXTX276,235+15.3%+0%
637Bemidji, MNMN47,055+15.3%+0%
638Appleton, WIWI249,876+15.3%+0%
639Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+15.3%+0%
640Mount Airy, NCNC72,287+15.4%+0%
641Tyler, TXTX252,549+15.5%+0%
642Boone, NCNC54,786+15.5%+0%
643Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+15.6%+0%
644Centralia, WAWA88,062+15.6%+0%
645Madison, WIWI709,685+15.7%+0%
646Del Rio, TXTX47,835+15.8%+0%
647Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+15.9%+0%
648Vallejo, CACA455,376+15.9%+0%
649Green Bay, WIWI336,756+16.0%+0%
650Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691+16.0%+0%
651Washington, DCDC6,465,724+16.0%+0%
652McMinnville, TNTN43,717+16.0%+0%
653Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+16.0%+0%
654Albertville, ALAL103,537+16.1%+0%
655Brenham, TXTX38,288+16.1%+0%
656Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+16.2%+0%
657Malvern, ARAR33,451+16.2%+0%
658Sherman, TXTX153,613+16.4%+0%
659Bloomington, ILIL171,419+16.5%+0%
660Lincoln, NENE352,081+16.5%+0%
661Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+16.6%+0%
662Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+16.6%+0%
663Kenosha, WIWI168,448+16.7%+0%
664Sterling, COCO20,654+16.7%+0%
665Spokane, WAWA608,012+16.7%+0%
666Holland, MIMI123,188+16.7%+0%
667Cadillac, MIMI49,719+16.8%+0%
668Huntsville, ALAL556,444+16.8%+0%
669Gulfport, MSMS431,329+16.9%+0%
670Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+16.9%+0%
671Hickory, NCNC376,890+16.9%+0%
672Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+16.9%+0%
673Elkhart, ININ208,774+17.0%+0%
674Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428+17.0%+0%
675Lexington, KYKY535,174+17.2%+0%
676Truckee, CACA101,911+17.2%+0%
677Brigham City, UTUT70,405+17.2%+0%
678Crescent City, CACA26,410+17.3%+0%
679Stockton, CACA823,815+17.3%+0%
680Lumberton, NCNC119,941+17.3%+0%
681Hammond, LALA141,346+17.4%+0%
682Paragould, ARAR47,411+17.4%+0%
683Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+17.5%+0%
684Baraboo, WIWI66,652+17.6%+0%
685Panama City, FLFL231,174+17.6%+0%
686Las Vegas, NMNM30,311+17.7%+0%
687Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+17.8%+0%
688Yakima, WAWA259,185+17.9%+0%
689Stephenville, TXTX43,911+17.9%+0%
690Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+17.9%+0%
691Visalia, CACA485,146+18.0%+0%
692Merced, CACA297,260+18.0%+0%
693Columbia, SCSC879,918+18.0%+0%
694Gaffney, SCSC58,275+18.0%+0%
695Oxford, MSMS71,972+18.1%+0%
696Santa Rosa, CACA486,444+18.1%+0%
697Marion, NCNC45,198+18.1%+0%
698Gainesville, TXTX44,461+18.1%+0%
699Dodge City, KSKS33,993+18.2%+0%
700Richmond, KYKY131,806+18.2%+0%
701Harrison, ARAR45,654+18.3%+0%
702West Plains, MOMO40,798+18.4%+0%
703Cookeville, TNTN152,477+18.4%+0%
704Sanford, NCNC70,258+18.5%+0%
705Columbia, MOMO219,062+18.6%+0%
706Russellville, ARAR84,932+18.8%+0%
707Greencastle, ININ37,876+18.8%+0%
708Jesup, GAGA32,481+18.8%+0%
709Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657+18.9%+0%
710Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+18.9%+0%
711Cleveland, TNTN134,057+19.1%+0%
712Barnstable, MAMA233,539+19.1%+0%
713Greensboro, NCNC805,945+19.1%+0%
714Athens, TNTN71,590+19.2%+0%
715Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+19.3%+0%
716Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+19.4%+0%
717Lakeland, FLFL874,790+19.4%+0%
718Helena, MTMT97,153+19.4%+0%
719Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+19.6%+0%
720Pensacola, FLFL544,949+19.7%+0%
721Lebanon, MOMO36,943+19.7%+0%
722Española, NMNM39,832+19.9%+0%
723Alamogordo, NMNM70,368+20.0%+0%
724Hot Springs, ARAR99,695+20.0%+0%
725Liberal, KSKS21,073+20.1%+0%
726Anchorage, AKAK405,821+20.1%+0%
727Twin Falls, IDID123,901+20.2%+0%
728Kerrville, TXTX54,037+20.2%+0%
729Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368+20.4%+0%
730Valdosta, GAGA153,276+20.5%+0%
731Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+20.5%+0%
732Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+20.5%+0%
733North Port, FLFL948,158+20.5%+0%
734Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332+20.6%+0%
735Modesto, CACA557,719+20.6%+0%
736Asheville, NCNC422,345+20.7%+0%
737Hood River, OROR23,720+20.8%+0%
738Othello, WAWA21,488+20.8%+0%
739Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+20.8%+0%
740Burlington, NCNC186,177+20.9%+0%
741Grants Pass, OROR87,867+20.9%+0%
742Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+20.9%+0%
743Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+21.0%+0%
744Angola, ININ34,799+21.0%+0%
745Okeechobee, FLFL42,608+21.2%+0%
746Lexington, NENE26,255+21.2%+0%
747Huntsville, TXTX83,842+21.3%+0%
748Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+21.3%+0%
749Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+21.4%+0%
750Missoula, MTMT128,698+21.6%+0%
751San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+21.6%+0%
752Dalton, GAGA147,819+21.7%+0%
753Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+21.7%+0%
754Bakersfield, CACA927,068+21.7%+0%
755Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+21.8%+0%
756Hermiston, OROR93,721+21.9%+0%
757Hinesville, GAGA91,870+22.0%+0%
758Fresno, CACA1,203,383+22.1%+0%
759Athens, GAGA224,148+22.1%+0%
760Kendallville, ININ47,937+22.2%+0%
761Lawrence, KSKS120,920+22.2%+0%
762Bremerton, WAWA283,374+22.3%+0%
763Winchester, VAVA152,332+22.4%+0%
764College Station, TXTX287,476+22.4%+0%
765Guymon, OKOK20,322+22.5%+0%
766Garden City, KSKS37,505+22.5%+0%
767Clarksville, TNTN349,001+22.6%+0%
768Susanville, CACA28,117+22.6%+0%
769Morristown, TNTN128,867+22.7%+0%
770Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+22.7%+0%
771Searcy, ARAR80,085+22.8%+0%
772Gainesville, FLFL359,036+22.9%+0%
773Ontario, OROR60,085+22.9%+0%
774Killeen, TXTX511,497+23.0%+0%
775Crestview, FLFL315,098+23.1%+0%
776Mountain Home, ARAR42,982+23.1%+0%
777Gallup, NMNM68,119+23.3%+0%
778Springfield, MOMO500,694+23.3%+0%
779Traverse City, MIMI156,972+23.3%+0%
780Deltona, FLFL746,933+23.5%+0%
781Hilo, HIHI210,043+23.6%+0%
782Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+23.6%+0%
783Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+23.6%+0%
784Durham, NCNC625,485+23.8%+0%
785Medford, OROR221,795+23.8%+0%
786Fort Morgan, COCO30,306+23.8%+0%
787Greenville, NCNC182,936+24.0%+0%
788Auburn, ALAL208,013+24.2%+0%
789Farmington, NMNM120,340+24.2%+0%
790Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+24.3%+0%
791Brainerd, MNMN100,562+24.5%+0%
792Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+24.8%+0%
793Grand Junction, COCO162,845+24.8%+0%
794Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+24.8%+0%
795Tahlequah, OKOK49,196+24.9%+0%
796Salem, OROR445,814+24.9%+0%
797Whitewater, WIWI106,127+25.0%+0%
798Houston, TXTX7,904,627+25.2%+0%
799Athens, TXTX88,595+25.2%+0%
800Sebastian, FLFL172,799+25.2%+0%
801Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+25.2%+0%
802Winnemucca, NVNV17,267+25.4%+0%
803Show Low, AZAZ109,946+25.5%+0%
804Petoskey, MIMI33,775+25.5%+0%
805Picayune, MSMS59,363+25.6%+0%
806Riverside, CACA4,769,007+25.7%+0%
807Douglas, GAGA52,861+25.7%+0%
808Calhoun, GAGA61,701+25.8%+0%
809Kalispell, MTMT115,429+25.8%+0%
810Ogden, UTUT672,784+25.8%+0%
811Bonham, TXTX39,265+26.0%+0%
812Safford, AZAZ40,157+26.1%+0%
813Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+26.2%+0%
814Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+26.3%+0%
815Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+26.5%+0%
816Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+26.5%+0%
817Portland, OROR2,542,282+26.5%+0%
818Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+26.7%+0%
819Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+27.2%+0%
820Hanford, CACA154,327+27.6%+0%
821Kahului, HIHI160,674+27.6%+0%
822Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+27.6%+0%
823Payson, AZAZ53,801+27.6%+0%
824Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+27.6%+0%
825Sebring, FLFL111,122+27.7%+0%
826Kennewick, WAWA324,334+27.9%+0%
827Statesboro, GAGA97,977+28.2%+0%
828Lacey, WAWA304,261+28.6%+0%
829Beeville, TXTX32,515+28.7%+0%
830Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+28.8%+0%
831Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+28.8%+0%
832Shelton, WAWA71,165+28.9%+0%
833Brownsville, TXTX433,946+28.9%+0%
834Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+28.9%+0%
835Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+29.2%+0%
836Boulder, COCO328,560+29.3%+0%
837Nogales, AZAZ50,020+29.3%+0%
838Logan, UTUT160,889+29.3%+0%
839Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+29.4%+0%
840Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+29.4%+0%
841Taos, NMNM34,564+29.7%+0%
842Carson, NVNV58,571+29.7%+0%
843Cornelia, GAGA50,416+30.0%+0%
844Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+30.0%+0%
845El Centro, CACA181,411+30.2%+0%
846Bellingham, WAWA236,392+30.5%+0%
847Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+30.7%+0%
848Denver, COCO3,092,037+30.7%+0%
849Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+31.3%+0%
850Zapata, TXTX13,753+31.3%+0%
851Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+31.6%+0%
852Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+31.7%+0%
853Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+32.3%+0%
854Slidell, LALA279,108+32.4%+0%
855Lake City, FLFL74,094+32.6%+0%
856Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+32.9%+0%
857Ocala, FLFL442,660+32.9%+0%
858Fallon, NVNV25,851+33.7%+0%
859Elko, NVNV56,682+33.8%+0%
860Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+34.2%+0%
861Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+34.3%+0%
862Bozeman, MTMT128,740+34.4%+0%
863Crossville, TNTN66,300+34.7%+0%
864Arcadia, FLFL37,078+35.0%+0%
865Fort Collins, COCO377,292+35.1%+0%
866Durango, COCO56,898+36.1%+0%
867Reno, NVNV578,734+36.1%+0%
868Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+36.4%+0%
869Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+36.5%+0%
870Hailey, IDID32,436+36.6%+0%
871Montrose, COCO44,591+36.9%+0%
872Wilmington, NCNC492,772+37.2%+0%
873Greeley, COCO378,426+37.3%+0%
874Mountain Home, IDID29,465+37.4%+0%
875Rifle, COCO80,099+37.6%+0%
876Deming, NMNM25,407+38.1%+0%
877Seaford, DEDE277,140+38.3%+0%
878Sandpoint, IDID54,420+38.4%+0%
879Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+38.4%+0%
880Jefferson, GAGA99,265+38.6%+0%
881Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+39.0%+0%
882Sevierville, TNTN101,342+39.4%+0%
883Provo, UTUT773,426+39.9%+0%
884Clewiston, FLFL61,546+40.2%+0%
885Granbury, TXTX70,501+41.8%+0%
886Daphne, ALAL267,761+42.9%+0%
887Cañon City, COCO50,039+43.0%+0%
888Kingsland, GAGA60,143+44.7%+0%
889East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179+44.9%+0%
890Laredo, TXTX281,224+44.9%+0%
891Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+45.3%+0%
892Boise City, IDID864,243+45.4%+0%
893Gainesville, GAGA226,568+45.9%+0%
894Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+46.2%+0%
895Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+47.3%+0%
896Austin, TXTX2,620,945+47.7%+0%
897Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+47.7%+0%
898McAllen, TXTX921,549+48.5%+0%
899Bend, OROR266,376+49.5%+0%
900Yuma, AZAZ224,449+49.7%+0%
901Branson, MOMO57,001+55.3%+0%
902Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+55.5%+0%
903Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+55.7%+0%
904Nantucket, MAMA14,758+58.3%+0%
905Ruidoso, NMNM19,844+58.9%+0%
906Cedar City, UTUT67,141+62.5%+0%
907Naples, FLFL417,131+65.3%+0%
908Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+65.6%+0%
909Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+65.8%+0%
910Jackson, WYWY36,587+66.0%+0%
911Breckenridge, COCO39,069+66.0%+0%
912The Villages, FLFL157,772+68.9%+0%
913Heber, UTUT81,655+75.5%+0%
914Pahrump, NVNV57,336+82.7%+0%
915Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+85.5%+0%
916St. George, UTUT213,670+86.1%+0%
917Edwards, COCO54,291+90.0%+0%
918Miami, FLFL6,391,072+136.3%+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES