Which metro area has the lowest population growth?

Greenville, MS ranks #1 with -18.8% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population growth?

Greenville, MS, New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Cleveland, MS, Clarksdale, 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 2010 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 (2010).

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Fastest shrinking, US metro areas · 2010

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

501Maryville, MOMO20,174+6.7%+612%

502Laconia, NHNH65,147+6.7%−54%

503Ada, OKOK38,528+6.7%+123%

504Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+6.7%−34%

505Marion, NCNC45,198+6.7%−63%

506Hermiston, OROR93,721+6.8%−69%

507Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214+6.8%−52%

508Jackson, MSMS609,847+6.8%−38%

509Nantucket, MAMA14,758+6.8%−88%

510Hickory, NCNC376,890+6.9%−59%

511Roswell, NMNM63,364+6.9%+14%

512Jefferson City, MOMO152,712+7.0%−57%

513Kearney, NENE57,962+7.0%−39%

514Houma, LALA199,668+7.0%+11%

515Batesville, ARAR38,785+7.1%−28%

516Roanoke, VAVA316,547+7.1%−5%

517Sedalia, MOMO44,254+7.1%−37%

518Lawton, OKOK127,590+7.1%+143%

519Vineland, NJNJ157,148+7.1%+18%

520Athens, TXTX88,595+7.2%−72%

521Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+7.2%−28%

522Corinth, MSMS34,569+7.2%−19%

523Roseburg, OROR111,951+7.2%+19%

524Truckee, CACA101,911+7.3%−58%

525Bogalusa, LALA44,937+7.4%+330%

526Columbus, ININ85,729+7.5%−39%

527Concord, NHNH158,078+7.5%−44%

528Waycross, GAGA57,670+7.7%+63%

529Evanston, WYWY23,415+7.7%+24%

530Forest City, NCNC65,745+7.8%−26%

531Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+7.8%−62%

532Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+7.8%−18%

533Blacksburg, VAVA181,616+7.9%−3%

534Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+7.9%+8%

535Lewisburg, PAPA42,313+8.0%−47%

536Elkhart, ININ208,774+8.1%−53%

537Montgomery, ALAL388,747+8.1%−40%

538DeRidder, LALA36,673+8.1%−16%

539Mountain Home, ARAR42,982+8.1%−65%

540Clovis, NMNM65,270+8.2%+16%

541Moultrie, GAGA47,438+8.2%−44%

542Goldsboro, NCNC122,278+8.2%−1%

543Elko, NVNV56,682+8.2%−76%

544Arcadia, FLFL37,078+8.2%−76%

545Marion, ILIL67,225+8.3%+34%

546Bremerton, WAWA283,374+8.3%−63%

547Chico, CACA209,211+8.3%−28%

548Lufkin, TXTX88,154+8.3%−43%

549Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+8.3%+77%

550Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+8.3%+10%

551Hinesville, GAGA91,870+8.3%−62%

552Green Bay, WIWI336,756+8.4%−48%

553Malvern, ARAR33,451+8.5%−48%

554West Plains, MOMO40,798+8.5%−54%

555Redding, CACA181,648+8.6%−22%

556Bonham, TXTX39,265+8.6%−67%

557Owatonna, MNMN37,464+8.6%−10%

558Woodward, OKOK19,827+8.6%−434%

559Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+8.6%+10%

560Waco, TXTX308,807+8.7%−29%

561Staunton, VAVA129,692+8.7%−25%

562Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+8.7%−31%

563Glasgow, KYKY56,224+8.7%−26%

564Lumberton, NCNC119,941+8.8%−49%

565Cedartown, GAGA45,514+8.8%−31%

566Honolulu, HIHI988,703+8.8%+84%

567Murray, KYKY39,421+8.8%−21%

568Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+8.8%−33%

569Dumas, TXTX21,891+8.9%−30%

570Starkville, MSMS62,063+8.9%−6%

571Eugene, OROR381,584+8.9%−37%

572Pensacola, FLFL544,949+8.9%−55%

573Del Rio, TXTX47,835+9.0%−43%

574Jacksonville, TXTX53,337+9.0%−34%

575Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+9.0%−33%

576Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035+9.0%+11%

577Whitewater, WIWI106,127+9.0%−64%

578Hot Springs, ARAR99,695+9.0%−55%

579Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+9.1%−30%

580Ames, IAIA128,090+9.1%+33%

581Wichita, KSKS663,809+9.1%−23%

582Rockford, ILIL337,242+9.1%−29%

583Traverse City, MIMI156,972+9.2%−61%

584Memphis, TNTN1,341,412+9.2%−28%

585Grants Pass, OROR87,867+9.2%−56%

586Sparta, WIWI46,572+9.2%−21%

587Waynesville, NCNC63,369+9.3%−39%

588Kankakee, ILIL105,525+9.3%+18%

589Yakima, WAWA259,185+9.3%−48%

590Blackfoot, IDID51,153+9.3%−16%

591Sherman, TXTX153,613+9.3%−43%

592San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367+9.3%−32%

593Oxnard, CACA830,851+9.3%−26%

594Longview, TXTX297,315+9.3%+19%

595Dublin, GAGA60,351+9.3%−12%

596Cody, WYWY31,171+9.4%−17%

597Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076+9.4%−21%

598Lebanon, MOMO36,943+9.4%−52%

599Greeneville, TNTN73,831+9.4%−25%

600Johnson City, TNTN216,416+9.4%−29%

601Hood River, OROR23,720+9.5%−54%

602Corvallis, OROR97,728+9.5%−8%

603Joplin, MOMO208,796+9.6%−37%

604Sheridan, WYWY33,241+9.6%−24%

605Pocatello, IDID91,591+9.6%−33%

606Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657+9.7%−49%

607Alexandria, MNMN40,120+9.7%−33%

608Napa, CACA132,949+9.8%−20%

609Taos, NMNM34,564+9.9%−67%

610Huntsville, TXTX83,842+9.9%−54%

611Pullman, WAWA48,512+9.9%+95%

612Ruston, LALA48,360+9.9%+443%

613Centralia, WAWA88,062+10.0%−36%

614San Diego, CACA3,282,248+10.0%−21%

615Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+10.0%−8%

616Menomonie, WIWI46,223+10.0%−9%

617Wilson, NCNC81,150+10.1%−14%

618Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+10.1%−48%

619Reading, PAPA440,072+10.1%−8%

620Amarillo, TXTX276,235+10.2%−33%

621Longview, WAWA114,885+10.2%−23%

622Raymondville, TXTX19,971+10.2%−24%

623Show Low, AZAZ109,946+10.2%−60%

624Champaign, ILIL239,979+10.3%+181%

625Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+10.3%−42%

626Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+10.3%−64%

627Lancaster, PAPA563,159+10.4%−8%

628Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+10.4%+1%

629Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428+10.5%−39%

630Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+10.5%+6%

631New Bern, NCNC127,358+10.5%−13%

632Tahlequah, OKOK49,196+10.5%−58%

633Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+10.5%−38%

634Spearfish, SDSD29,459+10.5%+90%

635Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+10.6%−68%

636Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+10.7%−25%

637Brainerd, MNMN100,562+10.7%−56%

638Sterling, COCO20,654+10.8%−36%

639Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+10.8%+8%

640Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+10.8%−2%

641Lawrence, KSKS120,920+10.9%−51%

642Clearlake, CACA67,772+10.9%−28%

643Allentown, PAPA887,615+10.9%+39%

644Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+10.9%−10%

645Sandpoint, IDID54,420+11.0%−71%

646Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691+11.0%−31%

647Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+11.0%−38%

648Lebanon, PAPA146,380+11.0%+90%

649Brenham, TXTX38,288+11.0%−32%

650Russellville, ARAR84,932+11.0%−41%

651Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+11.1%−33%

652Miami, FLFL6,391,072+11.1%−92%

653Troy, ALAL33,688+11.1%+53%

654Safford, AZAZ40,157+11.1%−57%

655Augusta, GAGA641,231+11.2%−24%

656Clewiston, FLFL61,546+11.2%−72%

657Morristown, TNTN128,867+11.3%−50%

658Kenosha, WIWI168,448+11.3%−33%

659Dothan, ALAL156,266+11.3%+29%

660Cleveland, TNTN134,057+11.3%−41%

661Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+11.3%+73%

662Okeechobee, FLFL42,608+11.4%−46%

663Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+11.5%−63%

664Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332+11.5%−44%

665Richmond, KYKY131,806+11.6%−37%

666Elk City, OKOK22,159+11.7%+123%

667Crestview, FLFL315,098+11.7%−49%

668Easton, MDMD38,238+11.7%+10%

669Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+11.8%−56%

670Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+11.8%−20%

671Lafayette, LALA423,758+11.9%+1%

672Morehead City, NCNC70,469+11.9%−8%

673Knoxville, TNTN968,137+11.9%−20%

674Appleton, WIWI249,876+11.9%−22%

675Rochester, MNMN231,184+12.0%−11%

676Riverton, WYWY39,464+12.1%+90%

677Rapid City, SDSD156,934+12.1%+24%

678Bloomington, ININ165,231+12.1%−5%

679Bemidji, MNMN47,055+12.1%−21%

680Medford, OROR221,795+12.1%−49%

681Seneca, SCSC83,775+12.2%−20%

682Somerset, KYKY67,384+12.2%−10%

683Baraboo, WIWI66,652+12.2%−30%

684Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+12.3%−19%

685Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+12.3%+50%

686Spokane, WAWA608,012+12.4%−26%

687Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+12.4%+7%

688Pueblo, COCO169,277+12.4%−17%

689Lubbock, TXTX368,431+12.4%+96%

690Lafayette, ININ228,468+12.5%+5%

691Greensboro, NCNC805,945+12.5%−35%

692Salem, OROR445,814+12.5%−50%

693Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+12.5%−24%

694Breckenridge, COCO39,069+12.6%−81%

695Douglas, GAGA52,861+12.7%−51%

696Bloomington, ILIL171,419+12.7%−23%

697Paragould, ARAR47,411+12.7%−27%

698Brevard, NCNC34,211+12.8%−14%

699Omaha, NENE1,009,836+12.8%+8%

700Mankato, MNMN104,907+12.9%+194%

701Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+13.0%−53%

702St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+13.0%+5%

703Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+13.0%−31%

704Watertown, WIWI86,505+13.1%+42%

705Sebring, FLFL111,122+13.1%−53%

706Madison, WIWI709,685+13.1%−17%

707Albertville, ALAL103,537+13.1%−18%

708Cookeville, TNTN152,477+13.2%−28%

709Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+13.2%−58%

710Faribault, MNMN69,939+13.2%−13%

711Albany, OROR132,843+13.2%+2%

712Odessa, TXTX173,801+13.2%+618%

713Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+13.2%+3%

714Red Bluff, CACA64,665+13.2%+2%

715Lincoln, NENE352,081+13.3%−19%

716Brookings, SDSD37,635+13.3%+11%

717Jesup, GAGA32,481+13.3%−29%

718Williston, NDND41,767+13.3%−306%

719Laramie, WYWY38,558+13.4%+239%

720Rolla, MOMO45,247+13.4%+3%

721Casper, WYWY80,526+13.4%+55%

722State College, PAPA157,393+13.4%+39%

723Stillwater, OKOK83,889+13.4%+24%

724Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+13.4%−72%

725Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451+13.5%−54%

726Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+13.5%−54%

727Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+13.5%−7%

728Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+13.6%−23%

729Billings, MTMT193,603+13.6%−8%

730Kerrville, TXTX54,037+13.7%−32%

731Andrews, TXTX18,914+13.7%−247%

732Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+13.8%−57%

733Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+13.8%−14%

734Missoula, MTMT128,698+13.9%−36%

735York, PAPA473,197+13.9%+12%

736Othello, WAWA21,488+14.0%−33%

737Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+14.1%−8%

738Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+14.1%−27%

739Farmington, NMNM120,340+14.3%−41%

740Bismarck, NDND139,750+14.3%+17%

741Gainesville, FLFL359,036+14.3%−37%

742Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+14.4%−41%

743Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+14.4%+12%

744Salisbury, MDMD131,872+14.5%+22%

745Panama City, FLFL231,174+14.5%−17%

746Enterprise, ALAL56,953+14.5%+73%

747Little Rock, ARAR777,607+14.6%+4%

748Helena, MTMT97,153+14.6%−25%

749Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+14.7%−38%

750Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+14.7%−51%

751Searcy, ARAR80,085+14.8%−35%

752Kapaa, HIHI73,400+14.8%+4%

753Stephenville, TXTX43,911+14.8%−17%

754Picayune, MSMS59,363+14.8%−42%

755Zapata, TXTX13,753+15.1%−52%

756Modesto, CACA557,719+15.1%−27%

757Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+15.1%−48%

758Hailey, IDID32,436+15.3%−58%

759Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+15.4%+19%

760Portland, OROR2,542,282+15.5%−42%

761Burlington, NCNC186,177+15.5%−26%

762Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368+15.6%−24%

763Lexington, KYKY535,174+15.6%−9%

764Kingsland, GAGA60,143+15.7%−65%

765Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+15.7%+131%

766Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+15.7%−31%

767Brigham City, UTUT70,405+15.8%−9%

768Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+15.8%−24%

769Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+15.8%−36%

770Iowa City, IAIA182,711+15.9%+15%

771Oxford, MSMS71,972+15.9%−12%

772Athens, GAGA224,148+15.9%−28%

773Asheville, NCNC422,345+16.1%−22%

774Durant, OKOK51,367+16.1%+16%

775Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+16.2%+2%

776Auburn, ALAL208,013+16.2%−33%

777Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+16.2%−39%

778Rock Springs, WYWY41,267+16.5%−628%

779Washington, DCDC6,465,724+16.5%+3%

780Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201+16.5%+44%

781Manhattan, KSKS136,122+16.6%−500%

782Hobbs, NMNM74,749+16.6%−3745%

783Morgantown, WVWV141,995+16.6%+162%

784Valdosta, GAGA153,276+16.8%−18%

785Durango, COCO56,898+16.8%−53%

786Des Moines, IAIA758,539+16.9%+13%

787Fresno, CACA1,203,383+17.2%−22%

788Columbia, MOMO219,062+17.3%−7%

789Midland, TXTX193,139+17.3%+110%

790Farmington, MOMO67,809+17.5%+27%

791Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+17.5%−10%

792El Paso, TXTX881,291+17.7%+19%

793Fairbanks, AKAK93,972+17.8%+170%

794Denver, COCO3,092,037+17.9%−42%

795Sanford, NCNC70,258+18.0%−3%

796Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+18.0%−32%

797Clarksville, TNTN349,001+18.1%−20%

798Hanford, CACA154,327+18.2%−34%

799Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+18.2%+5185%

800Durham, NCNC625,485+18.3%−23%

801Dalton, GAGA147,819+18.5%−15%

802Springfield, MOMO500,694+18.6%−20%

803Columbia, SCSC879,918+18.6%+3%

804Savannah, GAGA438,314+18.6%+38%

805North Port, FLFL948,158+19.0%−7%

806Fort Collins, COCO377,292+19.1%−45%

807Anchorage, AKAK405,821+19.2%−5%

808Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+19.3%−47%

809Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+19.3%−8%

810Lake City, FLFL74,094+19.5%−40%

811Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+19.6%−8%

812Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+19.6%−25%

813Boone, NCNC54,786+19.6%+26%

814Deltona, FLFL746,933+19.7%−16%

815Fargo, NDND269,528+19.7%+44%

816Crossville, TNTN66,300+19.8%−43%

817Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+19.8%−32%

818Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+19.8%−7%

819Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+19.9%−16%

820Cornelia, GAGA50,416+19.9%−34%

821Yuba City, CACA187,478+19.9%+48%

822Tyler, TXTX252,549+20.0%+30%

823Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+20.1%−36%

824Visalia, CACA485,146+20.2%+12%

825Hammond, LALA141,346+20.4%+17%

826Twin Falls, IDID123,901+20.5%+2%

827Bellingham, WAWA236,392+20.6%−33%

828Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+20.6%−22%

829St. Simons, GAGA118,524+20.8%+58%

830Kahului, HIHI160,674+20.8%−25%

831Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+20.8%+34%

832Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+20.9%+2%

833Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+21.0%−17%

834Charleston, SCSC889,263+21.1%+153%

835Brownsville, TXTX433,946+21.2%−27%

836Merced, CACA297,260+21.5%+19%

837Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+21.6%−1%

838Stockton, CACA823,815+21.6%+25%

839Lacey, WAWA304,261+21.7%−24%

840Huntsville, ALAL556,444+22.0%+31%

841Kalispell, MTMT115,429+22.1%−14%

842Logan, UTUT160,889+22.1%−25%

843Statesboro, GAGA97,977+22.2%−21%

844Slidell, LALA279,108+22.2%−31%

845Sebastian, FLFL172,799+22.2%−12%

846Yuma, AZAZ224,449+22.3%−55%

847East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179+22.5%−50%

848Killeen, TXTX511,497+22.6%−2%

849El Centro, CACA181,411+22.6%−25%

850Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+22.6%−9%

851Shelton, WAWA71,165+22.9%−21%

852Montrose, COCO44,591+23.5%−36%

853Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+23.5%−20%

854Nogales, AZAZ50,020+23.6%−20%

855Ogden, UTUT672,784+23.6%−9%

856College Station, TXTX287,476+23.7%+6%

857Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+23.9%−64%

858Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+24.1%−37%

859Lakeland, FLFL874,790+24.4%+26%

860Hilo, HIHI210,043+24.5%+4%

861Granbury, TXTX70,501+24.5%−41%

862Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+24.7%+13%

863Winchester, VAVA152,332+24.7%+11%

864Calhoun, GAGA61,701+25.1%−2%

865San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+25.2%+17%

866Edwards, COCO54,291+25.3%−72%

867Rifle, COCO80,099+25.4%−33%

868Greenville, NCNC182,936+25.7%+7%

869Seaford, DEDE277,140+25.9%−33%

870Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+26.0%−53%

871Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+26.0%−24%

872Houston, TXTX7,904,627+26.1%+4%

873Grand Junction, COCO162,845+26.2%+6%

874Sevierville, TNTN101,342+26.3%−33%

875Reno, NVNV578,734+26.5%−27%

876Bakersfield, CACA927,068+26.9%+24%

877Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442+27.0%−7950%

878Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+27.4%−51%

879Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+27.4%+95%

880Naples, FLFL417,131+27.9%−57%

881Ocala, FLFL442,660+28.0%−15%

882Dover, DEDE194,786+28.1%+99%

883Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+28.8%+4%

884Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+28.9%−36%

885Gainesville, GAGA226,568+29.0%−37%

886Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+29.1%−56%

887Vernal, UTUT38,278+29.2%+115%

888Rexburg, IDID69,380+29.3%+117%

889Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+29.4%+41%

890Laredo, TXTX281,224+29.6%−34%

891Jackson, WYWY36,587+29.7%−55%

892Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+29.8%−13%

893Riverside, CACA4,769,007+29.8%+16%

894Daphne, ALAL267,761+29.8%−30%

895Branson, MOMO57,001+30.2%−45%

896Bend, OROR266,376+30.5%−38%

897Bozeman, MTMT128,740+32.0%−7%

898Wilmington, NCNC492,772+32.0%−14%

899Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+32.1%−18%

900Kennewick, WAWA324,334+32.1%+15%

901Boise City, IDID864,243+32.6%−28%

902Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+32.8%+20%

903Heber, UTUT81,655+33.2%−56%

904Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+35.3%−24%

905Pahrump, NVNV57,336+35.3%−57%

906McAllen, TXTX921,549+36.1%−26%

907Cedar City, UTUT67,141+36.7%−41%

908Gillette, WYWY48,145+36.9%+150%

909Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+37.0%+1%

910Austin, TXTX2,620,945+37.3%−22%

911Greeley, COCO378,426+39.7%+7%

912Provo, UTUT773,426+39.8%−0%

913Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+40.3%+28%

914Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+41.8%−12%

915Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+41.8%−51%

916Jefferson, GAGA99,265+45.4%+18%

917St. George, UTUT213,670+52.9%−39%

918The Villages, FLFL157,772+75.1%+9%

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