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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Fastest shrinking, US states

US states with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2024. New York leads at -1.7%. 51 states qualify in total.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000
USUnited States334,922,499+1.1%–
01New York, NYNY19,852,366-1.7%−7.2 pts
02District of Columbia, DCDC681,294-1.2%+4.5 pts
03Louisiana, LALA4,611,961-1.0%−6.9 pts
04Illinois, ILIL12,694,798-0.9%−9.6 pts
05West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373-0.9%−1.7 pts
06Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235-0.7%−10.0 pts
07California, CACA39,287,377-0.6%−14.5 pts
08Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779-0.5%−11.0 pts
09Michigan, MIMI10,077,761+0.0%−6.9 pts
10Ohio, OHOH11,810,293+0.1%−4.6 pts
11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639+0.1%−3.2 pts
12New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246+0.1%−19.9 pts
13Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056+0.2%−5.3 pts
14Alaska, AKAK735,706+0.3%−13.7 pts
15Kansas, KSKS2,947,197+0.3%−8.2 pts
16Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872+0.4%−9.3 pts
17Oregon, OROR4,254,293+0.4%−20.0 pts
18Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801+0.4%−4.1 pts
19Maryland, MDMD6,206,011+0.5%−10.3 pts
20Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508+0.5%−3.1 pts
21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445+0.6%−11.9 pts
22New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809+0.6%−8.3 pts
23Missouri, MOMO6,191,814+0.6%−8.7 pts
24Vermont, VTVT647,106+0.6%−7.6 pts
25Iowa, IAIA3,210,507+0.6%−4.8 pts
26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824+0.6%−9.0 pts
27North Dakota, NDND784,841+0.7%+0.2 pts
28Virginia, VAVA8,705,170+0.9%−13.5 pts
29Nebraska, NENE1,978,707+0.9%−7.5 pts
30Wyoming, WYWY582,397+1.0%−7.9 pts
31Indiana, ININ6,851,073+1.0%−8.7 pts
32Alabama, ALAL5,086,768+1.2%−8.8 pts
33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391+1.3%−12.5 pts
34New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868+1.3%−10.1 pts
35Washington, WAWA7,816,116+1.4%−19.7 pts
36Colorado, COCO5,862,189+1.5%−29.0 pts
37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634+1.7%−7.9 pts
38Maine, MEME1,387,817+1.9%−2.0 pts
39Georgia, GAGA10,940,407+2.1%−24.2 pts
40Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383+2.3%−14.4 pts
41South Dakota, SDSD907,428+2.3%−6.1 pts
42Nevada, NVNV3,184,612+2.6%−63.7 pts
43North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404+2.8%−18.6 pts
44Montana, MTMT1,116,875+3.0%−9.9 pts
45Delaware, DEDE1,021,191+3.2%−14.5 pts
46Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838+3.2%−36.8 pts
47South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225+3.5%−11.6 pts
48Texas, TXTX30,188,424+3.6%−19.2 pts
49Utah, UTUT3,392,331+3.7%−25.9 pts
50Florida, FLFL22,416,077+4.1%−19.5 pts
51Idaho, IDID1,934,262+5.2%−23.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest population growth?

New York ranks #1 with -1.7% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by population growth?

New York, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Illinois, West Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 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 (2024).