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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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,499+1.1%–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366-1.7%−132%

02District of Columbia, DCDC681,294-1.2%−79%

03Louisiana, LALA4,611,961-1.0%−117%

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,798-0.9%−111%

05West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373-0.9%−203%

06Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235-0.7%−107%

07California, CACA39,287,377-0.6%−105%

08Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779-0.5%−105%

09Michigan, MIMI10,077,761+0.0%−100%

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,293+0.1%−98%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639+0.1%−96%

12New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246+0.1%−99%

13Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056+0.2%−96%

14Alaska, AKAK735,706+0.3%−98%

15Kansas, KSKS2,947,197+0.3%−96%

16Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872+0.4%−96%

17Oregon, OROR4,254,293+0.4%−98%

18Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801+0.4%−91%

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,011+0.5%−96%

20Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508+0.5%−86%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445+0.6%−95%

22New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809+0.6%−93%

23Missouri, MOMO6,191,814+0.6%−94%

24Vermont, VTVT647,106+0.6%−92%

25Iowa, IAIA3,210,507+0.6%−88%

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824+0.6%−93%

27North Dakota, NDND784,841+0.7%+39%

28Virginia, VAVA8,705,170+0.9%−94%

29Nebraska, NENE1,978,707+0.9%−90%

30Wyoming, WYWY582,397+1.0%−89%

31Indiana, ININ6,851,073+1.0%−90%

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,768+1.2%−88%

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391+1.3%−91%

34New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868+1.3%−89%

35Washington, WAWA7,816,116+1.4%−93%

36Colorado, COCO5,862,189+1.5%−95%

37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634+1.7%−82%

38Maine, MEME1,387,817+1.9%−51%

39Georgia, GAGA10,940,407+2.1%−92%

40Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383+2.3%−86%

41South Dakota, SDSD907,428+2.3%−72%

42Nevada, NVNV3,184,612+2.6%−96%

43North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404+2.8%−87%

44Montana, MTMT1,116,875+3.0%−77%

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,191+3.2%−82%

46Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838+3.2%−92%

47South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225+3.5%−77%

48Texas, TXTX30,188,424+3.6%−84%

49Utah, UTUT3,392,331+3.7%−88%

50Florida, FLFL22,416,077+4.1%−83%

51Idaho, IDID1,934,262+5.2%−82%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · 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).