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Most population lost, US cities · 2000

US cities that lost the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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4501Merrifield, VAVA20,698+2,771
4502Moscow, IDID26,721+2,772
4503Leisure City, FLFL27,808+2,773
4504Mount Airy, MDMD9,857+2,781
4505Menlo Park, CACA32,713+2,784
4506Waller, WAWA7,683+2,785
4507Garner, NCNC41,562+2,790
4508Spring Grove, ILIL5,526+2,792
4509Anthony, NMNM8,900+2,797
4510Youngsville, LALA19,980+2,797
4511SeaTac, WAWA34,578+2,802
4512Walkertown, NCNC6,120+2,809
4513Progreso, TXTX5,148+2,814
4514Rathdrum, IDID13,227+2,816
4515Winder, GAGA21,252+2,817
4516Elkton, MDMD16,670+2,820
4517Ivins, UTUT11,546+2,820
4518Lewiston, IDID34,717+2,822
4519Kulpsville, PAPA8,799+2,822
4520Reading, PAPA95,832+2,827
4521Fair Oaks Ranch, TXTX12,025+2,834
4522Green Valley, MDMD13,602+2,838
4523Aldine, TXTX17,167+2,846
4524Canton, MSMS10,873+2,849
4525McKinleyville, CACA17,113+2,850
4526Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,637+2,850
4527Alexandria, KYKY10,994+2,854
4528Red Bank, SCSC11,314+2,861
4529Gonzales, CACA8,313+2,865
4530Harrisburg, NCNC20,742+2,868
4531Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,912+2,870
4532West Lafayette, ININ45,747+2,871
4533Logansport, ININ18,287+2,872
4534Accokeek, MDMD14,362+2,872
4535Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,886+2,879
4536Ewa Gentry, HIHI26,563+2,887
4537Hattiesburg, MSMS48,802+2,888
4538Worcester, MAMA213,862+2,889
4539Rogers, MNMN15,606+2,889
4540East Bethel, MNMN12,605+2,891
4541Canton, GAGA40,778+2,892
4542Weddington, NCNC14,517+2,893
4543Cedar Mill, OROR19,471+2,900
4544Casper, WYWY58,771+2,902
4545Park City, UTUT8,587+2,903
4546Chester, VAVA24,474+2,904
4547Peekskill, NYNY25,891+2,905
4548Elizabeth City, NCNC19,622+2,909
4549Lombard, ILIL44,399+2,914
4550Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388+2,917
4551Glenn Dale, MDMD13,772+2,920
4552Mentor, OHOH47,010+2,920
4553Mequon, WIWI25,120+2,923
4554Garrison, MDMD9,469+2,924
4555Troy, MOMO15,201+2,924
4556Manteno, ILIL9,201+2,926
4557Phenix City, ALAL38,344+2,927
4558Monticello, MNMN15,670+2,927
4559Cottage Grove, WIWI8,930+2,928
4560Maitland, FLFL19,511+2,931
4561Minnetonka, MNMN53,969+2,931
4562Fruitville, FLFL15,172+2,933
4563Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858+2,934
4564Bensenville, ILIL18,525+2,936
4565Newman, CACA12,453+2,942
4566Chillum, MDMD34,871+2,943
4567Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939+2,943
4568Greenfield, ININ26,544+2,943
4569Wilmington Island, GAGA13,905+2,951
4570Rexburg, IDID40,334+2,955
4571Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287+2,956
4572Scott, LALA9,635+2,958
4573Horizon City, TXTX25,118+2,962
4574Lake Stevens, WAWA42,091+2,964
4575Happy Valley, OROR28,916+2,968
4576Dyer, ININ16,273+2,972
4577Eureka, MOMO13,422+2,975
4578Inglewood, CACA101,662+2,978
4579Patterson, CACA26,587+2,980
4580Holmen, WIWI12,105+2,980
4581Pleasantville, NJNJ20,853+2,985
4582Roseburg, OROR23,693+2,985
4583Smithville, MOMO11,160+2,989
4584Banning, CACA31,852+2,992
4585Oregon, WIWI12,015+2,995
4586Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832+2,998
4587Florida Ridge, FLFL20,889+2,999
4588Fort Myers, FLFL101,581+3,002
4589Cheyenne, WYWY66,507+3,003
4590South Burlington, VTVT21,394+3,005
4591Big Lake, MNMN12,929+3,006
4592Oxford, OHOH22,387+3,006
4593Lake Villa, ILIL8,692+3,009
4594Longview, WAWA38,362+3,012
4595Valparaiso, ININ35,177+3,014
4596Princeton, FLFL42,625+3,017
4597Fort Lauderdale, FLFL188,677+3,020
4598Davenport, IAIA100,358+3,026
4599Longview, TXTX83,236+3,028
4600Hilo, HIHI50,404+3,031
4601Kearney, NENE34,782+3,035
4602Dallas, OROR17,890+3,037
4603Rotonda, FLFL10,352+3,039
4604Compton, CACA90,500+3,039
4605Destin, FLFL14,046+3,039
4606Quincy, MAMA103,173+3,040
4607Valinda, CACA20,962+3,041
4608Kerrville, TXTX25,578+3,041
4609New Cassel, NYNY14,551+3,041
4610Owatonna, MNMN26,633+3,048
4611Florence-Graham, CACA60,690+3,050
4612Garden City, SCSC11,591+3,052
4613Hope Mills, NCNC18,324+3,053
4614Farmington, UTUT26,266+3,053
4615Ellensburg, WAWA21,308+3,053
4616East Wenatchee, WAWA14,414+3,056
4617Danville, KYKY17,736+3,057
4618Garfield, NJNJ33,353+3,059
4619Galliano, LALA5,906+3,062
4620Atascadero, CACA29,464+3,063
4621Chattanooga, TNTN194,144+3,066
4622Dover, NJNJ18,919+3,073
4623Avon Lake, OHOH26,486+3,079
4624Channahon, ILIL14,530+3,080
4625Centerville, UTUT16,480+3,085
4626New Haven, ININ16,337+3,086
4627Coldwater, MIMI14,216+3,090
4628Zion, ILIL24,447+3,091
4629Upper Grand Lagoon, FLFL17,232+3,093
4630Davidson, NCNC16,662+3,093
4631Liberal, KSKS19,010+3,093
4632Redondo Beach, CACA67,281+3,094
4633Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395+3,095
4634Tarpon Springs, FLFL25,602+3,097
4635Ruidoso, NMNM7,580+3,098
4636Waunakee, WIWI16,411+3,098
4637Chaparral, NMNM18,186+3,102
4638Springfield, TNTN20,090+3,102
4639Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+3,103
4640Kerman, CACA17,553+3,103
4641Anacortes, WAWA18,080+3,106
4642Madisonville, KYKY19,428+3,107
4643Derby, KSKS26,606+3,108
4644Lugoff, SCSC9,786+3,109
4645Parlier, CACA14,622+3,113
4646Hermiston, OROR19,906+3,114
4647Lincolnton, NCNC12,465+3,118
4648Riverdale, GAGA14,637+3,119
4649Steamboat Springs, COCO13,557+3,120
4650Reisterstown, MDMD25,582+3,124
4651Texarkana, TXTX36,195+3,126
4652Greenwood, ARAR9,793+3,128
4653Brawley, CACA28,008+3,129
4654Moody, ALAL13,559+3,132
4655Hendersonville, NCNC15,867+3,136
4656Port Chester, NYNY32,303+3,139
4657Deming, NMNM14,944+3,146
4658Jacksonville Beach, FLFL23,615+3,151
4659Diamondhead, MSMS9,441+3,151
4660Salisbury, MDMD33,845+3,151
4661Lynn Haven, FLFL22,479+3,153
4662Wauconda, ILIL13,993+3,154
4663Altoona, IAIA22,796+3,154
4664Livingston, CACA14,690+3,156
4665Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868+3,157
4666Seguin, TXTX41,048+3,158
4667Leominster, MAMA44,194+3,158
4668Arnold, MDMD24,303+3,161
4669Yucca Valley, CACA21,887+3,164
4670Highland, UTUT21,571+3,170
4671Parkland, WAWA38,742+3,171
4673Eloy, AZAZ19,967+3,174
4674Port St. John, FLFL25,120+3,179
4675New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993+3,183
4676Bettendorf, IAIA40,710+3,189
4677Tipp City, OHOH10,644+3,194
4678Redlands, CACA74,128+3,197
4679Three Points, AZAZ5,254+3,201
4680Merritt Island, FLFL34,992+3,204
4681Kyle, TXTX69,917+3,206
4682Payson, UTUT24,630+3,206
4683Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581+3,208
4684Cranston, RIRI84,647+3,209
4685Del Rio, TXTX34,496+3,210
4686Frankfort, ILIL21,365+3,211
4687Dana Point, CACA32,232+3,214
4688Destrehan, LALA11,619+3,229
4689Pewaukee, WIWI8,216+3,229
4690Mountain Home, IDID16,779+3,230
4691Buffalo, MNMN16,878+3,241
4692Union City, GAGA29,910+3,246
4693Lakewood Park, FLFL13,866+3,247
4694Mountain View, CACA85,438+3,248
4695Solon, OHOH23,679+3,254
4696Newton, NCNC13,822+3,256
4697Kahului, HIHI28,288+3,257
4698Farmers Branch, TXTX38,320+3,258
4699Waxahachie, TXTX50,090+3,258
4700Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+3,259
4701Williamsburg, FLFL9,063+3,260
4702Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709+3,261
4703Grain Valley, MOMO16,908+3,262
4704Snellville, GAGA22,478+3,267
4705Spring, TXTX68,580+3,274
4706Huntley, ILIL29,132+3,277
4707Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,780+3,280
4708Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,884+3,285
4709Ashland, OROR20,889+3,288
4710Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474+3,290
4711Findlay, OHOH40,370+3,292
4712Portland, TNTN13,658+3,293
4713Union Park, FLFL10,615+3,301
4714Palmetto, FLFL13,562+3,303
4715Merrillville, ININ37,407+3,303
4716Bonham, TXTX11,263+3,304
4717Waihee-Waiehu, HIHI10,988+3,306
4718Timberwood Park, TXTX35,413+3,306
4719Conyers, GAGA20,377+3,309
4720Lynden, WAWA16,881+3,311
4721Waconia, MNMN14,113+3,316
4722San Benito, TXTX24,980+3,319
4723Walla Walla, WAWA34,058+3,319
4724Woodmoor, COCO8,934+3,319
4725Florin, CACA50,211+3,323
4726Westmont, ILIL24,155+3,326
4727Edgewater, FLFL24,795+3,331
4728Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,536+3,336
4729Rochester, MIMI12,824+3,337
4730Gig Harbor, WAWA12,630+3,339
4731Little River, SCSC11,771+3,345
4732Rosaryville, MDMD12,883+3,346
4733Alamo, CACA14,488+3,349
4734Sunset Hills, MOMO9,075+3,352
4735Mint Hill, NCNC29,476+3,355
4736North Ogden, UTUT21,689+3,358
4737South Valley, NMNM37,120+3,359
4738Ferndale, WAWA17,559+3,360
4739Forest Acres, SCSC10,390+3,361
4740Lexington, NCNC20,238+3,372
4741Beaufort, SCSC15,775+3,374
4742Salisbury, NCNC36,879+3,375
4743Salina, KSKS46,094+3,376
4744Azusa, CACA47,447+3,379
4745Fernley, NVNV26,214+3,379
4746Newport Beach, CACA81,977+3,389
4747Vero Beach South, FLFL30,344+3,389
4748Bedford, TXTX47,958+3,390
4749Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+3,398
4750Chalco, NENE10,595+3,399
4751Mandeville, LALA12,918+3,406
4752Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,074+3,410
4753Lexington, NENE11,176+3,410
4754Starkville, MSMS25,754+3,411
4755Fresno, TXTX24,560+3,421
4756Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878+3,424
4757Kuna, IDID31,525+3,427
4758Suisun City, CACA29,454+3,432
4759Mecca, CACA7,184+3,436
4760Panama City Beach, FLFL20,375+3,444
4761Clayton, CACA10,842+3,445
4762Greenwood, COCO15,323+3,446
4763Imperial, CACA22,330+3,447
4764Alpine, CACA15,180+3,448
4765Newark, DEDE30,359+3,449
4766Dickson, TNTN17,051+3,453
4767Glassboro, NJNJ24,483+3,454
4768Lompoc, CACA43,315+3,454
4769Coalinga, CACA17,281+3,456
4770King City, CACA14,002+3,460
4771St. John, ININ24,841+3,461
4772Fort Lee, NJNJ40,345+3,464
4773Landen, OHOH7,499+3,464
4774Brookfield, WIWI41,448+3,465
4775Punta Gorda, FLFL20,383+3,466
4776Cameron, MOMO7,341+3,467
4777Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876+3,471
4778Paragould, ARAR31,135+3,477
4779West Hartford, CTCT63,620+3,479
4780Pueblo, COCO110,404+3,481
4781Sherman, TXTX52,417+3,486
4782Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619+3,488
4783Laplace, LALA28,343+3,490
4784Montrose, COCO21,583+3,490
4785South Miami Heights, FLFL38,766+3,492
4786Wheat Ridge, COCO32,081+3,494
4787Zionsville, ININ33,624+3,494
4788Issaquah, WAWA39,423+3,500
4789Elk Plain, WAWA14,276+3,500
4790New Smyrna Beach, FLFL33,182+3,500
4791Cornelius, OROR15,520+3,504
4792Tupelo, MSMS38,087+3,526
4793Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+3,529
4794Calhoun, GAGA20,196+3,532
4795Blythe, CACA15,042+3,535
4796Santa Paula, CACA31,774+3,536
4797Ames, IAIA68,220+3,538
4798Hobart, ININ29,298+3,541
4799Oakdale, CACA23,246+3,542
4800Wildomar, CACA37,889+3,545
4801Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,051+3,546
4802Oldsmar, FLFL14,521+3,549
4803Glen Allen, VAVA17,551+3,552
4804Grand Island, NENE53,943+3,554
4805Dayton, NVNV15,781+3,555
4806Onalaska, WIWI20,297+3,555
4807Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+3,556
4808Oakville, MOMO35,333+3,559
4809Stoughton, WIWI13,256+3,568
4810Belton, MOMO26,193+3,571
4811Bardstown, KYKY14,161+3,573
4812Cypress, CACA48,781+3,574
4813Morristown, TNTN33,517+3,580
4814Winchester, NVNV37,081+3,593
4815Midland, MIMI42,806+3,595
4816Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV12,114+3,599
4817Lathrop, CACA42,783+3,604
4818Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+3,613
4819Discovery Bay, CACA14,911+3,630
4820Covina, CACA49,404+3,630
4821Lake Jackson, TXTX27,803+3,637
4822Mauldin, SCSC31,465+3,637
4823Evans, COCO22,500+3,637
4824Shenandoah, LALA17,998+3,641
4825Katy, TXTX28,373+3,645
4826Alpine, UTUT10,444+3,654
4827West Point, MSMS9,743+3,656
4828Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,271+3,659
4829Kearney, MOMO11,296+3,662
4830Spring Valley, NYNY34,482+3,662
4831Westminster, MDMD20,589+3,663
4832Newnan, GAGA45,867+3,664
4833Arvin, CACA19,820+3,670
4834Howard, WIWI22,233+3,672
4835Largo, FLFL80,690+3,681
4836Hawaiian Paradise Park, HIHI13,203+3,682
4837Island Lake, ILIL8,047+3,683
4838Hernando, MSMS18,824+3,685
4839Attleboro, MAMA47,447+3,685
4840Ingleside, TXTX10,085+3,692
4841Gonzalez, FLFL14,458+3,696
4842Alhambra, CACA79,820+3,698
4843Wilmington, MAMA23,336+3,709
4844Moses Lake, WAWA27,469+3,718
4845Casselberry, FLFL31,872+3,718
4846Walnut Creek, CACA70,012+3,727
4847Benton, ARAR38,898+3,729
4848Mooresville, ININ10,173+3,732
4849Faribault, MNMN25,040+3,733
4850Freeland, MIMI7,557+3,741
4851Bossier City, LALA63,259+3,743
4852Bixby, OKOK32,766+3,746
4853Broadview Heights, OHOH19,755+3,748
4854Searcy, ARAR24,351+3,748
4855Lady Lake, FLFL17,496+3,757
4856Jamul, CACA6,574+3,760
4857Avon, COCO6,184+3,763
4858Auburn, GAGA10,110+3,765
4859Rosedale, CACA18,877+3,772
4860Lancaster, TXTX40,526+3,777
4861Ham Lake, MNMN17,104+3,786
4862Sussex, WIWI12,779+3,789
4863Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655+3,792
4864Cleburne, TXTX39,942+3,800
4865Weldon Spring, MOMO5,301+3,800
4866Collegeville, PAPA5,287+3,805
4867Canby, OROR18,004+3,807
4868Lowell, ARAR12,184+3,814
4869Carrollton, GAGA27,925+3,814
4870Texarkana, ARAR29,123+3,817
4871Saginaw, TXTX26,706+3,823
4872Martinez, CACA36,849+3,828
4873Bridgeton, NJNJ28,307+3,829
4874Washougal, WAWA18,028+3,831
4875Maumelle, ARAR19,780+3,843
4876Farmington, NMNM46,055+3,847
4877Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+3,847
4878Lecanto, FLFL7,398+3,852
4879Portage, MIMI49,862+3,855
4880Addison, ILIL35,758+3,856
4881Rosenberg, TXTX42,701+3,860
4882Socastee, SCSC23,796+3,869
4883Thomasville, NCNC27,733+3,873
4884Garden City, GAGA10,513+3,879
4885Cutlerville, MIMI18,780+3,886
4886Enumclaw, WAWA13,172+3,889
4887Freeport, NYNY44,174+3,889
4888Cartersville, GAGA25,349+3,890
4889Ocala, FLFL71,753+3,898
4890Palm River-Clair Mel, FLFL27,844+3,898
4891Hayesville, OROR21,246+3,904
4892Valdosta, GAGA56,186+3,908
4893Maryville, TNTN32,442+3,912
4894Skokie, ILIL66,544+3,916
4895Minneola, FLFL21,064+3,920
4896Miami, FLFL489,812+3,922
4897Fairhope, ALAL26,625+3,925
4898Lakeway, TXTX19,027+3,946
4899Johnston, IAIA25,065+3,947
4900Mishawaka, ININ51,226+3,949
4901Wheaton, ILIL54,065+3,952
4902Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680+3,953
4903Lincoln, CACA57,367+3,957
4904Juneau city and, AKAK31,609+3,960
4905San Angelo, TXTX100,640+3,965
4906Smithfield, NCNC13,114+3,970
4907Richmond Hill, GAGA20,022+3,971
4908Stevensville, MDMD8,802+3,974
4909Parole, MDMD17,229+3,977
4910Milford Mill, MDMD30,829+3,980
4911La Porte, TXTX37,983+3,984
4912Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994+3,985
4913Washington, UTUT37,107+3,988
4914De Pere, WIWI25,590+3,990
4915Maplewood, MNMN40,717+3,993
4916Mableton, GAGA78,820+4,008
4917Evans, GAGA36,998+4,014
4918Grenada, MSMS12,088+4,015
4919Champaign, ILIL91,195+4,016
4920Annandale, VAVA41,705+4,019
4921Los Lunas, NMNM20,572+4,021
4922Golden, COCO20,390+4,021
4923Hidalgo, TXTX15,376+4,030
4924Cimarron Hills, COCO19,817+4,034
4925Elmont, NYNY36,518+4,045
4926Dodge City, KSKS27,653+4,047
4927Pecan Grove, TXTX24,272+4,049
4928Green Valley, AZAZ22,114+4,052
4929Ives Estates, FLFL28,506+4,055
4930Van Buren, ARAR24,556+4,056
4931Tahlequah, OKOK17,508+4,060
4932Knightdale, NCNC23,144+4,074
4933Gatesville, TXTX16,422+4,093
4934Powell, OHOH18,269+4,093
4935DeKalb, ILIL40,467+4,093
4936Dinuba, CACA25,949+4,101
4937La Puente, CACA36,423+4,108
4938Pickerington, OHOH26,333+4,108
4939Avon, OHOH25,611+4,109
4940Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448+4,113
4941Middleburg, FLFL11,644+4,115
4942Soledad, CACA26,357+4,117
4943Murphysboro, ILIL6,977+4,119
4944Channelview, TXTX43,605+4,125
4945Jefferson City, MOMO42,489+4,142
4946Comstock Park, MIMI10,577+4,144
4947Rockledge, FLFL31,343+4,147
4948Forest Grove, OROR27,252+4,149
4949Dothan, ALAL72,060+4,154
4950Socorro, TXTX38,787+4,157
4951Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,496+4,158
4952Roscoe, ILIL11,034+4,165
4953Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,798+4,175
4954Wells Branch, TXTX13,523+4,177
4955South Lyon, MIMI12,107+4,179
4956Morrisville, NCNC32,466+4,186
4957Jackson, WYWY10,720+4,195
4958White House, TNTN17,872+4,195
4959Weatherford, TXTX40,634+4,196
4960Leander, TXTX91,132+4,198
4961Creve Coeur, MOMO18,480+4,199
4962Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+4,200
4963Bloomington, CACA25,698+4,202
4964Ashland, CACA22,210+4,203
4965West Bend, WIWI32,268+4,236
4966Laurinburg, NCNC14,582+4,238
4967Pico Rivera, CACA58,915+4,251
4968Forest Hills, MIMI28,695+4,252
4969Garden City, IDID13,047+4,255
4970Teays Valley, WVWV14,151+4,268
4971Sartell, MNMN19,918+4,287
4972Holland, MIMI35,372+4,303
4973Pikesville, MDMD33,524+4,308
4974Biloxi, MSMS48,516+4,325
4975Shafter, CACA23,871+4,327
4976Montclair, VAVA22,387+4,329
4977Hurricane, UTUT25,745+4,335
4978Millbrook, ALAL17,623+4,336
4979Hampton Bays, NYNY15,706+4,343
4980Mill Creek, WAWA20,902+4,353
4981The Colony, TXTX46,196+4,353
4982Garden City, KSKS27,402+4,354
4983Beavercreek, OHOH48,134+4,358
4984White Plains, NYNY62,871+4,359
4985Lauderdale Lakes, FLFL36,898+4,364
4986Aurora, OHOH18,014+4,364
4987Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+4,375
4988Lawndale, CACA29,892+4,380
4989Northglenn, COCO38,893+4,380
4990Sachse, TXTX32,834+4,388
4991Irondale, GAGA9,185+4,394
4992Perrysburg, OHOH25,441+4,394
4993Red Hill, SCSC15,920+4,397
4994Lake Monticello, VAVA10,662+4,404
4995Webster, TXTX12,507+4,405
4996DeLand, FLFL46,346+4,413
4997Ann Arbor, MIMI122,233+4,432
4998Prior Lake, MNMN28,140+4,435
4999Gallatin, TNTN54,590+4,436
5000Appleton, WIWI75,452+4,436
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS