Which city has the lowest population change?

Louisville, Kentucky ranks #1 with -210,453 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 cities by population change?

Louisville, Kentucky, Detroit, Michigan, Baltimore, Maryland, Paradise, Nevada, Cleveland, Ohio.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,642 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is population change measured?

Change in the number of residents from the prior decennial census (raw count, not a percentage). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

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Most population lost, US cities · 2020

US cities that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

6501Tulsa, OKOK416,209+21,160−18%

6502Apex, NCNC80,419+21,304+40%

6503Midland, TXTX147,615+21,377+285%

6504Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+21,476−33%

6505Glendale, AZAZ260,572+21,604−69%

6506Sammamish, WAWA66,110+21,675–

6507Timberwood Park, TXTX35,413+21,770+558%

6508Fishers, ININ104,812+22,183−27%

6509Eagle Mountain, UTUT66,557+22,208–

6510Ankeny, IAIA77,833+22,305+161%

6511Atascocita, TXTX99,354+22,330–

6512Richmond, VAVA237,257+22,396−525%

6513St. George, UTUT108,713+22,445+6%

6514Tucson, AZAZ548,371+22,513−72%

6515Bend, OROR107,342+22,539−29%

6516San Marcos, TXTX77,830+22,659+278%

6517Auburn, ALAL85,113+22,763+149%

6518Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469+22,958+31%

6519Thornton, COCO147,766+23,095−16%

6520Elk Grove, CACA185,007+23,109−46%

6521Edinburg, TXTX110,700+23,143+25%

6522St. Cloud, FLFL74,960+23,781+212%

6523Overland Park, KSKS203,677+23,866−36%

6524Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006+23,976−67%

6525Fort Myers, FLFL101,581+24,097+703%

6526Clovis, CACA129,347+24,493+35%

6527Castle Rock, COCO83,815+24,927+116%

6528Menifee, CACA118,592+25,008–

6529Killeen, TXTX161,883+25,174+8%

6530Worcester, MAMA213,862+25,473+782%

6531Surprise, AZAZ175,304+25,631+8%

6532Plano, TXTX293,028+25,653−73%

6533Fort Collins, COCO171,500+25,824−16%

6534Concord, NCNC114,598+26,174−9%

6535St. Paul, MNMN306,684+26,459+77%

6536Denton, TXTX169,431+26,486+86%

6537Westchester, FLFL52,032+26,522+6736%

6538Dublin, CACA71,602+26,553+294%

6539College Station, TXTX127,472+26,654+73%

6540Lexington, KYKY329,751+26,767–

6541South Jordan, UTUT87,614+27,069+57%

6542Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+27,213−42%

6543Lehigh Acres, FLFL132,353+27,503+39%

6544Lubbock, TXTX273,071+27,568+108%

6545The Villages, FLFL83,498+27,635–

6546Lehi, UTUT95,313+28,500+170%

6547Cedar Park, TXTX79,032+28,658+37%

6548Arlington, TXTX402,134+28,828−60%

6549Roseville, CACA167,302+28,985−18%

6550Stockton, CACA324,597+29,097−11%

6551Vancouver, WAWA199,698+29,124−70%

6552Greensboro, NCNC308,667+29,369−27%

6553Bellevue, WAWA154,193+29,491+30%

6554El Paso, TXTX683,012+29,694−39%

6555Boise City, IDID238,429+30,013−50%

6556Goodyear, AZAZ125,359+30,019+137%

6557Charleston, SCSC159,423+30,144+86%

6558Doral, FLFL81,634+30,170+74%

6559Four Corners, FLFL65,048+30,265–

6560League City, TXTX119,905+30,832+101%

6561Arlington, VAVA236,254+31,016+68%

6562Chula Vista, CACA275,533+31,571−18%

6563Sugar Land, TXTX107,726+32,209−17%

6564New Braunfels, TXTX122,492+32,663+255%

6565Leander, TXTX91,132+32,681+678%

6566Lincoln, NENE301,522+32,703−3%

6567Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770+33,158+1704%

6568Herriman, UTUT63,282+33,359–

6569Conroe, TXTX119,564+33,749+267%

6570Clarksville, TNTN188,829+33,793+21%

6571Newark, NJNJ323,808+34,409−2154%

6572Pearland, TXTX129,930+34,576+83%

6573Huntsville, ALAL233,627+34,901−2215%

6574Riverview, FLFL113,697+36,346+554%

6575Madison, WIWI286,233+36,631+118%

6576Peoria, AZAZ200,881+36,920−36%

6577Spring Valley, NVNV219,187+37,202−43%

6578Sioux Falls, SDSD213,748+38,629+67%

6579Reno, NVNV283,621+38,944−16%

6580Cary, NCNC183,582+39,487−22%

6581Cape Coral, FLFL236,264+39,711+45%

6582Chandler, AZAZ278,748+39,864−54%

6583New Orleans, LALA362,154+40,168−428%

6584Port St. Lucie, FLFL268,062+40,248–

6585Irving, TXTX257,076+40,394+10%

6586Woodbridge, VAVA43,945+40,613+633%

6587Buckeye, AZAZ125,445+40,626+2610%

6588Meridian, IDID142,988+42,543+68%

6589Miami, FLFL489,812+42,784+991%

6590Kirkland, WAWA97,410+43,388+767%

6591Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178+44,014+84%

6592Horizon West, FLFL67,416+44,101–

6593Kent, WAWA134,871+44,177+6%

6594Jersey City, NJNJ302,013+44,852+289%

6595North Las Vegas, NVNV296,653+45,566−33%

6596Minneapolis, MNMN430,324+47,376+233%

6597Fresno, CACA555,549+47,442−35%

6598Kansas City, MOMO521,220+48,303+654%

6599Tampa, FLFL413,554+49,250+110%

6600Oakland, CACA440,838+49,922+83%

6601Chicago, ILIL2,731,585+50,790−55%

6602Santa Clarita, CACA228,430+52,353+29%

6603Durham, NCNC305,561+55,176+9%

6604Bakersfield, CACA422,165+55,972−23%

6605Boston, MAMA672,973+58,053+291%

6606Las Vegas, NVNV679,817+58,147−74%

6607Sacramento, CACA536,449+58,455+55%

6608Gilbert, AZAZ287,285+59,465−26%

6609Henderson, NVNV353,289+59,881−46%

6610Aurora, COCO410,053+61,183+13%

6611Colorado Springs, COCO494,743+62,534−22%

6612Raleigh, NCNC506,306+63,773−6%

6613McKinney, TXTX236,001+64,191+94%

6614Mesa, AZAZ513,656+65,217−40%

6615Indianapolis, ININ901,116+67,197–

6616San Jose, CACA989,814+67,298−40%

6617Portland, OROR635,109+68,727−25%

6618San Francisco, CACA826,079+68,730+30%

6619Orlando, FLFL333,888+69,273+226%

6620Omaha, NENE488,797+77,093+42%

6621Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281+77,791−214%

6622Atlanta, GAGA529,110+78,712+251%

6623San Diego, CACA1,406,106+79,530−30%

6624Frisco, TXTX236,955+83,520+202%

6625Washington, DCDC693,645+87,822−352%

6626Nashville, TNTN721,074+88,225+55%

6627Irvine, CACA318,764+95,295+191%

6628Oklahoma City, OKOK719,849+101,055+65%

6629Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089+106,126−49%

6630Dallas, TXTX1,329,491+106,563−41%

6631San Antonio, TXTX1,548,422+107,218−49%

6632Enterprise, NVNV240,464+113,350+1272%

6633Denver, COCO740,613+115,364+33%

6634Columbus, OHOH938,396+118,715+51%

6635Jacksonville, FLFL1,017,689+127,827–

6636Seattle, WAWA784,777+128,355+172%

6637Charlotte, NCNC964,784+143,155−1%

6638Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481+162,507−52%

6639Austin, TXTX1,002,632+171,465−10%

6640Fort Worth, TXTX1,028,117+177,709+104%

6641Houston, TXTX2,397,315+205,129−36%

6642New York, NYNY8,584,629+629,057−8%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS