RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 500 SHOWN OF 3,135

Most population lost, US counties

US counties that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. Los Angeles County, California leads at -319,075. 3,135 counties qualify in total. California carries 7 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 3,135 is +167. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kings County, NY, up 3,117 places to #2.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲3,110Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934-319,075−149%

02▲3,117Kings County, NYNY2,653,963-82,111−150%

03▲3,065Cook County, ILIL5,194,625-80,916−130%

04▲3,070Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332-66,322−151%

05▲3,039San Francisco County, CACA826,079-47,886−191%

06▲3,102Queens County, NYNY2,358,182-47,282−117%

07▲3,100Alameda County, CACA1,636,630-45,723−128%

08▲3,101Orange County, CACA3,149,507-37,482−109%

09▼1Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925-31,892+76%

10▲3,049Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281-29,516−57%

11▲3,074New York County, NYNY1,664,862-29,389−159%

12▲3,021Honolulu County, HIHI988,703-27,805−170%

13▲2,885Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035-25,543−53%

14▼12Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038-24,523−51%

15▼11St. Louis, MOMO278,144-23,434−52%

16▲3,085Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391-21,868−112%

17▲2,953Orleans Parish, LALA362,154-21,843+78%

18▲2,973San Mateo County, CACA743,568-20,874−136%

19▲3,047Multnomah County, OROR795,391-20,037−126%

20▲2,311Shelby County, TNTN910,226-19,518−127%

21▲3,093San Diego County, CACA3,282,248-16,386−105%

22▼16Hinds County, MSMS211,888-15,854+335%

23▼22Baltimore, MDMD569,997-15,711−81%

24▲1Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216-15,273−20%

25▼18Caddo Parish, LALA224,226-13,622−449%

26▲2,549St. Louis County, MOMO990,911-13,214−158%

27▲2,821Ventura County, CACA830,851-12,992−115%

28▲2,636Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852-12,009−146%

29▲2,957Ramsey County, MNMN541,623-10,729−142%

30▲2,951Pinellas County, FLFL948,563-10,544−115%

31▲2,662Onondaga County, NYNY466,584-9,932−7%

32▲2,620Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398-9,383−231%

33▲2,767Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-8,979−185%

34▲2,753Monroe County, NYNY750,506-8,937−142%

35▲2,738Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601-8,843−112%

36▲2,672Marin County, CACA253,694-8,627−150%

37▼27Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-8,364+11%

38▲2,839Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466-8,319−154%

39▼28Lucas County, OHOH423,347-7,932+9%

40▲2,911Erie County, NYNY946,741-7,495−59%

41▲26Norfolk, VAVA231,013-6,992−74%

42▲2,959Baltimore County, MDMD847,650-6,885−111%

43▼34St. Clair County, ILIL250,708-6,692−1%

44▲2,837Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065-6,164−121%

45▲3,010Suffolk County, MAMA791,891-6,045−123%

46▼20Fayette County, PAPA123,021-5,783−276%

47▲136Oneida County, NYNY226,392-5,733−63%

48▲2,810Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737-5,733−118%

49▲205Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163-5,417−172%

50▼38Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324-5,339+1528%

51▲2,825Monterey County, CACA433,729-5,306−112%

52▲1,933Jefferson County, NYNY111,540-5,181−752%

53▼50Genesee County, MIMI401,093-5,118−190%

54▲2,186Napa County, CACA132,949-5,070−138%

55▼36Erie County, PAPA265,832-5,044−196%

56▲2,238Humboldt County, CACA131,647-4,816−165%

57▲2,155McKinley County, NMNM68,119-4,783−134%

58▲2,752Muscogee County, GAGA202,171-4,751−168%

59▼24Macon County, ILIL99,300-4,698+88%

60▲214Lassen County, CACA28,117-4,613−174%

61▼47Cambria County, PAPA128,968-4,504−57%

62▼25Washington County, MSMS40,446-4,476−10%

63▲1,370Howard County, TXTX30,504-4,356−439%

64▼49Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-4,273+253%

65▲2,644Maui County, HIHI160,592-4,162−115%

66▲339Rapides Parish, LALA125,877-4,146−21%

67▲842Anchorage, AKAK287,155-4,092−112%

68▲144Potter County, TXTX114,453-4,072−126%

69▼33Pike County, KYKY54,721-3,948+3%

70▼57Mahoning County, OHOH224,706-3,908−46%

71▲413Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-3,796−244%

72▲32Niagara County, NYNY208,912-3,754+313%

73▼2Chemung County, NYNY80,415-3,733−10%

74▲41Vernon Parish, LALA45,091-3,659−61%

75▼44Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126-3,531+65%

76▲2,415Mendocino County, CACA88,122-3,479−159%

77▼22Dallas County, ALAL35,140-3,322+88%

78▲7Blair County, PAPA119,541-3,281+135%

79▼7Peoria County, ILIL178,553-3,277−641%

80▼60Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-3,174+1190%

81▲228Cabell County, WVWV91,183-3,167+7265%

82▲2,211Mobile County, ALAL411,658-3,151−115%

83▲56Iberia Parish, LALA66,846-3,083−162%

84▲35Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-3,078−305%

85▲1,000Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-3,063−121%

86▲38St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488-3,017+6916%

87▲2,498Newport News, VAVA183,230-3,017−130%

88▼65Trumbull County, OHOH198,972-3,005+11%

89▲3Warren County, MSMS41,759-2,963−268%

90▲231Broome County, NYNY195,736-2,947−75%

91▼62Vermilion County, ILIL71,259-2,929−32%

92▼48Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-2,857−48%

93▼35St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552-2,854−38%

94▼10Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-2,816−217%

95▲78Rock Island County, ILIL141,869-2,803−531%

96▼57Mercer County, PAPA107,860-2,792+293%

97▲28Madison County, ILIL263,110-2,749−128%

98▲53Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-2,723+119%

99▼69Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-2,667−202%

100▼3Leflore County, MSMS25,686-2,653−538%

101▼50Scioto County, OHOH71,365-2,643+133%

102▲431Christian County, KYKY70,115-2,633−179%

103▲2,022Reeves County, TXTX12,138-2,610−4%

104▲19St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875-2,602−185%

105▲2,290Newport County, RIRI83,051-2,592+47%

106▲48Hertford County, NCNC19,015-2,537−3353%

107▼19Lawrence County, OHOH55,710-2,530−622%

108▼68Columbiana County, OHOH99,377-2,500−166%

109▲2,594Monroe County, FLFL80,406-2,468−258%

110▲482Clearfield County, PAPA78,100-2,462−147%

111▲1,733Tuolumne County, CACA53,160-2,460−141%

112▲2,886Jefferson County, COCO580,451-2,459−103%

113▼97Saginaw County, MIMI187,688-2,436+28%

114▼92Butte County, CACA209,211-2,421−112%

115▲2,452Sonoma County, CACA486,444-2,419−103%

116▲326Erie County, OHOH73,296-2,326−184%

117▼68Fayette County, WVWV38,165-2,323+523%

118▼58Phillips County, ARAR14,255-2,313−3%

119▲47McDowell County, WVWV16,878-2,233−72%

120▲2,408Jefferson County, TXTX254,321-2,205−117%

121▲49Knox County, ILIL47,767-2,200+295%

122▲2,833Boulder County, COCO328,560-2,198−103%

123▼33Logan County, WVWV30,375-2,192−59%

124▲123Beaver County, PAPA166,032-2,183−53%

125▲443Sangamon County, ILIL194,170-2,173−121%

126▲2,312Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-2,165−146%

127▲80Mercer County, WVWV57,503-2,161+8%

128▼65Lawrence County, PAPA83,911-2,159+35%

129▼63Crawford County, PAPA81,792-2,146−151%

130▲78Union County, ARAR36,926-2,128+95%

131▼17Somerset County, PAPA72,004-2,125−218%

132▲11Mingo County, WVWV21,455-2,113−61%

133▲96Harlan County, KYKY24,725-2,106−38%

134▼96Halifax County, NCNC46,534-2,088−213%

135▲53Greene County, PAPA33,885-2,069−284%

136▼35Belmont County, OHOH64,434-2,063+143%

137▲601Siskiyou County, CACA42,013-2,063−368%

138▲2,043Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505-2,052−150%

139▲333Summit County, OHOH538,376-2,052−107%

140▲2,762Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214-2,044−105%

141▼54Webster Parish, LALA34,948-2,019+1178%

142▼101Kankakee County, ILIL105,525-1,977−126%

143▲1,174St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586-1,963−135%

144▲43Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-1,953−311%

145▲177Washington County, NYNY59,353-1,949−214%

146▲153Ohio County, WVWV40,496-1,929−44%

147▲95Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705-1,924+110%

148▲1,163Perry County, KYKY26,555-1,918+115%

149▲47Wood County, WVWV82,385-1,911−278%

150▼64LaSalle County, ILIL107,773-1,885−141%

151▼46Cayuga County, NYNY74,365-1,883+438%

152▲152Cape May County, NJNJ93,390-1,873−126%

153▲71Berrien County, MIMI152,444-1,872−274%

154▼46Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-1,863−57%

155▼24Armstrong County, PAPA63,698-1,860+71%

156▲39Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-1,838+499%

157▲2,460Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542-1,826−136%

158▼84Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-1,794+32%

159▲843Chaves County, NMNM63,364-1,793−151%

160▲572St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765-1,775−124%

161▲1,547Curry County, NMNM46,655-1,775−163%

162▲75Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941-1,752−175%

163▼63Bay County, MIMI102,123-1,733+11%

164▼111Steuben County, NYNY91,855-1,729+378%

165▲7Northumberland County, PAPA89,920-1,727−22%

166▼19Henry County, VAVA49,242-1,706−273%

167▲85Clinton County, NYNY78,138-1,705−72%

168▼18Harrison County, WVWV64,221-1,700+136%

169▲2,349Tompkins County, NYNY104,047-1,693−170%

170▲2,483Ward County, NDND68,233-1,686−293%

171▲143Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972-1,683−133%

172▼155Winnebago County, ILIL283,674-1,676−107%

173▼55Wayne County, WVWV37,309-1,673−232%

174▼32Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390-1,652+492%

175▼96Jefferson County, OHOH63,597-1,652−74%

176▲847Lenawee County, MIMI97,779-1,644−122%

177▲1,361Pike County, MSMS38,712-1,612−178%

178▲138Lycoming County, PAPA112,587-1,601−220%

179▼10Letcher County, KYKY19,952-1,596−7%

180▲51Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-1,581−52%

181▼131Apache County, AZAZ64,445-1,576−120%

182▼4Whiteside County, ILIL54,121-1,570−436%

183▼7Boone County, WVWV20,251-1,558+365%

184▼39Warren County, PAPA37,038-1,549+30%

185▼116Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-1,541+48%

186▼69Floyd County, KYKY34,401-1,541+35%

187▲81Holmes County, MSMS15,465-1,535−30800%

188▲508Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-1,533−167%

189▼45Chenango County, NYNY45,715-1,505+310%

190▲227Lawrence County, ILIL13,790-1,490+187%

191▲2,168Hampden County, MAMA464,338-1,487+1713%

192▲485Miami County, ININ34,487-1,475+81%

193▲276Adams County, ILIL64,267-1,470−167%

194▲2,647Jackson County, OROR221,795-1,464−104%

195▼33McKean County, PAPA38,984-1,448+21%

196▲2,278Eagle County, COCO54,291-1,440−107%

197▲24Marshall County, WVWV29,159-1,432−22%

198▼85Dunklin County, MOMO26,855-1,428−3421%

199▲92Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089-1,426−160%

200▲230Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,417−8%

201▲200Desha County, ARAR9,984-1,411−3%

202▼43Stephenson County, ILIL43,220-1,410−252%

203▲221Columbia County, NYNY60,168-1,402−1352%

204▲115Macon County, ALAL18,132-1,400+70%

205▲18Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-1,399+483%

206▲2,722Lane County, OROR381,584-1,387−103%

207▲95Washington County, OHOH58,389-1,382−239%

208▲1,776Muscatine County, IAIA41,853-1,382−176%

209▲193Lincoln County, NENE33,303-1,373−165%

210▲198Hancock County, WVWV27,729-1,366−47%

211▼83Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-1,364−439%

212▲8New Madrid County, MOMO15,086-1,348+15%

213▲155Marion County, ILIL36,382-1,347−1136%

214▲507Del Norte County, CACA26,410-1,333−133%

215▼124Allen County, OHOH100,881-1,325+3%

216▼162McDonough County, ILIL25,916-1,322−43%

217▼196San Juan County, NMNM120,340-1,321−106%

218▲18Assumption Parish, LALA19,720-1,319−308%

219▲112Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-1,313+45%

220▼124Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-1,309−49%

221▲635Garza County, TXTX4,510-1,306+382%

222▼166Wise County, VAVA34,824-1,306−337%

223▼130Tazewell County, ILIL130,049-1,294−127%

224▼163St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-1,290−255%

225▲131Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-1,288−135%

226▲2,353Montgomery County, VAVA98,434-1,287−113%

227▲286Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-1,286−277%

228▼133Telfair County, GAGA11,195-1,282−261%

229▼153Bell County, KYKY22,829-1,268−12%

230▲1,749Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256-1,259−207%

231▼197Allegany County, MDMD66,848-1,258+7763%

232▲92St. James Parish, LALA18,938-1,254−472%

233▼153Buchanan County, MOMO83,540-1,253−143%

234▲17Lee County, IAIA32,306-1,249+97%

235▲61Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520-1,238−655%

236▲564Jefferson County, PAPA43,255-1,237+719%

237▲95DeKalb County, MOMO9,795-1,234−176%

238▼58Ashley County, ARAR17,831-1,231+1019%

239▲89Lee County, ILIL32,914-1,231−174%

240▼61Macoupin County, ILIL43,748-1,219−191%

241▲1,096Plumas County, CACA18,583-1,207−211%

242▲2,418Island County, WAWA85,657-1,200−111%

243▼39Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465-1,196−36%

244▲290Henry County, ILIL48,095-1,189+755%

245▲11Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-1,179+117%

246▲42Madison Parish, LALA8,844-1,173−193%

247▲2,116Tehama County, CACA64,665-1,164−118%

248▲1,170Breathitt County, KYKY12,558-1,160−392%

249▲179Monroe County, PAPA167,179-1,148−103%

250▲2,116Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1,138−66%

251▲1,649Henry County, IAIA19,349-1,133−202%

252▲1,870LaPorte County, ININ111,294-1,123−137%

253▲12Fulton County, NYNY52,216-1,108−226%

254▼176Venango County, PAPA49,346-1,108−39%

255▲149Chicot County, ARAR9,107-1,101−31%

256▲115Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-1,100−46%

257▲81Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001-1,091−177%

258▲28Perry County, ALAL7,425-1,086+21%

259▲528Stark County, OHOH373,771-1,082−110%

260▲764Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-1,077−334%

261▼75Clarke County, ALAL22,014-1,073−271%

262▲19Nodaway County, MOMO20,174-1,067−626%

263▲2,083Garfield County, OKOK61,779-1,067−199%

264▲399Elk County, PAPA29,926-1,064−555%

265▲1,799Texas County, OKOK20,322-1,062−129%

266▼172Franklin County, NYNY46,500-1,055−123%

267▲171Randolph County, WVWV26,882-1,050−329%

268▼244Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177-1,046−115%

269▲101Marengo County, ALAL18,311-1,012+86%

270▼105Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-1,011−117%

271▲1,180Otero County, COCO17,683-1,007−899%

272▲223Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-1,005−259%

273▲148Sweetwater County, WYWY41,267-1,005−17%

274▼80Tioga County, NYNY47,453-1,002+81%

275▲279Saline County, ILIL22,772-996−647%

276▼61Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-985−150%

277▲145Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-984−46%

278▼203Northampton County, NCNC16,491-980−176%

279▲2,135Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-975−110%

280▲759Schuyler County, NYNY16,924-974−273%

281▲82Jefferson County, ILIL36,147-966−132%

282▲1,985Finney County, KSKS37,505-965−113%

283▲354Tunica County, MSMS8,819-963−191%

284▼65Cortland County, NYNY45,850-959+163%

285▲359Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-952−217%

286▲41Butler County, ALAL18,100-951+93%

287▲19Essex County, NYNY36,438-943−156%

288▲742Danville, VAVA41,647-943−80%

289▼18San Miguel County, NMNM26,260-941−121%

290▼188Marion County, SCSC28,242-941−160%

291▲2,011Coos County, OROR63,992-937−137%

292▲304Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-934+143%

293▲189Grant County, NMNM27,252-933−128%

294▲153Seneca County, NYNY32,883-931+173%

295▼10Knott County, KYKY13,321-930+262%

296▼93Iroquois County, ILIL26,150-927−269%

297▲193Saline County, KSKS53,377-926−122%

298▼216Herkimer County, NYNY59,219-920−33%

299▼179Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-919−48%

300▲297Rutland County, VTVT59,653-919−173%

301▼68Smyth County, VAVA28,882-918−229%

302▲50Columbia County, ARAR21,894-907+931%

303▼192Richmond County, NCNC42,041-905−144%

304▲32Calhoun County, MIMI133,408-902−145%

305▲575Pickens County, ALAL18,221-902−461%

306▲2,118Roanoke, VAVA99,111-900−39%

307▲219Cameron Parish, LALA4,718-899−223%

308▼256Madison County, NYNY67,120-896−379%

309▼169Crisp County, GAGA19,237-891−145%

310▲335Seward County, KSKS21,073-891−124%

311▲1,728Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373-890−113%

312▲35Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-888−28%

313▲38Franklin County, ILIL36,916-888−32%

314▲436Leslie County, KYKY9,627-886−29%

315▲285Ottawa County, OHOH39,481-883−192%

316▲144Clay County, KYKY19,465-880−131%

317▲47Huron County, MIMI30,530-877−178%

318▲226Logan County, COCO20,654-874−130%

319▲272Copiah County, MSMS27,497-871−175%

320▼143Monroe County, MSMS33,318-862−160%

321▼222Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713-861−130%

322▲1,344Fulton County, OHOH41,853-860−124%

323▲1,653Inyo County, CACA18,158-858+155%

324▼17Scotland County, NCNC33,322-852−138%

325▼46Concordia Parish, LALA17,836-851+46%

326▼190Bertie County, NCNC17,086-848+38%

327▲2,236Sutter County, CACA98,787-846−106%

328▼222Dillon County, SCSC27,458-834−152%

329▲125Des Moines County, IAIA38,077-833+217%

330▲147Union County, KYKY12,839-829−10%

331▲1,825Curry County, OROR22,621-825−146%

332▲354Haywood County, TNTN17,042-822−328%

333▲104Hancock County, ILIL16,803-817−35%

334▼173Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354-816+47%

335▼135Caddo County, OKOK26,130-815−236%

336▼188Sumter County, GAGA28,801-815−127%

337▲1,417Jackson County, MIMI159,552-814−109%

338▼44Quitman County, MSMS5,364-812+118%

339▼198Monroe County, ALAL18,965-807−327%

340▼92Logan County, ILIL27,182-805−309%

341▼71Berkshire County, MAMA128,224-802−82%

342▼152Lee County, SCSC15,730-801−148%

343▲541Bristol, VAVA16,418-801−24%

344▲1,769Bristol County, RIRI50,001-792−144%

345▲52Wyoming County, NYNY39,741-790−186%

346▲37Attala County, MSMS17,100-789−167%

347▲109Perry County, ILIL20,160-785−147%

348▲58Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-784−16%

349▲1,683Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471-779−209%

350▲2,170Centre County, PAPA157,393-779−107%

351▲1,725Glenn County, CACA28,141-776−147%

352▲288Franklin Parish, LALA19,002-772−31%

353▲541Carroll County, MSMS9,226-772−150%

354▲1,309Scurry County, TXTX16,162-770−66%

355▲182Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-761+693%

356▲904Grenada County, MSMS20,868-761−145%

357▼204Livingston County, ILIL35,057-758−301%

358▲94Sumter County, ALAL11,588-757−45%

359▲144Socorro County, NMNM15,838-757−123%

360▲377Lake County, TNTN6,249-756−192%

361▲35Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-756+255%

362▲258Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372-755+164%

363▲614Jones County, MSMS66,496-750−126%

364▲305Greenup County, KYKY35,213-749−603%

365▼36Mason County, WVWV24,707-746−196%

366▲1,917Brown County, SDSD37,561-740+517%

367▼9Bureau County, ILIL32,510-734+297%

368▲2,354Coconino County, AZAZ144,368-733−104%

369▲1,446Pitkin County, COCO16,625-733−133%

370▲981Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284-731+499%

371▲457Floyd County, IAIA14,901-726+359%

372▲249Kleberg County, TXTX30,315-725−157%

373▲329Worth County, GAGA20,059-725−133%

374▲248Obion County, TNTN30,067-720−198%

375▲285Bradley County, ARAR9,828-717−189%

376▲1,448Bennington County, VTVT36,630-717−162%

377▲1,307Warren County, NYNY65,020-717−118%

378▲621Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387-714−218%

379▲88Bienville Parish, LALA12,269-712+214%

380▲318Roane County, WVWV13,317-711−318%

381▼103Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-708−55%

382▼260Fulton County, ILIL32,901-708−516%

383▼26Chippewa County, MIMI36,081-704−118%

384▲190Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-703+45%

385▼278Hale County, TXTX31,819-703−136%

386▲2,006Kenosha County, WIWI168,448-703−103%

387▼114Barton County, KSKS24,790-703−40%

388▲1,817Windham County, VTVT45,204-701−127%

389▲828East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760-699+143%

390▲5Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-698−2094%

391▲1,464Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095-698−164%

392▼14Presidio County, TXTX5,433-698−205%

393▲135Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-698+392%

394▲456Fayette County, ILIL20,790-698−177%

395▲102Greene County, NYNY47,238-693−120%

396▲233Mono County, CACA12,505-690−124%

397▼159Allendale County, SCSC7,355-684+34%

398▲34Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223-683+371%

399▲382Stewart County, GAGA4,631-683+70%

400▲65Dawson County, TXTX11,776-680−207%

401▲216Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-677+171%

402▲7Mason County, ILIL12,411-675+192%

403▼78Greene County, ILIL11,313-672+21%

404▲1,585Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996-671−113%

405▼238Alexander County, ILIL4,570-670−35%

406▲101Massac County, ILIL13,502-667−263%

407▲248Ross County, OHOH76,429-664−117%

408▲77Greene County, ALAL7,067-663+270%

409▼257Iberville Parish, LALA29,579-662−129%

410▲695St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106-661−114%

411▼167Clark County, OHOH135,340-661−76%

412▼35Knox County, KYKY29,532-661−131%

413▲2,005Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-659−119%

414▲672Polk County, MNMN30,545-647−43%

415▲199Cross County, ARAR16,186-647−315%

416▲1,714Juneau, AKAK31,609-646−116%

417▲1,346Irwin County, GAGA9,020-646−150%

418▼184Tuscola County, MIMI52,680-643−123%

419▲1,508Woodward County, OKOK19,827-643+31%

420▲1,613Lewis County, WVWV16,394-639+110%

421▲783Pecos County, TXTX14,560-633−130%

422▼121Zavala County, TXTX9,037-633+13%

423▼148Knox County, ININ35,652-6300%

424▲405Johnson County, KYKY22,051-629−419%

425▲364East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911-628−129%

426▲332White County, ILIL13,250-627−46%

427▲44Hardin County, OHOH30,072-624−175%

428▼56Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-623−487%

429▼16Meigs County, OHOH21,587-623−833%

430▲581Nolan County, TXTX14,117-621−22%

431▲912Marion County, WVWV55,584-621−5%

432▲1,836Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510-620−67%

433▲329Webster County, WVWV7,760-618−39%

434▼174Barbour County, ALAL24,607-616−117%

435▲281Warren County, ILIL16,222-613+37%

436▼272Fairfield County, SCSC20,340-608−152%

437▼157Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-607−84%

438▲2,366East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180-601−102%

439▼106West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156-595−369%

440▲627Richland County, ILIL15,219-594+50%

441▲22Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-591+219%

442▼51Martin County, KYKY10,697-590−1235%

443▲325Christian County, ILIL33,443-589−162%

444▲484Union County, ILIL16,656-588−187%

445▲321Taylor County, FLFL21,210-586−127%

446▲296Martin County, MNMN19,440-585−47%

447▲363Jasper County, MSMS15,785-582−156%

448▲445Cass County, ILIL12,463-579−324%

449▲482Bullock County, ALAL9,780-577−186%

450▲396Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615-576−144%

451▼188Halifax County, VAVA33,447-575−107%

452▼106Mississippi County, MOMO12,003-574−43%

453▲342Gratiot County, MIMI41,190-571−117%

454▼117Lee County, ARAR8,029-571+21%

455▼186Washington County, ALAL14,822-566−140%

456▼167Braxton County, WVWV11,885-562−133%

457▲510Menominee County, MIMI22,941-561−238%

458▼274Clarion County, PAPA36,680-561−950%

459▲182Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-559−28%

460▲14Monroe County, ARAR6,244-555−49%

461▲1,850Putnam County, WVWV56,885-555−106%

462▲486Williams County, OHOH36,549-553−125%

463▲1,453Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242-552+46%

464Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553-549–

465▼83Seneca County, OHOH54,522-547−48%

466▼66Union Parish, LALA20,561-546−126%

467▲982Talladega County, ALAL81,603-546−109%

468▼379Acadia Parish, LALA57,032-544−118%

469▼103Edgar County, ILIL16,323-543−598%

470▲210Tioga County, PAPA40,502-543−320%

471▲10Hocking County, OHOH27,512-538−120%

472▼29Henderson County, KYKY44,255-538−130%

473▲63Washington County, GAGA19,453-535−126%

474▲1,278Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832-531−108%

475▼348Lee County, VAVA21,642-531−41%

476▲990Terrell County, GAGA8,656-529−267%

477▼255Sanilac County, MIMI40,083-528−111%

478▲1,472Lawrence County, KYKY15,765-528−134%

479▼106Magoffin County, KYKY11,110-527−307%

480▼287Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-526−115%

481▼112Washington Parish, LALA44,937-526−171%

482▼6Carbon County, WYWY14,013-524−49%

483▲128Floyd County, TXTX4,881-521−28%

484▲1,521Chambers County, ALAL34,253-519+77%

485▲1,647Ward County, TXTX11,125-519−76%

486▼270Orleans County, NYNY39,825-518−122%

487▼53Panola County, MSMS32,691-517−112%

488▼296Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-515+111%

489▲84Clarke County, MSMS15,102-513−180%

490▲1,490Auglaize County, OHOH45,909-513−125%

491▼11Clay County, WVWV7,538-513−248%

492▲7Boyd County, KYKY47,751-510−64%

493▼74Clark County, ARAR20,938-508−124%

494▼118Pike County, ILIL14,231-508+163%

495▲2,069Shasta County, CACA181,648-507−103%

496▲4Calhoun County, TXTX19,599-507−132%

497▲301Kossuth County, IAIA14,322-506−65%

498▼75Clay County, ARAR14,052-5000%

499▼145Rolette County, NDND11,688-499−155%

500▲104Potter County, PAPA15,897-499−137%

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Frequently asked

Which county has the lowest population change?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with -319,075 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 counties by population change?

Los Angeles County, California, Kings County, New York, Cook County, Illinois, Bronx County, New York, San Francisco County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

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, Population Estimates Program (2025).