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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15St. Louis, MOMO278,144-23,434−52%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23Baltimore, MDMD569,997-15,711−81%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40Erie County, NYNY946,741-7,495−59%

41Norfolk, VAVA231,013-6,992−74%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

54Napa County, CACA132,949-5,070−138%

55Erie County, PAPA265,832-5,044−196%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

65Maui County, HIHI160,592-4,162−115%

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

67Anchorage, AKAK287,155-4,092−112%

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

69Pike County, KYKY54,721-3,948+3%

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

71Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-3,796−244%

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

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

74Vernon Parish, LALA45,091-3,659−61%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

103Reeves County, TXTX12,138-2,610−4%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

116Erie County, OHOH73,296-2,326−184%

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

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

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

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

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

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

123Logan County, WVWV30,375-2,192−59%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

132Mingo County, WVWV21,455-2,113−61%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

146Ohio County, WVWV40,496-1,929−44%

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

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

149Wood County, WVWV82,385-1,911−278%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

170Ward County, NDND68,233-1,686−293%

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

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

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

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

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

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

177Pike County, MSMS38,712-1,612−178%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

200Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,417−8%

201Desha County, ARAR9,984-1,411−3%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

222Wise County, VAVA34,824-1,306−337%

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

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

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

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

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

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

229Bell County, KYKY22,829-1,268−12%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

239Lee County, ILIL32,914-1,231−174%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

250Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1,138−66%

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

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

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

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

255Chicot County, ARAR9,107-1,101−31%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

264Elk County, PAPA29,926-1,064−555%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

275Saline County, ILIL22,772-996−647%

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

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

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

279Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-975−110%

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

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

282Finney County, KSKS37,505-965−113%

283Tunica County, MSMS8,819-963−191%

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

285Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-952−217%

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

287Essex County, NYNY36,438-943−156%

288Danville, VAVA41,647-943−80%

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

290Marion County, SCSC28,242-941−160%

291Coos County, OROR63,992-937−137%

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

293Grant County, NMNM27,252-933−128%

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

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

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

297Saline County, KSKS53,377-926−122%

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

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

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

301Smyth County, VAVA28,882-918−229%

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

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

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

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

306Roanoke, VAVA99,111-900−39%

307Cameron Parish, LALA4,718-899−223%

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

309Crisp County, GAGA19,237-891−145%

310Seward County, KSKS21,073-891−124%

311Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373-890−113%

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

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

314Leslie County, KYKY9,627-886−29%

315Ottawa County, OHOH39,481-883−192%

316Clay County, KYKY19,465-880−131%

317Huron County, MIMI30,530-877−178%

318Logan County, COCO20,654-874−130%

319Copiah County, MSMS27,497-871−175%

320Monroe County, MSMS33,318-862−160%

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

322Fulton County, OHOH41,853-860−124%

323Inyo County, CACA18,158-858+155%

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

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

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

327Sutter County, CACA98,787-846−106%

328Dillon County, SCSC27,458-834−152%

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

330Union County, KYKY12,839-829−10%

331Curry County, OROR22,621-825−146%

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

333Hancock County, ILIL16,803-817−35%

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

335Caddo County, OKOK26,130-815−236%

336Sumter County, GAGA28,801-815−127%

337Jackson County, MIMI159,552-814−109%

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

339Monroe County, ALAL18,965-807−327%

340Logan County, ILIL27,182-805−309%

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

342Lee County, SCSC15,730-801−148%

343Bristol, VAVA16,418-801−24%

344Bristol County, RIRI50,001-792−144%

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

346Attala County, MSMS17,100-789−167%

347Perry County, ILIL20,160-785−147%

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

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

350Centre County, PAPA157,393-779−107%

351Glenn County, CACA28,141-776−147%

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

353Carroll County, MSMS9,226-772−150%

354Scurry County, TXTX16,162-770−66%

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

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

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

358Sumter County, ALAL11,588-757−45%

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

360Lake County, TNTN6,249-756−192%

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

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

363Jones County, MSMS66,496-750−126%

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

365Mason County, WVWV24,707-746−196%

366Brown County, SDSD37,561-740+517%

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

368Coconino County, AZAZ144,368-733−104%

369Pitkin County, COCO16,625-733−133%

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

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

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

373Worth County, GAGA20,059-725−133%

374Obion County, TNTN30,067-720−198%

375Bradley County, ARAR9,828-717−189%

376Bennington County, VTVT36,630-717−162%

377Warren County, NYNY65,020-717−118%

378Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387-714−218%

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

380Roane County, WVWV13,317-711−318%

381Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-708−55%

382Fulton County, ILIL32,901-708−516%

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

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

385Hale County, TXTX31,819-703−136%

386Kenosha County, WIWI168,448-703−103%

387Barton County, KSKS24,790-703−40%

388Windham County, VTVT45,204-701−127%

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

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

391Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095-698−164%

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

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

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

395Greene County, NYNY47,238-693−120%

396Mono County, CACA12,505-690−124%

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

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

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

400Dawson County, TXTX11,776-680−207%

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

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

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

404Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996-671−113%

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

406Massac County, ILIL13,502-667−263%

407Ross County, OHOH76,429-664−117%

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

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

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

411Clark County, OHOH135,340-661−76%

412Knox County, KYKY29,532-661−131%

413Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-659−119%

414Polk County, MNMN30,545-647−43%

415Cross County, ARAR16,186-647−315%

416Juneau, AKAK31,609-646−116%

417Irwin County, GAGA9,020-646−150%

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

419Woodward County, OKOK19,827-643+31%

420Lewis County, WVWV16,394-639+110%

421Pecos County, TXTX14,560-633−130%

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

423Knox County, ININ35,652-630+0%

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

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

426White County, ILIL13,250-627−46%

427Hardin County, OHOH30,072-624−175%

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

429Meigs County, OHOH21,587-623−833%

430Nolan County, TXTX14,117-621−22%

431Marion County, WVWV55,584-621−5%

432Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510-620−67%

433Webster County, WVWV7,760-618−39%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

444Union County, ILIL16,656-588−187%

445Taylor County, FLFL21,210-586−127%

446Martin County, MNMN19,440-585−47%

447Jasper County, MSMS15,785-582−156%

448Cass County, ILIL12,463-579−324%

449Bullock County, ALAL9,780-577−186%

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

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

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

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

454Lee County, ARAR8,029-571+21%

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

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

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

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

459Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-559−28%

460Monroe County, ARAR6,244-555−49%

461Putnam County, WVWV56,885-555−106%

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

463Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242-552+46%

464Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553-549–

465Seneca County, OHOH54,522-547−48%

466Union Parish, LALA20,561-546−126%

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

468Acadia Parish, LALA57,032-544−118%

469Edgar County, ILIL16,323-543−598%

470Tioga County, PAPA40,502-543−320%

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

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

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

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

475Lee County, VAVA21,642-531−41%

476Terrell County, GAGA8,656-529−267%

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

478Lawrence County, KYKY15,765-528−134%

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

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

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

482Carbon County, WYWY14,013-524−49%

483Floyd County, TXTX4,881-521−28%

484Chambers County, ALAL34,253-519+77%

485Ward County, TXTX11,125-519−76%

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

487Panola County, MSMS32,691-517−112%

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

489Clarke County, MSMS15,102-513−180%

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

491Clay County, WVWV7,538-513−248%

492Boyd County, KYKY47,751-510−64%

493Clark County, ARAR20,938-508−124%

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

495Shasta County, CACA181,648-507−103%

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

497Kossuth County, IAIA14,322-506−65%

498Clay County, ARAR14,052-500+0%

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

500Potter 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).