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Most population lost, US counties · 2010

US counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000
501Oneida County, NYNY226,392-591−96%
502Pierce County, NENE7,378-591−2070%
503Norman County, MNMN6,336-590+11%
504Nelson County, NDND2,963-589−15%
505Nolan County, TXTX14,117-586−26%
506Hardeman County, TXTX3,292-585+5%
507Jones County, TXTX20,861-583−114%
508McIntosh County, NDND2,451-581−8%
509Hill County, MTMT16,167-577−41%
510Culberson County, TXTX2,267-577+34%
511Traverse County, MNMN3,130-576+75%
512Vermillion County, ININ15,488-576−3940%
513Turner County, GAGA8,983-574−172%
514Christian County, ILIL33,443-572−160%
515Fremont County, IAIA6,522-569+163%
516Benton County, ININ8,883-567+2735%
517Humboldt County, IAIA9,409-566+51%
518Webster County, WVWV7,760-565−44%
519Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-562+49%
520LaMoure County, NDND4,135-562−18%
521Adair County, IAIA7,403-561+238%
522Phelps County, NENE8,994-559−1847%
523Mitchell County, KSKS5,590-559+106%
524Nuckolls County, NENE4,100-557−24%
525Day County, SDSD5,484-557−22%
526Colbert County, ALAL59,474-556−117%
527Kearny County, KSKS3,888-554−210%
528Jay County, ININ20,118-553−288%
529Clark County, ARAR20,938-551−126%
530Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-551+18%
531Montmorency County, MIMI9,842-550−140%
532Caddo County, OKOK26,130-550−192%
533Clayton County, IAIA16,845-549+46%
534Montgomery County, ILIL28,076-548+621%
535Lewis County, WVWV16,394-547+80%
536Coke County, TXTX3,412-544−224%
537Hamilton County, NYNY5,006-543−643%
538Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-542−541%
539Osceola County, IAIA5,980-541+105%
540Marshall County, ILIL11,473-540−262%
541Branch County, MIMI45,993-539−113%
542Nemaha County, KSKS10,054-539−299%
543Monroe County, OHOH12,994-538+70%
544Sargent County, NDND3,711-537+193%
545Walworth County, SDSD5,217-536+374%
546Knox County, TXTX3,192-534−9%
547Henry County, ILIL48,095-534+284%
548Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-533+16%
549Red River Parish, LALA7,165-531−326%
550Barton County, KSKS24,790-531−55%
551Shelby County, ILIL20,576-530−184%
552Torrance County, NMNM16,100-528−108%
553Bureau County, ILIL32,510-525+184%
554Swisher County, TXTX6,703-524−314%
555Lucas County, IAIA8,847-524−249%
556Mercer County, ILIL15,229-523+57%
557Gregory County, SDSD4,037-521−8%
558Roane County, WVWV13,317-520−260%
559Blaine County, MTMT6,860-518−284%
560Washington County, ALAL14,822-516−137%
561Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223-513+254%
562Howard County, ARAR12,306-511−170%
563Decatur County, KSKS2,716-511−7%
564Keith County, NENE8,100-507−274%
565Sullivan County, MOMO5,738-505−157%
566Rooks County, KSKS4,646-504+42%
567Lake County, COCO7,552-502−128%
568Warren County, GAGA5,269-502−295%
569Turner County, SDSD9,314-502−284%
570Harper County, KSKS5,370-502−15%
571Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-501−453%
572Webster County, KYKY12,929-499−402%
573Bee County, TXTX32,515-498−107%
574Clay County, NENE6,170-497+492%
575Franklin Parish, LALA19,002-496−56%
576Washington County, NCNC10,638-495+81%
577Miner County, SDSD2,281-495+28%
578Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-492−60%
579Grant County, SDSD7,534-491−6%
580Grant County, OROR7,075-490−698%
581Union County, ILIL16,656-485−172%
582Neosho County, KSKS15,637-485+1176%
583Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-480−9%
584Hardin County, ILIL3,588-480+23%
585Woodson County, KSKS3,118-479+46%
586Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770-477−207%
587Monroe County, MOMO8,959-471−328%
588Wayne County, MSMS19,807-469−128%
589Dickey County, NDND4,895-468+34%
590Amite County, MSMS12,487-468−273%
591Cabell County, WVWV91,183-465+981%
592Lawrence County, ALAL33,843-464−114%
593Defiance County, OHOH38,292-463−409%
594Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649-463+49%
595Little River County, ARAR11,763-457+35%
596Douglas County, SDSD2,888-456+58%
597Adams County, IAIA3,617-453+18%
598Butler County, ALAL18,100-452−8%
599Clark County, SDSD4,031-452+74%
600Jackson County, IAIA19,288-448−229%
601Grant County, NDND2,206-447−37%
602Rawlins County, KSKS2,431-447+2%
603Barber County, KSKS4,083-446−21%
604McPherson County, SDSD2,347-445+37%
605Refugio County, TXTX6,657-445+201%
606Upson County, GAGA28,500-444−134%
607Murray County, MNMN7,942-440−11%
608Holt County, MOMO4,200-439−36%
609Colfax County, NMNM12,184-439−135%
610Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604-439+463%
611Marion County, ALAL29,097-438−132%
612Butler County, IAIA14,049-438+3%
613Cherry County, NENE5,561-435+174%
614Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-434−168%
615Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-434−112%
616Ransom County, NDND5,617-433+1297%
617Washington County, ILIL13,564-432−336%
618Rio Grande County, COCO11,087-431−126%
619Hall County, TXTX2,737-429+249%
620Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344-428−157%
621Marquette County, WIWI15,927-428−112%
622Shelby County, MOMO5,870-426+198%
623Wapello County, IAIA35,210-426−217%
624Bear Lake County, IDID6,727-425−230%
625Wayne County, WVWV37,309-422−133%
626Jackson County, ARAR16,741-421−20%
627Cotton County, OKOK5,432-421+1038%
628Jasper County, ILIL9,032-419−15%
629Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187-418−170%
630Sussex County, VAVA10,755-417−118%
631Osage County, KSKS15,693-417−128%
632Randolph County, ILIL29,921-417−40%
633Foster County, NDND3,212-416+86%
634Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-412−435%
635Edwards County, KSKS2,640-412+22%
636McLean County, KYKY9,064-407−231%
637Silver Bow County, MTMT36,118-406−161%
638Lane County, KSKS1,508-405+84%
639Russell County, KSKS6,581-400−14%
640Cottle County, TXTX1,224-399+16%
641Guthrie County, IAIA10,782-399−195%
642Decatur County, GAGA29,432-398−115%
643Morrill County, NENE4,404-398−2441%
644Marion County, TXTX9,896-395−141%
645Cheyenne County, COCO1,713-395+138%
646Luce County, MIMI6,339-393−131%
647Kearney County, NENE6,790-393−255%
648Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407-393−272%
649Red Willow County, NENE10,307-393+53%
650Irwin County, GAGA9,020-393−131%
651Wayne County, ILIL15,882-391+334%
652Waseca County, MNMN18,688-390−127%
653Sheridan County, NDND1,296-389−11%
654Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-388−153%
655Valley County, NENE4,094-387−26%
656Saline County, MOMO23,265-386−266%
657Tyler County, WVWV7,881-384+88%
658Perkins County, SDSD2,853-381−33%
659Sumter County, GAGA28,801-381−113%
660Brown County, NENE2,826-380+188%
661Crockett County, TXTX2,769-380−1910%
662Elk County, KSKS2,458-379+474%
663Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597-377−91%
664Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-376+359%
665McPherson County, KSKS30,064-374−116%
666Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-373−137%
667Gove County, KSKS2,631-373+129%
668Eddy County, NDND2,329-372+92%
669Teton County, MTMT6,496-372−314%
670Butler County, NENE8,507-372−324%
671Jasper County, IAIA38,153-371−115%
672Fisher County, TXTX3,692-370−26%
673Sedgwick County, COCO2,247-368−746%
674Baylor County, TXTX3,472-367+26%
675Howard County, IAIA9,415-366−398%
676Furnas County, NENE4,524-365+59%
677Potter County, SDSD2,377-364−27%
678Harlan County, NENE3,000-363+1413%
679Harmon County, OKOK2,327-361−29%
680Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-361−115%
681Hickman County, KYKY4,372-360+18%
682Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-360−322%
683Winston County, ALAL23,829-359−113%
684Lawrence County, ARAR16,273-359−213%
685Fall River County, SDSD7,467-359−459%
686Merrick County, NENE7,905-359−322%
687Phillips County, KSKS4,728-359−39%
688Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-358−145%
689Traill County, NDND7,920-356+29%
690Pulaski County, ININ12,463-353−132%
691Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-352−139%
692Stafford County, KSKS4,005-352−39%
693Darke County, OHOH51,520-350+13%
694Madison County, NENE36,106-350−114%
695Franklin County, NENE2,795-349−4%
696McLean County, NDND9,740-349−70%
697Graham County, KSKS2,371-349−42%
698Phillips County, MTMT4,203-348−38%
699Aurora County, SDSD2,801-348+352%
700Ness County, KSKS2,617-347−40%
701Jefferson County, OKOK5,431-346+80%
702Elbert County, GAGA20,072-345−122%
703Allamakee County, IAIA14,238-345−142%
704Frontier County, NENE2,655-343+17050%
705Covington, VAVA5,680-342−50%
706Caribou County, IDID7,252-341−200%
707Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634-340−165%
708Coleman County, TXTX7,915-340−28%
709Boyd County, NENE1,674-339−15%
710Dixon County, NENE5,602-339−273%
711Stark County, ILIL5,319-338+67%
712Ringgold County, IAIA4,642-338−790%
713Lincoln County, KSKS2,861-337+349%
714Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-336+137%
715Tama County, IAIA16,796-336−149%
716Griggs County, NDND2,239-334−39%
717Carson County, TXTX5,805-334+457%
718Gladwin County, MIMI26,077-331−108%
719Franklin County, MSMS7,491-330−565%
720Menominee County, WIWI4,199-330−149%
721Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-329−141%
722Hale County, TXTX31,819-329−117%
723Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-329+54%
724Nemaha County, NENE7,102-328−19%
725Stevens County, MNMN9,747-327−44%
726Wayne County, IAIA6,738-327−3%
727Clare County, MIMI31,543-326−105%
728Stanton County, NENE5,744-326−255%
729Audrain County, MOMO24,528-324−114%
730Clay County, ALAL14,207-322−132%
731Newton County, ININ14,188-322−132%
732Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387-321−153%
733Butler County, KYKY12,520-320−118%
734Sanborn County, SDSD2,388-320+103%
735Dickens County, TXTX1,692-318−266%
736Kidder County, NDND2,393-318−45%
737Logan County, NDND1,859-318−41%
738Pierce County, NDND3,838-318−16%
739Trego County, KSKS2,740-318−15%
740Bath County, VAVA4,076-317−227%
741Campbell County, SDSD1,377-316+73%
742Jackson County, TXTX15,393-316−123%
743Sierra County, CACA3,098-315−233%
744Pawnee County, NENE2,510-314+37%
745Worth County, IAIA7,338-311+279%
746Hand County, SDSD3,121-310−42%
747Fergus County, MTMT11,825-307+62%
748Valley County, MTMT7,385-306−46%
749Benson County, NDND5,759-304+30%
750Doniphan County, KSKS7,594-304−364%
751Oceana County, MIMI27,177-303−107%
752Nance County, NENE3,290-303+28%
753St. Louis County, MNMN200,518-302−113%
754Malheur County, OROR32,261-302−105%
755McDonough County, ILIL25,916-301−87%
756Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-299−50%
757Mineral County, NVNV4,407-299−79%
758Mora County, NMNM4,051-299−133%
759Wichita County, KSKS2,031-297+31%
760Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793-296−106%
761Hampton County, SCSC18,174-296−109%
762Edmunds County, SDSD4,022-296−2791%
763Johnson County, ILIL13,363-296−119%
764Mitchell County, TXTX8,947-295−118%
765Howard County, NENE6,538-293−157%
766Wyandot County, OHOH21,567-293−145%
767Genesee County, NYNY58,416-291−194%
768Cumberland County, KYKY5,992-291−180%
769Logan County, KSKS2,661-290+729%
770Worth County, GAGA20,059-288−113%
771Clay County, KSKS7,990-287−15%
772Greeley County, KSKS1,182-287+20%
773Foard County, TXTX1,044-286+66%
774Livingston County, KYKY8,863-285−138%
775Dundy County, NENE1,568-284−2%
776Lewis County, MOMO9,879-283−208%
777Steele County, NDND1,797-283+75%
778Norton County, KSKS5,288-282−4800%
779Prentiss County, MSMS25,284-280−112%
780Thomas County, KSKS7,725-280+259%
781Hamilton County, NENE9,678-279−152%
782Reno County, KSKS61,539-279−112%
783Newton County, ARAR7,026-278−130%
784Clark County, MOMO6,475-277+111%
785Erie County, PAPA265,832-277−105%
786Sullivan County, ININ20,831-276−110%
787Faulk County, SDSD2,178-276+165%
788Burke County, NDND2,132-274−64%
789Grant County, MNMN6,085-271−730%
790Pondera County, MTMT6,072-271+2911%
791Kimball County, NENE3,391-268+1311%
792Oswego County, NYNY118,569-268−144%
793Daniels County, MTMT1,612-266+7%
794Coffey County, KSKS8,467-264−157%
795Wallace County, KSKS1,441-264+267%
796Morton County, KSKS2,470-263−1744%
797Bristol Bay, AKAK847-261+72%
798Alger County, MIMI8,641-261−129%
799Pawnee County, KSKS5,991-260−19%
800Green County, KYKY11,644-260−123%
801Haakon County, SDSD1,802-259−39%
802Miller County, GAGA5,812-258−350%
803Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162-257−647%
804Sheridan County, KSKS2,427-257+12%
805Richland Parish, LALA19,582-256−173%
806Fillmore County, MNMN21,540-256−174%
807Wayne County, NENE10,020-256−153%
808Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-255−140%
809Clay County, TXTX10,764-254−126%
810Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733-254−155%
811Dimmit County, TXTX8,024-252+36%
812Hyde County, SDSD1,191-251+904%
813Ward County, TXTX11,125-251−89%
814Adams County, NDND2,275-250−57%
815Sterling County, TXTX1,349-250+456%
816Edwards County, ILIL5,898-250−47%
817Menifee County, KYKY6,430-250−117%
818Webster County, NENE3,336-249+14%
819Armstrong County, TXTX1,843-247−294%
820Carlisle County, KYKY4,747-247−319%
821Putnam County, MOMO4,546-244−269%
822Golden Valley County, NDND1,808-244+33%
823Rush County, KSKS2,845-244−16%
824McCone County, MTMT1,720-243−19%
825Pope County, MNMN11,420-241−149%
826Chase County, KSKS2,572-240−2767%
827Van Buren County, IAIA7,131-239−280%
828Hettinger County, NDND2,492-238−67%
829De Witt County, ILIL15,118-237−184%
830Garden County, NENE1,804-235+40%
831Jenkins County, GAGA8,843-235−172%
832Clear Creek County, COCO8,994-234−114%
833Polk County, NENE5,270-233+547%
834Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-232−113%
835Decatur County, IAIA7,655-232−166%
836Thurston County, NENE6,752-231−198%
837Perkins County, NENE2,849-230+38%
838Knox County, MOMO3,728-230+90%
839Rock County, NENE1,259-230−13%
840Mathews County, VAVA8,529-229−127%
841Whitley County, KYKY37,297-228−109%
842Jones County, NCNC9,575-228−124%
843Putnam County, OHOH34,380-227−125%
844Randolph County, ARAR18,876-226−114%
845Scott County, VAVA21,200-226−214%
846Jerauld County, SDSD1,654-224+72%
847Kiowa County, COCO1,412-224+239%
848Castro County, TXTX7,295-223−72%
849Bedford County, PAPA47,480-222−111%
850Lewis County, KYKY12,901-222−121%
851Beaver County, OKOK4,882-221+33%
852Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303-221−201%
853Mercer County, NDND8,441-220−81%
854Oliver County, NDND1,898-219−31%
855De Baca County, NMNM1,647-218+1717%
856Wallowa County, OROR7,595-218−169%
857Burnett County, WIWI17,223-217−108%
858Buffalo County, WIWI13,318-217−199%
859Motley County, TXTX1,043-216+104%
860Mills County, TXTX4,580-215−135%
861Highland County, VAVA2,318-215+117%
862Drew County, ARAR17,054-214−116%
863McCook County, SDSD5,964-214−249%
864Divide County, NDND2,110-212−66%
865Socorro County, NMNM15,838-212−106%
866Worth County, MOMO1,914-211+264%
867Woods County, OKOK8,443-211+1407%
868Owen County, ININ21,886-211−105%
869Boyd County, KYKY47,751-210−85%
870Red Lake County, MNMN3,940-210−7%
871Gray County, TXTX20,919-209−83%
872Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554-209+597%
873Brooks County, GAGA16,101-207−120%
874Bourbon County, KSKS14,319-206−150%
875Cumberland County, ILIL10,208-205−135%
876Hitchcock County, NENE2,467-203−68%
877Stonewall County, TXTX1,186-203−37%
878Carter County, MTMT1,383-200+40%
879Crawford County, MIMI13,722-199−110%
880Vernon Parish, LALA45,091-197−98%
881Macon County, MOMO15,190-196−147%
882Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242-195−49%
883Haskell County, TXTX5,499-194−73%
884Starke County, ININ23,425-193−124%
885Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357-192−224%
886Lake County, MNMN10,746-192−130%
887Henry County, IAIA19,349-191−117%
888Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244-190−211%
889Esmeralda County, NVNV729-188−50%
890Harney County, OROR7,380-187−134%
891Jones County, SDSD913-187+43%
892Scott County, KSKS4,815-184+9%
893Sully County, SDSD1,479-183+455%
894Jackson County, COCO1,211-183+554%
895Scott County, ILIL4,866-182+70%
896Lyon County, IAIA12,354-182−4%
897Morris County, KSKS5,348-181+93%
898Glasscock County, TXTX1,128-180+339%
899Marion County, WVWV55,584-180−72%
900Tucker County, WVWV6,540-180−56%
901Braxton County, WVWV11,885-179−111%
902Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-176−126%
903Greeley County, NENE2,154-176−40%
904Door County, WIWI30,616-176−108%
905Clark County, KSKS1,900-175+525%
906Clay County, GAGA2,815-174+2386%
907Carroll County, MSMS9,226-172−111%
908Irion County, TXTX1,463-172−221%
909Grundy County, MOMO9,744-171+64%
910Stanton County, KSKS1,986-171−334%
911Clearwater County, IDID9,118-169−140%
912Sherman County, OROR2,051-169−1156%
913Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619-169+84%
914Sherman County, NENE2,924-166−59%
915Sioux County, NENE1,188-164+122%
916Hamilton County, ILIL7,859-164−234%
917Wichita County, TXTX129,555-164−102%
918Franklin County, MAMA70,698-163−111%
919Edwards County, TXTX1,370-160+54%
920Ford County, ILIL13,216-160+371%
921Scott County, MSMS28,073-159−104%
922Keya Paha County, NENE792-159+246%
923Golden Valley County, MTMT844-158−222%
924Chouteau County, MTMT5,865-157−130%
925Deuel County, NENE1,862-157+13%
926Wirt County, WVWV4,879-156−123%
927Powell County, MTMT7,157-153−127%
928Briscoe County, TXTX1,474-153−15%
929Essex County, VTVT6,051-153−383%
930Lenoir County, NCNC55,837-153−106%
931Sherman County, TXTX2,781-152−146%
932Hughes County, OKOK13,455-151−113%
933Donley County, TXTX3,213-151−214%
934Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449-151−134%
935Rosebud County, MTMT8,253-150−87%
936Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487-149−59%
937Logan County, OHOH46,302-147−104%
938Yakutat, AKAK672-146
939Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186-145−124%
940McMullen County, TXTX544-144−524%
941Conejos County, COCO7,529-144−115%
942Bennett County, SDSD3,307-143−139%
943Treasure County, MTMT728-143+1000%
944Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036-141−103%
945Scotland County, MOMO4,796-140−187%
946Lyman County, SDSD3,694-140−154%
947Renville County, NDND2,331-140−75%
948Platte County, WYWY8,634-140−121%
949Barton County, MOMO11,795-139−111%
950Bradford County, PAPA59,600-139−108%
951Costilla County, COCO3,679-139−129%
952Choctaw County, OKOK14,059-137−443%
953Simpson County, MSMS25,498-136−104%
954Gallia County, OHOH29,072-135−217%
955Buchanan County, IAIA20,883-135−154%
956Deuel County, SDSD4,408-134+458%
957Logan County, ARAR21,633-133−107%
958Grant County, NENE561-133+505%
959Oldham County, TXTX1,783-133+43%
960Corson County, SDSD3,781-131+836%
961Garfield County, WAWA2,416-131−188%
962Sibley County, MNMN15,356-130−113%
963Banner County, NENE686-129+291%
964Sullivan County, PAPA5,856-128−128%
965Washburn County, WIWI17,087-125−106%
966Gentry County, MOMO6,384-123−1046%
967Lake County, TNTN6,249-122−115%
968Escambia County, ALAL36,665-121−104%
969Gasconade County, MOMO14,784-120−109%
970Buffalo County, SDSD1,802-120−144%
971Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709-119−86%
972Mineral County, COCO910-119−144%
973Newton County, MSMS20,960-118−108%
974Menard County, TXTX1,956-118−209%
975Powder River County, MTMT1,781-115−50%
976Harding County, NMNM617-115−35%
977Clay County, TNTN7,821-115−116%
978Morris County, TXTX12,133-114−25%
979Washington County, COCO4,732-112−198%
980Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312-110−120%
981Mercer County, OHOH42,737-110−107%
982Terry County, TXTX11,720-110−76%
983Brule County, SDSD5,278-109−10%
984Moody County, SDSD6,632-109−224%
985Mitchell County, NCNC15,062-108−109%
986Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-107−166%
987Staunton, VAVA26,801-107−82%
988Coal County, OKOK5,436-106−142%
989Wheeler County, OROR1,472-106−170%
990Billings County, NDND1,071-105−52%
991Blaine County, NENE458-105+14%
992Minidoka County, IDID22,911-105−113%
993Owsley County, KYKY3,932-103−42%
994Chase County, NENE3,718-102−67%
995Hayes County, NENE821-101−34%
996Gosper County, NENE1,803-99−146%
997Harding County, SDSD1,331-98−69%
998Mitchell County, IAIA10,650-98+81%
999Attala County, MSMS17,100-97−108%
1000Terrell County, TXTX702-97−71%
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS