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Most population lost, US counties · 2000

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

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1001Tipton County, ININ15,319+458
1002Franklin County, MEME30,824+459
1003Randolph County, WVWV26,882+459
1004Baker County, GAGA2,725+459
1005Claiborne County, MSMS8,058+461
1006Coffey County, KSKS8,467+461
1007Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733+463
1008Whiteside County, ILIL54,121+467
1009Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594+468
1010Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+468
1011Delta County, TXTX5,549+470
1012Costilla County, COCO3,679+473
1013Marion County, KSKS11,634+473
1014Dade County, MOMO7,804+474
1015Washington County, KYKY12,368+475
1016Johnston County, OKOK10,448+481
1017Franklin, VAVA8,478+482
1018Lawrence County, OHOH55,710+485
1019Wayne County, NENE10,020+487
1020Robertson County, TXTX17,839+489
1021Pope County, MNMN11,420+491
1022Lee County, KYKY7,297+494
1023Hamilton County, TXTX8,680+496
1024Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873+497
1025Florence County, WIWI4,748+498
1026Clinton County, KYKY9,139+499
1027Early County, GAGA10,455+500
1028Montour County, PAPA17,868+501
1029Kearny County, KSKS3,888+504
1030Blaine County, OKOK8,515+506
1031Gray County, KSKS5,652+508
1032Howard County, NENE6,538+512
1033Bremer County, IAIA25,296+512
1034Bracken County, KYKY8,511+513
1035Martin County, NCNC21,601+515
1036Onslow County, NCNC217,175+517
1037Chouteau County, MTMT5,865+518
1038Lavaca County, TXTX20,651+520
1039Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634+521
1040Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343+524
1041Hancock County, KYKY9,050+528
1042Emery County, UTUT10,177+528
1043Ottawa County, KSKS5,744+529
1044Fayette County, ALAL15,872+533
1045Bacon County, GAGA11,070+537
1046Upshur County, WVWV23,758+537
1047Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312+539
1048Hamilton County, NENE9,678+541
1049Iroquois County, ILIL26,150+547
1050Harney County, OROR7,380+549
1051Wise County, VAVA34,824+550
1052Clarke County, VAVA15,609+551
1053Wadena County, MNMN14,388+559
1054Ashland County, WIWI16,203+559
1055Powell County, MTMT7,157+560
1056Poquoson, VAVA13,292+561
1057Wolfe County, KYKY6,298+562
1058Schuyler County, NYNY16,924+562
1059Hamlin County, SDSD6,900+566
1060Mineral County, MTMT5,185+569
1061Houghton County, MIMI37,842+570
1062Madison County, VAVA14,237+571
1063Nowata County, OKOK9,522+577
1064Howard County, MOMO10,180+581
1065Murray County, OKOK13,805+581
1066Cumberland County, ILIL10,208+583
1067Gibson County, ININ33,091+587
1068Caldwell County, MOMO9,012+589
1069Louisa County, IAIA10,416+591
1070Crook County, WYWY7,852+593
1071St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642+598
1072Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186+600
1073Caddo County, OKOK26,130+600
1074Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187+601
1075Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387+604
1076Garvin County, OKOK26,377+605
1077Leflore County, MSMS25,686+606
1078Oswego County, NYNY118,569+606
1079Peoria County, ILIL178,553+606
1080Marion County, MOMO28,525+607
1081La Salle County, TXTX6,517+612
1082LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154+620
1083Mills County, TXTX4,580+620
1084Winn Parish, LALA14,961+625
1085Clarke County, ALAL22,014+627
1086Pulaski County, VAVA33,586+631
1087Shelby County, ILIL20,576+632
1088Oneida County, IDID5,085+633
1089Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582+634
1090Assumption Parish, LALA19,720+635
1091Real County, TXTX2,745+635
1092Lyon County, MNMN25,684+636
1093Dawson County, TXTX11,776+636
1094Dickinson County, MIMI25,827+641
1095Clarke County, MSMS15,102+642
1096Lake County, MNMN10,746+643
1097Charles City County, VAVA6,623+644
1098Comanche County, TXTX14,432+645
1099Rock Island County, ILIL141,869+651
1100St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758+651
1101Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+652
1102Wyandot County, OHOH21,567+654
1103Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+662
1104Platte County, WYWY8,634+662
1105Stephens County, TXTX9,380+664
1106Silver Bow County, MTMT36,118+665
1107Presidio County, TXTX5,433+667
1108Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128+668
1109Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807+670
1110Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+671
1111Menominee County, WIWI4,199+672
1112Bullock County, ALAL9,780+672
1113Madison County, MOMO12,858+673
1114Love County, OKOK10,780+674
1115Union County, ILIL16,656+674
1116Wirt County, WVWV4,879+681
1117Surry County, VAVA6,603+684
1118Tama County, IAIA16,796+684
1119Choctaw County, MSMS8,048+687
1120Estill County, KYKY13,962+693
1121Todd County, SDSD8,863+698
1122Morgan County, OHOH13,626+703
1123Iron County, WIWI6,127+708
1124Alpena County, MIMI28,853+709
1125Shannon County, MOMO7,285+711
1126Smyth County, VAVA28,882+711
1127Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471+713
1128Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795+714
1129Clinch County, GAGA6,847+718
1130Craig County, VAVA4,800+719
1131Panola County, TXTX23,018+721
1132Lake County, SDSD10,993+726
1133Lincoln County, WVWV19,177+726
1134Winston County, MSMS17,473+727
1135Cameron Parish, LALA4,718+731
1136Howard County, ARAR12,306+731
1137Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+732
1138Clinton County, PAPA37,870+732
1139Obion County, TNTN30,067+733
1140Nobles County, MNMN22,338+734
1141Lincoln County, IDID5,603+736
1142Clay County, TNTN7,821+738
1143Delta County, MIMI36,582+740
1144Washington Parish, LALA44,937+741
1145Livingston County, KYKY8,863+742
1146Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344+750
1147Grant County, KSKS7,028+750
1148Garfield County, UTUT5,256+755
1149Dallam County, TXTX7,508+761
1150Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360+764
1151Siskiyou County, CACA42,013+770
1152Jones County, IAIA21,253+777
1153Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043+778
1154Mason County, WVWV24,707+779
1155Taylor County, WIWI20,118+779
1156Montgomery County, MOMO11,590+781
1157Charlotte County, VAVA11,401+784
1158Twiggs County, GAGA7,597+784
1159San Saba County, TXTX5,787+785
1160Cleveland County, ARAR7,224+790
1161Scott County, ARAR9,965+791
1162Baraga County, MIMI8,169+792
1163Telfair County, GAGA11,195+794
1164Jefferson County, NYNY111,540+795
1165Graham County, NCNC8,190+797
1166Falls Church, VAVA15,159+799
1167Lawrence County, MSMS11,819+800
1168Turner County, GAGA8,983+801
1169Lincoln County, ARAR12,764+802
1170Walthall County, MSMS13,928+804
1171Cedar County, IAIA18,359+806
1172Clay County, MNMN67,734+807
1173Bradley County, ARAR9,828+807
1174Starke County, ININ23,425+809
1175Stoddard County, MOMO28,284+810
1176Sabine Parish, LALA21,834+813
1177Minidoka County, IDID22,911+813
1178Mahaska County, IAIA21,880+813
1179Lowndes County, ALAL9,359+815
1180Piatt County, ILIL16,791+817
1181Allamakee County, IAIA14,238+820
1182Lake County, TNTN6,249+825
1183Crawford County, ININ10,509+829
1184Delaware County, NYNY44,305+830
1185St. Francis County, ARAR21,800+832
1186Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+833
1187Hardin County, OHOH30,072+834
1188Clarke County, IAIA9,574+846
1189Craig County, OKOK14,518+846
1190Haskell County, OKOK11,787+852
1191Clay County, MSMS18,238+859
1192Mathews County, VAVA8,529+859
1193Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+860
1194Madison County, MTMT10,026+862
1195Carroll County, KYKY11,141+863
1196Falls County, TXTX17,869+864
1197Snyder County, PAPA39,655+866
1198Grant County, WVWV11,041+871
1199Kit Carson County, COCO7,069+871
1200Storey County, NVNV4,260+873
1201Oregon County, MOMO8,709+874
1202Ward County, NDND68,233+874
1203Kane County, UTUT8,597+877
1204Brown County, ININ15,777+877
1205Archer County, TXTX9,129+881
1206Fulton County, NYNY52,216+882
1207Fremont County, IDID14,208+882
1208Sabine County, TXTX10,012+883
1209Stephens County, OKOK44,310+883
1210Yuma County, COCO9,896+887
1211Alger County, MIMI8,641+890
1212Sullivan County, MOMO5,738+893
1213Orange County, ININ19,834+897
1214Spencer County, ININ20,061+901
1215Rolette County, NDND11,688+902
1216Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+906
1217Putnam County, OHOH34,380+907
1218Lemhi County, IDID8,474+907
1219Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830+908
1220Fayette County, ILIL20,790+909
1221Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483+910
1222Decatur County, ININ26,576+910
1223Mora County, NMNM4,051+916
1224Wyoming County, NYNY39,741+917
1225Perquimans County, NCNC13,490+921
1226Concho County, TXTX3,607+922
1227Converse County, WYWY13,824+924
1228Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586+926
1229Crittenden County, ARAR46,210+927
1230Maries County, MOMO8,397+927
1231Stephenson County, ILIL43,220+927
1232Johnson County, WYWY8,908+930
1233Washington County, OKOK54,037+930
1234Union County, OROR25,900+932
1235Big Horn County, WYWY12,024+936
1236Henry County, ALAL18,394+936
1237Harrison County, IAIA14,623+936
1238Newton County, ARAR7,026+942
1239Ozark County, MOMO9,172+944
1240Taylor County, WVWV16,287+945
1241San Augustine County, TXTX7,722+947
1242Conejos County, COCO7,529+947
1243Goliad County, TXTX7,208+948
1244Columbia County, PAPA66,193+949
1245Poinsett County, ARAR22,483+950
1246Bent County, COCO5,716+950
1247Christian County, ILIL33,443+954
1248Ottawa County, OHOH39,481+956
1249Marion County, TXTX9,896+957
1250Macon County, GAGA11,756+960
1251Ferry County, WAWA7,517+965
1252Jones County, NCNC9,575+967
1253Fayette County, OHOH28,552+967
1254McCurtain County, OKOK30,744+969
1255Grundy County, TNTN14,116+970
1256Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+971
1257Catron County, NMNM3,827+980
1258Camden County, NCNC11,315+981
1259Clay County, TXTX10,764+982
1260Beckham County, OKOK22,159+987
1261Crawford County, ILIL18,648+988
1262Henry County, VAVA49,242+988
1263Sibley County, MNMN15,356+990
1264Salem, VAVA25,816+991
1265Washington County, OHOH58,389+997
1266Clay County, ALAL14,207+1,002
1267Bayfield County, WIWI16,787+1,005
1268Newton County, ININ14,188+1,015
1269Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375+1,018
1270Moore County, TNTN6,920+1,019
1271Perry County, TNTN9,126+1,019
1272Chowan County, NCNC14,082+1,020
1273Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528+1,024
1274Matagorda County, TXTX36,463+1,029
1275Todd County, KYKY12,972+1,031
1276Jasper County, MSMS15,785+1,035
1277Marshall County, IAIA39,890+1,035
1278Uinta County, WYWY20,728+1,037
1279Pawnee County, OKOK16,029+1,037
1280Boone County, IAIA26,799+1,038
1281Iowa County, IAIA16,504+1,041
1282Osage County, MOMO13,611+1,044
1283Scott County, MOMO37,975+1,046
1284Seward County, NENE18,032+1,046
1285Callahan County, TXTX14,491+1,046
1286Brooks County, GAGA16,101+1,052
1287Washington County, IAIA22,667+1,058
1288Todd County, MNMN26,060+1,063
1289Tunica County, MSMS8,819+1,063
1290Lewis County, KYKY12,901+1,063
1291Broadwater County, MTMT8,493+1,067
1292Houston County, TNTN8,479+1,070
1293Wood County, WVWV82,385+1,071
1294Millard County, UTUT14,057+1,072
1295Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+1,074
1296Berrien County, MIMI152,444+1,075
1297Sublette County, WYWY8,929+1,077
1298Garfield County, OKOK61,779+1,078
1299Plumas County, CACA18,583+1,085
1300Jefferson County, MSMS6,825+1,087
1301Alleghany County, NCNC11,479+1,087
1302Clark County, ILIL15,114+1,087
1303McCormick County, SCSC10,215+1,090
1304Posey County, ININ24,988+1,093
1305Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095+1,095
1306Custer County, SDSD9,431+1,096
1307Atoka County, OKOK14,609+1,101
1308Limestone County, TXTX22,849+1,105
1309Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+1,107
1310Henry County, IAIA19,349+1,110
1311McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+1,112
1312Pulaski County, ININ12,463+1,112
1313Brown County, ILIL6,401+1,114
1314Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+1,118
1315Somerset County, MEME51,620+1,121
1316Greene County, PAPA33,885+1,122
1317Glacier County, MTMT13,463+1,126
1318Huron County, MIMI30,530+1,128
1319Saline County, NENE14,996+1,128
1320Jersey County, ILIL21,160+1,129
1321Hughes County, OKOK13,455+1,131
1322Park County, MTMT18,214+1,132
1323Jackson County, KSKS13,438+1,132
1324Prowers County, COCO11,884+1,136
1325Coosa County, ALAL10,161+1,139
1326Otoe County, NENE16,531+1,144
1327Lawrence County, SDSD29,459+1,147
1328Green County, KYKY11,644+1,147
1329Bennington County, VTVT36,630+1,149
1330Ralls County, MOMO10,444+1,150
1331Covington County, ALAL37,947+1,153
1332Crockett County, TNTN14,006+1,154
1333Otsego County, NYNY60,589+1,159
1334Fairfield County, SCSC20,340+1,159
1335Copiah County, MSMS27,497+1,165
1336Hancock County, GAGA8,682+1,168
1337Grant Parish, LALA22,075+1,172
1338DeWitt County, TXTX20,309+1,173
1339Taylor County, GAGA7,818+1,173
1340Attala County, MSMS17,100+1,180
1341Butte County, SDSD10,856+1,180
1342Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256+1,182
1343Conway County, ARAR21,393+1,185
1344Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+1,192
1345St. Clair County, MOMO9,976+1,195
1346Wright County, MOMO19,671+1,197
1347Lyon County, KSKS32,266+1,203
1348Ripley County, MOMO10,717+1,206
1349Douglas County, MOMO12,342+1,208
1350Kennebec County, MEME129,067+1,210
1351Gates County, NCNC10,234+1,211
1352Pike County, ARAR9,964+1,217
1353Albany County, WYWY38,558+1,217
1354Mower County, MNMN40,971+1,218
1355Houston County, MNMN18,400+1,221
1356Dent County, MOMO14,584+1,225
1357Coshocton County, OHOH37,188+1,228
1358Barton County, MOMO11,795+1,229
1359Cherokee County, KSKS19,105+1,231
1360Swift County, MNMN9,763+1,232
1361Wharton County, TXTX42,060+1,233
1362Benewah County, IDID10,508+1,234
1363Langlade County, WIWI19,534+1,235
1364Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+1,236
1365Casey County, KYKY16,205+1,236
1366Davison County, SDSD20,069+1,238
1367Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+1,238
1368Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099+1,239
1369Beaver County, UTUT7,301+1,240
1370Forest County, WIWI9,574+1,248
1371Mitchell County, NCNC15,062+1,254
1372Rutland County, VTVT59,653+1,258
1373Decatur County, TNTN11,820+1,259
1374Simpson County, KYKY20,788+1,260
1375Luce County, MIMI6,339+1,261
1376Colfax County, NMNM12,184+1,264
1377Madison Parish, LALA8,844+1,265
1378Wayne County, WVWV37,309+1,267
1379Mackinac County, MIMI11,236+1,269
1380Perry County, MSMS11,577+1,273
1381Kleberg County, TXTX30,315+1,275
1382Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+1,276
1383Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+1,279
1384Irwin County, GAGA9,020+1,282
1385Howard County, TXTX30,504+1,284
1386Edmonson County, KYKY12,749+1,287
1387Northampton County, NCNC16,491+1,288
1388Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+1,291
1389Milam County, TXTX26,258+1,292
1390Upson County, GAGA28,500+1,297
1391Saguache County, COCO6,732+1,298
1392Cook County, MNMN5,522+1,300
1393Essex County, VAVA10,654+1,300
1394Colfax County, NENE10,934+1,302
1395Tippah County, MSMS21,389+1,303
1396Crawford County, WIWI15,910+1,303
1397Calhoun County, GAGA5,413+1,307
1398Somerset County, MDMD24,973+1,307
1399Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758+1,309
1400Roseau County, MNMN15,246+1,312
1401Linn County, KSKS9,950+1,316
1402Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615+1,316
1403Lincoln County, WAWA11,982+1,320
1404Menard County, ILIL11,863+1,322
1405Switzerland County, ININ10,037+1,327
1406Big Horn County, MTMT12,752+1,334
1407Lycoming County, PAPA112,587+1,334
1408Gasconade County, MOMO14,784+1,336
1409Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+1,339
1410Macoupin County, ILIL43,748+1,340
1411Mills County, IAIA14,793+1,345
1412Alamosa County, COCO16,688+1,349
1413Jackson County, TXTX15,393+1,352
1414Drew County, ARAR17,054+1,354
1415Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730+1,355
1416Kent County, MDMD19,565+1,355
1417Lincoln County, MTMT22,328+1,356
1418Carroll County, ININ20,655+1,356
1419Potter County, PAPA15,897+1,363
1420Muskogee County, OKOK66,708+1,373
1421Montmorency County, MIMI9,842+1,379
1422Ray County, MOMO23,398+1,383
1423Marion County, ALAL29,097+1,384
1424Smith County, MSMS13,991+1,384
1425Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+1,393
1426Bath County, KYKY13,176+1,393
1427Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+1,396
1428Washington County, ALAL14,822+1,403
1429Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+1,404
1430North Slope, AKAK10,582+1,406
1431Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+1,407
1432Bollinger County, MOMO10,646+1,410
1433Vernon County, MOMO19,946+1,413
1434Echols County, GAGA3,685+1,420
1435Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001+1,422
1436Gonzales County, TXTX20,159+1,423
1437Baker County, OROR16,658+1,424
1438Washington County, IDID11,583+1,427
1439Monroe County, MSMS33,318+1,432
1440Las Animas County, COCO14,391+1,442
1441Franklin County, MAMA70,698+1,443
1442Lafayette County, FLFL8,792+1,444
1443Waseca County, MNMN18,688+1,447
1444Ouray County, COCO5,265+1,447
1445Somervell County, TXTX10,261+1,449
1446Liberty County, FLFL8,035+1,452
1447Lyon County, KYKY9,123+1,456
1448Plymouth County, IAIA25,697+1,461
1449Osage County, KSKS15,693+1,464
1450Menifee County, KYKY6,430+1,464
1451Carbon County, MTMT11,466+1,472
1452McCreary County, KYKY17,124+1,477
1453Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+1,480
1454Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639+1,480
1455Mercer County, OHOH42,737+1,481
1456Perry County, MOMO19,093+1,484
1457Page County, VAVA23,762+1,487
1458Fleming County, KYKY15,787+1,500
1459Sunflower County, MSMS22,893+1,502
1460Newton County, TXTX11,954+1,503
1461Ellis County, KSKS29,075+1,503
1462Owen County, KYKY11,601+1,512
1463Dickinson County, IAIA18,077+1,515
1464Adams County, NENE31,071+1,526
1465Texas County, MOMO25,994+1,527
1466Douglas County, WIWI43,990+1,529
1467Johnson County, ILIL13,363+1,531
1468Carroll County, MSMS9,226+1,532
1469Screven County, GAGA14,408+1,532
1470Richmond County, VAVA9,294+1,536
1471Madison County, IAIA17,270+1,536
1472Boundary County, IDID13,997+1,539
1473Jackson County, KYKY13,325+1,540
1474Valley County, IDID12,831+1,542
1475Saunders County, NENE23,702+1,545
1476Newton County, MSMS20,960+1,547
1477Powell County, KYKY12,812+1,551
1478Coles County, ILIL46,607+1,552
1479Marion County, GAGA7,676+1,554
1480Sanders County, MTMT14,062+1,558
1481Lincoln County, COCO5,645+1,558
1482Pamlico County, NCNC12,758+1,562
1483Elbert County, GAGA20,072+1,562
1484Dodge County, GAGA19,663+1,564
1485Monroe County, FLFL80,406+1,565
1486Marion County, SCSC28,242+1,567
1487Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+1,569
1488Lawrence County, KYKY15,765+1,571
1489Crowley County, COCO5,677+1,572
1490Alcona County, MIMI10,556+1,574
1491Oscoda County, MIMI8,723+1,576
1492Custer County, COCO5,590+1,577
1493Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511+1,583
1494Skamania County, WAWA12,669+1,583
1495Clinton County, ILIL37,128+1,591
1496Calhoun County, TXTX19,599+1,594
1497Russell County, KYKY18,608+1,599
1498Morgan County, UTUT13,383+1,601
1499Morton County, NDND34,601+1,603
1500Fulton County, ARAR12,492+1,605
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS