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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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1501Hickory County, MOMO9,044+1,605
1502Jefferson County, FLFL16,007+1,606
1503Dillon County, SCSC27,458+1,608
1504Clay County, NCNC12,239+1,620
1505Dooly County, GAGA11,156+1,624
1506Cass County, MIMI51,677+1,627
1507Bates County, MOMO16,512+1,628
1508DeKalb County, MOMO9,795+1,630
1509Randolph County, ARAR18,876+1,637
1510Winchester, VAVA28,272+1,638
1511Grayson County, VAVA15,230+1,639
1512Cedar County, MOMO14,888+1,640
1513Russell County, VAVA25,332+1,641
1514Rio Grande County, COCO11,087+1,643
1515Camp County, TXTX13,380+1,645
1516Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804+1,647
1517Wells County, ININ28,883+1,652
1518Glenn County, CACA28,141+1,655
1519Franklin County, TXTX10,994+1,656
1520Stillwater County, MTMT9,445+1,659
1521Dodge County, NENE38,057+1,660
1522Hughes County, SDSD17,570+1,664
1523Burke County, GAGA24,408+1,664
1524Nelson County, VAVA14,920+1,667
1525Mercer County, KYKY23,733+1,669
1526Lee County, ILIL32,914+1,670
1527Fulton County, ININ20,091+1,671
1528Appling County, GAGA19,100+1,675
1529Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979+1,679
1530Mitchell County, TXTX8,947+1,682
1531Lee County, SCSC15,730+1,682
1532Perry County, ILIL20,160+1,682
1533Sioux County, IAIA36,774+1,686
1534Jackson County, TNTN12,466+1,687
1535Hale County, ALAL15,194+1,687
1536Gilpin County, COCO6,073+1,687
1537Hardy County, WVWV14,337+1,692
1538Larue County, KYKY15,184+1,694
1539Nicollet County, MNMN34,273+1,695
1540Wayne County, MSMS19,807+1,699
1541Essex County, NYNY36,438+1,699
1542Swain County, NCNC14,024+1,700
1543Clear Creek County, COCO8,994+1,703
1544Braxton County, WVWV11,885+1,704
1545Grenada County, MSMS20,868+1,708
1546Garrett County, MDMD28,370+1,708
1547Vinton County, OHOH12,645+1,708
1548Fayette County, TXTX25,459+1,709
1549Lanier County, GAGA10,623+1,710
1550Washington County, NYNY59,353+1,712
1551Marion County, KYKY20,115+1,713
1552Wayne County, MOMO10,782+1,716
1553Stone County, ARAR12,703+1,724
1554Duchesne County, UTUT20,856+1,726
1555Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058+1,727
1556Idaho County, IDID17,874+1,728
1557Childress County, TXTX6,643+1,735
1558Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+1,735
1559Harrison County, KYKY19,627+1,735
1560Rowan County, KYKY24,476+1,741
1561Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171+1,747
1562Warren County, MSMS41,759+1,764
1563Butler County, KYKY12,520+1,765
1564Guernsey County, OHOH38,379+1,768
1565Evans County, GAGA11,028+1,771
1566Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148+1,779
1567Taylor County, KYKY26,763+1,781
1568Jack County, TXTX9,563+1,782
1569Henderson County, KYKY44,255+1,785
1570Charlton County, GAGA13,121+1,786
1571Bristol County, RIRI50,001+1,789
1572San Juan County, UTUT14,542+1,792
1573Bradford County, PAPA59,600+1,794
1574Meeker County, MNMN23,603+1,798
1575Cibola County, NMNM26,807+1,801
1576Anson County, NCNC21,758+1,801
1577Lake County, COCO7,552+1,805
1578Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689+1,805
1579Somerset County, PAPA72,004+1,805
1580Houston County, TXTX22,316+1,810
1581Curry County, OROR22,621+1,810
1582Ohio County, KYKY23,934+1,811
1583Yates County, NYNY24,547+1,811
1584Muscatine County, IAIA41,853+1,815
1585Moffat County, COCO13,122+1,827
1586Gulf County, FLFL15,943+1,828
1587Parke County, ININ16,642+1,831
1588Candler County, GAGA11,275+1,833
1589Cooper County, MOMO17,136+1,835
1590Gibson County, TNTN51,779+1,837
1591Harvey County, KSKS33,580+1,841
1592Platte County, NENE35,649+1,842
1593Montague County, TXTX21,966+1,843
1594Clay County, ININ26,410+1,851
1595Lafayette County, MOMO33,531+1,853
1596Huerfano County, COCO7,011+1,853
1597Halifax County, NCNC46,534+1,854
1598Caledonia County, VTVT30,414+1,856
1599Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237+1,858
1600Andrew County, MOMO18,241+1,860
1601Grand County, UTUT9,790+1,865
1602Wabasha County, MNMN21,537+1,866
1603Sullivan County, NHNH43,961+1,866
1604Floyd County, VAVA15,789+1,869
1605Fairfax, VAVA26,772+1,876
1606Cassia County, IDID26,397+1,884
1607Adair County, KYKY19,423+1,884
1608Izard County, ARAR14,405+1,885
1609Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+1,897
1610Chester County, SCSC33,001+1,898
1611Hartley County, TXTX4,904+1,903
1612Ripley County, ININ29,434+1,907
1613Jefferson County, ININ33,279+1,908
1614Clark County, WIWI35,052+1,910
1615Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681+1,917
1616Logan County, ARAR21,633+1,929
1617Hale County, TXTX31,819+1,931
1618Patrick County, VAVA17,424+1,934
1619Marion County, OHOH65,115+1,943
1620Lincoln County, WYWY21,180+1,948
1621Wood County, WIWI74,060+1,950
1622Henry County, MOMO22,671+1,953
1623Fentress County, TNTN20,322+1,956
1624Livingston County, NYNY61,438+1,956
1625Carbon County, PAPA65,868+1,956
1626Adams County, OHOH27,865+1,959
1627Carroll County, TNTN29,200+1,961
1628Whitman County, WAWA48,512+1,965
1629Hempstead County, ARAR19,080+1,966
1630Scott County, ININ25,053+1,969
1631Albany County, NYNY321,225+1,971
1632Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791+1,971
1633Miller County, ARAR42,357+1,976
1634Crisp County, GAGA19,237+1,985
1635Yuba County, CACA88,691+1,991
1636Toombs County, GAGA27,545+1,995
1637Dodge County, MNMN21,376+2,000
1638White County, ININ25,164+2,002
1639Calhoun County, MIMI133,408+2,003
1640Calhoun County, FLFL13,289+2,006
1641Colorado County, TXTX21,439+2,007
1642Dade County, GAGA16,154+2,007
1643Madison County, TXTX14,226+2,009
1644Sumter County, SCSC105,067+2,009
1645Pike County, ALAL33,688+2,010
1646Crawford County, MIMI13,722+2,013
1647Benton County, TNTN16,183+2,013
1648Sawyer County, WIWI18,846+2,015
1649Auglaize County, OHOH45,909+2,026
1650Trimble County, KYKY8,701+2,035
1651Richmond County, NCNC42,041+2,046
1652Freestone County, TXTX20,811+2,049
1653Marion County, IAIA34,192+2,051
1654Boyle County, KYKY31,632+2,056
1655Pike County, MSMS38,712+2,058
1656Jackson County, WVWV27,450+2,062
1657Washington County, GAGA19,453+2,064
1658Bedford County, PAPA47,480+2,065
1659Orange County, VTVT30,002+2,077
1660Bosque County, TXTX18,918+2,079
1661Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186+2,081
1662Berrien County, GAGA18,932+2,082
1663Franklin County, FLFL13,029+2,090
1664Franklin County, IDID15,889+2,097
1665Butler County, MOMO41,904+2,102
1666Pacific County, WAWA24,357+2,102
1667Morrison County, MNMN34,620+2,108
1668Wasco County, OROR26,310+2,108
1669Clark County, ARAR20,938+2,109
1670Jefferson County, MTMT13,329+2,110
1671Union Parish, LALA20,561+2,113
1672Geneva County, ALAL27,554+2,117
1673Becker County, MNMN35,497+2,119
1674Knox County, KYKY29,532+2,119
1675Sevier County, ARAR15,758+2,120
1676Lewis County, TNTN13,487+2,120
1677Lincoln County, NENE33,303+2,124
1678Wythe County, VAVA27,983+2,133
1679Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+2,134
1680Pecos County, TXTX14,560+2,134
1681Fremont County, WYWY39,464+2,142
1682Taylor County, FLFL21,210+2,145
1683East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911+2,149
1684Oxford County, MEME60,346+2,153
1685Logan County, KYKY28,669+2,157
1686Winona County, MNMN50,523+2,157
1687Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980+2,160
1688Madison County, FLFL18,759+2,164
1689Washington County, NENE21,302+2,173
1690Ashe County, NCNC27,514+2,175
1691Monroe County, WVWV12,491+2,177
1692Stephens County, GAGA27,854+2,178
1693Meade County, KYKY30,699+2,179
1694West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756+2,182
1695Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+2,184
1696Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+2,187
1697Adams County, ILIL64,267+2,187
1698Ector County, TXTX173,801+2,189
1699Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+2,194
1700West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134+2,196
1701Juniata County, PAPA23,403+2,196
1702Pitkin County, COCO16,625+2,211
1703McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+2,213
1704Worth County, GAGA20,059+2,222
1705Orleans County, VTVT27,600+2,224
1706Preble County, OHOH40,664+2,224
1707McNairy County, TNTN26,236+2,231
1708Williams County, OHOH36,549+2,232
1709King William County, VAVA19,617+2,233
1710Trigg County, KYKY14,512+2,236
1711Henry County, KYKY16,447+2,237
1712Perry County, ARAR10,309+2,240
1713Scotland County, NCNC33,322+2,244
1714Owyhee County, IDID12,661+2,252
1715Audrain County, MOMO24,528+2,254
1716Moore County, TXTX21,891+2,256
1717Sussex County, VAVA10,755+2,256
1718Washburn County, WIWI17,087+2,264
1719Iberville Parish, LALA29,579+2,271
1720Door County, WIWI30,616+2,271
1721Lowndes County, MSMS57,346+2,278
1722Prentiss County, MSMS25,284+2,278
1723McPherson County, KSKS30,064+2,286
1724Daviess County, ININ34,209+2,287
1725Avery County, NCNC18,110+2,300
1726Morgan County, KYKY14,415+2,300
1727Abbeville County, SCSC24,836+2,305
1728Pierce County, GAGA20,764+2,308
1729St. Louis County, MNMN200,518+2,315
1730Carroll County, OHOH26,475+2,315
1731Cook County, GAGA18,232+2,315
1732Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941+2,322
1733Orleans County, NYNY39,825+2,325
1734Clatsop County, OROR40,926+2,329
1735Missaukee County, MIMI15,274+2,331
1736Trinity County, TXTX14,384+2,334
1737Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503+2,336
1738Arenac County, MIMI15,068+2,338
1739Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391+2,350
1740Pendleton County, KYKY14,800+2,354
1741Yancey County, NCNC19,084+2,355
1742Marshall County, OKOK16,255+2,355
1743Pershing County, NVNV6,421+2,357
1744Cannon County, TNTN15,296+2,359
1745Lenoir County, NCNC55,837+2,374
1746Meade County, SDSD30,711+2,375
1747Willacy County, TXTX19,971+2,377
1748Pike County, MOMO17,955+2,382
1749Heard County, GAGA12,149+2,384
1750Clinton County, MOMO21,661+2,384
1751Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089+2,391
1752Union County, SDSD17,402+2,395
1753Hamilton County, FLFL14,180+2,397
1754Yankton County, SDSD23,635+2,400
1755Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+2,400
1756Raleigh County, WVWV71,775+2,401
1757Reno County, KSKS61,539+2,401
1758Tompkins County, NYNY104,047+2,404
1759Polk County, TNTN18,592+2,407
1760Jackson County, OHOH32,817+2,411
1761Carlton County, MNMN36,711+2,412
1762Jasper County, IAIA38,153+2,418
1763Juab County, UTUT13,567+2,421
1764Rains County, TXTX13,542+2,424
1765Dyer County, TNTN36,320+2,425
1766Perry County, PAPA46,806+2,430
1767Brunswick County, VAVA15,727+2,432
1768Calhoun County, SCSC14,188+2,432
1769Vernon County, WIWI31,443+2,439
1770Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+2,442
1771Blanco County, TXTX13,581+2,446
1772Wayne County, KYKY19,597+2,455
1773Morgan County, TNTN22,160+2,457
1774Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+2,458
1775Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710+2,466
1776George County, MSMS26,331+2,471
1777Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+2,477
1778Peach County, GAGA29,877+2,479
1779Overton County, TNTN23,787+2,482
1780Randolph County, ALAL23,163+2,499
1781Leake County, MSMS21,662+2,504
1782Coos County, OROR63,992+2,506
1783Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+2,507
1784Jackson County, WIWI20,999+2,512
1785Grant County, ARAR18,756+2,516
1786Muskingum County, OHOH87,014+2,517
1787Cass County, ININ37,836+2,517
1788Perry County, OHOH35,918+2,521
1789Jefferson County, KSKS18,296+2,521
1790Gooding County, IDID16,446+2,522
1791Colusa County, CACA21,836+2,529
1792Moniteau County, MOMO15,428+2,529
1793Adams County, ININ36,650+2,530
1794Whitley County, KYKY37,297+2,539
1795Klickitat County, WAWA24,331+2,545
1796Carter County, KYKY26,149+2,549
1797Hart County, KYKY20,117+2,555
1798Teton County, IDID13,254+2,560
1799Effingham County, ILIL34,519+2,560
1800Towns County, GAGA13,285+2,565
1801Franklin County, ININ23,286+2,571
1802Madison County, NENE36,106+2,571
1803Morgan County, GAGA22,095+2,574
1804Uvalde County, TXTX24,963+2,586
1805Burnett County, WIWI17,223+2,590
1806Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317+2,606
1807Park County, WYWY31,171+2,608
1808Jefferson County, IDID35,297+2,612
1809Amelia County, VAVA13,632+2,613
1810Greene County, GAGA21,367+2,613
1811Adair County, OKOK19,828+2,617
1812Madison County, ARAR18,410+2,625
1813Windham County, VTVT45,204+2,628
1814Iowa County, WIWI23,951+2,630
1815Ottawa County, OKOK30,438+2,633
1816McCracken County, KYKY67,553+2,635
1817Bond County, ILIL16,959+2,642
1818Yazoo County, MSMS22,947+2,643
1819Lincoln County, WIWI28,403+2,648
1820Huntington County, ININ37,224+2,648
1821Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953+2,649
1822Carroll County, VAVA29,299+2,651
1823Cascade County, MTMT85,029+2,666
1824Juneau County, WIWI26,649+2,666
1825Leon County, TXTX16,894+2,670
1826Athens County, OHOH63,197+2,674
1827Crawford County, KSKS39,008+2,674
1828Beaufort County, NCNC44,670+2,675
1829McIntosh County, OKOK19,758+2,677
1830Madison County, NCNC22,553+2,682
1831Madison County, ININ135,088+2,689
1832Tillamook County, OROR27,384+2,692
1833Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+2,698
1834Goochland County, VAVA29,187+2,700
1835Carter County, OKOK48,910+2,702
1836Warren County, NCNC18,898+2,707
1837Greensville County, VAVA11,181+2,707
1838Hocking County, OHOH27,512+2,708
1839Walker County, GAGA70,250+2,713
1840Richland County, OHOH124,893+2,715
1841Chester County, TNTN17,994+2,721
1842Noble County, OHOH14,276+2,722
1843Decatur County, GAGA29,432+2,729
1844Mason County, MIMI29,040+2,737
1845Caroline County, MDMD34,116+2,737
1846Dubuque County, IAIA99,381+2,740
1847Greene County, ININ31,165+2,747
1848Lake County, MIMI13,182+2,750
1849Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+2,750
1850Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+2,753
1851Live Oak County, TXTX11,929+2,753
1852Sullivan County, ININ20,831+2,758
1853Tuscola County, MIMI52,680+2,768
1854Scott County, TNTN22,671+2,769
1855Erie County, OHOH73,296+2,772
1856Frio County, TXTX18,823+2,780
1857Holmes County, FLFL20,119+2,786
1858Winston County, ALAL23,829+2,790
1859Franklin County, KSKS26,299+2,790
1860Osage County, OKOK46,794+2,792
1861Lee County, TXTX18,729+2,803
1862Caswell County, NCNC22,563+2,808
1863Clay County, KYKY19,465+2,810
1864Morgan County, WVWV18,027+2,815
1865Woodford County, ILIL38,111+2,816
1866Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457+2,817
1867Saluda County, SCSC19,680+2,824
1868Adams County, WAWA21,488+2,825
1869Mariposa County, CACA16,918+2,828
1870Chippewa County, WIWI67,614+2,835
1871Alcorn County, MSMS34,569+2,836
1872Marinette County, WIWI42,574+2,836
1873Curry County, NMNM46,655+2,837
1874Burleson County, TXTX20,549+2,845
1875Miller County, MOMO25,817+2,864
1876Lincoln County, OKOK35,278+2,864
1877McLeod County, MNMN36,631+2,868
1878Champaign County, OHOH38,820+2,871
1879Stone County, MSMS19,654+2,872
1880Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+2,872
1881Franklin County, ARAR17,725+2,874
1882Lamar County, GAGA20,941+2,874
1883Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+2,876
1884Benton County, IAIA26,004+2,879
1885Covington County, MSMS17,898+2,880
1886Polk County, ARAR19,486+2,882
1887Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+2,888
1888Stewart County, TNTN14,439+2,891
1889Clinton County, ININ33,322+2,892
1890Russell County, ALAL58,898+2,896
1891Mono County, CACA12,505+2,897
1892Jones County, GAGA29,171+2,900
1893Zapata County, TXTX13,753+2,903
1894Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673+2,903
1895Caroline County, VAVA34,413+2,904
1896Wayne County, TNTN16,416+2,907
1897Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713+2,907
1898Buchanan County, MOMO83,540+2,915
1899Marion County, TNTN29,804+2,916
1900Marshall County, KYKY31,659+2,920
1901Escambia County, ALAL36,665+2,922
1902Weakley County, TNTN33,261+2,923
1903Jones County, MSMS66,496+2,927
1904Newberry County, SCSC39,561+2,936
1905Logan County, COCO20,654+2,937
1906San Miguel County, COCO7,753+2,941
1907Hardin County, TNTN27,983+2,945
1908Marshall County, ININ46,599+2,946
1909Asotin County, WAWA22,545+2,946
1910Steele County, MNMN37,464+2,951
1911Adams County, WIWI21,752+2,961
1912Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121+2,964
1913Washington County, MOMO23,810+2,964
1914Sumter County, GAGA28,801+2,972
1915Jasper County, GAGA17,632+2,973
1916Acadia Parish, LALA57,032+2,979
1917Glades County, FLFL13,270+2,985
1918Karnes County, TXTX15,018+2,991
1919Montgomery County, KYKY28,822+2,993
1920Shelby County, OHOH48,065+2,995
1921Sheridan County, WYWY33,241+2,998
1922Grayson County, KYKY27,406+3,003
1923Sharp County, ARAR18,122+3,010
1924White County, TNTN29,612+3,012
1925Uintah County, UTUT38,278+3,013
1926Brookings County, SDSD37,635+3,013
1927Dallas County, MOMO18,025+3,015
1928Cass County, NENE27,657+3,016
1929New Kent County, VAVA28,022+3,017
1930Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,144+3,019
1931Addison County, VTVT38,048+3,021
1932Jefferson County, ILIL36,147+3,025
1933LaPorte County, ININ111,294+3,040
1934Independence County, ARAR38,785+3,041
1935Walker County, ALAL65,140+3,043
1936St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875+3,048
1937Osceola County, MIMI23,516+3,051
1938Meigs County, TNTN14,186+3,053
1939Eddy County, NMNM62,509+3,053
1940Whitley County, ININ35,046+3,056
1941Dubois County, ININ44,016+3,058
1942DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+3,063
1943Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693+3,074
1944Greene County, MSMS13,707+3,079
1945Anderson County, TNTN82,066+3,080
1946Lawrence County, ININ45,568+3,086
1947Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738+3,096
1948Washington County, VTVT59,652+3,111
1949Hopkins County, TXTX39,063+3,127
1950Itasca County, MNMN45,404+3,129
1951Shelby County, ININ45,882+3,138
1952Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+3,139
1953Madison County, OHOH46,985+3,145
1954Boise County, IDID8,545+3,161
1955Allen County, KYKY22,536+3,172
1956Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+3,183
1957Barnwell County, SCSC20,653+3,185
1958Shelby County, TXTX24,286+3,190
1959Union County, FLFL16,250+3,190
1960Montgomery County, ININ38,954+3,193
1961Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241+3,195
1962Hampton County, SCSC18,174+3,195
1963Codington County, SDSD29,562+3,199
1964Jerome County, IDID26,362+3,204
1965Delaware County, PAPA580,937+3,213
1966Garrard County, KYKY18,207+3,213
1967Henry County, TNTN32,896+3,227
1968Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+3,228
1969Dixie County, FLFL18,038+3,242
1970Troup County, GAGA72,844+3,243
1971Mecosta County, MIMI42,320+3,245
1972Fayette County, TNTN45,071+3,247
1973Huron County, OHOH58,250+3,247
1974Woodford County, KYKY27,883+3,253
1975Lincoln County, MEME36,595+3,259
1976Manistee County, MIMI25,656+3,262
1977Waldo County, MEME40,693+3,262
1978Humboldt County, NVNV17,267+3,262
1979Talbot County, MDMD38,238+3,263
1980King George County, VAVA29,646+3,276
1981Union County, MSMS28,459+3,277
1982Hart County, GAGA28,639+3,285
1983Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+3,290
1984Fayette County, PAPA123,021+3,293
1985Gratiot County, MIMI41,190+3,303
1986Brown County, TXTX38,711+3,303
1987Knox County, MEME41,117+3,308
1988Green County, WIWI37,227+3,308
1989Socorro County, NMNM15,838+3,314
1990Amherst County, VAVA31,962+3,316
1991Lincoln County, KYKY25,353+3,316
1992Colbert County, ALAL59,474+3,318
1993Benton County, MOMO20,536+3,321
1994Christian County, KYKY70,115+3,324
1995Grant County, NMNM27,252+3,326
1996Vilas County, WIWI23,761+3,326
1997Gem County, IDID21,773+3,337
1998Dukes County, MAMA21,219+3,348
1999Sierra County, NMNM11,395+3,358
2000Windsor County, VTVT57,312+3,363
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