Which county has the lowest population change?

Wayne County, Michigan ranks #1 with -240,578 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by population change?

Wayne County, Michigan, Cook County, Illinois, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

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, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 125 SHOWN OF 3,125

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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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

3001Shelby County, ALAL238,552+51,792+18%

3002Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332+52,458−59%

3003Macomb County, MIMI886,221+52,829−25%

3004York County, PAPA473,197+53,221+26%

3005Spokane County, WAWA558,344+53,282−6%

3006Sarasota County, FLFL479,958+53,491+11%

3007Douglas County, NENE606,460+53,525+14%

3008DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+54,053+38%

3009Warren County, OHOH257,181+54,310+22%

3010Polk County, IAIA516,546+56,039+18%

3011Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+56,333+11%

3012Williamson County, TNTN272,061+56,544+24%

3013Davidson County, TNTN745,904+56,790−4%

3014Webb County, TXTX281,224+57,187−4%

3015Canyon County, IDID275,123+57,482+39%

3016Seminole County, FLFL491,884+57,522−26%

3017Madison County, ALAL433,516+58,111+54%

3018Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125+58,185−4%

3019Manatee County, FLFL468,200+58,831+12%

3020Lake County, ILIL719,339+59,106−54%

3021Hays County, TXTX304,390+59,518+86%

3022Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335+59,696−24%

3023Kendall County, ILIL145,470+60,192+298%

3024Paulding County, GAGA190,996+60,646+51%

3025York County, SCSC306,887+61,459+86%

3026Dane County, WIWI590,375+61,547+4%

3027Prince George's County, MDMD970,374+61,905−14%

3028Richland County, SCSC434,956+63,827+83%

3029Delaware County, OHOH242,032+64,225+49%

3030Chester County, PAPA557,116+65,385+14%

3031Ocean County, NJNJ673,746+65,651−16%

3032Alameda County, CACA1,636,630+66,530−60%

3033St. Johns County, FLFL346,328+66,904+70%

3034Brevard County, FLFL663,982+67,146−13%

3035Guilford County, NCNC562,234+67,358−9%

3036Stanislaus County, CACA557,719+67,456−12%

3037Davis County, UTUT381,227+67,485+32%

3038Benton County, ARAR332,554+67,933+22%

3039Ventura County, CACA830,851+70,121−17%

3040Collier County, FLFL417,131+70,143−29%

3041Cameron County, TXTX433,946+70,993−5%

3042Brazoria County, TXTX419,080+71,399+43%

3043Greenville County, SCSC583,125+71,609+20%

3044Weld County, COCO378,426+71,889+46%

3045Bell County, TXTX402,248+72,261+54%

3046Marion County, FLFL442,660+72,382+13%

3047Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+72,443+40%

3048Horry County, SCSC427,551+72,662+38%

3049Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090+73,981−24%

3050Tulare County, CACA485,146+74,158+32%

3051Multnomah County, OROR795,391+74,848−2%

3052St. Charles County, MOMO426,499+76,602+8%

3053Honolulu County, HIHI988,703+77,051+93%

3054Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+77,104+42%

3055Union County, NCNC267,674+77,615+97%

3056Adams County, COCO554,668+77,746−21%

3057Clark County, WAWA532,119+80,125−25%

3058Cobb County, GAGA793,345+80,327−50%

3059Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+80,581+27%

3060Washoe County, NVNV509,386+81,921−3%

3061Arapahoe County, COCO673,820+84,036−13%

3062Washington County, OROR611,708+84,368−37%

3063Henry County, GAGA264,922+84,581+40%

3064St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449+85,094+100%

3065Duval County, FLFL1,062,963+85,384−19%

3066Lake County, FLFL456,068+86,524+48%

3067Ada County, IDID546,141+91,461−4%

3068Hamilton County, ININ387,036+91,829+24%

3069Johnson County, KSKS636,906+93,093−3%

3070Pierce County, WAWA946,288+94,405−18%

3071Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536+94,436−12%

3072Osceola County, FLFL481,718+96,192+49%

3073Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582+98,436−15%

3074Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391+99,057−46%

3075Placer County, CACA442,081+100,033+32%

3076Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070+100,209−31%

3077Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+104,575−37%

3078El Paso County, COCO757,040+105,334−12%

3079Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601+105,886+39%

3080Snohomish County, WAWA870,656+107,311−24%

3081Douglas County, COCO399,396+109,699−5%

3082Kane County, ILIL525,757+111,150+28%

3083Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+111,977−26%

3084Polk County, FLFL874,790+118,171+50%

3085Pasco County, FLFL674,516+119,932+88%

3086El Paso County, TXTX877,858+121,025+38%

3087Prince William County, VAVA502,966+121,189+86%

3088San Joaquin County, CACA823,815+121,708+47%

3089Broward County, FLFL2,013,317+125,048−66%

3090Fresno County, CACA1,035,456+131,043−1%

3091Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916+131,268−24%

3092Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685+136,517−23%

3093Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+142,712+71%

3094Utah County, UTUT759,859+148,028+41%

3095Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397+149,240−59%

3096Montgomery County, TXTX781,194+161,978+45%

3097Orange County, CACA3,149,507+163,943−62%

3098Williamson County, TXTX752,827+172,712+56%

3099Will County, ILIL712,253+175,294+21%

3100Lee County, FLFL875,607+177,866+68%

3101Kern County, CACA927,068+177,986+51%

3102Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726+188,950−29%

3103King County, WAWA2,344,939+194,215−15%

3104Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460+195,289+7%

3105Pinal County, AZAZ539,380+196,043+209%

3106Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549+205,306+10%

3107Travis County, TXTX1,389,670+211,986−10%

3108Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+216,873−8%

3109Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383+224,174+22%

3110Denton County, TXTX1,069,346+229,638+44%

3111Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115+230,278+40%

3112Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191+230,923+79%

3113Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029+243,073–

3114Orange County, FLFL1,528,002+249,612+14%

3115Wake County, NCNC1,257,235+273,147+34%

3116San Diego County, CACA3,282,248+281,480−11%

3117Collin County, TXTX1,297,179+290,666+28%

3118Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934+299,267−54%

3119Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088+321,842+55%

3120San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091+325,776+12%

3121Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466+362,815+31%

3122Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+575,504−9%

3123Riverside County, CACA2,544,916+644,254+72%

3124Harris County, TXTX5,045,026+691,881+19%

3125Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558+744,968−22%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS