RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 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. Wayne County, Michigan leads at -240,578. 3,125 counties qualify in total. Ohio carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

USUnited States308,745,538+1,333,560–

01Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038-240,578+376%

02Cook County, ILIL5,194,625-182,066−167%

03Orleans Parish, LALA362,154-140,845+1048%

04Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925-113,856+527%

05Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035-58,318+6%

06Hamilton County, OHOH838,418-42,929+105%

07St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642-31,332−5339%

08Erie County, NYNY946,741-31,225+71%

09Baltimore, MDMD569,997-30,193−64%

10St. Louis, MOMO278,144-28,895−40%

11Montgomery County, OHOH539,598-23,909+62%

12Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398-22,914−420%

13Mahoning County, OHOH224,706-18,732+158%

14St. Louis County, MOMO990,911-17,361−176%

15Trumbull County, OHOH198,972-14,804+449%

16Lucas County, OHOH423,347-13,239+81%

17Fayette County, PAPA123,021-12,038−466%

18Washington County, MSMS40,446-11,840+139%

19Beaver County, PAPA166,032-10,873+132%

20Genesee County, MIMI401,093-10,351−282%

21Saginaw County, MIMI187,688-9,870+418%

22Essex County, NJNJ896,379-9,664−163%

23Hampton, VAVA137,315-9,001−171%

24Cambria County, PAPA128,968-8,919−14%

25Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-7,010−7%

26Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-6,843+466%

27Monroe County, FLFL80,406-6,499−515%

28Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-6,488+422%

29Clark County, OHOH135,340-6,409+128%

30Barnstable County, MAMA233,539-6,342−118%

31Berrien County, MIMI152,444-5,640−625%

32Leflore County, MSMS25,686-5,630−1029%

33Hinds County, MSMS211,888-5,515+51%

34Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-5,499−1%

35Danville, VAVA41,647-5,356+15%

36McDowell County, WVWV16,878-5,216−34%

37Accomack County, VAVA33,859-5,141−178%

38Cape May County, NJNJ93,390-5,061−170%

39Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-5,030+51%

40Pinellas County, FLFL948,563-4,940−107%

41Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-4,919−427%

42Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126-4,845+126%

43Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324-4,824+1371%

44Phillips County, ARAR14,255-4,688+96%

45Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-4,471+329%

46Richland County, OHOH124,893-4,377−261%

47St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765-4,316−159%

48Columbiana County, OHOH99,377-4,234−211%

49Jefferson County, OHOH63,597-4,185−35%

50Union County, ARAR36,926-3,990+266%

51Macon County, ILIL99,300-3,938+58%

52Lycoming County, PAPA112,587-3,933−395%

53Harlan County, KYKY24,725-3,924+16%

54Henry County, VAVA49,242-3,779−482%

55Finney County, KSKS37,505-3,747−150%

56Berkshire County, MAMA128,224-3,734−15%

57Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256-3,715−414%

58Pike County, KYKY54,721-3,712−4%

59Walker County, ALAL65,140-3,690−221%

60Mercer County, PAPA107,860-3,655+415%

61Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390-3,638+1204%

62Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-3,615+76%

63Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-3,581−134%

64Lawrence County, PAPA83,911-3,535+121%

65Armstrong County, PAPA63,698-3,451+218%

66Niagara County, NYNY208,912-3,377+271%

67Grant County, ININ66,524-3,342+336%

68McKinley County, NMNM68,119-3,306−123%

69Crawford County, OHOH41,896-3,182+252%

70Elk County, PAPA29,926-3,166−1453%

71Cameron Parish, LALA4,718-3,152−531%

72Orange County, TXTX86,266-3,129−170%

73Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705-3,042+232%

74Laurens County, SCSC71,848-3,030−126%

75Floyd County, KYKY34,401-2,990+161%

76Ohio County, WVWV40,496-2,984−13%

77Huron County, MIMI30,530-2,961−363%

78Knox County, ILIL47,767-2,917+424%

79Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-2,880−34%

80Clay County, KYKY19,465-2,826−201%

81Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-2,794−795%

82Halifax County, NCNC46,534-2,679−244%

83Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-2,670+50%

84Macon County, ALAL18,132-2,653+222%

85Venango County, PAPA49,346-2,581+42%

86Dallas County, ALAL35,140-2,545+44%

87Newport County, RIRI83,051-2,545+45%

88Tuscola County, MIMI52,680-2,537−192%

89Stark County, OHOH373,771-2,512−124%

90Harrison County, MSMS217,136-2,496−110%

91McKean County, PAPA38,984-2,486+108%

92Erie County, OHOH73,296-2,472−189%

93Marshall County, WVWV29,159-2,412+31%

94Holmes County, MSMS15,465-2,411−48320%

95Marion County, SCSC28,242-2,404−253%

96Ramsey County, MNMN541,623-2,395−109%

97Bay County, MIMI102,123-2,386+52%

98Grayson County, VAVA15,230-2,384−245%

99Chambers County, ALAL34,253-2,368+708%

100Ashley County, ARAR17,831-2,356+2042%

101San Patricio County, TXTX72,053-2,334−128%

102Desha County, ARAR9,984-2,333+60%

103Chicot County, ARAR9,107-2,317+45%

104Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372-2,296+703%

105Vermilion County, ILIL71,259-2,294−47%

106Somerset County, PAPA72,004-2,281−226%

107Marion County, ILIL36,382-2,254−1834%

108Lyon County, KSKS32,266-2,245−287%

109Chemung County, NYNY80,415-2,240−46%

110Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-2,227−583%

111Breathitt County, KYKY12,558-2,222−660%

112Webster County, IAIA36,838-2,222+1977%

113Howard County, ININ83,904-2,212−153%

114Lee County, IAIA32,306-2,190+245%

115Wayne County, ININ66,169-2,180+155%

116Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-2,174−367%

117Swift County, MNMN9,763-2,173−276%

118Lee County, ARAR8,029-2,156+356%

119Whiteside County, ILIL54,121-2,155−561%

120Allen County, OHOH100,881-2,142+67%

121Monroe County, ARAR6,244-2,105+95%

122Elmore County, IDID29,465-2,092−126%

123Wabash County, ININ30,713-2,072+1801%

124Aroostook County, MEME66,609-2,068−84%

125Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-2,063+2049%

126Blair County, PAPA119,541-2,055+47%

127Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-2,048−251%

128Warren County, PAPA37,038-2,048+73%

129Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085-2,047−9%

130Adams County, MSMS30,061-2,043+101%

131Clarke County, ALAL22,014-2,034−424%

132Des Moines County, IAIA38,077-2,026+670%

133Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-2,014−285%

134Jackson County, OKOK24,764-1,993+513%

135Hancock County, WVWV27,729-1,991−22%

136Greene County, PAPA33,885-1,986−277%

137Cass County, ININ37,836-1,964−178%

138Seneca County, OHOH54,522-1,938+85%

139Cayuga County, NYNY74,365-1,937+453%

140Prowers County, COCO11,884-1,932−270%

141Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-1,912−42%

142Quitman County, MSMS5,364-1,894+408%

143Calhoun County, MIMI133,408-1,839−192%

144Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-1,831+97%

145Rock Island County, ILIL141,869-1,828−381%

146Saline County, ILIL22,772-1,820−1100%

147Sumner County, KSKS22,312-1,814−1828%

148Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-1,807−179%

149Clarion County, PAPA36,680-1,777−2792%

150Rutland County, VTVT59,653-1,758−240%

151Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465-1,751−7%

152Clearfield County, PAPA78,100-1,740−133%

153Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-1,730+91%

154Madison County, ININ135,088-1,722−164%

155Alpena County, MIMI28,853-1,716−342%

156Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633-1,707−7%

157Woodbury County, IAIA106,649-1,705−130%

158Richland County, NDND16,731-1,677+1018%

159Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-1,664+242%

160Price County, WIWI13,988-1,663−849%

161East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760-1,662+477%

162Cross County, ARAR16,186-1,656−650%

163Terrell County, GAGA8,656-1,655−622%

164Madison Parish, LALA8,844-1,635−229%

165Marinette County, WIWI42,574-1,635−158%

166Faribault County, MNMN13,888-1,628+115%

167Kossuth County, IAIA14,322-1,620+13%

168Iroquois County, ILIL26,150-1,616−395%

169Crawford County, PAPA81,792-1,601−138%

170Martinsville, VAVA13,849-1,595+114%

171Barbour County, ALAL24,607-1,581−144%

172Winn Parish, LALA14,961-1,581−353%

173Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-1,574−133%

174Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-1,567−300%

175Williams County, OHOH36,549-1,546−169%

176Fayette County, WVWV38,165-1,540+313%

177Clay County, ARAR14,052-1,526+206%

178Kay County, OKOK43,490-1,518−6425%

179Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-1,513+293%

180Marengo County, ALAL18,311-1,512+177%

181Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-1,500+510%

182Grant County, NMNM27,252-1,488−145%

183Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-1,481+90%

184Otero County, COCO17,683-1,480−1275%

185Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-1,475+1557%

186Washington County, OHOH58,389-1,473−248%

187Red River County, TXTX11,816-1,454+48367%

188Iosco County, MIMI25,266-1,452−49%

189Delta County, MIMI36,582-1,451−296%

190Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980-1,450−167%

191Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710-1,445−159%

192Calhoun County, IAIA9,562-1,445+268%

193Sanilac County, MIMI40,083-1,433−131%

194Hale County, ALAL15,194-1,425−184%

195Renville County, MNMN14,356-1,424+174%

196Mingo County, WVWV21,455-1,414−74%

197Russell County, VAVA25,332-1,411−186%

198Bienville Parish, LALA12,269-1,399+516%

199Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,378−11%

200Mason County, ILIL12,411-1,372+494%

201Arenac County, MIMI15,068-1,370−159%

202Bell County, KYKY22,829-1,369−5%

203Tensas Parish, LALA3,700-1,366+182%

204Grenada County, MSMS20,868-1,357−179%

205Alexander County, ILIL4,570-1,352+31%

206Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819-1,352+57%

207Early County, GAGA10,455-1,346−369%

208Ottawa County, OKOK30,438-1,346−151%

209Clay County, MSMS18,238-1,345−257%

210Lamar County, ALAL13,587-1,340−809%

211Duval County, TXTX9,402-1,338−762%

212Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-1,329+179%

213Floyd County, TXTX4,881-1,325+83%

214Iron County, MIMI11,757-1,321+3470%

215Petersburg, VAVA33,734-1,320−72%

216Fayette County, ININ23,533-1,311+207%

217Dickinson County, MIMI25,827-1,304−303%

218Knott County, KYKY13,321-1,303+407%

219Pecos County, TXTX14,560-1,302−161%

220Menominee County, MIMI22,941-1,297−419%

221Tillman County, OKOK6,780-1,295+18%

222Orleans County, NYNY39,825-1,288−155%

223Carroll County, ILIL15,419-1,287+882%

224Blackford County, ININ11,730-1,282+6647%

225Sierra County, NMNM11,395-1,282−138%

226Hardin County, IAIA16,455-1,278+353%

227Perry County, ALAL7,425-1,270+41%

228Walsh County, NDND10,179-1,270−12%

229Wyoming County, NYNY39,741-1,269−238%

230Stephenson County, ILIL43,220-1,268−237%

231Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-1,264+535%

232Monroe County, ALAL18,965-1,256−453%

233Matagorda County, TXTX36,463-1,255−222%

234Fayette County, ALAL15,872-1,254−335%

235Macoupin County, ILIL43,748-1,254−194%

236McCurtain County, OKOK30,744-1,251−229%

237Scott County, MOMO37,975-1,231−218%

238Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713-1,231−142%

239Randolph County, ININ24,438-1,230−586%

240Labette County, KSKS19,685-1,228+43%

241Clarke County, MSMS15,102-1,223−290%

242Jefferson County, ILIL36,147-1,218−140%

243Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-1,211−276%

244Pickens County, ALAL18,221-1,203−581%

245Dunklin County, MOMO26,855-1,202−2895%

246St. Clair County, MIMI160,486-1,195−106%

247Pulaski County, ILIL4,820-1,187+578%

248Fulton County, ILIL32,901-1,181−795%

249Sac County, IAIA9,525-1,179+48%

250Adams County, ILIL64,267-1,174−154%

251Pembina County, NDND6,568-1,172+79%

252Richardson County, NENE7,530-1,168+188%

253Dawson County, TXTX11,776-1,152−281%

254Huerfano County, COCO7,011-1,151−162%

255Posey County, ININ24,988-1,151−205%

256Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481-1,141+156%

257Edgar County, ILIL16,323-1,128−1135%

258Fayette County, IAIA19,047-1,128−784%

259St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968-1,127−132%

260Summit County, OHOH538,376-1,118−104%

261Holt County, NENE10,067-1,116+6%

262Quay County, NMNM8,454-1,114+67%

263Halifax County, VAVA33,447-1,114−113%

264Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-1,110−29%

265Wright County, IAIA12,801-1,105−1800%

266Delaware County, ININ113,106-1,098+23%

267Dallas County, ARAR6,011-1,094+171%

268East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911-1,093−151%

269Bradley County, ARAR9,828-1,092−235%

270Leslie County, KYKY9,627-1,091−12%

271Martin County, NCNC21,601-1,088−311%

272Jasper County, MSMS15,785-1,087−205%

273Washington County, MEME31,334-1,085−21%

274Monroe County, WVWV12,491-1,081−150%

275St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-1,071−229%

276Morgan County, ILIL32,515-1,069−588%

277Cuming County, NENE8,823-1,064−1337%

278Columbia County, ARAR21,894-1,051+1094%

279Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-1,044−46%

280Page County, IAIA14,856-1,044−1085%

281Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681-1,039−154%

282Spink County, SDSD6,155-1,039+97%

283Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823-1,038+0%

284Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929-1,038+3892%

285Sumter County, ALAL11,588-1,035−25%

286Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128-1,035−255%

287Clinton County, IAIA46,002-1,033+16%

288Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-1,031−209%

289Montgomery County, IAIA10,002-1,031+238%

290Wood County, WVWV82,385-1,030−196%

291Greene County, IAIA8,658-1,030−421%

292Warren County, ILIL16,222-1,028+130%

293Monroe County, MSMS33,318-1,025−172%

294Roscommon County, MIMI23,914-1,020−118%

295Brown County, MNMN25,517-1,018+1295%

296Hancock County, ILIL16,803-1,017−19%

297Allen County, KSKS12,302-1,014+301%

298Crosby County, TXTX4,852-1,013+337%

299Haywood County, TNTN17,042-1,010−381%

300Shoshone County, IDID14,130-1,006+529%

301Shelby County, IAIA11,689-1,006+1665%

302Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-1,003+1691%

303Jackson County, MNMN9,857-1,002+145%

304Cherokee County, KSKS19,105-1,002−181%

305Henry County, OHOH27,598-995−1075%

306Runnels County, TXTX9,693-994−595%

307Linn County, MOMO11,815-993+658%

308Carroll County, MOMO8,417-990+114%

309Wabash County, ILIL10,907-990+469%

310Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-985−141%

311Greenwood County, KSKS5,826-984+466%

312Allegany County, NYNY46,800-981+81%

313Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-978−150%

314Logan County, WVWV30,375-967−82%

315Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-963−50%

316Cherokee County, IAIA11,369-963−9%

317Martin County, MNMN19,440-962−13%

318Winston County, MSMS17,473-962−232%

319Nevada County, ARAR7,942-958+556%

320Pike County, ILIL14,231-954+394%

321Carroll County, TNTN29,200-953−149%

322Huntington County, ININ37,224-951−136%

323Iron County, WIWI6,127-945−233%

324Clay County, WVWV7,538-944−372%

325Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832-944−114%

326Gogebic County, MIMI14,285-943+38%

327Fulton County, KYKY6,218-939+81%

328York County, NENE14,564-933−649%

329Burt County, NENE6,678-933+1112%

330Kent County, RIRI173,495-932−116%

331Greene County, ALAL7,067-929+419%

332Chester County, SCSC33,001-928−149%

333Chenango County, NYNY45,715-924+152%

334Wilson County, KSKS8,299-923−2247%

335Union County, SCSC26,799-920+102%

336Patrick County, VAVA17,424-917−147%

337Van Wert County, OHOH29,013-915+14%

338Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-914−16%

339Boone County, WVWV20,251-906+170%

340Lee County, SCSC15,730-899−153%

341Lincoln County, WIWI28,403-898−134%

342Wells County, NDND3,729-895+17%

343Cameron County, PAPA4,211-889−1557%

344Keokuk County, IAIA9,797-889+297%

345Henderson County, ILIL5,984-882−854%

346Schuyler County, NYNY16,924-881−257%

347Logan County, ILIL27,182-878−328%

348Greene County, ILIL11,313-875+57%

349Smyth County, VAVA28,882-873−223%

350Warren County, MSMS41,759-871−149%

351Rush County, ININ16,767-869−758%

352Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-868−338%

353Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-861−2560%

354Barnwell County, SCSC20,653-857−127%

355Winnebago County, IAIA10,251-857+115%

356Gallatin County, ILIL4,616-856+84%

357Republic County, KSKS4,640-855+32%

358Custer County, NENE10,500-854+79%

359Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-852−118%

360Box Butte County, NENE10,494-850−13%

361Sandusky County, OHOH58,655-848+396%

362Marshall County, KSKS9,852-848+15%

363Cavalier County, NDND3,497-838−32%

364Appanoose County, IAIA12,077-834+3691%

365Mackinac County, MIMI11,236-830−165%

366Thayer County, NENE4,842-827+43%

367Prairie County, ARAR7,923-824−4024%

368Plumas County, CACA18,583-817−175%

369Knox County, ININ35,652-816+30%

370Kingman County, KSKS7,029-815−314%

371Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-808−6%

372Stutsman County, NDND21,414-808+143%

373Wood County, WIWI74,060-806−141%

374New Madrid County, MOMO15,086-804−31%

375Bullock County, ALAL9,780-800−219%

376Louisa County, IAIA10,416-796−235%

377Monroe County, KYKY11,191-793−323%

378Allendale County, SCSC7,355-792+55%

379Jefferson County, NENE7,070-786+85%

380Tripp County, SDSD5,708-786+59%

381Emmons County, NDND3,215-781+57%

382Kiowa County, OKOK8,181-781−30%

383Screven County, GAGA14,408-781−151%

384Montgomery County, KSKS30,177-781−70%

385Oscoda County, MIMI8,723-778−149%

386Live Oak County, TXTX11,929-778−128%

387Oneida County, WIWI38,131-778−115%

388Alcona County, MIMI10,556-777−149%

389Monona County, IAIA8,539-777+5450%

390Bristol County, RIRI50,001-773−143%

391Antelope County, NENE6,352-767+50%

392Hamilton County, IAIA14,944-765−308%

393Cedar County, NENE8,373-763+48%

394Langlade County, WIWI19,534-763−162%

395Hancock County, IAIA10,528-759+41%

396Letcher County, KYKY19,952-758−56%

397Redwood County, MNMN15,265-756+72%

398Boone County, NENE5,355-754+85%

399Brooks County, TXTX6,579-753+230%

400Sherman County, KSKS5,763-750+352%

401Abbeville County, SCSC24,836-750−133%

402Windsor County, VTVT57,312-748−122%

403Ida County, IAIA6,777-748+42%

404Atchison County, MOMO5,175-745−27%

405Clay County, ILIL12,793-745−845%

406Fillmore County, NENE5,458-744+59%

407Perry County, ILIL20,160-744−144%

408Brown County, KSKS9,104-740+83%

409Harrison County, IAIA14,623-738−179%

410Cloud County, KSKS8,833-735−3%

411Kittson County, MNMN4,031-733+52%

412San Miguel County, NMNM26,260-733−117%

413Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413-732+291%

414Lamb County, TXTX12,579-732+102%

415Jefferson County, PAPA43,255-732+385%

416Sheridan County, NENE4,809-729+32%

417Baca County, COCO3,347-729+1769%

418Livingston County, ILIL35,057-728−293%

419Cass County, IAIA12,960-728+64%

420Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899-726+39%

421Indiana County, PAPA82,878-725+86%

422Emmet County, IAIA9,107-725+34%

423Kiowa County, KSKS2,432-725+90%

424Sheridan County, MTMT3,436-721+15%

425Forest County, WIWI9,574-720−158%

426Bottineau County, NDND6,284-720−16%

427Marshall County, MNMN8,798-716−15%

428Mercer County, WVWV57,503-716−64%

429Fountain County, ININ17,013-714−589%

430Jewell County, KSKS2,830-714+55%

431Audubon County, IAIA5,509-711+41%

432West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156-710−421%

433Falls County, TXTX17,869-710−182%

434Roseau County, MNMN15,246-709−154%

435Barnes County, NDND10,573-709−8%

436Ashland County, WIWI16,203-709−227%

437White County, ILIL13,250-706−39%

438Guernsey County, OHOH38,379-705−140%

439Clay County, IAIA16,202-705+231%

440Northampton County, VAVA11,879-704−2300%

441O'Brien County, IAIA14,220-704+106%

442Marion County, KSKS11,634-701−248%

443Jackson County, ALAL54,281-699−111%

444Houston County, MNMN18,400-691−157%

445Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321-690+1338%

446Washington County, KSKS5,533-684+16%

447Smith County, KSKS3,566-683+26%

448Gage County, NENE21,711-682−443%

449Paulding County, OHOH18,727-679+248%

450Rice County, KSKS9,266-678−549%

451Perry County, KYKY26,555-678−24%

452Knox County, NENE8,335-673+321%

453Cimarron County, OKOK2,059-673+340%

454Clark County, ILIL15,114-673−162%

455Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-671+175%

456Dewey County, SDSD5,419-671−249%

457Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284-667+506%

458Watonwan County, MNMN11,459-665−443%

459Florence County, WIWI4,748-665−234%

460Coosa County, ALAL10,161-663−158%

461Auglaize County, OHOH45,909-662−133%

462Tioga County, NYNY47,453-659+19%

463Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-657+8113%

464Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663-656+228%

465Chippewa County, MNMN12,406-647+362%

466Childress County, TXTX6,643-647−137%

467Hancock County, GAGA8,682-647−155%

468Obion County, TNTN30,067-643−188%

469Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-642+6%

470Clinton County, ININ33,322-642−122%

471Taylor County, IAIA5,835-641+311%

472Tipton County, ININ15,319-641−240%

473Seminole County, GAGA9,162-640−278%

474Delaware County, IAIA17,674-640−273%

475Lynn County, TXTX6,017-635+205%

476Crawford County, ILIL18,648-635−164%

477Estill County, KYKY13,962-635−192%

478Union County, KYKY12,839-630−32%

479Towner County, NDND2,040-630−16%

480Grundy County, TNTN14,116-629−165%

481Newton County, TXTX11,954-627−142%

482White County, ININ25,164-624−131%

483Powell County, KYKY12,812-624−140%

484Webster Parish, LALA34,948-624+295%

485Potter County, PAPA15,897-623−146%

486Baker County, GAGA2,725-623−236%

487Karnes County, TXTX15,018-622−121%

488Lincoln County, COCO5,645-620−140%

489Grant County, OKOK4,067-617+13%

490Ramsey County, NDND11,530-615+0%

491Chariton County, MOMO7,377-607−21%

492Baker County, OROR16,658-607−143%

493Carroll County, IAIA20,303-605+30150%

494Cochran County, TXTX2,546-603−7%

495Crawford County, WIWI15,910-599−146%

496Floyd County, IAIA14,901-597+278%

497Osborne County, KSKS3,285-594+43%

498Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549-593−345%

499McHenry County, NDND5,130-592+9%

500Rusk County, WIWI14,146-592−321%

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

Frequently asked

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.