Which metro area has the lowest population change?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks #1 with -250,027 (2025 Census Population Estimates).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population change?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Honolulu, HI, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 Census population estimates.

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, Population Estimates Program (2025).

RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most population lost, US metro areas

US metro areas that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

501Branson, MOMO57,001+935−93%

502Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+936−91%

503Seymour, ININ47,370+942−74%

504Austin, MNMN40,971+942−23%

505Hermiston, OROR93,721+960−91%

506Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041+960−85%

507Mankato, MNMN104,907+966−47%

508Kearney, NENE57,962+972−77%

509Lawton, OKOK127,590+985−70%

510Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118+985+48%

511Willmar, MNMN44,720+988−60%

512Florence, SCSC201,392+988−89%

513Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+993−83%

514Glasgow, KYKY56,224+994−71%

515Crawfordsville, ININ38,954+1,018−68%

516Harrison, ARAR45,654+1,031−78%

517Lebanon, NHNH224,500+1,035−76%

518Danville, KYKY56,985+1,045−60%

519Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+1,047−87%

520West Plains, MOMO40,798+1,048−82%

521Toccoa, GAGA27,854+1,070−51%

522Hailey, IDID32,436+1,071−76%

523Elko, NVNV56,682+1,077−91%

524Cambridge, MDMD33,628+1,097+150%

525Cañon City, COCO50,039+1,100−92%

526Alexandria, MNMN40,120+1,114−73%

527Pueblo, COCO169,277+1,115−94%

528Columbus, NENE46,583+1,118−35%

529Gillette, WYWY48,145+1,119−74%

530Coldwater, MIMI45,993+1,131−74%

531Douglas, GAGA52,861+1,132−83%

532Russellville, ARAR84,932+1,148−84%

533Greencastle, ININ37,876+1,150−80%

534Traverse City, MIMI156,972+1,179−88%

535Racine, WIWI198,919+1,192−91%

536Paris, TXTX63,319+1,194−66%

537Frankfort, KYKY77,874+1,194−71%

538Franklin, KYKY20,788+1,194−5%

539Fort Morgan, COCO30,306+1,195−77%

540Monroe, MIMI156,004+1,195−90%

541Muncie, ININ113,106+1,203−235%

542Brevard, NCNC34,211+1,225−68%

543Watertown, SDSD29,562+1,237−61%

544Victoria, TXTX99,864+1,255−86%

545Durango, COCO56,898+1,260−89%

546Dublin, GAGA60,351+1,263−70%

547Rifle, COCO80,099+1,266−88%

548Auburn, ININ44,535+1,270−74%

549Sedalia, MOMO44,254+1,274−68%

550Waynesville, NCNC63,369+1,280−82%

551Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+1,281−82%

552Forest City, NCNC65,745+1,301−78%

553Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+1,330−82%

554Mountain Home, ARAR42,982+1,355−81%

555Stephenville, TXTX43,911+1,366−73%

556Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035+1,382−69%

557Wausau, WIWI139,432+1,419−86%

558Staunton, VAVA129,692+1,426−78%

559Kerrville, TXTX54,037+1,439−80%

560Laconia, NHNH65,147+1,442−80%

561Owensboro, KYKY113,962+1,453−63%

562Duncan, OKOK44,310+1,462+66%

563Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193+1,466+54%

564Beeville, TXTX32,515+1,468−80%

565Kingston, NYNY183,330+1,479−88%

566Laramie, WYWY38,558+1,492+23%

567Ontario, OROR60,085+1,499−70%

568Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+1,523−92%

569Jackson, TNTN184,569+1,524−82%

570Fayetteville, TNTN36,853+1,534−52%

571Burley, IDID49,308+1,536+13%

572Moultrie, GAGA47,438+1,540−72%

573Cody, WYWY31,171+1,547−41%

574Stevens Point, WIWI71,943+1,566−73%

575Bartlesville, OKOK54,037+1,582+70%

576Morgantown, WVWV141,995+1,599−66%

577Watertown, WIWI86,505+1,605−74%

578Safford, AZAZ40,157+1,624−77%

579Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201+1,633−55%

580Paragould, ARAR47,411+1,675−70%

581Scottsboro, ALAL54,281+1,702−72%

582El Centro, CACA181,411+1,709−95%

583Elkhart, ININ208,774+1,727−94%

584Amherst, MAMA164,065+1,757−69%

585Lufkin, TXTX88,154+1,759−83%

586Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+1,800−66%

587Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+1,802−50%

588Keene, NHNH78,269+1,811−51%

589Hanford, CACA154,327+1,841−93%

590Newberry, SCSC39,561+1,842−37%

591Athens, GAGA224,148+1,872−83%

592Palestine, TXTX59,805+1,883−73%

593Vallejo, CACA455,376+1,885−97%

594Newport, TNTN37,889+1,890−57%

595Montrose, COCO44,591+1,912−79%

596Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215+1,916−65%

597Evansville, ININ273,786+1,923−70%

598Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+1,948−62%

599Monticello, NYNY80,586+1,962−58%

600Rexburg, IDID69,380+1,964−33%

601Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459+1,999−83%

602Pottsville, PAPA145,085+2,036−191%

603Marquette, MIMI68,064+2,047−133%

604Gaffney, SCSC58,275+2,059−74%

605Oneonta, NYNY60,589+2,065+78%

606Muskegon, MIMI177,901+2,077−81%

607Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+2,084−93%

608Tahlequah, OKOK49,196+2,118−75%

609Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+2,125−86%

610Lawrence, KSKS120,920+2,135−88%

611LaGrange, GAGA107,097+2,159+14%

612Heber, UTUT81,655+2,172−81%

613Ames, IAIA128,090+2,195−52%

614Stillwater, OKOK83,889+2,243−66%

615Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063+2,276−27%

616Murray, KYKY39,421+2,318−33%

617Sheridan, WYWY33,241+2,320−23%

618Moscow, IDID41,842+2,325−46%

619Jesup, GAGA32,481+2,337−44%

620Somerset, KYKY67,384+2,350−65%

621Nogales, AZAZ50,020+2,351−73%

622Wilson, NCNC81,150+2,366−69%

623Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+2,372−85%

624Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791+2,382+21%

625Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+2,426−71%

626Yakima, WAWA259,185+2,457−93%

627Fort Payne, ALAL74,085+2,477−75%

628Brenham, TXTX38,288+2,483−41%

629Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+2,488−85%

630Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+2,489−45%

631Brainerd, MNMN100,562+2,495−72%

632Dothan, ALAL156,266+2,504−55%

633Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+2,508−17%

634Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+2,508−74%

635Alamogordo, NMNM70,368+2,529−76%

636Fort Smith, ARAR234,140+2,533−79%

637St. Simons, GAGA118,524+2,540−44%

638Corvallis, OROR97,728+2,544−65%

639Longview, TXTX297,315+2,554−50%

640Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+2,555−58%

641Decatur, ALAL160,326+2,578−72%

642Big Rapids, MIMI42,320+2,606−20%

643Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047+2,618−88%

644Shawnee, OKOK75,102+2,648−61%

645Warrensburg, MOMO56,670+2,657−54%

646Vernal, UTUT38,278+2,658−12%

647Cedartown, GAGA45,514+2,661−38%

648Holland, MIMI123,188+2,686−82%

649Salisbury, MDMD131,872+2,751−67%

650Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914+2,755−40%

651McMinnville, TNTN43,717+2,764−48%

652Morehead City, NCNC70,469+2,783−59%

653Janesville, WIWI166,472+2,785−78%

654Gainesville, TXTX44,461+2,793−50%

655Rome, GAGA101,378+2,794−70%

656Winchester, TNTN45,579+2,805−38%

657Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+2,814−75%

658Faribault, MNMN69,939+2,842−62%

659Dalton, GAGA147,819+2,866−74%

660Rochester, MNMN231,184+2,891−77%

661Yuba City, CACA187,478+2,921−68%

662Jacksonville, TXTX53,337+2,925−48%

663Sevierville, TNTN101,342+2,962−85%

664Okeechobee, FLFL42,608+2,964−53%

665Vineland, NJNJ157,148+2,996−64%

666Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486+3,014−51%

667Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+3,029−61%

668Florence, ALAL156,609+3,068−52%

669Arcadia, FLFL37,078+3,102−63%

670Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+3,109−74%

671Oxford, MSMS71,972+3,115−43%

672Lebanon, PAPA146,380+3,123−53%

673Blackfoot, IDID51,153+3,161−24%

674Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+3,178−86%

675Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+3,189−68%

676Lansing, MIMI479,722+3,216+72%

677Picayune, MSMS59,363+3,218−68%

678Bloomington, ININ165,231+3,221−69%

679Show Low, AZAZ109,946+3,229−84%

680Brookings, SDSD37,635+3,260+8%

681Searcy, ARAR80,085+3,263−74%

682Dayton, OHOH826,554+3,361−145%

683Kingsport, TNTN314,834+3,374−54%

684Lumberton, NCNC119,941+3,411−81%

685Portland, OROR2,542,282+3,441−96%

686Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+3,452−85%

687Enterprise, ALAL56,953+3,488+3%

688Columbus, ININ85,729+3,521−55%

689Lafayette, ININ228,468+3,545−76%

690Champaign, ILIL239,979+3,584−38%

691Athens, TNTN71,590+3,593−40%

692Bonham, TXTX39,265+3,603−44%

693New Bern, NCNC127,358+3,629−55%

694Greeneville, TNTN73,831+3,679−48%

695Spearfish, SDSD29,459+3,691+222%

696Helena, MTMT97,153+3,700−46%

697Valdosta, GAGA153,276+3,731−71%

698Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+3,742−71%

699Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+3,753−28%

700Shelby, NCNC103,325+3,806−67%

701Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+3,829−14%

702Bismarck, NDND139,750+3,866−45%

703Joplin, MOMO208,796+3,903−64%

704Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+3,905−85%

705Scranton, PAPA574,418+3,993−155%

706Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+4,124−41%

707Longview, WAWA114,885+4,155−62%

708Calhoun, GAGA61,701+4,157−54%

709Albany, OROR132,843+4,233−64%

710Concord, NHNH158,078+4,270−74%

711Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808+4,273−77%

712Cornelia, GAGA50,416+4,385−47%

713Lake City, FLFL74,094+4,396−68%

714Appleton, WIWI249,876+4,401−75%

715Palatka, FLFL77,734+4,413−18%

716Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+4,466−33%

717Albany, NYNY915,835+4,483−2%

718Barnstable, MAMA233,539+4,543−87%

719Cookeville, TNTN152,477+4,546−35%

720Corsicana, TXTX57,181+4,557−12%

721Pocatello, IDID91,591+4,573−52%

722Amarillo, TXTX276,235+4,710−67%

723St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+4,712−62%

724Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+4,720−43%

725Hickory, NCNC376,890+4,721−69%

726Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+4,725−54%

727Morristown, TNTN128,867+4,808−48%

728Modesto, CACA557,719+4,841−94%

729Goldsboro, NCNC122,278+4,945−43%

730Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+5,036−30%

731Hinesville, GAGA91,870+5,135−37%

732Crossville, TNTN66,300+5,155−57%

733Seneca, SCSC83,775+5,168−41%

734Statesboro, GAGA97,977+5,220−53%

735Durant, OKOK51,367+5,300+19%

736Lewiston, MEME116,487+5,348−465%

737Kingsland, GAGA60,143+5,375−60%

738Missoula, MTMT128,698+5,392−67%

739Augusta, MEME129,067+5,425+348%

740Shelton, WAWA71,165+5,439−51%

741Lexington, KYKY535,174+5,580−77%

742Johnson City, TNTN216,416+5,609−47%

743Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+5,682−84%

744Pahrump, NVNV57,336+5,745−61%

745Abilene, TXTX185,429+5,755−6%

746Bangor, MEME157,967+5,768−443%

747Winchester, VAVA152,332+5,789−35%

748Rapid City, SDSD156,934+5,869−0%

749Centralia, WAWA88,062+5,913−36%

750Albertville, ALAL103,537+5,925−48%

751Green Bay, WIWI336,756+5,943−78%

752Gulfport, MSMS431,329+5,947−69%

753Cleveland, TNTN134,057+6,041−51%

754Cullman, ALAL94,009+6,143−38%

755Iowa City, IAIA182,711+6,311−50%

756Albemarle, NCNC68,830+6,326−0%

757Twin Falls, IDID123,901+6,351−30%

758Athens, TXTX88,595+6,445−56%

759Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+6,604−67%

760Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+6,620−88%

761Little Rock, ARAR777,607+6,637−54%

762Richmond, KYKY131,806+6,932−28%

763Sanford, NCNC70,258+6,973−9%

764Clewiston, FLFL61,546+7,037−20%

765Asheville, NCNC422,345+7,070−73%

766Columbia, MOMO219,062+7,125−63%

767Brigham City, UTUT70,405+7,139+24%

768Grand Junction, COCO162,845+7,142−69%

769Billings, MTMT193,603+7,183−49%

770Augusta, GAGA641,231+7,250−50%

771Sandpoint, IDID54,420+7,310−28%

772Huntsville, TXTX83,842+7,442−31%

773Bremerton, WAWA283,374+7,763−82%

774Hammond, LALA141,346+8,189−45%

775Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+8,198+24%

776Salem, OROR445,814+8,392−83%

777Springfield, MOMO500,694+8,445−67%

778Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+8,618−58%

779Odessa, TXTX173,801+8,630+294%

780Granbury, TXTX70,501+8,903−27%

781Allentown, PAPA887,615+8,949−49%

782Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+9,289−23%

783Hilo, HIHI210,043+9,414−67%

784Lacey, WAWA304,261+9,468−79%

785Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+9,530−76%

786Bellingham, WAWA236,392+9,545−76%

787Lafayette, LALA423,758+9,748−38%

788Bozeman, MTMT128,740+9,780−44%

789Cedar City, UTUT67,141+9,852−24%

790Sebring, FLFL111,122+9,887−48%

791Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+10,119+17%

792Waco, TXTX308,807+10,172−52%

793Lancaster, PAPA563,159+10,175−79%

794Gainesville, FLFL359,036+10,245−67%

795Manchester, NHNH433,415+10,478−77%

796Logan, UTUT160,889+10,844−43%

797Lincoln, NENE352,081+10,877−68%

798Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+10,892−31%

799Kalispell, MTMT115,429+11,072−27%

800Reading, PAPA440,072+11,223−70%

801Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+11,369−23%

802Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+11,500−1%

803Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+11,519−59%

804Portland, MEME577,635+11,885−43%

805Trenton, NJNJ399,289+11,949−52%

806Kennewick, WAWA324,334+12,006−52%

807Visalia, CACA485,146+12,029−79%

808Wichita, KSKS663,809+12,045−70%

809Providence, RIRI1,708,161+12,107−43%

810El Paso, TXTX881,291+12,154−86%

811Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+12,221+8%

812Bend, OROR266,376+12,266−61%

813Crestview, FLFL315,098+12,463−48%

814Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+12,599+2337%

815Washington, DCDC6,465,724+12,672−82%

816Greenville, NCNC182,936+12,693−51%

817Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+12,760−30%

818Brownsville, TXTX433,946+12,929−83%

819Dover, DEDE194,786+12,935−18%

820Sebastian, FLFL172,799+13,011−43%

821Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+13,274−76%

822Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+13,419−31%

823College Station, TXTX287,476+13,479−47%

824Fargo, NDND269,528+13,536−7%

825Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+14,002−51%

826Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+14,091−44%

827Laredo, TXTX281,224+14,110−76%

828Auburn, ALAL208,013+14,155−38%

829Savannah, GAGA438,314+14,289+1%

830Slidell, LALA279,108+14,538−69%

831Durham, NCNC625,485+14,667−51%

832Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+14,707−45%

833Burlington, NCNC186,177+14,762−35%

834Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+14,835−76%

835Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+15,101−58%

836Greensboro, NCNC805,945+15,958−70%

837Merced, CACA297,260+16,058−50%

838Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+16,115−47%

839Pensacola, FLFL544,949+16,262−51%

840Lubbock, TXTX368,431+16,298−3%

841Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+16,343−73%

842Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+16,569−29%

843York, PAPA473,197+16,759−60%

844Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+16,808+3%

845Omaha, NENE1,009,836+16,838−48%

846Ogden, UTUT672,784+17,127−62%

847Midland, TXTX193,139+17,384+93%

848Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+17,569−62%

849Spokane, WAWA608,012+17,716−66%

850Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+17,823−27%

851Bakersfield, CACA927,068+17,833−85%

852Sherman, TXTX153,613+18,070+16%

853Fort Collins, COCO377,292+18,226−72%

854Columbia, SCSC879,918+18,465−46%

855Boston, MAMA5,034,221+18,921−59%

856Tyler, TXTX252,549+19,070−18%

857Des Moines, IAIA758,539+19,783−45%

858Knoxville, TNTN968,137+19,832−29%

859Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+20,483−54%

860Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+20,502−47%

861Yuma, AZAZ224,449+20,568−61%

862Reno, NVNV578,734+20,810−73%

863Clarksville, TNTN349,001+20,910−1%

864Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+21,310−49%

865Denver, COCO3,092,037+21,459−77%

866Jefferson, GAGA99,265+23,358+102%

867Gainesville, GAGA226,568+23,432−47%

868Madison, WIWI709,685+24,003−50%

869Fresno, CACA1,203,383+24,691−79%

870Wilmington, NCNC492,772+25,329−19%

871Killeen, TXTX511,497+25,364−30%

872Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+25,803−78%

873Panama City, FLFL231,174+26,043+36%

874Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+26,267−78%

875Worcester, MAMA888,502+26,391−36%

876Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+26,563−38%

877Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+27,892−63%

878The Villages, FLFL157,772+28,020+29%

879Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+29,302−79%

880Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+30,365−1%

881Charleston, SCSC889,263+30,938+115%

882Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+31,252−82%

883St. George, UTUT213,670+33,391−20%

884Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+34,280−79%

885Daphne, ALAL267,761+35,994−15%

886Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+36,877−23%

887Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+38,007−4%

888Huntsville, ALAL556,444+39,618+21%

889Seaford, DEDE277,140+39,762−8%

890Naples, FLFL417,131+41,379−58%

891Stockton, CACA823,815+44,582−46%

892Boise City, IDID864,243+46,438−37%

893Deltona, FLFL746,933+47,759−29%

894Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+49,356+105%

895Greeley, COCO378,426+49,445+1%

896McAllen, TXTX921,549+50,768−73%

897Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+54,108+51%

898Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+57,059−69%

899North Port, FLFL948,158+57,081+14%

900Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+57,370−26%

901Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+58,142−30%

902Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+61,701−30%

903Ocala, FLFL442,660+66,752+4%

904Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+73,707−31%

905Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+76,522+46%

906Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+80,451−47%

907Miami, FLFL6,391,072+86,272−74%

908Riverside, CACA4,769,007+87,419−74%

909Provo, UTUT773,426+98,729−4%

910Austin, TXTX2,620,945+102,588−43%

911Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+107,903−36%

912Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+113,510−58%

913Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+114,785+9%

914San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+121,866−29%

915Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+141,765−78%

916Lakeland, FLFL874,790+149,744+91%

917Houston, TXTX7,904,627+239,203−46%

918Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+253,014−72%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES