Which metro area has the lowest population change?

Flint, MI ranks #1 with -19,579 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by population change?

Flint, MI, Lumberton, NC, Charleston, WV, Johnstown, PA, Saginaw, MI.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most population lost, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

501Hinesville, GAGA91,870+1,783−78%

502Bemidji, MNMN47,055+1,786−66%

503Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002+1,800−74%

504Sheridan, WYWY33,241+1,805−40%

505Manhattan, KSKS136,122+1,813−165%

506Mobile, ALAL411,658+1,817−91%

507Eureka, CACA131,647+1,840−75%

508Jackson, WYWY36,587+1,845−69%

509Longview, TXTX297,315+1,883−63%

510Othello, WAWA21,488+1,885−33%

511Coos Bay, OROR63,992+1,886−25%

512Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527+1,888−48%

513Glasgow, KYKY56,224+1,913−44%

514Albemarle, NCNC68,830+1,919−70%

515Fayetteville, TNTN36,853+1,958−38%

516Somerset, KYKY67,384+1,971−71%

517Lewiston, IDID65,450+2,076−39%

518Brenham, TXTX38,288+2,087−51%

519Greenville, NCNC182,936+2,095−92%

520Cañon City, COCO50,039+2,115−85%

521Roanoke, VAVA316,547+2,141−37%

522Lake City, FLFL74,094+2,167−84%

523Enid, OKOK61,779+2,266+110%

524Franklin, KYKY20,788+2,267+80%

525Rome, GAGA101,378+2,267−76%

526Moscow, IDID41,842+2,273−47%

527Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914+2,290−50%

528Hailey, IDID32,436+2,291−48%

529Frankfort, KYKY77,874+2,311−43%

530Racine, WIWI198,919+2,319−83%

531Springfield, MAMA464,338+2,335−2948%

532Montgomery, ALAL388,747+2,353−83%

533Calhoun, GAGA61,701+2,358−74%

534Red Bluff, CACA64,665+2,366−63%

535Wooster, OHOH116,758+2,374−77%

536Blackfoot, IDID51,153+2,385−43%

537Brookings, SDSD37,635+2,410−20%

538Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154+2,433−82%

539Gettysburg, PAPA107,594+2,445−81%

540Sebring, FLFL111,122+2,449−87%

541Breckenridge, COCO39,069+2,494−71%

542Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669+2,521−65%

543Sheboygan, WIWI118,047+2,527−71%

544Morristown, TNTN128,867+2,561−72%

545Blacksburg, VAVA181,616+2,664−49%

546Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497+2,679+26%

547Kenosha, WIWI168,448+2,725−87%

548Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083+2,773−38%

549Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041+2,778−57%

550Monroe, MIMI156,004+2,788−77%

551Decatur, ALAL160,326+2,833−69%

552Aberdeen, WAWA78,144+2,839−6%

553Warsaw, ININ80,892+2,882−67%

554Staunton, VAVA129,692+2,931−56%

555Faribault, MNMN69,939+2,955−61%

556Brainerd, MNMN100,562+2,959−67%

557Kerrville, TXTX54,037+2,973−60%

558Cornelia, GAGA50,416+2,990−64%

559Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245+2,995−59%

560Alexandria, MNMN40,120+2,997−28%

561Boone, NCNC54,786+3,007−48%

562Shawnee, OKOK75,102+3,012−55%

563Davenport, IAIA380,452+3,027−13%

564Vernal, UTUT38,278+3,032+1%

565Klamath Falls, OROR70,274+3,033−50%

566Waynesville, NCNC63,369+3,053−57%

567Great Falls, MTMT85,029+3,087+16%

568Port Townsend, WAWA33,970+3,105−47%

569Sioux City, IAIA145,738+3,134−37%

570Scranton, PAPA574,418+3,136−143%

571Pullman, WAWA48,512+3,197+63%

572Joplin, MOMO208,796+3,215−70%

573Gainesville, TXTX44,461+3,231−42%

574St. Simons, GAGA118,524+3,241−28%

575Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912+3,246−66%

576Janesville, WIWI166,472+3,356−74%

577Lansing, MIMI479,722+3,364+80%

578Carson, NVNV58,571+3,365−72%

579Starkville, MSMS62,063+3,402−7%

580Ellensburg, WAWA48,803+3,422−48%

581Lewiston, MEME116,487+3,437−334%

582Truckee, CACA101,911+3,477−74%

583Clearlake, CACA67,772+3,498−54%

584Grand Island, NENE78,076+3,500−5%

585Enterprise, ALAL56,953+3,517+4%

586Edwards, COCO54,291+3,534−82%

587Roseburg, OROR111,951+3,534−39%

588Kearney, NENE57,962+3,536−15%

589Salisbury, MDMD131,872+3,567−57%

590Dayton, OHOH826,554+3,580−148%

591Beaumont, TXTX399,310+3,604−64%

592Laconia, NHNH65,147+3,617−49%

593Athens, TXTX88,595+3,618−75%

594Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823+3,629−67%

595Muskegon, MIMI177,901+3,636−68%

596Paragould, ARAR47,411+3,646−34%

597Durant, OKOK51,367+3,651−18%

598Lewisburg, TNTN38,071+3,701−29%

599Ukiah, CACA88,122+3,760−36%

600Hermiston, OROR93,721+3,767−63%

601Baraboo, WIWI66,652+3,787−54%

602Walla Walla, WAWA62,361+3,803−44%

603Andrews, TXTX18,914+3,824−387%

604Wausau, WIWI139,432+3,950−62%

605Dothan, ALAL156,266+3,974−29%

606Mankato, MNMN104,907+3,977+118%

607Astoria, OROR40,926+4,033+73%

608Alamogordo, NMNM70,368+4,042−61%

609Seymour, ININ47,370+4,052+12%

610Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219+4,065+21%

611Nantucket, MAMA14,758+4,083+16%

612Champaign, ILIL239,979+4,137−28%

613Hot Springs, ARAR99,695+4,156−72%

614Ithaca, NYNY104,047+4,176+74%

615Pocatello, IDID91,591+4,179−56%

616Rifle, COCO80,099+4,179−62%

617State College, PAPA157,393+4,182−65%

618Victoria, TXTX99,864+4,189−54%

619Monroe, LALA222,390+4,218+21%

620Amherst, MAMA164,065+4,228−26%

621Whitewater, WIWI106,127+4,250−77%

622Kingsland, GAGA60,143+4,255−68%

623Stillwater, OKOK83,889+4,296−36%

624Grand Forks, NDND105,046+4,301−224%

625Durango, COCO56,898+4,304−63%

626Seneca, SCSC83,775+4,334−50%

627Newport, OROR50,636+4,361−22%

628Branson, MOMO57,001+4,391−69%

629Anchorage, AKAK405,821+4,439−86%

630Lynchburg, VAVA269,169+4,443−13%

631Casper, WYWY80,526+4,505−15%

632La Crosse, WIWI171,182+4,507−35%

633Tullahoma, TNTN69,339+4,592−34%

634Albertville, ALAL103,537+4,593−60%

635Cookeville, TNTN152,477+4,615−34%

636Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666+4,628+2%

637Stephenville, TXTX43,911+4,655−7%

638Memphis, TNTN1,341,412+4,658−92%

639Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215+4,702−14%

640Elko, NVNV56,682+4,717−58%

641Oshkosh, WIWI174,218+4,736−71%

642Corsicana, TXTX57,181+4,889−6%

643South Bend, ININ324,538+4,918−69%

644Redding, CACA181,648+4,932−70%

645Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319+4,952−62%

646Santa Rosa, CACA486,444+4,985−93%

647Shelton, WAWA71,165+5,027−55%

648Crossville, TNTN66,300+5,092−58%

649Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014+5,156−4%

650El Centro, CACA181,411+5,174−84%

651Shelbyville, TNTN55,273+5,179−28%

652Traverse City, MIMI156,972+5,352−44%

653Grants Pass, OROR87,867+5,377−59%

654Columbus, ININ85,729+5,414−30%

655Sanford, NCNC70,258+5,419−29%

656Syracuse, NYNY652,273+5,459−174%

657Dubuque, IAIA99,381+5,613+105%

658Panama City, FLFL231,174+5,614−71%

659Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155+5,707−43%

660Port Angeles, WAWA78,202+5,751−29%

661Eau Claire, WIWI176,647+5,782−4%

662St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421+5,802−55%

663Wenatchee, WAWA128,414+5,877−50%

664Owensboro, KYKY113,962+6,084+54%

665Johnson City, TNTN216,416+6,107−42%

666Helena, MTMT97,153+6,166−11%

667Kapaa, HIHI73,400+6,207−15%

668Sandpoint, IDID54,420+6,233−39%

669Chambersburg, PAPA160,652+6,314−23%

670Lexington Park, MDMD211,176+6,569−60%

671St. Cloud, MNMN205,854+6,671−46%

672Centralia, WAWA88,062+6,694−28%

673Oxford, MSMS71,972+6,880+27%

674Yuba City, CACA187,478+6,933−24%

675Rapid City, SDSD156,934+7,032+20%

676Brigham City, UTUT70,405+7,147+24%

677Ames, IAIA128,090+7,164+57%

678Valdosta, GAGA153,276+7,184−44%

679Richmond, KYKY131,806+7,189−25%

680Concord, NHNH158,078+7,363−55%

681Minot, NDND75,694+7,424+971%

682Morgantown, WVWV141,995+7,449+57%

683Cullman, ALAL94,009+7,460−24%

684Pahrump, NVNV57,336+7,645−48%

685Charlottesville, VAVA228,597+7,833+1%

686Lawrence, KSKS120,920+7,959−56%

687Yuma, AZAZ224,449+8,130−85%

688Dickinson, NDND39,142+8,279−3788%

689Missoula, MTMT128,698+8,315−50%

690Longview, WAWA114,885+8,320−23%

691Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657+8,351−27%

692Heber, UTUT81,655+8,389−25%

693Cleveland, TNTN134,057+8,414−32%

694Santa Cruz, CACA258,852+8,479−67%

695Carlsbad, NMNM62,509+8,485+178%

696Sevierville, TNTN101,342+8,491−58%

697Huntsville, TXTX83,842+8,539−21%

698Winchester, VAVA152,332+8,642−2%

699Albany, NYNY915,835+8,682+90%

700Cheyenne, WYWY102,938+8,774+4%

701Grand Junction, COCO162,845+8,980−61%

702Holland, MIMI123,188+9,094−40%

703Pueblo, COCO169,277+9,099−51%

704Athens, GAGA224,148+9,161−15%

705Burlington, VTVT227,803+9,287−24%

706Amarillo, TXTX276,235+9,357−35%

707Abilene, TXTX185,429+9,443+55%

708Elkhart, ININ208,774+9,488−64%

709Statesboro, GAGA97,977+9,579−14%

710Corvallis, OROR97,728+9,605+31%

711San Angelo, TXTX122,065+9,656+77%

712Lebanon, PAPA146,380+9,689+47%

713Hobbs, NMNM74,749+9,728−3930%

714Key West, FLFL80,406+9,784+525%

715Kahului, HIHI160,674+9,915−64%

716Moses Lake, WAWA105,727+10,003−50%

717Las Cruces, NMNM229,091+10,328−74%

718Granbury, TXTX70,501+10,416−14%

719Twin Falls, IDID123,901+10,493+16%

720Santa Fe, NMNM156,907+10,653−65%

721Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368+10,680−46%

722Rochester, NYNY1,056,149+10,725−34%

723Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213+10,779−24%

724Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191+10,910−43%

725Cedar City, UTUT67,141+11,126−14%

726Lafayette, LALA423,758+11,210−28%

727Lafayette, ININ228,468+11,221−24%

728Hagerstown, MDMD315,280+11,242−7%

729Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795+11,339−25%

730Pinehurst, NCNC110,619+11,480−27%

731Appleton, WIWI249,876+11,737−33%

732Albany, OROR132,843+11,938+1%

733Jonesboro, ARAR139,440+11,980+17%

734Columbus, GAGA324,830+12,010+125%

735Hammond, LALA141,346+12,060−19%

736Gulfport, MSMS431,329+12,276−36%

737Rexburg, IDID69,380+12,301+322%

738Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992+12,419−147%

739Augusta, GAGA641,231+12,598−13%

740Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666+12,607−49%

741Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975+12,622−46%

742Tallahassee, FLFL397,442+12,667−65%

743San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367+12,787−57%

744Albuquerque, NMNM925,279+12,997−79%

745Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102+13,081−79%

746Barnstable, MAMA233,539+13,108−63%

747Kalispell, MTMT115,429+13,429−12%

748Rochester, MNMN231,184+13,461+8%

749Yakima, WAWA259,185+13,497−60%

750Little Rock, ARAR777,607+13,678−6%

751Baton Rouge, LALA888,699+13,713−42%

752Fayetteville, NCNC395,412+13,928−48%

753Bismarck, NDND139,750+14,087+99%

754Sherman, TXTX153,613+14,666−6%

755Brownsville, TXTX433,946+14,797−80%

756Billings, MTMT193,603+15,005+6%

757Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766+15,185+4%

758Jefferson, GAGA99,265+15,422+33%

759Hilo, HIHI210,043+15,550−45%

760Bowling Green, KYKY197,180+15,599+35%

761Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377+15,733−43%

762Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285+15,839−16%

763Idaho Falls, IDID173,851+16,463+91%

764Allentown, PAPA887,615+16,497−7%

765Laredo, TXTX281,224+16,810−72%

766Green Bay, WIWI336,756+17,127−36%

767Springfield, MOMO500,694+17,333−32%

768Reading, PAPA440,072+17,407−53%

769Portland, MEME577,635+17,547−16%

770Columbia, MOMO219,062+18,218−6%

771Detroit, MIMI4,390,913+18,418−13%

772Lexington, KYKY535,174+18,470−25%

773Williston, NDND41,767+18,552−1456%

774Logan, UTUT160,889+18,659−2%

775Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137+18,890−19%

776New Orleans, LALA970,849+19,071−1093%

777Iowa City, IAIA182,711+19,256+51%

778Harrisburg, PAPA617,427+19,400+31%

779Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206+19,416−31%

780Dover, DEDE194,786+19,541+24%

781Chattanooga, TNTN594,530+19,769+21%

782Medford, OROR221,795+20,053−43%

783Burlington, NCNC186,177+20,284−10%

784Warner Robins, GAGA208,091+20,309+12%

785Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858+20,369+209%

786Lake Charles, LALA244,655+20,502+61%

787Oxnard, CACA830,851+20,525−76%

788Wichita, KSKS663,809+20,654−48%

789Trenton, NJNJ399,289+20,827−16%

790York, PAPA473,197+21,466−49%

791Sebastian, FLFL172,799+21,760−4%

792Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966+22,101−27%

793Manchester, NHNH433,415+22,216−50%

794Waco, TXTX308,807+22,567+7%

795Wilmington, NCNC492,772+22,905−26%

796Asheville, NCNC422,345+23,365−12%

797Gainesville, GAGA226,568+23,452−47%

798Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638+23,741+22%

799Tyler, TXTX252,549+23,765+2%

800Salinas, CACA433,729+23,978−48%

801Santa Maria, CACA442,065+24,334−18%

802Bremerton, WAWA283,374+24,478−42%

803Providence, RIRI1,708,161+24,926+18%

804Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552+25,176−58%

805Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781+25,226+30%

806Merced, CACA297,260+25,409−21%

807Richmond, VAVA1,389,338+25,577+2%

808Savannah, GAGA438,314+25,609+81%

809Bellingham, WAWA236,392+25,707−34%

810Gainesville, FLFL359,036+25,871−17%

811Fort Wayne, ININ466,258+25,994−3%

812Louisville, KYKY1,402,509+26,621+30%

813Jacksonville, NCNC217,175+26,804+5085%

814Salem, OROR445,814+26,841−45%

815Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212+26,869−12%

816Knoxville, TNTN968,137+27,086−3%

817Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850+27,226+142%

818Columbia, SCSC879,918+27,251−21%

819Fargo, NDND269,528+27,315+88%

820Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214+27,467−31%

821Kennewick, WAWA324,334+27,519+9%

822Lubbock, TXTX368,431+28,010+67%

823Odessa, TXTX173,801+28,041+1181%

824Crestview, FLFL315,098+28,069+17%

825Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653+28,088−287%

826Pensacola, FLFL544,949+28,836−12%

827Bozeman, MTMT128,740+29,447+70%

828Auburn, ALAL208,013+30,374+32%

829Slidell, LALA279,108+30,830−34%

830Visalia, CACA485,146+30,938−45%

831Eugene, OROR381,584+31,256−22%

832Midland, TXTX193,139+32,134+256%

833Clarksville, TNTN349,001+32,503+53%

834Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864+32,868−15%

835Bend, OROR266,376+33,110+5%

836Lancaster, PAPA563,159+33,539−30%

837College Station, TXTX287,476+34,035+34%

838Lincoln, NENE352,081+35,320+3%

839Boulder, COCO328,560+36,191−45%

840The Villages, FLFL157,772+36,332+67%

841Durham, NCNC625,485+36,968+23%

842Greensboro, NCNC805,945+37,019−31%

843Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682+38,369+6%

844Modesto, CACA557,719+38,425−50%

845Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721+38,661+8%

846Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118+40,094+263%

847Vallejo, CACA455,376+40,147−26%

848Spartanburg, SCSC407,656+40,208+67%

849Seaford, DEDE277,140+40,233−7%

850Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645+40,548−28%

851St. George, UTUT213,670+42,164+1%

852Lacey, WAWA304,261+42,529−8%

853Ocala, FLFL442,660+44,610−30%

854Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273+44,750+6%

855Ogden, UTUT672,784+44,794+1%

856Huntsville, ALAL556,444+46,485+42%

857Omaha, NENE1,009,836+47,104+45%

858Greenville, SCSC1,014,101+47,512+20%

859Des Moines, IAIA758,539+48,101+35%

860Killeen, TXTX511,497+48,539+33%

861Daphne, ALAL267,761+49,502+17%

862Chicago, ILIL9,434,123+49,551−75%

863Charleston, SCSC889,263+49,624+245%

864Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695+51,675+11%

865Fayetteville, ARAR622,177+52,036+9%

866Deltona, FLFL746,933+52,177−23%

867Naples, FLFL417,131+54,232−45%

868Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813+56,377+26%

869Reno, NVNV578,734+58,370−25%

870Fort Collins, COCO377,292+59,436−9%

871Nashville, TNTN2,197,416+60,435+41%

872Madison, WIWI709,685+60,721+25%

873Spokane, WAWA608,012+62,948+20%

874Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685+63,170−64%

875Palm Bay, FLFL663,982+63,236−18%

876Honolulu, HIHI988,703+63,301+59%

877Worcester, MAMA888,502+63,559+54%

878Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295+64,230+13%

879El Paso, TXTX881,291+64,769−26%

880North Port, FLFL948,158+65,258+30%

881Portland, OROR2,542,282+66,539−24%

882Fresno, CACA1,203,383+68,437−42%

883Bakersfield, CACA927,068+69,604−41%

884Washington, DCDC6,465,724+72,142+0%

885Greeley, COCO378,426+76,156+55%

886Denver, COCO3,092,037+78,640−15%

887Boston, MAMA5,034,221+79,125+70%

888Boise City, IDID864,243+79,229+8%

889Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182+79,810−32%

890Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551+81,738+55%

891Stockton, CACA823,815+93,927+13%

892New York, NYNY20,112,448+94,512−7%

893McAllen, TXTX921,549+96,012−48%

894Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500+100,302+21%

895Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830+100,609+15%

896Colorado Springs, COCO781,796+104,638−10%

897Columbus, OHOH2,242,028+105,584+41%

898San Francisco, CACA4,630,041+110,260−1%

899Sacramento, CACA2,477,274+121,647−13%

900Lakeland, FLFL874,790+122,951+57%

901Tampa, FLFL3,418,895+137,372+29%

902Provo, UTUT773,426+140,354+37%

903Cape Coral, FLFL875,607+142,068+34%

904Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377+147,428−11%

905San Jose, CACA1,984,473+149,941−17%

906Riverside, CACA4,769,007+189,605−43%

907Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720+190,031+13%

908Orlando, FLFL2,957,672+190,279+26%

909Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441+190,902−68%

910Miami, FLFL6,391,072+194,385−40%

911San Diego, CACA3,282,248+203,321−36%

912Austin, TXTX2,620,945+209,958+17%

913San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140+237,982+38%

914Dallas, TXTX8,477,157+239,435−12%

915Seattle, WAWA4,161,883+243,606+31%

916Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226+314,192−50%

917Houston, TXTX7,904,627+470,626+7%

918Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938+554,836−38%

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