RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most population lost, US states

US states that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2024, by raw count of people rather than percentage. New York leads at -348,883. 51 states qualify in total.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,499+143,925–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366-348,883−135%

02California, CACA39,287,377-250,846−106%

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,798-117,710−112%

04Louisiana, LALA4,611,961-45,796−118%

05West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373-15,343−203%

06Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779-14,500−105%

07Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235-10,036−110%

08District of Columbia, DCDC681,294-8,251−76%

09Michigan, MIMI10,077,761+430−100%

10Alaska, AKAK735,706+2,315−97%

11New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246+2,724−99%

12Vermont, VTVT647,106+4,029−91%

13Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801+4,422−90%

14Wyoming, WYWY582,397+5,546−86%

15North Dakota, NDND784,841+5,747+69%

16Kansas, KSKS2,947,197+9,317−96%

17Ohio, OHOH11,810,293+10,845−98%

18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056+14,139−96%

19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639+15,939−96%

20Oregon, OROR4,254,293+17,037−97%

21Nebraska, NENE1,978,707+17,203−87%

22New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868+17,339−86%

23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508+18,564−84%

24Iowa, IAIA3,210,507+20,138−87%

25South Dakota, SDSD907,428+20,761−65%

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872+21,154−96%

27Maine, MEME1,387,817+25,458−46%

28Maryland, MDMD6,206,011+28,787−94%

29Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824+28,988−92%

30Delaware, DEDE1,021,191+31,243−73%

31Montana, MTMT1,116,875+32,650−68%

32Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445+32,951−94%

33Missouri, MOMO6,191,814+36,901−92%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391+37,867−88%

35New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809+54,815−92%

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,768+62,489−85%

37Indiana, ININ6,851,073+65,545−88%

38Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634+69,281−77%

39Virginia, VAVA8,705,170+73,777−92%

40Nevada, NVNV3,184,612+79,998−90%

41Colorado, COCO5,862,189+88,475−91%

42Idaho, IDID1,934,262+95,156−67%

43Washington, WAWA7,816,116+110,835−89%

44Utah, UTUT3,392,331+120,715−76%

45Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383+155,543−81%

46South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225+177,800−66%

47Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838+227,336−84%

48Georgia, GAGA10,940,407+228,499−87%

49North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404+291,016−80%

50Florida, FLFL22,416,077+877,890−71%

51Texas, TXTX30,188,424+1,042,919−73%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest population change?

New York ranks #1 with -348,883 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by population change?

New York, California, Illinois, Louisiana, West Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).