RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most population lost, US states · 2010

US states that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. Michigan leads at -54,804. 51 states qualify in total.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

USUnited States308,745,538+1,333,560–

01Michigan, MIMI10,077,761-54,804−109%

02Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801+4,248−91%

03Vermont, VTVT647,106+16,914−63%

04District of Columbia, DCDC681,294+29,664−185%

05North Dakota, NDND784,841+30,391+794%

06West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373+44,650+200%

07Maine, MEME1,387,817+53,438+14%

08South Dakota, SDSD907,428+59,336+1%

09Louisiana, LALA4,611,961+64,396−74%

10Wyoming, WYWY582,397+69,844+74%

11New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868+80,684−36%

12Alaska, AKAK735,706+83,299+8%

13Montana, MTMT1,116,875+87,220−15%

14Delaware, DEDE1,021,191+114,334−3%

15Nebraska, NENE1,978,707+115,078−13%

16Iowa, IAIA3,210,507+120,031−20%

17Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779+122,639−55%

18Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235+148,764+44%

19Kansas, KSKS2,947,197+164,700−22%

20Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508+168,532+42%

21Ohio, OHOH11,810,293+183,364−64%

22Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056+198,532−40%

23New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246+240,133−21%

24Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391+242,518−25%

25Idaho, IDID1,934,262+273,629−5%

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824+297,598−17%

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634+300,697−1%

28Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872+323,311−31%

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,768+332,636−18%

30New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809+377,544−45%

31Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445+384,446−29%

32Missouri, MOMO6,191,814+393,716−18%

33New York, NYNY19,852,366+401,645−59%

34Indiana, ININ6,851,073+403,317−25%

35Oregon, OROR4,254,293+409,675−29%

36Illinois, ILIL12,694,798+411,339−58%

37Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639+421,325+5%

38Maryland, MDMD6,206,011+477,066−7%

39Utah, UTUT3,392,331+530,716+4%

40South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225+613,352+17%

41Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383+656,822−19%

42Nevada, NVNV3,184,612+702,294−12%

43Colorado, COCO5,862,189+727,935−28%

44Washington, WAWA7,816,116+830,419−19%

45Virginia, VAVA8,705,170+922,509+4%

46Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838+1,261,385−14%

47North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404+1,486,170+5%

48Georgia, GAGA10,940,407+1,501,200−12%

49Florida, FLFL22,416,077+2,818,932−7%

50California, CACA39,287,377+3,382,308−18%

51Texas, TXTX30,188,424+4,293,741+11%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest population change?

Michigan ranks #1 with -54,804 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by population change?

Michigan, Rhode Island, Vermont, District of Columbia, North Dakota.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.