Ranking · Decline 2020–2025
These 1,903 U.S. cities lost population between the April 2020 census base and the July 2025 estimate, all within Census Vintage 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program). The declining-city universe is filtered to a 5,000-resident 2020-base floor; smaller places are dropped to keep the leaderboard meaningful. The default table starts with the largest 500 declines and can be searched, filtered, sorted, and downloaded as CSV.
Methodology · vintage seam
Change is shown only as 2020 base → 2025 estimate, both from Vintage 2025 of the Census Population Estimates Program. We do not compute 2010 → 2025 because the 2010 estimate is from a different vintage and would mix methodology shifts with real population change.
1,903 rows
| Rank | City | State | 2020 base | 2025 est. | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4,801 | Susanville | CA | 16,715 | 12,816 | -3,899 | -23.3% |
| #4,800 | Town of Pecos | TX | 12,975 | 10,386 | -2,589 | -20.0% |
| #4,799 | Taft | CA | 8,562 | 6,995 | -1,567 | -18.3% |
| #4,798 | McRae-Helena | GA | 6,649 | 5,443 | -1,206 | -18.1% |
| #4,797 | Blythe | CA | 18,318 | 15,042 | -3,276 | -17.9% |
| #4,796 | Big Spring | TX | 26,321 | 22,290 | -4,031 | -15.3% |
| #4,795 | California | PA | 5,369 | 4,615 | -754 | -14.0% |
| #4,794 | Cameron | MO | 8,524 | 7,341 | -1,183 | -13.9% |
| #4,793 | Helena-West Helena | AR | 9,528 | 8,216 | -1,312 | -13.8% |
| #4,792 | Tallulah | LA | 6,299 | 5,517 | -782 | -12.4% |
| #4,791 | Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified | GA | 9,568 | 8,465 | -1,103 | -11.5% |
| #4,790 | Forest Hills | TN | 5,037 | 4,473 | -564 | -11.2% |
| #4,789 | California City | CA | 14,971 | 13,300 | -1,671 | -11.2% |
| #4,788 | Greenville | MS | 29,690 | 26,530 | -3,160 | -10.6% |
| #4,787 | Bexley | OH | 13,925 | 12,452 | -1,473 | -10.6% |
| #4,786 | Selma | AL | 17,969 | 16,077 | -1,892 | -10.5% |
| #4,785 | Crescent City | CA | 6,679 | 6,002 | -677 | -10.1% |
| #4,784 | Malibu | CA | 10,653 | 9,574 | -1,079 | -10.1% |
| #4,783 | Calipatria | CA | 6,661 | 6,012 | -649 | -9.7% |
| #4,782 | Cleveland | MS | 11,210 | 10,138 | -1,072 | -9.6% |
| #4,781 | Ogdensburg | NY | 10,078 | 9,123 | -955 | -9.5% |
| #4,780 | Hazard | KY | 5,268 | 4,794 | -474 | -9.0% |
| #4,779 | Indianola | MS | 9,485 | 8,637 | -848 | -8.9% |
| #4,778 | Stuttgart | AR | 8,260 | 7,525 | -735 | -8.9% |
| #4,777 | Blytheville | AR | 13,414 | 12,227 | -1,187 | -8.8% |
| #4,776 | Gallup | NM | 21,901 | 19,969 | -1,932 | -8.8% |
| #4,775 | Greenwood | MS | 14,724 | 13,429 | -1,295 | -8.8% |
| #4,774 | Ionia | MI | 13,367 | 12,208 | -1,159 | -8.7% |
| #4,773 | Mount Pleasant | IA | 9,290 | 8,500 | -790 | -8.5% |
| #4,772 | Tehachapi | CA | 12,937 | 11,852 | -1,085 | -8.4% |
| #4,771 | Clarksdale | MS | 14,891 | 13,643 | -1,248 | -8.4% |
| #4,770 | Highland Park | MI | 8,981 | 8,248 | -733 | -8.2% |
| #4,769 | Jackson | MS | 153,720 | 141,196 | -12,524 | -8.1% |
| #4,768 | Vicksburg | MS | 21,567 | 19,830 | -1,737 | -8.1% |
| #4,767 | Leesville | LA | 5,664 | 5,210 | -454 | -8.0% |
| #4,766 | Bastrop | LA | 9,679 | 8,908 | -771 | -8.0% |
| #4,765 | Holly Springs | MS | 6,955 | 6,402 | -553 | -8.0% |
| #4,764 | Tuskegee | AL | 9,383 | 8,644 | -739 | -7.9% |
| #4,763 | St. Louis | MO | 301,349 | 278,144 | -23,205 | -7.7% |
| #4,762 | Crystal City | TX | 6,360 | 5,871 | -489 | -7.7% |
| #4,761 | Twentynine Palms | CA | 28,070 | 25,939 | -2,131 | -7.6% |
| #4,760 | Florence | AZ | 27,294 | 25,222 | -2,072 | -7.6% |
| #4,759 | Perryton | TX | 8,479 | 7,850 | -629 | -7.4% |
| #4,758 | Bee Cave | TX | 9,139 | 8,464 | -675 | -7.4% |
| #4,757 | Pine Bluff | AR | 41,259 | 38,213 | -3,046 | -7.4% |
| #4,756 | Demopolis | AL | 7,168 | 6,641 | -527 | -7.4% |
| #4,755 | Osceola | AR | 6,961 | 6,450 | -511 | -7.3% |
| #4,754 | Norwich | NY | 7,047 | 6,538 | -509 | -7.2% |
| #4,753 | Warren | AR | 5,540 | 5,146 | -394 | -7.1% |
| #4,752 | Sandersville | GA | 5,809 | 5,397 | -412 | -7.1% |
| #4,751 | River Forest | IL | 12,259 | 11,393 | -866 | -7.1% |
| #4,750 | Aspen | CO | 6,982 | 6,489 | -493 | -7.1% |
| #4,749 | Franklin | LA | 6,695 | 6,224 | -471 | -7.0% |
| #4,748 | New Iberia | LA | 28,522 | 26,533 | -1,989 | -7.0% |
| #4,747 | Yazoo City | MS | 10,602 | 9,867 | -735 | -6.9% |
| #4,746 | Union City | CA | 70,143 | 65,282 | -4,861 | -6.9% |
| #4,745 | Lamesa | TX | 8,699 | 8,103 | -596 | -6.9% |
| #4,744 | White City | UT | 5,523 | 5,146 | -377 | -6.8% |
| #4,743 | Minden | LA | 11,910 | 11,103 | -807 | -6.8% |
| #4,742 | Connell | WA | 5,443 | 5,080 | -363 | -6.7% |
| #4,741 | Pleasanton | CA | 79,859 | 74,556 | -5,303 | -6.6% |
| #4,740 | Manhattan Beach | CA | 35,468 | 33,122 | -2,346 | -6.6% |
| #4,739 | Oak Hill | WV | 8,164 | 7,629 | -535 | -6.6% |
| #4,738 | Middlesborough | KY | 9,388 | 8,776 | -612 | -6.5% |
| #4,737 | Westlake Village | CA | 8,027 | 7,505 | -522 | -6.5% |
| #4,736 | El Dorado | AR | 17,760 | 16,609 | -1,151 | -6.5% |
| #4,735 | Bennettsville | SC | 8,087 | 7,565 | -522 | -6.5% |
| #4,734 | Cerritos | CA | 49,566 | 46,367 | -3,199 | -6.5% |
| #4,733 | La Junta | CO | 7,335 | 6,864 | -471 | -6.4% |
| #4,732 | Marksville | LA | 5,067 | 4,744 | -323 | -6.4% |
| #4,731 | Ada | OH | 5,324 | 4,985 | -339 | -6.4% |
| #4,730 | Charleston | MO | 5,052 | 4,731 | -321 | -6.4% |
| #4,729 | Caruthersville | MO | 5,564 | 5,211 | -353 | -6.3% |
| #4,728 | Talladega | AL | 15,840 | 14,840 | -1,000 | -6.3% |
| #4,727 | Pikeville | KY | 7,758 | 7,270 | -488 | -6.3% |
| #4,726 | Morgan City | LA | 11,477 | 10,757 | -720 | -6.3% |
| #4,725 | Hermosa Beach | CA | 19,750 | 18,513 | -1,237 | -6.3% |
| #4,724 | Rawlins | WY | 8,262 | 7,745 | -517 | -6.3% |
| #4,723 | Connellsville | PA | 7,012 | 6,574 | -438 | -6.2% |
| #4,722 | Patterson | LA | 5,935 | 5,565 | -370 | -6.2% |
| #4,721 | Rancho Palos Verdes | CA | 42,283 | 39,654 | -2,629 | -6.2% |
| #4,720 | Shreveport | LA | 187,548 | 175,902 | -11,646 | -6.2% |
| #4,719 | San Leandro | CA | 90,999 | 85,353 | -5,646 | -6.2% |
| #4,718 | Brownsville | TN | 9,914 | 9,301 | -613 | -6.2% |
| #4,717 | Greenville | AL | 7,366 | 6,912 | -454 | -6.2% |
| #4,716 | Plaquemine | LA | 6,277 | 5,891 | -386 | -6.1% |
| #4,715 | Huntington Park | CA | 54,891 | 51,544 | -3,347 | -6.1% |
| #4,714 | La Habra Heights | CA | 5,672 | 5,327 | -345 | -6.1% |
| #4,713 | Lawndale | CA | 31,825 | 29,892 | -1,933 | -6.1% |
| #4,712 | Hawthorne | CA | 88,079 | 82,741 | -5,338 | -6.1% |
| #4,711 | Redondo Beach | CA | 71,617 | 67,281 | -4,336 | -6.1% |
| #4,710 | Maywood | CA | 25,117 | 23,600 | -1,517 | -6.0% |
| #4,709 | Sulphur | LA | 21,808 | 20,492 | -1,316 | -6.0% |
| #4,708 | Jennings | LA | 9,827 | 9,235 | -592 | -6.0% |
| #4,707 | Capitola | CA | 9,937 | 9,340 | -597 | -6.0% |
| #4,706 | Meadville | PA | 13,011 | 12,230 | -781 | -6.0% |
| #4,705 | Portage | WI | 10,591 | 9,956 | -635 | -6.0% |
| #4,704 | St. Albans | WV | 10,861 | 10,210 | -651 | -6.0% |
| #4,703 | Diamond Bar | CA | 55,190 | 51,884 | -3,306 | -6.0% |
| #4,702 | White Bear Lake | MN | 24,879 | 23,392 | -1,487 | -6.0% |
Methodology · how this list is built
The 5,000-resident floor. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents in the 2020 base are excluded. A village declining from 60 to 55 people would otherwise rank near the top on percentage terms — the floor keeps the leaderboard meaningful.
Estimation uncertainty. The Census Population Estimates Program produces annual estimates, not a full enumeration. Single-year changes of a few hundred people may not be statistically meaningful. Larger multi-year declines are more reliable signals.
Incorporated places only. The Vintage 2025 estimates program does not produce annual estimates for Census-Designated Places (CDPs). This list covers incorporated places, consolidated cities, and the District of Columbia — CDPs are an explicit V2 gap in the dataset.
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