Population change since the 2020 Census, from the Census Bureau's own estimates; fastest growth first.
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Jackson, Mississippi Is the Slowest-Growing of Any City We Track (2026)
Jackson, Mississippi is the slowest-growing of the 105 US cities we rank, with population down 8.1% since 2020 (Census, 2020-2025). St. Louis, Missouri is next, with population down 7.7% since 2020.
By The Honest Local · 105 cities · every value links to its public source
-8.1%Jackson, Mississippi leads on the list, the lowest reading of 105 cities
The top five cities
- No. 1Jackson, Mississippi-8.1%population growth since 2020
No. 2St. Louis, Missouri-7.7%population growth since 2020
No. 3San Francisco, California-6.0%population growth since 2020
No. 4New Orleans, Louisiana-5.7%population growth since 2020
No. 5Memphis, Tennessee-3.0%population growth since 2020
Slowest-Growing Cities Since 2020 on the map
Fastest-growing cities and states since 2020, cities
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Slowest-Growing Cities Since 2020, all 105
The full ranking
| Place | population growth since 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson, Mississippi | -8.1% |
| 2 | St. Louis, Missouribig city | -7.7% |
| 3 | San Francisco, Californiabig city | -6.0% |
| 4 | New Orleans, Louisianabig city | -5.7% |
| 5 | Memphis, Tennesseebig city | -3.0% |
| 6 | Toledo, Ohiobig city | -2.8% |
| 7 | Baltimore, Marylandbig city | -2.7% |
| 8 | Milwaukee, Wisconsinbig city | -2.7% |
| 9 | Portland, Oregonbig city | -2.7% |
| 10 | Honolulu, Hawaiibig city | -2.6% |
| 11 | New York, New Yorkbig city | -2.5% |
| 12 | Syracuse, New York | -2.5% |
| 13 | Cleveland, Ohiobig city | -2.4% |
| 14 | Rochester, New York | -2.4% |
| 15 | San Jose, Californiabig city | -2.3% |
| 16 | Birmingham, Alabama | -2.3% |
| 17 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniabig city | -1.8% |
| 18 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | -1.7% |
| 19 | Albuquerque, New Mexicobig city | -1.4% |
| 20 | Buffalo, New Yorkbig city | -1.3% |
| 21 | Asheville, North Carolina | -1.3% |
| 22 | Virginia Beach, Virginiabig city | -1.2% |
| 23 | Oxnard, California | -1.2% |
| 24 | Des Moines, Iowa | -0.9% |
| 25 | Boston, Massachusettsbig city | -0.8% |
| 26 | Los Angeles, Californiabig city | -0.8% |
| 27 | Dayton, Ohio | -0.7% |
| 28 | Omaha, Nebraskabig city | -0.6% |
| 29 | Chicago, Illinoisbig city | -0.6% |
| 30 | Provo, Utah | -0.6% |
| 31 | Akron, Ohio | -0.4% |
| 32 | Minneapolis, Minnesotabig city | 0.1% |
| 33 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | 0.1% |
| 34 | Hartford, Connecticut | 0.3% |
| 35 | Washington, DCbig city | 0.6% |
| 36 | El Paso, Texasbig city | 0.6% |
| 37 | Tulsa, Oklahomabig city | 0.8% |
| 38 | Spokane, Washington | 0.8% |
| 39 | Wichita, Kansasbig city | 0.9% |
| 40 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 0.9% |
| 41 | Tucson, Arizonabig city | 1.1% |
| 42 | Savannah, Georgia | 1.1% |
| 43 | Boise, Idaho | 1.1% |
| 44 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1.2% |
| 45 | Stockton, Californiabig city | 1.2% |
| 46 | Detroit, Michiganbig city | 1.5% |
| 47 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniabig city | 1.5% |
| 48 | Indianapolis, Indianabig city | 1.5% |
| 49 | Cincinnati, Ohiobig city | 1.5% |
| 50 | San Diego, Californiabig city | 1.6% |
| 51 | Louisville, Kentuckybig city | 1.6% |
| 52 | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1.9% |
| 53 | Dallas, Texasbig city | 1.9% |
| 54 | Sacramento, Californiabig city | 2.2% |
| 55 | Portland, Maine | 2.2% |
| 56 | Providence, Rhode Island | 2.3% |
| 57 | Riverside, Californiabig city | 2.4% |
| 58 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 2.5% |
| 59 | Fresno, Californiabig city | 2.5% |
| 60 | Ogden, Utah | 2.5% |
| 61 | Albany, New York | 2.6% |
| 62 | Kansas City, Missouribig city | 2.6% |
| 63 | Melbourne, Florida | 2.8% |
| 64 | Poughkeepsie, New York | 2.9% |
| 65 | Colorado Springs, Coloradobig city | 3.1% |
| 66 | Winston-Salem, North Carolinabig city | 3.1% |
| 67 | Greensboro, North Carolinabig city | 3.2% |
| 68 | Denver, Coloradobig city | 3.5% |
| 69 | Columbus, Ohiobig city | 3.6% |
| 70 | New Haven, Connecticut | 3.6% |
| 71 | Phoenix, Arizonabig city | 3.6% |
| 72 | Worcester, Massachusetts | 3.6% |
| 73 | Madison, Wisconsinbig city | 4.2% |
| 74 | Houston, Texasbig city | 4.2% |
| 75 | Bakersfield, Californiabig city | 4.4% |
| 76 | Nashville, Tennesseebig city | 4.6% |
| 77 | Vancouver, Washington | 4.6% |
| 78 | Austin, Texasbig city | 4.6% |
| 79 | Richmond, Virginia | 4.7% |
| 80 | Las Vegas, Nevadabig city | 5.3% |
| 81 | Oklahoma City, Oklahomabig city | 5.7% |
| 82 | Charleston, South Carolina | 5.8% |
| 83 | Greenville, South Carolina | 5.9% |
| 84 | McAllen, Texas | 5.9% |
| 85 | Knoxville, Tennessee | 6.0% |
| 86 | Atlanta, Georgiabig city | 6.1% |
| 87 | Seattle, Washingtonbig city | 6.5% |
| 88 | Sarasota, Florida | 6.6% |
| 89 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 6.9% |
| 90 | Jacksonville, Floridabig city | 7.2% |
| 91 | Tampa, Floridabig city | 7.3% |
| 92 | Reno, Nevadabig city | 7.4% |
| 93 | Columbia, South Carolina | 7.5% |
| 94 | Durham, North Carolinabig city | 7.6% |
| 95 | San Antonio, Texasbig city | 8.0% |
| 96 | Raleigh, North Carolinabig city | 8.2% |
| 97 | Orlando, Floridabig city | 8.4% |
| 98 | Huntsville, Alabama | 8.7% |
| 99 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 9.4% |
| 100 | Charlotte, North Carolinabig city | 10.3% |
| 101 | Miami, Floridabig city | 10.8% |
| 102 | Lakeland, Florida | 11.5% |
| 103 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 13.1% |
| 104 | Cape Coral, Florida | 21.8% |
| 105 | Daytona Beach, Florida | 23.6% |
Sources and method
How we got this. Population growth comes from tape_readings, which src/tape/population.ts reads from the Census Bureau's Vintage 2024 Population Estimates: the July 2024 estimate against the April 2020 Census base, in percent. Cities and states each rank on their own list, fastest growth first. It refreshes annual.
Rankings by The Honest Local from public data, one page per list, refreshed on each source’s own cycle. Places with no reading are left out rather than estimated. Every value on this page carries its source in the page’s structured data.
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