US cities losing population fastest

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Cities with the largest negative population CAGR between 2020 and 2024 — for context, not as a recommendation.

Cities shrinking by 1%+ per year face shrinking tax base, school enrollment declines, and reduced services. Housing prices often follow population trend with a lag.

Bargain hunters sometimes target these markets. The key question: is the trend stable, or accelerating?

1Greenville, MSGreenville · pop 27,01510Declining$56,769median home-2.3%/yrpop change
2Jackson, MSJackson · pop 141,44935Cooling$88,100median home-2.1%/yrpop change
3St. Louis, MOSt. Louis · pop 279,69557Stable$186,427median home-1.9%/yrpop change
4Brooklyn Center, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 31,75560Stable$300,667median home-1.5%/yrpop change
5Pine Bluff, ARPine Bluff · pop 38,78542Cooling$76,187median home-1.5%/yrpop change
6New Iberia, LALafayette · pop 26,84933Cooling$148,904median home-1.5%/yrpop change
7Shreveport, LAShreveport-Bossier City · pop 176,57848Stable$146,463median home-1.5%/yrpop change
8Manhattan Beach, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 33,45363Rising$3,260,960median home-1.5%/yrpop change
9Union City, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 66,19646Cooling$1,265,098median home-1.4%/yrpop change
10New Orleans, LANew Orleans-Metairie · pop 362,70131Declining$245,988median home-1.4%/yrpop change
11Cerritos, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 46,85163Rising$1,094,310median home-1.4%/yrpop change
12Lynwood, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 63,59665Rising$689,642median home-1.4%/yrpop change
13Twentynine Palms, CARiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario · pop 26,56346Cooling$248,218median home-1.4%/yrpop change
14San Francisco, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 827,52651Stable$1,369,171median home-1.4%/yrpop change
15Clinton, MSJackson · pop 26,61761Stable$238,600median home-1.3%/yrpop change
16Pleasanton, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 75,66440Cooling$1,595,629median home-1.3%/yrpop change
17Rancho Palos Verdes, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 40,06454Stable$1,839,441median home-1.3%/yrpop change
18Houma, LAHouma-Thibodaux · pop 31,67131Declining$185,145median home-1.3%/yrpop change
19Lawndale, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 30,16051Stable$786,764median home-1.3%/yrpop change
20Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 31,02751Stable$3,672,505median home-1.3%/yrpop change
21Torrance, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 139,57660Stable$1,128,110median home-1.3%/yrpop change
22Monterey Park, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 57,99657Stable$931,623median home-1.3%/yrpop change
23Hawthorne, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 83,63355Stable$882,989median home-1.3%/yrpop change
24Diamond Bar, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 52,29260Stable$1,031,856median home-1.3%/yrpop change
25Huntington Park, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 52,16656Stable$674,116median home-1.3%/yrpop change
26Bell Gardens, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 37,56557Stable$695,991median home-1.2%/yrpop change
27Redondo Beach, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 68,07561Stable$1,506,935median home-1.2%/yrpop change
28San Leandro, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley · pop 86,57138Cooling$818,638median home-1.2%/yrpop change
29Charleston, WVCharleston · pop 46,48263Rising$164,532median home-1.2%/yrpop change
30San Dimas, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 33,22658Stable$926,824median home-1.2%/yrpop change
31Bell, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 31,93062Rising$691,333median home-1.2%/yrpop change
32Lakewood, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 78,49463Rising$886,739median home-1.2%/yrpop change
33Compton, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 91,12958Stable$637,625median home-1.2%/yrpop change
34South Pasadena, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 25,65665Rising$1,713,186median home-1.2%/yrpop change
35Paramount, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 51,16963Rising$651,262median home-1.2%/yrpop change
36Alexandria, LAAlexandria · pop 43,13349Stable$142,254median home-1.2%/yrpop change
37Glendora, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 50,10157Stable$893,873median home-1.2%/yrpop change
38Inglewood, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 102,77457Stable$761,870median home-1.2%/yrpop change
39Maplewood, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · pop 40,14260Stable$347,116median home-1.2%/yrpop change
40Key West, FLKey West · pop 25,24048Stable$1,025,814median home-1.2%/yrpop change
41Glendale, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 187,82355Stable$1,205,826median home-1.1%/yrpop change
42Norwalk, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 98,23059Stable$765,319median home-1.1%/yrpop change
43El Monte, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 104,63960Stable$768,251median home-1.1%/yrpop change
44Carson, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 91,35858Stable$794,774median home-1.1%/yrpop change
45Pico Rivera, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 59,36359Stable$753,470median home-1.1%/yrpop change
46Bellflower, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 75,71659Stable$806,299median home-1.1%/yrpop change
47Lake Charles, LALake Charles · pop 81,15749Stable$204,081median home-1.1%/yrpop change
48Downey, CALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · pop 109,36861Stable$888,820median home-1.1%/yrpop change
49Taylorsville, UTSalt Lake City · pop 57,81959Stable$499,904median home-1.1%/yrpop change
50Belleville, ILSt. Louis · pop 40,56067Rising$158,998median home-1.1%/yrpop change

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population. State tax data from Tax Foundation.