Ranking
Large U.S. Cities Losing Population
Large cities in the launch dataset with the steepest population decline since the 2020 estimates base. This ranking is based only on verified population estimates and should be paired with the city-level data roadmap before making relocation decisions.
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| City | Rank | 2025 population | 2020 base | Growth | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, Missouri | #80 | 278,144 | 301,349 | -7.70% | declining |
| San Francisco, California | #17 | 826,079 | 878,550 | -5.97% | declining |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | #54 | 362,154 | 384,129 | -5.72% | declining |
| Long Beach, California | #44 | 450,469 | 466,768 | -3.49% | stable |
| Memphis, Tennessee | #29 | 609,647 | 628,510 | -3.00% | stable |
| Toledo, Ohio | #88 | 263,423 | 270,881 | -2.75% | stable |
| Baltimore, Maryland | #30 | 569,997 | 585,729 | -2.69% | stable |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | #31 | 562,407 | 577,894 | -2.68% | stable |
| Portland, Oregon | #28 | 635,109 | 652,466 | -2.66% | stable |
| Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii | #56 | 341,868 | 350,993 | -2.60% | stable |
| New York, New York | #1 | 8,584,629 | 8,805,594 | -2.51% | stable |
| Cleveland, Ohio | #53 | 363,608 | 372,635 | -2.42% | stable |
| San Jose, California | #13 | 989,814 | 1,013,321 | -2.32% | stable |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | #6 | 1,574,281 | 1,603,800 | -1.84% | stable |
| Anaheim, California | #57 | 341,008 | 346,799 | -1.67% | stable |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | #69 | 306,684 | 311,503 | -1.55% | stable |
| Anchorage, Alaska | #76 | 287,155 | 291,242 | -1.40% | stable |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | #32 | 556,588 | 564,428 | -1.39% | stable |
| Buffalo, New York | #83 | 274,613 | 278,301 | -1.33% | stable |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | #43 | 453,737 | 459,417 | -1.24% | stable |
| Boston, Massachusetts | #25 | 672,973 | 678,617 | -0.83% | stable |
| Los Angeles, California | #2 | 3,869,089 | 3,899,342 | -0.78% | stable |
| Omaha, Nebraska | #42 | 488,797 | 491,867 | -0.62% | stable |
| Chicago, Illinois | #3 | 2,731,585 | 2,748,333 | -0.61% | stable |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | #64 | 317,247 | 318,090 | -0.27% | stable |