Fastest Shrinking Cities in America

US cities with the smallest populations — many are small rural communities and unincorporated places. This list reflects population size, not growth rate. Data from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program.

Ranked by Population. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

#	Location	Population
1	Pritchett School District RE-3, Colorado	290
2	Roque Bluffs, Maine	306
3	Woodlin School District R-104, Colorado	410
4	Comstock Independent School District, Texas	469
5	Fossil School District 21J, Oregon	613
6	Orchard Prairie School District, Washington	918
7	Grenora Public School District 99, North Dakota	992
8	Buffalo Center city, Iowa	1,000
9	McBee town, South Carolina	1,000
10	Ashland village, Illinois	1,001
11	Harvard city, Nebraska	1,001
12	Richmondville village, New York	1,001
13	Garrison city, Texas	1,001
14	Lake Colorado City CDP, Texas	1,001
15	Simonton city, Texas	1,001
16	Adwolf CDP, Virginia	1,001
17	Blairs CDP, Virginia	1,001
18	Palo Seco comunidad, Puerto Rico	1,001
19	Yorkville village, Ohio	1,002
20	Bray town, Oklahoma	1,002
21	Woodward city, Iowa	1,002
22	Lake Victoria CDP, Michigan	1,002
23	Santa Clara Pueblo CDP, New Mexico	1,002
24	Adams Center CDP, New York	1,002
25	Jackson Heights CDP, North Carolina	1,002
26	Liberty Center village, Ohio	1,002
27	Fulton town, Texas	1,002
28	Bow Mar town, Colorado	1,003
29	Mantorville city, Minnesota	1,003
30	Waddington village, New York	1,003
31	Hamel village, Illinois	1,004
32	Villisca city, Iowa	1,004
33	Goshen city, Kentucky	1,004
34	Vardaman town, Mississippi	1,004
35	Far Hills borough, New Jersey	1,004
36	Tribes Hill CDP, New York	1,004
37	Flushing village, Ohio	1,004
38	Highland Holiday CDP, Ohio	1,004
39	Goldsboro borough, Pennsylvania	1,004
40	Gordon borough, Pennsylvania	1,004
41	Middlesex town, North Carolina	1,005
42	McConnellsburg borough, Pennsylvania	1,005
43	Elloree town, South Carolina	1,005
44	Chapmanville town, West Virginia	1,005
45	Athens village, Wisconsin	1,005
46	Hartrandt CDP, Wyoming	1,005
47	Dexter town, Georgia	1,006
48	Woodbine city, Georgia	1,006
49	Wenona city, Illinois	1,006
50	Waverly CDP, Indiana	1,006