US Census Data

Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in California

California counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of California by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Sierra County leads at -10.2%.

Among cities & places, Blairsden leads at -100.0%.

Counties

#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Sierra County-10.2%
2Mono County-8.0%
3Butte County-7.2%
4San Francisco County-4.4%
5Modoc County-2.9%
6San Mateo County-2.9%
7Santa Cruz County-2.9%
8Sonoma County-2.8%
9Napa County-2.5%
10Los Angeles County-2.3%
11Mariposa County-2.1%
12Santa Clara County-1.3%
13Ventura County-1.1%
14San Diego County-1.0%
15Imperial County-0.8%
16Del Norte County-0.7%
17Marin County-0.5%
18Humboldt County-0.4%
19Alameda County-0.3%
20San Luis Obispo County-0.2%
21Santa Barbara County-0.2%
22Orange County-0.1%
23Yolo County+0.2%
24Monterey County+0.6%
25Siskiyou County+0.8%
26Calaveras County+1.1%
27Lassen County+1.2%
28Shasta County+1.3%
29Kings County+1.4%
30Tuolumne County+1.5%
31Riverside County+1.6%
32Stanislaus County+1.7%
33Contra Costa County+1.7%
34San Bernardino County+1.8%
35El Dorado County+2.0%
36Solano County+2.0%
37Colusa County+2.1%
38Madera County+2.2%
39Glenn County+2.3%
40Tehama County+2.5%
41Kern County+2.6%
42Fresno County+2.8%
43Sutter County+3.0%
44Tulare County+3.0%
45Nevada County+3.2%
46Sacramento County+3.9%
47Mendocino County+4.0%
48Inyo County+4.6%
49Plumas County+5.1%
50Merced County+5.2%
51San Joaquin County+6.0%
52Lake County+6.1%
53Amador County+6.8%
54Placer County+7.0%
55Yuba County+8.8%
56San Benito County+9.4%
57Trinity County+25.1%
58Alpine County+63.1%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Blairsden-100.0%
2Buck Meadows-100.0%
3Creston-100.0%
4Fish Camp-100.0%
5Freeport-100.0%
6Hornitos-100.0%
7Indian Falls-100.0%
8Kingvale-100.0%
9Milford-100.0%
10Oakville-100.0%
11Old Station-100.0%
12Pearsonville-100.0%
13Phillipsville-100.0%
14Poso Park-100.0%
15Sattley-100.0%
16Spring Garden-100.0%
17Sugarloaf Village-100.0%
18Taylorsville-100.0%
19Trona-100.0%
20Valley Ford-100.0%
21Winterhaven-94.3%
22McClenney Tract-91.5%
23Midpines-87.6%
24Hyampom-86.1%
25Long Barn-80.4%
26Garey-80.1%
27Greenview-79.9%
28Yettem-79.5%
29Coulterville-78.3%
30Philo-76.6%
31Herlong-74.6%
32Mountain Ranch-72.8%
33Lockwood-72.5%
34Weott-72.4%
35Camptonville-72.3%
36Valley Springs-72.2%
37Elk Creek-71.6%
38Paynes Creek-70.5%
39Mineral-70.2%
40Paradise-69.3%
41Concow-68.5%
42Los Berros-67.4%
43San Lucas-66.7%
44Nord-65.7%
45Chinese Camp-64.9%
46Avery-64.5%
47Pajaro Dunes-63.7%
48Bodega-62.4%
49Verdi-62.2%
50Las Flores-61.8%
51Walker-60.8%
52Alderpoint-60.3%
53Big Creek-58.1%
54Mountain Mesa-58.0%
55California Hot Springs-57.4%
56C-Road-57.1%
57Litchfield-57.1%
58Cold Springs-56.9%
59Oak Shores-56.0%
60Lower Lake-55.9%
61Centerville-55.1%
62Alleghany-55.1%
63Whitley Gardens-54.9%
64Calpine-54.4%
65Spreckels-54.3%
66San Simeon-54.3%
67Zayante-53.9%
68Westwood-53.3%
69Greenville-52.6%
70Martell-51.7%
71Industry-51.5%
72Edgewood-51.4%
73Hiouchi-51.2%
74Fort Washington-50.7%
75Isla Vista-50.5%
76Springville-50.2%
77Potrero-49.7%
78East Nicolaus-49.5%
79Traver-49.1%
80Rackerby-49.0%
81French Gulch-49.0%
82Mexican Colony-48.7%
83Tooleville-48.5%
84Waukena-48.3%
85East Orosi-48.2%
86Terra Bella-47.9%
87Monterey Park Tract-47.1%
88Leggett-47.0%
89Adin-46.8%
90McKittrick-46.6%
91Lake City-46.4%
92June Lake-46.4%
93Butte Meadows-46.3%
94Mohawk Vista-46.3%
95Little Valley-46.2%
96Los Alamos-45.8%
97Farmington-45.3%
98Grangeville-45.1%
99Matheny-44.8%
100Caspar-44.6%

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