These US counties are shrinking fastest, new census data shows

The Hill ^ | 03/26/26 | Alix Martichoux

[MinorityRepublican]

Most of the country saw population growth slow down or even reverse in 2025, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals.

Of the country’s more than 3,000 counties, about 80% saw declining population or slower growth between July 2024 and July 2025. Counties that were already shrinking also saw that trend accelerate.

One major reason for the drop, according to the agency, was a significant decline in international immigration to the U.S. in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term. The biggest swings were along the U.S.-Mexico border. Laredo, Texas; Yuma, Arizona; and El Centro, California, all saw big drops in population growth.

The change was noticeable in large metro areas as well, even if they are far from the southern border.

“The nation’s largest counties like those in the New York metro area are often international migration hubs, gaining large numbers of international migrants and losing people that move to other parts of the country via domestic migration,” said George M. Hayward, a Census Bureau demographer. “With fewer gains from international migration, these types of counties saw their population growth diminish or even turn into loss.”

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: counties; exodus; population

[JBW1949]

Where did the people go??? Canada???

[JBW1949]

Deportation and self deportation...Great moves for our country...

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Where did they go? Hopefully Davy Jones's locker.

[gnarledmaw]

“The biggest swings were along the U.S.-Mexico border. Laredo, Texas; Yuma, Arizona; and El Centro, California, all saw big drops in population growth.”

What?!? Nuh-uh...racist!

[DugwayDuke]

“significant decline in international immigration to the U.S.”

should read: ‘significant decline in illegal immigration to the U.S.’

[spintreebob]

Where to?
non-replacement birthrate. Abortions in D states kill so many
Self Deportation & Tom’s invite.
TX, FL, TN, GA.
Sometimes the immigrants from NY to GA might be worse that the immigrants from Mex to GA. The immigrants from NY don’t seem to understand why they and their friends left NY. Many bring with them the reasons why they left. They are hard working, well intentioned people who still think FREE MONEY grows on trees.

And here in GA the Republicans are so busy fighting each other they do not seem to be an attractive option.

GA is lost if the Republicans don’t stop throwing dirt at each other and start positive educating on the real issues.

[ssfromla]

Yes, it's illegals leaving. It's also the depopulation efforts the global elites have been pursuing and there is no one to stop them.

The shots which gave many (including children) myocarditis. Strokes are a major problem and from what coroners have said they've never seen anything like it.

The heavy metals from the skies are in our air, went into the dirt and are in our water. They're using a sun simulator (which is white, our sun is yellow) and everyone needs vitamin D because the vitamins aren't as good. There are commercial after commercial for vitamins now.

Our food: they've stripped all essential vitamins from our food and replaced them with chemicals. Our meat is no longer meat. It's been replaced with lab grown/3D printed meat.

Their goals are for no human to be alive (except for them and they don't count for they lack a soul) and those who are left will be transhumans.

Ever wondered why trans is pushed so hard? It's because the trans agenda is a warm up to the transhumanism agenda.

Call me crazy if you want to because it won't be the first time but I've never been wrong on my predictions. It's not going to get any better because they're getting away with their plans. Where the hell's RFK? Still going on about colors when there's major problems with our food?

[Mathews]

These stories are becoming a regular sight. Hummmmm, lower populace. Why? Could it be the thing which we weren’t allowed to speak of? Could it be because young people are... Sterile? Could it be the number of miscarriages as risen... A lot? Probably not. It’s just the Boomers heading out and young folks not doing what young folks used to do. Probably...

[Theoria]

Laredo is booming. Perhaps illegals have left, but wealthier Mexicans are fleeing there for safety.

[Wuli]

Demonstrating how the entire Dim illegal immigration promotion is 100% about the census every decade and that census counting all the illegals in “blue” districts.

[Tax-chick]

“all saw big drops in population growth”

A slowed rate of growth is not the same as “shrinking.”

[Diana in Wisconsin]

My entire COUNTY has 20,000 people in it and a few hundred thousand cows.

That’s more than enough for me. ;)

[MinorityRepublican]

These stories are becoming a regular sight. Hummmmm, lower populace. Why? Could it be the thing which we weren’t allowed to speak of? Could it be because young people are... Sterile? Could it be the number of miscarriages as risen... A lot? Probably not. It’s just the Boomers heading out and young folks not doing what young folks used to do. Probably...

Take a look at our system. The incentives are not there for people to get married especially men.

Also, we have a generous welfare system so everyone gets social security.

[MinorityRepublican]

It's also the depopulation efforts the global elites have been pursuing and there is no one to stop them.

Agreed. It's happening everywhere unless you live in a $#itty third world nation.

[roving]

An estimated 1,126,000 clinician-provided abortions occurred in the United States in 2025

[datricker]

RFK had shoulder surgery a couple weeks back - you won’t see him for a awhile, if you do he is probably pretty mediated. Surgeons lie about how difficult the recovery is for most people - otherwise people won’t do it to paraphrase my wife’s surgeon.

[Robert DeLong]

Perhaps they were raptured. 😁🤙