Fastest shrinking metro areas, 2010-2020
A chart showing the fastest shrinking metro areas over the last decade in the US. Five of the top ten are located at least partially in West Virginia.
Metro Area
2010 population
2020 population
Percent change
Pine Bluff, AR
100,258
87,751
−12.5%
−12.5%
Danville, IL
81,625
74,188
−9.1%
−9.1%
Cumberland, MD-WV
103,299
95,044
−8.0%
−8.0%
Beckley, WV
124,898
115,079
−7.9%
−7.9%
Johnstown, PA
143,679
133,472
−7.1%
−7.1%
Charleston, WV
278,009
258,859
−6.9%
−6.9%
Farmington, NM
130,044
121,661
−6.4%
−6.4%
Decatur, IL
110,768
103,998
−6.1%
−6.1%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
124,454
116,903
−6.1%
−6.1%
Wheeling, WV-OH
147,950
139,513
−5.7%
−5.7%