Special Report
Fastest Shrinking County in Every State
July 10, 2018 8:43 am
Last Updated: January 11, 2020 9:16 pm
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6. Colorado: Rio Grande County
> 2010-2017 population change: -6.0% (12,025 to 11,301)
> 2010-2017 population change, Colorado: +11.1% (5,048,029 to 5,607,154)
> 2010-2017 pop. change due to migration: -817
> 2017 unemployment: 4.3% (Colorado: 2.8%)
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7. Connecticut: Litchfield County
> 2010-2017 population change: -4.0% (189,829 to 182,177)
> 2010-2017 population change, Connecticut: +0.2% (3,580,171 to 3,588,184)
> 2010-2017 pop. change due to migration: -5,572
> 2017 unemployment: 4.3% (Connecticut: 4.7%)
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8. Delaware: No county with population decline
> 2010-2017 population change, Delaware: +6.9% (899,712 to 961,939)
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9. Florida: Madison County
> 2010-2017 population change: -4.2% (19,248 to 18,449)
> 2010-2017 population change, Florida: +11.3% (18,846,461 to 20,984,400)
> 2010-2017 pop. change due to migration: -652
> 2017 unemployment: 4.4% (Florida: 4.2%)
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10. Georgia: Macon County
> 2010-2017 population change: -9.1% (14,641 to 13,314)
> 2010-2017 population change, Georgia: +7.4% (9,712,696 to 10,429,379)
> 2010-2017 pop. change due to migration: -1,377
> 2017 unemployment: 7.0% (Georgia: 4.7%)
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