Fastest Shrinking County in Every State

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31. New Mexico: Colfax County
> 2010-2017 population change: -11.4% (13,733 to 12,174)
> 2010-2017 population change, New Mexico: +1.1% (2,064,607 to 2,088,070)
> 2010-2017 pop. change due to migration: -1,449
> 2017 unemployment: 6.0% (New Mexico: 6.2%)

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32. New York: Delaware County
> 2010-2017 population change: -6.0% (47,888 to 45,001)
> 2010-2017 population change, New York: +2.3% (19,405,185 to 19,849,399)
> 2010-2017 pop. change due to migration: -1,887
> 2017 unemployment: 5.6% (New York: 4.7%)

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33. North Carolina: Northampton County
> 2010-2017 population change: -9.9% (22,034 to 19,862)
> 2010-2017 population change, North Carolina: +7.3% (9,574,247 to 10,273,419)
> 2010-2017 pop. change due to migration: -1,585
> 2017 unemployment: 6.3% (North Carolina: 4.6%)

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34. North Dakota: Barnes County
> 2010-2017 population change: -2.9% (11,060 to 10,734)
> 2010-2017 population change, North Dakota: +12.0% (674,518 to 755,393)
> 2010-2017 pop. change due to migration: -217
> 2017 unemployment: 2.7% (North Dakota: 2.6%)

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35. Ohio: Carroll County
> 2010-2017 population change: -5.1% (28,848 to 27,385)
> 2010-2017 population change, Ohio: +1.0% (11,539,282 to 11,658,609)
> 2010-2017 pop. change due to migration: -1,271
> 2017 unemployment: 5.9% (Ohio: 5.0%)