Illinois Lost Population Last Decade. Here are Some Key Takeaways
It was hardly a surprise when the U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday that Illinois was one of three states to lose population in the last decade.
For years, census estimates and anecdotes from family, friends and neighbors have confirmed a trend of outmigration from the state for one reason or another.
Yet, it was not as bad as it could have been, with the state losing just over 18,000 people compared to the hundreds of thousands feared. And, as expected, the state lost one U.S. Congressional seat. It could have lost two in a worst-case-scenario.
Gov. JB Pritzker, speaking with reporters in Springfield on Tuesday, said that the census totals “exceeded everyone's expectations” by minimizing the state’s losses.
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For years, census estimates and anecdotes from family, friends and neighbors have confirmed a trend of outmigration from the state for one reason or another.
Yet, it was not as bad as it could have been, with the state losing just over 18,000 people compared to the hundreds of thousands feared. And, as expected, the state lost one U.S. Congressional seat. It could have lost two in a worst-case-scenario.
Gov. JB Pritzker, speaking with reporters in Springfield on Tuesday, said that the census totals “exceeded everyone's expectations” by minimizing the state’s losses.
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