(The Center Square) – The exodus from Illinois continues.
A new report by the Illinois Policy Institute shows Illinois suffered population loss among all eight Illinois-based metro areas and 87 of Illinois’ 102 counties from July 2022 to July 2023.
Using the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, IPI found that Chicago’s population loss accounted for approximately 50% of the state’s total decline of 41,000 residents in 2023. When calculating the total who moved out with 8,300 that moved in to Illinois, the net decline is nearly 33,000. In addition to Chicago, metro areas including Decatur, Springfield and Bloomington-Normal showed big declines relative to the size of their population.
Cook County experienced the nation’s second-largest county population drop, with more than 58,000 residents moving out of the county. Some have decided to relocate to the suburbs, while others left the state. Only Los Angeles County, California, had more residents move.
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