Illinois’ population actually grew by about 250,000 between 2010 and 2020, according to updated census figures.
— something that happens after each once-a-decade head count of the U.S. population — it discovered the state’s population figures had likely been undercounted.The census findings last year showing the population decline underscored a major contention, made mostly by Republicans looking to criticize Illinois’ Democratic government leaders, that people are fleeing the state due in part to high taxes and crime.
But some experts say jubilation over a modest increase is as shortsighted as bemoaning a slight decline. Despite being the population capital of the Midwest with, according to the new estimate, about 13 million residents, Illinois still lost a congressional seat after the census, and the state continues to have some out-migration issues, keeping it in a demographic quandary compared with other parts of the country.
Buckley said the upward adjustment is no surprise, given the difficult conditions of the 2020 census. Not only did it take place during the early months of the pandemic, but some potential respondents were alarmed by the Trump administration’s insistence on a question about citizenship, she said. “We will continue to see contraction but the state is growing,” he said. “Those suburban metropolitan areas do seem to be keeping our population growth positive.”, Buckley said surveys suggest Illinois taxes aren’t driving the exodus.
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