{"id":2200278,"date":"2024-03-16T09:24:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T13:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-census-data-shows-over-80-of-illinois-counties-losing-population\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T09:28:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T13:28:49","slug":"latest-census-data-shows-over-80-of-illinois-counties-losing-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-census-data-shows-over-80-of-illinois-counties-losing-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent census figures reveal that more than 80% of counties in Illinois are experiencing population declines"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flatest-census-data-shows-over-80-of-illinois-counties-losing-population%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200278&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Illinois Battles \u2063a Persistent Population Plunge<\/h2>\n<p>In what seems to have become a persistent trend, the\u2064 <strong>Land of Lincoln<\/strong> is losing its residents. A riveting report from the <strong>Illinois Policy Institute<\/strong> has painted a stark image of statewide depopulation.<\/p>\n<p>Every corner of the once-bustling state has \u2064felt the impact. From the glistening shores of Lake Michigan\u2062 to the rich soil of the \u2062downstate, no\u200b area has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wuhan-lab-kept-nih-funding-despite-trump-crackdown\/\" title=\"Wuhan Lab Kept NIH Funding Despite Trump Crackdown\">left untouched<\/a> by this demographic shift.<\/p>\n<h3>The Unsettling Numbers<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  The report detailed a loss across <strong>all eight Illinois metro areas<\/strong> and\u200c a whopping\u2062 <strong>87 out of 102\u200b counties<\/strong> between July 2022 \u2062and July 2023.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The iconic city of\u200d Chicago stands out, \u200bwith its population decline accounting for half of the <strong>state&#8217;s total decrease of approximately 41,000 residents<\/strong> last year. Once we \u200dfactor\u200b in the influx of a modest 8,300 newcomers, we&#8217;re\u200c still looking at\u200c a net loss nearing 33,000.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s not just about the\u2062 big city. <strong>Decatur<\/strong>, <strong>Springfield<\/strong>,\u2063 and <strong>Bloomington-Normal<\/strong> have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-strongholds-are-seeing-their-tax-revenue-plummet\/\" title=\"Tax revenue in Democratic strongholds is plummeting.\">witnessed significant drops<\/a>, each alarming when considered against their\u200b population \u200csize.<\/p>\n<h3>The \u2064County at\u2064 the Core<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cook County<\/strong>, the bedrock of \u200cIllinois, recorded the second-largest \u200bpopulation plummet in \u200dthe United States, with\u200d an exodus of over 58,000 residents. These folks\u200b didn&#8217;t just spread out into the surrounding suburbs\u2014many ventured beyond state \u200bborders, \u2062seeking new opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s affecting communities across the state,\u201d<\/em> noted\u200d Bryce Hill, the Illinois Policy Institute&#8217;s director of Fiscal and Economic Research, underscoring the widespread\u2062 nature of the issue.<\/p>\n<h3>State&#8217;s Countermove<\/h3>\n<p>Governor J.B. Pritzker has voiced \u2063his concern and commitment to address these figures,\u200c indicating a probable undercount in the 2020 Census, particularly within \u200dgroup \u2063facilities.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m pleased that the Census Bureau has recognized the undercounting&#8230;\u201d<\/em> Pritzker stated,\u200b emphasizing the state&#8217;s efforts to correct census inaccuracies.<\/p>\n<h3>Deciphering the Departures<\/h3>\n<p>The reasons behind this exodus are \u2063multifaceted. However, Bryce Hill \u2063points to one striking factor: <strong>taxation<\/strong>. \u2064With Illinoisans bearing one \u200bof the heaviest tax burdens in\u2063 the nation, it comes \u2062as no surprise that they&#8217;re migrating to more tax-friendly terrains like <strong>Florida<\/strong>, <strong>Indiana<\/strong>, <strong>Wisconsin<\/strong>, \u200band <strong>Texas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2022, <strong>97%<\/strong> of the residents who left \u2063Illinois chose\u200c states \u2062with lower taxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As Hill articulated, this trend \u2063is\u2064 nothing new. With a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-investigating-hunter-biden-is-spreading-conspiracy-theories\/\" title=\"White House: Investigating Hunter Biden Is \"Spreading Conspiracy Theories\"\">decade-long pattern<\/a> \u2063of decline, a call to action for\u2063 fiscal reform in Illinois has never been more urgent. <strong>&#8220;If lawmakers \u2063don&#8217;t take steps to reduce \u2062the crippling burden of taxes on residents, people will likely \u200bcontinue to leave&#8221;<\/strong>, he warned.<\/p>\n<p>As the Prairie State faces this daunting challenge, the response of its leaders and the \u2063resilience of its communities \u200bwill\u200b be crucial in \u2062determining the social and economic future of Illinois.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center Square reports that an Illinois Policy Institute study highlights ongoing migration from Illinois. According to the U.S. Census Bureau&#8217;s recent data, all eight metro areas and 87 out of 102 counties in the state saw population declines between July 2022 and July 2023, with Chicago notably affected<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2200279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP20002718879776-1024x710.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2200278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP20002718879776-1024x710.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2200278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}