{"id":2357006,"date":"2024-10-19T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T18:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-administration-continues-to-deny-illinois-population-decline-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T14:04:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T18:04:22","slug":"pritzker-administration-continues-to-deny-illinois-population-decline-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-administration-continues-to-deny-illinois-population-decline-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritzker administration continues to deny Illinois\u2019 population decline &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fpritzker-administration-continues-to-deny-illinois-population-decline-washington-examiner%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=2357006&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--><p>### Summary of Illinois \u200bPopulation Trends<\/p>\n<p>Illinois is experiencing a significant and prolonged decline in its population, which has now reached its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-gonna-have-to-wake-up-jeff-sessions-rips-us-policy-with-china-calls-country-greatest-threat\/\" title=\"\u2018We\u2019re Gonna Have To Wake Up\u2019: Jeff Sessions Rips US Policy With China, Calls Country \u2018Greatest\u2019 Threat\">10th consecutive year<\/a>. The latest estimates indicate a decrease \u200dof nearly 33,000 residents in 2023,\u200b attributed largely to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-lost-more-residents-than-any-other-state-in-2022-u-s-census-bureau\/\" title=\"California Lost More Residents Than Any Other State In 2022: U.S. Census Bureau\">domestic outmigration<\/a>. Specifically, over\u2064 83,000 individuals left Illinois for other \u2062states,\u2063 contributing \u200dto one of the highest outmigration rates in the\u200c U.S. Despite some \u200cinternational migration offsetting these losses, the overall trend points towards a decline.<\/p>\n<p>###\u200d Pritzker Administration&#8217;s Stance<\/p>\n<p>In response \u2064to the census data, members of the Pritzker administration, particularly\u2062 Deputy Governor Andy Manar, have publicly contested the notion of\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-businesses-now-fleeing-to-florida\/\" title=\"New York Businesses Now Fleeing To Florida\">population decline<\/a>. During\u2064 a \u200crecent \u2063panel, Manar asserted that Illinois has\u200c more residents than ever, referencing\u2062 the Census Bureau&#8217;s Post\u200d Enumeration Survey as evidence \u200bthat population figures were inaccurately reported by the Census. He suggests this\u2063 is a\u200d corrective\u200b measure reflecting\u200c a \u200dtrue increase in population. However, critics, including \u200cWirepoints President\u2064 Ted Dabrowski, argue\u200c against this assertion, \u2063highlighting the substantial \u2062evidence of population loss reflected\u200d in census data. \u200d <\/p>\n<p>This\u200d discrepancy between \u200dadministrative claims and the census findings \u2064continues \u200dto fuel debate regarding Illinois&#8217; population \u200bdynamics and\u2064 the implications for the state&#8217;s economic\u2063 and social fabric.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pritzker administration continues to deny Illinois&rsquo; population decline<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1839761\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The Pritzker administration continues to deny the state is losing population.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During a panel discussion about pensions with the Better Government Association this week, Deputy Gov. Andy Manar was asked about the state&rsquo;s economic trends, including population decline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There has never been more people living in the state of Illinois than there is today,&rdquo; Manar said. &ldquo;The Census is the Census. There&rsquo;s a thing called the Post Enumeration Survey which shows Illinois gained population. It&rsquo;s a correction. And it&rsquo;s a real correction from the Census Bureau. So I just want to dispel that right away. Illinois is not losing people. Illinois is gaining people.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Illinois Deputy Governor Andy Manar and Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski discuss Illinois&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginias-new-remote-worker-program-will-pay-you-to-move-there\/\" title=\"West Virginia\u2019s New Remote Worker Program Will Pay You To Move There\">population trends<\/a>.BlueRoomStream<\/p>\n<p>Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski said Manar is not correct. He said while the U.S. Census did modify its numbers for Illinois, it didn&rsquo;t change them upward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re just trying to hang on, right,&rdquo; Dabrowski told The Center Square. &ldquo;You look at every piece of data, IRS, moving vans, everything is showing this massive out migration of people.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dabrowski said to focus on policies to reverse population decline in Illinois, policymakers must first recognize that the state is indeed losing population, which leads to less representation in the U.S. Congress and fewer federal tax dollars coming back to Illinois. After the 2020 Census, Illinois lost one of its seats in the U.S., dropping from 18 seats to 17.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you don&rsquo;t admit that you&rsquo;re losing population, then you don&rsquo;t fix the problems,&rdquo; Dabrowski said. &ldquo;We got lots of problems whether it&rsquo;s on taxation, on crime, home values, job opportunities.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The most recent state-to-state migration flow data Wirepoints&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wirepoints.org\/another-annual-census-migration-report-another-93000-net-loss-of-illinoisans-to-other-states-wirepoints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>analyzed<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for the most recent year shows another 93,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialised-healthcare-cancer-waiting-time-targets-missed-in-98-of-nhs-england-areas\/\" title=\"Socialised Healthcare: Cancer Waiting Time Targets Missed in 98% of NHS England Areas\">000 fewer people<\/a> in Illinois.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1839761\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1839761\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pritzker administration insists Illinois&#8217; population isn&#8217;t declining<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2357007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23291684603724-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38781,6413,43327,43328],"class_list":["post-2357006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-government-policies","tag-illinois","tag-population-decline","tag-pritzker-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23291684603724-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357006","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=2357006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}