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Overall, the United States grew by 0.4% over the past year that
ended July 1. That’s 1.25 million additional people for a total of
nearly 333.3 million nationwide.
Most of the states grew with Florida and Texas leading the way in
the latest U.S. Census estimates released Thursday. Eighteen states
saw negative net migration. Behind only California and New York,
Illinois was third worst for people leaving the state.
Illinois had more births than deaths in the year that ended July 1,
and more inbound international migration. But, domestic migration
saw the state lose 141,600. For the year that ended July 1, Illinois
lost 110,000 on net.
“Not good numbers for the state and continued rejection of the
policies that we’ve seen from here and it’s important to note that
our neighboring states, with the exception of Michigan, they all
grew,” Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski told The Center Square.
The total net loss for Illinois in the past year equates to around
the size of Peoria or Springfield.
When looking at the annual estimate change from April 1, 2020, to
July 1, 2022, Illinois’ population went from 12.8 million to 12.5
million, a decline of more than 230,513.
It’s not just the annual estimates that show Illinois’ decline
accelerating. There’s continued IRS migration data or moving
companies that have Illinois high on the list for outbound moves.
Another Census number released earlier this month was the poverty
rate. Illinois’ edged up from last year to 12.1%. Dabrowski said
Illinois is spiraling.
“We’re putting more and more people on food stamps, more people on
Medicaid, so we’re creating more dependency and creating less jobs
and that combination is a disaster, which is one of the reasons why
people will just leave the state,” he said.
Greg Bishop reports on Illinois government and
other issues for The Center Square. Bishop has years of
award-winning broadcast experience and hosts the WMAY Morning
Newsfeed out of Springfield. |
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