Cities and towns in Illinois lost more than 104,000 people in the 12 months up to July 1, 2021, according to new U.S. Census data released Thursday. Nearly half of Illinois’ losses were from Chicago.
The report for the entire country shows populations continue to shift to towns in the South and West regions of the United States.
“Arizona, Texas, Florida and Idaho all had several places among the 15 fastest-growing cities or towns,” the report said.
Of the 15 largest cities, New York lost nearly 305,500 people. Chicago lost 45,175 people, which was larger than Los Angeles’ loss of 40,537 people. Chicago is the third most populous city behind New York and L.A..
San Antonio, Texas, gained the most of the large cities, seeing an increase of 13,600. Phoenix (13,224) and Fort Worth, Texas (12,916) round out the top gainers.
The updated report also shows Illinois’ nearly 1,300 cities and towns combined lost 104,375 people from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021.
There were big winners in Illinois, but even bigger losers.
Read more here. An entire list of Illinois city population changes can be downloaded here (Barrington Hills data can be found in line 484).
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