By: Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner | Wirepoints
Fresh data from the U.S. Census continues to point to the loss of Illinoisans to domestic outmigration: Illinois netted a loss of 116,000 residents to other states in 2022. Those losses are on top of the 141,000 Illinoisans that fled in 2021.
The new losses compound the problem of the last decade, from 2010 to 2020, when Illinois was one of just three states in the entire country to shrink in the Census’ population count. Mississippi and West Virginia were the other two states to shrink.
The latest data shows Illinois was a net loser of residents to 36 different states in 2022, resulting in a net out-migration of 126,000 residents to those 36 states. On the flip side, Illinois was a net winner of residents from just 13 states. The net in-migration from those nine states totaled just 12,000 residents.
In all, Illinois netted a loss of nearly 116,000 residents to other states in 2022 (includes 1,500 in losses to DC as well).
The Census data continues to show the favorite destination for Illinoisans wanting a new home is Florida. The Sunshine State gained a net 21,184 residents from Illinois.
But destinations number 2, 3 and 4 aren’t booming southern states or retiree-friendly havens like Arizona or the Carolinas.
Instead, Illinoisans are simply moving just over the border. Illinoisans’ number two destination in 2022 was Indiana, which gained a net 17,223 Illinoisans, followed by Wisconsin, a net 14,605 Illinoisans gained, and Iowa, a net 7,972 Illinoisans gained.
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