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The annual migration report from Allied Van Lines and Zillow found that Illinois reported the largest outmigration of residents of any state during 2021, which would make last year the 8th consecutive year of population decline in Illinois.
We've been hearing for years about how Illinois has been hemorrhaging so many residents that we lead the entire Midwest in outbound migration, and are one of the top three states in the entire country when it comes to population loss.
Illinois leads the Midwest in people leaving for other states, but when those former Illinoisans land somewhere else, what makes them homesick for Illinois?
The U.S. Census Bureau released some population estimates a couple of weeks back that show Illinois is continuing to lose population at a record-setting rate.
The U.S. Census Bureau released some population estimates a couple of weeks back that show Illinois is continuing to lose population at a record-setting rate.