Illinois’ Population Has Declined For The 10th Consecutive Year
People are leaving Illinois in droves and it doesn t seem to be stopping any time soon.
Things are so bad, only one state has a bigger outbound population according to Atlas Van Lines.
Illinois sits at 62.5% outbound migration only behind New York s 66.4%. It s not much better anywhere you look in the Midwest.
The Midwest region registered the most outbound states with Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana, and Iowa ranking in the top 10. For the fourth year in a row, the Midwest registered zero inbound states.
So why are so many people leaving Illinois and the Midwest? Where are they going? Do jobs and weather have something to do with it?
FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Part 5)
1 1,146 9 minutes read Serving eight states in the Mountain West, this AFS tractor pulls twin-trailers of grocery store products.
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. This ended 45 years of onerous regulation by the federal Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).
One of the most dramatic changes that occurred due to deregulation was the virtual explosion in the number of trucking firms. From 1980 to 1990, the number of licensed carriers doubled – from fewer than 20,000 to more than 40,000!