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?