More than 87,000 people moved out of Illinois taking with them nearly $10 billion in income, according to the latest Internal Revenue Service data.
For well over a year, Governor J.B. Pritzker has denied the state’s population decline, saying the census is getting it wrong. In May, he doubled down.
However, IRS data shows between calendar years 2021 and 2022, the number of people flowing into Illinois was nearly 177,000 and the number flowing out was over 264,000—a net loss of 87,286. Republican State Senator Andrew Chesney said by Democrats continuing to deny population decline, they continue bad policies.
Total lost income was $9.8 billion. Florida was the biggest gainer of Illinoisans leaving the state with 31,600 taking with them $4.1 billion in income.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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