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Fact Sheet: Population Changein Illinois

July 2019Great Cities InstituteUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

v1.0

ContactsMatthew D. WilsonEconomic Development Plannermwilso25@uic.edu

Alex LinaresEconomic Development Planneralinares@uic.edu

1

The population loss experienced by the state of Illinois in recent years has been of interest to policy makers, researchers, Illinois residents, and the media, all of whom have sought explanations for why the state is losing population in recent years. Among the most often cited explanations for the state’s declining population are:• The tax burdens of Illinois residents, ranking ninth highest out of 50 states.1

• The business taxation schemes that result in an “unfriendly” business climate.• The deterioration of the physical condition and social fabric of neighborhoods.• An underfunded educational system.• Changes in the types and locations of jobs, with few middle-income employment options, that have limited

opportunity across the state.

While these explanatory factors have been debated, few have examined where within Illinois the population loss is occurring and compared the recent population trend of Illinois to other states. This fact sheet seeks to provide recent data to further our understanding of where the population loss in Illinois is occurring and compare Illinois to other states in the U.S. This fact sheet provides yearly population figures from 2010 to 2018, comparing population change in Illinois to other states, examining population change in individual counties in Illinois, and examining population change in all the counties in the continental U.S.

Population Loss in Illinois, 2010-2018• Illinois lost 99,682 residents from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, a decline of .78%. • The Illinois population loss of 99,682 residents from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 was larger than any other state in

absolute number, but trailed West Virginia in the percent of population lost. During that period, the population of West Virginia declined -2.61% while the population of Illinois declined .78%.

• In the period from 2010 to 2018, Illinois largest population loss occurred from 2013 to 2018 when the state lost 157,189 residents. The population in Illinois grew slightly from 2010 to 2013, peaking in 2013 at 12,898,269.

• The population loss in Illinois from 2013 to 2018 of 157,189 amounted to a loss of 1.22% of the state’s population. During that same period, the only other states to lose population were Connecticut (-.62%) and West Virginia (-2.59%)

Population Gain by State, 2010-2018• California, Florida, and Texas had the largest population increases from 2010 to 2018, with California increasing

by 2,236,142, Florida increasing by 2,453,540, and Texas increasing by 3,459,166. Those increases amounted to 5.99% in California, 13.02% in Florida, and 13.70% in Texas.

• Nine states and the District of Colombia had population percent increases of more than 10%. The District of Columbia increased 16.09% (+97,360), Utah increased 13.90% (+385,771), Texas increased 13.70% (+3,459,166), Florida increased 13.02% (+2,453,540), Colorado increased 12.82% (+647,283), North Dakota increased 12.65% (+85,367), Nevada increased 12.28% (+331,928), Arizona increased 11.92% (+763,872), Washington increased 11.76% (+792,689), and Idaho increased 11.68% (+183,435).

1 https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494/

2

Tabl

e 1:

Tot

al P

opul

atio

n an

d Po

pula

tion

Cha

nge

from

201

0 to

201

8 an

d 20

13 to

201

8 by

Sta

te

Geo

grap

hic

Are

aPo

pula

tion

Est

imat

e (a

s of

July

1)

# C

hang

e%

Cha

nge

# C

hang

e%

Cha

nge

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2010

-201

820

13-2

018

Alab

ama

4,78

5,44

84,

798,

834

4,81

5,56

44,

830,

460

4,84

2,48

14,

853,

160

4,86

4,74

54,

875,

120

4,88

7,87

110

2,42

32.

14%

57,4

111.

19%

Alas

ka71

3,90

672

2,03

873

0,39

973

7,04

573

6,30

773

7,54

774

1,50

473

9,78

673

7,43

823

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3.30

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30.

05%

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ona

6,40

7,77

46,

473,

497

6,55

6,62

96,

634,

999

6,73

3,84

06,

833,

596

6,94

5,45

27,

048,

876

7,17

1,64

676

3,87

211

.92%

536,

647

8.09

%

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nsas

2,92

1,97

82,

940,

407

2,95

2,10

92,

959,

549

2,96

7,72

62,

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407

2,99

0,41

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997

3,01

3,82

591

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3.14

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1.83

%

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iforn

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37,6

41,8

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38,9

53,1

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2,23

6,14

25.

99%

1,27

6,22

13.

33%

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orad

o5,

048,

281

5,12

1,77

15,

193,

721

5,27

0,48

25,

351,

218

5,45

2,10

75,

540,

921

5,61

5,90

25,

695,

564

647,

283

12.8

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5,08

28.

07%

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nect

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3,57

9,12

53,

588,

023

3,59

4,39

53,

594,

915

3,59

4,78

33,

587,

509

3,57

8,67

43,

573,

880

3,57

2,66

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2,25

0-0

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9,59

590

7,31

691

5,18

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3,63

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2,59

694

1,41

394

9,21

695

7,07

896

7,17

167

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7.51

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4.71

%

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tric

t of C

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bia

605,

085

619,

602

634,

725

650,

431

662,

513

675,

254

686,

575

695,

691

702,

455

97,3

7016

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52,0

248.

00%

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ida

18,8

45,7

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19,8

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3020

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20,6

29,9

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21,2

99,3

252,

453,

540

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2%1,

736,

159

8.87

%

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rgia

9,71

1,81

09,

801,

578

9,90

1,49

69,

973,

326

10,0

69,0

0110

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,111

10,3

04,7

6310

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10,5

19,4

7580

7,66

58.

32%

546,

149

5.48

%

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aii

1,36

3,96

31,

379,

252

1,39

4,90

51,

408,

453

1,41

4,86

21,

422,

484

1,42

8,10

51,

424,

203

1,42

0,49

156

,528

4.14

%12

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0.85

%

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o1,

570,

773

1,58

3,82

81,

595,

441

1,61

1,53

01,

631,

479

1,65

1,52

31,

682,

930

1,71

8,90

41,

754,

208

183,

435

11.6

8%14

2,67

88.

85%

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ois

12,8

40,7

6212

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12,8

84,1

1912

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,269

12,8

88,9

6212

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,342

12,8

26,8

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,196

12,7

41,0

80-9

9,68

2-0

.78%

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,189

-1.2

2%

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ana

6,49

0,43

66,

516,

045

6,53

7,64

06,

568,

367

6,59

3,53

36,

608,

296

6,63

3,34

46,

660,

082

6,69

1,87

820

1,44

23.

10%

123,

511

1.88

%

Iow

a3,

050,

767

3,06

6,05

43,

076,

097

3,09

3,07

83,

109,

504

3,12

1,46

03,

131,

785

3,14

3,63

73,

156,

145

105,

378

3.45

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2.04

%

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sas

2,85

8,21

32,

869,

035

2,88

5,36

12,

893,

510

2,90

0,89

62,

909,

502

2,91

1,26

32,

910,

689

2,91

1,50

553

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1.86

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0.62

%

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tuck

y4,

348,

200

4,36

9,48

84,

386,

381

4,40

4,81

74,

414,

483

4,42

5,99

94,

438,

229

4,45

3,87

44,

468,

402

120,

202

2.76

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1.44

%

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sian

a4,

544,

532

4,57

5,18

44,

600,

814

4,62

4,57

74,

644,

204

4,66

4,85

14,

678,

215

4,67

0,81

84,

659,

978

115,

446

2.54

%35

,401

0.77

%

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ne1,

327,

632

1,32

8,15

01,

327,

691

1,32

8,19

61,

330,

760

1,32

8,48

41,

331,

370

1,33

5,06

31,

338,

404

10,7

720.

81%

10,2

080.

77%

Mar

ylan

d5,

788,

642

5,83

8,99

15,

887,

072

5,92

3,70

45,

958,

165

5,98

6,71

76,

004,

692

6,02

4,89

16,

042,

718

254,

076

4.39

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9,01

42.

01%

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sach

uset

ts6,

566,

431

6,61

3,14

96,

663,

158

6,71

3,94

46,

763,

652

6,79

5,89

16,

826,

022

6,86

3,24

66,

902,

149

335,

718

5.11

%18

8,20

52.

80%

Mic

higa

n9,

877,

535

9,88

1,52

19,

896,

930

9,91

3,34

99,

930,

589

9,93

2,57

39,

951,

890

9,97

6,44

79,

995,

915

118,

380

1.20

%82

,566

0.83

%

Min

neso

ta5,

310,

843

5,34

5,66

85,

376,

550

5,41

3,69

35,

451,

522

5,48

2,50

35,

523,

409

5,56

8,15

55,

611,

179

300,

336

5.66

%19

7,48

63.

65%

Mis

siss

ippi

2,97

0,53

62,

978,

470

2,98

3,76

72,

988,

797

2,99

0,62

32,

988,

693

2,98

8,29

82,

989,

663

2,98

6,53

015

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0.54

%-2

,267

-0.0

8%

Mis

sour

i5,

995,

976

6,00

9,64

16,

024,

081

6,04

0,65

86,

056,

293

6,07

1,74

56,

087,

203

6,10

8,61

26,

126,

452

130,

476

2.18

%85

,794

1.42

%

3

Geo

grap

hic

Are

aPo

pula

tion

Est

imat

e (a

s of

July

1)

# C

hang

e%

Cha

nge

# C

hang

e%

Cha

nge

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2010

-201

820

13-2

018

Mon

tana

990,

722

997,

221

1,00

3,75

41,

013,

564

1,02

1,89

11,

030,

503

1,04

0,86

31,

053,

090

1,06

2,30

571

,583

7.23

%48

,741

4.81

%

Neb

rask

a1,

829,

536

1,84

0,53

81,

853,

323

1,86

5,41

41,

879,

522

1,89

1,50

71,

905,

924

1,91

7,57

51,

929,

268

99,7

325.

45%

63,8

543.

42%

Nev

ada

2,70

2,46

42,

712,

799

2,74

4,56

62,

776,

972

2,81

9,01

22,

868,

666

2,91

9,77

22,

972,

405

3,03

4,39

233

1,92

812

.28%

257,

420

9.27

%

New

Ham

pshi

re1,

316,

777

1,31

9,81

51,

323,

962

1,32

6,40

81,

333,

223

1,33

6,29

41,

342,

373

1,34

9,76

71,

356,

458

39,6

813.

01%

30,0

502.

27%

New

Jers

ey8,

799,

624

8,82

7,78

38,

845,

483

8,85

8,36

28,

866,

780

8,87

0,86

98,

874,

516

8,88

8,54

38,

908,

520

108,

896

1.24

%50

,158

0.57

%

New

Mex

ico

2,06

4,58

82,

080,

395

2,08

7,54

92,

092,

792

2,09

0,34

22,

090,

211

2,09

2,78

92,

093,

395

2,09

5,42

830

,840

1.49

%2,

636

0.13

%

New

Yor

k19

,400

,080

19,4

98,5

1419

,574

,549

19,6

28,0

4319

,656

,330

19,6

61,4

1119

,641

,589

19,5

90,7

1919

,542

,209

142,

129

0.73

%-8

5,83

4-0

.44%

Nor

th C

arol

ina

9,57

4,29

39,

656,

754

9,74

9,12

39,

843,

599

9,93

3,94

410

,033

,079

10,1

56,6

7910

,270

,800

10,3

83,6

2080

9,32

78.

45%

540,

021

5.49

%

Nor

th D

akot

a67

4,71

068

5,13

670

1,11

672

1,99

973

7,38

275

4,02

275

4,35

375

5,17

676

0,07

785

,367

12.6

5%38

,078

5.27

%

Ohi

o11

,539

,327

11,5

43,4

6311

,548

,369

11,5

76,5

7611

,602

,973

11,6

17,8

5011

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,003

11,6

64,1

2911

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,442

150,

115

1.30

%11

2,86

60.

97%

Okl

ahom

a3,

759,

632

3,78

7,82

13,

818,

600

3,85

3,20

53,

878,

367

3,90

9,83

13,

926,

769

3,93

2,64

03,

943,

079

183,

447

4.88

%89

,874

2.33

%

Ore

gon

3,83

7,53

23,

871,

728

3,89

9,11

83,

922,

908

3,96

4,10

64,

016,

918

4,09

1,40

44,

146,

592

4,19

0,71

335

3,18

19.

20%

267,

805

6.83

%

Penn

sylv

ania

12,7

11,1

5812

,744

,583

12,7

66,8

2712

,776

,621

12,7

89,1

0112

,785

,759

12,7

83,5

3812

,790

,447

12,8

07,0

6095

,902

0.75

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,439

0.24

%

Rho

de Is

land

1,05

3,93

81,

053,

536

1,05

4,60

11,

055,

122

1,05

6,01

71,

056,

173

1,05

7,06

31,

056,

486

1,05

7,31

53,

377

0.32

%2,

193

0.21

%

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h C

arol

ina

4,63

5,65

64,

671,

422

4,71

7,11

24,

764,

153

4,82

3,79

34,

892,

253

4,95

8,23

55,

021,

219

5,08

4,12

744

8,47

19.

67%

319,

974

6.72

%

Sout

h D

akot

a81

6,16

582

3,48

483

3,49

684

2,27

084

9,08

885

3,93

386

2,89

087

3,28

688

2,23

566

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8.10

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4.74

%

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esse

e6,

355,

301

6,39

7,41

06,

451,

281

6,49

3,43

26,

540,

826

6,59

0,80

86,

645,

011

6,70

8,79

46,

770,

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414,

709

6.53

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6,57

84.

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25,6

46,2

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26,4

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27,4

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28,3

22,7

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3,45

9,16

613

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2,21

2,38

18.

35%

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h2,

775,

334

2,81

4,21

62,

853,

467

2,89

7,92

72,

937,

399

2,98

2,49

73,

042,

613

3,10

3,11

83,

161,

105

385,

771

13.9

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3,17

89.

08%

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ont

625,

880

626,

979

626,

063

626,

212

625,

218

625,

197

623,

644

624,

525

626,

299

419

0.07

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0.01

%

Virg

inia

8,02

3,68

08,

100,

469

8,18

5,22

98,

253,

053

8,31

2,07

68,

362,

907

8,41

0,94

68,

465,

207

8,51

7,68

549

4,00

56.

16%

264,

632

3.21

%

Was

hing

ton

6,74

2,90

26,

821,

655

6,89

2,87

66,

962,

906

7,05

2,43

97,

163,

543

7,29

4,68

07,

425,

432

7,53

5,59

179

2,68

911

.76%

572,

685

8.22

%

Wes

t Virg

inia

1,85

4,21

41,

856,

074

1,85

6,76

41,

853,

873

1,84

9,46

71,

841,

996

1,83

0,92

91,

817,

048

1,80

5,83

2-4

8,38

2-2

.61%

-48,

041

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9%

Wis

cons

in5,

690,

479

5,70

4,75

55,

719,

855

5,73

6,95

25,

751,

974

5,76

1,40

65,

772,

958

5,79

2,05

15,

813,

568

123,

089

2.16

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,616

1.34

%

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min

g56

4,48

356

7,22

457

6,27

058

2,12

358

2,54

858

5,66

858

4,29

057

8,93

457

7,73

713

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2.35

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Population Change in Illinois by County, 2010-2018• Nine of 102 Counties in Illinois had population increases from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018. Five of those counties

were located in the Chicago metropolitan area, two in central Illinois, and two in southern Illinois. • From July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, Kane County increased 18,072, Will County increased 13,492, Kendall County

increased 12,538, DuPage County increased 10,560, Champaign County increased 8,442, McLean County increased 3,018, Monroe County increased 1,338, Grundy County increased 820, and Williamson County increased 624. • Those population increased amounted to a 10.87% increase in Kendall County, a 4.19% increase in

Champaign County, a 4.05% increase in Monroe County, a 3.50% increase in Kane County, a 1.99% increase in Will County, a 1.78% increase in McLean County, a 1.63% increase in Grundy County, a 1.15% increase in DuPage County, and a .94% increase in Williamson County.

• The 10 counties that lost the largest number of population from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 were Cook County (-18,673), Winnebago County (-11,007), St. Clair County (-9,283), Macon County (-6,072), Peoria County (-5,600), Madison County (-4,885), Vermillion County (-4833), LaSalle County (-4,386), Rock Island County (-4,139), and Kankakee County (-3,395).

• Of those 10 counties that lost the largest number of population from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, 8 of those counties contained small to large Illinois cities. These counties, and cities contained in them include:• Cook County, which contains Chicago.• Winnebago County, which contains Rockford.• St. Clair County, which contains East St. Louis and Bellville.• Macon County, which contains Decatur.• Peoria County, which contains Peoria. • Madison County, which contains Edwardsville.• Rock Island County, which contains Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline. • Kankakee County, which contains Kankakee

• The 10 counties that lost the largest percent of population from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 were primarily in southern and western Illinois and included Alexander County (-26.15%), Pulaski County (-10.76%), Cass County (-10.10%), Hardin County (-9.45%), Gallatin County (-9.26%), Stark County (-9.10%), Marshall County (-8.67%), Henderson County (-8.63%), Massac County (-8.45%), and Schuyler County (-8.33%). • Alexander County’s population loss of 26.15% is the highest in the United States.

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Cook

Lake

Will

Lee

Pike

Ogle

LaSalle

McLeanFulton

Knox

Iroquois

Henry

Adams

Bureau

Shelby

Ford

Clay

Edgar

Wayne

Livingston

Kane

LoganPiatt

Vermilion

Peoria

Fayette

Clark

Hancock

Macoupin

Coles

White

Madison

Champaign

Macon

DeKalb

St. Clair

Marion

Mason

Perry

Mercer

Christian

Sangamon

Tazewell

Morgan

Cass

Warren

Jasper

Jackson

Bond

Greene

Clinton

UnionPope

Whiteside

Carroll

Kankakee

McHenry

Jefferson

Randolph

Saline

Grundy

Jersey

Montgomery

Jo Daviess

Woodford

De Witt

Stark

Franklin

Monroe

Douglas

Schuyler

Scott

Crawford

Brown

Washington

Effingham

Stephenson

Marshall

Moultrie

Kendall

DuPage

Richland

Menard

Johnson

Williamson

Lawrence

Rock Island

Hardin

Hamilton

McDonough

WinnebagoBoone

Gallatin

Henderson

Calhoun

Massac

Cumberland

Pulaski

WabashEdwards

Alexander

Putnam

0 50 10025Miles

July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 Population Change by County in Illinois

¯

6

-3,360

-18,673

3,018

-783

-4,386

8,442

-2,097

-617

-3,095

-714

-406

-15

-4,833

-491

-1,966

-2,230

-2,419

-1,469

-2,486

-1,363-809

-1,247

-939

13,492

-2,500

-717

-687-207

-846

-1,753

820

624

-2,801

-4,885

-114

-2,852

-2,103

-695-1,494

-201

-817

-3,395

-935

-3,158

-9,283

-574

-1,004

-1,282

-5,600

-628

-995

-313

-1,147

-1,359

-283

-2,673

-503

-2,854

-6,072

-2,957

-1,357

-894

-821

-1,529

-634

-1,086

-1,799

-995

-258

-2,983

-431

18,072

-245

-143

-1,080

-152

-4,139

-11,007

-516

-408

1,338

-1,141

-363

-1,334

-543

-526

-1,095

-1,378

-1,157

-1,123

-1,175

-401

10,560

12,538

-408

-294

-367-342

-659

-272

-2,146-1,300

July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 Population Change byCounty in Illinois

-18,673 - -3,360

-3,359 - -2,419

-2,418 - -1,469

-1,468 - -1,157

-1,156 - -939

-938 - -695

-694 - -503

-502 - -313

-312 - 0

1 - 18,072

Counties Outside of Illinois

0 50 10025Miles

July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 Population Change by County in Illinois

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7

-0.36%

-0.48%

1.78%

-3.85%

-7.06%

4.19%

-7.97%

-5.2%

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-6.01%

-1.22%

-5.62%

-2.19%

-4.78%

-6.53%

-2.76%

-4.68%

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-1.81%

-4.87%

-3.23%

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-5.29%

-2.43%

-6.05%

3.5%

-4.96%

-4.88%

-2.99%

-3.43%

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-2.33%

-3.01%

-4.49%

-5.66% -0.16%

-6.4%-4.06%

-8.19%

-5.48%

-2.42%

-5.8%

-4.56%

-4.31%

-4.93%

-5.99%

-4.87%

-7.41%

-6.09%

-0.54%

-3.73%

-5.54%

-4.27%

-0.53%

-1.17%

0.94%

-0.04%

1.64%

-4.15%

-7.02%

-6.5%

-5.11%

-5.02%

-8.33%

-3.33%

-5.04%

-2.52%

-4.95%

-8.67%

-10.1%

-4.89%

-6.94%

-2.22%

-9.1%

-3.21%

-0.95%

-3.88%

-2.8%

4.05%

-1.87%

-3.35%

-8.63%

-5.77%

1.15%

-2.66%

-1.21%

-0.96%

-9.26%

-5.25%

10.87%

-5.77%

-0.97%

-7.53%

-8.45%

-3.08%-5.08%

-26.15%

-9.45%

-10.76%

-4.52%

July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 Population Change byCounty in Illinois

Counties Outside of Illinois

0 50 10025Miles

July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 Percent Population Change by County in Illinois

¯

-26.15% - -8.19%

-8.20% - -6.09%

-6.10% - -5.53%

-5.54% - -4.94%

-4.95% - -4.52%

-4.53% - -3.43%

-3.44% - -2.70%

-2.71% - -1.22%

-1.23% - 0.00%

0.01% - 10.86%

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Population Change by County in the U.S., 2010-2018• Illinois had three of the top 16 counties that lost the largest number of residents from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018.

Those counties were Cook County (-18,672, 3rd most in the U.S.), Winnebago County (11,007, 15th), and St. Clair County (9,283, 16th).

• The top 6 counties that lost the most population from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 contained notable large and mid-sized ‘rust belt’ cities that experienced substantial deindustrialization. Those counties and the cities contained in them include:• Wayne County, Michigan, which lost the most population (-61,262) of any U.S. county and contains Detroit,

Michigan;• Cuyahoga County, Ohio lost the second most population (-34,239) and contains Cleveland, Ohio;• Cook County, Illinois lost the third most population (-18,673) and contains Chicago, Illinois;• The city of Baltimore, which is considered a county equivalent in Maryland lost the 4th most population

(-18,510);• Genesee County lost the fifth most population (18,059) and contains Flint, Michigan; and• The city of St. Louis, which is considered a county equivalent in Missouri lost the 6th most population

(-16,480).

Data Source: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, U.S. Census Bureau.

0 500 1,000250Miles ¯

July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 Population Change by County in the U.S.

July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 Population Change by County in the U.S.

States

-61,262 - -1469

-1,468 - -760

-759 - -449

-448 - -226

-225 - -51

-50 - 174

175 - 834

835 - 2,807

2,808 - 12,762

12,763 - 590,791

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Population Change by Census Region in the U.S., 2010-2018• The U.S. population increased 11,109,707 from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018.• All four census regions in the continental U.S. gained population from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018.

• The Northeast had the smallest population increase and percent population increase, increasing 203,256 or .4%.• The Midwest grew the third most by population count and percent increase, growing 744,609 or 1.1%• The West grew the second most by population and percent increase, growing 3,801,138 or 5.1%• The South grew the most by population and percent increase, growing 6,360,704 or 5.4%

West

South

Midwest

Northeast

Texas

Utah

California

Montana

Arizona

Idaho

Nevada

Oregon

Iowa

Colorado

Kansas

Michigan

Wyoming

New Mexico

Florida

Ohio

Illinois

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

Georgia

Oklahoma

Wisconsin

Washington

Alabama

Maine

New York

Virginia

Arkansas

South Dakota

Louisiana

North Dakota

Indiana

Mississippi

Kentucky

TennesseeNorth Carolina

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

West Virginia

Maryland

Vermont

New Jersey

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Connecticut

Delaware

0 500 1,000250Miles ¯

Census Regions of the Continental U.S.

States

Census RegionsPopulation Percent Change from 2010 to 2018

West, 8.17% Population Increase

South, 8.61% Population Increase

Midwest, 1.99% Population Increase

Northeast, 1.32% Population Increase

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