Annual census estimates released this week show Illinois’ largest cities continuing to lose population. Governor J.B. Pritzker again denied it.
When asked why he thinks the state’s major cities are losing population, Governor Pritzker said the state gained population and the annual estimates calculated by the U.S. Census Bureau are wrong.
The 2020 post enumeration survey Governor Pritkzer mentioned did lead to the census adding more people they missed. However, the census reported Illinois lost 79,500 after approving the state’s request to include 46,400 Illinoisans. That still leaves a 2020 population loss of 33,100. State Representative Chris Miller called Governor Pritzker a “population denier.”
Illinois has lost a seat in the U.S. House after the last census in 2020. In it’s “2023 City and Town Population Estimates,” the census said Chicago’s population loss of 8,208 was the nation’s third-largest, behind New York and Philadelphia. Since the last census in 2020, Chicago has lost nearly 3% of its population.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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