Recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau revealed Illinois has seen outsized shifts in its population by age demographic when compared to the national average.
The population of young residents in the state is decreasing at a rate multiple times the national average.
According to Bryce Hill, senior director of fiscal and economic analysis for the Illinois Policy Institute, the new data reveals demographics of the state’s population are shifting differently to other states.
He also said the youth, or under 20, population became smaller nationally as a result of decreased birth rates and the process of aging, but the population of young Illinoisans was falling at a sharper rate.
Hill said the state’s decline can’t be attributed to natural processes alone, but instead it’s a combination of factors that includes outmigration of residents from the state.
He noted lawmakers should be aware and seek to emulate the conditions in other states that Illinois residents are leaving for.
Hill said taxes are a likely culprit.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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