Illinois is losing more residents than any state except for one.
In 2015, Illinois had a population of 12.17 million. By only 2016 (the latest year available), it shrank to about 12.15 million, resulting in a net drop of 138,000 people.
This trend has been the case for awhile, as Illinois citizens have been moving out of the state for years. This exodus from Illinois is due to many factors, the top ones cited by experts being high taxes, high cost of living, high in-state tuition, and a poor jobs…
