Illinois gaining or losing population?

[BrickHouse88]

Hey, I was born and raised in Illinois.

Since 2015, lots of sites have said that Illinois is losing population every year. More people moving out of state in IL per year than any other state. (Except in 2020, it came in 2nd place.)

Here are some sources for example.

Illinois saw nation’s worst population loss during the decade

Illinois suffered its sixth consecutive year of population decline in 2019, driven entirely by residents leaving for other states.

www.illinoispolicy.org

Illinois loses more residents in 2016 than any other state

In 2016, Illinois lost 37,508 people, putting its population at the lowest its been in a decade

www.chicagotribune.com

Illinois' recent population loss equivalent to losing one of its biggest cities

Illinois’ people problem is worsening. And it’s driven by residents leaving for greener pastures.

www.illinoispolicy.org

Illinois' Population Declined More Than Any Other State This Decade, Data Shows

Illinois’ population shrunk by more than any other state from 2010 to 2019, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Since the beginning of the decade, Illinois has lost 159,751 residents which equals 1.2% of its population. Only one other state, West Virginia, had a higher...

www.nbcchicago.com

But now, sites on Google are saying those statistics are all WRONG. That was all false information, f'd up miscalculations. Illinois has actually gained population since 2015 according to the 2020 census.

Illinois sets new record high population of over 13 million residents

After a review of 2020 data, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that Illinois’ population was under-counted by nearly 2-percent.

www.kwqc.com

After Population Loss Reported, Revised Census Numbers Show Illinois Actually Gained 250K Residents

The story had been that people were leaving Illinois, and that the population dropped by about 18,000. But the U.S. Census Bureau came out last week with fresh numbers in its post-enumeration survey that show the reverse: The state gained some 250,000 people between 2010 and 2020.

news.wttw.com

I know the census is only done once every 10 years, but how could soooo many sites be so WRONG? So many sites were saying Illinois was losing more people than any other state from 2015 - 2021 (except in 2020 when it came in 2nd place for population loss.)

Anyone know what's up with that? How the estimates could be so off.

 

[Oddball]

Try to rent a U-Haul going out of state and you'll know.

 

[BrickHouse88]

Ttt.