The deeply failing state of Illinois lost nearly 150,000 citizens to other states, many to Florida and Tennessee, but even more to neighboring states including Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin.
Despite the claims of the Land of Lincoln’s government and Democrat state officials, data from the U.S. Census Bureau, U-Haul, and other sources reveal that Illinois has lost many thousands more citizens than it has gained over the last several years.
According to the Bureau’s recent state-to-state migration data, Illinois has lost citizens to 40 other states between 2020 and 2021, losing 150,000 citizens but only finding 4,000 new citizens from about nine states.
Illinois lost the most citizens to Florida but lost an even greater number to local states.
Illinois lost 23,414 to Florida and another 9,873 to Tennessee for a total of 33,287 citizens to the two southern states. However, the state has lost far more to surrounding states of Indiana (19,083), Wisconsin (16,845), and Missouri (14,861) for a total of 50,789 citizens lost to these local, Midwestern states.
The numbers show that most Illinoisans are moving just across the borders to nearby states to escape Illinois’ crushing taxes, failing economy, and loss of jobs.