Tagged: U.S. Census Bureau

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You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello

Without growth among Hispanics, Illinois population would have plunged 80,000 from 2010 to 2014

  • July 21, 2015
If not for the steady growth of the Hispanic sector from 2010 to 2014, the population of Illinois would have plummeted by nearly 80,000 people, says a Northern Illinois University…

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Illinois population shifts

Rockford sees substantial decline; Naperville, Elgin, Aurora add residents

  • May 26, 2015
New U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that Rockford, the third largest city in Illinois, is leading the state in population decline. From July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014, Rockford’s…

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Illinois leads nation in population decline

NIU CGS: Census data for 2014 shows state’s first net drop since 1980s

  • March 30, 2015
New U.S. Census Bureau data shows Illinois had nearly 10,000 fewer residents in 2014 than in the previous year – the largest numerical decline of any state in the nation…

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