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Originally Posted by Vlajos
Obviously the loss was much less than expected, which is great. But Illinois is still one of only 3 states to lose population which is terrible. As others have noted, I'm sure the loss will be from downstate. I expect Chicago will be relatively steady with losses in black population offset by gains in whites and asians.
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Right but the narrative was backwards. The fact that it was a loss was no surprise, the surprise was that the loss was so small. A fairer title, IMO would have been:
Illinois loses fewer people than expected in 2020 census