May 28, 2017, "Chicago was the only major U.S. city to lose population from 2015 to 2016," LA Times, M. Eltagouri
"By most estimates, Chicago's population will continue to decline.
Over the last year, the Chicago Tribune surveyed dozens of former
residents who said they packed their bags for a variety of reasons: high
taxes, the state budget stalemate, crime, the unemployment rate and
weather.
Black residents have been among those leaving in search
of safe neighborhoods and prosperity, with many heading to the suburbs
and warm-weather states. Chicago lost about 181,000 black residents
between 2000 and 2010, according to census data.
More than any
other city, Chicago has depended on Mexican immigrants to balance the
slow growth of its native-born population. During the 1990s, immigration
accounted for most of Chicago's growth."...
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