Illinois’ failure to keep and attract residents is driving the Land of Lincoln’s population decline.

A series of recent reports have illustrated the severity of the Land of Lincoln’s outmigration trend.

Solving Illinois’ people problem requires addressing the high cost of government, which makes the state far less attractive for people looking to plant roots.

Heavy losses of Illinoisans to other states have caused the Land of Lincoln to shrink for four consecutive years.

Census data released Dec. 20 show the Land of Lincoln is no longer the fifth-largest state in the U.S.

Illinois’ exodus of people and money is the state’s most pressing policy problem. Until lawmakers get serious about addressing its causes, there’s little reason to think the trend will change.

New data from the IRS show Illinois lost $720 million and 21,800 people on net to neighboring states from 2015-2016.

The Land of Lincoln is experiencing heavy losses of people and income to other states, new IRS data reveal. Illinois lost more than 86,000 people and $4.75 billion in adjusted gross income to other states from 2015-2016.

Decatur lost 3,400 residents from 2010 to 2016, or about 4.5 percent of its population.

Twelve of the 29 Illinois cities with over 50,000 in population are losing residents.