Chicago became the only metropolis of the United States, whose population decreases

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According to data released by the US Census Bureau, Chicago became the only 20 of the largest US cities, whose population decreased in 2016 year over the previous year.

In 2016, Chicago’s population decline was double what it was a year earlier. The trend of depopulation can be traced for the third year. Between 2015 and 2016, the population decreased by 8 638 inhabitants. A year ago, this figure was at the level of 4 934 people.

Not only the population of Chicago is declining, but also the surrounding areas, which extend into Wisconsin and Indiana. In areas adjacent to Chicago, the depopulation rate is at the level of 19 570 people.

According to the December census, the population of Illinois has decreased by 37 508 people.

Chicago population decline is one of the indicators of demographic trends in 2016. During the economic crisis of 2008, families preferred to move to the cities, and the migration to the suburbs stopped. During the economic recovery, everything began to change again. Living in the suburbs has become popular again.

Major US cities continue to grow, but the process is no longer as fast as before. For example, if the population of Houston in 2015 was increased by 40817 people, then in 2016, by 18 666 residents. Even in New York, there has been a decline in population growth — from 44 512 in 2015 to 21 171 in 2016.

According to experts, the population of Chicago will decrease. According to a March 2017 poll, around 89 547 residents left Chicago and its surrounding suburbs in 2016. They moved to other states. Chicago, more than any other American metropolis, depended on Mexican migrants who smoothed the slow growth of the local population of the city. After 2007, the Mexican population of Chicago began to steadily decrease, which affected the statistics of demography.

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