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Illinois\u2019 population of young people is dwindling, an editorial from the Chicago<\/a> Tribune warned.<\/p>\n

“A dwindling youth population means shrinking potential \u2014 not just economically, but in civic energy, creativity and community life. That\u2019s bad news for a state that depends on young people to power its workforce and its future,” the editorial stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n

he Tribune\u2019s editorial board described the conditions of an aging population in Illinois, adding that the Prairie State<\/a> is “aging faster than the rest of the country.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The board urged Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D., to take action on the issue, citing that the state “desperately” needs to “retain and attract young people.” Pritzker signed legislation making college more accessible and affordable. The move came after Pritzker cited the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s research showing that nearly\u00a0half<\/a> of the state\u2019s high school graduates were fleeing to colleges outside the state and not returning.<\/p>\n

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“There is a 70% likelihood that when they get to whatever that university is outside of Illinois, they\u2019re not coming back,” Pritzker said at a news conference in March. “That\u2019s a real problem, so we want to keep our best and brightest in the state.”<\/p>\n

Other factors are driving the state’s aging population.<\/p>\n

Illinois\u2019 retiree population is growing. Currently, the median age is 39.4, five years older than in 2000, according to the editorial.<\/p>\n

That is “rising steadily,” the board added. However, the state was younger than the rest of the country, on average, 25 years ago.<\/p>\n

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The number of “prime-age working adults” declined in Illinois by 1% from 2020 to 2024, while the rest of the country increased by 2%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The board detailed the cause of the declining population of young people is due to population loss, “outmigration,” and low birth-rates<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Illinois faces a demographic double bind. Not only are fewer women of childbearing age remaining in the state because of persistent outmigration, but those who stay are having fewer children than their counterparts elsewhere. Our birth rate already lags behind most states \u2014 particularly those in the South and West \u2014 and the gap is growing,” the Tribune wrote. “The long-term implications for our workforce, tax base and economic vitality are hard to ignore.”<\/p>\n

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