

The categories below that are not “other” should be read as people choosing solely that race or ethnicity and not a combination this is sometimes written as “ alone”.

Note that the Census form allows people to pick multiple races and combine it with an ethnicity of Hispanic or Latino. The following analysis was done by demographer Frank Calebrese. Which demographic groups grew and shrunk? The intervening population estimates - which showed “worrying” declines - were off, as explained in this Crain’s article. What is Chicago’s population now?Ĭhicago’s population in 2010 was 2,695,598 and in 2020 was 2,746,388, an increase of 1.9 percent. To deal with this, Illinois legislature leaders scheduled a one-day special session on Friday, August 31. Cook County was among 29 counties that were undercounted.

The Daily Line compared the ACS and decennial census data and found “wide deviation”: “The ACS data undercounted the state by 41,877 residents”, to give one example.
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We explained these new state boundaries and added them to our map in June. The Illinois General Assembly used less accurate American Community Survey (ACS) data to redistrict the Illinois legislature and Cook County Board of Review boundaries. The most recent release, of decennial census data, on August 12, 2021, is what has been in the news this month it’s the first dataset that includes information at the city level. In April, the bureau published “apportionment” data that says how many Congresspersons each state will have (Illinois will lose one Congressional seat see the other states). Census Bureau conducted the count last year. The Bridgeport community area’s population increased by 5.6 percent from 2010 to 2020, and the number of dwelling units increased by 6.4 percent - likely assisted by the high area of non-residential redeveloped for townhouses like those shown above.
