2022 saw Cook County, home to Chicago, lose over 24,000 residents, marking the fourth-largest US county population decline since 2020.
Cook County, home to Chicago, lost over 24,000 residents in 2022, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. This marks the fourth-largest population decline among US counties, with Chicago's home county losing 188,000 residents since 2020. Despite an influx of international immigrants, Cook County bucked the broader post-pandemic trend, and its population fell by over 24,000 in 2022.
March 14, 2024
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