According to a report by Allied Van Lines, Illinois has topped the list for the fourth consecutive year of states that Americans have fled due to high taxes, crime, and a weak economy.

According to the latest U.S. Migration Report from Allied, Illinois has consistently experienced more outbound than inbound moves since 2019.

In the last four years, Illinois residents have made more than 65% interstate moves compared to 35% who moved to Illinois.

In 2022, the top five states for outbound travel will be Illinois, California and New Jersey. Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Michigan are next. Since 2017, Allied has ranked all of the top-outbound states, except for New Jersey. All five governors are Democrats.

The report stated that “those who could afford it relocated south to the Sunbelt region, which provided better economic opportunities with a lower cost-of-living than the West Coast and Northeast.”

Allied’s data shows that the top five states for “inbound” traffic are Arizona, South Carolina North Carolina Tennessee and Texas.

In its report, Allied ranked Florida No. 6 for inbound moves. Inbound moves are highest in the 6th state.

Anaheim is ranked No. 2 in the list. San Diego is second, followed by Chicago and Riverside.

The New York Post reported in April this year that 27% of New Yorkers plan to leave the Empire State within the next five-year period, and 30% of them say they would like to live somewhere else.

The average home price in New York City, and the top three California cities for outbound moving are all significantly higher than the national average.

Chicago is the outlier of the outbound cities in this year’s statistics, as it is the only city with a housing price below the national average. This could be a sign that other factors are at play (e.g. Allied pointed out that crime and economy play a greater role in the migration patterns of Chicago.

Chicago police data show that crime in Chicago is up 54% this year so far compared to the same period in 2019, before the COVID epidemic.

According to the Tax Foundation, Illinois’s effective tax rate is 12.9%, when you factor in local and state taxes.

According to U.S. Census estimates, Illinois’ population in 2010 was more than 12,83 million. By 2022 it will be over 12,58 million.

Census data show that while Chicago is the fourth most popular city for emigration, it lost only 30,000 estimated residents between 2010 and 2022. This means the majority of those leaving the state are from other areas of the state.

Illinois implemented strict lockdowns after the COVID-19 outbreak. This movement was a significant part of this. According to Heritage Foundation, an influential conservative think tank, between July 2021 and July 2022 more people left Illinois than entered, according to Heritage Foundation.

To put this loss in perspective, remember that 127,000 Illinois residents also died during that time period. The foundation said that Illinois’ emigration issue effectively doubled the state’s death rate.

According to a survey conducted by NPR Illinois in 2019 and the University of Illinois Springfield, even before the pandemic began, 61% of Illinoisans polled had considered moving out of the state within the last year.