It was the second greatest decline among all U.S. counties, behind only Los Angeles County.
The Cook County population drop was the second-worst in the country, behind only Los Angeles County, according to the latest census estimates.Baseball season has begun and Cook County residents are going, going, gone by the tens of thousands, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest estimates.
Of the 47 counties in the country with 1 million or more residents, only four - Philadelphia, Kings , Queens and Bronx - experienced sharper percentage declines. Bronx County had the sharpest decline, at almost 3%.Cook County's decline, however, is not as sharp as last year's , thanks largely to international migration, according to demographers with the Census Bureau. An influx of about 18,000 immigrants helped to offset an estimated 94,000 residents lost via domestic migration.
RELATED: Illinois census data shows state undercounted by nearly 2%, gaining 250K residents, bureau admits Of the state's 102 counties, almost all declined in population and, of the counties surrounding Chicago, only McHenry grew, gaining 155 residents. DuPage lost the most, losing 5,547 residents for a rate of 0.6%.
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