(NEXSTAR) — While some 300,000 people moved out of Illinois last year, a recent analysis found some cities across the Land of Lincoln are still growing.
Personal finance website SmartAsset recently analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to find the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Of the more than 600 cities analyzed based on one- and five-year changes in population, the report found five cities — two in Maryland and three in Texas — saw their population increase by more than 10% between 2022 and 2023.
One Illinois city, Elgin, wasn’t far behind. Coming in seventh overall, Elgin saw a year-over-year population increase of more than 8%, according to SmartAsset’s analysis. Between 2018 and 2023, the city’s population grew by slightly less at 7%.
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Six other Illinois cities also experienced growth between 2022 and 2023. After Elgin, the next fastest-growing spot in Illinois is Arlington Heights (where the Chicago Bears would like to move ), which saw a population growth of more than 4.7%. Over the previous five years, though, its population grew by less than 1%.