Chicago Areas With Steep Black Population Decline See More Violence And Job Loss

Chicago areas with steep Black population decline see more violence and job loss

Since 2010, nearly two-thirds of the people killed or wounded by gunfire in Chicago were in areas with the largest Black population loss.

By Alden Loury

In the conclusion of its State of Black Chicago 2023 report, the Chicago Urban League tied the future of the city’s Black communities to the long-standing trend of declining Black population.

“As the Black population in Chicago declines, several serious issues emerge for the remaining Black residents,” the report warned.

Released this month, the report also highlighted persistent gaps in median household income, home ownership, hypertension rates and several other educational, economic and health indicators. To address the inequities and to counteract past injustices that continue to harm Black communities, the Chicago Urban League called for city leaders to adopt several forms of reparations — including cash payments and jobs programs.

In its conclusion, the report called attention to the city’s declining Black population and how Black Chicagoans were moving to the suburbs and other states in search of housing and employment, higher-performing schools and safer communities. The report warned of serious consequences if the depopulation persists.

 

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