The BEA released their personal income stats by state last week for Q1 2023. Illinois is #5 for highest increase of per capita personal income Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2020 and also #5 for highest aggregate increase of personal income for those same dates, comparing. Again, anecdotes don't mean shit and the IRS data you see in various news articles is literally 3 years old right now.
Source: United States Bureau of Economic Analysis
https://www.bea.gov/data/income-savi...ncome-by-state
Changes in personal income Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2020 by state
1. California: +$424.83B
2. Texas: +$364.69B
3. Florida: +$293.61B
4. New York: +$179.75B
5. Illinois: +$125.01B
6. Pennsylvania: +$120B
7. Georgia: +$114.62B
8. North Carolina: +$112.78B
9. New Jersey: +$101.96B
10. Ohio: +$98.2B
11. Virginia: +$93.88B
12. Washington: +$89.88B
13. Massachusetts: +$87.69B
14. Arizona: +$83.78B
15. Michigan: +$81.68B
16. Colorado: +$76.93B
17. Tennessee: +$74.59B
18. Indiana: +$59.61B
19. Minnesota: +$59.46B
20. Maryland: +$57.6B
Changes in personal income per capita Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2020 by state
1. Massachusetts: +$13,045
2. Washington: +$11,946
3. California: +$11,904
4. Nebraska: +$11,358
5. Illinois: +$11,350
6. New York: +$11,348
7. New Jersey: +$11,131
8. Colorado: +$11,111
9. Connecticut: +$11,069
10. Oregon: +$10,619
11. North Dakota: +$10,601
12. Florida: +$10,493
13. New Hampshire: +$10,474
14. South Dakota: +$10,361
15. Virginia: +$10,208
16. Minnesota: +$10,168
17. Iowa: +$10,103
18. Maine: +$10,046
19. Nevada: +$9869
20. Utah: +$9830