In the past three years, Sangamon County saw a $5,124 real GDP growth adjusted to inflation, or 1.25 index, which has continued to rise since 2020 according to a 2021 report by Bureau of Economic Analysis. Besides GDP, Sangamon saw an 11.80 percent boost in businesses established, making it the 7th highest business growth in Illinois since 2021.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.