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Establishment exit rate in Illinois

Establishment exit rate in Illinois was 9.135% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.34 pts from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.135%
Change on 2022-0.34 pts
Rank19th of 51US states ranked
Series high11.5661982
Series low8.4882016

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Establishment exit rate in Illinois, 1978 to 2023

8910111219781985199219992006201320231978: 10.528 %1979: 10.215 %1980: 10.858 %1981: 10.779 %1982: 11.566 %1983: 10.423 %1984: 10.676 %1985: 11.341 %1986: 10.288 %1987: 11.125 %1988: 10.144 %1989: 10.165 %1990: 9.482 %1991: 10.311 %1992: 10.176 %1993: 9.17 %1994: 9.11 %1995: 8.984 %1996: 9.426 %1997: 10.312 %1998: 9.067 %1999: 9.305 %2000: 9.388 %2001: 9.862 %2002: 11.075 %2003: 9.781 %2004: 9.421 %2005: 9.736 %2006: 9.684 %2007: 10.17 %2008: 10.37 %2009: 11.197 %2010: 10.245 %2011: 9.704 %2012: 9.451 %2013: 9.367 %2014: 9.027 %2015: 8.802 %2016: 8.488 %2017: 9.051 %2018: 8.774 %2019: 8.52 %2020: 9.404 %2021: 10.075 %2022: 9.471 %2023: 9.135 %8910111219781994201020231978: 10.528 %1979: 10.215 %1980: 10.858 %1981: 10.779 %1982: 11.566 %1983: 10.423 %1984: 10.676 %1985: 11.341 %1986: 10.288 %1987: 11.125 %1988: 10.144 %1989: 10.165 %1990: 9.482 %1991: 10.311 %1992: 10.176 %1993: 9.17 %1994: 9.11 %1995: 8.984 %1996: 9.426 %1997: 10.312 %1998: 9.067 %1999: 9.305 %2000: 9.388 %2001: 9.862 %2002: 11.075 %2003: 9.781 %2004: 9.421 %2005: 9.736 %2006: 9.684 %2007: 10.17 %2008: 10.37 %2009: 11.197 %2010: 10.245 %2011: 9.704 %2012: 9.451 %2013: 9.367 %2014: 9.027 %2015: 8.802 %2016: 8.488 %2017: 9.051 %2018: 8.774 %2019: 8.52 %2020: 9.404 %2021: 10.075 %2022: 9.471 %2023: 9.135 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Period%
20239.135
20229.471
202110.075
20209.404
20198.52
20188.774
20179.051
20168.488
20158.802
20149.027
20139.367
20129.451
20119.704
201010.245
200911.197
200810.37
200710.17
20069.684
20059.736
20049.421
20039.781
200211.075
20019.862
20009.388
19999.305
19989.067
199710.312
19969.426
19958.984
19949.11
19939.17
199210.176
199110.311
19909.482
198910.165
198810.144
198711.125
198610.288
198511.341
198410.676
198310.423
198211.566
198110.779
198010.858
197910.215
197810.528

Compared with United States

Place2023
Illinois9.135
United States9.396

Illinois compared with nearby places

Alabama: 8.232 %Alaska: 9.122 %Arizona: 10.25 %Arkansas: 8.052 %California: 10.256 %Colorado: 11.172 %Connecticut: 8.473 %Delaware: 9.949 %District of Columbia: 8.862 %Florida: 10.909 %Georgia: 10.23 %Hawaii: 8.785 %Idaho: 10.426 %Illinois: 9.135 %Indiana: 8.424 %Iowa: 8.413 %Kansas: 8.326 %Kentucky: 8.203 %Louisiana: 8.056 %Maine: 8.624 %Maryland: 9.125 %Massachusetts: 8.442 %Michigan: 8.428 %Minnesota: 8.592 %Mississippi: 8.544 %Missouri: 9.576 %Montana: 9.705 %Nebraska: 8.214 %Nevada: 10.757 %New Hampshire: 8.522 %New Jersey: 9.58 %New Mexico: 9.245 %New York: 9.691 %North Carolina: 9.073 %North Dakota: 7.986 %Ohio: 8.152 %Oklahoma: 8.918 %Oregon: 9.82 %Pennsylvania: 8.159 %Rhode Island: 8.774 %South Carolina: 8.58 %South Dakota: 8.353 %Tennessee: 8.722 %Texas: 9.394 %Utah: 10.464 %Vermont: 8.57 %Virginia: 8.949 %Washington: 10.333 %West Virginia: 8.312 %Wisconsin: 8.095 %Wyoming: 10.319 %
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Establishment exit rate, 2023, %. Illinois is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Establishment exit rate, Illinois, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, Illinois, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/illinois. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Establishment exit rate, Illinois, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/illinois.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, Illinois, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Establishment exit rate, Illinois, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the establishment exit rate in Illinois?

Establishment exit rate in Illinois was 9.135% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.34 pts from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest establishment exit rate in Illinois?

11.566% in 1982, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment exit rate elsewhere in United States

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