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Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate, 2023

Menard County had the highest establishment entry rate of 102 counties in 2023, at 15.169%. Moultrie County had the lowest, at 5.067%. The median was 8.221% and the figure for Illinois was 9.526%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.169Menard County
Lowest5.067Moultrie County
Median8.221102 counties
Illinois9.526History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Menard County: 15.169 %Menard County15.169Stark County: 15.075 %Stark County15.075Kendall County: 12.896 %Kendall County12.896Calhoun County: 12.329 %Calhoun County12.329Johnson County: 11.538 %Johnson County11.538Will County: 10.993 %Will County10.993Scott County: 10.811 %Scott County10.811Mercer County: 10.73 %Mercer County10.73Kane County: 10.673 %Kane County10.673Wayne County: 10.604 %Wayne County10.604Ogle County: 10.589 %Ogle County10.589Putnam County: 10.39 %Putnam County10.39Boone County: 10.317 %Boone County10.317Cook County: 10.133 %Cook County10.133Monroe County: 10.11 %Monroe County10.11Montgomery County: 10.016 %Montgomery County10.016Brown County: 9.95 %Brown County9.95Lake County: 9.888 %Lake County9.888McHenry County: 9.767 %McHenry County9.767Sangamon County: 9.713 %Sangamon County9.713Jackson County: 9.672 %Jackson County9.672Marion County: 9.62 %Marion County9.62Clark County: 9.555 %Clark County9.555Union County: 9.48 %Union County9.48DuPage County: 9.414 %DuPage County9.414Ford County: 9.31 %Ford County9.31Franklin County: 9.291 %Franklin County9.291Greene County: 9.278 %Greene County9.278Mason County: 9.263 %Mason County9.263Schuyler County: 9.187 %Schuyler County9.187Pike County: 9.177 %Pike County9.177Piatt County: 9.137 %Piatt County9.137Madison County: 9.107 %Madison County9.107Kankakee County: 9.015 %Kankakee County9.015Williamson County: 9.01 %Williamson County9.01McLean County: 8.901 %McLean County8.901Champaign County: 8.848 %Champaign County8.848Wabash County: 8.753 %Wabash County8.753Grundy County: 8.72 %Grundy County8.72Cumberland County: 8.667 %Cumberland County8.667Menard County: 15.169 %Menard County15.169Stark County: 15.075 %Stark County15.075Kendall County: 12.896 %Kendall County12.896Calhoun County: 12.329 %Calhoun County12.329Johnson County: 11.538 %Johnson County11.538Will County: 10.993 %Will County10.993Scott County: 10.811 %Scott County10.811Mercer County: 10.73 %Mercer County10.73Kane County: 10.673 %Kane County10.673Wayne County: 10.604 %Wayne County10.604Ogle County: 10.589 %Ogle County10.589Putnam County: 10.39 %Putnam County10.39Boone County: 10.317 %Boone County10.317Cook County: 10.133 %Cook County10.133Monroe County: 10.11 %Monroe County10.11Montgomery County: 10.016 %Montgomery County10.016Brown County: 9.95 %Brown County9.95Lake County: 9.888 %Lake County9.888McHenry County: 9.767 %McHenry County9.767Sangamon County: 9.713 %Sangamon County9.713Jackson County: 9.672 %Jackson County9.672Marion County: 9.62 %Marion County9.62Clark County: 9.555 %Clark County9.555Union County: 9.48 %Union County9.48DuPage County: 9.414 %DuPage County9.414Ford County: 9.31 %Ford County9.31Franklin County: 9.291 %Franklin County9.291Greene County: 9.278 %Greene County9.278Mason County: 9.263 %Mason County9.263Schuyler County: 9.187 %Schuyler County9.187Pike County: 9.177 %Pike County9.177Piatt County: 9.137 %Piatt County9.137Madison County: 9.107 %Madison County9.107Kankakee County: 9.015 %Kankakee County9.015Williamson County: 9.01 %Williamson County9.01McLean County: 8.901 %McLean County8.901Champaign County: 8.848 %Champaign County8.848Wabash County: 8.753 %Wabash County8.753Grundy County: 8.72 %Grundy County8.72Cumberland County: 8.667 %Cumberland County8.667
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Menard County15.169+0.01 pts
2Stark County15.075+4.55 pts
3Kendall County12.896+0.01 pts
4Calhoun County12.329-5.19 pts
5Johnson County11.538+1.01 pts
6Will County10.993-1.25 pts
7Scott County10.811-0.15 pts
8Mercer County10.73-0.91 pts
9Kane County10.673-0.52 pts
10Wayne County10.604+0.59 pts
11Ogle County10.589+0.99 pts
12Putnam County10.39+2.39 pts
13Boone County10.317-1.05 pts
14Cook County10.133-1.73 pts
15Monroe County10.11+2.03 pts
16Montgomery County10.016+2.21 pts
17Brown County9.95+3.12 pts
18Lake County9.888-0.83 pts
19McHenry County9.767-1.33 pts
20Sangamon County9.713+1.17 pts
21Jackson County9.672+1.17 pts
22Marion County9.62+1.49 pts
23Clark County9.555+1.62 pts
24Union County9.48+1.85 pts
25DuPage County9.414-0.94 pts
26Ford County9.31+1.92 pts
27Franklin County9.291-0.17 pts
28Greene County9.278+1.51 pts
29Mason County9.263+0.64 pts
30Schuyler County9.187+2.8 pts
31Pike County9.177+3.48 pts
32Piatt County9.137-0.13 pts
33Madison County9.107-0.11 pts
34Kankakee County9.015+1.34 pts
35Williamson County9.01-0.23 pts
36McLean County8.901+0.48 pts
37Champaign County8.848-0.5 pts
38Wabash County8.753+2.56 pts
39Grundy County8.72-0.39 pts
40Cumberland County8.667-1.27 pts
41Edgar County8.638+2.35 pts
42Bond County8.633+1.21 pts
43Clay County8.606+2.87 pts
44Marshall County8.491-1.35 pts
45Woodford County8.476-0.24 pts
46Adams County8.437+1.09 pts
47Pope County8.421-0.18 pts
48Clinton County8.374+0.99 pts
49Warren County8.26-0.74 pts
50Jo Daviess County8.228-3.81 pts
51Randolph County8.226+0.45 pts
52Perry County8.215-1.9 pts
53Rock Island County8.214-0.28 pts
54Alexander County8.163+0.27 pts
55Washington County8.096-0.69 pts
56Fayette County8.045+1.88 pts
57Gallatin County7.947-2.44 pts
58Tazewell County7.920 pts
59McDonough County7.871+0.88 pts
60Stephenson County7.818-1.55 pts
61DeKalb County7.815-2.79 pts
62Hardin County7.767+0.08 pts
63Macoupin County7.667-0.18 pts
64Livingston County7.592+0.43 pts
65Lawrence County7.556-0.03 pts
66Morgan County7.5+0.04 pts
67Shelby County7.494-2.26 pts
68Jersey County7.448-4.17 pts
69Carroll County7.442+0.59 pts
70Iroquois County7.388-2.61 pts
71Peoria County7.351-0.72 pts
72Richland County7.342+2.88 pts
72St. Clair County7.342-1.34 pts
74Hamilton County7.339+3.14 pts
75Jefferson County7.332+0.51 pts
76Effingham County7.237-2.61 pts
77Coles County7.236+0.18 pts
78Saline County7.214-2.94 pts
79Bureau County7.098-1.49 pts
80LaSalle County7.094-0.89 pts
81Winnebago County7.042-2.86 pts
82De Witt County6.897+0.1 pts
83Douglas County6.87-2.57 pts
84Henry County6.853-1.83 pts
85Crawford County6.851-1.3 pts
86Fulton County6.841-3.81 pts
87Vermilion County6.837-1.43 pts
88Hancock County6.745-2.58 pts
89White County6.731+1.05 pts
90Whiteside County6.59-1.76 pts
91Macon County6.557-0.63 pts
92Edwards County6.426+0.89 pts
93Lee County6.402-3.51 pts
94Knox County6.356-0.44 pts
95Massac County6.265-3.4 pts
96Christian County6.222-2.41 pts
97Jasper County6.22-0.58 pts
98Cass County6.032-2.38 pts
99Logan County5.853-2.98 pts
100Pulaski County5.195-9.28 pts
101Henderson County5.076-3.05 pts
102Moultrie County5.067-4.87 pts

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About this ranking

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

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry 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_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/illinois-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/illinois-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/illinois-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Menard County, with 15.169% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Moultrie County, with 5.067% in 2023.

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