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Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate

Boone County had the highest establishment entry rate of 101 counties in 2012, at 14.44%. Edwards County had the lowest, at 3.584%. The median was 7.483% and the figure for Illinois was 9.586%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.44Boone County
Lowest3.584Edwards County
Median7.483101 counties
Illinois9.586History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 6.975 %Alexander County: 8.696 %Bond County: 8.163 %Boone County: 14.44 %Brown County: 4.505 %Bureau County: 8.14 %Carroll County: 6.125 %Cass County: 4.671 %Champaign County: 7.607 %Christian County: 5.483 %Clark County: 7.882 %Clay County: 4.776 %Clinton County: 7.722 %Coles County: 6.457 %Cook County: 10.68 %Crawford County: 5.89 %Cumberland County: 7.619 %DeKalb County: 8.43 %De Witt County: 7.967 %Douglas County: 5.953 %DuPage County: 9.847 %Edgar County: 6.886 %Edwards County: 3.584 %Effingham County: 8.081 %Fayette County: 7.143 %Ford County: 6.078 %Franklin County: 7.534 %Fulton County: 8.287 %Gallatin County: 6.63 %Greene County: 7.362 %Grundy County: 11.106 %Hamilton County: 9.444 %Hancock County: 8.47 %Hardin County: 5.505 %Henderson County: 12.308 %Henry County: 6.216 %Iroquois County: 9.718 %Jackson County: 7.287 %Jasper County: 6.566 %Jefferson County: 7.916 %Jersey County: 9.339 %Jo Daviess County: 8.582 %Johnson County: 8.723 %Kane County: 9.982 %Kankakee County: 6.992 %Kendall County: 13.136 %Knox County: 7.025 %Lake County: 10.475 %LaSalle County: 6.187 %Lawrence County: 4.815 %Lee County: 7.918 %Livingston County: 6.452 %Logan County: 8.028 %McDonough County: 6.968 %McHenry County: 11.249 %McLean County: 8.753 %Macon County: 6.812 %Macoupin County: 8.261 %Madison County: 7.102 %Marion County: 6.415 %Marshall County: 9.488 %Mason County: 9.908 %Massac County: 6.407 %Menard County: 7.311 %Mercer County: 8.046 %Monroe County: 8.653 %Montgomery County: 6.065 %Morgan County: 6.424 %Moultrie County: 5.911 %Ogle County: 8.054 %Peoria County: 6.806 %Perry County: 8.04 %Piatt County: 9.287 %Pike County: 10.698 %Pope County: 5 %Pulaski County: 9.574 %Putnam County: 8.734 %Randolph County: 6.842 %Richland County: 6.849 %Rock Island County: 6.43 %St. Clair County: 7.709 %Saline County: 6.584 %Sangamon County: 7.348 %Schuyler County: 5.224 %Scott County: 3.75 %Shelby County: 7.767 %Stark County: 4.878 %Stephenson County: 7.09 %Tazewell County: 7.483 %Union County: 6.098 %Vermilion County: 8.05 %Wabash County: 6.963 %Warren County: 7.552 %Washington County: 7.232 %Wayne County: 10.714 %White County: 7.153 %Whiteside County: 5.887 %Will County: 11.473 %Williamson County: 6.635 %Winnebago County: 8.047 %Woodford County: 7.725 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Boone County: 14.44 %Boone County14.44Kendall County: 13.136 %Kendall County13.136Henderson County: 12.308 %Henderson County12.308Will County: 11.473 %Will County11.473McHenry County: 11.249 %McHenry County11.249Grundy County: 11.106 %Grundy County11.106Wayne County: 10.714 %Wayne County10.714Pike County: 10.698 %Pike County10.698Cook County: 10.68 %Cook County10.68Lake County: 10.475 %Lake County10.475Kane County: 9.982 %Kane County9.982Mason County: 9.908 %Mason County9.908DuPage County: 9.847 %DuPage County9.847Iroquois County: 9.718 %Iroquois County9.718Pulaski County: 9.574 %Pulaski County9.574Marshall County: 9.488 %Marshall County9.488Hamilton County: 9.444 %Hamilton County9.444Jersey County: 9.339 %Jersey County9.339Piatt County: 9.287 %Piatt County9.287McLean County: 8.753 %McLean County8.753Putnam County: 8.734 %Putnam County8.734Johnson County: 8.723 %Johnson County8.723Alexander County: 8.696 %Alexander County8.696Monroe County: 8.653 %Monroe County8.653Jo Daviess County: 8.582 %Jo Daviess County8.582Hancock County: 8.47 %Hancock County8.47DeKalb County: 8.43 %DeKalb County8.43Fulton County: 8.287 %Fulton County8.287Macoupin County: 8.261 %Macoupin County8.261Bond County: 8.163 %Bond County8.163Bureau County: 8.14 %Bureau County8.14Effingham County: 8.081 %Effingham County8.081Ogle County: 8.054 %Ogle County8.054Vermilion County: 8.05 %Vermilion County8.05Winnebago County: 8.047 %Winnebago County8.047Mercer County: 8.046 %Mercer County8.046Perry County: 8.04 %Perry County8.04Logan County: 8.028 %Logan County8.028De Witt County: 7.967 %De Witt County7.967Lee County: 7.918 %Lee County7.918Boone County: 14.44 %Boone County14.44Kendall County: 13.136 %Kendall County13.136Henderson County: 12.308 %Henderson County12.308Will County: 11.473 %Will County11.473McHenry County: 11.249 %McHenry County11.249Grundy County: 11.106 %Grundy County11.106Wayne County: 10.714 %Wayne County10.714Pike County: 10.698 %Pike County10.698Cook County: 10.68 %Cook County10.68Lake County: 10.475 %Lake County10.475Kane County: 9.982 %Kane County9.982Mason County: 9.908 %Mason County9.908DuPage County: 9.847 %DuPage County9.847Iroquois County: 9.718 %Iroquois County9.718Pulaski County: 9.574 %Pulaski County9.574Marshall County: 9.488 %Marshall County9.488Hamilton County: 9.444 %Hamilton County9.444Jersey County: 9.339 %Jersey County9.339Piatt County: 9.287 %Piatt County9.287McLean County: 8.753 %McLean County8.753Putnam County: 8.734 %Putnam County8.734Johnson County: 8.723 %Johnson County8.723Alexander County: 8.696 %Alexander County8.696Monroe County: 8.653 %Monroe County8.653Jo Daviess County: 8.582 %Jo Daviess County8.582Hancock County: 8.47 %Hancock County8.47DeKalb County: 8.43 %DeKalb County8.43Fulton County: 8.287 %Fulton County8.287Macoupin County: 8.261 %Macoupin County8.261Bond County: 8.163 %Bond County8.163Bureau County: 8.14 %Bureau County8.14Effingham County: 8.081 %Effingham County8.081Ogle County: 8.054 %Ogle County8.054Vermilion County: 8.05 %Vermilion County8.05Winnebago County: 8.047 %Winnebago County8.047Mercer County: 8.046 %Mercer County8.046Perry County: 8.04 %Perry County8.04Logan County: 8.028 %Logan County8.028De Witt County: 7.967 %De Witt County7.967Lee County: 7.918 %Lee County7.918
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Boone County14.44+3.97 pts
2Kendall County13.136+1.36 pts
3Henderson County12.308+7.15 pts
4Will County11.473+0.23 pts
5McHenry County11.249+0.47 pts
6Grundy County11.106+3.02 pts
7Wayne County10.714+2.7 pts
8Pike County10.698+3.22 pts
9Cook County10.68-0.08 pts
10Lake County10.475-0.35 pts
11Kane County9.982-0.97 pts
12Mason County9.908+4.16 pts
13DuPage County9.847-0.7 pts
14Iroquois County9.718+1.64 pts
15Pulaski County9.574+2.21 pts
16Marshall County9.488+3.78 pts
17Hamilton County9.444+2.66 pts
18Jersey County9.339+1.31 pts
19Piatt County9.287+0.72 pts
20McLean County8.753+0.64 pts
21Putnam County8.734+0.11 pts
22Johnson County8.723-1.28 pts
23Alexander County8.696+3.98 pts
24Monroe County8.653-0.87 pts
25Jo Daviess County8.582-1.27 pts
26Hancock County8.47+3.17 pts
27DeKalb County8.43+0.49 pts
28Fulton County8.287+2.65 pts
29Macoupin County8.261+1.74 pts
30Bond County8.163-0.52 pts
31Bureau County8.14+1.25 pts
32Effingham County8.081+0.56 pts
33Ogle County8.054+0.26 pts
34Vermilion County8.05+1.47 pts
35Winnebago County8.047+0.08 pts
36Mercer County8.046-5.42 pts
37Perry County8.04+1.26 pts
38Logan County8.028+2.2 pts
39De Witt County7.967+2.74 pts
40Lee County7.918+0.17 pts
41Jefferson County7.916+2.58 pts
42Clark County7.882+0.96 pts
43Shelby County7.767-1.75 pts
44Woodford County7.725-0.05 pts
45Clinton County7.722+2.73 pts
46St. Clair County7.709+0.12 pts
47Cumberland County7.619+0.19 pts
48Champaign County7.607-0.78 pts
49Warren County7.552+0.37 pts
50Franklin County7.534-0.91 pts
51Tazewell County7.483+0.22 pts
52Greene County7.362+2.59 pts
53Sangamon County7.348-0.25 pts
54Menard County7.311+0.17 pts
55Jackson County7.287-0.07 pts
56Washington County7.232+2.76 pts
57White County7.153-1.12 pts
58Fayette County7.143-1.17 pts
59Madison County7.102-0.8 pts
60Stephenson County7.09-0.07 pts
61Knox County7.025+2.09 pts
62Kankakee County6.992-0.57 pts
63Adams County6.975+0.85 pts
64McDonough County6.968+1.82 pts
65Wabash County6.963+0.01 pts
66Edgar County6.886+1.35 pts
67Richland County6.849+1.89 pts
68Randolph County6.842-1.03 pts
69Macon County6.812+0.07 pts
70Peoria County6.806-0.69 pts
71Williamson County6.635-0.88 pts
72Gallatin County6.63+1.22 pts
73Saline County6.584-0.09 pts
74Jasper County6.566+1.53 pts
75Coles County6.457-0.74 pts
76Livingston County6.452-1.5 pts
77Rock Island County6.43-0.13 pts
78Morgan County6.424-0.33 pts
79Marion County6.415-0.26 pts
80Massac County6.407-2.62 pts
81Henry County6.216-1.38 pts
82LaSalle County6.187-0.93 pts
83Carroll County6.1250 pts
84Union County6.098-2.07 pts
85Ford County6.078+0.39 pts
86Montgomery County6.065-2.41 pts
87Douglas County5.953-1.89 pts
88Moultrie County5.911-1.88 pts
89Crawford County5.89-2.43 pts
90Whiteside County5.887-0.22 pts
91Hardin County5.505-1.22 pts
92Christian County5.483-1.21 pts
93Schuyler County5.224-0.53 pts
94Pope County5n/a
95Stark County4.878-2.71 pts
96Lawrence County4.815-2.74 pts
97Clay County4.776-2.12 pts
98Cass County4.671-1.08 pts
99Brown County4.505-6.21 pts
100Scott County3.75-6.25 pts
101Edwards County3.584-0.63 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Boone County, with 14.44% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Edwards County, with 3.584% in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. 1 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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