Data / Rankings / Establishment entry rate / Counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate

Pope County had the highest establishment entry rate of 102 counties in 2013, at 13.223%. Brown County had the lowest, at 2.778%. The median was 7.119% and the figure for Illinois was 9.411%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest13.223Pope County
Lowest2.778Brown County
Median7.119102 counties
Illinois9.411History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 8.164 %Alexander County: 5.941 %Bond County: 7.599 %Boone County: 9.746 %Brown County: 2.778 %Bureau County: 6.047 %Calhoun County: 7.273 %Carroll County: 3.81 %Cass County: 9.483 %Champaign County: 8.563 %Christian County: 7.434 %Clark County: 9.431 %Clay County: 7.154 %Clinton County: 6.414 %Coles County: 5.872 %Cook County: 10.521 %Crawford County: 6.42 %Cumberland County: 8.469 %DeKalb County: 8.756 %De Witt County: 7.459 %Douglas County: 8.451 %DuPage County: 10.267 %Edgar County: 5.255 %Edwards County: 4.348 %Effingham County: 5.665 %Fayette County: 6.957 %Ford County: 5.531 %Franklin County: 8.315 %Fulton County: 6.026 %Gallatin County: 6.557 %Greene County: 6.303 %Grundy County: 9.247 %Hamilton County: 7.671 %Hancock County: 5.285 %Hardin County: 5.769 %Henderson County: 10.891 %Henry County: 6.269 %Iroquois County: 6.609 %Jackson County: 5.328 %Jasper County: 7.538 %Jefferson County: 6.323 %Jersey County: 8.579 %Jo Daviess County: 7.975 %Johnson County: 10.191 %Kane County: 9.587 %Kankakee County: 7.336 %Kendall County: 11.137 %Knox County: 5.419 %Lake County: 9.957 %LaSalle County: 6.119 %Lawrence County: 4.678 %Lee County: 6.623 %Livingston County: 6.671 %Logan County: 5.31 %McDonough County: 5.864 %McHenry County: 10.6 %McLean County: 8.185 %Macon County: 8.454 %Macoupin County: 7.29 %Madison County: 7.472 %Marion County: 6.011 %Marshall County: 5.725 %Mason County: 5.525 %Massac County: 6.604 %Menard County: 8.602 %Mercer County: 8.203 %Monroe County: 8.118 %Montgomery County: 5.819 %Morgan County: 5.679 %Moultrie County: 7.553 %Ogle County: 7.941 %Peoria County: 6.018 %Perry County: 6.835 %Piatt County: 9.241 %Pike County: 7.375 %Pope County: 13.223 %Pulaski County: 6.383 %Putnam County: 6.114 %Randolph County: 7.484 %Richland County: 4.844 %Rock Island County: 7.59 %St. Clair County: 7.154 %Saline County: 6.148 %Sangamon County: 6.905 %Schuyler County: 6.844 %Scott County: 5.096 %Shelby County: 5.333 %Stark County: 5.941 %Stephenson County: 6.142 %Tazewell County: 7.115 %Union County: 8.563 %Vermilion County: 5.761 %Wabash County: 8.14 %Warren County: 7.062 %Washington County: 6.398 %Wayne County: 7.471 %White County: 7.123 %Whiteside County: 6.186 %Will County: 11.08 %Williamson County: 8.054 %Winnebago County: 7.928 %Woodford County: 8.411 %
  • Under 5.8
  • 5.8 to 6.3
  • 6.3 to 7.1
  • 7.1 to 7.8
  • 7.8 to 8.6
  • 8.6 and over
%, 2013. 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, 2013

Pope County: 13.223 %Pope County13.223Kendall County: 11.137 %Kendall County11.137Will County: 11.08 %Will County11.08Henderson County: 10.891 %Henderson County10.891McHenry County: 10.6 %McHenry County10.6Cook County: 10.521 %Cook County10.521DuPage County: 10.267 %DuPage County10.267Johnson County: 10.191 %Johnson County10.191Lake County: 9.957 %Lake County9.957Boone County: 9.746 %Boone County9.746Kane County: 9.587 %Kane County9.587Cass County: 9.483 %Cass County9.483Clark County: 9.431 %Clark County9.431Grundy County: 9.247 %Grundy County9.247Piatt County: 9.241 %Piatt County9.241DeKalb County: 8.756 %DeKalb County8.756Menard County: 8.602 %Menard County8.602Jersey County: 8.579 %Jersey County8.579Champaign County: 8.563 %Champaign County8.563Union County: 8.563 %Union County8.563Cumberland County: 8.469 %Cumberland County8.469Macon County: 8.454 %Macon County8.454Douglas County: 8.451 %Douglas County8.451Woodford County: 8.411 %Woodford County8.411Franklin County: 8.315 %Franklin County8.315Mercer County: 8.203 %Mercer County8.203McLean County: 8.185 %McLean County8.185Adams County: 8.164 %Adams County8.164Wabash County: 8.14 %Wabash County8.14Monroe County: 8.118 %Monroe County8.118Williamson County: 8.054 %Williamson County8.054Jo Daviess County: 7.975 %Jo Daviess County7.975Ogle County: 7.941 %Ogle County7.941Winnebago County: 7.928 %Winnebago County7.928Hamilton County: 7.671 %Hamilton County7.671Bond County: 7.599 %Bond County7.599Rock Island County: 7.59 %Rock Island County7.59Moultrie County: 7.553 %Moultrie County7.553Jasper County: 7.538 %Jasper County7.538Randolph County: 7.484 %Randolph County7.484Pope County: 13.223 %Pope County13.223Kendall County: 11.137 %Kendall County11.137Will County: 11.08 %Will County11.08Henderson County: 10.891 %Henderson County10.891McHenry County: 10.6 %McHenry County10.6Cook County: 10.521 %Cook County10.521DuPage County: 10.267 %DuPage County10.267Johnson County: 10.191 %Johnson County10.191Lake County: 9.957 %Lake County9.957Boone County: 9.746 %Boone County9.746Kane County: 9.587 %Kane County9.587Cass County: 9.483 %Cass County9.483Clark County: 9.431 %Clark County9.431Grundy County: 9.247 %Grundy County9.247Piatt County: 9.241 %Piatt County9.241DeKalb County: 8.756 %DeKalb County8.756Menard County: 8.602 %Menard County8.602Jersey County: 8.579 %Jersey County8.579Champaign County: 8.563 %Champaign County8.563Union County: 8.563 %Union County8.563Cumberland County: 8.469 %Cumberland County8.469Macon County: 8.454 %Macon County8.454Douglas County: 8.451 %Douglas County8.451Woodford County: 8.411 %Woodford County8.411Franklin County: 8.315 %Franklin County8.315Mercer County: 8.203 %Mercer County8.203McLean County: 8.185 %McLean County8.185Adams County: 8.164 %Adams County8.164Wabash County: 8.14 %Wabash County8.14Monroe County: 8.118 %Monroe County8.118Williamson County: 8.054 %Williamson County8.054Jo Daviess County: 7.975 %Jo Daviess County7.975Ogle County: 7.941 %Ogle County7.941Winnebago County: 7.928 %Winnebago County7.928Hamilton County: 7.671 %Hamilton County7.671Bond County: 7.599 %Bond County7.599Rock Island County: 7.59 %Rock Island County7.59Moultrie County: 7.553 %Moultrie County7.553Jasper County: 7.538 %Jasper County7.538Randolph County: 7.484 %Randolph County7.484
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Pope County13.223+8.22 pts
2Kendall County11.137-2 pts
3Will County11.08-0.39 pts
4Henderson County10.891-1.42 pts
5McHenry County10.6-0.65 pts
6Cook County10.521-0.16 pts
7DuPage County10.267+0.42 pts
8Johnson County10.191+1.47 pts
9Lake County9.957-0.52 pts
10Boone County9.746-4.69 pts
11Kane County9.587-0.39 pts
12Cass County9.483+4.81 pts
13Clark County9.431+1.55 pts
14Grundy County9.247-1.86 pts
15Piatt County9.241-0.05 pts
16DeKalb County8.756+0.33 pts
17Menard County8.602+1.29 pts
18Jersey County8.579-0.76 pts
19Champaign County8.563+0.96 pts
19Union County8.563+2.47 pts
21Cumberland County8.469+0.85 pts
22Macon County8.454+1.64 pts
23Douglas County8.451+2.5 pts
24Woodford County8.411+0.69 pts
25Franklin County8.315+0.78 pts
26Mercer County8.203+0.16 pts
27McLean County8.185-0.57 pts
28Adams County8.164+1.19 pts
29Wabash County8.14+1.18 pts
30Monroe County8.118-0.54 pts
31Williamson County8.054+1.42 pts
32Jo Daviess County7.975-0.61 pts
33Ogle County7.941-0.11 pts
34Winnebago County7.928-0.12 pts
35Hamilton County7.671-1.77 pts
36Bond County7.599-0.56 pts
37Rock Island County7.59+1.16 pts
38Moultrie County7.553+1.64 pts
39Jasper County7.538+0.97 pts
40Randolph County7.484+0.64 pts
41Madison County7.472+0.37 pts
42Wayne County7.471-3.24 pts
43De Witt County7.459-0.51 pts
44Christian County7.434+1.95 pts
45Pike County7.375-3.32 pts
46Kankakee County7.336+0.34 pts
47Macoupin County7.29-0.97 pts
48Calhoun County7.273n/a
49Clay County7.154+2.38 pts
49St. Clair County7.154-0.55 pts
51White County7.123-0.03 pts
52Tazewell County7.115-0.37 pts
53Warren County7.062-0.49 pts
54Fayette County6.957-0.19 pts
55Sangamon County6.905-0.44 pts
56Schuyler County6.844+1.62 pts
57Perry County6.835-1.2 pts
58Livingston County6.671+0.22 pts
59Lee County6.623-1.29 pts
60Iroquois County6.609-3.11 pts
61Massac County6.604+0.2 pts
62Gallatin County6.557-0.07 pts
63Crawford County6.42+0.53 pts
64Clinton County6.414-1.31 pts
65Washington County6.398-0.83 pts
66Pulaski County6.383-3.19 pts
67Jefferson County6.323-1.59 pts
68Greene County6.303-1.06 pts
69Henry County6.269+0.05 pts
70Whiteside County6.186+0.3 pts
71Saline County6.148-0.44 pts
72Stephenson County6.142-0.95 pts
73LaSalle County6.119-0.07 pts
74Putnam County6.114-2.62 pts
75Bureau County6.047-2.09 pts
76Fulton County6.026-2.26 pts
77Peoria County6.018-0.79 pts
78Marion County6.011-0.4 pts
79Alexander County5.941-2.75 pts
79Stark County5.941+1.06 pts
81Coles County5.872-0.58 pts
82McDonough County5.864-1.1 pts
83Montgomery County5.819-0.25 pts
84Hardin County5.769+0.26 pts
85Vermilion County5.761-2.29 pts
86Marshall County5.725-3.76 pts
87Morgan County5.679-0.75 pts
88Effingham County5.665-2.42 pts
89Ford County5.531-0.55 pts
90Mason County5.525-4.38 pts
91Knox County5.419-1.61 pts
92Shelby County5.333-2.43 pts
93Jackson County5.328-1.96 pts
94Logan County5.31-2.72 pts
95Hancock County5.285-3.19 pts
96Edgar County5.255-1.63 pts
97Scott County5.096+1.35 pts
98Richland County4.844-2 pts
99Lawrence County4.678-0.14 pts
100Edwards County4.348+0.76 pts
101Carroll County3.81-2.31 pts
102Brown County2.778-1.73 pts

Other periods

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2013. 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=2013.

Harvard

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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_illinois_by_2013,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate, 2013}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/illinois-counties?period=2013. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate, 2013
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/illinois-counties?period=2013
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/illinois-counties?period=2013.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"establishment_entry_rate","level":"province","within":"Illinois","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=establishment_entry_rate&level=province&within=Illinois&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Pope County, with 13.223% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Brown County, with 2.778% in 2013.

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.

Establishment entry rate: other rankings

Counties in Illinois: more rankings