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Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate

Hardin County had the highest establishment entry rate of 102 counties in 2014, at 16.981%. Edwards County had the lowest, at 2.281%. The median was 7.077% and the figure for Illinois was 9.376%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.981Hardin County
Lowest2.281Edwards County
Median7.077102 counties
Illinois9.376History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 6.183 %Alexander County: 7.368 %Bond County: 8.981 %Boone County: 8.707 %Brown County: 8.372 %Bureau County: 9.637 %Calhoun County: 6.135 %Carroll County: 4.729 %Cass County: 4.9 %Champaign County: 8.019 %Christian County: 5.731 %Clark County: 8.293 %Clay County: 7.715 %Clinton County: 6.727 %Coles County: 6.752 %Cook County: 10.47 %Crawford County: 7.407 %Cumberland County: 12.141 %DeKalb County: 7.632 %De Witt County: 6.434 %Douglas County: 6.761 %DuPage County: 9.724 %Edgar County: 7.278 %Edwards County: 2.281 %Effingham County: 6.33 %Fayette County: 6.957 %Ford County: 7.77 %Franklin County: 7.112 %Fulton County: 7.309 %Gallatin County: 10.753 %Greene County: 6.127 %Grundy County: 7.267 %Hamilton County: 4.372 %Hancock County: 6.137 %Hardin County: 16.981 %Henderson County: 5 %Henry County: 4.893 %Iroquois County: 5.92 %Jackson County: 8.219 %Jasper County: 7.018 %Jefferson County: 6.26 %Jersey County: 8.883 %Jo Daviess County: 8.668 %Johnson County: 9.74 %Kane County: 9.398 %Kankakee County: 7.13 %Kendall County: 13.042 %Knox County: 6.771 %Lake County: 10.13 %LaSalle County: 5.952 %Lawrence County: 8.468 %Lee County: 5.913 %Livingston County: 5.882 %Logan County: 6.104 %McDonough County: 4.557 %McHenry County: 10.95 %McLean County: 8.417 %Macon County: 6.589 %Macoupin County: 6.631 %Madison County: 6.887 %Marion County: 7.049 %Marshall County: 5.49 %Mason County: 4.952 %Massac County: 6.747 %Menard County: 9.444 %Mercer County: 7.059 %Monroe County: 9.091 %Montgomery County: 4.571 %Morgan County: 6.064 %Moultrie County: 8.71 %Ogle County: 7.763 %Peoria County: 7.094 %Perry County: 6.468 %Piatt County: 4.698 %Pike County: 6.855 %Pope County: 8.403 %Pulaski County: 3.352 %Putnam County: 8.621 %Randolph County: 6.041 %Richland County: 6.279 %Rock Island County: 7.197 %St. Clair County: 7.458 %Saline County: 6.227 %Sangamon County: 8.157 %Schuyler County: 8.462 %Scott County: 6.369 %Shelby County: 8.323 %Stark County: 5.882 %Stephenson County: 4.853 %Tazewell County: 7.689 %Union County: 7.564 %Vermilion County: 7.28 %Wabash County: 5.458 %Warren County: 7.407 %Washington County: 5.352 %Wayne County: 6.571 %White County: 6.525 %Whiteside County: 6.637 %Will County: 11.512 %Williamson County: 7.477 %Winnebago County: 7.804 %Woodford County: 7.255 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Hardin County: 16.981 %Hardin County16.981Kendall County: 13.042 %Kendall County13.042Cumberland County: 12.141 %Cumberland County12.141Will County: 11.512 %Will County11.512McHenry County: 10.95 %McHenry County10.95Gallatin County: 10.753 %Gallatin County10.753Cook County: 10.47 %Cook County10.47Lake County: 10.13 %Lake County10.13Johnson County: 9.74 %Johnson County9.74DuPage County: 9.724 %DuPage County9.724Bureau County: 9.637 %Bureau County9.637Menard County: 9.444 %Menard County9.444Kane County: 9.398 %Kane County9.398Monroe County: 9.091 %Monroe County9.091Bond County: 8.981 %Bond County8.981Jersey County: 8.883 %Jersey County8.883Moultrie County: 8.71 %Moultrie County8.71Boone County: 8.707 %Boone County8.707Jo Daviess County: 8.668 %Jo Daviess County8.668Putnam County: 8.621 %Putnam County8.621Lawrence County: 8.468 %Lawrence County8.468Schuyler County: 8.462 %Schuyler County8.462McLean County: 8.417 %McLean County8.417Pope County: 8.403 %Pope County8.403Brown County: 8.372 %Brown County8.372Shelby County: 8.323 %Shelby County8.323Clark County: 8.293 %Clark County8.293Jackson County: 8.219 %Jackson County8.219Sangamon County: 8.157 %Sangamon County8.157Champaign County: 8.019 %Champaign County8.019Winnebago County: 7.804 %Winnebago County7.804Ford County: 7.77 %Ford County7.77Ogle County: 7.763 %Ogle County7.763Clay County: 7.715 %Clay County7.715Tazewell County: 7.689 %Tazewell County7.689DeKalb County: 7.632 %DeKalb County7.632Union County: 7.564 %Union County7.564Williamson County: 7.477 %Williamson County7.477St. Clair County: 7.458 %St. Clair County7.458Crawford County: 7.407 %Crawford County7.407Hardin County: 16.981 %Hardin County16.981Kendall County: 13.042 %Kendall County13.042Cumberland County: 12.141 %Cumberland County12.141Will County: 11.512 %Will County11.512McHenry County: 10.95 %McHenry County10.95Gallatin County: 10.753 %Gallatin County10.753Cook County: 10.47 %Cook County10.47Lake County: 10.13 %Lake County10.13Johnson County: 9.74 %Johnson County9.74DuPage County: 9.724 %DuPage County9.724Bureau County: 9.637 %Bureau County9.637Menard County: 9.444 %Menard County9.444Kane County: 9.398 %Kane County9.398Monroe County: 9.091 %Monroe County9.091Bond County: 8.981 %Bond County8.981Jersey County: 8.883 %Jersey County8.883Moultrie County: 8.71 %Moultrie County8.71Boone County: 8.707 %Boone County8.707Jo Daviess County: 8.668 %Jo Daviess County8.668Putnam County: 8.621 %Putnam County8.621Lawrence County: 8.468 %Lawrence County8.468Schuyler County: 8.462 %Schuyler County8.462McLean County: 8.417 %McLean County8.417Pope County: 8.403 %Pope County8.403Brown County: 8.372 %Brown County8.372Shelby County: 8.323 %Shelby County8.323Clark County: 8.293 %Clark County8.293Jackson County: 8.219 %Jackson County8.219Sangamon County: 8.157 %Sangamon County8.157Champaign County: 8.019 %Champaign County8.019Winnebago County: 7.804 %Winnebago County7.804Ford County: 7.77 %Ford County7.77Ogle County: 7.763 %Ogle County7.763Clay County: 7.715 %Clay County7.715Tazewell County: 7.689 %Tazewell County7.689DeKalb County: 7.632 %DeKalb County7.632Union County: 7.564 %Union County7.564Williamson County: 7.477 %Williamson County7.477St. Clair County: 7.458 %St. Clair County7.458Crawford County: 7.407 %Crawford County7.407
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Hardin County16.981+11.21 pts
2Kendall County13.042+1.9 pts
3Cumberland County12.141+3.67 pts
4Will County11.512+0.43 pts
5McHenry County10.95+0.35 pts
6Gallatin County10.753+4.2 pts
7Cook County10.47-0.05 pts
8Lake County10.13+0.17 pts
9Johnson County9.74-0.45 pts
10DuPage County9.724-0.54 pts
11Bureau County9.637+3.59 pts
12Menard County9.444+0.84 pts
13Kane County9.398-0.19 pts
14Monroe County9.091+0.97 pts
15Bond County8.981+1.38 pts
16Jersey County8.883+0.3 pts
17Moultrie County8.71+1.16 pts
18Boone County8.707-1.04 pts
19Jo Daviess County8.668+0.69 pts
20Putnam County8.621+2.51 pts
21Lawrence County8.468+3.79 pts
22Schuyler County8.462+1.62 pts
23McLean County8.417+0.23 pts
24Pope County8.403-4.82 pts
25Brown County8.372+5.59 pts
26Shelby County8.323+2.99 pts
27Clark County8.293-1.14 pts
28Jackson County8.219+2.89 pts
29Sangamon County8.157+1.25 pts
30Champaign County8.019-0.54 pts
31Winnebago County7.804-0.12 pts
32Ford County7.77+2.24 pts
33Ogle County7.763-0.18 pts
34Clay County7.715+0.56 pts
35Tazewell County7.689+0.57 pts
36DeKalb County7.632-1.12 pts
37Union County7.564-1 pts
38Williamson County7.477-0.58 pts
39St. Clair County7.458+0.3 pts
40Crawford County7.407+0.99 pts
40Warren County7.407+0.34 pts
42Alexander County7.368+1.43 pts
43Fulton County7.309+1.28 pts
44Vermilion County7.28+1.52 pts
45Edgar County7.278+2.02 pts
46Grundy County7.267-1.98 pts
47Woodford County7.255-1.16 pts
48Rock Island County7.197-0.39 pts
49Kankakee County7.13-0.21 pts
50Franklin County7.112-1.2 pts
51Peoria County7.094+1.08 pts
52Mercer County7.059-1.14 pts
53Marion County7.049+1.04 pts
54Jasper County7.018-0.52 pts
55Fayette County6.9570 pts
56Madison County6.887-0.59 pts
57Pike County6.855-0.52 pts
58Knox County6.771+1.35 pts
59Douglas County6.761-1.69 pts
60Coles County6.752+0.88 pts
61Massac County6.747+0.14 pts
62Clinton County6.727+0.31 pts
63Whiteside County6.637+0.45 pts
64Macoupin County6.631-0.66 pts
65Macon County6.589-1.87 pts
66Wayne County6.571-0.9 pts
67White County6.525-0.6 pts
68Perry County6.468-0.37 pts
69De Witt County6.434-1.02 pts
70Scott County6.369+1.27 pts
71Effingham County6.33+0.67 pts
72Richland County6.279+1.43 pts
73Jefferson County6.26-0.06 pts
74Saline County6.227+0.08 pts
75Adams County6.183-1.98 pts
76Hancock County6.137+0.85 pts
77Calhoun County6.135-1.14 pts
78Greene County6.127-0.18 pts
79Logan County6.104+0.79 pts
80Morgan County6.064+0.38 pts
81Randolph County6.041-1.44 pts
82LaSalle County5.952-0.17 pts
83Iroquois County5.92-0.69 pts
84Lee County5.913-0.71 pts
85Livingston County5.882-0.79 pts
85Stark County5.882-0.06 pts
87Christian County5.731-1.7 pts
88Marshall County5.49-0.23 pts
89Wabash County5.458-2.68 pts
90Washington County5.352-1.05 pts
91Henderson County5-5.89 pts
92Mason County4.952-0.57 pts
93Cass County4.9-4.58 pts
94Henry County4.893-1.38 pts
95Stephenson County4.853-1.29 pts
96Carroll County4.729+0.92 pts
97Piatt County4.698-4.54 pts
98Montgomery County4.571-1.25 pts
99McDonough County4.557-1.31 pts
100Hamilton County4.372-3.3 pts
101Pulaski County3.352-3.03 pts
102Edwards County2.281-2.07 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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Hardin County, with 16.981% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Edwards County, with 2.281% in 2014.

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.

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