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Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate

Henderson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 102 counties in 2015, at 14.851%. Wabash County had the lowest, at 3.579%. The median was 7.314% and the figure for Illinois was 9.518%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.851Henderson County
Lowest3.579Wabash County
Median7.314102 counties
Illinois9.518History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 6.287 %Alexander County: 5.682 %Bond County: 4.895 %Boone County: 8.731 %Brown County: 4.739 %Bureau County: 7.101 %Calhoun County: 8.537 %Carroll County: 7.032 %Cass County: 7.459 %Champaign County: 8.907 %Christian County: 6.25 %Clark County: 6.061 %Clay County: 5.865 %Clinton County: 7.572 %Coles County: 5.578 %Cook County: 10.601 %Crawford County: 5.237 %Cumberland County: 9.231 %DeKalb County: 9.258 %De Witt County: 4.545 %Douglas County: 8.91 %DuPage County: 9.895 %Edgar County: 9.892 %Edwards County: 8.462 %Effingham County: 7.035 %Fayette County: 5.482 %Ford County: 6.009 %Franklin County: 8.451 %Fulton County: 6.344 %Gallatin County: 5.495 %Greene County: 7.159 %Grundy County: 8.362 %Hamilton County: 9.626 %Hancock County: 6.425 %Hardin County: 14.286 %Henderson County: 14.851 %Henry County: 7.172 %Iroquois County: 6.565 %Jackson County: 7.561 %Jasper County: 7.463 %Jefferson County: 6.927 %Jersey County: 7.21 %Jo Daviess County: 7.259 %Johnson County: 9.646 %Kane County: 9.486 %Kankakee County: 7.55 %Kendall County: 12.104 %Knox County: 7.124 %Lake County: 9.817 %LaSalle County: 7.368 %Lawrence County: 10.569 %Lee County: 6.19 %Livingston County: 5.788 %Logan County: 6.865 %McDonough County: 7.243 %McHenry County: 11.517 %McLean County: 7.075 %Macon County: 7.692 %Macoupin County: 8.775 %Madison County: 7.49 %Marion County: 6.766 %Marshall County: 7.6 %Mason County: 4.339 %Massac County: 8.696 %Menard County: 11.204 %Mercer County: 5.68 %Monroe County: 7.783 %Montgomery County: 7.809 %Morgan County: 6.057 %Moultrie County: 11.006 %Ogle County: 8.356 %Peoria County: 7.382 %Perry County: 8.01 %Piatt County: 5.451 %Pike County: 7.738 %Pope County: 8.621 %Pulaski County: 10.405 %Putnam County: 8.333 %Randolph County: 6.715 %Richland County: 6.075 %Rock Island County: 6.787 %St. Clair County: 7.597 %Saline County: 7.076 %Sangamon County: 7.096 %Schuyler County: 8.494 %Scott County: 6.452 %Shelby County: 7.16 %Stark County: 10.526 %Stephenson County: 6.967 %Tazewell County: 6.899 %Union County: 9.985 %Vermilion County: 7.143 %Wabash County: 3.579 %Warren County: 6.034 %Washington County: 5.915 %Wayne County: 8.487 %White County: 7.205 %Whiteside County: 7.127 %Will County: 10.896 %Williamson County: 8.082 %Winnebago County: 7.485 %Woodford County: 7.229 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Henderson County: 14.851 %Henderson County14.851Hardin County: 14.286 %Hardin County14.286Kendall County: 12.104 %Kendall County12.104McHenry County: 11.517 %McHenry County11.517Menard County: 11.204 %Menard County11.204Moultrie County: 11.006 %Moultrie County11.006Will County: 10.896 %Will County10.896Cook County: 10.601 %Cook County10.601Lawrence County: 10.569 %Lawrence County10.569Stark County: 10.526 %Stark County10.526Pulaski County: 10.405 %Pulaski County10.405Union County: 9.985 %Union County9.985DuPage County: 9.895 %DuPage County9.895Edgar County: 9.892 %Edgar County9.892Lake County: 9.817 %Lake County9.817Johnson County: 9.646 %Johnson County9.646Hamilton County: 9.626 %Hamilton County9.626Kane County: 9.486 %Kane County9.486DeKalb County: 9.258 %DeKalb County9.258Cumberland County: 9.231 %Cumberland County9.231Douglas County: 8.91 %Douglas County8.91Champaign County: 8.907 %Champaign County8.907Macoupin County: 8.775 %Macoupin County8.775Boone County: 8.731 %Boone County8.731Massac County: 8.696 %Massac County8.696Pope County: 8.621 %Pope County8.621Calhoun County: 8.537 %Calhoun County8.537Schuyler County: 8.494 %Schuyler County8.494Wayne County: 8.487 %Wayne County8.487Edwards County: 8.462 %Edwards County8.462Franklin County: 8.451 %Franklin County8.451Grundy County: 8.362 %Grundy County8.362Ogle County: 8.356 %Ogle County8.356Putnam County: 8.333 %Putnam County8.333Williamson County: 8.082 %Williamson County8.082Perry County: 8.01 %Perry County8.01Montgomery County: 7.809 %Montgomery County7.809Monroe County: 7.783 %Monroe County7.783Pike County: 7.738 %Pike County7.738Macon County: 7.692 %Macon County7.692Henderson County: 14.851 %Henderson County14.851Hardin County: 14.286 %Hardin County14.286Kendall County: 12.104 %Kendall County12.104McHenry County: 11.517 %McHenry County11.517Menard County: 11.204 %Menard County11.204Moultrie County: 11.006 %Moultrie County11.006Will County: 10.896 %Will County10.896Cook County: 10.601 %Cook County10.601Lawrence County: 10.569 %Lawrence County10.569Stark County: 10.526 %Stark County10.526Pulaski County: 10.405 %Pulaski County10.405Union County: 9.985 %Union County9.985DuPage County: 9.895 %DuPage County9.895Edgar County: 9.892 %Edgar County9.892Lake County: 9.817 %Lake County9.817Johnson County: 9.646 %Johnson County9.646Hamilton County: 9.626 %Hamilton County9.626Kane County: 9.486 %Kane County9.486DeKalb County: 9.258 %DeKalb County9.258Cumberland County: 9.231 %Cumberland County9.231Douglas County: 8.91 %Douglas County8.91Champaign County: 8.907 %Champaign County8.907Macoupin County: 8.775 %Macoupin County8.775Boone County: 8.731 %Boone County8.731Massac County: 8.696 %Massac County8.696Pope County: 8.621 %Pope County8.621Calhoun County: 8.537 %Calhoun County8.537Schuyler County: 8.494 %Schuyler County8.494Wayne County: 8.487 %Wayne County8.487Edwards County: 8.462 %Edwards County8.462Franklin County: 8.451 %Franklin County8.451Grundy County: 8.362 %Grundy County8.362Ogle County: 8.356 %Ogle County8.356Putnam County: 8.333 %Putnam County8.333Williamson County: 8.082 %Williamson County8.082Perry County: 8.01 %Perry County8.01Montgomery County: 7.809 %Montgomery County7.809Monroe County: 7.783 %Monroe County7.783Pike County: 7.738 %Pike County7.738Macon County: 7.692 %Macon County7.692
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Henderson County14.851+9.85 pts
2Hardin County14.286-2.7 pts
3Kendall County12.104-0.94 pts
4McHenry County11.517+0.57 pts
5Menard County11.204+1.76 pts
6Moultrie County11.006+2.3 pts
7Will County10.896-0.62 pts
8Cook County10.601+0.13 pts
9Lawrence County10.569+2.1 pts
10Stark County10.526+4.64 pts
11Pulaski County10.405+7.05 pts
12Union County9.985+2.42 pts
13DuPage County9.895+0.17 pts
14Edgar County9.892+2.61 pts
15Lake County9.817-0.31 pts
16Johnson County9.646-0.09 pts
17Hamilton County9.626+5.25 pts
18Kane County9.486+0.09 pts
19DeKalb County9.258+1.63 pts
20Cumberland County9.231-2.91 pts
21Douglas County8.91+2.15 pts
22Champaign County8.907+0.89 pts
23Macoupin County8.775+2.14 pts
24Boone County8.731+0.02 pts
25Massac County8.696+1.95 pts
26Pope County8.621+0.22 pts
27Calhoun County8.537+2.4 pts
28Schuyler County8.494+0.03 pts
29Wayne County8.487+1.92 pts
30Edwards County8.462+6.18 pts
31Franklin County8.451+1.34 pts
32Grundy County8.362+1.09 pts
33Ogle County8.356+0.59 pts
34Putnam County8.333-0.29 pts
35Williamson County8.082+0.61 pts
36Perry County8.01+1.54 pts
37Montgomery County7.809+3.24 pts
38Monroe County7.783-1.31 pts
39Pike County7.738+0.88 pts
40Macon County7.692+1.1 pts
41Marshall County7.6+2.11 pts
42St. Clair County7.597+0.14 pts
43Clinton County7.572+0.84 pts
44Jackson County7.561-0.66 pts
45Kankakee County7.55+0.42 pts
46Madison County7.49+0.6 pts
47Winnebago County7.485-0.32 pts
48Jasper County7.463+0.45 pts
49Cass County7.459+2.56 pts
50Peoria County7.382+0.29 pts
51LaSalle County7.368+1.42 pts
52Jo Daviess County7.259-1.41 pts
53McDonough County7.243+2.69 pts
54Woodford County7.229-0.03 pts
55Jersey County7.21-1.67 pts
56White County7.205+0.68 pts
57Henry County7.172+2.28 pts
58Shelby County7.16-1.16 pts
59Greene County7.159+1.03 pts
60Vermilion County7.143-0.14 pts
61Whiteside County7.127+0.49 pts
62Knox County7.124+0.35 pts
63Bureau County7.101-2.54 pts
64Sangamon County7.096-1.06 pts
65Saline County7.076+0.85 pts
66McLean County7.075-1.34 pts
67Effingham County7.035+0.71 pts
68Carroll County7.032+2.3 pts
69Stephenson County6.967+2.11 pts
70Jefferson County6.927+0.67 pts
71Tazewell County6.899-0.79 pts
72Logan County6.865+0.76 pts
73Rock Island County6.787-0.41 pts
74Marion County6.766-0.28 pts
75Randolph County6.715+0.67 pts
76Iroquois County6.565+0.65 pts
77Scott County6.452+0.08 pts
78Hancock County6.425+0.29 pts
79Fulton County6.344-0.96 pts
80Adams County6.287+0.1 pts
81Christian County6.25+0.52 pts
82Lee County6.19+0.28 pts
83Richland County6.075-0.2 pts
84Clark County6.061-2.23 pts
85Morgan County6.057-0.01 pts
86Warren County6.034-1.37 pts
87Ford County6.009-1.76 pts
88Washington County5.915+0.56 pts
89Clay County5.865-1.85 pts
90Livingston County5.788-0.09 pts
91Alexander County5.682-1.69 pts
92Mercer County5.68-1.38 pts
93Coles County5.578-1.17 pts
94Gallatin County5.495-5.26 pts
95Fayette County5.482-1.47 pts
96Piatt County5.451+0.75 pts
97Crawford County5.237-2.17 pts
98Bond County4.895-4.09 pts
99Brown County4.739-3.63 pts
100De Witt County4.545-1.89 pts
101Mason County4.339-0.61 pts
102Wabash County3.579-1.88 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Henderson County, with 14.851% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Wabash County, with 3.579% in 2015.

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