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Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate

Menard County had the highest establishment entry rate of 101 counties in 2016, at 15.054%. Ford County had the lowest, at 4.425%. The median was 7.574% and the figure for Illinois was 9.535%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.054Menard County
Lowest4.425Ford County
Median7.574101 counties
Illinois9.535History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 7.151 %Alexander County: 4.734 %Bond County: 8.772 %Boone County: 10.724 %Brown County: 4.926 %Bureau County: 9.118 %Carroll County: 7.293 %Cass County: 10.115 %Champaign County: 7.972 %Christian County: 6.461 %Clark County: 7.131 %Clay County: 9.064 %Clinton County: 7.712 %Coles County: 7.414 %Cook County: 10.568 %Crawford County: 7.044 %Cumberland County: 5.732 %DeKalb County: 7.93 %De Witt County: 5.755 %Douglas County: 7.358 %DuPage County: 10.171 %Edgar County: 8.722 %Edwards County: 5.224 %Effingham County: 7.404 %Fayette County: 7.956 %Ford County: 4.425 %Franklin County: 7.618 %Fulton County: 7.803 %Gallatin County: 10 %Greene County: 6.118 %Grundy County: 9.737 %Hamilton County: 10.966 %Hancock County: 6.18 %Hardin County: 5.31 %Henderson County: 6.667 %Henry County: 7.637 %Iroquois County: 8.267 %Jackson County: 7.629 %Jasper County: 7.94 %Jefferson County: 6.284 %Jersey County: 8.895 %Jo Daviess County: 6.332 %Johnson County: 8.15 %Kane County: 10.034 %Kankakee County: 6.087 %Kendall County: 12.422 %Knox County: 6.719 %Lake County: 10.169 %LaSalle County: 6.702 %Lawrence County: 7.771 %Lee County: 5.314 %Livingston County: 5.672 %Logan County: 6.74 %McDonough County: 5.863 %McHenry County: 10.799 %McLean County: 7.931 %Macon County: 6.362 %Macoupin County: 7.077 %Madison County: 7.83 %Marion County: 7.206 %Marshall County: 5.749 %Mason County: 7.615 %Massac County: 7.126 %Menard County: 15.054 %Mercer County: 9.465 %Monroe County: 8.599 %Montgomery County: 6.793 %Morgan County: 5.164 %Moultrie County: 5.928 %Ogle County: 8.733 %Peoria County: 6.867 %Perry County: 4.657 %Piatt County: 7.783 %Pike County: 8.084 %Pope County: 8.403 %Pulaski County: 8.187 %Putnam County: 6.809 %Randolph County: 6.255 %Richland County: 6.557 %Rock Island County: 5.761 %St. Clair County: 7.58 %Saline County: 8.194 %Sangamon County: 7.556 %Schuyler County: 11.538 %Scott County: 7.947 %Shelby County: 5.257 %Stark County: 13.699 %Stephenson County: 7.062 %Tazewell County: 8.259 %Union County: 7.504 %Vermilion County: 6.405 %Wabash County: 9.218 %Warren County: 8.584 %Washington County: 6.497 %Wayne County: 7.574 %White County: 7.439 %Whiteside County: 7.086 %Will County: 10.797 %Williamson County: 7.897 %Winnebago County: 7.648 %Woodford County: 6.911 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Menard County: 15.054 %Menard County15.054Stark County: 13.699 %Stark County13.699Kendall County: 12.422 %Kendall County12.422Schuyler County: 11.538 %Schuyler County11.538Hamilton County: 10.966 %Hamilton County10.966McHenry County: 10.799 %McHenry County10.799Will County: 10.797 %Will County10.797Boone County: 10.724 %Boone County10.724Cook County: 10.568 %Cook County10.568DuPage County: 10.171 %DuPage County10.171Lake County: 10.169 %Lake County10.169Cass County: 10.115 %Cass County10.115Kane County: 10.034 %Kane County10.034Gallatin County: 10 %Gallatin County10Grundy County: 9.737 %Grundy County9.737Mercer County: 9.465 %Mercer County9.465Wabash County: 9.218 %Wabash County9.218Bureau County: 9.118 %Bureau County9.118Clay County: 9.064 %Clay County9.064Jersey County: 8.895 %Jersey County8.895Bond County: 8.772 %Bond County8.772Ogle County: 8.733 %Ogle County8.733Edgar County: 8.722 %Edgar County8.722Monroe County: 8.599 %Monroe County8.599Warren County: 8.584 %Warren County8.584Pope County: 8.403 %Pope County8.403Iroquois County: 8.267 %Iroquois County8.267Tazewell County: 8.259 %Tazewell County8.259Saline County: 8.194 %Saline County8.194Pulaski County: 8.187 %Pulaski County8.187Johnson County: 8.15 %Johnson County8.15Pike County: 8.084 %Pike County8.084Champaign County: 7.972 %Champaign County7.972Fayette County: 7.956 %Fayette County7.956Scott County: 7.947 %Scott County7.947Jasper County: 7.94 %Jasper County7.94McLean County: 7.931 %McLean County7.931DeKalb County: 7.93 %DeKalb County7.93Williamson County: 7.897 %Williamson County7.897Madison County: 7.83 %Madison County7.83Menard County: 15.054 %Menard County15.054Stark County: 13.699 %Stark County13.699Kendall County: 12.422 %Kendall County12.422Schuyler County: 11.538 %Schuyler County11.538Hamilton County: 10.966 %Hamilton County10.966McHenry County: 10.799 %McHenry County10.799Will County: 10.797 %Will County10.797Boone County: 10.724 %Boone County10.724Cook County: 10.568 %Cook County10.568DuPage County: 10.171 %DuPage County10.171Lake County: 10.169 %Lake County10.169Cass County: 10.115 %Cass County10.115Kane County: 10.034 %Kane County10.034Gallatin County: 10 %Gallatin County10Grundy County: 9.737 %Grundy County9.737Mercer County: 9.465 %Mercer County9.465Wabash County: 9.218 %Wabash County9.218Bureau County: 9.118 %Bureau County9.118Clay County: 9.064 %Clay County9.064Jersey County: 8.895 %Jersey County8.895Bond County: 8.772 %Bond County8.772Ogle County: 8.733 %Ogle County8.733Edgar County: 8.722 %Edgar County8.722Monroe County: 8.599 %Monroe County8.599Warren County: 8.584 %Warren County8.584Pope County: 8.403 %Pope County8.403Iroquois County: 8.267 %Iroquois County8.267Tazewell County: 8.259 %Tazewell County8.259Saline County: 8.194 %Saline County8.194Pulaski County: 8.187 %Pulaski County8.187Johnson County: 8.15 %Johnson County8.15Pike County: 8.084 %Pike County8.084Champaign County: 7.972 %Champaign County7.972Fayette County: 7.956 %Fayette County7.956Scott County: 7.947 %Scott County7.947Jasper County: 7.94 %Jasper County7.94McLean County: 7.931 %McLean County7.931DeKalb County: 7.93 %DeKalb County7.93Williamson County: 7.897 %Williamson County7.897Madison County: 7.83 %Madison County7.83
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Menard County15.054+3.85 pts
2Stark County13.699+3.17 pts
3Kendall County12.422+0.32 pts
4Schuyler County11.538+3.04 pts
5Hamilton County10.966+1.34 pts
6McHenry County10.799-0.72 pts
7Will County10.797-0.1 pts
8Boone County10.724+1.99 pts
9Cook County10.568-0.03 pts
10DuPage County10.171+0.28 pts
11Lake County10.169+0.35 pts
12Cass County10.115+2.66 pts
13Kane County10.034+0.55 pts
14Gallatin County10+4.5 pts
15Grundy County9.737+1.38 pts
16Mercer County9.465+3.79 pts
17Wabash County9.218+5.64 pts
18Bureau County9.118+2.02 pts
19Clay County9.064+3.2 pts
20Jersey County8.895+1.68 pts
21Bond County8.772+3.88 pts
22Ogle County8.733+0.38 pts
23Edgar County8.722-1.17 pts
24Monroe County8.599+0.82 pts
25Warren County8.584+2.55 pts
26Pope County8.403-0.22 pts
27Iroquois County8.267+1.7 pts
28Tazewell County8.259+1.36 pts
29Saline County8.194+1.12 pts
30Pulaski County8.187-2.22 pts
31Johnson County8.15-1.5 pts
32Pike County8.084+0.35 pts
33Champaign County7.972-0.93 pts
34Fayette County7.956+2.47 pts
35Scott County7.947+1.5 pts
36Jasper County7.94+0.48 pts
37McLean County7.931+0.86 pts
38DeKalb County7.93-1.33 pts
39Williamson County7.897-0.19 pts
40Madison County7.83+0.34 pts
41Fulton County7.803+1.46 pts
42Piatt County7.783+2.33 pts
43Lawrence County7.771-2.8 pts
44Clinton County7.712+0.14 pts
45Winnebago County7.648+0.16 pts
46Henry County7.637+0.46 pts
47Jackson County7.629+0.07 pts
48Franklin County7.618-0.83 pts
49Mason County7.615+3.28 pts
50St. Clair County7.58-0.02 pts
51Wayne County7.574-0.91 pts
52Sangamon County7.556+0.46 pts
53Union County7.504-2.48 pts
54White County7.439+0.23 pts
55Coles County7.414+1.84 pts
56Effingham County7.404+0.37 pts
57Douglas County7.358-1.55 pts
58Carroll County7.293+0.26 pts
59Marion County7.206+0.44 pts
60Adams County7.151+0.86 pts
61Clark County7.131+1.07 pts
62Massac County7.126-1.57 pts
63Whiteside County7.086-0.04 pts
64Macoupin County7.077-1.7 pts
65Stephenson County7.062+0.1 pts
66Crawford County7.044+1.81 pts
67Woodford County6.911-0.32 pts
68Peoria County6.867-0.51 pts
69Putnam County6.809-1.52 pts
70Montgomery County6.793-1.02 pts
71Logan County6.74-0.13 pts
72Knox County6.719-0.4 pts
73LaSalle County6.702-0.67 pts
74Henderson County6.667-8.18 pts
75Richland County6.557+0.48 pts
76Washington County6.497+0.58 pts
77Christian County6.461+0.21 pts
78Vermilion County6.405-0.74 pts
79Macon County6.362-1.33 pts
80Jo Daviess County6.332-0.93 pts
81Jefferson County6.284-0.64 pts
82Randolph County6.255-0.46 pts
83Hancock County6.18-0.25 pts
84Greene County6.118-1.04 pts
85Kankakee County6.087-1.46 pts
86Moultrie County5.928-5.08 pts
87McDonough County5.863-1.38 pts
88Rock Island County5.761-1.03 pts
89De Witt County5.755+1.21 pts
90Marshall County5.749-1.85 pts
91Cumberland County5.732-3.5 pts
92Livingston County5.672-0.12 pts
93Lee County5.314-0.88 pts
94Hardin County5.31-8.98 pts
95Shelby County5.257-1.9 pts
96Edwards County5.224-3.24 pts
97Morgan County5.164-0.89 pts
98Brown County4.926+0.19 pts
99Alexander County4.734-0.95 pts
100Perry County4.657-3.35 pts
101Ford County4.425-1.58 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 2016 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Menard County, with 15.054% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ford County, with 4.425% in 2016.

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 2016 and are not ranked.

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