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Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate

Calhoun County had the highest establishment entry rate of 102 counties in 2018, at 13.139%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 1.657%. The median was 6.608% and the figure for Illinois was 8.494%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.139Calhoun County
Lowest1.657Hamilton County
Median6.608102 counties
Illinois8.494History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 5.701 %Alexander County: 9.412 %Bond County: 8.418 %Boone County: 8.62 %Brown County: 9.091 %Bureau County: 6.53 %Calhoun County: 13.139 %Carroll County: 5.983 %Cass County: 7.059 %Champaign County: 8.869 %Christian County: 5.008 %Clark County: 6.333 %Clay County: 3.664 %Clinton County: 6.734 %Coles County: 4.824 %Cook County: 9.242 %Crawford County: 4.478 %Cumberland County: 9.288 %DeKalb County: 7.956 %De Witt County: 5.352 %Douglas County: 9.04 %DuPage County: 8.774 %Edgar County: 7.519 %Edwards County: 4.563 %Effingham County: 6.82 %Fayette County: 6.087 %Ford County: 7.023 %Franklin County: 7.628 %Fulton County: 5.704 %Gallatin County: 6.857 %Greene County: 8.226 %Grundy County: 8 %Hamilton County: 1.657 %Hancock County: 7.525 %Hardin County: 7.339 %Henderson County: 4.831 %Henry County: 5.812 %Iroquois County: 7.221 %Jackson County: 5.159 %Jasper County: 5.839 %Jefferson County: 5.615 %Jersey County: 6.915 %Jo Daviess County: 6.482 %Johnson County: 5.714 %Kane County: 8.788 %Kankakee County: 6.786 %Kendall County: 10.792 %Knox County: 6.159 %Lake County: 9.295 %LaSalle County: 6.358 %Lawrence County: 3.043 %Lee County: 5.294 %Livingston County: 5.729 %Logan County: 6.415 %McDonough County: 5.216 %McHenry County: 9.976 %McLean County: 6.341 %Macon County: 5.98 %Macoupin County: 5.531 %Madison County: 6.597 %Marion County: 4.537 %Marshall County: 6.838 %Mason County: 5.821 %Massac County: 4.566 %Menard County: 9.471 %Mercer County: 7.983 %Monroe County: 8.755 %Montgomery County: 6.809 %Morgan County: 5.627 %Moultrie County: 9.922 %Ogle County: 6.706 %Peoria County: 7.322 %Perry County: 7.619 %Piatt County: 8.489 %Pike County: 6.182 %Pope County: 7.547 %Pulaski County: 4.819 %Putnam County: 7.965 %Randolph County: 4.39 %Richland County: 7.251 %Rock Island County: 6.262 %St. Clair County: 6.715 %Saline County: 5.143 %Sangamon County: 7.165 %Schuyler County: 8.209 %Scott County: 4.167 %Shelby County: 6.396 %Stark County: 6.897 %Stephenson County: 6.563 %Tazewell County: 6.588 %Union County: 7.194 %Vermilion County: 4.718 %Wabash County: 4.49 %Warren County: 6.215 %Washington County: 4.985 %Wayne County: 4.585 %White County: 6.213 %Whiteside County: 6.618 %Will County: 10.984 %Williamson County: 5.617 %Winnebago County: 7.17 %Woodford County: 6.782 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Calhoun County: 13.139 %Calhoun County13.139Will County: 10.984 %Will County10.984Kendall County: 10.792 %Kendall County10.792McHenry County: 9.976 %McHenry County9.976Moultrie County: 9.922 %Moultrie County9.922Menard County: 9.471 %Menard County9.471Alexander County: 9.412 %Alexander County9.412Lake County: 9.295 %Lake County9.295Cumberland County: 9.288 %Cumberland County9.288Cook County: 9.242 %Cook County9.242Brown County: 9.091 %Brown County9.091Douglas County: 9.04 %Douglas County9.04Champaign County: 8.869 %Champaign County8.869Kane County: 8.788 %Kane County8.788DuPage County: 8.774 %DuPage County8.774Monroe County: 8.755 %Monroe County8.755Boone County: 8.62 %Boone County8.62Piatt County: 8.489 %Piatt County8.489Bond County: 8.418 %Bond County8.418Greene County: 8.226 %Greene County8.226Schuyler County: 8.209 %Schuyler County8.209Grundy County: 8 %Grundy County8Mercer County: 7.983 %Mercer County7.983Putnam County: 7.965 %Putnam County7.965DeKalb County: 7.956 %DeKalb County7.956Franklin County: 7.628 %Franklin County7.628Perry County: 7.619 %Perry County7.619Pope County: 7.547 %Pope County7.547Hancock County: 7.525 %Hancock County7.525Edgar County: 7.519 %Edgar County7.519Hardin County: 7.339 %Hardin County7.339Peoria County: 7.322 %Peoria County7.322Richland County: 7.251 %Richland County7.251Iroquois County: 7.221 %Iroquois County7.221Union County: 7.194 %Union County7.194Winnebago County: 7.17 %Winnebago County7.17Sangamon County: 7.165 %Sangamon County7.165Cass County: 7.059 %Cass County7.059Ford County: 7.023 %Ford County7.023Jersey County: 6.915 %Jersey County6.915Calhoun County: 13.139 %Calhoun County13.139Will County: 10.984 %Will County10.984Kendall County: 10.792 %Kendall County10.792McHenry County: 9.976 %McHenry County9.976Moultrie County: 9.922 %Moultrie County9.922Menard County: 9.471 %Menard County9.471Alexander County: 9.412 %Alexander County9.412Lake County: 9.295 %Lake County9.295Cumberland County: 9.288 %Cumberland County9.288Cook County: 9.242 %Cook County9.242Brown County: 9.091 %Brown County9.091Douglas County: 9.04 %Douglas County9.04Champaign County: 8.869 %Champaign County8.869Kane County: 8.788 %Kane County8.788DuPage County: 8.774 %DuPage County8.774Monroe County: 8.755 %Monroe County8.755Boone County: 8.62 %Boone County8.62Piatt County: 8.489 %Piatt County8.489Bond County: 8.418 %Bond County8.418Greene County: 8.226 %Greene County8.226Schuyler County: 8.209 %Schuyler County8.209Grundy County: 8 %Grundy County8Mercer County: 7.983 %Mercer County7.983Putnam County: 7.965 %Putnam County7.965DeKalb County: 7.956 %DeKalb County7.956Franklin County: 7.628 %Franklin County7.628Perry County: 7.619 %Perry County7.619Pope County: 7.547 %Pope County7.547Hancock County: 7.525 %Hancock County7.525Edgar County: 7.519 %Edgar County7.519Hardin County: 7.339 %Hardin County7.339Peoria County: 7.322 %Peoria County7.322Richland County: 7.251 %Richland County7.251Iroquois County: 7.221 %Iroquois County7.221Union County: 7.194 %Union County7.194Winnebago County: 7.17 %Winnebago County7.17Sangamon County: 7.165 %Sangamon County7.165Cass County: 7.059 %Cass County7.059Ford County: 7.023 %Ford County7.023Jersey County: 6.915 %Jersey County6.915
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Calhoun County13.139+6.05 pts
2Will County10.984+0.6 pts
3Kendall County10.792-1.03 pts
4McHenry County9.976+0.09 pts
5Moultrie County9.922+1.73 pts
6Menard County9.471+2.52 pts
7Alexander County9.412+1.18 pts
8Lake County9.295-0.46 pts
9Cumberland County9.288-3.05 pts
10Cook County9.242-0.8 pts
11Brown County9.091+4.07 pts
12Douglas County9.04+1.51 pts
13Champaign County8.869+1.61 pts
14Kane County8.788-0.72 pts
15DuPage County8.774-0.7 pts
16Monroe County8.755+0.2 pts
17Boone County8.62+1.19 pts
18Piatt County8.489+1.73 pts
19Bond County8.418-1.2 pts
20Greene County8.226+4.7 pts
21Schuyler County8.209-2.44 pts
22Grundy County8-1.06 pts
23Mercer County7.983+1.38 pts
24Putnam County7.965+0.04 pts
25DeKalb County7.956-0.56 pts
26Franklin County7.628+0.84 pts
27Perry County7.619+2.28 pts
28Pope County7.547n/a
29Hancock County7.525+1.3 pts
30Edgar County7.519+1.84 pts
31Hardin County7.339+7.34 pts
32Peoria County7.322+0.97 pts
33Richland County7.251+0.94 pts
34Iroquois County7.221+2.51 pts
35Union County7.194+0.27 pts
36Winnebago County7.17-0.05 pts
37Sangamon County7.165-0.06 pts
38Cass County7.059+3.37 pts
39Ford County7.023+0.36 pts
40Jersey County6.915-2.13 pts
41Stark County6.897+2.29 pts
42Gallatin County6.857+1.3 pts
43Marshall County6.838-4.09 pts
44Effingham County6.82+0.93 pts
45Montgomery County6.809+1.41 pts
46Kankakee County6.786-1.12 pts
47Woodford County6.782-1.18 pts
48Clinton County6.734-0.09 pts
49St. Clair County6.715-1.19 pts
50Ogle County6.706-1.17 pts
51Whiteside County6.618+0.8 pts
52Madison County6.597-0.22 pts
53Tazewell County6.588-0.4 pts
54Stephenson County6.563+0.66 pts
55Bureau County6.53-0.53 pts
56Jo Daviess County6.482-0.07 pts
57Logan County6.415+0.83 pts
58Shelby County6.396-2.58 pts
59LaSalle County6.358-0.14 pts
60McLean County6.341-1.17 pts
61Clark County6.333-0.6 pts
62Rock Island County6.262+0.2 pts
63Warren County6.215-2.81 pts
64White County6.213-0.42 pts
65Pike County6.182-0.79 pts
66Knox County6.159+1.48 pts
67Fayette County6.087-3.08 pts
68Carroll County5.983+0.37 pts
69Macon County5.98-1.03 pts
70Jasper County5.839-4.46 pts
71Mason County5.821-1.09 pts
72Henry County5.812-1.63 pts
73Livingston County5.729-0.21 pts
74Johnson County5.714+0.12 pts
75Fulton County5.704-1.65 pts
76Adams County5.701-0.13 pts
77Morgan County5.627-1.47 pts
78Williamson County5.617-1.44 pts
79Jefferson County5.615-0.79 pts
80Macoupin County5.531-1.01 pts
81De Witt County5.352-5.16 pts
82Lee County5.294-0.61 pts
83McDonough County5.216-2.23 pts
84Jackson County5.159-2.66 pts
85Saline County5.143-1.73 pts
86Christian County5.008-1.28 pts
87Washington County4.985+0.38 pts
88Henderson County4.831-5.55 pts
89Coles County4.824-1.86 pts
90Pulaski County4.819-1.17 pts
91Vermilion County4.718-1.65 pts
92Wayne County4.585-1.92 pts
93Massac County4.566-6.01 pts
94Edwards County4.563+0.07 pts
95Marion County4.537-0.96 pts
96Wabash County4.49-3.48 pts
97Crawford County4.478-1.76 pts
98Randolph County4.39-2.87 pts
99Scott County4.167-3.94 pts
100Clay County3.664-4.29 pts
101Lawrence County3.043-3.21 pts
102Hamilton County1.657-4.66 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Calhoun County, with 13.139% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Hamilton County, with 1.657% in 2018.

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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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