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Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate

Menard County had the highest establishment entry rate of 101 counties in 2020, at 14.545%. Putnam County had the lowest, at 2.727%. The median was 6.711% and the figure for Illinois was 8.708%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.545Menard County
Lowest2.727Putnam County
Median6.711101 counties
Illinois8.708History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 5.992 %Alexander County: 5.988 %Bond County: 7.877 %Boone County: 9.749 %Brown County: 7.143 %Bureau County: 6.047 %Calhoun County: 7.143 %Carroll County: 7.284 %Cass County: 7.075 %Champaign County: 7.577 %Christian County: 7.061 %Clark County: 8.32 %Clay County: 6.72 %Clinton County: 5.671 %Coles County: 5.211 %Cook County: 9.511 %Crawford County: 3.622 %Cumberland County: 6.875 %DeKalb County: 7.03 %De Witt County: 5.689 %Douglas County: 6.471 %DuPage County: 9.241 %Edgar County: 4.831 %Edwards County: 2.996 %Effingham County: 7.655 %Fayette County: 7.572 %Ford County: 5.59 %Franklin County: 7.034 %Fulton County: 6.703 %Gallatin County: 3.704 %Greene County: 8.763 %Grundy County: 8.076 %Hamilton County: 5.78 %Hancock County: 4.993 %Henderson County: 6.349 %Henry County: 6.441 %Iroquois County: 9.162 %Jackson County: 5.124 %Jasper County: 2.864 %Jefferson County: 5.859 %Jersey County: 6.793 %Jo Daviess County: 6.552 %Johnson County: 8.861 %Kane County: 9.113 %Kankakee County: 6.633 %Kendall County: 10.277 %Knox County: 6.681 %Lake County: 9.46 %LaSalle County: 5.954 %Lawrence County: 6.292 %Lee County: 6.179 %Livingston County: 5.109 %Logan County: 7.122 %McDonough County: 5.988 %McHenry County: 9.505 %McLean County: 7.1 %Macon County: 9.39 %Macoupin County: 7.46 %Madison County: 7.46 %Marion County: 5.79 %Marshall County: 5.057 %Mason County: 5.085 %Massac County: 8.858 %Menard County: 14.545 %Mercer County: 9.272 %Monroe County: 8.707 %Montgomery County: 7.484 %Morgan County: 5.772 %Moultrie County: 5.873 %Ogle County: 8 %Peoria County: 6.464 %Perry County: 7.092 %Piatt County: 4.803 %Pike County: 7.668 %Pope County: 8.081 %Pulaski County: 6.711 %Putnam County: 2.727 %Randolph County: 6.683 %Richland County: 4.481 %Rock Island County: 7.883 %St. Clair County: 7.025 %Saline County: 5.622 %Sangamon County: 6.881 %Schuyler County: 6.569 %Scott County: 11.111 %Shelby County: 6.634 %Stark County: 10.638 %Stephenson County: 5.662 %Tazewell County: 6.42 %Union County: 4.678 %Vermilion County: 5.868 %Wabash County: 7.438 %Warren County: 7.504 %Washington County: 5.789 %Wayne County: 6.735 %White County: 4.532 %Whiteside County: 6.262 %Will County: 10.254 %Williamson County: 6.032 %Winnebago County: 6.559 %Woodford County: 7.386 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Menard County: 14.545 %Menard County14.545Scott County: 11.111 %Scott County11.111Stark County: 10.638 %Stark County10.638Kendall County: 10.277 %Kendall County10.277Will County: 10.254 %Will County10.254Boone County: 9.749 %Boone County9.749Cook County: 9.511 %Cook County9.511McHenry County: 9.505 %McHenry County9.505Lake County: 9.46 %Lake County9.46Macon County: 9.39 %Macon County9.39Mercer County: 9.272 %Mercer County9.272DuPage County: 9.241 %DuPage County9.241Iroquois County: 9.162 %Iroquois County9.162Kane County: 9.113 %Kane County9.113Johnson County: 8.861 %Johnson County8.861Massac County: 8.858 %Massac County8.858Greene County: 8.763 %Greene County8.763Monroe County: 8.707 %Monroe County8.707Clark County: 8.32 %Clark County8.32Pope County: 8.081 %Pope County8.081Grundy County: 8.076 %Grundy County8.076Ogle County: 8 %Ogle County8Rock Island County: 7.883 %Rock Island County7.883Bond County: 7.877 %Bond County7.877Pike County: 7.668 %Pike County7.668Effingham County: 7.655 %Effingham County7.655Champaign County: 7.577 %Champaign County7.577Fayette County: 7.572 %Fayette County7.572Warren County: 7.504 %Warren County7.504Montgomery County: 7.484 %Montgomery County7.484Macoupin County: 7.46 %Macoupin County7.46Madison County: 7.46 %Madison County7.46Wabash County: 7.438 %Wabash County7.438Woodford County: 7.386 %Woodford County7.386Carroll County: 7.284 %Carroll County7.284Brown County: 7.143 %Brown County7.143Calhoun County: 7.143 %Calhoun County7.143Logan County: 7.122 %Logan County7.122McLean County: 7.1 %McLean County7.1Perry County: 7.092 %Perry County7.092Menard County: 14.545 %Menard County14.545Scott County: 11.111 %Scott County11.111Stark County: 10.638 %Stark County10.638Kendall County: 10.277 %Kendall County10.277Will County: 10.254 %Will County10.254Boone County: 9.749 %Boone County9.749Cook County: 9.511 %Cook County9.511McHenry County: 9.505 %McHenry County9.505Lake County: 9.46 %Lake County9.46Macon County: 9.39 %Macon County9.39Mercer County: 9.272 %Mercer County9.272DuPage County: 9.241 %DuPage County9.241Iroquois County: 9.162 %Iroquois County9.162Kane County: 9.113 %Kane County9.113Johnson County: 8.861 %Johnson County8.861Massac County: 8.858 %Massac County8.858Greene County: 8.763 %Greene County8.763Monroe County: 8.707 %Monroe County8.707Clark County: 8.32 %Clark County8.32Pope County: 8.081 %Pope County8.081Grundy County: 8.076 %Grundy County8.076Ogle County: 8 %Ogle County8Rock Island County: 7.883 %Rock Island County7.883Bond County: 7.877 %Bond County7.877Pike County: 7.668 %Pike County7.668Effingham County: 7.655 %Effingham County7.655Champaign County: 7.577 %Champaign County7.577Fayette County: 7.572 %Fayette County7.572Warren County: 7.504 %Warren County7.504Montgomery County: 7.484 %Montgomery County7.484Macoupin County: 7.46 %Macoupin County7.46Madison County: 7.46 %Madison County7.46Wabash County: 7.438 %Wabash County7.438Woodford County: 7.386 %Woodford County7.386Carroll County: 7.284 %Carroll County7.284Brown County: 7.143 %Brown County7.143Calhoun County: 7.143 %Calhoun County7.143Logan County: 7.122 %Logan County7.122McLean County: 7.1 %McLean County7.1Perry County: 7.092 %Perry County7.092
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Menard County14.545+10.39 pts
2Scott County11.111+5.52 pts
3Stark County10.638+5.46 pts
4Kendall County10.277-0.24 pts
5Will County10.254-0.11 pts
6Boone County9.749+0.13 pts
7Cook County9.511-0.24 pts
8McHenry County9.505-0.22 pts
9Lake County9.46+0.64 pts
10Macon County9.39+3.56 pts
11Mercer County9.272+1.98 pts
12DuPage County9.241+0.26 pts
13Iroquois County9.162+2.99 pts
14Kane County9.113-0.27 pts
15Johnson County8.861-0.79 pts
16Massac County8.858+2.78 pts
17Greene County8.763+2.58 pts
18Monroe County8.707-0.6 pts
19Clark County8.32-1.13 pts
20Pope County8.081+2.2 pts
21Grundy County8.076+0.49 pts
22Ogle County8+1.13 pts
23Rock Island County7.883+1.09 pts
24Bond County7.877+1.45 pts
25Pike County7.668+1.03 pts
26Effingham County7.655+1.86 pts
27Champaign County7.577-0.5 pts
28Fayette County7.572+1.18 pts
29Warren County7.504+0.13 pts
30Montgomery County7.484+1.63 pts
31Macoupin County7.46-0.42 pts
31Madison County7.46+0.55 pts
33Wabash County7.438-1.26 pts
34Woodford County7.386+0.11 pts
35Carroll County7.284+3.21 pts
36Brown County7.143-1.9 pts
36Calhoun County7.143-1.43 pts
38Logan County7.122+1.6 pts
39McLean County7.1+0.02 pts
40Perry County7.092+2.13 pts
41Cass County7.075+1.48 pts
42Christian County7.061+0.15 pts
43Franklin County7.034+1.89 pts
44DeKalb County7.03+0.31 pts
45St. Clair County7.025-0.55 pts
46Sangamon County6.881+0.42 pts
47Cumberland County6.875-2.19 pts
48Jersey County6.793+0.05 pts
49Wayne County6.735+0.08 pts
50Clay County6.72-1.47 pts
51Pulaski County6.711n/a
52Fulton County6.703+0.85 pts
53Randolph County6.683+2.7 pts
54Knox County6.681+0.26 pts
55Shelby County6.634-0.75 pts
56Kankakee County6.633-1.34 pts
57Schuyler County6.569-2.16 pts
58Winnebago County6.559-0.08 pts
59Jo Daviess County6.552-0.63 pts
60Douglas County6.471-0.2 pts
61Peoria County6.464-1.28 pts
62Henry County6.441-0.72 pts
63Tazewell County6.42-0.79 pts
64Henderson County6.349+1.19 pts
65Lawrence County6.292-0.87 pts
66Whiteside County6.262-0.15 pts
67Lee County6.179+0.39 pts
68Bureau County6.047-0.39 pts
69Williamson County6.032-1.42 pts
70Adams County5.992-0.61 pts
71Alexander County5.988-3.42 pts
71McDonough County5.988+2.15 pts
73LaSalle County5.954-0.5 pts
74Moultrie County5.873-1.41 pts
75Vermilion County5.868+1.2 pts
76Jefferson County5.859-0.17 pts
77Marion County5.79-0.96 pts
78Washington County5.789+0.8 pts
79Hamilton County5.78-4.51 pts
80Morgan County5.772+1.33 pts
81De Witt County5.689-0.36 pts
82Clinton County5.671-1.33 pts
83Stephenson County5.662+0.29 pts
84Saline County5.622-0.48 pts
85Ford County5.59+1.28 pts
86Coles County5.211-0.87 pts
87Jackson County5.124-2.25 pts
88Livingston County5.109-0.85 pts
89Mason County5.085-0.39 pts
90Marshall County5.057-1.98 pts
91Hancock County4.993-1.99 pts
92Edgar County4.831+1.12 pts
93Piatt County4.803-0.98 pts
94Union County4.678-1.09 pts
95White County4.532-2.84 pts
96Richland County4.481-2.51 pts
97Gallatin County3.704-2.21 pts
98Crawford County3.622-1.64 pts
99Edwards County2.996-7.49 pts
100Jasper County2.864-4.79 pts
101Putnam County2.727-3.47 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Menard County, with 14.545% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Putnam County, with 2.727% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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