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Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate

Kendall County had the highest establishment entry rate of 100 counties in 2021, at 14.798%. Edwards County had the lowest, at 2.326%. The median was 7.406% and the figure for Illinois was 10.031%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.798Kendall County
Lowest2.326Edwards County
Median7.406100 counties
Illinois10.031History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 6.487 %Alexander County: 5.096 %Bond County: 8.651 %Boone County: 11.178 %Brown County: 12.871 %Bureau County: 7.149 %Calhoun County: 8.889 %Carroll County: 5.928 %Cass County: 9.026 %Champaign County: 8.35 %Christian County: 9.313 %Clark County: 7.492 %Clay County: 6.908 %Clinton County: 7.112 %Coles County: 7.315 %Cook County: 11.217 %Crawford County: 7.407 %Cumberland County: 9.15 %DeKalb County: 8.579 %De Witt County: 7.634 %Douglas County: 8.858 %DuPage County: 10.49 %Edgar County: 7.19 %Edwards County: 2.326 %Effingham County: 6.112 %Fayette County: 8.324 %Ford County: 4.739 %Franklin County: 8.583 %Fulton County: 6.481 %Gallatin County: 3.846 %Greene County: 6.17 %Grundy County: 9.13 %Hamilton County: 8.26 %Hancock County: 7.953 %Henderson County: 7.254 %Henry County: 7.541 %Iroquois County: 8.181 %Jackson County: 6.206 %Jasper County: 4.902 %Jefferson County: 6.44 %Jersey County: 7.182 %Jo Daviess County: 8.149 %Johnson County: 5.844 %Kane County: 10.423 %Kankakee County: 8.795 %Kendall County: 14.798 %Knox County: 3.906 %Lake County: 10.431 %LaSalle County: 6.386 %Lawrence County: 10.69 %Lee County: 6.255 %Livingston County: 4.962 %Logan County: 5.108 %McDonough County: 5.96 %McHenry County: 10.51 %McLean County: 6.928 %Macon County: 6.139 %Macoupin County: 7.152 %Madison County: 7.893 %Marion County: 8.249 %Marshall County: 8.471 %Mason County: 7.792 %Massac County: 3.318 %Menard County: 11.765 %Mercer County: 10.573 %Monroe County: 8.812 %Montgomery County: 5.997 %Morgan County: 6.562 %Moultrie County: 9.657 %Ogle County: 6.893 %Peoria County: 7.401 %Perry County: 6.706 %Piatt County: 8.276 %Pike County: 8.531 %Pulaski County: 10.959 %Putnam County: 10.909 %Randolph County: 3.713 %Richland County: 4.567 %Rock Island County: 8.184 %St. Clair County: 7.605 %Saline County: 7.536 %Sangamon County: 8.626 %Schuyler County: 10.909 %Scott County: 12.414 %Shelby County: 5.486 %Stark County: 6.349 %Stephenson County: 5.625 %Tazewell County: 7.036 %Union County: 6.278 %Vermilion County: 7.042 %Wabash County: 5.532 %Warren County: 5.944 %Washington County: 4.124 %Wayne County: 6.015 %White County: 6.532 %Whiteside County: 6.603 %Will County: 12.596 %Williamson County: 7.405 %Winnebago County: 7.703 %Woodford County: 9.368 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Kendall County: 14.798 %Kendall County14.798Brown County: 12.871 %Brown County12.871Will County: 12.596 %Will County12.596Scott County: 12.414 %Scott County12.414Menard County: 11.765 %Menard County11.765Cook County: 11.217 %Cook County11.217Boone County: 11.178 %Boone County11.178Pulaski County: 10.959 %Pulaski County10.959Putnam County: 10.909 %Putnam County10.909Schuyler County: 10.909 %Schuyler County10.909Lawrence County: 10.69 %Lawrence County10.69Mercer County: 10.573 %Mercer County10.573McHenry County: 10.51 %McHenry County10.51DuPage County: 10.49 %DuPage County10.49Lake County: 10.431 %Lake County10.431Kane County: 10.423 %Kane County10.423Moultrie County: 9.657 %Moultrie County9.657Woodford County: 9.368 %Woodford County9.368Christian County: 9.313 %Christian County9.313Cumberland County: 9.15 %Cumberland County9.15Grundy County: 9.13 %Grundy County9.13Cass County: 9.026 %Cass County9.026Calhoun County: 8.889 %Calhoun County8.889Douglas County: 8.858 %Douglas County8.858Monroe County: 8.812 %Monroe County8.812Kankakee County: 8.795 %Kankakee County8.795Bond County: 8.651 %Bond County8.651Sangamon County: 8.626 %Sangamon County8.626Franklin County: 8.583 %Franklin County8.583DeKalb County: 8.579 %DeKalb County8.579Pike County: 8.531 %Pike County8.531Marshall County: 8.471 %Marshall County8.471Champaign County: 8.35 %Champaign County8.35Fayette County: 8.324 %Fayette County8.324Piatt County: 8.276 %Piatt County8.276Hamilton County: 8.26 %Hamilton County8.26Marion County: 8.249 %Marion County8.249Rock Island County: 8.184 %Rock Island County8.184Iroquois County: 8.181 %Iroquois County8.181Jo Daviess County: 8.149 %Jo Daviess County8.149Kendall County: 14.798 %Kendall County14.798Brown County: 12.871 %Brown County12.871Will County: 12.596 %Will County12.596Scott County: 12.414 %Scott County12.414Menard County: 11.765 %Menard County11.765Cook County: 11.217 %Cook County11.217Boone County: 11.178 %Boone County11.178Pulaski County: 10.959 %Pulaski County10.959Putnam County: 10.909 %Putnam County10.909Schuyler County: 10.909 %Schuyler County10.909Lawrence County: 10.69 %Lawrence County10.69Mercer County: 10.573 %Mercer County10.573McHenry County: 10.51 %McHenry County10.51DuPage County: 10.49 %DuPage County10.49Lake County: 10.431 %Lake County10.431Kane County: 10.423 %Kane County10.423Moultrie County: 9.657 %Moultrie County9.657Woodford County: 9.368 %Woodford County9.368Christian County: 9.313 %Christian County9.313Cumberland County: 9.15 %Cumberland County9.15Grundy County: 9.13 %Grundy County9.13Cass County: 9.026 %Cass County9.026Calhoun County: 8.889 %Calhoun County8.889Douglas County: 8.858 %Douglas County8.858Monroe County: 8.812 %Monroe County8.812Kankakee County: 8.795 %Kankakee County8.795Bond County: 8.651 %Bond County8.651Sangamon County: 8.626 %Sangamon County8.626Franklin County: 8.583 %Franklin County8.583DeKalb County: 8.579 %DeKalb County8.579Pike County: 8.531 %Pike County8.531Marshall County: 8.471 %Marshall County8.471Champaign County: 8.35 %Champaign County8.35Fayette County: 8.324 %Fayette County8.324Piatt County: 8.276 %Piatt County8.276Hamilton County: 8.26 %Hamilton County8.26Marion County: 8.249 %Marion County8.249Rock Island County: 8.184 %Rock Island County8.184Iroquois County: 8.181 %Iroquois County8.181Jo Daviess County: 8.149 %Jo Daviess County8.149
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Kendall County14.798+4.52 pts
2Brown County12.871+5.73 pts
3Will County12.596+2.34 pts
4Scott County12.414+1.3 pts
5Menard County11.765-2.78 pts
6Cook County11.217+1.71 pts
7Boone County11.178+1.43 pts
8Pulaski County10.959+4.25 pts
9Putnam County10.909+8.18 pts
9Schuyler County10.909+4.34 pts
11Lawrence County10.69+4.4 pts
12Mercer County10.573+1.3 pts
13McHenry County10.51+1 pts
14DuPage County10.49+1.25 pts
15Lake County10.431+0.97 pts
16Kane County10.423+1.31 pts
17Moultrie County9.657+3.78 pts
18Woodford County9.368+1.98 pts
19Christian County9.313+2.25 pts
20Cumberland County9.15+2.28 pts
21Grundy County9.13+1.05 pts
22Cass County9.026+1.95 pts
23Calhoun County8.889+1.75 pts
24Douglas County8.858+2.39 pts
25Monroe County8.812+0.1 pts
26Kankakee County8.795+2.16 pts
27Bond County8.651+0.77 pts
28Sangamon County8.626+1.74 pts
29Franklin County8.583+1.55 pts
30DeKalb County8.579+1.55 pts
31Pike County8.531+0.86 pts
32Marshall County8.471+3.41 pts
33Champaign County8.35+0.77 pts
34Fayette County8.324+0.75 pts
35Piatt County8.276+3.47 pts
36Hamilton County8.26+2.48 pts
37Marion County8.249+2.46 pts
38Rock Island County8.184+0.3 pts
39Iroquois County8.181-0.98 pts
40Jo Daviess County8.149+1.6 pts
41Hancock County7.953+2.96 pts
42Madison County7.893+0.43 pts
43Mason County7.792+2.71 pts
44Winnebago County7.703+1.14 pts
45De Witt County7.634+1.95 pts
46St. Clair County7.605+0.58 pts
47Henry County7.541+1.1 pts
48Saline County7.536+1.91 pts
49Clark County7.492-0.83 pts
50Crawford County7.407+3.79 pts
51Williamson County7.405+1.37 pts
52Peoria County7.401+0.94 pts
53Coles County7.315+2.1 pts
54Henderson County7.254+0.9 pts
55Edgar County7.19+2.36 pts
56Jersey County7.182+0.39 pts
57Macoupin County7.152-0.31 pts
58Bureau County7.149+1.1 pts
59Clinton County7.112+1.44 pts
60Vermilion County7.042+1.17 pts
61Tazewell County7.036+0.62 pts
62McLean County6.928-0.17 pts
63Clay County6.908+0.19 pts
64Ogle County6.893-1.11 pts
65Perry County6.706-0.39 pts
66Whiteside County6.603+0.34 pts
67Morgan County6.562+0.79 pts
68White County6.532+2 pts
69Adams County6.487+0.5 pts
70Fulton County6.481-0.22 pts
71Jefferson County6.44+0.58 pts
72LaSalle County6.386+0.43 pts
73Stark County6.349-4.29 pts
74Union County6.278+1.6 pts
75Lee County6.255+0.08 pts
76Jackson County6.206+1.08 pts
77Greene County6.17-2.59 pts
78Macon County6.139-3.25 pts
79Effingham County6.112-1.54 pts
80Wayne County6.015-0.72 pts
81Montgomery County5.997-1.49 pts
82McDonough County5.96-0.03 pts
83Warren County5.944-1.56 pts
84Carroll County5.928-1.36 pts
85Johnson County5.844-3.02 pts
86Stephenson County5.625-0.04 pts
87Wabash County5.532-1.91 pts
88Shelby County5.486-1.15 pts
89Logan County5.108-2.01 pts
90Alexander County5.096-0.89 pts
91Livingston County4.962-0.15 pts
92Jasper County4.902+2.04 pts
93Ford County4.739-0.85 pts
94Richland County4.567+0.09 pts
95Washington County4.124-1.67 pts
96Knox County3.906-2.77 pts
97Gallatin County3.846+0.14 pts
98Randolph County3.713-2.97 pts
99Massac County3.318-5.54 pts
100Edwards County2.326-0.67 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Kendall County, with 14.798% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Edwards County, with 2.326% in 2021.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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