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Counties in Illinois by establishment entry rate

Calhoun County had the highest establishment entry rate of 102 counties in 2022, at 17.518%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.204%. The median was 8.594% and the figure for Illinois was 10.668%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.518Calhoun County
Lowest4.204Hamilton County
Median8.594102 counties
Illinois10.668History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 7.343 %Alexander County: 7.895 %Bond County: 7.42 %Boone County: 11.364 %Brown County: 6.829 %Bureau County: 8.585 %Calhoun County: 17.518 %Carroll County: 6.854 %Cass County: 8.411 %Champaign County: 9.349 %Christian County: 8.636 %Clark County: 7.934 %Clay County: 5.734 %Clinton County: 7.389 %Coles County: 7.057 %Cook County: 11.862 %Crawford County: 8.147 %Cumberland County: 9.934 %DeKalb County: 10.606 %De Witt County: 6.801 %Douglas County: 9.441 %DuPage County: 10.358 %Edgar County: 6.291 %Edwards County: 5.534 %Effingham County: 9.847 %Fayette County: 6.161 %Ford County: 7.395 %Franklin County: 9.463 %Fulton County: 10.652 %Gallatin County: 10.39 %Greene County: 7.772 %Grundy County: 9.108 %Hamilton County: 4.204 %Hancock County: 9.329 %Hardin County: 7.692 %Henderson County: 8.122 %Henry County: 8.682 %Iroquois County: 10 %Jackson County: 8.507 %Jasper County: 6.796 %Jefferson County: 6.822 %Jersey County: 11.618 %Jo Daviess County: 12.034 %Johnson County: 10.526 %Kane County: 11.195 %Kankakee County: 7.676 %Kendall County: 12.882 %Knox County: 6.791 %Lake County: 10.717 %LaSalle County: 7.985 %Lawrence County: 7.589 %Lee County: 9.909 %Livingston County: 7.166 %Logan County: 8.835 %McDonough County: 6.989 %McHenry County: 11.093 %McLean County: 8.425 %Macon County: 7.192 %Macoupin County: 7.848 %Madison County: 9.212 %Marion County: 8.132 %Marshall County: 9.836 %Mason County: 8.621 %Massac County: 9.662 %Menard County: 15.16 %Mercer County: 11.638 %Monroe County: 8.079 %Montgomery County: 7.801 %Morgan County: 7.464 %Moultrie County: 9.94 %Ogle County: 9.603 %Peoria County: 8.07 %Perry County: 10.116 %Piatt County: 9.262 %Pike County: 5.696 %Pope County: 8.602 %Pulaski County: 14.474 %Putnam County: 8 %Randolph County: 7.772 %Richland County: 4.461 %Rock Island County: 8.489 %St. Clair County: 8.678 %Saline County: 10.152 %Sangamon County: 8.539 %Schuyler County: 6.383 %Scott County: 10.959 %Shelby County: 9.756 %Stark County: 10.526 %Stephenson County: 9.368 %Tazewell County: 7.915 %Union County: 7.634 %Vermilion County: 8.262 %Wabash County: 6.195 %Warren County: 8.996 %Washington County: 8.788 %Wayne County: 10.015 %White County: 5.678 %Whiteside County: 8.345 %Will County: 12.243 %Williamson County: 9.245 %Winnebago County: 9.903 %Woodford County: 8.72 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Calhoun County: 17.518 %Calhoun County17.518Menard County: 15.16 %Menard County15.16Pulaski County: 14.474 %Pulaski County14.474Kendall County: 12.882 %Kendall County12.882Will County: 12.243 %Will County12.243Jo Daviess County: 12.034 %Jo Daviess County12.034Cook County: 11.862 %Cook County11.862Mercer County: 11.638 %Mercer County11.638Jersey County: 11.618 %Jersey County11.618Boone County: 11.364 %Boone County11.364Kane County: 11.195 %Kane County11.195McHenry County: 11.093 %McHenry County11.093Scott County: 10.959 %Scott County10.959Lake County: 10.717 %Lake County10.717Fulton County: 10.652 %Fulton County10.652DeKalb County: 10.606 %DeKalb County10.606Johnson County: 10.526 %Johnson County10.526Stark County: 10.526 %Stark County10.526Gallatin County: 10.39 %Gallatin County10.39DuPage County: 10.358 %DuPage County10.358Saline County: 10.152 %Saline County10.152Perry County: 10.116 %Perry County10.116Wayne County: 10.015 %Wayne County10.015Iroquois County: 10 %Iroquois County10Moultrie County: 9.94 %Moultrie County9.94Cumberland County: 9.934 %Cumberland County9.934Lee County: 9.909 %Lee County9.909Winnebago County: 9.903 %Winnebago County9.903Effingham County: 9.847 %Effingham County9.847Marshall County: 9.836 %Marshall County9.836Shelby County: 9.756 %Shelby County9.756Massac County: 9.662 %Massac County9.662Ogle County: 9.603 %Ogle County9.603Franklin County: 9.463 %Franklin County9.463Douglas County: 9.441 %Douglas County9.441Stephenson County: 9.368 %Stephenson County9.368Champaign County: 9.349 %Champaign County9.349Hancock County: 9.329 %Hancock County9.329Piatt County: 9.262 %Piatt County9.262Williamson County: 9.245 %Williamson County9.245Calhoun County: 17.518 %Calhoun County17.518Menard County: 15.16 %Menard County15.16Pulaski County: 14.474 %Pulaski County14.474Kendall County: 12.882 %Kendall County12.882Will County: 12.243 %Will County12.243Jo Daviess County: 12.034 %Jo Daviess County12.034Cook County: 11.862 %Cook County11.862Mercer County: 11.638 %Mercer County11.638Jersey County: 11.618 %Jersey County11.618Boone County: 11.364 %Boone County11.364Kane County: 11.195 %Kane County11.195McHenry County: 11.093 %McHenry County11.093Scott County: 10.959 %Scott County10.959Lake County: 10.717 %Lake County10.717Fulton County: 10.652 %Fulton County10.652DeKalb County: 10.606 %DeKalb County10.606Johnson County: 10.526 %Johnson County10.526Stark County: 10.526 %Stark County10.526Gallatin County: 10.39 %Gallatin County10.39DuPage County: 10.358 %DuPage County10.358Saline County: 10.152 %Saline County10.152Perry County: 10.116 %Perry County10.116Wayne County: 10.015 %Wayne County10.015Iroquois County: 10 %Iroquois County10Moultrie County: 9.94 %Moultrie County9.94Cumberland County: 9.934 %Cumberland County9.934Lee County: 9.909 %Lee County9.909Winnebago County: 9.903 %Winnebago County9.903Effingham County: 9.847 %Effingham County9.847Marshall County: 9.836 %Marshall County9.836Shelby County: 9.756 %Shelby County9.756Massac County: 9.662 %Massac County9.662Ogle County: 9.603 %Ogle County9.603Franklin County: 9.463 %Franklin County9.463Douglas County: 9.441 %Douglas County9.441Stephenson County: 9.368 %Stephenson County9.368Champaign County: 9.349 %Champaign County9.349Hancock County: 9.329 %Hancock County9.329Piatt County: 9.262 %Piatt County9.262Williamson County: 9.245 %Williamson County9.245
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Calhoun County17.518+8.63 pts
2Menard County15.16+3.39 pts
3Pulaski County14.474+3.52 pts
4Kendall County12.882-1.92 pts
5Will County12.243-0.35 pts
6Jo Daviess County12.034+3.89 pts
7Cook County11.862+0.64 pts
8Mercer County11.638+1.06 pts
9Jersey County11.618+4.44 pts
10Boone County11.364+0.19 pts
11Kane County11.195+0.77 pts
12McHenry County11.093+0.58 pts
13Scott County10.959-1.46 pts
14Lake County10.717+0.29 pts
15Fulton County10.652+4.17 pts
16DeKalb County10.606+2.03 pts
17Johnson County10.526+4.68 pts
17Stark County10.526+4.18 pts
19Gallatin County10.39+6.54 pts
20DuPage County10.358-0.13 pts
21Saline County10.152+2.62 pts
22Perry County10.116+3.41 pts
23Wayne County10.015+4 pts
24Iroquois County10+1.82 pts
25Moultrie County9.94+0.28 pts
26Cumberland County9.934+0.78 pts
27Lee County9.909+3.65 pts
28Winnebago County9.903+2.2 pts
29Effingham County9.847+3.73 pts
30Marshall County9.836+1.37 pts
31Shelby County9.756+4.27 pts
32Massac County9.662+6.34 pts
33Ogle County9.603+2.71 pts
34Franklin County9.463+0.88 pts
35Douglas County9.441+0.58 pts
36Stephenson County9.368+3.74 pts
37Champaign County9.349+1 pts
38Hancock County9.329+1.38 pts
39Piatt County9.262+0.99 pts
40Williamson County9.245+1.84 pts
41Madison County9.212+1.32 pts
42Grundy County9.108-0.02 pts
43Warren County8.996+3.05 pts
44Logan County8.835+3.73 pts
45Washington County8.788+4.66 pts
46Woodford County8.72-0.65 pts
47Henry County8.682+1.14 pts
48St. Clair County8.678+1.07 pts
49Christian County8.636-0.68 pts
50Mason County8.621+0.83 pts
51Pope County8.602n/a
52Bureau County8.585+1.44 pts
53Sangamon County8.539-0.09 pts
54Jackson County8.507+2.3 pts
55Rock Island County8.489+0.31 pts
56McLean County8.425+1.5 pts
57Cass County8.411-0.62 pts
58Whiteside County8.345+1.74 pts
59Vermilion County8.262+1.22 pts
60Crawford County8.147+0.74 pts
61Marion County8.132-0.12 pts
62Henderson County8.122+0.87 pts
63Monroe County8.079-0.73 pts
64Peoria County8.07+0.67 pts
65Putnam County8-2.91 pts
66LaSalle County7.985+1.6 pts
67Clark County7.934+0.44 pts
68Tazewell County7.915+0.88 pts
69Alexander County7.895+2.8 pts
70Macoupin County7.848+0.7 pts
71Montgomery County7.801+1.8 pts
72Greene County7.772+1.6 pts
72Randolph County7.772+4.06 pts
74Hardin County7.692n/a
75Kankakee County7.676-1.12 pts
76Union County7.634+1.36 pts
77Lawrence County7.589-3.1 pts
78Morgan County7.464+0.9 pts
79Bond County7.42-1.23 pts
80Ford County7.395+2.66 pts
81Clinton County7.389+0.28 pts
82Adams County7.343+0.86 pts
83Macon County7.192+1.05 pts
84Livingston County7.166+2.2 pts
85Coles County7.057-0.26 pts
86McDonough County6.989+1.03 pts
87Carroll County6.854+0.93 pts
88Brown County6.829-6.04 pts
89Jefferson County6.822+0.38 pts
90De Witt County6.801-0.83 pts
91Jasper County6.796+1.89 pts
92Knox County6.791+2.89 pts
93Schuyler County6.383-4.53 pts
94Edgar County6.291-0.9 pts
95Wabash County6.195+0.66 pts
96Fayette County6.161-2.16 pts
97Clay County5.734-1.17 pts
98Pike County5.696-2.84 pts
99White County5.678-0.85 pts
100Edwards County5.534+3.21 pts
101Richland County4.461-0.11 pts
102Hamilton County4.204-4.06 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Calhoun County, with 17.518% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Hamilton County, with 4.204% in 2022.

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.

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