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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate, 2023

Gallatin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 102 counties in 2023, at 14.57%. Wabash County had the lowest, at 3.939%. The median was 7.865% and the figure for Illinois was 9.135%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.57Gallatin County
Lowest3.939Wabash County
Median7.865102 counties
Illinois9.135History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Gallatin County: 14.57 %Gallatin County14.57Hardin County: 13.592 %Hardin County13.592Alexander County: 12.245 %Alexander County12.245Mercer County: 10.73 %Mercer County10.73Pope County: 10.526 %Pope County10.526Pulaski County: 10.39 %Pulaski County10.39Clay County: 10.327 %Clay County10.327Kendall County: 10.05 %Kendall County10.05Cumberland County: 10 %Cumberland County10Vermilion County: 9.967 %Vermilion County9.967Cook County: 9.84 %Cook County9.84Will County: 9.682 %Will County9.682Menard County: 9.551 %Menard County9.551Lake County: 9.472 %Lake County9.472Kane County: 9.451 %Kane County9.451DuPage County: 9.378 %DuPage County9.378Marion County: 9.367 %Marion County9.367Bond County: 9.353 %Bond County9.353Boone County: 9.259 %Boone County9.259Grundy County: 9.189 %Grundy County9.189McHenry County: 9.098 %McHenry County9.098Hancock County: 9.091 %Hancock County9.091Johnson County: 8.974 %Johnson County8.974Brown County: 8.955 %Brown County8.955Jackson County: 8.942 %Jackson County8.942Edwards County: 8.835 %Edwards County8.835Jersey County: 8.828 %Jersey County8.828Macon County: 8.806 %Macon County8.806Jo Daviess County: 8.732 %Jo Daviess County8.732Stephenson County: 8.686 %Stephenson County8.686Peoria County: 8.589 %Peoria County8.589Winnebago County: 8.569 %Winnebago County8.569Clark County: 8.567 %Clark County8.567Champaign County: 8.516 %Champaign County8.516Marshall County: 8.491 %Marshall County8.491Schuyler County: 8.481 %Schuyler County8.481Rock Island County: 8.357 %Rock Island County8.357St. Clair County: 8.339 %St. Clair County8.339Macoupin County: 8.328 %Macoupin County8.328Iroquois County: 8.267 %Iroquois County8.267Gallatin County: 14.57 %Gallatin County14.57Hardin County: 13.592 %Hardin County13.592Alexander County: 12.245 %Alexander County12.245Mercer County: 10.73 %Mercer County10.73Pope County: 10.526 %Pope County10.526Pulaski County: 10.39 %Pulaski County10.39Clay County: 10.327 %Clay County10.327Kendall County: 10.05 %Kendall County10.05Cumberland County: 10 %Cumberland County10Vermilion County: 9.967 %Vermilion County9.967Cook County: 9.84 %Cook County9.84Will County: 9.682 %Will County9.682Menard County: 9.551 %Menard County9.551Lake County: 9.472 %Lake County9.472Kane County: 9.451 %Kane County9.451DuPage County: 9.378 %DuPage County9.378Marion County: 9.367 %Marion County9.367Bond County: 9.353 %Bond County9.353Boone County: 9.259 %Boone County9.259Grundy County: 9.189 %Grundy County9.189McHenry County: 9.098 %McHenry County9.098Hancock County: 9.091 %Hancock County9.091Johnson County: 8.974 %Johnson County8.974Brown County: 8.955 %Brown County8.955Jackson County: 8.942 %Jackson County8.942Edwards County: 8.835 %Edwards County8.835Jersey County: 8.828 %Jersey County8.828Macon County: 8.806 %Macon County8.806Jo Daviess County: 8.732 %Jo Daviess County8.732Stephenson County: 8.686 %Stephenson County8.686Peoria County: 8.589 %Peoria County8.589Winnebago County: 8.569 %Winnebago County8.569Clark County: 8.567 %Clark County8.567Champaign County: 8.516 %Champaign County8.516Marshall County: 8.491 %Marshall County8.491Schuyler County: 8.481 %Schuyler County8.481Rock Island County: 8.357 %Rock Island County8.357St. Clair County: 8.339 %St. Clair County8.339Macoupin County: 8.328 %Macoupin County8.328Iroquois County: 8.267 %Iroquois County8.267
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gallatin County14.57+6.78 pts
2Hardin County13.592n/a
3Alexander County12.245+4.35 pts
4Mercer County10.73-0.05 pts
5Pope County10.526n/a
6Pulaski County10.39+3.81 pts
7Clay County10.327+2.23 pts
8Kendall County10.05+0.63 pts
9Cumberland County10+0.07 pts
10Vermilion County9.967+1.46 pts
11Cook County9.84-0.27 pts
12Will County9.682-0.05 pts
13Menard County9.551-3.86 pts
14Lake County9.472-0.25 pts
15Kane County9.451-0.39 pts
16DuPage County9.378-0.25 pts
17Marion County9.367+2 pts
18Bond County9.353-0.89 pts
19Boone County9.259-1.04 pts
20Grundy County9.189+1.02 pts
21McHenry County9.098-0.8 pts
22Hancock County9.091+0.93 pts
23Johnson County8.974+1.08 pts
24Brown County8.955-2.75 pts
25Jackson County8.942-1.56 pts
26Edwards County8.835+2.51 pts
27Jersey County8.828-0.85 pts
28Macon County8.806+0.25 pts
29Jo Daviess County8.732-0.59 pts
30Stephenson County8.686+0.84 pts
31Peoria County8.589-0.17 pts
32Winnebago County8.569+0.95 pts
33Clark County8.567+0.3 pts
34Champaign County8.516-0.14 pts
35Marshall County8.491-1.81 pts
36Schuyler County8.481+2.1 pts
37Rock Island County8.357-0.28 pts
38St. Clair County8.339-1 pts
39Macoupin County8.328-0.96 pts
40Iroquois County8.267-1.03 pts
41Greene County8.247+0.47 pts
42Perry County8.215+2.15 pts
43Sangamon County8.207-0.92 pts
44Henderson County8.122+3.05 pts
45Scott County8.108-2.85 pts
46Woodford County8.066+1.42 pts
47Madison County8.033-0.37 pts
48Franklin County8.031+1.3 pts
49Kankakee County8.008-0.58 pts
50Mason County8+2.83 pts
51Hamilton County7.951+0.74 pts
52Morgan County7.778+0.45 pts
53Massac County7.711-0.02 pts
54Ford County7.705+0.31 pts
55Union County7.645-1.52 pts
56Crawford County7.642+0.28 pts
57De Witt County7.524-1.44 pts
57LaSalle County7.524-0.16 pts
59Williamson County7.509-1.12 pts
60DeKalb County7.485-0.5 pts
61Bureau County7.413+0.74 pts
62Henry County7.38-0.35 pts
63McLean County7.366-1.06 pts
64Richland County7.342-1.83 pts
65Lee County7.317-1.68 pts
66Pike County7.278-0.32 pts
67Tazewell County7.253-0.31 pts
68Douglas County7.252+0.12 pts
69Whiteside County7.163+0.26 pts
70Carroll County7.132+0.9 pts
71Montgomery County7.061-1.9 pts
72Fayette County6.927-2.97 pts
73Clinton County6.917+1.01 pts
74Monroe County6.87-0.15 pts
75Calhoun County6.849-3.37 pts
76Knox County6.81-0.09 pts
77Piatt County6.768-2.15 pts
78Effingham County6.641+0.89 pts
79Jefferson County6.611-1.77 pts
80Washington County6.597-1.58 pts
81Warren County6.49-1.01 pts
82Shelby County6.46-5.61 pts
83Logan County6.458-1.98 pts
84McDonough County6.44-1.62 pts
85Saline County6.413-1.91 pts
86Coles County6.368-1.36 pts
87Christian County6.222-2.11 pts
88Jasper County6.22+2.34 pts
89Adams County6.191+0.02 pts
90Wayne County6.186-2.31 pts
91Ogle County6.159-3.66 pts
92White County6.09-3.37 pts
93Stark County6.03-4.5 pts
94Livingston County6.021-3.36 pts
95Moultrie County5.961-0.36 pts
96Fulton County5.941-1.22 pts
97Cass County5.568-1.91 pts
98Edgar County5.316-4.95 pts
99Randolph County4.97-4.18 pts
100Putnam County4.329-4.56 pts
101Lawrence County4-6.27 pts
102Wabash County3.939-4.91 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/illinois-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/illinois-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/illinois-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Gallatin County, with 14.57% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wabash County, with 3.939% in 2023.

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